Article discusses terroir from an Australian’s standpoint and features Vega Sicilia (Spain) and William Fevre (Chablis). Mysteries of the land – Epicure – Entertainment – theage.com.au: “Take Chablis. How does the taste of the soil, and not just the soil itself but a solidified mass of 160-million-year-old oyster fossils that holds the soil together, come ...
In 2003, Frederic Gueguen, son-in-law of Jean-Marc Brocard, purchased Domaine des Chenevieres from the retiring Bernard Tremblay and began production out of Brocard’s cellars. The vines are REALLY old, with a lot of them going back to the 1920′s. Included were fairly small parcels in both la Fourchuame and l’Hommer Mort. Fourchaume is considered an ...
Maison Lamblin et flis reports: “If the 2006 vintage was slightly late in bud burst, this has been partially compensated for by a very rapid flowering, aided by the sudden arrival of exceptionally high temperatures in the middle of June. Since flowering, the progressive rise in temperatures has accelerated the rhythm and fruit set was ...