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1997: Le Prix du Champagne Lanson Noble Cuvée Award for investigations into Champagne for the Millennium investment scams

2001: Le Prix Champagne Lanson Ivory Award for investdrinks.org

2011: Vindic d'Or MMXI – 'Meilleur blog anti-1855'

2011: Robert M. Parker, Jnr: ‘This blogger...’:

2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story

2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Tuesday 21 February 2017

Loire producers @2017 Millésime Bio + brief comments (Part 1)

Jean-Jacques Bonnet, Domaine Bonnet-Huteau, 
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 
Makers of fine Muscadet 

Rémi Bonnet (below)


 
Thomas Carsin, Clos de l'Élu, Saint Aubin de Luigné, Anjou
Excellent Chenins 

Xavier Cailleau, Château Bois-Brinçon, Anjou
Good range of Anjou

Fred Niger, Domaine de l'Ecu, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 
The great experimenter
 
Philippe Vatan, Château de Hureau
Saumur and Saumur Champigny 
has long made a good range of Chenins and Cabernet Francs

Laura Semeria, Domaine de Montcy, 
Laura started in 2007
Sadly has been hit a number of times by frost 

Denis Jamain, Domaine de Reuilly
Excellent white and red Reuilly

Benoît Landron, Domaine Landon Chartier
Muscadet Coteaux du Loire  
Good Muscadet's including potential 
future cru Champtoceaux

 Some of the range of wines from Domaine Landon Chartier,
which is in the commune of Ligné on north side of the Loire 
between Ancenis and Nantes 


 

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