Kenji is from Vancouver. We met at the Renaissance, where the cupid arrow pierced my palate. This is his first vintage, but chenin of this quality is hard to find,... read more →
When I tasted Xavier Weisskopf’s line up at the Bio show, I thought, where have these been? Apparently on the west coast! There they get to drink the gorgeous côt.... read more →
This Touche is going to touch a lot of chenin freaks. The finish on this is fueled by lemon, apple and mineral like a hammer. Boing! Beautiful, edgy at 12%... read more →
Another wine I’ve ignored for no good reason. The whites and reds are both solid and exciting, so get your hands on whatever you can. The Arcane? It’s chenin planted... read more →
Found this fresh beaut of old vine, low yield (25hl per hectare) grolleau from schistic soils during the Renaissance. It’s made in Anjou using whole cluster fermentation, with three weeks... read more →
Exhausted at the Dive’s end, I stopped at Mathieu’s table, expecting nothing but fatigue. Wrong! One sip of this wine from north of Sancerre, and I woke right up to... read more →
My note? “This one!!” Almond, wool and electricity. From Philippe’s 40–90 year old vines, his oldest. This 2009 had more sulfur than usual, and a little less acid (it was... read more →
From everyone’s favorite mustachioed vigneron comes Les Houx—the new name for Hermines d’Or. Tasted under the fluorescent lights of the Salon (oh, the glamour), this seemed Chablis-like. Salt on a... read more →
Found at the scruffy Vins Anonymes tasting. Didier is situated in the town of Saint-Lothian, about 8 miles south west of the fairy-town of Pupillin. His secrets are fierce agriculture... read more →
I usually skip the Petit Chablis because there’s so much industrial crap. But this was the Dive. I tried. Happy I did. Adrien Roux took over the vines after his... read more →