Keeping the Fire Alight: Château de Fesles, 1947 - 2022 | Winedoctor Keeping the Fire Alight: I call in at Château de Fesles to see how manager Pierre-Jean Sauvion has responded to consumer tastes shifting away from sweeter styles, before tasting multiple vintages of…

Read my report, Keeping the Fire Alight, looking at recent changes at Château de Fesles, with tasting notes from 2022 as far back as 1947.
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Château de Fesles | Winedoctor A profile of Château de Fesles, presented in five instalments. Here in part one I explore the ancient origins of these vineyards, before picking up the story with the Boivin family in the 19th…

Read my updated and expanded profile of Chateau de Fesles, ahead of an extensive tasting to be published next week.
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In the vineyard, in the barrel cellar, and tasting, with Pierre-Jean Sauvion of Château de Fesles. #fesles #chateaudefesles #bonnezeaux #anjou #loire #wine #cheninblanc

A quite stunning visit to Château de Fesles, with a tour of vineyards and cellars, and vintages young and old tasted, culminating with this beauty. Certainly one for TWI. #fesles #chateaudefesles #bonnezeaux #anjou #loire #chenin #cheninblanc #wine

Domaine René Renou Bonnezeaux Cuvée Zénith 1995 | Winedoctor Weekend Wine: I step back in time to consider the wines and work of René Renou, with a glass of his 1995 Bonnezeaux Cuvée Zénith in hand.

Read my Weekend Wine report, in which I get to grips with René Renou - the man and his wines - with a glass of his 1995 Bonnezeaux Cuvée Zénith in hand.
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Opened 10 years after harvesting, it offers a nose that I would like to be able to define as crazy. It starts with notes reminiscent of Mosel Riesling, moves to pastry and especially candied notes, closing the mouth with a "textbook" acidity with notes of mango, pineapple. #bonnezeaux #loirevalley