Awards and citations:


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




Showing posts with label Domaine de Grands Vignes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Domaine de Grands Vignes. Show all posts

Saturday, 21 January 2017

Utterly delicious 100% Groslot 2014, Famille Vaillant



I bought this from Ludo Ragot's clearance sale at Café de la Promenade (Bourgueil) just before he and Sophie handed over the bar. 100% Groslot or Grolleau, depending on which name you choose for this grape variety, sold as a Vin de France, this is a completely delicious red. From Famille Vaillant (Domaine des Grands Vignes) in Thouarcé. Very soft with no impression of tannins and at 11% fairly light in alcohol, this just slips down a treat. Not a wine to analysis and anyway impossible as it disappears too quickly!

More evidence that Groslot/Grolleau can make delicious easy drinking reds in the Loire!