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Winedoctor Updates

All additions for the past few months are listed in reverse chronological order.

September

Tasting: Beaujolais from Caves de Pyrene (2/9/10) Wines from Lapalu and Foillard.
Update: Pithon-Paillé (1/9/10) My profile expanded and updated.

August

Tasting: A Visit to Pithon-Paillé (31/8/10) New developments, and a new vintage.
WotW: Herbauges Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu s/l Fief Guérin 2009 (30/8/10)
Blog: Top Cuvées from Bouvet-Ladubay (27/8/10)
Tasting: Patrick Baudoin: 2010 Update (26/8/10) Wines from 2004, 2007 & 2008.
Tasting: Fifty Great Portuguese Wines 2010: Part 2 (25/8/10) Sarah's reds.
Tasting: Fifty Great Portuguese Wines 2010: Part 1 (24/8/10) By Sarah Ahmed.
WotW: Chateau Simone Palette Rouge 2002 (23/8/10)
Blog: Two with fizz: Champagne & Kent (20/8/10)
Tasting: Classic Styles from Cadman Fine Wines (19/8/10)
Update: Domaine Huet (18/8/10) An overhaul for my Huet profile.
Tasting: Domaine Huet 2010 Update (17/8/10) Principally the 2009 vintage.
WotW: Ch. Génot-Boulanger Chassagne-Montrachet Les Vergers 2007 (16/8/10)
Blog: Two clarets from the 1994 vintage (13/8/10)
Tasting: Antoine Sanzay: 2010 Salon (12/8/10) Seven superb Sanzays.
Tasting: An Update on Chateau Coutet (11/8/10) Wines tasted with Aline Baly.
Profile: Domaine de Bablut (10/8/10) The wines of Christopher Daviau.
WotW: Philippe Foreau Vouvray Brut NV (9/8/10)
Blog: Fizz from the Loire & Champagne (6/8/10)
Update: Chateau Duhart-Milon (5/8/10) New text and images.
Tasting: Nicolas Joly: 2010 Renaissance (4/8/10) Three wines tasted.
Tasting: The Wines of Murcia Part 1 (3/8/10) Introduction and Bullas.
Tasting: The Wines of Murcia Part 2 (3/8/10) The wines of Jumilla.
WotW: Zind Humbrecht Zind Z007 (2/8/10)

July

Blog: Two 2002s from Germany (30/7/10)
Tasting: Thierry Puzelat: 2010 Renaissance (28/7/10) Four wines tasted.
Profile: Pascal & Nicolas Reverdy (27/7/10) Top flight Sancerre.
WotW: Champalou Vouvray Cuvée des Fondraux 2004 (26/7/10)
Blog: Three from Bordeaux; Summer Sojourn (2/7/10)
Profile: Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou (1/7/10) Stunning St Julien deuxième cru.

June

Wine & Dine: The Atrium (30/06/10) Roe deer, hogget, thrrrruuum.
Tasting: A visit to Domaine de Montgilet (29/6/10) The wines of Victor Lebreton.
WotW: Pol Roger Brut 2000 (28/6/10)
Blog: A Preuillac Pair (25/6/10)
Champagne Guide: Styles & Flavours (24/6/10) The final instalment.
Profile: Chateau Clos Haut-Peyraguey (23/6/10) Wines from Lafaurie's sibling.
Profile: Vincent Carême (22/6/10) A young and dynamic Vouvray domaine.
WotW: François Cotat Sancerre Les Monts Damnés 2004 (21/6/10)
Blog: Two more from Pépière (18/6/10)
Champagne Guide: Grandes Marques & Growers (17/6/10) More on Champagne.
Profile: Chateau Fourcas Hosten (16/6/10) Good value from the Momméja family.
Profile: Domaine de la Pépière (15/6/10) Brilliant Muscadet from Marc Ollivier.
WotW: St Julien de Chateau Pichon-Lalande 2003 (14/6/10)
Blog: Fizz: Pinon & Bollinger (11/6/10)
Champagne Guide: Valleys and Slopes (10/6/10) More on Champagne's vines.
Wine & Dine: La Potinière (9/6/10) Value & quality combined.
Tasting: Vins Clairs at Langlois-Chateau (8/6/10) Embryonic 2009 fizz, and more.
WotW: Chateau de Fesles 'F de Fesles' Bonnezeaux 1998 (7/6/10)
Blog: St Pierre & Ducru (4/6/10)
Update: Chateau Pontet-Canet (3/6/10) An expanded profile, plus new images.
Tasting: Clos Roche Blanche: 2010 Renaissance (2/6/10) Wines from 2009 & 2008.
Tasting: Haut Bailly: Recent & Great Vintages (1/6/10) 2005, 2000, 1996 & more.

May

WotW: Bollinger Grande Année 1996 (31/5/10)
Blog: Waiting for Godon (28/5/10)
Tasting: An Inycon Six (27/5/10) Six of the latest releases under the Inycon label.
Profile: Chateau Certan de May (26/5/10) Good Pomerol from Jean-Luc Barreau.
Tasting: François Chidaine: 2010 Salon (25/5/10) Wines from 2007 and 2008.
WotW: Henri Bourgeois Sancerre Les Bonnes Bouches 2008 (24/5/10)
Blog: Margaux Twosome (21/5/10)
Update: Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion (20/5/10) Updated text and new images.
Tasting: Bibendum 2010 Tasting: Part 1 (19/5/10) White wines and more.
Tasting: Bibendum 2010 Tasting: Part 2 (19/5/10) The red wines.
Profile: Chateau de la Roulerie (18/5/10) The wines of Philippe Germain.
WotW: Antech Crémant de Limoux Cuvée Eugénie 2007 (17/5/10)
Blog: And Goodbye to Brown... (14/5/10)
Tasting: Wyndham Estate New Releases, 2010 (13/5/10) Five new wines tasted.
Tasting: La Ferme de la Sansonnière: 2010 Renaissance (12/5/10) 2009 & more.
Tasting: Sauternes 2001 (11/5/10) I take another look at this exalted vintage.
WotW: Domaine des Baumard Crémant de Loire Tirage 2004 (10/5/10)
Blog: Two from Burgundy (7/5/10)
Update: Chateau Palmer (6/5/10) Updated text & new images.
Tasting: Enotria 2010 Tasting: Part 1 (5/5/10) I start with the wines of France.
Tasting: Enotria 2010 Tasting: Part 2 (5/5/10) Now Italy, the UK and Canada.
Profile: Eric Morgat (4/5/10) Home to some fine Savennières.
WotW: Domaine de Bellivière Coteaux du Loir Rouge-Gorge 2004 (3/5/10)

April

Blog: Two from the Haut-Médoc (30/4/10)
Tasting: Ten Green Bottles 2010 Tasting (29/4/10) Four wines tasted.
Tasting: Domaine de Bellivière: 2010 Renaissance (28/4/10) The latest releases.
Tasting: Southern Rhône 2001 (27/4/10) A dozen wines assessed.
WotW: Castello di Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 1997 (26/4/10)
Blog: Two Loosen Kabinetts (23/4/10)
Tasting: Bordeaux 2009: Sauternes (22/4/10) Consistent and brilliant.
Tasting: Champagne Tasting 2010 Part 2 (21/4/10) The vintage cuvées.
Tasting: Champagne Tasting 2010 Part 1 (20/4/10) The non-vintage wines.
WotW: Laurent-Perrier Ultra Brut NV (19/4/10)
Blog: Two from Pauillac (16/4/10)
Tasting: Bordeaux 2009: Pomerol (15/4/10) Another quality roller-coaster.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2009: St Emilion (14/4/10) Time for the right bank.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2009: Médoc Part 2 (13/4/10) Margaux and more.
WotW: Cantina del Taburno Falanghina 2008 (12/4/10)
Tasting: Bordeaux 2009: Médoc Part 1 (9/4/10) St Estèphe, Pauillac & St Julien.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2009: Pessac-Léognan (8/4/10) 26 wines from Graves.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2009 Top Ten (7/4/10) My battle to taste Latour.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2009 (6/4/10) A vintage of consistent inconsistency.
WotW: Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Reserva Capellanía Blanco 2004 (3/4/10)
Report: Bordeaux 2009 (2/4/10)
Blog: Bordeaux 2009 Update #3 (1/4/10)

March

Blog: Bordeaux 2009 Update #2 (31/3/10)
Blog: Bordeaux 2009 Update #1 (30/3/10)
WotW: Antech Blanquette de Limoux Cuvée Exception 2000 (29/3/10)
Blog: Another Two from Angers (26/3/10)
Champagne Guide: The Champagne Mountain (25/3/10) The Montagne de Reims.
Update: Chateau Filhot (24/3/10) Revitalised with the help of Gabriel de Vaucelles.
Profile: Domaine de Juchepie (23/3/10) Top wines from Eddy Oosterlinck.
WotW: Chateau Pierre-Bise Savennières Clos de Coulaine 2000 (22/3/10)
Blog: Two Italians from Rome (19/3/10)
Tasting: Philippe Delesvaux: 2010 Renaissance (18/3/10) Mostly 2008s.
Update: Chateau La Conseillante (17/3/10) New text and images.
Tasting: A Pontet-Canet Retrospective (16/3/10) A dozen recent vintages.
WotW: François Pinon Vouvray Brut Non Dosé 2006 (15/3/09)
Blog: Two from the Brasserie du Théâtre (12/3/10)
Book Review: The Finest Wines of Champagne (11/3/10) By Michael Edwards.
Update: Chateau Angélus (10/3/10) New text and images.
Profile: Domaine Mosse (9/3/10) Organic wines from Agnès and René Mosse.
WotW: Flor de Pingus 2000 (8/3/10)
Blog: An unfamiliar Champagne duo (5/3/10)
Champagne Guide: Adding the Sparkle (4/3/10) The méthode traditionelle.
Profile: Chateau Labat (3/3/10) Nice wines from the Nony family.
Vintage Review: Bordeaux 1995 (2/3/10) Broad success on both banks.
Tasting: Bordeaux 1995 (2/3/10) Nine wines tasted.
WotW: Laurent-Perrier Brut 2000 (1/3/10)

February

Blog: Four Berserk Loire Wines (26/2/10)
Champagne Guide: From Variety to Vat (25/2/10) Winemaking and more.
Update: Chateau Cheval Blanc (24/2/10) New profile and images.
Tasting: Bernard Baudry: 2010 Salon (23/2/10) Wines from 2007, 2008 and 2009.
WotW: Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur L'Insolite 2007 (22/2/10)
Blog: Two Muscadets from Chéreau-Carré (19/2/10)
Tasting: Three Regional Classics (18/2/10) From Constellation Brands.
Champagne Guide: Champagne History (17/2/10)
Profile: François Crochet (16/2/10) Superb, terroir-driven wines.
WotW: Gosset Grand Millésime 1996 (15/2/10)
Blog: Nothing from the Loire here... (12/2/10)
Report: The 2010 Salon des Vins de Loire Top Ten (11/2/10) My top wines.
Tasting: Domaine Huet: Sparklers in 2010 (10/2/10) 2005, 2002 and more.
Tasting: Caronne Ste Gemme Vertical (9/2/10) From 2007 back to 2000.
WotW: Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme 2002 (8/2/10)
Blog: Four Fizzes (5/2/10)
Loire Update: Report from the 2010 Salon des Vins de Loire (4/2/10)
Update: Vieux Chateau Certan (3/2/10) A revitalised profile of a fine estate.
Tasting: Bibendum Winter Sale 2010 (2/2/10) Six wines from the January sale.
WotW: Krug Grande Cuvée NV (1/2/10)

January

Blog: Two from the Central Vineyards (29/1/10)
Update: Chateau Figeac (28/1/10) Text updated, and new images.
Profile: Chateau Hosanna (27/1/10) Substantial wines from the Mouiex family.
Wine Guides: Champagne Guide (26/1/10)
WotW: Champalou Vouvray Cuvée Moelleuse 1996 (25/1/10)
Blog: Two Tardives from Hugel (22/1/10)
Burgundy Guide: Beaujolais (21/1/10) My guide concluded.
Profile: Chateau La Grave à Pomerol (20/1/10) Pomerol from the Moueix portfolio.
Tasting: Burgundy at The Ledbury, 2010 (19/1/10) Fourteen wines.
WotW: Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 1993 (18/1/10)
Blog: An Unusual Sweet Trio (15/1/10)
Burgundy Guide: Mâconnais (14/1/10) More Burgundy explored.
Annual Review: 2009: Your Turn (13/1/10) Final two submissions.
Tasting: Focus on: Saumur (12/1/10) The town, appellations and wines.
WotW: Clos Rougeard Saumur Brézé 2005 (11/1/10)
Report: Charles Sydney: Loire Vintage Report 2009 (8/1/10)
Blog: Two vintages of Domaine Pellé's Les Blanchais (8/1/10)
Burgundy Guide: Côte Chalonnaise (7/1/10) My guide continues.
Annual Review: 2009: Your Turn (6/1/10) Four more submissions.
Tasting: Pierre-Bise: Layons & Chaumes (5/1/10) Superb sweet wines.
WotW: Perrier-Jouët Cuvée Belle Epoque 1996 (4/1/10)

A record of updates made during 2009 is available.