The Event: Taste and Buy preview of the 2015 vintage from Burgundy as produced by Bouchard Pere & Fils and William Fevre Chablis, Canoe, April 27/17

The Date and Time: Thursday April 27, 2017  11AM to 3 PM

The Event: Taste and Buy preview of the 2015 vintage from Burgundy as produced by Bouchard Pere & Fils and William Fevre Chablis.

The Venue: Canoe

The Target Audience: buyers, sommeliers, media, LCBO

The Availability/Catalogue: all wines are available but by the six bottle case.

The Quote/Background: The best two wines I enjoyed, in terms of value or bang for the buck were the Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Montagny 1er Cru ($38, private order) and the Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Pouilly-Fuisse ($29 +56580 LCBO).

The Wines: I did not note all of the wines such as the Beaujolais, the Champagne Henriot, or the wines already at the LCBO as I was on a time restraint. Prices include LCBO taxes, markups, HST.

 

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze    $420.00    $2,520.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Le Corton - Domaine    $180.00    $1,080.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Nuits St Georges les Cailles  - Domaine $153.00    $918.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Pommard 1er Cru    $92.00    $552.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Gevrey Chambertin    $67.00    $402.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet - Domaine    $480.00    $2,880.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Corton Charlemagne - Domaine    $260.00    $1,560.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Saint Aubin 1er cru     $57.00    $342.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Puligny-Montrachet    $80.00    $480.00   

-William Fevre Chablis 2015 Grand Cru Les Preuses - Domaine    $125.00    $750.00   

-William Fevre Chablis 2015 Grand Cru Les Clos - Domaine    $141.00    $846.00   

 

***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Montagny 1er Cru    $38.00    $228.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Beaune Clos de la Mousse - Monopole    $79.00    $474.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Beaune Grèves Vigne Enfant Jésus – Monopole $156.00 $936.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Monthélie les Duresses - Domaine    $57.00    $342.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Savigny les Beaune les Lavières – Domaine $66.00    $396.00   

 

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Volnay Caillerets Ancienne Cuvée Carnot –Domaine $116 $696   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Chambolle Musigny    $78.00    $468.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Chassagne-Montrachet  Morgeot    $141.00    $846.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Meursault Genevrières - Domaine    $129.00    $774.00   

-Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Meursault les Clous - Domaine    $72.00    $432.00   

-William Fevre Chablis 2015 Beauroy - Domaine    $58.00    $348.00   

-William Fevre Chablis 2015 Fourchaume - Domaine    $69.00    $414.00   

-William Fevre Chablis 2015 Vaillons - Domaine    $58.00    $348.00   

-William Fevre Chablis 2015 Montmains - Domaine    $58.00    $348.00   

-William Fevre Chablis 2015 Bougros - Domaine    $99.00    $594.00   

 

The Food: as always, Canoe provided exceptional oysters, charcuterie platter, and cheese platter, with accompanying breads and biscuits, pickles and mustards.

The Downside: I did not taste the non-2015 other wines.

The Upside: I enjoyed talking to an extraordinary range of knowledgeable people.

The Contact Person: rachel@woodmanwinesandspirits.com

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 92.

 

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