Doisy Daëne

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A profile of Rabaud Promis from Sauternes has been added (3/8/2026).

I went to Bordeaux for two weeks in April 2026 to taste the 2025 vintage from barrel. A full report on how I rate this vintage has just been published.

Wine-Searcher publishes many of my tasting notes and wine ratings, along with prices and purchasing info. You can access Wine-Searcher via the link provided here.

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Selected wines tasted and rated in 2025 and 2026

February 2026: Ausone 2023 99-100p, Cheval Blanc 2023 99p, Leoville Las Cases 2023 98p, Leoville Poyferre 2023 96-97p, and Pichon Comtesse 99p.

January 2026: L'Eglise Clinet 2023 100p.

December: Le Dôme 2023 97p.

November: Seguin 2023 95p.

October: Ausone 2022 99-100p, Beauséjour 2022 98-99p and 2023 99-100p, Figeac 2022 98-99p and 2023 99p, Petrus 2022 100p.

September: Ducru Beaucaillou 2024 95p and 2015 98+p, Figeac 2019 97+p, 2018 98+p. 2016 98-100p and 2015 97+p, Leoville Las Cases 2024 95p and 2016 99p.

For previous months - see chapter "VARIOUS TASTING NOTES"

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1. In October 2025, I spent four days in Bordeaux, tasting wines from 2023/2022 vintages. A detailed report is available here on the site. TNs/ratings for the bottled 2023s (including a Copenhagen tasting in February 2026) have been added to the "2023 Bordeaux from barrel and after bottling" section.

2. My report on the 2024 vintage, with over 300 tasting notes/ratings, is available online. Tasting notes and ratings for recently tasted 2022s are available in the "2022 Bordeaux from the barrel and after bottling" section. TNs from Raymond Lafon (April 2024) in 21 vintages from 2023 to 1979 and Tertre Roteboeuf (November 2024) in 21 vintages from 2022 to 1982 are available in "Horisontal and vertical tastings".

3. The Burgundy and Beaujolais section has tasting notes on the best wines from these areas, made by both well-known and lesser-known wineries. I tried Morgon Côte du Puy from five different producers in April 2022, the 2018 and 2019 vintages. In June 2022, I tried other wines from the same producers, and in August 2023, I tried the 2020 vintage from these producers, along with a few others.

4. Pekka Nuikki from Finland runs the excellent website https://tastingbook.com/, where I frequently share my tasting notes. I have more than 12.838 followers and 3.854 TNs in July 2026. I came in 22nd out of 37 finalists in Tastingbook's 2024 "The Best Wine Critic in the World" contest.