
Yohan Castaing
Bordeaux native Yohan Castaing is a freelance journalist, based in France. He reviews wines from the Loire, Languedoc, Roussillon, Provence, southwest France and Champagne houses for The Wine Advocate. He founded Anthocyanes, a French wine guide, and Velvety Tannins, a guide to the wines of the Rhône Valley. He also writes for wine publications including Gault&Millau and Jancis Robinson. Castaing has held a variety of positions in the wine industry such as wine buyer and marketing director. He was a wine marketing consultant and the author of several books about wine marketing and wine tourism before, in 2011, he became a full-time freelance wine journalist focusing on the industry and wine reviews.
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Exploring new Loire estate Domaine Belargus
‘I did not choose Anjou; I was chosen by Anjou,' says owner Ivan Massonnat
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Tasting Château Calon-Ségur vintages from 2008 to 2019
This historic Bordeaux estate is on the up...
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First Taste: Les Rendez-Vous de Billecart-Salmon No. 3
Yohan Castaing tastes Billecart-Salmon's experimental cuvée...
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Looking ahead: the Champagne revolution
Champagne's reboot....
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First taste: Rare Champagne Rosé 2012
The new release of Rare Champagne Rosé...
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First taste: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne new releases
Yohan Castaing reports on a brace of new Taittinger Comtes de Champagne releases...
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First taste: Bollinger’s La Côte aux Enfants 2012
Yohan Castaing reports on a new Bollinger cuvée...
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First taste: Piper-Heidsieck’s Hors-Série 1982
The second iteration of the Hors-Série collection...
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Yohan Castaing: my top Champagnes of 2022
The finest fizz of the year...
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First taste: Rare Champagne 2008
The new release of Rare Champagne, tasted and rated by Yohan Castaing
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First taste: Champagne Alfred Gratien’s 2022 releases
Yohan Castaing reports on three new Alfred Gratien cuvées...
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First taste: Champagne Ayala’s 2022 releases
Two new releases from Champagne Ayala tasted and rated...
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First Taste: Champagne Leclerc Briant Abyss Rosé 2018 and Le Clos des Trois Clochers 2016
Another sea-aged cuvée and a single-vineyard wine...
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First taste: Gosset Celebris Blanc de Blancs 2012
The house's very first vintage blanc de blancs...
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Château Montus La Tyre & Prestige vertical tasting
Assessing the ageability of two Château Montus wines; La Tyre and Prestige...
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First Taste: Charles Heidsieck’s Champagne Charlie
The much-loved multi-vintage Champagne is reborn
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First taste: Dom Ruinart 2010
A new era for this flagship Champagne
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First taste: Bollinger PN TX 17
Terroir-focused Bollinger cuvée PN TX 17 focuses on Pinot Noir from Tauxières
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Vouvray and Montlouis: how do they compare?
Neighbouring appellations, different expressions...
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Domaine Huet: Profile and tasting report on latest releases
Plus notes on library vintages from this Loire legend...
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Château Smith Haut Lafitte: 2008-2018 vertical tasting
Eleven vintages tasted from an estate now regarded as one of Bordeaux's finest...
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First taste: Henriot L’Inattendue 2016
The newest Champagne release tasted and rated...
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Château Pichon Baron: vertical tasting from 2000-2020
Twenty one vintages tasted and rated charting the evolution of this emblematic estate...
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New release: Bollinger La Grande Année 2014
A wine that shines in a variable vintage...
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