Month: August 2008
Buying recommendations
Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2001, Domaine Rene Engel: Snap up these deeply affordable and high quality wines from the late, lamented M. Engel whilst you still can. This is …
Ceramics
Yes, it is another Sarah-Jane Selwood bowl. This is only a little one, with a very pleasing ice-crackle glaze. I am told it is called Falling Counterpoint 1. It …
Burgundy
An excellent bottle from the much-missed Philippe Engel. He made extremely good wines and didn’t charge the earth for them. Echezeaux Grand Cru 1999, Domaine Rene Engel By arse …
Burgundy
This may not be the most grand of the Dujac wines I’ve been lucky enough to try over the past 15 or so years, but by arse we are …
Germany
I’ve never really thought that Leitz wine age so well, but this is reasonably attractive. Better when it was just released, though. Riesling Spatlese Rudesheimer Magdalenenkreuz 2002, Weingut Leitz …
Rhône
Gentaz-Dervieux was the great old man of the Cote-Rotie. I feel privileged to have had many vintages from the 70s and 80s whilst at Oxford (many thanks to Paul …
Burgundy
Lawks, it has been a while since I last popped a bottle and wrote it up. I hope you forgive the hiatus. Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru les Caillerets 2006, Marc …
France
Long time reader, Mrs Trellis of North Wales, will remember the horrific travesty of a restaurant Serge et Co that tried their hardest to insult Daniel and me on …
