Category: Wine
General drinking
Hermitage 1997, Domaine du Colombier A warm, peppery nose with some beetroot hints. Quite earthy, too. The palate is quite weighty, with plenty of mature fruit and reasonable acid …
Burgundy
Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru les Referts 2000, J-M Boillot Quite a nutty, oaky nose. The palate is quite full-bodied and concentrated with some nice acidity and fruit. Seems as ready …
Burgundy
My favourite producer of Meursault. Jean-Marc Roulot is also a lovely chap as well as making great wines. His wines are made in quite a reductive style, so they …
Burgundy
Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese 1995, Joh. Jos. Prum Quite petrolly, but with a very pure lime flavour. The palate is nice and concentrated with quite frightening acidity. Real focus …
Alsace
Sunday’s general drinking saw an increase in pace. The football was on, I suppose. Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg Cuvée St. Catherine l’Inedit 1998, Weinbach Weighty nose, ripe and concentrated. …
Austria
The first general drinking entry from my stay in Burgundy. This is what we drank on the Saturday of our arrival. Grüner Veltliner Ried Lamm 2000, Brundlmeyer Ripe, powerful …
Champagne
I’ve managed another bottle, even though I thought they’d be no wine until tomorrow. This is really yummy fizz. I still find myself thinking ‘Sloo’ when I have something …
New Zealand
The first New Zealand wine to be reported on in this spume of drivel. I just purchased it because I thought it would be vaguely interesting; it is actually …
Buying recommendations
Here are this month’s buying recommendations. Vintage Champagne 1983, Gratien: A properly mature Champagne. It is rather good. £47.95 from Berry Brothers and Rudd. Chambertin 1999, Domaine Frédéric Esmonin: …
Alsace
Last night I had another bottle of Riesling Grand Cru Rangen 2003 from Zind-Humbrecht. It was bloody awful. So hot and confected it tasted more like child’s sweets than …