Alsace

Weight and rigour

Trimbach make some great Rieslings. They don’t do malolactic fermentation to soften the acid and ferment them dry so they can be quite austere and rigorous. Given plenty of …
Spirits

Peaty monster

I find whisky to be slightly hard work, perhaps largely because I like cask-strength stuff and that hurts. Visiting the neighbours I quickly moved from a bottle of Zind-Humbrecht …
Burgundy

Pretty butch

Another wine from the wonderful Sylvain Cathiard, one of his most minor crus. This was opened for general drinking purposes when my mother visited. It seems a tad butch …
Burgundy

Goodbye

Opened my last bottle of Cathiard Vosne Malconsorts 2000 last night. Once again it was really lovely, with beautiful fruit and great balance. I did once say he makes …
Burgundy

Real beauty

Yet another wine from this producer, they really are a personal favourite. Clos des Lambrays 2001, Domaine des Lambrays A beautiful, perfumed, complex nose of fruit and earth. This …