Everybody needs some Pol Roger 1996 in their cellar. Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru 2001, Château de Chambolle-Musigny/J et F Mugnier: One of the star performers in the 2001 vintage, this is a really refined and elegant Bonnes-Mares. £73 from Howard Ripley. Champagne Pol Roger 1996: This is a brilliant, tightly-bound Champagne of great intensity. Quite lovely [...]
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: This is a real steal. Proper Chambertin as a decent price. Keep it, I am keeping mine. £47.51 from Howard Ripley. Clos des Lambrays 2003, Domaine [...]
Burgundy plus a couple of wines for summer. Morey Saint Denis Premier Cru les Ruchots 1999, Domaine Arlaud: Lovely Morey. Read the here. £26.95 from Stone, Vine and Sun. Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Spatlese 2004, Dönnhoff: A brilliant 2004 German Riesling. Great acidity, lovely fruit and nice richness. It will age really well, but is quite [...]
A mixed bag of wines this month, some decent Burgundy and top-flight Cornas. You’ll note it is not only European wines that get a nod this month. Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2000, Domaine Arlaud: A vintage that is up for drinking soon. Arlaud’s Clos de la Roche might not be as good as [...]
Yesterday I went on a day trip to France with a friend and my partner; the idea was to buy cheap Champagne. It was a successful trip. The Champagne monger of choice in Calais is Perardel on rue Marcel Doret, a few minutes drive away from the ferry terminal. The prices were generally a third [...]
I’m around at the neighbours place and a bottle of has been cracked. This is really excellent Riesling: fresh, lively, balanced, complex, really lovely stuff. At fifteen quid a bottle from the Wine Soc it is a bargain. It’ll age for ten or so years as well, if you have the facilities.
Here are this month’s recommendations. Some real bargains; good wine does start at around a tenner a bottle (this is Elitist Review after all). Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru 2001, Domaine des Lambrays: Brilliant Burgundy, read the here. £47 (there is a case discount) from Berry Brothers and Rudd. Barolo Ceretta 1999, Ettore Germano: Really [...]
Someone asked in a comment, this seems an ideal thing to turn into a cheap blog entry. Good internet/mail-order companies include: Stone, Vine and Sun (Mmmm… they’ve got Cathiard), Lea and Sandeman (they’ve got shops in London), Howard Ripley (a great list with good German stuff too, good for en primeurs, sadly not much depth [...]
February’s recommendations are a day late. Champagne Avize Grand Cru 1996, Jacquesson: A great, lively, zesty pure Chardonnay Champagne. An excellent bottle. £41.60 from Ten Acre Wines. Champagne Cuvée 730, Jacquesson: One of my favourite non-vintage Champagnes. Powerful and complex. £26.95 from Ten Acre Wines. Sancerre Rouge la Belle Dame 2002, Domaine Vacheron: Pinot Noir [...]
Since more and more people seem to be dropping by repeatedly I thought it reasonable to provide more content; I aim to please! Consequently, I will attempt to provide some buying suggestions on a monthly basis. These are wines that I have tried or will be buying myself. So, here we go with five wines [...]
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