Since the prevailing opinion is that we should be drinking these things before they get too old, this is what we are doing. Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Vendanges Tardives ‘D’ 2005, Albert Boxler Oh, oh yes. This is a stellar entitiy on burning intensity on the nose. Candied fruit and richness are there in abundance, [...]
The partner and I went for a romantic meal at last night. We drank staggeringly well for not much money at all. Volnay Premier Cru Clos de la Bousse d’Or 1993, Domaine Pousse d’Or The nose is charged with beautiful fruit: strawberries and raspberries we feel. A good earthy, mineral tang is there too giving [...]
I got this to celebrate the partner’s return to London after two weeks away. He says, “If this is what you opened you cannot be too ecstatic to see me.” I am ecstatic to see him, but this wine is piss boring. Champagne Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Presidence 2002 Vieilles Vignes, R & [...]
We are trying these wines blind and then coming back to drink them (if they are fit to be drank, that is). These notes are written as we try the wines for the first time. Chassagne-Montrachet 2007, Vincent Dancer A nice, refreshing nose of lemony fruit and play-dough minerality. This smells reasonably charming, but is [...]
I’ve been in Estonia for the past few days. Not my favourite place to be, but I wanted to visit the partner. This is a great bottle to pop with the friends next door who are ‘baby-sitting’. Pinot Gris Grand Cru Sommerberg Vendanges Tardives 2005, Domaine Albert Boxler Essence of peach on the nose, fruity [...]
Long time readers will know there is nothing I like more on a Monday night than noshing on quality meat. This is because London’s best steak establishment, Hawksmoor, charge a fiver corkage on Mondays. If you wish to dine I suggest you order the 600g Sirloin steak on the bone, top meat which is great [...]
A few chums and I decided to have some wine. I feel the bottles I opened were most instructive. Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Vergers 2002, Domaine Ramonet This is a beautiful nose of wonderfully defined aromas and power-up-complexity-action. It has the Chassagne ‘flat Champagne aroma’ as well and really pure lemon fruit and a highly sophisticated [...]
And this is a goodie, alright. Riesling Spatlese Kiedrich Grafenberg 2007, Weingut Robert Weil A wonderful, precisely-defined nose of citrus fruit and minerality. This smells charged with life, a really exciting array of aromas. It has the ripeness of 2007, alright, this is one ripe-bitch-mother of a Spatlese. The palate has spell-binding acidity and is [...]
I have a bit of a thing for Lafon’s red wines; they may be bigger and more generally voluptuous than type-Volnay but they are quite lovely: I’d go with ‘callipygian’ as a stylistic descriptor. This is probably the biggest Volnay of the vintage. For those who don’t know, Volnay-Santenots-du-Milieu may be classified as a Volnay [...]
Following conversations with Jeremy about concerns with these big Alsace Riesling’s ageing profile, we thought it might be wisest to enjoy them as they pulse with bursting youth. I will never forget this wine. Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Vendanges Tardives ‘Cuvee Zacharie’ 2004, Albert Boxler This is being drank at cellar temperature and at this [...]
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