Category: Wine
Rhône
I went to Oxford today to visit my cellar and pick up some wines to drink over the next month or so. I got eighteen bottles and two magnums; …
Buying recommendations
A few older vintages of stuff this month. Volnay Premier Cru les Santenots 1990, Lafon: A brilliant, blazing star of intensity. My last bottle of this is still in …
Germany
This was eight quid from Waitrose; what a lovely wine for the price. Riesling Rudensheimer Rosengarten Kabinett 2005. J. Leitz A very peachy nose, it smells floral and slightly …
Germany
This was eight quid from Waitrose; what a lovely wine for the price. Riesling Rudesheimer Rosengarten Kabinett 2005, J. Leitz A very peachy nose, it smells floral and slightly …
Burgundy
That Bandol was so awful we couldn’t drink it and opened something much nicer that was slightly cheaper. Cyprien Arlaud makes one of the best Bourgogne Rouges, this is …
Other
This is the first time I’ve tried Bandol from Château Lafran-Veyrolles. Perhaps it was a bit of a mistake to buy a 2003, even though it does claim to …
Other
This is the first time I’ve tried Bandol from Château Lafran-Veyrolles. Perhaps it was a bit of a mistake to buy a 2003, even though it does claim to …
Other
At the very disappointing Restaurant Etxebarri we didn’t drink too well. Albarino 2005, Pazo de Senorans Very fruity, light bodied and refreshing. It was a passable drink but no …
Other
At Restaurant Alameda we had an Albarino worthy of mention and a bottle of a typically styled, big, modern wine; a ‘dull wine’ as I like to call them. …
Burgundy
At the quite brilliant two-star Mugaritz we had three nice things, all much better than the dross Albarino we were generally obliged to order. Savennières Trie Speciale 2000, Domaine …
