Month: March 2006
Alsace
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 …
Burgundy
We have popped another half bottle of Morey Premier Cru les Loups from Domaine des Lambrays; it is really terribly good. It has great elegance and refinement despite still …
Alsace
One of the problems with Zind-Humbrecht wine is that you can never really know before you taste them what they are going to be like. Olivier Humbrecht has stated …
Spirits
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
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
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
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 …
Burgundy
Dinner required something light and elegant to go with it. I required something good in order to celebrate being broken out of hospital. Our requirements were fulfilled by this …
Drivel
Someone has found this site with the search terms ‘lewd yet interesting’. Oddly, I am vaguely flattered by being Google’s tenth best source of information on being lewd yet …
Buying recommendations
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 …
