Category: Wine
Italy
I don’t drink that much Italian wine, the good ones are really expensive, but I do like a few of the styles very much. This blistering fireball of intensity …
Rhône
Noel “The Gnome” Verset used to craft some wonderful Cornas from his steeply-sloped vineyards. Sadly, it appears this one suffers a bit from 1996 Rhône-syndrome. Cornas 1996, Noel Verset …
Rhône
Beaucastel smells of sheep shit, Bandol smells of arseholes; that is the way it is. Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1995, Château de Beaucastel en magnum Bright berry fruit, and dirty, slightly shitty …
Rhône
I’ve had a lot of mixed experiences with 1996 Rhônes, this one is rather nice. Cornas Domaine de Rochepertuis 1996, Jean Lionnet Lovely bright fruit nose. Clean, ripe plums, …
Alsace
Another Boxler wine, different vintage this time. Again the L31D refers to a plot of the oldest vines that are harvested very ripe Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg L31D 2001, …
Germany
I enjoyed that Madeira so much I wanted something else nice to drink. Luckily, I’ve got plenty of nice things available. Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 1997, Dr Loosen This …
Madeira
This Madeira is the cutting edge of Madeira cool. Not something I often say, I admit. It is aged in barrel using the traditional ‘canteiro’ process and bottled without …
Burgundy
After mentioning this wine in a comment below I couldn’t really think of an excuse to leave it in the wine cupboard. Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru les Cras 1995, Ghislaine …
Rhône
The 1995 of this has been drinking marvellously over the past couple of years, I was rather surprised by this. Côte-Rôtie 1997, Jasmin The nose has very strong youthful …
Burgundy
One with dinner at the restaurant Andrew Edmunds and one on our return home. It is a great place to eat; the food is usually simple but good. The …