Germany
OK, I know one should really age these things, but when they are young, bursting with fruit and that lovely young ‘puppy fat’ charm it is hard to refuse. …
Madeira
I love Madeira; all of those weird, rancid and off flavours that combine to make a lovely, complete booze experience are a joy. This is a particularly tits bottle. …
Austria
This is clearly a glass of class. Riesling Smaragd “Achleiten” 2005, Weingut Prager A very pure nose of lemon fruit and stony minerality; this smells subtle and beautiful. The …
Burgundy
Gone are the days when one could get a good Engel Grand Cru in Selfridge’s for £34 a bottle. Luckily, we stocked up. Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru 1999, Rene Engel …
Champagne
This is a really good NV fizz, like the Cuvee 728 I feel this will age over a period of time. Champagne Cuvee 732, Jacquesson A really lovely bready, …
General drinking
I went to the London Wine Trade Fair today, I dressed in my most ‘wine trade’ uniform: Naturally, dressed like that I got to try a lot of good …
Champagne
Drank at Lord’s whilst watching the cricket. This is a non-vintage, zero-dosage Champagne. Champagne Pure, Pol Roger Nice fruit on the nose, reasonably biscuitty. This smells like standard Pol …
Site News
I’ve been told my RSS feeds contain too much. This has led me to fiddle with my blog software and discover that I can just put summary descriptions in …
Hungary
This is another good bottle in a string of good bottles since the Pinot Noir By Farr; you have no idea how such events cheer me up. If I …
Burgundy
Quite different to the marvellous 2003. Pommard Premier Cru les Rugiens 2005, Domaine de Courcel Quite pale in colour. A marvelous nose of fresh strawberry and cherry fruit, with …
