Rants
Sometimes I worry that my tastes are somewhat narrow. I like French wine, Burgundy most of all, and a few villages in particular. I’ve written up four Domaine des …
Site News
elitistreview.com is a very personal site, I did not put it online expecting a lot of visitors. Yet, this month I’ve apparently had over three hundred unique visitors, many …
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, …
Rants
Whilst drinking this Riesling from Boxler my thoughts turn to how much I love Riesling. It is just such a versatile grape, from dry, linear excitement, via rich, fat …
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 …
