Burgundy
This is a good wine, but it is perilously lacking in charm. I realise it is terribly young, but I do wonder whether this will become lovely with age. …
Rants
The last wine written up is my idea of a fine wine. It is balanced, interesting and beautiful. I admit some good wines may lack one of these factors, …
Alsace
Jean Boxler hits the spot once again with a brilliant wine. The mystic code refers to the plot of the Sommerberg Grand Cru that this wine is made from. …
Burgundy
Nuits is slightly earthier, more meaty and generally butch than wines from my favourite Burgundy villages. However, a good example will still have elegance and balance, and this is …
Burgundy
Much better than the last bottle of white Burgundy I had to fight my way through. Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru La Garenne 2002, Chateau de Puligny-Montrachet The nose is very …
Burgundy
… but someone usually hands me a glass of something good once I’ve got my breath back. Oh yes, oh yes, it is another offering from Morey St Denis, …
Burgundy
This is not going to be a tasting note, it is going to be a rant. Partly because I feel so personally offended by this wine, but largely because …
Other
I’ve had a tube pulled out of my stomach today, that had been there for 24 hours. I need something manly and heroic to charge me with strength once …
Germany
Riesling Scharzhofberger Kabinett 1999 from Egon Muller This is a serious wine. The nose is packed with ripe citrus fruit and a severe minerality that makes it burst with …
Burgundy
I was so disappointed by the Leeuwin Estate Shiraz I decided to open something I knew would be good. Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru 2002, Domaine des Lambrays I …
