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Quickie

On the way there… Quickie.

29 November 2019 No Comments
Just a quickie as the hand has not totally recovered. Some one-hand-friendly views on Red Blend 2015 by Duncan Savage. This vintage is still available from Handford wines. Readers …
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South Africa

A compatible combination

24 November 2019 2 Comments
Another Duncan Savage wine today. This one is made from the great white varietal of South Africa, Chenin Blanc. In the ancestral home of Chenin Blanc, the Anjou area …
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South Africa

Sophisticated South African Syrah

14 November 2019 2 Comments
Sorry, this is going to be a brief post. This is my arm: I have carpal tunnel syndrome and typing one-handed is incredibly irritating. My other hand keeps trying …
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England

Hambledon’s highlight of the Hampshire harvest

13 November 2019 3 Comments
Meunier, the other grape of Champagne – only good for producers who want high yields or to make fast maturing non-vintage blends. It is nowhere near as bad as …
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Not a handsome Paris

7 November 2019 4 Comments
Cornas is one of the three great appellations of the Northern Rhone. Its status as great perhaps is not as exalted as Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage. Whereas Côte-Rôtie is prized …
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South Africa

Butch and bold

3 November 2019 No Comments
We had a few more wines last night, with our lovely friend Richard, but I wanted to concentrate on these two as they showed that butch can be beautiful. …
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Vat 1 Hunter Valley Semillon 2011, Tyrrells
Australia

A bit of loveliness

21 October 2019 No Comments
I love Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Hunter Valley Semillon and I have JK to thank for this bottle. Hunter Semillon is Australia’s great innovative vinous gift to the world. Those …
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Gimonnet Oenophile Non Dosé 2012
Champagne

How dry do you want it (and latest news)?

8 October 2019 1 Comment
It has been a while since I’ve posted anything on Elitistreview. Therefore, if you do not mind, before I get onto the review of the Gimonnet Oenophile Non Dosé …
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Syrah 'Porseleinberg' 2016, New Generation Wines
South Africa

Serious South African Syrah

17 August 2019 3 Comments
If Chenin Blanc is the white grape of the Cape (which it undoubtedly it), I would say Syrah is the red grape. I have had two vintages of Porseleinberg …
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Elitistreview is fourteen!

4 August 2019 5 Comments
The first of August was the fourteenth anniversary of my organ Elitistreview – that is a long time! This organ is older than my cat and older than most …
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