Champagne
This Champagne Bouzy Grand Cru Les Mottelettes Blanc de Blancs 2016 by Pierre Paillard was a gift from our truly lovely friend Charles Mutter. Terribly kind of him as …
Champagne
Ten days before Christmas 2021 Team Elitistreview hosted Charles and Alex for a light lunch. They were very forgiving of us forgetting to put our lunch roast chicken into …
Champagne
This bottle of Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs 2013 was a terribly kind birthday gift from the renowned fizz writer Steven Pritchard, Thank you Steven! I will add an …
England
Exton Park were The Editor’s and my introduction to quality English sparkling wine, you can read my surprise at finding Exton Park to be so good here. Since then …
England
The Editor and I visited Black Chalk yesterday (8th October 2021, the day before their harvest began). It was indisputably the most enlightening, educational and god-damn enjoyable tasting we …
London
Last Thursday was a special day for The Editor and me: we got to meet our great friend – and notable supporter of Elitistreview – Keith Prothero for a …
Buying recommendations
Some things make wine more of a pleasure – friends, food, Riedel glasses – and these are to be encouraged. Other things make wine less pleasurable. Chief amongst the …
Buying recommendations
“MR de Compostella, have you tried that?”, asks my chum, Greg. “Mr who?”, I think, before he explains. Greg has been dealing me fine Stellenbosch 2017 Cabernet/Bordeaux blends over …
Rhône
Clusel-Roch Cote-Rotie 2015 should be a real treat, but I am nervous about it. I have bought and enjoyed Clusel-Roch Cote-Roties since the early nineties. Some of these wines …
Buying recommendations
It is Elitistreview’s sixteenth anniversary! Finally, my organ is legally allowed to have sex, rather than just making puerile jokes about it and sniggering in the corner of the …
