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Domaine Lionnet Saint-Joseph 'Terre Neuve' 2017
Rhône

Domaine Lionnet’s junior wine

26 July 2021 No Comments
Only a quickie, but hopefully of use. Domaine Lionnet has been fortunate to feature on Elitistreview before. This is a more junior wine than the grand Cornas. It is …
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Oude Nektar 2017, Stark-Conde
South Africa

Taste the excitement of Oude Nektar 2017

18 July 2021 2 Comments
The generic Stark-Conde Cabernet is one of the most boring wines I have ever poured down the sink, so why did I follow up that tiresome experience with buying …
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Good afternoon! This is just a quick note to say I have removed all ads from the eloquent, elegant Elitistreview. I hate them, and I am not often a …
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Domaine Lionnet Cornas Terre Brûlée 2018
Rhône

Lionnet Cornas 2018 – a Brett-free, beautiful bargain

30 June 2021 2 Comments
One of the three great Northern Rhone appellations Cornas covers a little over one hundred hectares – smaller than a lot of estates in Italy and Bordeaux. The Lionnet …
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Hawksmoor Air Street
London

Last Monday’s dinner

4 June 2021 4 Comments
There was a time when ten percent of the posts on Elitistreview mentioned Hawksmoor. There have been changes and more branches since then, but my trip to Hawksmoor Air …
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Follow the line Cinsault 2019, Duncan Savage
South Africa

Open your mind (and #saveSAwine)

13 April 2021 9 Comments
This review of Duncan Savage ‘Follow the line’ Cinsault 2019 is, in part, written to encourage you to purchase South African wine, drive exports of it, and so mitigate …
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Paul Sauer 2017, Kanonkop
South Africa

Coruscating Kanonkop

30 March 2021 9 Comments
It is back to #saveSAwine with a review of Paul Sauer 2017 from Kanonkop. You recall the South African wine industry has faced problems from prohibition to tax rises. …
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The Trouble With Dreams 2015, Dermot Sugrue
England

The Trouble With Dreams is too much oxygen

28 March 2021 No Comments
I am taking a break from my series on South African wines to review The Trouble With Dreams, an English sparkling wine by Dermot Sugrue. The Trouble With Dreams …
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Cinsault grapes
Polls

How do you pronounce Cinsault?

15 March 2021 2 Comments
Since I have been drinking infinitely more of the stuff than I was, say, ten years ago, I have heard a variety of ways in which people pronounce Cinsault …
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Whole Bunch Pinot Noir 2019 from Crystallum
South Africa

A pattern for Pinot – #saveSAwine

11 March 2021 No Comments
This review of Whole Bunch Pinot Noir 2019 from Crystallum continues my series of articles about South African wines worth buying to #saveSAwine. The South African wine trade has …
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