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This Banyuls is a Parker 100-point Claret – only good

3 December 2010 1 Comment
It must be a difficult old job to describe a wine using a number, but tasting this reminds me of those I’ve had which have been assigned numbers closer …
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Opus number 1111 – Three cheers for sulfur in wine

27 November 2010 3 Comments
For my 1111th post on Elitistreview I would like to sing the praises of sulfur’s role in wine-making; it is truly worthy of celebration. Too many vacuous halfwits have …
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Hawksmoor – not only London’s best steak restaurant but also incredible cocktails

24 November 2010 4 Comments
The celebration of me becoming even more knackered and rancid (which is to say, my birthday event) took place at Hawksmoor – London’s best meat restaurant. The usual selection …
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Just how good are 2007 and 2006 Meursaults?

21 November 2010 4 Comments
Regular readers may recall that in my write-up of the Clark Foyster portfolio tasting I roundly abused their Meursault producer Domaine Latour Giraud. Lance Foyster clearly took this criticism …
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In praise of large formats

19 November 2010 9 Comments
I have a bit of a thing for large formats. Magnums, jeroboams and the like tickle my ticklish bits with more than a suggestion of lubricity. My passion for …
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Burgundy

A bargain Nuits-Saint-Georges

16 November 2010 No Comments
I recommended this in my affordable Burgundy post a while back. It is the last of my bottles and I think mitigating the slight angst caused by insomnia is …
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An unpretentious but distinctly drinkable Alsace Gewurztraminer

13 November 2010 2 Comments
I am a rabidly enthusiastic janissary of Jean Boxler – his wines tweak my fun bits in royal style. That being said, I normally drink his Rieslings, and generally …
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Seriously good 2009 Beaujolais

13 November 2010 3 Comments
I do not drink a fabulously large amount of Beaujolais, but I’ve enjoyed so many of the 2009s I’ve sampled at tastings I’ve thought it worth scoring a few …
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2001 Corton-Charlemagne and 1964 Echezeaux – two breathtaking bottles of Burgundy

10 November 2010 No Comments
Fortunate fellow that I am I have been taken out to dinner twice in the past few days; I’m terribly grateful to Luke, Dan and Rob for their extreme …
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Perfectly mature, beguilingly scented Bandol from Domaine Tempier

6 November 2010 5 Comments
I’ve long been a fan of Domaine Tempier, especially when I could pick up 1990s from a shop in Oxford for a mere tenner per bottle. Prices, alas, have …
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