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Groffier failed to please on this trip
Burgundy

Groffier failed to please on this trip

10 July 2009 No Comments
As well as this wine we had a Groffier Amoureuses 1999 on our trip which was similarly crap. I expect far more from these vineyards from a producer who …
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Domaine Dujac 2009
Burgundy

Domaine Dujac 2009

10 July 2009 No Comments
As we tasted these wines my grin just got wider and wider. Jeremy and the team are very pleased with their 2007s and 2008s and they have every right …
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Domaine Dujac
Burgundy

Domaine Dujac

10 July 2009 No Comments
As we tasted these wines my grin just got wider and wider. Jeremy and the team are very pleased with their 2007s and 2008s and they have every right …
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A rose by any other name…
Champagne

A rose by any other name…

10 July 2009 No Comments
I’ve raved about Inflorescence from this producer, this is an even grander wine. Once again is is a single vineyard wine, fermented to a low pressure, etc. Champagne les …
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Mature Alsace Riesling
Alsace

Mature Alsace Riesling

9 July 2009 No Comments
I popped this to lubricate the cooking of some Thai food for my Burgundian chums. It was really good, but the name of it is a bit of a …
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Domaine Albert Boxler 2009
Alsace

Domaine Albert Boxler 2009

9 July 2009 No Comments
Jean Boxler makes totally brilliant wines which, I am afraid, moved me to incoherence on the last few. I really, really enjoyed this tasting. His wines are clearly my …
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Domaine Albert Boxler
Alsace

Domaine Albert Boxler

9 July 2009 No Comments
Jean Boxler makes totally brilliant wines which, I am afraid, moved me to incoherence on the last few. I really, really enjoyed this tasting. His wines are clearly my …
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Domaine Bruno Sorg 2009
Alsace

Domaine Bruno Sorg 2009

9 July 2009 No Comments
This was the first tasting on our lark-fest in France. Some really good wines and when you are buying direct it is super-keenly priced kit. The 2007 Grand Cru …
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Domaine Bruno Sorg
Alsace

Domaine Bruno Sorg

9 July 2009 No Comments
This was the first tasting on our lark-fest in France. Some really good wines and when you are buying direct it is super-keenly priced kit. The 2007 Grand Cru …
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Back from France
Drivel

Back from France

8 July 2009 No Comments
I’m just back from France with a bag full of wine and a book full of notes. The notes will be written up and posted over the next few …
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