Mature Rhones at The Chesil Rectory
1 August 2023
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We tried an array of mature Northern Rhones at The Chesil Rectory.
Category: France
Some 2017 Northern Rhones
30 May 2023
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I review some 2017 Northern Rhones, mostly Cornas.
A Bret Brothers Pouilly Climat 2021
10 April 2023
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Pouilly-Fuissé Climat En Carementrant 2021 from Bret Brothers is a taut, focussed wine of precision and balance.
Grand Cru Sillery Champagne by Francois Seconde
24 March 2023
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Grand Cru Sillery Champagne from Francois Seconde is a good drink.
2021 Burgundy from Clark-Foyster wines – a lament
17 January 2023
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A lament about red Burgundy based on a tasting of 2021 Burgundy by Clark Foyster Wines
Proper Crozes-Hermitage
7 January 2023
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For the first time in an age, I am writing a new post for Elitistreview. A tasting note of 2020 Crozes-Hermitage from Alain Graillot. Why the first time in …
Was I wrong?
26 July 2022
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I have to start this tasting note with a little bit of history; I will keep it as short as I can, but it is terribly important. This concerns …
Roederer 2014 Vintage Champagne
17 January 2022
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I have had a few Maison Louis Roederer wines recently, they have been: Brut Premier (not reviewed but it was good), a lot of Roederer Collection 242 (not reviewed …
Twenty happy years
10 January 2022
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Last Friday marked 20 years since The Editor and I started sharing a flat; a reason for celebration if ever there was one! I popped one of my Louis …
Power, beauty and delight
3 January 2022
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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 …