Category: Bordeaux
General drinking
A brief report on the wines consumed by The Editor and I over the Christmas holiday. Christmas Eve Hunting Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2018, Kumeu River Lovely restrained, nutty, savoury …
Bordeaux
Elitistreview is doubly blessed today. Firstly, I am wonderfully happy to present an article written by Linden Wilkie – one who is an even higher rank of the wine …
Bordeaux
We recently had the wonderful pleasure of dinner with Bronwen and Francis Percival, food and cheese gods of London, Burgundy and beyond. They cooked amazing food and, fitting Bronwen’s …
Bordeaux
Yesterday I had a great meal at La Trompette in Chiswick. The food was marvellous, the company brilliant, but sadly the red Burgundies we took along were extremely disappointing. …
Alsace
Being fairly new to the Winchester area it is good to make new friends. Consequently, on Monday night we enjoyed going the The Old Forge in Otterbourne to go …
Alsace
This will be a brief report, but I hope to capture the brilliance of the occasion that was lunch with Keith Prothero. Not only is he a lovely fellow, …
Alsace
Last week I got a call from my doctor with the results of a blood test. She told me I had diabetes and so needed to come in and …
Bordeaux
Part two of my report on the Ile d’Amour larks is about the red wines. Edward has a bit of a thing for Claret, which my long-term reader will …
Bordeaux
The wines popped last night were clearly in a stage that provided much pleasure as we drank them. That being said I feel there would be no risk putting …
Bordeaux
I was never the most shy or retiring of youths, but when visiting Sauternes (Bordeaux’s sweet wine enclave) at the age of 12 I was stunned into an approximation …
