Category: France
Alsace
I’ve been in Estonia for the past few days. Not my favourite place to be, but I wanted to visit the partner. This is a great bottle to pop …
Burgundy
Long time readers will know there is nothing I like more on a Monday night than noshing on quality meat. This is because London’s best steak establishment, Hawksmoor, charge …
Burgundy
A few chums and I decided to have some wine. I feel the bottles I opened were most instructive. Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Vergers 2002, Domaine Ramonet This is a …
Burgundy
I have a bit of a thing for Lafon’s red wines; they may be bigger and more generally voluptuous than type-Volnay but they are quite lovely: I’d go with …
Alsace
Following conversations with Jeremy about concerns with these big Alsace Riesling’s ageing profile, we thought it might be wisest to enjoy them as they pulse with bursting youth. I …
Rhône
All of us Northern Rhone old hands will think of Jaboulet or Graillot when it comes to Crozes-Hermitage (Chapoutier are crap, obviously): these days we should also think of …
Burgundy
2005 was clearly a very ripe vintage in Burgundy; this example is certainly chock-full of fleshy fruit. Given my unabashed love of Morey I find myself liking this quite …
Loire
We are aware that Cabernet Sauvignon is rubbish apart from those made by a select handful of people (Diana Seysses (at Snowden in California), Tim Adams and Mr Moss …
Loire
Jean-Laurent ‘Le Homme’ Vacheron makes brilliant Sancerre in both colours. This was certainly up to his very high standards, but I feel it was not showing its best. A …
Australia
Dan, Non-Stinky Jeff, the partner and I dined at Hawksmoor earlier. It is a brilliant place to eat and on Mondays they charge a fiver corkage if you want …
