Category: France
Rhône
I’ve just opened another bottle of Domaine St. Pierre Cornas 1995 from Jaboulet. My last note on it seems pretty accurate to me, so I won’t bother boring you …
Burgundy
Oh the excitement of a new toy, I’m going to try and put a poll on this page. I want to know what your favourite red Burgundy Grand Cru …
Burgundy
Here is the note for the Pommard Clos des Epeneaux 2001 I mentioned yesterday, it is a great wine. Also we had a bottle of Champagne. It is a …
Burgundy
Two lovely friends around for dinner last night. This is what we ate, and the list below is what we drank. Champagne Cuvée Nicolas-François 1996, Billecart-Salmon Lots of fruit …
Loire
Sadly, not as good as the last two. It is a half bottle, though; we won’t have to suffer too much. Yves’ brother, Pierre Soulez, makes utterly brilliant Savennières …
Champagne
I talked the partner into buying a bottle of this, twenty year old sparkling Vouvray. I told him they can be really good, and well worth the risk of …
Australia
Last night we celebrated the birthday of one of our neighbours; such lovely people. Vintage Champagne 1998, Pol Roger The nose has a lot of fruit, redcurrants and raspberries. …
Burgundy
Yesterday’s dinner party started at half six and went on until four in the morning, cripes! No wonder I felt a tad the worse for wear this morning. Champagne …
Champagne
I’ve pretty much got all of the 1996 Champagnes I need, especially after this morning’s delivery of a bottle of Billecart-Salmon Grande Cuvée. This is a prestige cuvée I’ve …
Chablis
… And it is really serious. Hooray! This is made from a plot of vines by the Grand Cru les Preuses. Chablis Premier Cru Fourchaume “Vignoble de Vaulorent” 2005, …
