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: Rhône
Some 2017 Northern Rhones
30 May 2023
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I review some 2017 Northern Rhones, mostly Cornas.
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 …
Lunch with Keith Prothero at The Glasshouse
30 September 2021
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Last Thursday was a special day for The Editor and me: we got to meet our great friend – and notable supporter of Elitistreview – Keith Prothero for a …
You piece of…
2 August 2021
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Clusel-Roch Cote-Rotie 2015 should be a real treat, but I am nervous about it. I have bought and enjoyed Clusel-Roch Cote-Roties since the early nineties. Some of these wines …
Domaine Lionnet’s junior wine
26 July 2021
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Only a quickie, but hopefully of use. Domaine Lionnet has been fortunate to feature on Elitistreview before. This is a more junior wine than the grand Cornas. It is …
Lionnet Cornas 2018 – a Brett-free, beautiful bargain
30 June 2021
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One of the three great Northern Rhone appellations Cornas covers a little over one hundred hectares – smaller than a lot of estates in Italy and Bordeaux. The Lionnet …
Not a handsome Paris
7 November 2019
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Cornas is one of the three great appellations of the Northern Rhone. Its status as great perhaps is not as exalted as Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage. Whereas Côte-Rôtie is prized …
A beautiful goodbye
6 July 2019
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Beaucastel 1988 is a wine I have drank more times than I can possibly remember. It was a regular at blind tasting team meetups in the early 90s at …