Category: Rhône
Rhône
Sometimes when you try a wine it really hits your sweet spot. Sometimes these wines are really great bargains, and you feel really good about drinking them. I remember …
Rhône
This was the second bottle we took to wonderful Hawksmoor yesterday. They charge a fiver corkage on Mondays, which is pretty good. When I opened my bottle of this …
Rhône
2003 in Europe was a bonkers vintage, so hot. All the wines I had in the flat that summer got ruined. Many wines are just hideously over ripe, often …
Rhône
A lovely gift from two lovely friends. Cote-Rotie 2001, Bernard Burgaud This is a bit reductive and meaty, hopefully some air will make it blossom a bit. Yes it …
Polls
The results of my ‘Best Cornas’ poll are here. OK, a total of eight votes doesn’t really qualify as popular acclaim, but Clape is clearly the most popular. I …
Rhône
When posting my poll of the best Cornas producers I missed out on mentioning M. Vincent Paris. Should I have included him? Read on… Cornas “Granit 60 Vieilles Vignes” …
Rhône
From the only affordable producer of Hermitage comes this little cheeky delight. Crozes Hermitage “Cuvee Gaby” 2004, Domaine du Colombier A really refined nose of complex fruit and charming …
Polls
I was fortunate enough to have another bottle Verset Cornas 1999 last night; it was quite delicious. It made me think about the discussions I’ve had with my wine …
Rhône
This is even better than the 1999 I popped recently, and that was a screamingly good bottle of wine. Papa Verset is greatly missed. Cornas 1998, Noel Verset A …
Rhône
I thought I may as well write up one of tonight’s wines as I decant it so I don’t have to disappear in front of the computer for quite …
