Category: Rhône
Rhône
I associate a degree of beetrooty reduction with Burgaud and this knowledge didn’t lead me astray when blind tasting this wine. I nailed it. Cote-Rotie 1997, Bernard Burgaud The …
Burgundy
The partner and I went for a romantic meal at Andrew Edmunds last night. We drank staggeringly well for not much money at all. Volnay Premier Cru Clos de …
Burgundy
We are trying these wines blind and then coming back to drink them (if they are fit to be drank, that is). These notes are written as we try …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Alsace
Earlier tonight we ate reasonably well and had some truly mind-bendingly good wines. This is what life is all about. One wine, however, disappointed. Shame, Olivier Humbrecht, shame! Brut …
Australia
Cabernet Sauvignon 1999, Moss Wood A dirty blackcurrant nose. This is odd, if it wasn’t for the super-ripeness I’d think this was a really earthy Claret. But, let us …
Podcasts
I just thought it would be fun to record me raving about a couple of wines and see if I said anything amusing. I suppose I did in the …