Category: General drinking
Burgundy
Meusault les Tillets 2001, Roulot Very good minerality on the nose, nice fruit, too. It has a very elegant, refined palate that is characterised by lemon fruit, acidity and …
Alsace
Hermitage La Chapelle 1988, Jaboulet Slightly high-toned nose, it is a bit cheesy too. Not much fruit. Palate is a bit tough and dry and also lacks a bit …
Alsace
Well, the first two bottles we had by the pool. I wanted to see what Jacques thought of Bannockburn as Gary Farr, the winemaker of Bannockburn, has done some …
Burgundy
A brilliant farmhouse eating establishment in the hills of the Hautes Cotes. Monthelie 2004, Comte Lafon Nice lemon fruit, some minerality. It is light and simple on the palate …
Burgundy
I am out of the bin so, as promised, here are my brief notes from the aborted trip to France. On our first day we had: Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru …
Burgundy
Lovely chap, Peter, he brought two lovely wines and we have three more. It was interesting to watch some of these wines develop over the course of the evening; …
Burgundy
The last couple of days general drinking are reported below: Riesling Serriger Schloss Saarstein Spätlese 2005, Schloss Saarstein Much like the last couple of bottles, and very unlike the …
Burgundy
I haven’t had access to my computer over the last couple of days, so here are brief notes about some of the tits wines I’ve had. Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru …
Australia
We have a few wines planned for tonight, the first of which has been a pleasing surprise. Riesling Spätlese Serringer Schloss Saarstein 2005, Schloss Saarstein Unlike previous bottles of …
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 …
