Category: Wine
Chablis
Chablis Grand Cru les Clos 2006, J-P et B Droin A soft, expressive nose of minerals, citrus fruit and nuts. Smells like it has some depth. The palate is …
Burgundy
Stunning wines at Domaine Roulot, a style that emphasises lightness and elegance. Bourgogne Blanc 2006 Reasonably ripe and buxom on the nose. Light, stylish palate with lots of fruit …
Burgundy
Stunning wines at Domaine Roulot, a style that emphasises lightness and elegance. Bourgogne Blanc 2006 Reasonably ripe and buxom on the nose. Light, stylish palate with lots of fruit …
Alsace
Clos de la Roche 1988, Domaine Dujac Soft and scented with lovely fruit and a nice earthiness. This is very good indeed and up for drinking. Saint Aubin Premier …
Burgundy
Top quality from Christophe Roumier. The general opinion is that his 2007s are a bit better than his 2006s, but both are quite lovely. Chambolle-Musigny 2007 Lovely Chambolle fruit. …
General drinking
I’m back from my sojourn in Burgundy, Alsace and Champagne. As I indicated in my last post I will not be putting all the notes up instantly, rather two …
Austria
I’ve enjoyed the last couple of Prager wines, so when I saw this in Fortnum’s I thought it well worth a try. Riesling Smaragd “Stenriegl” 2006, Prager A highly …
Burgundy
But this is quite appealing. Meursault Premier Cru les Poruzots 2002, Chateau de Puligny-Montrachet Huge density of flavour on the nose; ripe lemons and stoniness. There is also a …
Germany
Roman Niewodnicszanski often makes top Riesing, this is no disappointment. Riesling Scharzhofberger “Pergentsknopp” 2005, Van Volxem A lovely nose of sweet citrus fruit with a lovely savoury character.There is …
New Zealand
OK, I admit that very few Sauvignon Blancs do it for me, but this is horrible beyond my powers of description. I’ll give being rude a go, though. Sauvignon …
