Category: Wine
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 …
Burgundy
Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru les Cras 1995, Domaine G. Roumier Ah what a charming nose. Ripe cherries and strawberries with complex mineral aromas. This is a real lovely, very refined …
Rhône
This is quite a fancy St. Joseph. I’m still drinking, hooray! St. Joseph Cuvée des Anges 1999, Domaine Cheze This has a very herbal fruit character, like cough sweets. …
Loire
I am back drinking again. Hooray for wine! I was hoping for my first wine to be good, but I am very disappointed with this. Savennières Trie Spéciale 1997, …
Alsace
Last night as I dozed in bed I started thinking about one of my favourite producers: Jean Boxler. As well as being a charming fellow, he has made some …
Champagne
The third year we’ll be buying some of this from Italy. The 2005 was very nice last year, how will the 2006 compare? Moscato d’Asti 2006, Vignaioli di San …
Champagne
I’ve been invited out for lunch, and we’ll be having some interesting wines. Champagne Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Centenaire, Alfred Gratien A nose of ripe lemon fruit and some …
Burgundy
1996 seemed to produce high-acid wines all over Europe. I’ve had worries about a lot of my wines from that vintage. These two are certainly not short of tooth-fizzing …