Category: Wine
Other
This is the first time I’ve tried Bandol from Château Lafran-Veyrolles. Perhaps it was a bit of a mistake to buy a 2003, even though it does claim to …
Other
At the very disappointing Restaurant Etxebarri we didn’t drink too well. Albarino 2005, Pazo de Senorans Very fruity, light bodied and refreshing. It was a passable drink but no …
Other
At Restaurant Alameda we had an Albarino worthy of mention and a bottle of a typically styled, big, modern wine; a ‘dull wine’ as I like to call them. …
Burgundy
At the quite brilliant two-star Mugaritz we had three nice things, all much better than the dross Albarino we were generally obliged to order. Savennières Trie Speciale 2000, Domaine …
Austria
Restaurant Rekondo had a rather large and rather good wine list. Sadly, the Burgundy we wanted was out of stock so for a change we ordered a bottle of …
Germany
Most of the wine we drank in the Basque country was so deeply sub-interesting I couldn’t be bothered to write them up. We did have a few things worthy …
Other
We are off to the Basque country on Saturday so there will not be any entries here whilst we are away. We have some great restaurants booked, but drinking …
Alsace
We had guests around last night for home-made baked beans and rather good sausages; I thought robust wines would go best with them. Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile 2003, Trimbach …
Burgundy
I’ve done the harvest in Burgundy in the past, it is extremely hard work. Here is this year’s harvesting team from Domaine Dujac in Morey-St.-Denis. They don’t look as …
Buying recommendations
As ever, Burgundy is high on my list of priorities. Meursault Les Perrières 2000, Domaine Joseph Matrot: Refined white Burgundy for ageing. Matrot wines often require over ten years …
