Category: Wine
Alsace
A more sedate dinner party last night. Chablis Premier Cru le Forest 2004, R & V Dauvissat This had good weight and roundness. It was quite acidic, but the …
Australia
Last night we had a dinner party. Quite a bit of wine was got through. Riesling Spätlese Oberhäuser Brücke 2004, Helmut Dönnhoff Lovely fruit, quite round and ripe for …
Loire
I’ve had a bit of Eric Morgat Savennieres recently, I quite liked them. However, I think this is a bit better. Savennieres Clos du Papillon 2000, Domaine des Baumards …
Chablis
A damned good bottle of Chablis, this. He machine harvests, so we are told. Chablis Grand Cru Grenouille 2002, Jean-Paul and Benoît Droin A very powerful, concentrated nose of …
Buying recommendations
Here are this month’s recommendations. Some real bargains; good wine does start at around a tenner a bottle (this is Elitist Review after all). Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru …
Loire
What is a celebration without excess? The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom, after all. A bottle of wine each seems easy going on such a …
Champagne
Today marks five years since my partner moved to England. If view of all of the wonderful times we have had together we decided to celebrate with something damned …
Burgundy
I’m not feeling too happy today and wine is not a cheap substitute for happiness it is an expensive pre-requiste for happiness: I’ve opened another bottle. Volnay Premier Cru …
Italy
I don’t drink that much Chianti, indeed I can only really think of three producers whose wines I buy out of choice. This one is my favourite. What a …
Buying recommendations
Someone asked in a comment, this seems an ideal thing to turn into a cheap blog entry. Good internet/mail-order companies include: Stone, Vine and Sun (Mmmm… they’ve got Cathiard), …
