Elitistreview turns nineteen
1 August 2024
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A bottle of Champagne to celebrate Elitistreview's nineteenth anniversary.
Category: Sub-interest wine
Langhe Riesling Petracine 2020 from G D Vajra
15 April 2024
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A Riesling from a great Barolo producer
And this is a great vintage!
18 February 2024
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The spoiled brat Frey continues to tarnish a once-great name
Was I wrong?
26 July 2022
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I have to start this tasting note with a little bit of history; I will keep it as short as I can, but it is terribly important. This concerns …
Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
23 January 2022
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I have been eagerly awaiting 1st January 2022 for my Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 to become a year older and so, it seems to me, ripe for sampling. …
Roederer 2014 Vintage Champagne
17 January 2022
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I have had a few Maison Louis Roederer wines recently, they have been: Brut Premier (not reviewed but it was good), a lot of Roederer Collection 242 (not reviewed …
You piece of…
2 August 2021
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Clusel-Roch Cote-Rotie 2015 should be a real treat, but I am nervous about it. I have bought and enjoyed Clusel-Roch Cote-Roties since the early nineties. Some of these wines …
Elitistreview’s 15th anniversary celebration
1 August 2020
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Today marks the fifteenth anniversary of Elitistreview! What a great milestone! How I have managed to keep it up I will never know, especially considering how rubbish some of …
Terrible Tillingham
12 July 2020
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The owner of Tillingham Wines (who shall remain nameless, see next sentence) claims he wants to champion English minimal intervention wines. On the basis of these two wines I …
From heaven to hell
15 June 2020
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Last Saturday, The Editor and I met our excellent friend Richard for lunch. He was the first appointment in our social calendar for three months and so it was …