Fine wine at La Trompette
22 July 2024
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We drank fine wine and something other at La Trompette
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Opus 1,600 – an unexpected perversion
5 September 2022
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This post is the 1,600th published on the excellent, exquisite Elitistreview, and to celebrate Opus 1,600 I am going to indulge in a little perversion of mine. I only …
Hard as nails but will not get you hammered
2 May 2022
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Ridge Lytton Estate Petite Sirah 2018 was purchased entirely on a whim; I got two bottles of 2019 for ageing too. I know it to be a tannic varietal …
Christmas drinking 2020
27 December 2020
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A brief report on the wines consumed by The Editor and I over the Christmas holiday. Christmas Eve Hunting Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2018, Kumeu River Lovely restrained, nutty, savoury …
Biggio-Hamina Caroline Pinot manifestly expresses love
19 April 2016
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This is the last bottle I have from the six Todd Hamina sent me. He did send another bottle of this, that I opened with some friends who were …
What’s bright pink, smells divine and is shaped like a Burgundy bottle
23 March 2016
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A bottle of Biggio-Hamina Andreas Vineyard Gewüztraminer, of course! I am not terribly used to seeing colourless Burgundy bottles, even less so seeing them filled with bright pink wine …
Hit me, Hamina, one more time!
28 February 2016
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This is the second of the wines that Todd Hamina sent for Team Elitistreview to try. He says it is about half whole clusters and 25% new oak. It …
From Oregon with love
25 February 2016
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Sometimes really good things happen. In the early hours of the morning a few weeks ago I lamented on the loss of my wonderful red Burgundy collection, swiped from …
40th birthday wine poll
30 September 2013
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Given my youthful visage and playful attitude you may be surprised I was born almost forty years ago; my birthday party is in November. It’ll be a quiet little …
Dinner at casa Percival
18 July 2012
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We recently had the wonderful pleasure of dinner with Bronwen and Francis Percival, food and cheese gods of London, Burgundy and beyond. They cooked amazing food and, fitting Bronwen’s …