Nice to try a couple of interesting organic wines from the Rhône. It’s one of France’s leading regions for organics, with over 3000 certified organic vineyards. Remarkably, in the Côtes du…
The Guigal La Las from 2001
Tried these three at The Sampler. Guigal’s single-vineyard Côte Rôties, known colloquially as the La Las. These are often thought of as the ultimate expression of Côte Rôtie, and they…
Domaine Jamet Côtes du Rhône 2008
This is the sort of wine I just love, even though it’s one that probably needs to be drunk up now. It’s inexpensive but it’s authentic. It tastes of where…
Fun with Ryan and Samantha – Skurfberg, Jamet, Silvervis et al
So Ryan Mostert and Samantha Suddons, of new winery Terra Cura, popped round. They brought with them a couple of boxes of wine, so we sat, tasted and drank. Some…
Saint Cosme Cotes du Rhône Blanc 2009
Found this in my brother-in-law’s fridge when I popped round to see some of my family who were pug-sitting (he wasn’t there), so cracked it open with lunch. I thought…
Some highlights from the Wine Society
I headed down to Stevenage today for a tasting at The Wine Society. It was amazing: such good wines at really good prices. Here are a few wines that I’ll…
Le Sang des Cailloux Vacqueyras Cuvée Azalaïs 2012, a brilliant Southern Rhône red
This was another Prowein discovery. It’s from biodynamic Vacqueras producer Le Sang des Cailloux. This is the domaine’s traditional cuvee and it alternates over a three-year cycle with the names of…
Five nice Rhône wines
Some notes on five Rhône wines that I selected for last week’s Côtes du Rhône wines Google hangout. It was fun trying these with fellow bloggers, and – remarkably –…
Christmas Day highlights (2): Suduiraut 01, La Chapelle 97, Le Dome 96, Gruaud Larose 00
Some more Christmas Day wines. Château Suduiraut 2001 Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 14% alcohol. Remarkably fresh still with complex, spicy lemon and grapefruit notes as well as viscous apricot, pear and…