I’m so excited by this wine I’m blogging on it minutes after opening it and trying it for the first time. It’s the Crozes-Hermitage Equinoxe 2009 by Maxime Graillot (Alain’s…
A lovely wine dinner focusing on Champagne and Bordeaux
Headed over to brother-in-law Beavington’s place for a joint birthday celebration (ours are 6 days apart, but he is a year older than me). We had some fabulous wines. Champagne…
A superb Beaujolais – best value red of the year?
I hope that regular readers will agree that I’m not a big hype merchant. If I big something up, it’s because I really, really like it. This is one such…
Beaujolais 2010
Very impressed by these six Beaujolais wines from the 2010 vintage. 2009 in Beaujolais was highly praised as a miracle vintage. The wines were fabulous. And it looks as if…
Champagne Roederer Vintage 2005
Unsurprisingly, Roederer’s Vintage 2005 is a tasty Champagne indeed. Here’s my note on the bottle consumed this evening: Champagne Louis Roederer Vintage 2005 12% alcohol. Very youthful, fine and taut…
Time for some Alsace wines
I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I have never been to Alsace. The odd thing is, I really love Alsace wines. So why haven’t I been? Anyway, here’s a spread…
Georges Descombes Morgon
A fabulous natural expression of Morgon, made without sulfur dioxide and yet still so fresh even a few years on. Georges Descombes Morgon 2007 Beaujolais Fresh, bright and sappy with…
Veuve Clicquot Vintage 2004 and Vintage Rose 2004
A chance to taste the new releases from Veuve Clicquot, both of which are really impressive. Caveat: these bottles had been open for a while. The Vintage 2004 is quite…
A delicious R&L Legras Champagne
This stuff rocks. It’s really elegant, precise and fruit-driven. Serious fizz, served before the Haut Bailly lunch at Berry Bros on Tuesday. Champagne R&L Legras Presidence Vieilles Vignes 2002 12%…