It’s always good to find an affordable wine that really over-delivers. This is fantastic stuff, and it’s an utter bargain. Château de Pennautier 2008 Cabardès, France From a small (500…
Domaine Tempier Bandol 1999 – the benefit of cellaring wine
Drinking a very attractive Bandol tonight – one that illustrates the benefit of cellaring wine. It’s Domaine Tempier’s 1999, from a half bottle. Now half bottles age faster than regular…
Easter Champagne: Mumm de Cramant
This is a gorgeous Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs (Chardonnay only) Champagne. It’s a little unusual in that it has 4.5 bars pressure rather than the usual 6 bars, but…
Apremont: a fresh mountain white
This is nice, uncomplicated drinking. Quite delicious actually. Pierre Boniface Les Rocialles Apremont 2009 Vin de Savoie, France 11.5% alcohol. Made from the Jacquere grape, this is a very fresh,…
Impressive Northern Rhône Syrah: Jaboulet’s Thalabert in a new guise
Philippe & Vincent Jaboulet Crozes-Hermitage Nouvelière 2007 Northern Rhône, France This is made from what were the bulk of the Thalabert vineyards, which Philippe and Vincent retained when Jaboulet was…
Domaine Jean Baptiste Senat Minervois: another stunner from the Languedoc
It seems I’m having a bit of joy in the Languedoc. I may have to make a visit soon to see what’s going on. This is a beautifully pure, fresh,…
Fantastic Languedoc wine: d’Aupilhac Les Cocalieres 2007
Simply a note, on a stunner from Sylvain Fadat in the Languedoc, a region I fell in love with many years ago but have somewhat neglected of late. Domaine d’Aupilhac…
A stylish Rully from Devevey
Really like this wine. It’s a complex, rich white Burgundy from a relatively lowly appellation. Jean-Yves Devevey is clearly a talented winegrower – you just wonder what might happen if…
Roc des Anges: a serious white from the south of France
A remarkable white wine, made from centenarian Grenache Gris vines, plus a bit of Macabeu and Carignan Blanc, grown in amazing white quartz and black schist soils in the Roussillon….