Author Archives: HH&C

2021 Scorpo Noirien Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula

Noirien’s price dips down to a mere £22.50 by the case, making this one of [...]

2021 Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie, Domaine de la Chauvinière

An unusually characterful white based on a grape variety that’s a member of the greater [...]

Champagne Henriet Bazin Blanc de Blancs, Premier Cru NV

Not the tightest texture – in fact rather loose – but you can really enjoy [...]

International Sherry Week 2022

Jerez has witnessed many incarnations as a wine producing region. From the first signs of [...]

Domaine Seguin-Manuel – Celebrating a Decade of Vintages at HH&C

Our Buying Director, Siobhán Astbury reports : 2010 was the first vintage that we shipped from [...]

2018 Château Haut-Vigneau, Pessac-Léognan

A gorgeous claret from a small château that has the same owner as Château Carbonnieux. [...]

2019 Chianti Colli Senesi, Campriano

Textbook chianti: pure, delicate but intense. As good with ragu as with a roast. Fiona [...]

Diatomists Amontillado, Jerez de la Frontera, Singular Bota NV

The Amontillado is smoky, raspy, tangy and orange skin-soaked with invigorating freshness and natural balance. [...]

2021 Côte de Brouilly Cuvée de l’Héronde, Domaine de Vavril

Stop everything and buy a case of this wine. It is one of the year’s [...]

2021 Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie, Domaine de la Chauvinière

From vines planted on the edge of Château-Thébaud, managed according to the principles of sustainable [...]

2021 Anjou Blanc, Domaine Alexandre Cady

Certified organic, hand-harvested, made in concrete vats and bottled in early 2022. Good, but not [...]

2021 Kerner, Kellerei Kurtatsch, Alto Adige

Grown at 800 m above sea level in sand and loam soils with quartz and [...]

2020 Mâcon-Fuissé Les Bruyères, Domaine Dominique Cornin

Certified organic and cultivated biodynamically. Les Bruyères is a north-facing slope of blue schist. Matured [...]

2020 Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet, Domaine Daniel Dampt

From the south-east-facing Premier Cru Côte de Léchet slope. Mealy, chewy wine that’s quite a [...]

2019 Château La Croix Blanche, Francs Côtes de Bordeaux

This 7-ha estate lies just north-east of St-Émilion. A blend of 85% Merlot with 15% [...]