Category Archives: Wine Reviews
2019 Racine Picpoul de Pinet, Bruno Lafon & François Chamboissier
Haynes, Hanson & Clark is a London-based wine merchant whose buyers favour wines that are [...]
2019 La Fruitière Vignes Blanches, Val de Loire IGP, Famille Lieubeau
Well-integrated ingredients make a most attractive whole with a bit more body than the simplest [...]
2016 Château Paret, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Close to the border with St-Émilion. Unoaked. Straightforward crimson. Very [...]
2015 Clos Sainte Anne, Côtes de Bordeaux
From Marie and Sylvie Courselle, ‘vigneronnes épicuriennes’, daughters of Francis Courselle of Ch Thieuley. This [...]
2019 Domaine Pique Roque Rosé, Côtes de Provence
Very pale, distinctly orangey, salmon Provençal colour. Lightly smoky nose. Saline and fresh with some [...]
2017 Château Roc de Levraut, Bordeaux
There is one merchant in the UK whose innate understanding of inexpensive red Bordeaux (as [...]
2019 Domaine Pique Roque Rosé, Côtes de Provence
I have written up and also bought this wine every vintage for well over a [...]
Gatinois Brut Tradition, Grand Cru Aÿ NV
I can remember sitting next to the venerable Madame Gatinois at a Bollinger Vins Clairs [...]
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2016 Château Les Reuilles, Bordeaux Rouge
An absolutely lovely classic claret: fresh, gentle and so fragrant, as if there’s a waft [...]
2018 Pleno Tempranillo, Navarra
Tempranillo is the rioja grape but this wine is made in the adjoining region of [...]
2018 Basa Blanco, Rueda, Telmo Rodriguez
Streamlined, elegant and very unshowy, this white wine made from verdejo and viura has all [...]
2018 Pinot Bianco, Kellerei Kurtatsch, Alto Adige
This is one of the most enchanting and remarkable wines of the year so far. [...]
2016 Léonides, Domaine du Météore, Faugères
This is a very dramatic wine, made from organic Syrah, Grenache and Cinsault vines which [...]
2018 Saumur-Champigny, Domaine des Sanzay
Saumur-Champigny is one of the most important red wine regions in the Loire Valley. I [...]
2016 Château La Freynelle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux
It is odd to taste a Bordeaux that is solely made from Cabernet Sauvignon because [...]