Category Archives: Wine Reviews
2016 Bourgogne Aligoté “Récolte du Domaine”, Olivier Leflaive
…Made by the highly popular Olivier Leflaive, this is a great example of the often [...]
2015 Stile di Campriano, Toscana IGT
…If it’s a partner to a meat dish, a bit weightier, but still shot through [...]
2016 Kumeu Village Hand Harvested Chardonnay, Kumeu River
Expressions of bright citrus and grapefruit that are verging on astringent. There are gently integrated [...]
2016 Dolcetto d`Alba Vilot, Ca` Viola
A little rustic but still very enjoyable drop that will go down nicely with your [...]
2015 Stile di Campriano, Toscana IGT
My ‘lighter’ red looks like it might be a Super-Tuscan given its name, and in [...]
2016 Pleno Tempranillo, Navarra
Solid, reassuring, slightly perfumed and reminiscent of hay, soft saddles and strawberries with a frisky [...]
2014 Château Tour Bel Air, Montagne-Saint-Emilion
At HH&C they like their wines fresh and clear-cut, so while this has the clovey [...]
2015 Château Le Joyeux, Bordeaux
A simple but vivid claret, this is a new find for HH&C and “sometimes we [...]
2015 Rosso di Montalcino, Il Colle
A rustic nose, with vibrant fruit, macerated black cherry, black olives, a hint of mocha [...]
2011 Cornas, Domaine Alain Verset
Cornas is of course made from syrah, which in the Rhône often tastes as if [...]
2011 Cornas, Domaine Alain Verset
Ah, there it is on the nose, the tantalising, shiver-inducing fragrance of blood, iron, spice, [...]
2016 Côte de Brouilly, Domaine Gilbert Chetaille
2016 is a good year for Beaujolais: the wines combine ripeness and freshness. This one [...]
2016 Viognier, Domaine Gayda, Pays d`Oc
Viognier can be heavy and drowsily luxuriant with exotic peach and honeysuckle scent. This is [...]
2015 Morgon Vieilles Vignes Cuvée des Délys, Raymond Bouland
Bright redberry fruit with a hint of violets spring from the glass. The palate delivers [...]
2015 Château La Rocaille, Graves Rouge
Made from a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and boasting some mightily [...]