Category Archives: Wine Reviews
2022 Eisenstadt Neuburger/Weissburgunder, Tinhof, Burgenland
40% Neuberger and 60% Weissburgunder fermented and matured for nine months in large, old wooden [...]
14
Oct
Oct
2022 Sancerre Rouge Terre de Maimbray, Pascal et Nicolas Reverdy
18-hectare domaine, of which five are planted with Pinot Noir. This cuvée is a blend [...]
14
Oct
Oct
2022 Barbera d`Alba, Cascina Alberta
Brothers Francesco and Luca Guermani run this Piedmont property, whose 9 ha of vines lie [...]
14
Oct
Oct
2022 Gigondas Les Pigières, Domaine Font Sarade
60% Grenache, 35% Mourvèdre and 5% Syrah from the 1.25-hectare Les Pigières on the western [...]
14
Oct
Oct
2022 Gigondas Les Pigières, Domaine Font Sarade
2022 Gigondas Les Pigières, Domaine Font Sarade […] a bright, fresh, herbal-red-fruited version of the [...]
13
Oct
Oct
Château de Bousval, Jardins de Wallonie
2022 Gouttes d`O Chardonnay, Château de Bousval, Jardins de Wallonie Complete, fresh nose indicates some [...]
10
Jul
Jul
2023 Domaine Pique Roque Rosé, Côtes de Provence
…made from a blend of Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault and Cabernet Sauvignon, it has robust ingredients, [...]
21
Jun
Jun
2021 Les Montys le Parc, Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie, Jéremie Huchet
What makes this Muscadet different from mass-market labels is the wonderful depth of flavour that [...]
06
Jun
Jun
2023 Domaine Pique Roque Rosé, Côtes de Provence
If you’re after the archetypal pale pink from Provence, here it is: fine but sinewy, [...]
01
Jun
Jun
2023 Domaine Pique Roque Rosé, Côtes de Provence
Very pale and also very refined, this thyme-scented rosé is my top pick in this [...]
01
May
May
2022 Pinot Bianco, Kellerei Kurtatsch, Alto Adige
Described by the winemaker as an elegant mountain wine, this is one of the nicest [...]
22
Mar
Mar
2022 Côte de Brouilly Cuvée de l’Héronde, Domaine de Vavril
I could almost fall for Cuvée de l’Héronde’s glistening purple-ruby colour alone, but it’s the [...]
29
Feb
Feb
2008 Orpale, Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Figs, bruised apples and toasted nuts with a stylish, smoky quality. Elegant and complex, tension [...]
07
Feb
Feb
2020 Savennières Clos du Petit Beaupreau, Domaine des Deux Vallées
From the Loire’s most intense Chenin Blanc appellation. Interesting nuts and hay on the nose. [...]
25
Nov
Nov
2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Font de Courtedune
A reminder of why the southern Rhône has such a reputation. There’s a fluency and [...]
19
Nov
Nov