Category Archives: Wine Reviews
2021 Scorpo Noirien Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula
Noirien’s price dips down to a mere £22.50 by the case, making this one of [...]
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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 [...]
26
Nov
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Champagne Henriet Bazin Blanc de Blancs, Premier Cru NV
Not the tightest texture – in fact rather loose – but you can really enjoy [...]
19
Nov
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2018 Château Haut-Vigneau, Pessac-Léognan
A gorgeous claret from a small château that has the same owner as Château Carbonnieux. [...]
04
Nov
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2019 Chianti Colli Senesi, Campriano
Textbook chianti: pure, delicate but intense. As good with ragu as with a roast. Fiona [...]
01
Nov
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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. [...]
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Oct
Oct
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 [...]
19
Oct
Oct
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 [...]
07
Oct
Oct
2021 Anjou Blanc, Domaine Alexandre Cady
Certified organic, hand-harvested, made in concrete vats and bottled in early 2022. Good, but not [...]
07
Oct
Oct
2021 Kerner, Kellerei Kurtatsch, Alto Adige
Grown at 800 m above sea level in sand and loam soils with quartz and [...]
07
Oct
Oct
2020 Mâcon-Fuissé Les Bruyères, Domaine Dominique Cornin
Certified organic and cultivated biodynamically. Les Bruyères is a north-facing slope of blue schist. Matured [...]
07
Oct
Oct
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 [...]
07
Oct
Oct
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% [...]
07
Oct
Oct
2021 Juliénas, Domaine de Forétal
Domaine de Foretal lies in the village of Vauxrenard, up in the hills above Juliénas. [...]
07
Oct
Oct
2018 Château Haut-Vigneau, Pessac-Léognan
Situated in the commune of Martillac, this 20-ha property was purchased by Eric Perrin of [...]
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