Category Archives: Wine Reviews
2019 Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune Rouge Altitude 377, Boris Champy
From vines on the slopes leading into the hills from Nantoux, at 377 m elevation. [...]
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Oct
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2019 Scorpo Estate Shiraz, Mornington Peninsula
Established in 1997, the 7-ha Scorpo Family Estate is located in Merricks North, in the [...]
07
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Oct
2021 Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie, Domaine de la Chauvinière
I cannot fault the flavour or energy in this smashing wine. It is a cut [...]
05
Oct
Oct
2021 Anjou Blanc, Domaine Alexandre Cady
Look at the price! Knockout quality, from this little-known appellation, this is the wine to [...]
05
Oct
Oct
2020 Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet, Domaine Daniel Dampt
One has to pay up for serious white Burgundy these days, so the wines I [...]
05
Oct
Oct
2021 Juliénas, Domaine de Forétal
A new find for HH&C, I dived into the 2020 stock and went crazy, so [...]
05
Oct
Oct
2019 Scorpo Estate Shiraz, Mornington Peninsula
This is a model cool-climate Aussie Shiraz with more perfume and bright fruit than an [...]
05
Oct
Oct
2020 Schiava Sonntaler, Kellerei Kurtatsch, Alto Adige
2020 Schiava Sonntaler, Kellerei Kurtatsch, Alto Adige Light-bodied and pale with a very gentle and [...]
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Sep
2019 Chianti Colli Senesi, Campriano
2019 Chianti Colli Senesi, Campriano I am mightily fussy about Chianti, which I like fresh [...]
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Aug
2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Font de Courtedune
2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Font de Courtedune Lovely sense of finesse on the nose, very pure, [...]
09
Aug
Aug
2020 Chablis, Domaine Daniel Dampt
2020 Chablis, Domaine Daniel Dampt Gloriously pristine Chablis that’s made mostly from the fruit of [...]
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Aug
Aug
2015 Château Belle Coline, Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
Fully mature claret at fifteen quid – has the world gone mad? Created from the [...]
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Jul
2021 La Minuette Rosé, IGP Pays d’Oc, Domaine Gayda
This is a new discovery for me, and I love the delicacy and restraint on [...]
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Jul
Jul
2021 Racine Picpoul de Pinet, Bruno Lafon & François Chamboissier
The racy Picpoul grape has enjoyed somewhat of a renaissance in the last few years, [...]
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Jul
2021 Domaine Pique Roque Rosé, Côtes de Provence
2021 Domaine Pique Roque Rosé, Côtes de Provence Textbook stuff and excellent for the price, [...]
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