Earlier this year, I offered the outstanding 2019 Las Gravas from Casa Castillo, a wine which I have tasted three times now, and each time I continue to be impressed by its poise and complexity. I have since also tasted its big brother, the 100% Monastrell, Pie Franco, which is a remarkable wine. Sadly, stock is so difficult to access and strict...
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Don’t let your Christmas fall flat! I’m sorry, please excuse the pun, but it's high time to think about fizz for the festive season. Here you will find six fantastic sparkling wines, all offering so much more value and character than the many less interesting, high volume Champagnes you might encounter. I have even included a Spanish...
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We offered a Barolo from a relatively unknown producer back in September after I was able to buy a parcel of their 2016 vintage. On a recent trip to Piemonte, I made a point of calling to see Andrea Bosco at Bosco Agostino in La Morra, as I was intrigued to understand more of the wines and the estate. The 2016 Barolo, Neirane, struck me as the p...
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Simply put, I am huge fan of both the Reserve wines from DeMorgenzon, Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay. They rank among the best value whites I taste each year and show an unerring consistency, vintage in, vintage out. And the newly released 2019 Reserve Chardonnay, offered here for the first time, represents a superb vintage for the estate and I don...
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Of all the offers I send out, it becomes increasingly difficult to say something different about the wines of La Ca’ Nova as I have said it all before.
La Ca’ Nova not only makes some of the most breathtaking Barbaresco that I taste each year, but they make some of the most reasonably priced. Winemaker Marco Rocca ...
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Visiting Priorat in spring of this year was utterly fascinating. Visiting Carles Ortiz at Nin-Ortiz confirmed my earlier belief that they make some of the most head-turning wines I have tasted in the last few years from anywhere.
This small estate, situated in Priorat in Catalunya on north-eastern Spain’s Mediterranean c...
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