Simply put, if there was one estate that I have visited over the last couple of years that has been an eye-opener for me in terms of quality and the value offered by the wines, it would be La Ca’ Nova in Barbaresco.
As you arrive at the estate, there is nothing glitzy – it is instead a beautifully-positioned farm a...
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If you are prepared to venture further afield than the great names of Rioja and the Ribera del Duero, Spain can offer wines of extraordinary value for money. The issue is, in outlying regions, quality and style can vary and it therefore takes time to locate the examples that punch well above their price points.
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Change is afoot at Domaine Darviot-Perrin. Almost 30 years since inception, husband-and-wife team Didier and Geneviève Darviot are winding down as vignerons. Their daughter, Alix, has been assisting her parents at the Domaine for the last few years, however she has recently made the decision to relinquish her involvement at the Domaine an...
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I must open by saying we make absolutely no excuses for offering a fifth vintage in a row of Curly Flat’s consistently outstanding Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Many of you will already know the story here. From the Macedon Ranges in Victoria with vineyards at altitudes between 400 and 700 metres, the wines are the essence of cool climat...
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Francis Egly’s wines were outstanding when we first offered them back in 2013, and the quality of his wines has advanced since then, reflecting his meticulousness and enduring desire to improve. Simply put, I regard the wines of Egly-Ouriet as being among the small handful of estates at the very pinnacle of Champagne production. In fact, I...
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When we released the 2015 Gattinara from Nervi, the first time we had offered wines from this estate, Simon quoted Walter Speller, writing on jancisrobinson.com, when he commented; ‘The Nebbiolos of Alto Piemonte offer an incredible alternative to Burgundy as they play in the same corner of elegance and finely grained tannins.’
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