The wines of Domaine Cathiard have long been characterised by their fruit purity and textural depth. Sebastien Cathiard’s Aligoté embraces this style. The first two vintages were from a small (0.13 hectare) parcel of young vines, but the wine now benefits from a majority (1.45 hectares) of significantly older vines that bring a high...
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In March 2020, we offered a then very recent find of two exceptional Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) from Weingut Dautel in Bönnigheim, north of Stuttgart. We then tasted the 2018 vintage a year later and sold out instantly, such had been the reception of the 2017. Rather than rewrite the history and background, please see the previous offe...
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I will come straight to the point here: I think Renato Corino’s Barolo, Rocche dell’Annunziata is routinely one of the outstanding values in any Barolo vintage. The 2019 is exceptional.
1. Rocche dell’Annunziata ranks as one of the greatest vineyards not just of La Morra but of the whole of Barolo – it is con...
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‘I tasted a number of exceptional wines at Elio Grasso this fall. The 2019s are gorgeous, vivid Barolos that capture the best the year had to offer…The Grassos embody all the values of Piedmont’s historic artisan families. It’s great to see them at the top.’ So writes Antonio Galloni in his recent review of the exc...
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You are unlikely to have heard of this Champagne producer - indeed we hadn't heard of him until reading a recent endorsement from William Kelley, which compelled us to buy a parcel of NV Extra Brut Grand Cru ‘Le Terroir’, Adrien Renoir - £240 per 6 bottle case in bond.
Adrien Renoir is a fourth generation win...
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The Champagnes of Vilmart are not short of endorsements, and yet, somehow, despite the surge of interest witnessed in the Champagne market last year, they seem to be something of an insider’s secret. It doesn’t really add up when you consider how strong the following statements are:
‘Vilmart is the greatest g...
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