If you are going to buy white Burgundy with bottle age, you want to be assured of the condition of the wines. When we had the chance to plunder the reserves of one of our favourite white Burgundy estates, we couldn’t believe our luck. You may recall that Domaine Darviot-Perrin has leased out their vineyards for the next couple of vintages ...
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Someone once told me that I would be impressed by the wines of Carema quite a while back…I didn’t get around to following it up until recently. He was certainly right, I tasted the 2016 Carema Riserva from Produttori di Carema the other evening and I was immediately struck by the Burgundian character of the wine. It was very much Ba...
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I have tasted this particular wine, namely the I Sodi San Niccolo, Castellare di Castellina, over a few vintages now, and something is changing. While it has always shown well, I think the 2016, offered here at £235 per 6 bottle case in bond, is an absolute stand-out. The origins of Castellare di Castellina are unusual...four separate esta...
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Champagne has a perplexing schedule of releases; each house or producer releases when they see fit. It means that many producers, large or small, are releasing completely different vintages concurrently. Just as some clients get excited by one of the last Grande Marque releases from the 2008 vintage, other producers are releasing their 2012s. An...
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When white Bordeaux is great, it is spectacular……The problem is there are comparatively few great examples of really fine white Bordeaux, even though there are a lot of 'sound to good'. Many of the best come from Pessac-Léognan in the northern Graves. Among the finest expressions white Bordeaux, we could count Haut-Brion, La...
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Seeing the release this week of 2018 Galatrona prompted me to finally put this offer out – an offer of the impressive 2010 vintage at a much lower price, offered here at £310 per 6 bottle case in bond. I have tasted this Tuscan Merlot on a number of occasions and in a variety of vintages…it always impresses with its ability to...
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