Where do I start? Let’s cut to the chase. I tasted two outstanding Tuscan reds just recently that blew me away. I would count them as two of the more surprising wines I have tasted this year – I didn’t know what to expect, but they are both truly exceptional.
Both wines come fr...
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I was interested to taste the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon from Moss Wood, having been so impressed by the 2019 last year, as I had read that 2020 was considered a classic for Western Australia’s Margaret River.
I am rather sceptical of early pronouncements of greatness, and it does often sound...
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These two whites from Vietti are outstanding values; they are keenly priced, but equally stand out for the quality on show. I am yet to encounter an Arneis that I rate as highly as this, and while there may be other examples of Timorasso of a similar quality, they tend to be in a richer, late harvest style. Conse...
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“By now I have run out of superlatives for Vajra. Suffice it to say these are some of the finest, artisan wines being made in Piedmont today. At a time when prices for so many wines are skyrocketing out of control, Vajra's prices are a breath of fresh air. The Barolos are made in contemporary traditional style, with longish fermenta...
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I have tasted many examples of Albariño, the majority of which are made in an uncomplicated style; fresh, citrussy and unoaked. Whilst often pleasant and refreshing, they rarely demonstrate the potential that this grape is capable of in the right hands. Enter Zárate, one of the oldest producers in Rías Baixas, the home of Al...
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Every once in a while, we are stopped in our tracks by a wine that confounds, impressing way beyond expectation. Such an occurrence recently happened while I was tasting through a swathe of white Burgundy. Out of a sea of similarity emerged a wine of exquisite singularity. Domaine Feuillat-Juillot was not an estate known to me but I sensed immed...
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