Bordeaux Latour a Pomerol 1928, 1961 Latour á Pomerol produces sumptuous, meaty, concentrated and full-bodied Pomerols. The 1928 vintage was so vibrant and powerful…. A miracle!!! Full of pure fruits, mineral character and a long finish. Petrus 1928, 1945, 1961 I have to be very honest with Petrus. There are great wines but they were [...]
So then we moved on to Burgundy Rousseau Chambertin 1962, 1971 Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze 1962, 1971 Chambertin was masculine, powerful and constructed well. It is a vigorous and firm wine, having a characteristic aroma of liquorice. Chambertin Clos de Beze was a fantastic delicate wine with slightly lighter alcohol and tannin content. Both [...]
So here we go then – these are my thoughts on the champagnes… Moet 1911 Although I’m a fan of Champagne at almost any age, I was taken by the quality of the 1911. It possessed what most people would consider a fatal flaw: no bubbles. I enjoyed notes of ginger, honey and apple as [...]
If you are invited to a connoisseur’s dinner party you will need to answer this terrible question: What is the best wine you have ever tasted? I had the fantastic opportunity to host an event last week tasting some of the best wines ever produced during the last century. We were blessed to taste superb [...]
By Bert Gilbert Jacko and his nine Jascoteers set out from St Pancras on a cold January morning. Powering under the channel on the Eurostar we arrived in Paris two hours later. After some dilly-dally at Gard du Nord we hired our carriages and made a beeline for the Grand cru village of Aÿ, passing [...]
Today was a great day for David. Summoned to the mighty City Law Firm, Pinsent Masons, and ISS Food & Hospitality to put up our Champagnes against their incumbent ‘House Selected Champagnes’, Goliathan Mumm Cordon Rouge & Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label, I sent in our champions including Gaston ‘Delboy’ Dericbourg Cuvee de Reserve, Champagne Palmer, [...]
Ye Gods, those boys in the kitchen at the delightful Punter Pub in Cambridge really know how to put together a ‘Gastronomic Dinner with Wines’! 36 gastronomists assembled at 7 to launch into Louis Piccamelot’s Cremant de Bourgogne and how good was that tasting this evening?! With it’s fine mousse and gentle toasty tones, full [...]
Jascots’ Senior Sales Executive and Food & Wine Matching Guru James MacLellan recently hosted a winemaker’s lunch at The Providores with Gordon Russell of Esk Valley, and was so enthused by the whole experience that he couldn’t resistwriting this fabulous and enticing blog!! Gordon is clearly proud of this artisan estate’s strapline ‘handcrafted wines’ and [...]