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 Jack Scott Having heard all about the fall in production of the Languedoc and the gobbling up of 15% of the Languedoc’s production by the Chinese, David Round MW, James Fleetwood Mac and I prepared our palates with Côte de Boeuf the night before setting about the mission of blending this year’s House Wines [...]
Another good weekend in the national press so far as the Independent Newspaper Group was concerned. Not only did our…. Bellvale Pinot Noir The Quercus Vineyard, South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia 2008 appear on Saturday…. But on Sunday we also had our terrific…. Bertrand Stehelin, Côtes-du-Rhône Villages [...]
By our Chilean Sommelier, Raul Diaz It is a great pleasure for me as a Chilean to share this blog with you. In my early career I was lucky to witness the early development of Chile’s wine export industry and in my more recent history it has been fantastic to witness the steady growth in [...]
Hot on the heels of the rave review of our very own André Roger Vieilles Vignes, Jancis Robinson MW has also written glowing tasting notes for the small selection of our wines which she recently tasted. You can find the full report on www.jancisrobinson.com, but we have listed the tasting notes below. White: Jean-Marie Haag [...]
Last weekend, Jancis Robinson published her top 25 fine festive fizzes in the FT, and we were delighted to see our very own André Roger Vieilles Vignes amongst them. It’s made from 45 year-old Pinot Noir vines growing in Grand Cru vineyards in the village of Aÿ, and this particular cuvée is entirely from the [...]
Once a month, my lovely cousin, Deborah, comes in and cooks up a storm and James Fleetwood Mac (yup, that’s his name) does the wine matching. On Friday, we had Turkey and all the trimmings and what heaven that was with Esk Valley Verdelho (or, we just LOVE it with Von Buhl’s Dry Rieslings) then [...]