By Luke Hadlow. On a rainy day at Jascots’ HQ in Park Royal, Gordon Russell of the Esk Valley Vineyard came all the way over to London and brought with him some New Zealand sunshine…and a selection of the finest wine I have ever tasted. We all assembled in the tasting room and Gordon gave [...]
So good it’s boring? I don’t really get that. McLaren-MP4 Our man, Ron Dennis of Mclaren Cars, goes and creates the Mclaren MP4-12C and some unappreciative hick who probably lives in a one-bedroom flea-infested basement flat in Peckham has the bare-faced audacity to describe it as ‘so good, it’s boring.’ This is the made-in-England [...]
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 [...]
What a day yesterday’s Trade & Press Tasting was at Somerset House. There were so many great people there. We loved it and we think they loved it. On our exit pole the top five most favourite wines for the day were: Best Sparkling/Champagne – Champagne André Roger, Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes [13%] Best Northern [...]
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 [...]