Author Archives: HH&C
Château de Bousval, Jardins de Wallonie
2022 Gouttes d`O Chardonnay, Château de Bousval, Jardins de Wallonie Complete, fresh nose indicates some [...]
Jul
2023 Domaine Pique Roque Rosé, Côtes de Provence
…made from a blend of Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault and Cabernet Sauvignon, it has robust ingredients, [...]
Jun
2021 Les Montys le Parc, Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie, Jéremie Huchet
What makes this Muscadet different from mass-market labels is the wonderful depth of flavour that [...]
Jun
2023 Domaine Pique Roque Rosé, Côtes de Provence
If you’re after the archetypal pale pink from Provence, here it is: fine but sinewy, [...]
Jun
2023 Domaine Pique Roque Rosé, Côtes de Provence
Very pale and also very refined, this thyme-scented rosé is my top pick in this [...]
May
2022 Pinot Bianco, Kellerei Kurtatsch, Alto Adige
Described by the winemaker as an elegant mountain wine, this is one of the nicest [...]
Mar
2022 Côte de Brouilly Cuvée de l’Héronde, Domaine de Vavril
I could almost fall for Cuvée de l’Héronde’s glistening purple-ruby colour alone, but it’s the [...]
Feb
2008 Orpale, Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Figs, bruised apples and toasted nuts with a stylish, smoky quality. Elegant and complex, tension [...]
Feb
2020 Savennières Clos du Petit Beaupreau, Domaine des Deux Vallées
From the Loire’s most intense Chenin Blanc appellation. Interesting nuts and hay on the nose. [...]
Nov
2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Font de Courtedune
A reminder of why the southern Rhône has such a reputation. There’s a fluency and [...]
Nov
2021 Scorpo Noirien Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula
This lot love good pinot noir from Australia or New Zealand and this, grown close [...]
Nov
2022 La Fruitière, Vignes Blanches, IGP Val de Loire, Famille Lieubeau
A calm but also bright and crystalline white, this blends the grassy freshness of sauvignon [...]
Nov
2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Font de Courtedune
Gloriously lush, four-year-old chateauneuf that’s worth paying extra for. An ideal roast turkey wine. Fiona [...]
Nov
2020 Picnic Pinot Noir, Two Paddocks, Central Otago
Two Paddocks makes beautiful pinot noir in one of the world’s best pinot noir regions. [...]
Oct
2022 Côte de Brouilly Cuvée de l’Héronde, Domaine de Vavril
I have just returned from my annual pilgrimage to Piemonte, in North-West Italy, to taste [...]
Aug