Category Archives: Wine Reviews
Diatomists Amontillado, Jerez de la Frontera, Singular Bota NV
The Amontillado is smoky, raspy, tangy and orange skin-soaked with invigorating freshness and natural balance. [...]
Oct
2021 Côte de Brouilly Cuvée de l’Héronde, Domaine de Vavril
Stop everything and buy a case of this wine. It is one of the year’s [...]
Oct
2021 Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie, Domaine de la Chauvinière
From vines planted on the edge of Château-Thébaud, managed according to the principles of sustainable [...]
Oct
2021 Anjou Blanc, Domaine Alexandre Cady
Certified organic, hand-harvested, made in concrete vats and bottled in early 2022. Good, but not [...]
Oct
2021 Kerner, Kellerei Kurtatsch, Alto Adige
Grown at 800 m above sea level in sand and loam soils with quartz and [...]
Oct
2020 Mâcon-Fuissé Les Bruyères, Domaine Dominique Cornin
Certified organic and cultivated biodynamically. Les Bruyères is a north-facing slope of blue schist. Matured [...]
Oct
2020 Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet, Domaine Daniel Dampt
From the south-east-facing Premier Cru Côte de Léchet slope. Mealy, chewy wine that’s quite a [...]
Oct
2019 Château La Croix Blanche, Francs Côtes de Bordeaux
This 7-ha estate lies just north-east of St-Émilion. A blend of 85% Merlot with 15% [...]
Oct
2021 Juliénas, Domaine de Forétal
Domaine de Foretal lies in the village of Vauxrenard, up in the hills above Juliénas. [...]
Oct
2018 Château Haut-Vigneau, Pessac-Léognan
Situated in the commune of Martillac, this 20-ha property was purchased by Eric Perrin of [...]
Oct
2019 Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune Rouge Altitude 377, Boris Champy
From vines on the slopes leading into the hills from Nantoux, at 377 m elevation. [...]
Oct
2019 Scorpo Estate Shiraz, Mornington Peninsula
Established in 1997, the 7-ha Scorpo Family Estate is located in Merricks North, in the [...]
Oct
2021 Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie, Domaine de la Chauvinière
I cannot fault the flavour or energy in this smashing wine. It is a cut [...]
Oct
2021 Anjou Blanc, Domaine Alexandre Cady
Look at the price! Knockout quality, from this little-known appellation, this is the wine to [...]
Oct
2020 Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet, Domaine Daniel Dampt
One has to pay up for serious white Burgundy these days, so the wines I [...]
Oct