Category Archives: Wine Reviews
2018 Les Parcelles Chardonnay, Réthoré Davy
This demure wine, with its discreet label, does not jump off the shelf, so let [...]
2017 Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune, Domaine Jean-Marc Bouley
Not the grandest of Burgundy appellations, but winemaker Thomas Bouley is from Volnay and the [...]
2014 Vieux Château Saint André, Montagne Saint-Emilion
It pays to look outside the most famous appellations. And the less ambitious 2014s are [...]
2018 Ritou Syrah, Vin de France, Domaine Vallet
There are some stunning north Rhône Syrahs around, thanks to a recent run of excellent [...]
2018 Le Bois Jacou, Touraine Gamay, Jean-François Merieau
This Loire wine’s morello cherry fruit is more charming than many a Gamay grown in [...]
2014 Vieux Château Saint André, Montagne Saint-Emilion
Vieux Château Saint André is the family winery of Jean-Claude Berrouet, who made Petrus for [...]
2018 Ritou Syrah, Vin de France, Domaine Vallet
A glorious Rhône syrah, made by a St Joseph producer from vineyards that aren’t classified [...]
2018 Le Bois Jacou, Touraine Gamay, Jean-François Merieau
This is one of my favourite discoveries of the year! Made from the Beaujolais grape, [...]
2018 Les Parcelles Chardonnay, Réthoré Davy
This is beautifully expressive, unoaked cool-climate Chardonnay – both vibrant and generous, with citrus, white [...]
2015 Lirac, Baron Louis, Château de Montfaucon
The lirac made by Rodolphe de Pins is notably elegant for a red lirac – [...]
Cantina Kurtatsch, Sonntaler Alte Reben Vernatsch 2018 Alto Adige
16.5pts – Vernatsch aka Schiave/Tronllinger grown on sandy soils in Kurtatsch hills, at 300–400 m [...]
Dom de la Grosse Pierre, La Grosse Pierre 2018 Chiroubles
16pts – 100% Gamay Noir. East-facing, 4-ha vineyard at 350 m on deep granite soils. [...]
2017 Condrieu Rouelle-Midi, Domaine Vallet
17/20 Aged for 10 months, 70% in stainless steel, 30% in barrels. Buttery, creamy, toasty. [...]
2017 Cent Visages, Touraine Côt, Jean-François Merieau
A couple of years ago I wrote six columns for the short-lived, highbrow, erotic magazine [...]
2018 Ritou Syrah, Vin de France, Domaine Vallet
Domaine Vallet Ritou Syrah 2018 Vin de France is a gleaming syrah, with a plume [...]