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I can remember sitting next to the venerable Madame Gatinois at a Bollinger Vins Clairs [...]
An absolutely lovely classic claret: fresh, gentle and so fragrant, as if there’s a waft [...]
Tempranillo is the rioja grape but this wine is made in the adjoining region of [...]
Streamlined, elegant and very unshowy, this white wine made from verdejo and viura has all [...]
This is a very dramatic wine, made from organic Syrah, Grenache and Cinsault vines which [...]
Saumur-Champigny is one of the most important red wine regions in the Loire Valley. I [...]
It is odd to taste a Bordeaux that is solely made from Cabernet Sauvignon because [...]
The inexpensive red Bordeaux category is a scary place but I found this wine a [...]
This is one of my favourite Champagnes of all and it is made from such [...]
This demure wine, with its discreet label, does not jump off the shelf, so let [...]
Not the grandest of Burgundy appellations, but winemaker Thomas Bouley is from Volnay and the [...]
It pays to look outside the most famous appellations. And the less ambitious 2014s are [...]
There are some stunning north Rhône Syrahs around, thanks to a recent run of excellent [...]
This Loire wine’s morello cherry fruit is more charming than many a Gamay grown in [...]
Vieux Château Saint André is the family winery of Jean-Claude Berrouet, who made Petrus for [...]
A glorious Rhône syrah, made by a St Joseph producer from vineyards that aren’t classified [...]
This is one of my favourite discoveries of the year! Made from the Beaujolais grape, [...]
This is beautifully expressive, unoaked cool-climate Chardonnay – both vibrant and generous, with citrus, white [...]
The lirac made by Rodolphe de Pins is notably elegant for a red lirac – [...]
16.5pts – Vernatsch aka Schiave/Tronllinger grown on sandy soils in Kurtatsch hills, at 300–400 m [...]
16pts – 100% Gamay Noir. East-facing, 4-ha vineyard at 350 m on deep granite soils. [...]
17/20 Aged for 10 months, 70% in stainless steel, 30% in barrels. Buttery, creamy, toasty. [...]
A couple of years ago I wrote six columns for the short-lived, highbrow, erotic magazine [...]
Domaine Vallet Ritou Syrah 2018 Vin de France is a gleaming syrah, with a plume [...]
When it comes to white I naturally incline to dry, focused wines with a clean [...]
Chiroubles is one of my favourite Beaujolais Crus (the 10 jewels in the Beaujolais crown [...]
A wonderful example of northern Italy’s Lagrein grape – deep coloured and bathed in black [...]
This sophisticated pink fizz has emerged as one of England’s finest. Its tantalising aromas of [...]
Quincy is one of the Sancerre satellites and typically a step above Touraine sauvignon but [...]
Holiday pinot noir that seems to have a faint waft of lavender and blowsy florals [...]
I hadn’t tasted this palest pink wine when I wrote my recent top rosés list [...]
I was lucky to see a very early sample of this wine and it is [...]
Tempranillo is the rioja grape, but this is from the northern Spanish region of Navarra. [...]
It’s the streamlined shape of this elegant wine that makes it such a pleasure. It’s [...]
…this is altogether sleeker and more refined – a real mini sancerre. Very finely delineated, [...]
…I knew that ’17 Campriano was special and, of course, it is. This is one [...]
Made from vines that grow outside St-Joseph in the northern Rhône, this opens with a [...]
Nero d’avola is Sicily’s signature red grape – here it makes a wine like a [...]
A seriously impressive, refreshing Loire sauvignon blanc that is a delight to drink: lissom, with [...]
If you are searching for an inexpensive Pinot Noir which actually tastes accurate and also [...]
Here is another stunningly impressive Nero d’Avola and it is even more rounded and fruit-stuffed [...]
This wine is class personified. If you would like to taste a wine which, to [...]
An alternative red for chicken? Try a medium bodied, juicy, succulent Italian red such as [...]
…The cool, pure air of the Alto Adige has allowed these Pinot Bianco grapes to [...]
…Made by the highly popular Olivier Leflaive, this is a great example of the often [...]
…If it’s a partner to a meat dish, a bit weightier, but still shot through [...]
Expressions of bright citrus and grapefruit that are verging on astringent. There are gently integrated [...]
A little rustic but still very enjoyable drop that will go down nicely with your [...]
My ‘lighter’ red looks like it might be a Super-Tuscan given its name, and in [...]
Solid, reassuring, slightly perfumed and reminiscent of hay, soft saddles and strawberries with a frisky [...]
At HH&C they like their wines fresh and clear-cut, so while this has the clovey [...]
A simple but vivid claret, this is a new find for HH&C and “sometimes we [...]
A rustic nose, with vibrant fruit, macerated black cherry, black olives, a hint of mocha [...]
Cornas is of course made from syrah, which in the Rhône often tastes as if [...]
Ah, there it is on the nose, the tantalising, shiver-inducing fragrance of blood, iron, spice, [...]
2016 is a good year for Beaujolais: the wines combine ripeness and freshness. This one [...]
Viognier can be heavy and drowsily luxuriant with exotic peach and honeysuckle scent. This is [...]
Bright redberry fruit with a hint of violets spring from the glass. The palate delivers [...]
Made from a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and boasting some mightily [...]
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