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A family domaine based in the village of Mauves, which was part of the ‘original’ [...]
This is the kind of wine that gets pigeon-holed as a summer wine, usually as [...]
This is one of the finest value red Bordeaux of the year and I cannot [...]
Very pale salmon. Peach, apricot, spice and red berry flavours. Airy, fresh and supple; a [...]
Gosh, this is an amazing Cabernet Franc and the fruit is wonderfully floral and juicy [...]
In some ways, a new domaine – for five generations, the family rented out its [...]
A gamay that is not from Beaujolais but the old volcanic terrain of the Côtes [...]
I know what you’re thinking: “That’s an expensive Petit Chablis.” But it’s a brilliant one, [...]
The Côtes de Forez are not conventionally thought of as part of the Loire wine [...]
Full bottle 1,320 g. From various terroirs around Maimbray: 60% limestone and 40% terres blanches. [...]
Full bottle 1,335 g. Certified organic. 100% Cabernet Franc on clay-limestone. Mid purplish crimson. Fragrant [...]
Gorgeous floral scent, strawberry and zingy splendour unite in pitch perfection. in , 6th June [...]
Regular readers will know that I am a huge fan of Pique Roque Rosé, having [...]
Esprit is a brand-new rosé find for me and it is a biodynamically-farmed Grenache, Syrah, [...]
Vieilles Vignes are the key to the Boulon family’s cracking Beaujolais, or certainly one of [...]
Sleek and refreshing as frozen berries, this fragrant ace from Italy is liquid finesse. Magical! [...]
The finest of the new season 2020 rosés, Pique Roque is a scintillating wine with [...]
I am a massive fan of posh Beaujolais and this wine is a perfect example. [...]
In Burgundy’s Janus-like 2017 vintage, this wine has the requisite substance, structure and balance for [...]
A biodynamically-farmed, pin-sharp, pristine Chardonnay hides behind the cartoon label and it is absolutely enchanting! [...]
I tasted this immediately after the F & D Clair Puligny Garenne and this withstood [...]
35% of the Pinot Noir from above St-Aubin, 65% from near Les Maranges to the [...]
Domaine Gayda Viognier Pays d’Oc 2019 … could be Viognier’s calling card. “It’s a blend [...]
Amos is a terroir-focused blend from vineyards at 600m-900m. Non-aromatic varieties – mostly Pinot Bianco, [...]
Textbook Viognier character from innovative Languedoc producer Gayda – unusual in a basic varietal range. [...]
I rarely get this excited about Muscadet, but I truly believe that this is the [...]
2019 Côtes du Rhône, Domaine de Verquière This is another red which seems to be [...]
2018 white Burgundies are generally fleshy and forward by comparison to the upright 2017s and [...]
Please welcome Scorpo wines to our shores! I have known Paul and Caroline Scorpo and [...]
Jacky Blot is the genius of Montlouis who demonstrated how beautiful its Chenin Blanc could [...]
Next-level Italian wine. A rich, sleek beauty with subtle gingery spice. Outstanding with festive ham [...]
The Biker Blinis present a rather interesting vinous challenge but this wine is up to [...]
Cask sample, tasted at the domaine. What a stunning nose! Piercingly fresh and expressive notes [...]
Jacky Blot is a revered producer in the Loire and this is a very special [...]
A vibrant and vital Syrah. I’ve placed my order! A world class wine. in YOU [...]
A case, selected by Victoria Moore, containing wines from the seven member wine merchants that [...]
I enthusiastically recommended the 2017 release of this wine, but I make no excuse for [...]
There’s so much low-rent chianti around, it’s easy to forget how delicious – and brilliant [...]
HH&C represent the 120-year-old Cantina Kurtatsch in Alto Adige, and presented their Amos 2017 – [...]
Ranuccio Neri founded his estate among the ancient farm buildings of his family home in [...]
For under £15 Ritou Syrah is flipping brilliant. […] It’s all about crunchy, defined, fragrant [...]
If Michael Brajkovich MW were a Burgundian rather than a New Zealander, he would be [...]
Navarra lies along the northeast flank of Rioja and used to be known for its [...]
Just because you can drink the Cabernet Franc red wines of the Loire lightly chilled, [...]
Pristine and fresh as a sunbeam on a mountain meadow, this is next level vino [...]
Sleek as a puma, finer than silk, this is light vibrant red with a splendid [...]
I was knocked out by a recent tasting of wine samples kindly sent to me [...]
Grown on the lower hills above Kurtatsch. They write: ‘Lagrein is Alto Adige’s oldest grape [...]
Clayey vineyard in Glen, in the commune of Montan. Sunny days and cool nights. No [...]
The name Caliz apparently derives from the Latin terms calix (calyx) und calx (limestone). Caliz [...]
Some viognier is heady and creamy in style; this one is more of an aperitif, [...]
Although this does have the comforting richness so typical of Saint Emilion it’s more towards [...]
In Piedmont, where this is from, dolcetto loses out because everyone wants to talk about [...]
Haynes, Hanson & Clark says this red bordeaux has been flying out of its stockroom [...]
Romania is a secretly good source of everyday drinking (as opposed to sublimely hedonistic) pinot [...]
From one of the Sancerre satellites in the Loire, this white is a very classy [...]
The great thing about Italian whites is that – unlike some others – they don’t [...]
When Piemonte Dolcetto is as good as Ca’ Viola Vilot, it’s an absolute treat, living [...]
An extremely good, shimmeringly pale pink made up in the hills of the Var department [...]
This is scintillating Sauvignon Blanc comes from a village called Quincy, which is just down [...]
A superb trio of recommendations from Matthew Jukes on SheerLuxe’s podcast: I have a £100 [...]
Corbières, in the south-west of France, is famous for its hearty red wines, but this [...]
…Haynes Hanson & Clark have long worked harder than most at sniffing out the bordeaux [...]
I taste up to 40,000 wines a year and I can tell you that it [...]
Cabernet franc grown in the south-west facing vineyard of Les Poyeux: ample and plump like [...]
A superb specimen of an unassuming red bordeaux. Fresh, clean and unoaked, it is built [...]
Haynes, Hanson & Clark is a London-based wine merchant whose buyers favour wines that are [...]
Well-integrated ingredients make a most attractive whole with a bit more body than the simplest [...]
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Close to the border with St-Émilion. Unoaked. Straightforward crimson. Very [...]
From Marie and Sylvie Courselle, ‘vigneronnes épicuriennes’, daughters of Francis Courselle of Ch Thieuley. This [...]
Very pale, distinctly orangey, salmon Provençal colour. Lightly smoky nose. Saline and fresh with some [...]
There is one merchant in the UK whose innate understanding of inexpensive red Bordeaux (as [...]
I have written up and also bought this wine every vintage for well over a [...]
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 one of the most enchanting and remarkable wines of the year so far. [...]
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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