The 2001 Cos d’Estournel rocks. While not widely regarded as a extraordinary year in St-Estèphe, the 2001 rendition of Cabernet Sauvignon (65%) and Merlot (35%) from the hillside of Cos is tremendously good.
Category: France
Unlikely finds in suburban Auckland: Cheap Claret of Cru Classe Status
Expectations were as low as the top of a scantily clad Playgirl as we journeyed to the only known wine store in a 5 km radius in neighbourhood Auckland.
A First-Growth in Norfolk: Chateau Haut-Brion 1998
I experienced a very special wine on quite an unremarkable day in Norfolk recently…
A “Legendary” Chateau d’Yquem Vintage
This is the creme de la creme of vinous experiences. I could deliver a soliloquy on the ethereal nature of this wine, indeed I must.
A Mag-nificent Experience: Altare, Palmer & Rieussec
They’re empty now. All four and a half litres of them. Separately consumed at the relevant time by a party of fourteen willing imbibers.
Wine Euphoria: 2006 Domaine Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Les Ruchottes”
No taint, no pre-ox, utterly supreme…. a picture of White Burgundy perfection, it was a bottle of 2006 Domaine Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Les Ruchottes”.
An Old Claret: 1989 Ch. Leoville Barton, Saint Julien
It was 9.29pm on Friday… a pretty unremarkable, cold, winter London evening. It had been a morosely long day, and Jeroboam’s in Knightsbridge was about to close. Knowing it was another 5 minute walk toContinue reading
Chateau de Pez 2003, St Estephe, Bordeaux
Chateau de Pez 2003, St Estephe, Bordeaux 2003 being a hot vintage, you’ll find super ripe, brambly fruit on the nose of this wine . There’s some nice toasty oak and tobacco notes from theContinue reading
Domaine Jamet: Quintessential Rhône
Jean-Paul and Jean-Luc Jamet are brothers. They are also in partnership, producing some of the best wines in the Rhône from their base in the hills above the beautiful Ampuis and Rhone River.
Chateau Fourcas Hosten 2005, Listrac, Medoc, Bordeaux
This Chateau is located to the west of Margaux where heavier soils predominate. An interesting history attaches itself…