Charles Lea's Wine List

Wines I Like - Spring

Spring has sprung with real delight this year and if we can all just focus on that rather than world events (Trump) there are reasons to be cheerful. Celebrate Bank Holiday weekends with Champagne and Rosé, but have the odd bottle of red too, for the cool evenings. Think maybe HERI HODIE Brut from Roger Coulon, Christophe Mignon's 'ADN de Meunier' or GONET-MÉDEVILLE Tradition Brut for the Champagne, one of Guillaume and Virginie Philip's precise and aromatic rosés for the pink, and how about some juicy velvet northern Rhône Syrah for the red? This could be one of the amazing Vin de Pays/IGP options from one of our growers of Côte Rôtie or Saint Joseph, such as the 'LES AGATHES' from Rémi Niero, the 'FIRST FLIGHT Syrah' from Graeme & Julie Bott, the 'SENSATION DU NORD' from Bonnefond, or the SYRAH from new kids on the block, Bruyère et David. Or just go for the Saint Josephs or Côte Rôties themselves.

We are just as keen as ever on the 'regular drinking' wines from all over the Italy, from Peloro Rosso from Le Casematte in Sicily, via Tuscany with both Chiantis and Rossos from Montepulciano and Montalcino, as well as the coastal wines made from 'other' grape varieties, including Caburnio from Monteti and Bolgheri Rosso from Le Macchiole, all the way to Piedmont in the north with it's bright-fruited and sleek wines from Barbera and Dolcetto, as well as the lesser Nebbiolos. The BARBERA D'ALBA from Andrea Oberto is particularly gorgeous.

Lighter reds also have their place at lunches or alfresco dinners and that can mean Beaujolais - try one of the juicy wines from Domaine Chevalier-Metrat or at the more serious end of the Beaujolais spectrum, Paul Janin's or Thibault Liger-Belair's Moulin à Vents are astonishing wines.

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