David Porter's Wine List

Youthful, perhaps, but this is ready to go and an absolute delight a the price, with deep colour, and an inviting spicy fruit nose. The most remarkable element of the tasting at this stage is the suppleness of the cool weight of the wine on the entry - ultra-fine tannins giving real sophis...(read more)

...this tremendous Loire version is superbly classy and restrained. The citrus fruit is smooth, long and mellow and this unruffled approach is ever so attractive.

We actually visited the Amiraults on a busy day during the 2018 harvest. Basket after basket of perfect grapes came in and tasting this you can sense that bountiful, beautiful harvest. Benoit Amirault who oversees the winemaking now, with his father Yannick, has an allergy to Sulphur so th...(read more)

From a site by Saint Albain, at 250m altitude. Aged 10 months in old oak foudres, and bottled under Stelvin. Lovely fresh pineapple and citrus, sweet bright fruit, very precise.

Luigi continues to knock it out of the park with his wines, endlessly refining and evolving the way he works and the results are superb. This is pure Aglianico, but unlike the ones from further north, soils are sedimentary rather than Volcanic and as a result you get a very different wine....(read more)

From Manni's highest vineyard, this is a fragrant beauty, pithy grapefruit, perfumed citrus, wild flowers and an undertone of mineral bite.

Pure Syrah from high up vines in Seyssual. Bright cherry fruit, touch of pepper with zipping redcurrant and deeper blackberry notes. This really impresses for the lovely purity and tidy precision. Focused, fresh and full of joy. Huge quality at this price level.

This 'calling card' Brut from Wiston is simply brilliant. With the hallmark fine, fresh cut - a purity of crisp fruit - it veers away from tartness but excites the plate with tingling juiciness. The Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier elements add breadth and lovely softly-weighted red fruits - b...(read more)

Fuligni makes very evocative wines. In this, a rich tapestry of flavours from old saddle leather to red and black cherries and dusts recalls Tuscany with every sip. You don’t need to bring in the rib of beef to enjoy it; a glass of this will make a feast of a bowl of pasta.

From the Grand Cru vineyards of Chouilly, this entirely Chardonnay champagne has pale colour, smooth weight and fresh flavour, with remarkable clean length and a zesty finish. A really exciting quality Champagne which (still) deserves a wider audience.