Wines in the press this week – 2 great value Autumn Reds
By David Porter on 18/09/2014
Over the last few days we have been delighted to read some glowing reviews for a couple of our favourite wines:
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‘delicate, impeccable’ white Burgundy: 2010 SAINT AUBIN 1er Cru Frionnes Domaine Hubert Lamy
By Ed H-B on 17/09/2014
‘The cooler side of St. Aubin emerges in the 2010 St. Aubin Les Frionnes. Precise mineral notes frame exquisite fruit in this delicate, impeccable Burgundy. There is an understated intensity in the Frionnes that is gorgeous. The rocky soils in this site trap the daytime heat, yet at the same time force the roots to grow deep into the soils for nourishment.’ 93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinousmedia.com
Château Latour Autumn 2014 Release
By Charles Lea on 10/09/2014
The following wines have been released by Château Latour in small volumes. These wines represent the last releases from the property for these wines, and the last chance to buy ex-chateau stock. They come with proof-tags and back labels saying they are the 2014 release.
Solaia 2011 – new release of one of Italy’s ‘first growths’
By Charles Lea on 09/09/2014
The 2011 is a true classic of the style, less tight and a bit more spicy than some vintages on release. Nevertheless slow to open up, it has penetrating concentration in a mid-weight body, a nose which in its tobacco and cedar-box aromas shows a perfect ripeness, but is in no way overbearing.
Last Parcel: 2008 CHÂTEAU LAURIOL – Côtes de Francs
By Ed H-B on 07/09/2014
Selected by Victoria Moore for her 2012 Christmas wine list, we’ve only 7 cases left of this very drinkable yet pleasingly priced claret worth snapping up.
A cracking new find for us
By Ed H-B on 06/09/2014
2011 MUNIA TORO 'Roble 6 Meses' - Bodegas Viñaguarena 'A new find for us is always exciting and this cracking red delivers at every level! Supple and smoothly satisfying this is aged for just six months in oak to give a polish and complexity.
Last few cases of the seductive 2012 Dolcetto D’Alba ‘Serraboella’ – Cigliuti
By Ed H-B on 04/09/2014
Our introduction to the wines of Cigliuti was a bottle (followed over the ensuing months by several more) of their ‘Briccoserra, a 50/50 Barbera and Nebbiolo blend, many years back in Giuseppe Turi’s Putney restaurant ‘Enotecal Turi’.
2012 Rully 1er Cru ‘La Pucelle’ – Still my personal favourite of the Jacqueson whites
By Charles Lea on 02/09/2014
The adventurous and sportif Paul Jacqueson and his wife Marie make wines of impeccable quality, when not climbing in the Himalayas, close indeed to their much more expensive cousins on the Côte d’Or. We have a particular fondness for their whites, and especially the Pucelle, which is a model of what a great Rully can be year after year.
Top-notch Crémant de Loire Brut – Domaine des Hauts Perrays £12.95
By Ed H-B on 31/08/2014
As featured in Jancis Robinson’s article on Wine Car Boot in the FT magazine this weekend, this Crémant de Loire represents top-notch bubbles for your buck
A perfectly balanced Vermentino from Fattoria di Magliano
By Ed H-B on 29/08/2014
This is simply delicious. Achieving that perfect balance between weight and brightness that results in immense drinkability. An ideal drinks party wine or a partner to a summer lunch in the garden.
Last small parcel of 2011 Côtes de Rhone ‘La Dame Rousse’ Domaine de la Mordorée
By Ed H-B on 27/08/2014
Perhaps testament to the early autumnal weather or just to great affordable wines from the Rhone valley, we’ve still a small remaining parcel of this sumptuous Côtes de Rhone from top organic producer Christophe Delorme at Domaine de la la Mordorée before we move onto the 2012 vintage
Making the best wines in Givry? 2009 GIVRY 1er Cru à Vigne Rouge – Domaine François Lumpp
By Ed H-B on 26/08/2014
François and Isabelle Lumpp own this impeccable 16 hectare estate in Givry, a region which is so often over looked by Burgundy lovers and yet which is capable of producing wines of exceptional quality as well as value.