By Charles Lea on 03/03/2012
Matthew Jukes, wine writing's ebullient enthusiast, came to our last tasting, and was very complimentary - like the Wine Gang, of which more shortly. He chose just one wine, as it happens it is the same vineyard that Neal Martin picked out in the 2010 vintage from our 2010 Burgundy tasting, but this is the 2009 which is available now.
By Charles Lea on 29/02/2012
Tim Atkin MW published his take on the 2010 Burgundies last week (while I was scooting about the Languedoc unearthing new jewels (of which more later) and attending the ViniSud wine fair in the not so romantic expo park next to Montpellier airport, so there's been a small delay in passing on his recommendations.
By Charles Lea on 16/02/2012
Jancis Robinson,聽in her article聽in the聽Financial Times on 2010 Burgundy, picked out聽some producers dear to our hearts, in particular Daniel Barraud, whose remarkable wines from his vineyards in Vergisson continue to thrill - (see previous post聽about Steven Spurrier's best wines of 2010), and Jean-Marc Boillot, particularly for聽his very reasonably-priced聽Montagny, but do note that we can also still offer a wide range of his Pulignys right up to Batard Montrachet.
By Patrick Sandeman on 08/02/2012
Roberto Fuligni聽came to聽London this week to launch the new聽releases of Brunello, the 2006 'Riserva' and the 2007 'normale', and this gave us the perfect opportunity to show off a number of his wines to a select number of journalists and wine buyers over lunch in the private dining room of the River Cafe.
By Charles Lea on 08/02/2012
In the recent Decanter Magazine Steven Spurrier writes "Compared to 2009, the 2010s are less rich but more precise. Compared to 2008, they are more rich and more balanced. Precision and purity were the buzzwords during the tastings, then character and depth; elegance wasn鈥檛 mentioned, as it was common to all.
By Patrick Sandeman on 04/02/2012
The Wine Gang will undoubtedly be familiar to many of our customers, but for those who are not the 'Gang' is made up of five of the UK's foremost wine writers and tasters: Tom Cannavan,聽Jane Parkinson, Anthony Rose, Joanna Simon, and David Williams.
By Patrick Sandeman on 01/02/2012
The debate rages on about 'natural' wines and I, for one, am聽delighted that such a respected and great winemaker as Michel Chapoutier has now聽spoken out against this new trend, deriding it as a 'connerie'.
By Charles Lea on 30/01/2012
The Today Programme (never wrong of course)聽said this morning that psychologists have determined that this is Happy Monday (coming a mere two weeks after miserable Monday when the Christmas festivities are over). Why not celebrate with聽some cracking Burgundy? In keeping with the slightly austere feel of the beginning of the year, these too are bargains even if not in the Sale.