2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Saint-Estèphe By Eve-Marie Letondel on 11/05/2022 Saint-Estèphe certainly felt like the most far flung, northerly part of the Médoc when we arrived, driving down the dip from Lafite and up to Cos d’Estournel as the sky darkened and rain began to threaten. Read more
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Margaux By Jack Chapman on 09/05/2022 I have a soft spot for Margaux. I thought it was worth prefacing everything you’re going to read with this – The feelings I have for Margaux are along the lines of the ones I have for great Burgundy. Read more
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Saint-Julien By Jack Chapman on 09/05/2022 Our tour de Saint-Julien started on a lovely sunny morning, with both of us slightly the worse for wear from the night before, having briefly gone our separate ways (David for a dinner at Château Lafite, myself for a far more oikish, if exceptionally fun do in Bordeaux Town Hall). Read more
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Pessac-Léognan By Jack Chapman on 08/05/2022 Pessac-Leognan is a slightly peculiar place. You start in the city – Carmes Haut Brion, it’s fair to say, is quite literally an ‘urban winery’, such is its proximity to the hustle and bustle of Bordeaux. Slowly you start to drift out, Haut-Brion & La Mission, two absolutely stunning Châteaux, appear almost out of nowhere, cutting through the tower blocks and urban sprawl. Read more
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Saint-Émilion By Jack Chapman on 07/05/2022 Did Merlot suffer in Saint Émilion? Yes, is the short answer, but it was quite terroir dependent and also seemed less impacted than their left bank cousins. Read more
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Pomerol By Jack Chapman on 06/05/2022 How on earth to summarise a vintage by appellation, which more or totally defied homogeneity? I’m going to try my best, almost solely using our own meandering experience and stack of tasting notes. Luckily Pomerol, which is where we began, makes is rather easier than most. Read more
Côte-Rôtie: what’s all the fuss about? By Derek Robertson on 28/04/2022 I am often asked why I have such a strong attachment to the wines of the Northern Rhône and in particular those of Côte-Rôtie. Read more
Press Reviews: April By Eve-Marie Letondel on 24/04/2022 Our latest press reviews: The Times, cluboenologique.com, The Sunday Times, Vineyardmagazine. Read more
2022 Spring Tasting | Highlights By Charles Lea on 21/04/2022 'Our first proper tasting for ages, and I was unable to attend having contracted Covid, (the reason for the long hiatus since our well-attended Italian tasting in March 2020). This was particularly galling after I had helped organise the attendance of some of the winemakers, notably producers of three new grower Champagnes who I had unearthed on on my post-vendanges trip in October. Read more
Press Reviews: March By Eve-Marie Letondel on 25/03/2022 Our latest press reviews: Matthewjukes.com and The Times. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection - in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. Why I have a soft spot for Portuguese wine, The Times, Jane MacQuitty, 18/03/2022: 2018 TOURIGA NACIONAL Quinta da Romaneira £27. Read more
Press Reviews: February By Eve-Marie Letondel on 07/03/2022 Our latest press reviews: The Telegraph, The Times & Club Oenologique. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection - in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. A clean slate: Top Priorat wines under the region’s new classification, Club Oenologique, Adam Lechmere, 28/02/2022: 2016 ETERN Priorat Ritme Celler £47. Read more
NSPCC City Fine Wine Challenge 2022 By Charles Lea on 04/03/2022 The 2022 City Fine Wine Challenge in aid of NSPCC Childline was held on the 3rd March, and we were delighted to be back in One Great George Street after the virtual event last year. Read more