{"id":31474,"date":"2020-03-20T13:12:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=31474"},"modified":"2020-03-24T10:53:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T10:53:11","slug":"michael-broadbent-mw-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/03\/michael-broadbent-mw-rip\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Broadbent MW – RIP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the midst of all the current gloom and uncertainty, take a moment to celebrate the long life of Michael Broadbent MW<\/strong>, who died on Wednesday night, timing his exit elegantly as you’d expect. Think about raising a glass in his memory over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Much has already been written about Michael, and can be read in various obituaries by Jancis Robinson<\/a>, The Wine Spectator<\/a> and the Drinks Business<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Michael really began the idea of systematic critical note-taking, which resulted in some that were eyebrow raising – two from memory would be ‘a whiff of wet oilskin<\/em>‘ in a note about a vintage Port (brilliant description which really chimed for me), and one which noted a wine, but nothing more than the name and ‘tasted at xxx . On the way home I was knocked off my bicycle in the King’s Road Chelsea<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n

Tom Lorimer has reminded me this morning that the note on Gould Campbell 1983 really helped us sell a parcel we had bought in the 90s: ‘…Most recently, still impressively deep, immature; considerable depth of fruit; fairly sweet, flavoury, like a pretty child with an upturned nose<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n

Michael was not only a fount of wine trade wisdom, but also charming and funny, with a wealth of perfectly filthy stories and jokes. He will be much-missed.<\/p>\n

It was pointed out to me this week that my in-laws feature in the Great Vintage Wine Book, with an glossary note ‘perfect hosts’ – fame indeed. (If anyone can find where in the main body of the book they appear I’d be happy to know).<\/p>\n

Charles Lea<\/p>\n

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