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2009 Bourgogne Blanc, Le Clos du Château Ch. de Puligny-Montrachet

4 May 2012
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During the last few years Chardonnay has become a victim of its own popularity. It seems now there’s a whole ‘ABC’ generation of people, who would drink “anything but Chardonnay’. I’ve even heard of ABC Wine Tasting Club, members of which are committed anti-Chardonnay drinkers. This change of heart towards the variety is sad and [...]

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Cotes de Provence Grenache 2009

26 August 2011
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If there was an Olympic event in guessing the base wine-grape behind a rosé, I wouldn’t even be in contention for a bronze medal. (Not that I’m in contention for any other Olympic event bronze medals, mind you.) From the smell, I’d probably have guessed this fancily bottled little French number was a Pinot Noir, [...]

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2009 Monte Schiavo Verdicchio

22 June 2011
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For me, by far the most interesting thing about this wine is the bottle. And, as with the wine, I’m in two minds about it – possibly a product (or a tradition) of the region from whence it hails, it’s kind of quirky and interesting and different, but it looks a little funny: awkward perhaps; [...]

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Valençay Le Clos du Château 2009 Claude Lafond

9 May 2011
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Outside of Sancerre I have little-to-no experience of the Loire valley – or rather, its wines. But that’s where Valençay is, and the presence of bizarre sentences like “A castle of financial” and “He connects it by a body of gallery” on its Wikipedia page suggest it’s not yet been overrun by British tourists, at [...]

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Tawhiri Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009 – Saucy!

18 April 2011
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£7.99 from the Co-op: this is absolutely standard. Being a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, that standard is high – as I’ve generally found before – and it couldn’t be any more popular than it is right now – you can’t bloody move for the stuff in most supermarkets, and I imagine it makes up a significant [...]

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Marks and Spencer Moscatel de Valencia 2009

8 January 2011
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YUM! I normally make a point not to ‘review’ wines people get me as presents, but there are times when the opportunity is too great to miss; this being a case in point as M&S’ Moscatel de Valencia ’09 is one of the most delicious wines I’ve tasted in recent months and certainly my unexpected [...]

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