A perfect 10…
There are a couple of things I am always slightly apprehensive about telling people. Firstly, I absolutely hate Strictly Come Dancing.
There are a couple of things I am always slightly apprehensive about telling people. Firstly, I absolutely hate Strictly Come Dancing.
When you tell people you are a wine merchant, they often assume your days are spent swanning around vineyards and indulging in esoteric discussions about the minutiae of viticulture. The reality is generally rather more mundane. We are running a...
Last week in Burgundy was a revelation. We expected wines of medium quality at best but we tasted some quite delicious Chardonnay’s and Pinot Noir’s.
Last week we ventured south to the Rhône Valley to taste through the 2007s from the bottom of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to the top of Côte Rôtie. The 2007 vintage has been received well by those journalists who have already taken the...
Ch Pontet Canet has been a rising star since 1994 under the management of Alfred Tesseron. He began practicing Draconian-like measures to extract the most potential from his top Pauillac property. This year he has now gone one step further...