Wine of the Month is a way of celebrating the wine in the glass. Each month I will find a lovely and gratifying wine - not the greatest, not the best ... but a interesting and enjoyable wine on the day ... or as Clive Coates so eloquently puts it - a wine worthy of being given an accolade. Wine …
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Domaine Coquard Loison Fleurot, Vosne-Romanée 2014
The Vosne-Romanée village from Domaine Coquard Loison Fleurot is a delightful wine. The oak is a bit forward currently with the toasted notes quite present. With some air and decanting the oak intergrates well and the juicy fruit notes and Vosne spices in the bouquet becomes more predominant. On the …
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Tasting of Bourchard Pere et Fils 2015
This week I had the opportunity to taste a large selection of the 2015s from Bouchard Pere et Fils. The Danish importer of Bouchard, Eric Sorensen and the Export Manager Maisons et Domaines Henriot, Victor Pepin, also this year joined forces to present the new vintage by showing a wide and …
Wine authentication … fake and fraudulent wines ….
Two days in London with unicorn wines .... starting with a Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1945 magnum in the hand ... looking at a large collection of other fake bottles from some of the most notorious fraudsters - that is the scene when Maureen Downey and her team is leading the way into the …
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Terroir Insight: Arnoux-Lachaux, Romanée Saint-Vivant
One of the rapidly rising stars of Burgundy is Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux in Vosne-Romanee as the son Charles Lachaux has since 2013 taken quality to new levels - and with the 2015s he has entered in the group of top end producers in Vosne-Romanée with a outstanding lineup of wines - topped by the …
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