When I launched the Winehog, I decided to focus almost exclusively on Burgundy, and to tone down all the other wines I have tasted over the years. I'm a geek when it comes to Mosel wines of the 1990s and Bordeaux from the 1980s to the mid-'90s, but circumstances meant that my interest in these …
Champagne
Krug 2008
The Krug 2008 is a masterpiece, recalling legendary examples like the 1988 or further back the 1973, which were intense, but still refined, vintages of this magnificent Champagne. This is more delicate and refined than the 1988 - still a true food Champagne - yet still has that vintage's vivid …
Domaine Bruno Dangin – beyond Cremant
Bubbles, bubbles - Sekt, Spumante, Cremant and Champagne. Let me begin by saying the sparkling wines from Bruno Dangin have caused me some trouble - some hours and even days of pondering. Winehogs are not built to think! The Cremants from Bruno Dangin are clearly top end, and this is where …
What are we drinking? Double bubbles, and the last lunch
A fine tasting - that for me apparently marked the end of an era in Copenhagen indulgence - was held on September 26th in the form of my last Enomania lunch: Damiano and his team will in future only be open evenings. The lunch sessions at Enomania have always been very special and enjoyable, as …
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Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne 1998
The Comtes de Champagne 1998 from Taittinger is a rather typical for the vintage. In the bouquet yeast, white bread and quite dense yellow fruit with notes of melon and citrus + a slight hint of peach. On the palate quite heavy with a dense ripe fruit. The acidity is good but it's nevertheless …