The Blanc de Blanc 1982 from Billecart Salmon is a perfectly matured champagne, very nice complexity, good length and body. Rarely does one get a fully mature champagne, that has kept this level of freshness and balance. It's not a very big and heavy champagne, and not the greatest of terroir, but …
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The A.P. number a good guide to German wine
Some of the German wine producers make a lot of different wines, and several in each category - Kabinet, Spätlese, Auslese, Auslese GK, BA and TBA. In some cases there are not a big difference between the different wines in the category, but in other cases there are quite a jump in quality. It's an …
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Domaine Valette, Pouilly-Fuisse Tradition 2006
I don't have much experience with the wines from Domaine Valette, but I must say the Pouilly-Fuisse Tradition 2006 was a great pleasure. This is the most impressive Macon wine I have tasted. Typical organic style, very focused and intense, as a minimum of SO2 have been used. Good length and medium …
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Inglenook Pinot Noir 1957
This was a great surprise at a tasting - served blind. Still quite fresh on the palate with quite a vibrant fruit, and a lovely mature nose. Does not offer a lot of complexity, and is not a big or a large scaled wine, but a very nice smaller mature Burgundy - NOT!. Two friends from Domaines in …
Domaine Matrot Meursault 2005
Matrot make hornest and quite traditional white Burgundy, the 2005 village wine is no exception. Very crisp and focused, with a medium body. The 2005 whites are tasting good at the moment, after they lost the initial fatness. Another good wine from Matrot. (2011 - 2018) 86p …