Producer Notes As usual, the French Revolution comes into this. The domaine is a collection of vineyards once belonging to the French royal family (hence the Conti, whihch is a princedom awarded to younger sons to keep them busy) and some more vineyards ‘obtained’ by a Napoleonic general after the revolution. But to cut a […]
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Producer Notes Domaine Francois Raveneau is the premier producer in Chablis and, since his (Jean now, not Francois) wines are as good quality as those anywhere in the Cote d’Or but restricted by Chablis price-limits, they are as good a buy as any other Chardonnay in the world. Don’t always be fooled by the classification
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Vintage Notes 2017 was an above average vintage for both red and white wines in Burgundy Other 2017 Le Montrachet Grand Cru 2017 Marquis de Laguiche (Drouhin) Montrachet: £1050 Other wines from Etienne Sauzet 2021 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes: £205 Product code: 4/54678
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Producer Notes With vines located mainly in Morey Saint-Denis and Gevrey Chambertin in Burgundy, the Hubert Lignier Domaine focuses solely on Pinot Noir production to make still, red wines of high quality. The vineyard holdings are very small with many sites of Premier Cru or Grand Cru status, and sustainable practices have been used for
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Vintage Notes 2017 was an above average vintage for both red and white wines in Burgundy Other formats of 2017 Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue Bottle (75cl): £580 Other vintages of Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue 2004: £300 2008: £480 2012: £345 Other wines from Domaine Francois Lamarche 2009 Francois Lamarche Vosne-Romanee Aux Malconsorts: £400
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Producer Notes Trained by Henri Jayer, pioneer of reducing yeild to maximise quality, Jean-Nicolas Méo continues not only to produce exceptional wines (at high prices) at Grand Cru level, but makes higher quality wines than most at Premier Cru, village and regional levels, making the latter two excellent value. The domaine is very largely, but
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Vintage Notes 2009 was an excellent vintage in Saint-Emilion 2009 was an excellent vintage in Bordeaux Other 2009 Saint-Emilion 2009 Chateau Pavie Macquin: £100 2009 Chateau Belair-Monange : £105 2009 Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere: £125 2009 Chateau Troplong Mondot: £185 2009 La Chapelle D’Ausone: £200 2009 Chateau Belair-Monange (150cl): £245 2009 Chateau Cheval Blanc: £960
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Producer Notes The Domaine can claim a lengthy history in Burgundy but only really got going after the second world war and has since gone from strength to strength. De Vogue is best known for its Le Musigny Grand Cru which makes up the majority of its vineyard holdings whilst also producing a Bonnes-Mares Grand
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Vintage Notes 2016 was an excellent vintage in Pauillac 2016 was an excellent vintage in Bordeaux Other 2016 Pauillac 2016 Chateau Batailley: £63 2016 Chateau Lynch Bages: £185 2016 Chateau Mouton Rothschild: £625 2016 Chateau Lafite Rothschild: £960 Other vintages of Chateau Pichon Baron 2010: £185 2012: £130 2015: £150 2019: £235 Product code: 1/54509
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Producer Notes The extremely fancy chateau building on the extremely fancy label of Chateau Palmer makes it easy to spot in a crowd of clarets and through the 50s, 60s, and 70s (particularly in 1961), it often lived up to its label by outshining its more illustrious neighbour, Chateau Margaux. Palmer is pretty much the
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