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Russian Roulette

Opening a bottle of wine to discover it’s too old, too young, faulty, or worse, just distinctly average, is fairly irritating. But it shouldn’t put you off trying something new. We like to experiment and take risks with wine, that’s how we started out and we continue to open weird and wonderful bottles on an […]

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2011 Domaine Denis Mortet Fixin

Producer Notes Founded in 1990, the Denis Mortet Domaine is a Burgundian estate based around the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin in the Côte de Nuits. The wines have been popular from their infancy, with Mortet creating ripe, fleshy and broad red wines from the region’s famed grape variety, Pinot Noir. In 2006, Domaine Denis Mortet was

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Domaine Denis Mortet Chambolle Musigny Aux Beaux Bruns Premier Cru

Second Best?

Second wines are second best. You can argue the point all you like but their purpose in life is to take second place after the grand vin. Nearly all of the big chateaux in Bordeaux have a second wine, a wine supposedly made from the grapes not deemed quite good enough for the top claret.

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