Additional Wine Notes Chateau Margaux has been producing their second wine, Pavillon Rouge since 1906 predominately as a way of using the grapes that didn’t make the selection for the grand vin as well as grapes from the younger vines on the estate. Pavillon Rouge has gained a reputation of its own thanks to its […]
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Producer Notes Since M Rothschild was deprived of Premier Grand Cru status for his Chateau Mouton in 1855, he thought perhaps that he should buy Chateau Lafite in 1868, thus demonstrating that you can’t thwart a Rothschild. During the 20th century, Lafite has been a little up and down with a notable dodgy patch in
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Vintage Notes 2014 was a good vintage for red and an excellent vintage for white wines in Burgundy Other 2014 Nuits-Saint-Georges 2014 Mischief and Mayhem Nuits-Saint-Georges: £52 Other wines from Domaine Cecile Tremblay 2009 Cecile Tremblay Echezeaux du Dessus: £1950 2011 Cecile Tremblay Chambolle Musigny Les Feusselottes: £660 2012 Cecile Tremblay Chapelle Chambertin: £1650 2014
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Vintage Notes 2015 was a very good vintage for red and a good vintage for white wines in Burgundy Other 2015 Nuits-Saint-Georges 2015 Henri Gouges Nuits-Saint-Georges: £74 Other wines from Domaine Cecile Tremblay 2009 Cecile Tremblay Echezeaux du Dessus: £1950 2011 Cecile Tremblay Chambolle Musigny Les Feusselottes: £660 2012 Cecile Tremblay Chapelle Chambertin: £1650 2014
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Vintage Notes 2004 was a good vintage in Champagne Other 2004 Champagne 2004 Bollinger La Grande Annee: £155 2004 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvee Brut: £175 2004 Philipponnat ‘Clos des Goisses’ Extra Brut Champagne: £185 2004 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Brut: £190 2004 Dom Perignon: £225 2004 Philipponnat Clos des Goisses: £235 2004 Pol Roger Blanc
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Producer Notes Since M Rothschild was deprived of Premier Grand Cru status for his Chateau Mouton in 1855, he thought perhaps that he should buy Chateau Lafite in 1868, thus demonstrating that you can’t thwart a Rothschild. During the 20th century, Lafite has been a little up and down with a notable dodgy patch in
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Producer Notes Domaine Leflaive is the brand under which Leflaive sells wine from their own vineyards (as opposed to the negotiant business, branded as Olivier Leflaive), giving them more direct control over the development of the vines. As Leflaive is pretty much the master of white burgundy, and produces beautifully balanced wines. All the wines
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Producer Notes Dom Perignon was a monk whose name was later trademarked as a Champagne brand that is now used as a prestige cuvee by Moet et Chandon (owned in turn by world’s biggest luxury brand consortium). The blend is usually around 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir (which would have annoyed the monk who
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Vintage Notes 2015 was a very good vintage for red and a good vintage for white wines in Burgundy Other vintages of Michel Lafarge Volnay 2017: £69 Other wines from Domaine Michel Lafarge 2011 Michel Lafarge Volnay Les Mitans: £175 2012 Michel Lafarge Volnay Les Caillerets: £250 2012 Michel Lafarge Volnay Les Mitans: £175 2013
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We don’t spend a huge amount of time in the New World; we have a tendency to gravitate towards France, Spain and Italy because most of what we know and like comes from there. But we would be doing ourselves and the wine world a disservice if we didn’t occasionally look outside of Europe. Argentina,
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