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10June
Mayacamas – Old Skool Californian
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited to a vertical tasting of Mayacamas. I jumped on the invitation: ‘Old Skool’ styled Californian wines are of considerable interest to me.Â
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18May
The Perfect Friday Lunch
The perfect Friday lunch is an elusive thing. Clearly it cannot take place at one’s desk; but it’s better unadulterated by guilt, so getting a decent number of hours work under one’s belt before departing salves the conscience. I do like a
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12May
1999 Grands-Echezeaux, DRC. Overwhelmingly DRC
I’ve had wines from the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti that have disappointed. The 1983s. The 1994s. The 1986s (yuk). Even you 1988s: ‘don’t get me wrong - yeah I think you’re all right – but you don’t keep me warm in the middle of t
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6May
RIP: La Tache 1991
An evening to remember. An afternoon to forget. Conceived as a celebration of his new job, my friend, ‘Risky Business’ had declared his interest in drinking a special bottle. In fact what is widely considered to be one of THE special bottles –
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11April
The 300 – (of mature Bordeaux)
…...Not – as you might expect (given that this is a wine blog) a reference to sword-wielding Spartan hoplites. Nor indeed to the eponymous – and gruelling - workout programme of said film.  The 300 or, to be accurate, 298 points in question