So: what makes a great vintage? A trickier question than you might think. Which is why it was all so much easier when Big Bob was around. Because – let’s be honest here: even if it’s not actually the right answer, an answer that we can all agree on is generally one that we can […]
Continue reading →I’ve always thought the 2014 Bordeaux vintage to be a bit of a sleeper, by which I mean it’s a vintage that lies a little under the radar. It’s not a shouty vintage, and it was released at a time when a few merchants had seemingly given up trying to sell Bordeaux.
Continue reading →The Great Claret Tasting at Southwold has become one of the highlights of my year. 250 odd wines from one vintage, in this year’s case 2012. 20 tasters, people who I would rate as the elite of the UK wine scene.
Continue reading →I’ve been trying to write about this for more than a month. And failing. It’s dawned on me why I’ve failed thus far: there’s too much to write about. So: bite-sized chunks. I tasted 300 or so 2010s in January along with what I consider to be the cream of the UK wine trade cognoscenti. […]
Continue reading →In 2011, a wine writer by the name of John Gilman published his review of the 2010 Bordeaux vintage. He titled it: “The Very, Very Ripe, Very, Very, Very Tannic 2010 Vintage In Bordeaux-Miraculously, Some Great Wines Found Alive On the Battlefield”.
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