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 →After months of inactivity, we are off. It hasn’t been writers’ block, more a lack of anything interesting to write about and, to a not inconsiderable degree, auto-ennui. And then a Burgundy vintage comes along.
Continue reading →Let’s get the wine stuff out of the way, shall we? 2015 Bordeaux, shown to the trade from bottle last Wednesday courtesy of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux.
Continue reading →I once read a good line about young love, and the act of love, that stuck: in the ideal romance, each act is better than the one before, yet not so great that there is no room for improvement. Room must be left for the amelioration of physical love to continue.
Continue reading →I first met Francois Mitjavile in 2004, to taste both 2003 Tertre-Rôteboeuf and 2003 Roc de Cambes. I was struck by both man and wine, and remember leaving with the distinct impression that Mr Mitjavile knew each one of his vines by name, and knew them well.
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