Valdespino, Solera 1842 Oloroso VOS (or: The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
So: a couple of weeks back I failed to win Jancis Robinson’s wine writing competition. Were it not for the unquestionable quality, and notable enthusiasm, of t...
Tag: Cos d’Estournel
1996 Grand-Puy-Lacoste and friends
It has been a good couple of weeks. The 1996 Grand-Puy-Lacoste was so good that it warrants a post to itself, and may well get one. In the meantime I have been...
2012 Bordeaux: St Estèphe
Right at the top of the Médoc is the sometimes desolate beauty of St Estèphe. I love it. I love the drive, all the way up the D2, to the tip of classed-growth...
The Baltimore Bounce or lack thereof: Robert Parker on 2005 Bordeaux
One notable point about Robert Parker’s review of the 2005 Bordeaux vintage is that Bordeaux negociants were sending out offers of 2005 Bordeaux, with the new s...
Robert Parker: The Grand World Tour
I’ve got pages and pages to write about Robert Parker. Reams. They will follow, but there is just too much for the moment. If only he’d do the three bottles…...