2010 Gigondas, Domaine du Grapillon d’Or, Southern Rhône, France
2010 Gigondas, Domaine du Grapillon d’Or, Southern Rhône, France (£18.99, Waitrose in 6 branches and www.waitrosedirect.com). Early December is not just about stock-piling awesome wines for Christmas and New Year’s Eve, it is also about buying cunning, top flight reds to drink before the mad .. more
2011 Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Laudun, Domaine Pélaquié, Southern Rhône, France
2011 Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Laudun, Domaine Pélaquié, Southern Rhône, France (£11.65, From Vineyards Direct tel. 020 7549 7900 & www.fromvineyardsdirect.com). I stumbled upon this delightful white Rhône at one of this summer’s most elegant wine tastings (the rain held off for once). It occurred to me .. more
Seven Fabulous Christmas Wines
Seven exceptionally classy wines for top quality entertaining with your delicious canapés. 2010 Tesco Finest Stellenbosch Shiraz, South Africa (£7.99, Tesco). Drink this amazing, brand new wine with full-flavoured lamb, beef or game dishes and get ready for an amazing and enlightening marriage. This is .. more
MoneyWeek, 10 June 2011 – 2007 Domaine Gallety, Côtes-du-Vivarais, Southern Rhône, France
2007 Domaine Gallety, Côtes-du-Vivarais, Southern Rhône, France (£15.95, Vine Trail tel. 0117 921 1770 & www.vinetrail.co.uk). This week’s wine came out of nowhere and shocked me so much that it has leap-frogged a load of other worthy candidates straight onto this page. Nick Brookes, from .. more
MoneyWeek, 25 February 2011 – 2009 Côtes-du-Rhône, Domaine de la Janasse, Southern Rhône
2009 Côtes-du-Rhône, Domaine de la Janasse, Southern Rhône, France (£10.50 Great Western Wine of Bath tel. 01225 322 810; £12.95, SWIG of London tel. 08000 272272; £12.50, www.slurp.co.uk). I would wager that you have already heard of the prowess of the 2009 vintage in France. .. more
MoneyWeek, 19 November 2010 – 2009 Château de Ségriès Rosé, Tavel, Southern Rhône, France
2009 Château de Ségriès Rosé, Tavel, Southern Rhône, France (£11.99, until 4 January, Laithwaites Wine, tel. 0845 194 7700 & www.laithwaites.co.uk). I suppose that you’re thinking that I have already been inexplicably affected by the forthcoming ‘silly season’? Not a bit of it, because there .. more
MoneyWeek, 17 September 2010 – 2009 Domaine de Trois Pierres, Costières de Nîmes
2009 Domaine de Trois Pierres, Costières de Nîmes, Southern Rhône, France (£6.69, reduced to £4.99 until 27 September, Waitrose). It’s about time that I found you a cheapie to stock up on for this autumnal period and Trois Pierres is the most atractive red around .. more
MoneyWeek, 12 March 2010 – 2008 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine la Roquète, Southern Rhône, France
2008 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine la Roquète, Southern Rhône, France (£192.00 in bond per case, Berry Bros and Rudd tel. 0800 2822440 & www.bbr.com). The 2008 Rhône en primeur season in upon us and Berrys hosted a fantastic tasting covering every wine from Condrieu to Vacqueyras, showing .. more
MoneyWeek, 26 February 2010 – 2008 Côtes-du-Rhône, Cuvée Les Trois Soeurs, Domaine Les Grands Bois, Southern Rhône
2008 Côtes-du-Rhône, Cuvée Les Trois Soeurs, Domaine Les Grands Bois, Southern Rhône, France (£7.95, www.fromvineyardsdirect.com). I tasted through a range of the FVD wines, with the team, at their eclectic offices in the City, a few weeks ago and I was very impressed with their .. more
