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2015 La Dama, Domaines Lupier, Navarra, Spain

19th October 2018

Due to land in the UK this side of Christmas, the new release of La Dama is utterly sensational. I gave it one of the highest scores for a red Spanish wine ever in my notes. I tasted this wine and also its 2014 vintage brother (£34.95 per bottle inc VAT, www.bbr.com) side by side […]

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2016 Aristea, Méthode Cap Classique Rosé Brut, Stellenbosch, South Africa

12th October 2018

You may remember that I went nuts about the inaugural, 2016 vintage of Aristea Chardonnay this time last year. Twelve months on and this pioneering enterprise has released five brand new wines. The new 2017 vintage of Chardonnay is even finer than its predecessor as is the 2016 Cabernet which embeds even more depth of […]

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Vineyard - September 2018 - Red Wines

10th October 2018

Vineyard – September 2018 www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk Red Wines – A New Dawn I could not have written this article five years ago. While I have been tracking the progress of English and Welsh wines for more than three decades the advent of balanced, world-class red wine is a very recent phenomenon. Weedy, pale, raw reds were the […]

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Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl - The Legend Lives Again

6th October 2018

Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl The Legend Lives Again Wines Tasted September 2018 I had the great pleasure of visiting Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl in September and here are my notes on a series of wines, verticals and also some hitherto never tasted before releases. Please forgive the nature of some of these notes – as always they […]

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100 Best Australian Wines – The Fifteenth Edition

The Fifteenth Edition of my 100 Best Australian Wines represents the finest one hundred Australian wines available on the shelves in the UK for the coming twelve months. It is designed as a balanced, modern collection of all styles of wine, including sparklers, whites, reds, sweet and fortified wines.

I endeavour to cover all price points and as many regions as possible in an effort to give you a complete Australian ‘wine list’ for the next twelve months’ worth of entertaining, cellar-building and championing.

This document is, in effect, my snapshot of what is going on in Australia right now at the highest echelons of winemaking skill.

It goes without saying that every wine listed here has won its place by gaining immense scores in my notes and it has been confirmed by the various UK agents that they all have sufficient stock to see us through to the New Year and hopefully beyond.

As always, these are the only criteria for inclusion. As you read through these notes you will find that there are an additional 89 wines which appear in the copy making a grand total of 189 wines, of 100 Best grade, which appear in this Report.

It is my great pleasure to bring these amazing wines to your attention.

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Absolutely fascinating. I have phoned my friend to say I am not going to make dinner because I want to taste every wine. The way your notes bring the wines to life is amazing.

Steven SpurrierDecanter & Wine Legend

The entire list is mesmerizing; your words conveying such focussed insight, with wonderful expression.

Keith TullochWinemaker

Nobody does anything like this for any other country in the world.

Dan JagoCEO, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Always a brilliant event, Matthew’s notes really make you want to drink the wines!

Christelle GuibertDecanter

I really enjoyed the 100 Aussies and I also really enjoyed your tasting notes – full of energy and precision.

Christian SeelyAXA Millésimes

It was genuinely one of the best wine evenings that I have attended.

Jon CarsonCarson Wines

A great line up of wines; you and the whole industry should be very proud.

Adrian AtkinsonWakefield Wines

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2016 Burgundy Report En Primeur

I am breaking with tradition this year by publishing my 2016 Burgundy Report En Primeur in a series of daily posts as opposed to in one piece of work.

Over the course of the week (8^th – 12^th January) I will, as always, taste over 1000 wines, but as my traditional Report format requires designing and proofing, and this inevitably takes time, in years gone by I usually manage to publish it the week following the tastings.

This year, any delay in publishing my thoughts might mean that it will be too late for my Members to secure the wines which they wish to purchase. This is simply because the 2016 harvest is a very short one. I will therefore publish daily updates, merchant by merchant, each evening, with my lists of unmissable wines, focussing on my QP (Qualité Prix) favourites, in which I recognise my readers set great store.

I hope that this means that you can act swiftly and take advantage of my recommendations. This also means that I will not be selling my Burgundy Report as a standalone purchase (usually priced at £20 plus VAT).

If you join matthewjukes.com as a Member you can read my Burgundy Report, under the Members only Taste posts, and also download my 2018 Piemonte Report (published in February 2018), my 2017 Bordeaux En Primeur Report (published in April 2018) and my 2018/19 100 Best Australian Wines Report (published in May 2018) as well as every other post on my website.

2016 Burgundy En Primeur Report – Day Four, Thursday 11th January 2018

2016 Burgundy En Primeur Report
I am breaking with tradition this year by publishing my 2016 Burgundy…

12th January 2018/by Matthew

2016 Burgundy En Primeur Report – Day Three, Wednesday 10th January 2018

2016 Burgundy En Primeur Report
I am breaking with tradition this year by publishing my 2016 Burgundy…

11th January 2018/by Matthew

2016 Burgundy En Primeur Report – Day Two, Tuesday 9th January 2018

2016 Burgundy En Primeur Report
I am breaking with tradition this year by publishing my 2016 Burgundy…

9th January 2018/by Matthew

2016 Burgundy En Primeur Report – Day One, Monday 8th January 2018

2016 Burgundy En Primeur Report
I am breaking with tradition this year by publishing my 2016 Burgundy…

9th January 2018/by Matthew

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19th October 2018/by Matthew

2015 La Dama, Domaines Lupier, Navarra, Spain

12th October 2018/by Matthew

2016 Aristea, Méthode Cap Classique Rosé Brut, Stellenbosch, South Africa

6th October 2018/by Matthew

Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl – The Legend Lives Again

6th October 2018/by Matthew

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Matthew has been a constant thread in our successful communication, not just on wine, but all things South Australian.

When I became Agent-General, I looked at all of the things that South Australia does well. There are many. But wine is the one I decided was the most appropriate to use as our ‘flagship’. Everyone loves wine. Everyone knows wine comes from nice places. We have the best wine in Australia – and the world. Matthew Jukes is the best advocate we have.

Not only is he an independent expert and an expert on wine – especially South Australian wine – he is also a brilliant communicator and an all-round good bloke. He features regularly as the star of our South Australia Club events and has become a key factor in its success. We love him.

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