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2018 Sancerre Blanc, Cuvée Marcel Henri, Domaine Chotard, Loire, France

I am always on the hunt for elite Sauvignon Blanc, but this is not as easy a challenge as it ought to…
27th November 2020/by Matthew

2014 Maranges, 1er Cru La Fussière Rouge, Domaine Bachelet-Monnot, Burgundy, France

Marc and Alexandre Bachelet made their first wines in the 2005 vintage and I have bought and also written…
20th November 2020/by Matthew

MoneyWeek Wine Club – November 2020

MoneyWeek Wine Club introduces a spectacular Winter Selection
from
Swig (t) 08000 272272 (w) www.swig.co.uk
www.moneyweekwineclub.com/November
A…
18th November 2020/by Matthew

2017 Thelema Mountain Vineyards, Rabelais, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Forgive me for stealing some text from the Thelema website, but this snippet of history sets the scene…
13th November 2020/by Matthew

2018 Les Hauts de Saint Martin, Saint-Chinian, Languedoc, France

This week, I am sharing a wine with you which is not only insanely inexpensive but it is also obscenely…
6th November 2020/by Matthew

2019 Cedro do Noval, Vinho Branco, Noval, Douro, Portugal

This wine is a genuine star of the small screen.  If all goes to plan, last night on Amazon Prime, the…
30th October 2020/by Matthew

MoneyWeek Wine Club – October 2020

MoneyWeek Wine Club introduces a Collection of Six Stunning Autumnal Wines
from
Tanners Wine Merchants
(t)…
24th October 2020/by Matthew

2014 Tim Adams, Schaefer Shiraz, Clare Valley, South Australia

Tim Adams and his wife Pam set up their eponymous winery in the idyllic Clare Valley in 1987.  This…
23rd October 2020/by Matthew

2018 Graacher Himmelreich, Riesling, Kabinett, JJ Prüm, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany

JJ Prüm is just about the only epic wine estate in the world, on my hit list of greats, who I have yet…
16th October 2020/by Matthew

2019 Fincher & Co., On the Brink Sauvignon Blanc, The Brink Vineyard, Renwick, Marlborough, New Zealand

This amazing new wine is due to arrive in the Majestic depot on the 5th October so, in theory, it should…
9th October 2020/by Matthew

2018 Swinney, Farvie Grenache, Frankland River, Western Australia

I have recently published an in-depth review of the inaugural releases of Matt Swinney and Rob Mann’s…
2nd October 2020/by Matthew

2018 Manar dos Seixas, Galician Roots, Gallina de Piel, Ribeiro, Spain

Made by El Bulli ex-sommelier David Seijas (for a detailed piece on David please see a previous Wednesday…
25th September 2020/by Matthew

MoneyWeek Wine Club – September 2020

MoneyWeek Wine Club introduces Six Stunning, Autumnal Wines
from
Yapp (t) 01747 860423 (w) www.yapp.co.uk
www.moneyweekwineclub.com/september
A…
23rd September 2020/by Matthew

2019 Brouilly, La Croix des Rameaux, Jean-Claude Lapalu, Beaujolais, France

The timing of this wine on this page is not an oversight.  I am aware that I reviewed a Côte de Brouilly…
18th September 2020/by Matthew

2018 Côte de Brouilly, Les Sept Vignes, Château Thivin, Beaujolais, France

In 1877 Zaccharie Geoffray bought Château Thivin and his family has run the property ever since.  This…
11th September 2020/by Matthew

2018 Paul Cluver, Chardonnay, Elgin, South Africa

It is shopping list time!  I have three beautiful wines this week and they are all perfectly priced…
4th September 2020/by Matthew

2017 Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance, South Africa

2017 Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance, South Africa – 50cl bottle

The world is awash with marketing…
28th August 2020/by Matthew

2019 Vermentino di Sardegna, Antonella Corda, Sardinia, Italy

Ten years ago, after finishing her masters in viticulture and winemaking at the prestigious Fondazione…
21st August 2020/by Matthew

MoneyWeek Wine Club – August 2020

MoneyWeek Wine Club introduces Six Summer Beauties
from Lea & Sandeman
(t) 020 7244 0522 (w) www.leaandsandeman.co.uk
(e)…
19th August 2020/by Matthew

2007 Ayala, No.7 Brut, Champagne, France

I have a soft spot for Ayala.  Thirteen years ago, I visited the winery and asked them to keep back…
14th August 2020/by Matthew

2018 Castlewood, Devon Minnow, Block HH Clone Gf1 Bacchus, Devon

First the fantasy and then the reality.  Castlewood specialises in sparkling wines, but they took the…
7th August 2020/by Matthew

2018 Poggio alle Gazze dell’Ornellaia, Tuscany, Italy

Winemaker Olga Fusari managed to perform a perfect tightrope routine when she made this wonderful wine. …
31st July 2020/by Matthew

2019 Blackbook Winery, Controversy Pinot Meunier, Coombe Bottom Vineyard,  Sussex

I bump into winemaker Sergio Verrillo more often than any other winemaker in the world.  The reason…
24th July 2020/by Matthew

MoneyWeek Wine Club – July 2020

MoneyWeek Wine Club introduces Six Summer Beauties
from
Handford Wines
(t) 020 7589 6113 (w) www.handford.net
(e)…
22nd July 2020/by Matthew