Timeline PhotosClos Du Jaugueron Margaux 2015 Boutique biodynamic producer Michel Theron produces a small range of very fine wines in Margaux. This is an elegant wine with very smooth tannin, the powerful intensity of flavour, drinking well now but could easily Read More 2 Likes
Timeline PhotosRibeiro Santo ‘Envelope’ Encruzado, Portugal 2016 Encruzado is the secret of the #Dao that, for some reason, is still a secret when it shouldn't be. The grape variety is versatile with huge ageing and gastronomic potential. Fermented on lees for Read More 1 Likes
Timeline PhotosMirabeau Etoile Cotes De Provence A wine that needs little introduction these days. This is a very pristine rosé with fresh-cut pear & summer berry fruits. The acidity dancing on the palate makes this an extraordinary good summer wine. A Read More 1 Likes
Timeline PhotosJankacky & Podhorsky - #FrankovkaModra (grape) Frankovka Modra from #Slovakia. Purchased in a bar in #Bratislava after being told it was the only bottle of this variety the owner had and in fact, he didn't care for the variety much Read More 2 Likes
Timeline PhotosLa Regina Barbera D’Asti 2017 vintage. Quality, dark opaque in colour but light & elegant perfume of flowers & dark fruit. Excellent tannic structure & weight. I really enjoyed this wine! . @vinicolabranca . https://secretsommelier.com/ . . . . . Read More 1 Likes
Timeline PhotosCateau Lestrille 2014 Grand Vin De #Bordeaux 100% #Merlot from a good vintage. Fermented in steel tanks, this wine is fruit-forward, ripe cherry, & damson with a touch of spiciness on the finish. The #wine has a fresh & light Read More 2 Likes
Timeline PhotosBarolo DOCG 2016 - Serra, Giovanni Rosso Take a little time to open up before giving way to wild floral & forest fruit + sour cherry aromas. A little more time again + the Serra reveals raspberry, violet & coffee. Read More 2 Likes
Timeline PhotosBarolo DOCG 2016 - del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba, Giovanni Rosso A soft translucent red colour. The bouquet is strikingly vibrant with a perfume of cherry, plum, rose petals, cloves, and worn leather. A really alluring first encounter. The intensity Read More 2 Likes
Timeline PhotosBarolo - Cerretta DOCG 2016 by Giovanni Rosso An alluring pure & translucent ruby appearance. A little tough at the outset but the scent of a lovely perfume grows of rose & violet + burst of ripe fruit, cherry, & Read More 1 Likes
Timeline PhotosMuscat Beaumes de Venise Les Bernardins 2012 Pale amber colour, layers of honey, orange aromas. Delicate sweetness to taste with peach & caramel kept alive by the fading backbone of acidity. A fine way to end a meal. @Domaine des Read More
Timeline PhotosPinot Nero Rosso, Provincia Di Pavia, Vini Branca 2018 Translucent in colour with bright summer fruit aromas that will be familiar to pinot lovers. There is a whisp of something more earthy but overall this is another quenchable wine from Read More
Timeline Photos#Teroldego Rotaliano 2016, Vini Branca Made from the autochthonous #vine on the Rotaliano plain in #Trentino, this is an unusual wine with rich berry fruits, some intense spiciness, but where we might expect weight, it comes across quite fresh & Read More
Timeline PhotosBarbaresco - Vendemmia 2017, Luciano e Franco Manera, Alba, Italy Fragrant with a mix of summer fruit berries, floral notes - like an elegant perfume. We decanted to let the Nebbiolo grapes really open. Lovely balance of intensity of flavour Read More
Timeline PhotosCascina Delle Terre Rosse - Vermentino DOC Riviera Ligure di Ponente 2018 - vineyards at around 300 metres on sandy-gravelly soils, vilified for 6 months in steel tank and aged for a further 4 months in the bottle before release. Read More
Timeline PhotosBarbaresco: A supermarket wine with a big village name on the label is liable to over promise but I have to admit that this was a good glass of Nebbiolo. Slightly translucent, a whiff of perfume that crosses between flowers, Read More 1 Likes
Timeline PhotosFab #Champagne - Lelarge Pugeot #biodynamic extra brut We tasted it at lunch today. A blend with 55% Meunier, 30% pinot noir & 15% chardonnay. Seductive balance of crisp apple, fresh acidity, + added complexity from time in the barrel. Read More 1 Comments
Timeline PhotosCaViola - Vilot 2016 - Dolcetto D'Alba Incredibly good Dolcetto that lives up to its ‘Vilot’ name. Violets and hints of background cherry but mostly just an elegant red wine that goes with so many dishes. @caviolawine #dolcettodalba #italy#piedmonteRead More
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