Monthly Archives: December 2012


Château de Grandmont Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau 2012 (£7.75 Christopher Piper) Lively, crunchy style, with jolly raspberry and blackberry flavours freshened up by an apple-y bite and some earthy spice, B(+) Craggy Range Calvert Vineyard Pinot Noir 2010, Central Otago, New Zealand (£35-£40 Slurp, Swig, New Zealand House of Wine, Majestic, Farr […]

Wine Tasting Video: Beaujolais Nouveau, New Zealand Pinot Noir & ...


Les Pionniers Champagne 2004 (£25.99 Co-operative) Young, lively and fresh style with broad, rich citrus fruit flavours and a green apple bite, not huge complexity, but a rich, honest juicy style. B(+) Champagne Duménil Brut Millésime 2004 (N/A in the UK) Smells as if it’s going to be quite sleek […]

Wine Tasting Video: Four Champagnes


Les Lions de Suduiraut Sauternes 2009, Bordeaux, France (£15 per half Averys, Berry Bros & Rudd, Cambridge Wines) Curious wine, takes a while for the botrytis character to come through, and the slight catty edge seems to suggest a high proportion of Sauvignon (but it’s only 4%). I like sweet […]

Wine Tasting Video: Sauternes, Tokaji & Pedro Ximenez