Sweet wines


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


M&S Bordeaux Merlot 2008, France (£6.29 Marks and Spencer – they’ve moved on a vintage since I tasted this) Simple, gentle wine with a leafy edge to its plum, berry and blackcurrant flavours and just a hint of mint humbug. C+ Château de Pitray Côtes de Castillon 2006 (£8.99 Majestic) […]

An assortment of red Bordeaux + a Sauternes to finish