Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)
St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2003
Initial nose of meat and farmyard gave way to perfumed black fruit, mint, pencil and eucalyptus. The same intense flavors on the palate with celebrity tannins and a lively finish. Drinking very nicely. — 9 years ago
Agricola Punica
Barrua Isola dei Nuraghi Carignane 2011
Intense flavors of red cherry, red currant and blackberry with liquorice, black pepper and sweet spice. Packs a punch with 14.5% alcohol and m+ tannins, but nicely balanced. Pairs well with similarly intense foods - spicy meatballs and massaman curry in the second night. — 8 years ago
Château Redortier
Gigondas Red Rhone Blend 2012
Red cherry, damson, pepper and garrique. Full bodied southern Rhine blend — 9 years ago
Xangall
Rias Baixas Albarino
Honeysuckle, pear, Apricot and quince, lively acidity and good finish. Great value from up and coming producer — 8 years ago
Domaine De La Grand'Cour (Jean-Louis Dutraive)
Cuvée Vielles Vignes Brouilly Gamay 2015
Couldn't find the Fleurie from Somm2, but this is a lovely example of Cru Beaujolais — 8 years ago
E. Guigal
Brune et Blonde de Guigal Côte-Rotie Syrah
Pepper, red fruit, stewed blackberries. Meaty with well integrated oak - sweet spice and vanilla. Improving over the evening, and was a great match for the Malaysian chicken curry! — 8 years ago
McCall Wines
Reserve Pinot Noir
Initial aromas of red fruit, strawberry, cherry with nuances of earth and forest floor. After an hour in the decanter, tertiary aromas took over with savory complexity. Lovely palate with smooth tannins and spice on the finish. More France than New York! — 9 years ago
Ian Primrose
Father and son duo. Both delicious with fresh red fruit, with herbs, pepper and woodiness. Much more depth with the Fleurie, but the Les Bullands was equally at home with the baked fish dinner. — 8 years ago