Château Musar
Gaston Hochar Grand Cru Red Blend 2003
Took a while to come out but when it did it was excellent. A few too many high notes and spice to be a higher score and the nose wasn’t my favourite. Cherries and cigar box on the nose, morello cherry on the palette. All told, I’d certainly recommend it, perhaps I’d give it another 5years though. — 2 years ago
La Terrasse de La Garde
Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2017
Blackcurrant and vanilla in the nose. Creamy oak on the palette. We’ll make bottle of wine liked it a lot. Meeting lacking some complexity but am excellent Double drinker — 3 years ago
Rocca
Podere Don Cataldo Salento Susumaniello
Lovely drinking wine. Medium body, spicy finish, red fruits on the nose, hint of oak to round it out. Hot day in Puglia makes it — a year ago
Château Palmer
Alter Ego Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
Bought En Primeur, and kept until now to drink. Drinking well right now, but has legs to go for a few more years easily.
Blackcurrant and dark fruits nicely balanced with strong tannins very enjoyable — a year ago
Château Font du Broc
Côtes de Provence Red Blend 2020
My kind of rosé! Dry and mineral, no fruit on the nose and only a hint on the palette. Possibly would have been better last year but still very good wine. — 2 years ago
Château Gruaud Larose
Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1998
I know 98 wasn’t a special year but the Gruaud Larose is still excellent. This wine has legs to go further as well.
Cigar box and blackberries with cream. Finishes forever — a year ago
Laurent-Perrier
La Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend
Thomas had this a year ago
Château Léoville Poyferré
Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2011
More delicate than I’d like. Lacking a bit of power. However, it’s clearly a great wine, the balance and quality shine, just feels like an average year for a great chateau. — 2 years ago
Domaine des Sabines
Lalande de Pomerol 2015
JLT does it again. This is a great wine, easily the best example of its region I’ve had. Blackcurrant and red cherry, backed up by leathery secondary flavours. Spicy long finish. Excellent. — 3 years ago
Thomas Faith
This is a delight, cigar box, prunes and black fruits on the nose. The balance between the negroamaro and the malvasisa is spot on and both are used to give the right balance.
I think this is a great example of Puglian wine and what a good producer can create here. #dont get me wrong a Bordeaux cru classe this is not, but a good wine and a great example of the region it is. — a year ago