Klein Constantia: stellar whites, sweet and dry 
Marqués de Riscal: Gehry hotel outshining solid Rioja and Rueda 
La Rioja Alta: benchmark classical Riojas especially top flight Gran Reservas 
Marqués de Murrieta: Rioja aristocracy built around Castillo Ygay 
CVNE: Combining volume and classical quality 
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Book 2
186. Joseph Drouhin, Moulin-à-Vent, Beaujolais, 2003
The staff discount at the James’s Gate Bottle Shop, coupled with this being bought on product allowance made this value-for-money, otherwise it would have …
185. Château Montrose, Saint-Estèphe, 1997
Again, drank over Christmas, so written too long after drinking. Good fit with roast venison. Matured. Garnet-to-brick colouring Well knitted fruit and secondary aromas, …
184. Domaine Santa Duc, Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues, 1999
A pity that this is being written 2½ months after drinking, but I have 2 more bottles to verify with! Deep, deep colour, from …
Preface to Book 2 – or what I knew about wine in 2005…
[Intro: As I began transcribing notes from Book 2, I remembered that I’d written notes on the inside pages of Book 2 when I …