660. Château Langoa Barton, Saint-Julien, 1988 
659. Beaulieu Vineyard, Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, 2000 
658. Bodegas Guelbenzu, Lautus Ribera del Queiles VdlT, 2004 
657. Podere Brancaia, Il Blu IGT Toscana, 2004 
656. Marc Colin, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Les Vide-Bourses”, 2006 
655. Domaine du Colombier, Hermitage Blanc, 2007 Book 2
356. Jean Daneel, Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch, 2005
So this is the New World partner to the Old World Savennières Chenin Blanc. A quite different style. Though dry, a riper style – …
355. Champagne Pol Roger, Extra Cuvée de Réserve Vintage, 1996
So, when we’d finished up at the food & wine night, and we retired to Christian’s for cigars and a “nightcap”, and a choice …
354. Niederthäler Hof, Alsheimer Frühmesse Beerenauslese Nahe, 1975
A bit of serendipity and comedy value, this one: it was there, so I bought it, then figured it could close out the food …
353. Ronco del Gnemiz, Sauvignon Sol Colli Orientali del Fruili, 2004
So, this opened the Planet of the Grapes food & wine matching night (well, after the excellent unfortified Fino), that happened to coincide with …
352. Champagne Bollinger, Special Cuvée, NV (2006)
A good deal this – 6 bottles at £22.50 vs RRP of £32 per bottle, from The Wine Society via Dante. And this bottle …
351. Meerlust, Chardonnay Stellenbosch, 2005
This is the second Meerlust wine I’ve drunk (and their first white). My feeling is that they’re trying hard, but that it’s not quite …
350. Domaine Laureau, Savennières Cuvée du Bel Ouvrage, 2000
So, the official ‘first wine’ from the Second Optimor Wine Club case! Savennières was chosen to represent the Loire Valley and Chenin Blanc, and …
349. Joseph Phelps, Le Mistral Monterey County, 2003
This was going to be the vintage of Mistral that went into the 2nd Optimor Wine Club case, but the lads ended up with …
348. Bodegas Montecillo, Rioja Gran Reserva, 1996
A very pleasant way to say goodbye to my 1-month flatmate, Lucy. Having said that, it definitely improved over days, suggesting that, as a …
347. W. & J. Graham & Co, Late Bottled Vintage Port, 1997
This one gets in not so much for being a reasonably decent LBV, but because of the abuse it survived! I’d kept this 3/4 …