2005
513. Château de Tracy, Pouilly-Fumé, 2005
A gift from Peter, which we drank whilst skiing… well, with dinner, après-ski, of course! Drank with a mushroom risotto, and it went pretty …
508. Domaine du Pesquier, Gigondas, 2005
Also picked up in Gigondas itself, a day before (or maybe the afternoon after) riding up Mont Ventoux. Dad was less of a fan …
505. Prager, Riesling Achleiten Smaragd Wachau Austria, 2005
Served at the 2009 edition of pre-Xmas get together with Jack, Rob, Kari, Sarah, Helen and Kieran. Good richness of flavour and body, with …
479. Anselmann, Dornfelder Trocken Pfalz, 2005
En route home from dropping off Katy in Germany, I found this in Hannover Airport and figured I should find out what Dornfelder is …
448. Domaine Tempier, Bandol, 2005
Given that I have 2 bottles of the 2003 in the Optimor 3rd case, I was very interested to have this served in our …
443. Jayson, Chardonnay Napa Valley, 2005
Pretty expensive for what it is, but then again, I guess that Napa Chardonnay is exactly that – expensive. More or less in the …
437. Clos des Menuts, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 2005
When I saw this on sale at Schipol Airport, I felt I had to take a trip down memory lane, and get a …
433. Mt. Difficulty, Pinot Noir Central Otago, 2005
It was a pleasure to close out my time in Central Otago with a lunch & visit to Mt Difficulty in Bannockburn, including an …
426. Solter, Rheingau Riesling Sekt Brut, 2005
So this was the final, ‘interesting’ wine from our sparkling revision session: a 100% German, 100% Riesling Sekt, which immediately puts it into a …
425. Roederer Estate, Quartet Anderson Valley Brut, 2005
My first sparkler from the Anderson Valley, west of Napa and Sonoma. A pretty good effort from Roederer, although quite a way short of …