Bottega: quality Prosecco and Prosecco Rosé 
Book 5 Index 
951. Mullineux, Syrah Swartland, 2011 
950. W & J Graham & Co, 30 Year Old Tawny Port, NV (2010) 
949. Cartuxa, Pêra-Manca Branco Évora, 2012 
948. Pella, Xi-Ro Cuvée Experimentale, NV Bourgogne
530. Domaine Blain-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jean, 2005
This was an excellent recommendation from JR.com for an en primeur white Burgundy in a great vintage. A very nice, classic Southern Burgundian Chardonnay …
527. Joseph Drouhin, Beaune Clos des Mouches, 2002
One of the potential highlights of my WSET prize case, but sadly for its vintage, it wasn’t showing at its best, I suspect, because …
517. Christophe Cordier, Pouilly-Fuissé Terroirs Rares, 2006
SJ and I opened this with dinner, as it was most likely to be the best from an odd mixed case of ready-to-drink (or …
506. Jean-Claude Boisset, Corton-Le Clos du Roi Grand Cru, 1999
Also drank with Jack et al. Here, I was wondering how a 10-year old Burgundy would turn out – even if a Grand Cru. …
490. Marquis d’Angerville, Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds, 2000
Picked this up from POTG – a 2nd bottle of this matured, classy Burgundy (a case of the 2005 of which is sitting in …
489. Remoissenet, Puligny-Montrachet, 2006
A present for speaking at LBS, this one, which seemed very suitable to drink at dinner with Katy, Tim and Sarah, to accompany red …
459. Domaine Larue, Chassagne-Montrachet, 2006
Ginny brought this from her then employer, to our Chardonnay and Pinot Noir revision group tasting, and it was beautiful, so I took the …
457. Paul Garaudet, Monthelie 1er Cru Les Duresses, 1998
The lads at Planet of the Grapes picked this up for a song from another merchant who had categorised it as “cooking wine”. In …
439. Domaine Xavier Liger-Belair, Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, 2001
Wasn’t sure how this would turn out, as it was from the ‘other’, 3rd, Liger-Belair, who rarely gets noticed, and Clos de Vougeot can …
414. Louis Latour, Aloxe-Corton Domaine Latour, 2001
We followed this with Burgundy, which – being quite savoury, and with slightly raw tannic grip on the finish – was harder just to …