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 Off the beaten track
647. Planeta, Cometa Fiano IGT Sicila, 2009
The quality of winemaking that Planeta are renowned for comes through on this Fiano, yielding a quite complex, deep, but balanced wine that was …
620. Cave d’Irouleguy, Domaine de Mignaberry Irouleguy, 2007
Picked up in the deli / wine shop in Luz-Saint-Sauveur, as an ‘interesting interlude’, given we were in Irouleguy country. But surprisingly hard to …
616. Hatzidakis, Mavrotragano Cyclades, 2005
[Signed by Haridimos Hatzidakis in 2016, about 6 months before he killed himself] This is, self-evidently, Hatzidakis’ Mavrotragano, which is a rare, red Santorini …
586. Macià Batle, P. de Maria Binissalem Mallorca, 2007
Picked up whilst ‘exploring’ The VineYard in Dorking. My first Mallorcan wine, from more-or-less the only DO (Binissalem), and the only major producer. Modern, …
584. Viña Ijalba, Rioja Graciano Crianza, 2007
From exploring The VineYard’s Spain section, an unusual (but trendy) Rioja – 100% Graciano, with is normally a small blending addition, like Petit Verdot …
553. Sodade, Vinho do Fogo Branco, NV (2010)
More a curiosity than a great wine. In fact, definitely curiosity value. Whilst on Cape Verde, we had to try the local wine – …
442. Natura Iblea, Eloro Nero d’Avola Archimede, 2001
Another from the Optimor 3rd “ABC” case, and it reminded me why I went for a Nero d’Avola – there’s definitely something special in …
364. Clover Hill, Pipers River Tasmania Australian Brut Sparkling Wine, 2001
Great opening to dinner with Jack, Rob and Kari. A classic Champagne blend of both Pinots and Chardonnay, that had elegance and refinement. Could …
363. Carlsberg, Semper Ardens Winter Rye, NV
Proof that Carlsberg are real brewers! It’s such a pity that almost none of their specialist or micro-brews escape Denmark. Picked this up at …
309. Weingut Probst, Achkarrer Schlossberg Grauer Burgunder Auslese Trocken Kaiserstuhl Baden, 1998
Even though this is already in Book 1, after much prevarication, I decided it should go in again (hence out of position, as we …