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416. Emilio Lustau for Berry Bros, Manzanilla Pasada de Sanlúcar 1/80 Manuel Cuevas Jurado Solera, NV
Dawn picked this up as part of getting together a revision-list of wines for our WSET fortified exam. We got through 30 wines in …
412. Bacalhôa, Terras do Sado Catarina, 2006
My colleague Cristiana had had the 2005 of this, and gave me a bottle for helping her find some in the UK. Cracked the …
404. Champagne Jean Moutardier, Brut Millésimé, 1998
Kicked-off Christmas in style with this. It was a pleasure to see that this was one of the 8-10 1998 Champagnes that Tom Stevenson …
394. Luigi Bosca, Malbec Reserva, 2004
Good example of why Argentine Malbec is making a lot of friends in the Global wine market! Definitely trumped the Lagrazette Cahors for pleasure. …
385. Vegaval Plata, Valdepeñas Gran Reserva, 1999
A gift from a part-colleague, from Valdepeñas (she is, as is the wine). Given to me as an intro to the wines of the …
343. Champagne Jean Moutardier, Sélection Brut, NV (2006)
A product of my July 2006 trip to Champagne with Mum – some of the best weather I’ve experienced (32-34°C, dry & clear skies). …
315. Quinta Couselo, Albariño Turonia Rías Baixas, 2005
Well, this was the equaliser for Slurp.co.uk after they went 0-1 down with the highly disappointing Pommard opposite. And this went a long way …
293. Champagne Jean Moutardier, Carte d’Or Brut, NV (2006)
Finally met Jonathan Saxby on this visit to the winery, and saw that they’d updated their label design across the range. 85% Pinot Meunier …
292. Michel Rolland, Clos de los Siete Argentina, 2005
First bottle of this was very corked, but exchanged quibble-free at Majestic Vinopolis. Overall a pretty good wine, but a bit overweight so more …
285. Finca Las Moras, Tannat Reserva San Juan Argentina, 2004
My first varietal Tannat. If Malbec is Cahors’ historical heart and Argentina its adopted home, then the palindromic Tannat is Cahors’ other grape so …