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 Villages
770. Jean-Marc Pillot, Puligny-Montrachet Les Noyers Bret, 2011
Similar fennel, cream and yellow fruit profile, broadly, as the 1er cru, but without such fruit intensity or length. Oak further in the background, …
700. Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet, 2005
Given the comparative ripeness of the 2005 vintage, this is a bit of a lean, mean, minerally Puligny. Mid gold. Dry, smoky, ‘gunflint’, mineral-led …
543. Vincent Dancer, Meursault Les Corbins, 2006
The first of my case of different Meursaults from the wine shop in Meursault village. Shows the quality of the 2006 vintage for white …
539. René Bouvier, Gevrey-Chambertin La Justice, 2002
Lovely. Another really good wine from this producer, and clear evidence that the 2002 vintage is excellent. Earthiness I’ve become familiar with in the …
531. Louis Jadot, Meursault, 2007
Picked up from Waitrose because SJ likes Meursault. 2007 whites are pretty good I think, and this one showed well – though lacked a …
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 …
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 …
399. Domaine du Château de Meursault, Meursault du Château, 2002
The first of 5 wines we took along to Jack’s local Mauritian fish restaurant for Christmas dinner, that they didn’t even charge corkage on! …
379. Domaine Billaud-Simon, Chablis, 2005
After putting this into the 2nd Optimor case, I then tasted it at the POTG annual tasting and got nervous, because it was very …