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 White
656. Marc Colin, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Les Vide-Bourses”, 2006
First bottle deeper-golden and nuttier than it should have been – premox! Boo… But the following bottle showed just how well this wine is …
655. Domaine du Colombier, Hermitage Blanc, 2007
Perhaps this is coming around, to more like what I tasted en primeur. The first couple of bottles were a bit over-rich and flabby, …
654. Domaines Schlumberger, Riesling Grand Cru Saering Alsace, 2007
A good example of Alsatian dry Riesling, and a great demonstration of the quality of the vintage. Good, will get better, and great value. …
653. Gonzalez-Byass, Tres Palmas Fino Sherry, NV (2012)
Hot on the tail of the 2nd Tip Pepe ‘En Rama’ bottlings, Gonzalez-Byass came out with this series of differently aged Fino bottlings: 1, …
652. El Maestro Sierra, 15 years old Oloroso Sherry, NV (2011)
Mid amber-brown, with a fade to a watery rim. Fairly intense nose of toasted hazelnuts, marzipan, and gentle coconut and cinnamon. A day or …
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 …
645. Neyret-Gachet, Château-Grillet, 2006
A great start to Christmas Eve dining that changed continually with aeration and warming, to reveal a rich, complex, but balanced white. This certainly …
644. Tenterden Vineyards, Chapel Down Pinot Reserve, 2005
Picked up randomly at Albion Café en route to an afternoon callover / meeting at Albion, just before Christmas. And the day after doing …
643. Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, Riesling Clos Windsbuhl, 2003
Another good showing of this wine – I’m very hopeful of the 3L bottle coming in the new year! In Chez Liline, it was …
642. Albert Boxler, Pinot Gris Grand Cru Brand Alsace, 2005
Surprisingly sweet, this – medium at least – which made this probably not a wine one would sit down with and sip – in …