Posts by Tim Jackson

Intriguing mature Burgundy – some hints of class, coupled with some danger signs! One of the more expensive of the Optimor case. Pale garnet …

So, in 2005 apparently low yields meant that Two Paddocks vinified all their parcels of land into the same cuvee (instead of First Paddock …

Another different white from the Optimor case. I was particularly pleased because I guessed this as being barrel fermented, before looking at the label …

From the Optimor case. Malte had really liked this, so I was initially disappointed. But over 2 days it just got better. Dominant toasty …

Another from the Optimor mixed case, and from a winery well-rated by Robert Parker. Initially, I thought this might be an overblown ‘taster’s’ wine …

This one is well out of time order because it took some time to finish the bottle and get to the label! This wasn’t …

Picked this up at Peck in Milan whilst on a business trip – what a wine cellar that shop has (though not cheap)! Not …

Number 4 from the Optimor case, and a very nice one too – for drinking not keeping. I reckon (surprisingly) that this one would …

So, the next from the Optimor Wine Club case AND it satisfied my New Year’s Resolution. And a great find – a good recommendation …

And this was the 8th and last wine in the POTG blind tasting. I completely missed this one – it was soft, yet had …