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 Book 2
Category for all posts of wine labels and their texts from wine book number 2, from early 2005 – mid-2007, all of which are indexed here.
206. Baron de Ley, Rioja Gran Reserva, 1994
Medium-light garnet core fading out to a distinctly brick rim. Didn’t decant this Gran Reserva, so bouquet development happened in the glass: from a …
205. E. Guigal, Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde de Guigal, 1998
Built this one up a bit in my own mind, which is always risky! And on pouring I got worried that this might be …
204. Champagne Taittinger, Champagne Brut Réserve NV (2005)
Since first tasting Taittinger at the end of their cellar tour, I’ve liked the light and elegant style of the NV. However, this bottle …
203. W. & J. Graham & Co, Vintage Port Wine (Whitwham’s), 1970
Good, but perhaps not as good as my raised expectations anticipated. Pale ruby core, fading to a wide, tawny rim. Medium-intensity almost ‘perfumed’ bouquet, …
202. Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Louis Eschenauer), Pauillac, 1952
Great decanting practice (much fine sediment), and a good lesson in how wines age (to medium tawny-brown, with yellowing rim), but that was about …
201. Harvey’s, Champagne Pirrot Extra Dry, NV (c. 1965)
Weird and entertaining end to Easter (the Graham’s 1970 is out of sequence…). A bottle that had sat in my Grandfather’s cellar since 1965 …
200. Castello Banfi, ExcelsuS Sant’ Antimo, 1998
Excellent prelude to Easter. Great combination of Bordeaux varieties, grown in Italian sun, with influence of US winemaking. Complexity, with ease of drinking. Only …
199. Ninth Island, Pinot Noir Tasmania, 2003
Had heard that Tasmania was getting a good reputation for Pinot Noir, by virtue of being further South than the rest of Australia, and …
198. Château d’Armailhac, Grand Cru Classé Pauillac, 1997
Nice and dependable example of Cru Bordeaux. Well crafted, even if it wouldn’t set the world on fire. Deep garnet core, fading to a …
197. Château Ste Michelle, Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Cold Creek Vineyard, 1997
My first Washington State wine, courtesy of Diageo free product! Mature deep intensity colour: garnet-to-brick. On breathing, opened into toasty oak spice with eucalyptus …