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 3
Category for all posts of wine labels and their texts from wine book number 3, from mid-2007 – early-2011, all of which are indexed here.
407. Tedeschi, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, 2000
I didn’t take a note at the time, and it’s taken a long time to get around to writing this up – mostly because …
406. Two Hands, Lily’s Garden McLaren Vale Shiraz, 2003
The wine of Christmas, and I’m glad I have a half-case of the 2004 to look forward to! Dense, dark black-purple core, with a …
405. Château Pavie Macquin, Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé, 1996
Had this with Christmas lunch 2007, and although it was quite nice, it didn’t really merit the effort to get this label off! Pavie-Macquin …
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 …
403. Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance Natural Sweet Wine Constantia, 2001
This was probably the least impressive wine of the night, even though it was still pretty good. Kari & I spotted it when we …
402. Marchesi di Grésy, Barbaresco Gaiun Martinenga, 1998
[signed in 2017 by: brother Alessandro di Grésy, sister Ludovica di Grésy and Kiwi winemaker, Jeff Chilcott] This is an exceptionally well-made and good …
401. Jean-Luc Joillot, Pommard 1er Cru Les Petits Epenots, 1998
This was a beauty. Mature, but with concentration to age gracefully for another 5 years, maybe? Quite dense garnet colour (medium, rather than light …
400. Domaine Hervé Azo, Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy, 2004
Got this as a gift from the Marketing Society on the day of the Christmas dinner, so took it along as the 3rd white …
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! …
398. Clos d’Yvigne, Côtes de Bergerac Le Rouge et Noir, 2002
Won a Davy’s monthly wine quiz to get this, and it was interesting to see what Clos d’Yvigne are doing on the red front. …