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.
497. Château Latour, Les Forts de Latour Pauillac, 1979
So, continuing the Katy / Whippet ’79 theme, this was served with roast lamb. 1979 wasn’t a great year for Bordeaux, so this was …
496. El Grifo, Malvasía Collección Lanzarote, 2008
Another one of the better Lanzarotean bodegas, and having tried their basic wine (a little short) on the first night, Katy & I encountered …
495. Champagne Bollinger, Grande Année Brut, 1979
Having had a 1995-disgorged 1979 RD, this Grande Année sibling outdid it comfortably. Wow. Such aromatic complexity that just steadily gave up different layers: …
494. Champagne H. Billiot Fils, Brut Réserve Grand Cru Ambonnay, NV (2008)
We wandered around Ambonnay, looking for open small producers, and this one had a shop frontage… which turned out to be an extension of …
493. Mt. Difficulty, Long Gully Late Harvest Riesling Central Otago, 2007
I visited the Long Gully vineyard with Matt Dicey, the winemaker. Having tasted some grapes, he decided to harvest 48 hours later for the …
492. Niederthäler Hof, Göcklinger Herrlich Spätlese Pfalz, 1977
We cracked this for comedy value because it was there and Tim is a 77 baby. It more-or-less met expectations – i.e. over-the-hill and …
491. Mas Amiel, Maury Vintage Charles Dupuy, 2002
When it came to the cheese course, I had an old LBV Port to hand, but that was tired, and rather low quality, so …
490. Marquis d’Angerville, Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds, 2000
Picked this up from POTG – a 2nd bottle of this matured, classy Burgundy (a case of the 2005 of which is sitting in …
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 …
488. Denbies, Rose Hill Cellarmaster’s Choice, 2007
So quite by chance, we had this still rosé from Denbies, near Dorking, also on St. George’s Day! The day before, I’d gone to …