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 2002
887. Domaine Denis Mortet, Gevrey-Chambertin Combe-du-Dessus, 2002
The wine of Christmas. A reminder how great Burgundy can be. Maturing, but not at all old. Might have 10 more years? Mid-garnet, with …
848. Château Léoville-Poyferré, Saint-Julien, 2002
Also during audit, I finally opened this wooden box, bought 11 years before, en primeur. From an off-vintage, this was broadly worth waiting for. …
833. Champagne Comte A. de Dampierre, Grand Cru Brut, 2002
A nice 39th birthday dinner with Ruth for this one at Planet of the Grapes. Initially I feared it was corked but I think …
710. Château Guiraud, 1er Grand Cru Classé Sauternes, 2002
A little out of time-order, but this was served at a charity wine tasting at work before Easter. I’d remembered this as ‘a bit …
673. Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac, 2002
A very kind birthday present from Blue Rubicon, and my first experience of GPL. Not bad for the vintage. Particularly noteworthy were a distinctive, …
613. Tyrrell’s Wines, Hunter Semillon Vat 1, 2002
This may have lots of Aussie gold medals, and have scored quite highly amongst critics, but – even though I can see it’s a …
539. René Bouvier, Gevrey-Chambertin La Justice, 2002
Lovely. Another really good wine from this producer, and clear evidence that the 2002 vintage is excellent. Earthiness I’ve become familiar with in the …
527. Joseph Drouhin, Beaune Clos des Mouches, 2002
One of the potential highlights of my WSET prize case, but sadly for its vintage, it wasn’t showing at its best, I suspect, because …
522. Salicutti, Brunello di Montalcino Piaggione, 2002
On from my Hors Concours case, and yet another ‘almost’ wine – on paper at least: a Brunello di Montalcino, yes, but from one …
520. Château Musar, Bekaa Valley Lebanon, 2002
A gift from Katy’s dad as well, this one. SJ and I cracked it. A notably youthful Musar this, given its 8 years of …