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 Burgundy
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 …
459. Domaine Larue, Chassagne-Montrachet, 2006
Ginny brought this from her then employer, to our Chardonnay and Pinot Noir revision group tasting, and it was beautiful, so I took the …
457. Paul Garaudet, Monthelie 1er Cru Les Duresses, 1998
The lads at Planet of the Grapes picked this up for a song from another merchant who had categorised it as “cooking wine”. In …
439. Domaine Xavier Liger-Belair, Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, 2001
Wasn’t sure how this would turn out, as it was from the ‘other’, 3rd, Liger-Belair, who rarely gets noticed, and Clos de Vougeot can …
414. Louis Latour, Aloxe-Corton Domaine Latour, 2001
We followed this with Burgundy, which – being quite savoury, and with slightly raw tannic grip on the finish – was harder just to …
409. Olivier Leflaive, Meursault Clos du Cromin, 1999
Having been disappointed by so many Meursaults to date, this one from a magnum was a real pleasure, and served my cousins’ 27th December …
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! …
380. Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros, 1999
Arse, arse, arse, arse. Getting this label off proved possible, only for it to disintegrate on touch. That more-or-less topped-off an end-to-end bad news …