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 Fine wine
790. Capezzana, Vin Santo di Carmignano Riserva, 2006
This vintage was an exam wine, and rightly so. The wine of the sweet line-up. Stunning complexity, power and density. Fully sweet, but enough …
789. Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, Pinot Gris Clos Saint Urban Rangen de Thann Grand Cru Sélection de Grains Nobles, 2009
A very good wine in both the Pinot Gris / Chenin Blanc line-up, and the Sweet Wines. Having since seen the 45-60° slopes on …
784. Château La Tour Blanche, 1er Cru Classé Sauternes, 2010
A half-bottle of this was fortunate, as I have some unopened bottles in my cellar. Youthful yet drinkable now; a star of the sweet …
783. Domaine Weinbach, Pinot Gris Altenbourg Vendanges Tardives, 2008
This was the wine of the Pinot Gris / Chenin Blanc line-up, and showed well later in the sweet wine line-up. Very intense flavour, …
781. Château de Fieuzal, Pessac-Léognan, 2007
Classic example of quality Pessac oak-aged Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc. A delight. Mid-depth gold. Rich, complex vanilla, toast, oak-smoke and waxy greengage fruit Sémillon aromatics. Rounded. …
780. Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, Pinot Gris Rotenberg, 2011
A superb example of dry Pinot Gris, in the rich, Alsatian style, that covers its 15.5% ABV very well. Fairly deep gold. Exotic aromatics …
779. Domaine Huet, Vouvray Clos du Bourg Sec, 2012
Having been disappointed by Le Mont Sec, this really showed what the Huet fuss was about. Pale to mid gold. Vanilla scent, and possibly …
771. Joseph Drouhin, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, 2011
But this was the star of the show – maybe not £88 great, but really showed its class. Fennel herb, celery, cream, chalky, lees, …
762. Domaine de Bonserine, Côte-Rôtie La Sarrasine, 2009
The 2nd wine bought in Samoëns for evening / dinner drinks at the chalet, and a very refined, elegant Syrah it was. Perhaps not …
760. Château Léoville-Las Cases, Saint-Julien, 1978
Our final, slightly hungover, on-our-way-to-the-airport tutored tasting after Rust was highly memorable. At the hedonists’ palace that is the Palais Coburg hotel-restaurant – with …