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 France
Berry Bros press tasting: how the other half live
The Berry Bros & Rudd Autumn / Winter press tasting, in stark contrast to the Co-op supermarket’s Autumn press tasting exactly a week before, showed …
560. Champagne Lanson, Black Label Brut, NV (2011)
This turned out to be an unexpected pleasure. I didn’t have a good impression of Lanson as a Champagne brand, and this was a …
559. Château Cantenac-Brown, Margaux Grand Cru Classé, 2000
I’ve taken an older Cantenac Brown label off and it was a mammoth and painful task… For the 2000 I just tore it too …
558. Champagne Pol Roger, Extra Cuvée de Réserve Vintage, 1999
The first couple of bottles of this were underwhelming and somewhat so, respectively – with the acidity disjointed and lack of elegance. Given the …
557. Cave de Tain l’Hermitage, Hermitage Nobles Rives, 2000
Red wine of the night at our annual get-together with Jack, Rob etc. Only overshadowed by Marc Colin’s 2006 Chassagne-Montrachet Vide Bourse. This shows …
556. Jean Latour-Labille, Meursault 1er Cru Charmes, 2007
Youthful. Drinking pretty well now, but will be better in 3-5 years, to allow the slightly ‘hard’ acidity to mellow and integrate, whilst complexity …
552. Jobard-Chabloz, Meursault Clos du Cromin, 2006
Good, but not great, by any means. It was straight from the fridge, which wouldn’t have done it any favours on length & complexity, …
550. Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Hermitage La Chapelle, 1998
Well, this surprised and delighted. I’d heard several poor reviews of La Chapelles between about 1995 and 2005. However, although this was missing something …
549. Château de Parenchère, Bordeaux Supérieur Cuvée Raphaël, 2007
An unexpected, completely blind tasting courtesy of SJ – and the first I’d done for about a year. I think I got lucky, but …
548. Château de Claribès, Sainte Foy Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, 2005
This was an unexpected gift from the people we stayed with in Henley 2010, where the husband Andy explained that a friend had established …