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
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 …
454. Domaine Ostertag, Fronholz “Muscat” Alsace, 2002
One from the 3rd “ABC” Optimor case, this one, and an intriguing one at that – aged Muscat. To cap that, I’ve heard that …
453. Champagne Pol Roger, Extra Cuvée de Réserve Vintage, 1998
A pair of engagements in the same week in the office (Anna’s and Christian’s) necessitated grabbing the last bottle of this from Planet of …
451. Château Laforge, Saint Emilion Grand Cru, 2003
Picked this up as a discounted case from J&B via Rob. When I started to hear comments about 2003s (for which St Emilion is …
450. Champagne Laurent-Perrier, Grand Siècle “La Cuvée”, NV (2008)
The day after my birthday, and flying on Bruce Air to / from Lisbon, the guys in the office decided to celebrate it again. …
448. Domaine Tempier, Bandol, 2005
Given that I have 2 bottles of the 2003 in the Optimor 3rd case, I was very interested to have this served in our …
444. Delas Frères, Hermitage Marquise de la Tourette, 2001
Good value for Hermitage, from a fairly decent vintage. We also had this at the barbeque, and it was pretty nice – certainly into …
441. Domaine de la Pinède, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2004
An unexpected Châteauneuf, this one – relatively light bodied, red-fruited and fresh / high acidity – compared with some of the concentrated blockbusters that …
440. François Villard, Condrieu Le Grand Vallon, 2006
This was a beauty. Mature, but with concentration to age gracefully for another 5 years, maybe? Quite dense garnet colour (medium, rather than light …
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 …