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
92. Domaine Gramenon, Côtes-du-Rhône Ceps Centenaires La Mémé, 2000
Very disappointing. May have been a little “off” – it had thrown a lot of sediment and was a little bubbly initially. Slightly “baked” …
89. Domaine Bertagna, Vougeot, 1993
A product of my first ever wine trip. Having done the Clos de Vougeot tour beforehand, Dad and I bought half-a-dozen Vougeot villages. Drunk …
86. Clos Triguedina, Cahors The New Black Wine, 1994
A tannic BEAST. Even after 1 ½ bottles of other wine, this was clearly and remarkably still gum puckeringly dry. I don’t know if …
85. E. Guigal, Côtes du Rhône, 1999
Slightly out of place, this one, given that the “New Black Wine” was consumed on 30th December 2002, and this one after my London …
84. Jean-Marc Brocard, Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, 1993
A product of my first visit – and learning about – wine regions and wine. Patience pays off. Bought in 1994 from Brocard’s shop …
83. Montirius, Gigondas, 1998
My parents randomly had a bottle of the 1998 vintage of the Montirius Gigondas, so we did a “vertical” test against the 2000 (see …
76. Domaine des Bernardins, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
Included here primarily because of the label. I initially mistook it for Domaine de Durban because of the 3 “T” green shield… a lookalike …
75. Domaine de la Mordoree, Lirac “La Dame Rousse”, 2000
Not sure what view to take on this one. First bottle was pretty impressed (Dom de la Mordorée renowned for Châteauneuf-du-Pape), but the second …
74. Châteaux Langoa & Leoville Barton, La Reserve de Leoville Barton St Julien, 1998
…the second wine of Leoville Barton, which – though relatively young as a ’98 – was a reasonably elegant compromise between the Latour and …
73. Château d’Angludet, Margaux, 1995
Suffered from comparison with the 1975 Latour we’d been drinking previously. Was somewhat similar in style – oaky, smoky finish over woody dark fruit, …