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 Grenache
South Africa: exciting, fast-changing, beautiful Cape Winelands
South Africa – a wine industry that’s 320-odd years old. Or 20-odd, depending on your point of view (OK, some poetic licence taken there …
482. Mas Amiel, Maury MIllésime, 1980
Bought this several years ago whilst visiting the Roussillon winery (which I cycled 50km to), with Mum. But it took that long to find …
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 …
392. Domaine Font de Michelle, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 1998
For my first ’98 Châteauneuf, this was rather disappointing (albeit better a day later, with some oxidation). Mid-depth garnet core, with a medium-width brick …
386. Joseph Phelps, Le Mistral Monterey County, 2005
Had to put this in again having deliberately bought the 2003 later to compare with this. From the 2nd Optimor case (wonder if there …
Contino: Château-style Rioja and Graciano pioneers
Contino were the first Rioja bodega to be set up in the mode of a Bordeaux château, with estate grapes from vineyards surrounding the …
362. Lucien et André Brunel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Cailloux, 2003
First bottle of this was subtly corked, which was extra-annoying because I could see the quality smothered by the TCA. But the POTG lads …
358. Domaine Bois de Boursan, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 1998
This was probably the night’s disappointment for me. Not a bad wine, but given the vintage and a pretty good producer, this should have …
349. Joseph Phelps, Le Mistral Monterey County, 2003
This was going to be the vintage of Mistral that went into the 2nd Optimor Wine Club case, but the lads ended up with …
330. Kilikanoon, The Medley Barossa Valley Clare Valley, 2004
Another from the Optimor mixed case, and from a winery well-rated by Robert Parker. Initially, I thought this might be an overblown ‘taster’s’ wine …