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511. Domaine de Pisan, Rasteau Côtes du Rhône Villages, 2006
Dad and I dropped in here after Ventoux (it’s very close) and tasted the range at the cave co-operative, which is a class operation. …
508. Domaine du Pesquier, Gigondas, 2005
Also picked up in Gigondas itself, a day before (or maybe the afternoon after) riding up Mont Ventoux. Dad was less of a fan …
507. Cuvée du Vatican, Côtes du Rhône Villages, 2007
Given to me as a ‘freebie’ (having bought two cases of their Réserve Sixtine at €40 / bottle…) from Mme Diffonty at the Domaine, …
502. Booker, My Favorite Neighbor Paso Robles, 2006
Tracey & Dante were over and I just managed to catch up with them. They brought me this from Paso Robles (equal parts Syrah, …
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 …
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 …
Crete wines: the next Santorini?
I was invited by Wines of Crete, a non-profit organisation formed by Cretan wineries less than 10 years ago, to spend 3 days exploring …
406. Two Hands, Lily’s Garden McLaren Vale Shiraz, 2003
The wine of Christmas, and I’m glad I have a half-case of the 2004 to look forward to! Dense, dark black-purple core, with a …
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 …