Monday, 4 May 2026

2026 Release from Tenuta San Guido

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This years release from Tenuta San Guido makes for a beatiful Sassicaia, but this year, the stars of the show from my point of view is Le Di...
Sunday, 28 December 2025

Huge blind tasting, with impressive wines on the list!

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2019   Château Cheval Blanc Ruby.   Red berries, anise, spices, dark fruits, blackberries and spices nose.   Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, da...

Some beautiful whites, and a new discovery for me, Dana

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  2018  Robert Weil Kiedricher Grâfenberg Riesling GG Pale lemon yellow.  Apples, some spices, pears, fruit forward nose, nuanced, floral wi...

Dinner with friends, including Salon, Lafite and Petrus

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  2012  Salon Pale lemon yellow.  Apples, citrus, detailed, refined, chalky, bright and almost caressing nose. Fresh acidity, elegant, smoot...
Friday, 19 December 2025

Top wine moments in 2025

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Below are my top wine moments of 2025, and except for the first two, in no particular order.   -Tasting the 1961 Latour (next to the 1945)...
Wednesday, 9 July 2025

4 from Yquem

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  2022  Château d'Yquem Golden.  Apricots, peach, pineapples, nuanced, fruit forward, detailed, nuanced, detailed, bright nose, floral.F...

Further 6 from Pichon Baron

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2019  Les Tourelles de Longueville Ruby.  Cassis, blueberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, nuanced nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe ta...

2015 Angelus tasted, and more

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2015  Carillon d'Angelus Ruby.  Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberri...

Several tastings and dinners

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2017  Château La Mission Haut-Brion Ruby.  Blackberries, blueberries, some vanilla and spices, fruit forward and nuanced nose, scented. Fres...