Buying wine for tastings as part of the WSET Diploma has led me to some amazing bottles, but every now and then some of those bottles are kept for drinking, not tasting.
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Been a little bit of time since I wrote a tasting note here – writing tasting notes for study purposes drain the life out of you at times, but this wine is a cracker and I couldn’t resist putting something down. Full disclaimer: the wine was provided by the winemaker.
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When it comes to a wine to celebrate a special occasion, little comes close to Champagne. For me, however, Champagne doesn’t have to be simply reserved for times when a celebration is on the cards. If money was no object, I’d be drinking Champagne (by which I, of course, mean sparkling wines from the region of Champagne, France) every day.
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Given my last post was all about the Northern Rhône, it makes sense that the next wine tasted comes from there. I’ve mentioned before that Yves Cuilleron can do no wrong, and this wine is certainly one of my favourites.
Tasted from a magnum, for transparency’s sake.
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In the final of a two-part tasting, I get to experience a 43-year old wine that is, remarkably, still showing its grace.
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In the first of a two part tasting of a couple of amazing back vintage wines, I get the chance to check in on one of the Hunter Valley’s true pioneer families and a single vineyard Semillon at 24 years of age.
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