2010 Berrys' Good Ordinary Claret, Dourthe, Bordeaux, France, £9.00
Berry Bros. & Rudd's
best-selling wine and an all-round crowd pleaser. Produced especially
for us by highly respected Bordeaux producer, Dourthe, this
Merlot-dominated wine boasts an incredible purity of red and black
fruits, ripe tannins and a delicious finish. Soft and silky, this is a
sophisticated everyday wine which is perfect for drinking now.
Champagne Jacquesson Cuvee 736, Champagne, France, £36.95
The wine is showing very well
now, its classic aromas of yeast, white flowers, crushed rock and white
fruit stone rounded out on the palate by a generosity of fruit, born
from natural ripeness, and complemented by hints of hazelnut and
brioche. The finish, as so often with Jacquesson, is pure and
satisfying.
2012 Ch. Rauzan-Segla; Margaux, Bordeaux, France, £210 per case of 6 bottles in bond
Just below Ch. Margaux and Ch.
Palmer in the Margaux pecking order. This wine has an exuberant and open
knit nose with redcurrant fruit and a racy floral edge combines with
sappy cassis fruit and more redcurrant notes on the palate. There is a
lovely spice and creamy edge from the oak with enough flesh, roundness
of fruit, balance and texture to suggest this will turn out very well in
bottle, perfect for future drinking.
2000 Ch. Lynch Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, £1884 per case of 12 bottles in bond
2000 is a stunning vintage and
one of the best years ever for Lynch. Quintessential Claret loved by the
UK market and with 97 points from world-renowned wine critic Robert
Parker. Succulent, with lots of juicy black fruit and silky tannin, this
is a beauty that can be drunk now or cellared. This wine is just
beginning to drink well yet promises to last for another 20-25+ years.
2011 Vouvray, Le Mont Sec, Gaston Huet, Loire, France, £27.75
Le Mont gives us discreet white
flower finesse, underlined by a fantastically taut, almost electric
tension, and the sort of palate that won't be everybody's cup of tea,
unless you're willing to wait a decade: dry, it's pure lemon pith!
