July 14, 2017
Roc through the ages…Roc de Cambes 1995 to 2015…
This tasting was a little while in the making, it was something I’ve wanted to do for some time. A conversation with the unique (word used properly) Francois Mitjavile while tasting the 2016s b...
July 10, 2017
Belair-Monange and More…
Late June every other year sees VinExpo in Bordeaux…oddly I’ve never actually been to the main halls. This year we, a few of the team at C&B, got the invite to celebrate the 80th anniversary o...
July 8, 2017
Roc through the ages…Roc de Cambes 1995 to 2015
This tasting was a little while in the making, it was something I’ve wanted to do for some time. A conversation with the unique (word used properly) Francois Mitjavile while tasting the 2016s back i...
June 14, 2017
Ets. J-P Moueix 2017: Vintage Notes
Moueix 2017 “A vintage with strings but without trumpets” – Christian Moueix Some wines you taste, almost mechanically, before jotting down a note and moving onto the next one. Most ...
June 8, 2017
A very special occasion: A dinner with Bonneau du Martray
Last’s week dinner with Bonneau du Martray was a very special occasion. The wines are among the most magical whites produced in Burgundy, Jean Charles is among those gifted winemakers that is able ...
May 31, 2017
Clos de Tart with Jacques Devauges
Back in 2015 we hosted a tasting and then dinner that I wrote up in the post called Clos de Tart Day. This was to celebrate the vintages that Sylvain Pitiot oversaw and to welcome Jacques Devauges. B...
May 29, 2017
Bonneau du Martray: Thank You Jean-Charles
I have worked with the Bonneau du Martray wines since the 2000 vintage so all the usual bias warnings apply here. This was a rather different dinner because it was a chance to say “au revoir” (b...
May 15, 2017
Dinner at The Savoy tasting De Vogue 1999s…
There aren’t many top producers that I’ve been lucky enough to enjoy as often – both tasting and drinking – as Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue. There are therefore a lot of write-ups on this si...
May 2, 2017
Tasting: Domaine Marquis D’angerville 2015’s
Each year in April the joint UK agents of Domaine Marquis d’Angerville get together with Guillaume d’Angerville in London and host a tasting and lunch for some key members of the wine press. My wr...
April 21, 2017
Bordeaux En Primeur 2016: In conversation with Peter Sisseck
We spoke to Peter Sisseck from Chateau Rocheyron about his take on the Bordeaux En Primeur campaign for the 2016 vintage. Interviewer: Adam Brett-Smith, Managing Director. Read our Vintage Report a...