Two of the Lay & Wheeler team are currently heading home following our superb tastings in Manchester and Leeds. The two evenings of Left Bank Fine Wines held at Hotel Malmaison’s two venues, Mal One & Mal Two – were huge successes and we’ll add a more detailed post later on the proceedings. A big [...]
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Piemonte wines in bond from 2007 & 2008 – La Dolce Vita
Tuesday 27 March 2012 – 11:05
Following a couple of years of mentioning how much I would love to visit Piemonte, my requests came to fruition this January so I brushed up my holiday Italian, packed numerous jumpers and set off with great anticipation. This fêted region in the foothills of the Alps was everything I expected and more. Despite almost [...]
Additional parcel of 2010 Burgundy from Jean-Marc Millot
Thursday 22 March 2012 – 10:57
Following our extensive tastings of the 2010 vintage in Burgundy last November, Nick Dagley and I returned to the region in February and visited this small domaine tucked away off the beaten track in Vosne-Romanée. The delightfully unassuming and diligent Jean-Marc Millot has been making the wines at this estate since 1992, and acquired most [...]
A Majestic Tasting
Thursday 15 March 2012 – 14:08
Given the opportunity to attend Majestic Wine’s annual management conference yesterday I jumped at the chance, not least for the insights to be gained on many of the exciting developments planned over the next twelve months across all areas of the Majestic group. Having previously attended for many years as a Majestic store manager I [...]
Bordeaux 2009 – 100 Point Parker Scores
Friday 2 March 2012 – 16:01
Last night Robert Parker released his 2009 Bordeaux in bottle scores, confirming that 2009 is unquestionably the greatest vintage he has ever tasted. He awarded an unprecedented 19 perfect scores stating that “In short, 2009 is the greatest vintage I have tasted in Bordeaux since 1982, of which it is a modern-day version, but greatly [...]
Rhône 2010 Tasting & all wines now online
Thursday 1 March 2012 – 10:48
Following on from the success of our Burgundy Growers tasting in January, we returned to Glaziers Hall last night to preview the 2010s from the Rhône valley. With all tickets sold we hosted some of the best producers the region has to offer, and it goes without saying that the wines were a delight to [...]
HSBC ‘French Classics’ Wine Tasting
Friday 10 February 2012 – 12:36
…tasting for HSBC merchant services yesterday evening, the stunning views were eclipsed by the wines. Highlights included Ruinart Blanc de Blancs NV Champagne with its wonderfully elegant citrus and floral driven palate balanced by a fine persistent mousse. Finishing on Clos Saint Jean’s 2007 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a blockbuster of a wine with real power and presence [...]
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