…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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The Burgundy 2010 Growers’ Tasting – a thank you…
Friday 13 January 2012 – 11:17
A huge thank you to both customers and producers alike for what was a momentous turnout last night at our annual Burgundy Growers’ Tasting at the Glaziers’ Hall in London. The venue was at full capacity and the daytime journalist tasting was swiftly followed by the evening event, at which the wines from the 33 [...]
2012 January Sale – Now On…!
Tuesday 3 January 2012 – 11:37
Our ever-popular January Sale is now online, offering substantial discounts on great wines from sought-after vintages and producers. Starting at just £8.15 a bottle, this is great opportunity to secure some delicious fine wines to enjoy now or in the future. All of the wines featured are priced duty paid for immediate delivery and [...]
2009 Bordeaux UGC tasting
Tuesday 25 October 2011 – 15:17
The stunning décor of the Paul Hamlyn Hall at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden was the setting for one of our most exciting days in recent weeks, an opportunity for the UK Wine Trade to check up on the superlative 2009 Bordeaux, courtesy of the Union des Grands Crus Classés. Nearly a year [...]
Burgundy, a first look at the 2010 vintage – Olivier Leflaive
Monday 12 September 2011 – 14:19
Senior Wine Advisor, Will Hepworth, gives his recommendations from the 2010 Olivier Leflaive offer. For those of us who can’t wait until January 2012 for the main Burgundy en primeur campaign, Olivier Leflaive offers an early opportunity to appraise the 2010 vintage and acquire some of these stunning wines that have long been favourites of [...]
Wine of the Day – 2007 Bernard Burgaud Côte-Rôtie
Monday 13 June 2011 – 10:35
2007 Côte-Rôtie, Bernard Burgaud £260.00 per case of 12 in-bond (discounted from £279.00) The direct translation of Côte-Rôtie, “Roasted slope”, gives a very accurate idea of what the growing conditions are in this village. It benefits from a subsoil of granite, which perfectly suits the main grape variety, Syrah, Producers are allowed (but not obliged) [...]
Majestic Wine PLC – Preliminary results
Monday 13 June 2011 – 7:46
As a wholly owned subsidiary of Majestic Wine Warehouses we are part of Majestic Wine PLC, which this morning published preliminary results for the year to the end of March 2011. It’s now just over two years since Lay & Wheeler became part of Majestic, and a pretty exciting two years at that. Fine wine [...]
Pushing the boundaries
Thursday 31 March 2011 – 8:41
With the forthcoming 2010 vintage being so exciting, we are keen to inform our customers as quickly and as fully as possible. Amid apocalyptic tales of sports fans running up huge bills emailing pictures back from South Africa during the World Cup I have laid my luddite hat aside and am learning how to blog [...]
2006 Tuscany In Bond
Monday 20 December 2010 – 11:30
It is a truism that the wines of Tuscany defy general characterisation. However, with careful selection there are some fabulous discoveries to be made. The rasp and grip of Sangiovese grown on heavy, limey soil at high altitudes remains, but it is bolstered by the richness of low-yielding clones and, in fact, 2006 is the [...]
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