Lay & Wheeler’s fine wine trading expert, Al Luffingham, gives his thoughts on the 2009 vintage: 2009 Bordeaux has been pronounced as a great vintage by wine merchants and critics alike, but perhaps by no-one more so than by the renowned American critic, Robert Parker, who last week tweeted “after 33 years of doing this [...]
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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 [...]
Burgundy demand likely to outstrip supply for 2010s
Friday 20 January 2012 – 12:14
The various UK Merchants’ Burgundy Tastings across London last week have done much to bolster the notion that 2010 is another milestone in artisan wine production from the region. Allen Meadows’ Burghound has been as bold to suggest that “the wines are superior to their 2009 counterparts, particularly surprising given the challenging weather conditions [...]
Burgundy 2010 – Preview
Friday 4 November 2011 – 16:40
As I write, two teams of Lay & Wheeler’s sales and buying teams are currently in Burgundy, tasting the 2010 vintage. Another team will be travelling out on Monday, to ensure that we have had plenty of opportunity to visit as many domaines as possible. Like the Bordeaux and Rhône from the same vintages, it [...]
González Byass: Palmas Sherry Limited Edition
Wednesday 19 October 2011 – 11:34
González-Byass is one of Sherry’s most iconic names, producing some of the finest wines from the region. Palmas is their limited edition range of aged fino Sherries, launched on the 17th October this year. The story behind the “Palma” name on the labels is based on the fact that González-Byass cellar masters have used the [...]
Brunello di Montalcino
Tuesday 13 September 2011 – 8:39
The recent news stories in the wine press have been very much focused on Brunello di Montalcino, and that prompted us to have a look at the youngest of all of Italy’s great and prestigious wines. In 1888, Ferrucio Biondi-Santi identified a superior clone of Sangiovese, known locally as Brunello (also Sangiovese Grosso), and vinified it [...]
Bordeaux 2010: the finishing straight
Wednesday 29 June 2011 – 10:41
It has been a long and drawn out affair, but the Bordeaux 2010 season is now reaching its climax with the release this week of the First Growths and top wines from the Right Bank. The last couple of days have seen the release of some of the more sought-after and talked-about wines from the vintage, [...]
Bordeaux 2010: After the deluge, the silence
Friday 17 June 2011 – 14:24
It has been a somewhat frenzied week with Bordeaux releases, as the Bordelais seemed to suddenly realise there were only a few days until Vinexpo (the huge wine trade fair held in Bordeaux). It was easy to become somewhat swamped in the flood of releases, so we thought a full list of available wines might [...]
2010 Bordeaux release: Jonathan Maltus’ single vineyard wines
Tuesday 14 June 2011 – 16:50
Recognised worldwide as one the top garagistes winemakers in St Emilion, Jonathan Maltus bought Château Teyssier in 1994 and put it on the wine map very quickly, mainly by investing in the winemaking technology he found in theNew World, building two brand new wineries. He continued buying neighbouring parcels of vines, producing single vineyard wines [...]
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) [...]
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