Roux at the Landau, Monday 12th November 2012 Fourteen guests assembled in the private dining Postillion Room at the Roux at the Landau restaurant. A glass of 1996 Dom Pérignon Œnothèque) established a thrillingly high standard for the evening whilst a frisson of excitement rippled around the room as Michel Roux Jnr. introduced himself
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Freshly back from a tour of Bordeaux last week, The Lay & Wheeler Management team share their thoughts and experiences Dave’s View Last week, I travelled to Bordeaux with Nick Dagley, our Fine Wine Buyer. I decided to take the scenic route of the Eurostar and TGV, whilst Nick travelled from Luton Airport – I
We are very excited to be able to offer two of the wines of the 2010 vintage online – 1st growths Château Mouton-Rothschild and Château Margaux. Demand is very high for those wines so time is of the essence! 2010 Château Mouton-Rothschild, 1er Cru Pauillac £3,960.00 per case of 6 in bond This wine is arguably
The Bordeaux phoney war has been going on for what feels like months, with the occasional flurry of releases to enliven matters, but this morning’s flurry is of a different calibre – as we are greeted with the release of rising-star (and member of the Mouton-Rothschild stable) Château D’Armailhac. 2010 Château d’Armailhac, Cru Classé Pauillac
Another wine from the illustrious stable of wines under the ownership of Mouton-Rothschild, Château d’Armailhac is a property that has undergone a radical transformation over recent years. This was very impressive in this vintage, receiving a score of 90-93 from Robert Parker, who stated that it was the best wine from this property ever produced.
It would have been hugely disappointing if today hadn’t provided fireworks. The 2009 vintage in Bordeaux is being billed as one of the best ever and we had hourly appointments at some of the world’s most sought-after estates. Not everything was as (I) had expected. In 2003 the hot summer gave a certain uniformity to
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