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Bordeaux UGC Days 4 & 5: Pessac Léognan & Sauternes

A punishingly early start from St Emilion on Thursday morning was rewarded: Haut Brion for breakfast. Indeed, a glass of wine at 8am seemed just what we all needed after the genuinely exciting drive through Bordeaux city centre to make...

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Etienne and Hubert Grivot drop in for lunch

Etienne Givot and his son Hubert have been in London for the clutch of en primeur tastings that took place in a flurry of tube strikes, torrential rain, and Ban Bourguignons this week. We were delighted they could join us...

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Tasting Burgundy 2015: Chassagne Montrachet, Meursault, Volnay, Santenay, Mercurey, Macon

Last Friday was our busiest day of the week, with eight visits across the Côte D’Or, the Côte Chalonnaise and Mâcon. The weather had turned distinctly chilly over the course of the week, and our eyes stung with that bone-chilling...

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Rhône 2015 |A preview

For a few months there have been whispers in the wine trade about the Rhône 2015s. Just this morning Jancis Robinson MW commented “I have by no means finished my tastings yet but I can tell you that the northern Rhône...

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2015 releases from the extraordinary Francois Mitjavile

We are delighted to offer the wines of François Mitjavile: Tertre Rôteboeuf, Roc De Cambes, and Domaine De Cambes 2015. These magical wines and their charismatic maker captivated us during the en primeur tastings.

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