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Forget everything you think you know about Beaujolais. Owned by the Henriot family who also own Bouchard, this is serious stuff, nothing at all like the Beaujolais Nouveau that raised this region’s profile but did nothing for it’s reputation. This has more in common with the Pinot Noir based wines from the Cote d’Or. Deep, [...]
We’ve been working our way through our latest container, trying the new arrivals. Some that have impressed so far are the wines from our new Rhone agency, Xavier Vins. Last week we tried out their excellent value Viognier and last night we decided to head for the top and popped the cork on this 2009 Chateauneuf-du-Pape [...]
We recently landed our first shipment from Xavier and were pretty eager to jump in and try the wines. This Viognier is one of the two whites we brought in this time round (we also landed the Chateauneuf-du-Pape blanc) and it hails from the Gres de Montpellier and Pic St Loup regions of the Languedoc. Bright [...]
We’ve been importing Champagne Beaumet, a small producer owned by Laurent-Perrier, for a few years now. We just landed a new container of it so took the opportunity to pop the cork and try the latest release of the Brut Non-Vintage. Fine, lively mousse. Very fresh aromas of green apple mixed with some toast and [...]
