Posts Tagged ‘Pinot Noir’
On Monday night we were treated to a tasting from one of New Zealand’s most highly regarded producers, Felton Road. We tried their 2011 Dry and Bannockburn Rieslings, and the 2011 ‘Elms’ and Bannockburn Chardonnays before moving on to the variety they’re most well-known for, Pinot Noir. We tried the 2011 Bannockburn and Cornish Point [...]
Earlier this week we had a great tasting of some of Bouchard Père & Fils 2010 red and white Burgundies. Following on from our Faiveley tasting last month, it reaffirmed the quality of the 2010 with another set of outstanding wines. One of the characteristics of the 2010 vintage seems to be a great sense of [...]
Last night we enjoyed a great tasting of the newly released 2010 red Burgundies from Domaine Faiveley, hosted by their export director Vincent Avenel. While blind tastings have their place, it’s always interesting to have someone like Vincent on hand to guide a an evening like this. His intimate knowledge of Faiveley’s winemaking techniques and [...]
