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Champagne Charles Heidsieck


Brut Reserve Cuvée

Tuesday 24 October 2023
Celia Buridant
Wine
‘This is one of my favourite houses in Champagne’ - Yohan Castaing, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Charles Heidsieck is one of the smallest of the Grandes Marques yet, it is also one of the most admired Champagne houses. The cellar masters have been ...

Concerto 2021 - 40th Anniversary


High Scoring Super Tuscan

Thursday 19 October 2023
Celia Buridant
Wine
2021 is a big year for Concerto as it is marking its 40th anniversary. Made by the Mazzei family who spans 500 years of winemaking and owns Castello di Fonterutoli in Chianti, Concerto is a high scoring and accessible Super Tuscan. Back in 1981, the ...

Comtes de Taittinger 2013


A standout cuvée

Wednesday 18 October 2023
Celia Buridant
Wine
Dating back to 1734, the Forest-Fourneaux Champagne House, one of the oldest in the region, was acquired by Pierre Taittinger in 1934. In 1952, the most exclusive and premium cuvée, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, was born. Only made in exceptional ...

Viña Ardanza 2016


Outstanding Value Rioja

Monday 16 October 2023
Celia Buridant
Wine
La Rioja Alta S.A. is one of Spain’s most prestigious wineries and is rated within the top 50 ‘World’s Most Admired Wine Brand 2023’ from Drinks International for good reasons. They manufacture their own barrels which they manually rack every six months ...

Barbaresco by Gaja


Pure Nebbiolo Expression

Wednesday 11 October 2023
Celia Buridant
Wine
Gaja is famous for putting Barbaresco on the international wine map. Using oak barrels and temperature-controlled fermentation, the first to do so in the area, they brought the appellation into the modern age. Both perceived as a pioneer and guardian ...

San Leonardo


Trentino’s answer to Super Tuscans

Monday 09 October 2023
Celia Buridant
Wine
Sassicaia and San Leonardo seem like brothers separated in childhood – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate This blockbuster Bordeaux Blend from Trentino is clearly the Sassicaia of the north – Wine Spectator …surely the most successful Bordeaux blend of ...
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