Cellar Favorite: 1947 Carbonnieux Blanc
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Sep 2019
Mature white Bordeaux is rarely discussed and, to be honest, rarely tasted. In my own experience, lunches or dinners commencing with a venerable Bordeaux Blanc are as regular as Halley’s comet. That’s a pity, because whenever they do form the opening act, they offer pertinent reminders of their quality.
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Beyond Wine: Album Review of Love Will Find A Way - Philip Bailey
Beyond Wine
, Sep 2019
“Love Will Find A Way” is a fantastic album that adds to the canon of a deeply impressive body of work.
A Century of Bordeaux: The Nines
France: Bordeaux, featured
, Sep 2019
The follow-up to last year’s “A Century of Eights”, ingeniously titled “A Century of Nines”, examines Bordeaux vintages ending in that number to see how the wines are performing, with a focus on 1999 and 1989. As usual, there are surprises along the way.
Vinous Table: The Wellington Arms, Baughurst, UK
United Kingdom, Vinous Table
, Sep 2019
King and Page gave the Wellington Arms a new lease on life, reinventing it as a thriving restaurant, not a gastropub, that is a joy to visit every time.
Cellar Favorite: MCDXIX, The Winemaker’s Selection Madeira – Blandy’s
Portugal, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Sep 2019
This year marks 600 years since the discovery and settlement of the island of Madeira in 1419. To celebrate, Blandy’s is releasing a special blend called “MCDXIX, The Winemaker’s Selection.”
Songs Full of Light - Lafaurie-Peyraguey 1906-2018
France: Bordeaux, featured
, Aug 2019
Continuing the series of Sauternes articles, a truly remarkable and certainly unrepeatable vertical of no less than 60 vintages of Lafaurie-Peyraguey from 2018 back to 1906. Everything you need to know about this outstanding estate is here.
Two Imaginary Boys: Pichon-Lalande
France: Bordeaux, featured
, Aug 2019
What links a historic and esteemed Grand Cru Classé in Pauillac with Robert Smith of English rock band, “The Cure”? You might be surprised by the answer in this alternative take on Pichon-Lalande…
Beyond Wine: Crate Digging: Fotheringay by Fotheringay
Beyond Wine
, Aug 2019
It is difficult to put my finger on exactly why, but Denny’s voice, her timbre and inflection, makes her sound as if she is singing from centuries back in history, like medieval princess pining from her castle tower to a lost prince.
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Cellar Favorite: 1904 & 1948 Langoa-Barton
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Aug 2019
It is a shame that Langoa-Barton is destined to lie in the shadow of its sibling, Léoville-Barton, because it produces a great Saint-Julien wine in its own right. Moreover, that wine has a propensity to age in bottle with just as much élan.
Vinous Table: The Ledbury, London, UK
United Kingdom, Vinous Table
, Aug 2019
Strangers ask me if it’s true: Did I really celebrate my big four-zero at The Ledbury when, at my behest, celebrated chef Brett Graham summoned all his astounding culinary skills to pimp up the KFC menu?