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Read my report on my latest cellar clear-out, as I pull the corks on a dozen wines from the 1999 vintage, including Beaucastel, Musar, Ogier, Marc Sorrel, Biondi-Santi, Patrick Baudouin, Climens, Rieussec and more. buff.ly/IhgnOQa [subs only] #25yearson #1999vintage #wine

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An exploration of biodynamic Bordeaux, agroforestry and more; I profile the work of Pierre Cazeneuve at Château Paloumey. buff.ly/tBztW9h [subs only] #paloumey #chateaupaloumey #pierrecazeneuve #hautmedoc #bordeaux #wine #bordeauxwine

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Read my first Muscadet tasting report of 2025, featuring recent and forthcoming releases from Luneau-Papin. buff.ly/a9Zfa95 [subs only] #muscadet #muscadetsevreetmaine #luneaupapin #melondebourgogne #wine #loire #loirewine

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Tip-top dry Vouvray tonight. I have a lot of 2010s lined up for drinking soon - looking forward to them. #vouvray #cheninblanc #wine #loire #foreau #philippeforeau #domaineduclosnaudin

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This week's 'Weekend Wine' takes us to the Douro, and a 2003 Vintage Port from a revitalised house. buff.ly/FUYLnIa [free to read] #croft #port #vintageport #portugal #douro #port2003 #wine

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Took a fresh look at the 2021 vintage in Bordeaux earlier this week, with Justerinis. Will be writing these up ASAP although probably not before I head out to Bordeaux for the 2024 primeurs, which is imminent. #bdx21 #bdx2021 #bordeaux #wine

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A dining review: I knock on the door of Avery, in Edinburgh, for a twelve-course set menu from Rodney Wages and team. buff.ly/aFBlUk2 [free to read] #dining #avery #edinburgh #rodneywages #restaurants #wine

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Read the final part of my Loire 2014 at Ten Years report, as I conclude with a handful of sweet wines. buff.ly/8CfSwJY [subs only] #moelleux #quartsdechaume #wine #loire #loirewine #loire14 #loire2014

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Enjoyed this Badenhorst wine last night with dinner. Cheap as chips (well, close) off a restaurant list and delicious. Evidence that South Africa is the place to be drinking right now? #badenhorstfamilywines #aabadenhorst #southafrica #wine #cheninblanc #secateurs

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Read my final Bordeaux 2022 report, looking at the best bottles for millionaires, the level-headed, and buyers on a budget. buff.ly/ziiWSAr [subs only] #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Read the third instalment of my Loire 2014 report at ten years, as I check out 28 reds, from Yannick Amirault, Bernard Baudry, Charles Joguet, Guiberteau, La Grange Tiphaine, Vincent Pinard and more. buff.ly/V6eqsAg [subs only] #chinon #bourgueil #sancerre #wine #loire #loirewine #loire14 #loire2014

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Read my latest Weekend Wine report, in which I take a long look at the latest release - the 2022 vintage - from Château d'Yquem. buff.ly/cIphS5s [free to read] #sauternes #yquem #chateaudyquem #sweetwine #bordeaux #wine #bordeauxwine

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The latest instalment of my guide to the wines of the Loire Valley; I arrive in one of its more obscure appellations, the rarely seen Anjou Coteaux de la Loire. buff.ly/LPWiLp0 [subs only] #anjou #anjoucoteauxdelaloire #cheninblanc #wine #loire #loirewine

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Read my report on 2022 Sauternes and Barsac, including my final set of 2022 Bordeaux tasting notes. buff.ly/z1e6N0P [subs only] #sauternes #barsac #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Read part 2 of my Loire 2014 at ten years review; I present 40 new notes on wines from Richard Leroy, Pierre-Bise, Vincent Carême, Alphonse Mellot, Eric Morgat, Domaine Ogereau, Philippe Foreau, François Chidaine & others. buff.ly/hSjZCBa [subs only] #wine #loire #loirewine #loire14 #loire2014

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Read part 1 of my tasting report on the 2014 Loire vintage at ten years; an introduction and review of the vintage. buff.ly/x22Wlqe [subs only] #wine #loire #loirewine #loire14 #loire2014

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Read my weekend wine report, on a 1970 from Château La Croix de Gay in Pomerol. buff.ly/YOBkYiT [free to read] #lacroixdegay #chateaulacroixdegay #croixdegay #pomerol #bordeaux #bordeauxwine #wine

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Just published: A dining review; the Icelandic saga of Egill Skallagrímsson, followed by lobster, Arbroath smokie, turbot and more at Dulse in Edinburgh. buff.ly/Ybmo8vW [free to read] #dining #restaurants #edinburgh #dulse #deanbanks

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Just published: More 2022 Bordeaux tasted, including dry whites from Climens, Suduiraut, Margaux, Cheval Blanc, Les Champs Libres, both Pichons & more. buff.ly/GoRrFGt [subs only] #climens #suduiraut #pichonbaron #closdeslunes #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Just published: I check out the white wines of Pessac-Léognan and Graves in 2022, with another 28 new tasting notes. www.thewinedoctor.com/tastingsform... [subs only] #graves #pessacleognan #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Just published: More notes on 2022 Bordeaux, with my report on 41 red wines of Pessac-Léognan and Graves. buff.ly/4PpcDx7 [subs only] #graves #pessacleognan #hautbailly #lescarmeshautbrion #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Just published: My weekend wine, the 2004 François Pinon Vouvray Cuvée Tradition, with reflections on both the 2024 and 2004 harvests. buff.ly/7EZfRjK [free to read] #vouvray #francoispinon #cheninblanc #drinkchenin #loire #loirewine #wine

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Double duck dinner. 😋 Worked very well with an old Pomerol (which is destined to feature in next week’s Weekend Wine report, so it remains a secret for now 😎). #sundayroastdinner #sundayroast #sundayroasts #pomerol #dinner #roastduck #wine #pomerol

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Just published: In my latest Loire wine guide, I explore the origins, history and modern-day state of play in the Touraine Noble Joué appellation, long favoured by Louis XI. buff.ly/IZawzBL [subs only] #touraine #tourainenoblejoue #loire #loirewine #pinotnoir #pinotgris #pinotmeunier #winestagram

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Thursday Treat (doesn’t work as well as ‘Moelleux Monday’, but we are where we are). #moelleux #vouvray #huet #domainehuet #cheninblack #constance #cuveeconstance #wine

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Just published: More from the Right Bank in 2022, including Fronsac, Castillon and other Côtes, the St Emilion Satellites, Lalande-de-Pomerol & more. buff.ly/UL8Il9B [subs only] #fronsac #castillon #stemilionsatellites #lalandedepomerol #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Just published: I continue with my 2022 reports with Pomerol, taking in Petrus, Le Pin, La Fleur-Pétrus, VCC, Lafleur, Clos du Clocher and many more. buff.ly/JbBAU7z [subs only] #pomerol #lafleur #petitvillage #hosanna #lepin #vcc #petrus #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Last minute addition to tomorrow’s 2022 Pomerol report. #pomerol #bdx2022 #bdx22 #desales #chateaudesales #bordeaux #wine

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Just published: I report on 2022 St Emilion, including Cheval Banc, Figeac, Ausone, Angélus, Canon, Mangot, La Mondotte & more, with 112 new notes and scores. buff.ly/7jF8OVW [subs only] #stemilion #stemiliongrandcru #stemiliongrandcruclasse #stemilionpremiergrandcruclasse #bdx22 #bdx2022 #wine

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Checking in on the 2020 Mi-Pente from Domaine de la Butte this evening. And it’s wonderful! #bourgueil #domainedelabutte #cabernetfranc #loire #wine

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Just published: My weekend wine report, which takes us to Bourgueil, for a 2020 from Domaine Guion. buff.ly/YakdQ5X [free to read] #bourgueil #cabernetfranc #domaineguion #stephaneguion #guion #loire #wine

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I was very sad to learn over the weekend, from Jane Anson and other sources in Bordeaux, that the great Bill Blatch passed away recently, while on holiday...... Just published: Remembering Bill Blatch buff.ly/OZphDeT [free to read] #sauternes #billblatch

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Just published: I head into Edinburgh to check out Noto, a small plates restaurant from Stuart Ralston, in my latest dining review. buff.ly/41M7NI5 [free to read] #dining #restaurants #edinburgh #noto #wine

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Just published: More Left Bank wines in 2022 (another 79 notes in fact), including Chasse-Spleen, du Retout, La Lagune, Cantemerle, Clos Manou & more. https://buff.ly/4ijQJP4 [subs only] #medoc #hautmedoc #moulisenmedoc #listracmedoc #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Just published: I arrive in Margaux to report on the 2022s from Palmer, Margaux, d'Issan, Giscours, Brane-Cantenac, Siran and more. https://buff.ly/41iP5Gg [subs only] #margaux #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Just published: I continue south, to taste 2022 St Julien, for the Léovilles, Langoa, Beychevelle, Talbot and more. https://buff.ly/4i8AKmw [subs only] #stjulien #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Just published: My Weekend Wine, from an under-the-radar property on the eastern plateau, the 2019 Château Tauzinat L'Hermitage. https://buff.ly/41tIlXp [free to read] #stemilion #tauzinatlhermitage #stemiliongrandcru #wine #bordeaux

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Just published: The latest instalment of my guide to Loire Valley wines, here putting Touraine Oisly under the spotlight. https://buff.ly/434Ia62 [subs only] #loire #loirewine #touraine #wineguides #touraineoisly #oisly #sauvignonblanc

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Just published: I report on 2022 Pauillac, knocking on the cellar doors of Latour, Lafite, Mouton, the Pichons, GPL and more. https://buff.ly/41lV8uS [subs only] #pauillac #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Just published: I strike north to taste 2022 St Estèphe, for Lafon-Rochet, Montrose, Cos d'Estournel. Calon-Ségur & more. https://buff.ly/3X5yfcN [subs only] #stestephe #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Just published: I review the state of play in Bordeaux, reflect on the 2022 growing season and the overarching style of the vintage, as a precursor to my 2022 Bordeaux reports. https://buff.ly/3X3TQCc [subs only] #bdx22 #bdx2022 #bordeaux #wine

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Just published: My Weekend Wine report on a Pinot-rich Champagne from the slopes of Talus-Saint-Prix, south of Reims, from Jeaunaux-Robin. https://buff.ly/434wnVD [free to read] #champagne #pinotmeunier #pinotnoir #jeaunauxrobin #talussaintprix #wine

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It’s been a busy couple of weeks with the Loire salons, Wine Paris and several big Bordeaux tastings, so kicking back with one of my favourite vintages of the Brut Non Dosé from François Pinon this evening.

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A tour of the entire length of the Loire on day 3 of Wine Paris, with lees-aged Muscadet from Haut Bourg, new labels from Suronde in Anjou, Saumur-Champigny from Rocheville, more new labels from Minière in Bourgueil…. 1/2 #wineparis #wine

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A day rich in Cabernet is a good day; with Domaine Grosbois, Olga Raffault, Jean-Maurice Raffault, La Niverdiere and more. Day 2 at Wine Paris.

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A good first day at Wine Paris. Mostly Sauvignon and Pinot today, including Henri Bourgeois, Domaines Tatin, Villargeau, a huge tasting of Touraine Chenonceaux and more. The final photo was obviously the highlight of the day though. 😁

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