Blason de Bourgogne St Véran 2008 (£9.99 Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose)
Quite lively aromas, with peach and citrus coming through strongly, but the wine is actually quite restrained. Simple but fresh and honest, nice drink and good value. B(+)
Domaine Eugénie Carrion Chablis 2008 (£10.95 fromvineyardsdirect.com)
Starts of rather dumb, but then begins to uncurl and reveal flinty lime and green apple fruit, a vaguely nutty character and a sappy and refreshing finish. Best still to come. S-
Jean-François Protheau Rully 1er Cru ‘Gresigny’ 2007 (£14.95 fromvineyardsdirect.com)
Healthy modern style, not afraid to show some oak, and with punchy peach and guava flesh reined in by crisp limey acidity. Young and quite full-bodied, not complex but tasty and well-made. S-
Louis Latour Meursault 1er Cru La Goutte d’Or 2001 (from £32.99 Ann et Vin, T Wright, Whole Foods Market Kensington, Partridges, Bablake Wines)
Successful mix of tense, herb and fennel scented citrus and pineapple flavours with the hazelnutty, honey and honeysuckle notes of maturity, also a creamy oatmeal edge. Very tasty now, but still bags of life ahead of it – seems to get younger the longer it’s been opened. S+
Hi Simon,
Good to see you yesterday. Enjoyed the post. Would you be interested in doing a Mumm NV, Rosé, Vintage, Prestige cuvee tasting for your blog?
Look forward to hearing from you soon.
Matt
And you too Matt – have sent you an e-mail
good energy Simon
Thanks Louis – about to do a Champagne one