Spain is strong when it comes to the budget friendly red category, but it can’t always deliver. From the ones I tried recently I disliked two, but also found one which is unbelievable for its price… Continue reading
Tenuta di Carleone Uno 2018
Ruinart Blanc de Blancs, an excellent champagne
Boscarelli Prugnolo Rosso di Montepulciano 2020
Sangiovese for the purists. Well, it’s 10% mammolo actually, although I’m not sure how much difference that makes…
Saint Cosme Condrieu 2018
Personally I would not age a condrieu, but I was surprised that it’s a 2018, when my friend revealed this after a blind tasting on our recent Cristmas party. Continue reading
Szepsy Szamorodni 2017
Exciting monastrell: Bodegas Cerrón Matas Altas 2021
One of the most exciting monastrell I have ever tasted. I just realised that this is also a notable discovery of the year for Tim Atkin…
Solid Hungarian nouveau: Bodri Gúnár 2023
Such a fun wine that I went back to the store to buy more. Another nouveau done very well. Continue reading
Fontanafredda Dolcetto d’Alba 2021
Wakefield Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
An Australian cabernet that does not try to emulate Bordeaux, yet it’s not overdone at all. Clare Valley rarely disappoints…