Helderberg Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Tasty new wine from M&S
Languedoc rising
The fortunes of Languedoc, in southern France, could be on the up again, as the value of vineyard land has rebounded from the burst investment bubble of the mid 1990s.
Chablis
Chablis is the quintessentially steely, floral, stony, flinty, lip-smackingly refreshing wine from the very north of Burgundy. It’s a region firmly ensconced in the cool climate of northerly latitudes.
Bolo Godello 2012,
Best value white wine from the Wine Society’s recent press tasting?
Crus Bourgeois vintage 2011
Is this the crunch vintage that will be the litmus test for the level of success of the new-ish cru bourgeois accreditation system?
Mauzac
Gaillac’s mauzac blanc has an appley freshness and is made in a variety of styles, from dry to sweet and sparkling, especially by the traditional local méthode ancestrale.
Je négrette rien
Négrette is the signature cultivar of Fronton, located not far from Toulouse, in south west France.
Wines of the New South Africa, by Tim James
South Africa has long held the viticultural position of being ‘the old world in the new world’. In this book the author traces the roots of this new world country with the oldest of histories of winemaking, stretching back more than 350 years.
Minerality quote, unquote 5
If anywhere can lay claim to being the originator of mineral expression in wine, Chablis has to be in with the strongest claim. You can’t visit the region and not get some interesting and possibly insightful views on the subject.
Domaine Luneau-Papin
The rumours of Muscadet’s death are greatly exaggerated. It may be made from the relatively harmless melon de Bourgogne, but it’s grown across a variety of soils and sub-soils, and in the hands of skilled exponents such as at Domain Luneau-Papin, the wines will politely force anyone who tastes them to reconsider their views on Muscadet wines.
