by Judy Pridmore | Sep 18, 2021 | What I'm drinking
The colour shows no signs of fading, nor does the bouquet, and even less the palate. Wafts of oriental spice, and the particular earth/bramble that comes from whole bunch fermentation – when the grapes are fully ripe and disease free. The mouthfeel swells and...
by Judy Pridmore | Sep 12, 2021 | What I'm drinking
Nuits-Saint-Georges missed out when the Grand Crus were formalised in 1935, and there is continuing agitation that its Premier Cru Les Saint Georges should be elevated. Outsiders have no say in this, so it’s easy to be heretical and suggest that – without...
by Chau | Aug 23, 2021 | What I'm drinking
The colour shows no signs of fading, nor does the bouquet, and even less the palate. Wafts of oriental spice, and the particular earth/bramble that comes from whole bunch fermentation – when the grapes are fully ripe and disease free. The mouthfeel swells and...
by Judy Pridmore | Jul 17, 2021 | What I'm drinking
When I received the three bottles reviewed here from importer Cellarhand and saw the prices, I reared back in surprise. Its owner Patrick Walsh and his right-hand man Ed Merrison set high standards, and my sporadic tastings of the Prieur wines had been distinctly...
by Judy Pridmore | Jul 11, 2021 | What I'm drinking
2011 was a good vintage, albeit not in the class of 2009 or 2010. The harvest commenced in August with minimal disease pressure, the wines drinking well from the outset. The colour of this wine is moderately deep but unequivocally bright. The bouquet has spicy, earthy...
by Judy Pridmore | Jul 2, 2021 | What I'm drinking
24 years old, and in the prime of its life, so much so another 24 mightn’t tire it. The cork was a war of attrition, alternatively fragmenting and resisting its removal. The wine itself is all about giving, warm and welcoming with its velvety mouthfeel and soft...
