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Comte Armand – A Vertical of Pommard Clos des Epeneaux
A ‘flight’ not to be missed. Vintages 2017 to 1990 Recently, we were fortunate to be approached by a long-standing (and very generous) customer to taste through a flight of vintages (with the 1990 thrown in from Charles Lea’s own cellar) from an estate that has featured in almost every Burgundy offer we have published […]
by Tom Lorimer4 viewsl-s-postclos-des-epeneauxcomte-armandpinot-noirpommardtasting - news
Press Reviews: June
Our latest press reviews: The Telegraph, The Buyer, Delicious Magazine and JamesSuckling.com Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection – in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. The best rosé wines for summer 2022, The Telegraph, Susy Atkins, 28/06/2022: 2021 GRENACHE-CINSAULT […]
by Eve-Marie Letondel5 viewsl-s-postl-s-pressbrunelloenglish-sparkling-winerosesusy-atkins - news
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | The gloom & the glory
All my pre-departure research had left me rather gloomy about the week ahead, tasting through the latest vintage in Bordeaux. Thank goodness I was travelling with Jack, ever upbeat, hopefully we could buoy each other along through the teeth-shattering tastings. From what I’d read and the people I’d spoken to, it seemed that 2021 was […]
by David Porter6 views2021-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-post2021-bordeauxbordeauxen-primeurvineyard-visit - news
Why on earth would I buy Bordeaux 2021?
I feel like these blogs have become something of a confession of late, so here’s another one. As much as, when we visit Bordeaux, I’m acting in a professional capacity (something many of you will know I’m just about capable of…) to taste, evaluate and communicate a vintage to you, I’m also secretly really just […]
by Jack Chapman6 views2021-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-post2021-bordeauxen-primeurfine-winefrance - news
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Cookbook & L&S Mixed Case
With not only the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to celebrate but also an additional Bank Holiday to enjoy (making a lovely long weekend) what better way to mark it, than with a specially selected Platinum Jubilee mixed case (£295 for 12 bottles and a book). But we haven’t stopped there, as we have also partnered with […]
by Phil Weeks4 viewsl-s-postfood-and-wine-pairingmixed-casesplatinum-jubileeroyal-warrant - news
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Pauillac
Great old, grand old Pauillac. The most revered appellation in the Médoc felt more like it had gone back in time than perhaps any other area. The wines were generally very lean and precise – Merlot, again, suffered a fair bit up here and, with the wines usually Cabernet focussed anyway, it meant that these […]
by Jack Chapman6 views2021-bordeaux2021-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-posten-primeurleft-bankpauillac - news
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Saint-Estèphe
Saint-Estèphe certainly felt like the most far flung, northerly part of the Médoc when we arrived, driving down the dip from Lafite and up to Cos d’Estournel as the sky darkened and rain began to threaten. An easy way to brighten up any day, is to walk through their ornamental garden, once you’ve squeezed your […]
by Eve-Marie Letondel6 views2021-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-post2021-bordeauxsaint-estephe - news
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Margaux
I have a soft spot for Margaux. I thought it was worth prefacing everything you’re going to read with this – The feelings I have for Margaux are along the lines of the ones I have for great Burgundy. On the face of things, it’s a pretty toxic relationship (for starters I’m not sure if […]
by Jack Chapman5 views2021-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-post2021-bordeauxen-primeurleft-bankmargaux - news
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Saint-Julien
Our tour de Saint-Julien started on a lovely sunny morning, with both of us slightly the worse for wear from the night before, having briefly gone our separate ways (David for a dinner at Château Lafite, myself for a far more oikish, if exceptionally fun do in Bordeaux Town Hall). Leoville Poyferré was our first […]
by Jack Chapman5 views2021-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-post2021-bordeauxen-primeurleft-banksaint-julien - news
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Pessac-Léognan
Pessac-Leognan is a slightly peculiar place. You start in the city – Carmes Haut Brion, it’s fair to say, is quite literally an ‘urban winery’, such is its proximity to the hustle and bustle of Bordeaux. Slowly you start to drift out, Haut-Brion & La Mission, two absolutely stunning Châteaux, appear almost out of nowhere, […]
by Jack Chapman5 views2021-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-post2021-bordeauxen-primeurgravespessac-leognan - news
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Saint-Émilion
Did Merlot suffer in Saint Émilion? Yes, is the short answer, but it was quite terroir dependent and also seemed less impacted than their left bank cousins. The running theme of the 2021 Bordeaux vintage was hard work – sometimes you question a bit of rhetoric, arching an eyebrow toward a statement which seems to […]
by Jack Chapman6 views2021-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-post2021-bordeauxen-primeurright-banksaint-emilion - news
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur | Pomerol
How on earth to summarise a vintage by appellation, which more or totally defied homogeneity? I’m going to try my best, almost solely using our own meandering experience and stack of tasting notes. Luckily Pomerol, which is where we began, makes is rather easier than most. If someone were to ask me to fill in […]
by Jack Chapman4 views2021-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-post2021-bordeauxen-primeurmerlotpomerol - news
Côte-Rôtie: what’s all the fuss about?
I am often asked why I have such a strong attachment to the wines of the Northern Rhône and in particular those of Côte-Rôtie. It is never an easy question to answer without a long preamble, but after close to 25 years of visiting the Rhône and the many stylistic changes we have seen over […]
by Derek Robertson6 viewsl-s-postcote-rotiesyrahvineyard-visit - news
Press Reviews: April
Our latest press reviews: The Times, cluboenologique.com, The Sunday Times, Vineyardmagazine.co.uk and The Telegraph. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection – in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. The best rosés to buy now, The Times, Jane MacQuitty,29/04/2022: 2021 ROSÉ […]
by Eve-Marie Letondel5 viewsl-s-postl-s-pressmontalcinoprovencetelegraphthe-sunday-times - news
2022 Spring Tasting | Highlights
‘Our first proper tasting for ages, and I was unable to attend having contracted Covid, (the reason for the long hiatus since our well-attended Italian tasting in March 2020). This was particularly galling after I had helped organise the attendance of some of the winemakers, notably producers of three new grower Champagnes who I had […]
by Charles Lea4 viewsl-s-posttastingsspring-tastingtasting - news
Press Reviews: March
Our latest press reviews: Matthewjukes.com and The Times. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection – in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. Why I have a soft spot for Portuguese wine, The Times, Jane MacQuitty, 18/03/2022: 2018 TOURIGA NACIONAL […]
by Eve-Marie Letondel5 viewsl-s-postl-s-pressenglish-sparkling-winematthew-jukes - news
Press Reviews: February
Our latest press reviews: The Telegraph, The Times & Club Oenologique. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection – in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. A clean slate: Top Priorat wines under the region’s new classification, Club Oenologique, Adam Lechmere, […]
by Eve-Marie Letondel5 viewsl-s-postl-s-presschardonnayfranceitalypriorat - news
NSPCC City Fine Wine Challenge 2022
The 2022 City Fine Wine Challenge in aid of NSPCC Childline was held on the 3rd March, and we were delighted to be back in One Great George Street after the virtual event last year. Back in the swing and despite some nervousness and some absences with Covid still circulating (sadly including ex-chairman of the […]
by Charles Lea4 viewsl-s-postnspcc-city-fine-wine-challengenspccthe-city-fine-wine-challenge - news
2017 Brunello di Montalcino | Vintage overview
Have you ever found, upon opening a bottle of Brunello, that you’ve tasted it and thought ‘I like this, but it’s just a little too austere for me – where is the pure pleasure?’. If that’s crossed your mind and stopped you from getting really excited about the wines, then the 2017 releases are for […]
by Jack Chapman4 views2017-brunello-di-montalcinol-s-postpre-shipment-offersangiovesetuscanyvintage-overview - news
2020 Burgundy | Part 1 – Chablis
Chablis – arriving in Fleys on the road from Tonnerre Towards the end of October I planned to set off from Kent to start a trip to Chablis and Champagne, and was told, when I began to make appointments for the Monday, that the Sunday was by chance the rather local event, the ‘Fête des […]
by Charles Lea7 views2020-burgundy-en-primeurl-s-postburgundy-primeurschablisvineyard-visit - news
2020 Burgundy | Part 2 – Beaune to Mâcon
Our visits to Burgundy in the Autumn each year are planned to coincide with the moment the vignerons have finally ‘got away’ all the wines from the recent harvest, and they’ve had a moment to recover from the strains and stresses of vintage, an all-consuming and monumentally physical time. The trick is to try and […]
by David Porter7 views2020-burgundy-en-primeurl-s-postburgundy-primeurschalonnaiscote-de-beaunemaconnais - news
2020 Burgundy | Part 3 – Côte de Nuits & Côte de Beaune
You know what I can’t stand. When you try and look up something very simple like ‘how to change a light bulb’ and a website insists on running you through the history of the lightbulb, every other lightbulb on the market and what might replace the lightbulb in the future before just telling you what […]
by Jack Chapman6 views2020-burgundy-en-primeurl-s-postburgundy-primeurscote-de-nuitsvineyard-visit - news
2020 Burgundy | Part 4 – Côte de Nuits (cont.)
Day 3 – Wednesday, 10th of November The weather turned ugly. Or at least, had a poor night’s sleep and didn’t put on any makeup. The piercing blue sky turned the colour of iron and the low temperature (which hovered somewhere between freezing and 4 degrees) became very evident without the warmth of the sun. […]
by Jack Chapman7 views2020-burgundy-en-primeurl-s-postburgundy-primeurscote-de-nuitsvineyard-visit - news
2020 Burgundy En Primeur: First impressions
Our annual visit to Burgundy this year was a tale of two halves, and I’m not just talking red & white. After the difficulty of the 2019 tasting run, where Charles and I had to tackle every producer over a 10-day stretch (to avoid self-isolating twice on return), we decided this year to split up […]
by Jack Chapman4 views2020-burgundy-en-primeurl-s-postburgundy-primeurschalonnaiscote-de-beaunecote-de-nuits