Sauvignon Blanc, Rippon, Central Otago, NZ 2011

Rating: £16.95 Lea & Sandeman, 93/ 100

I can’t remember the last time sniffing a NZ Sauvignon Blanc made me sigh with happiness, but it happened with this wine, and I’m only aware of it because my friend who brought the wine over picked up on it! … Read more

Posted on February 16th, 2012 in Wines Worth Drinking | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Nuits St Georges Les St Georges, Thibault Liger-Belair, Burgundy 2009

Rating: £64ish, various stockists, 94+/ 100

Believe me, I would never normally recommend such a pricey wine here, but this is truly sublime. What’s great about this wine is that it effortlessly shows the calibre that makes people go weak at the knees with red Burgundy, … Read more

Posted on February 3rd, 2012 in Wines Worth Drinking | Leave a comment