Quite possibly the best 2005 tasted so far this year; simply gorgeous. #jackyblot #labutte #domainedelabutte #bourgueil #cabernetfranc #loire #loirewine #loire2005 #wine

Very fine tasting of Château du Retout, with 2009 through to 2023, and the latest bottling of the white. Loving 2009 & 2010! To write up for @TheWineInd ASAP. #retout #duretout #chateauduretout #hautmedoc #bordeaux #wine

An absolute beauty at 20 years. You can sense the future potential here though. Come back in 20-40 years! #huet #domainehuet #vouvray #closdubourg #cheninblanc #loire #loirewine #wine

A very nice vertical tasting of recent and older vintages of Cantemerle. Will write up for @TheWineInd! #cantemerle #chateaucantemerle #hautmedoc #bordeaux #bordeauxwine #wine

Time for another 2005 at 20 years this evening; the Roche-aux-Moines from Pierre-Bise. #savennieres #rocheauxmoines #cheninblanc #loire #wine #loirewine #loire2005

Super Laroque retrospective, looking at every vintage from 2000 through to 2022. To be written up for @TheWineInd soon! #laroque #chateaularoque #bordeaux #stemilion #wine #bordeauxwine #davidsuire

Another chance to see: Last week's Weekend Wine report, featuring the words of Thomas Layton, and a 1990 Vouvray Brut Tendre revisited at 35 years of age. [free to read].#vouvray #francoispinon #francoisetjulienpinon #cheninblanc #wine

Great visit to Larcis Ducasse; 1. Multiple old vintages back to 1959, 2. David Suire in a limestone cave at the top of the côte, 3. Blue clay from beneath the limestone, 4. Extensive tasting up to recent vintages. To be written up for @TheWineInd ASAP. #larcisducasse #stemilion

Read my Weekend Wine report, on the 1994 Pontet-Canet, revisited at just over thirty years of age. .[free to read].#pontetcanet #chateaupontetcanet #alfredtesseron #jeanmichelcomme #pauillac #bdx94 #bdx1994 #bordeaux #bordeauxwine #wine

Three wines with lunch in Bordeaux. Brilliant Clos la Néore (perhaps the most convincing bottle I have had), exemplary Leroy, and a good Clos des Meuniers. #closlaneore #richardleroy #closdesmeuniers #loire #wine

Nice (if a bit too warm) early evening run to stretch the legs around the vineyard and grounds of the renovated Château Cantemerle. Vines, grapes, ponds and bridges. #cantemerle #hautmedoc #bordeaux #running #wine

Another chance to see: The Angel’s Share, my report on every vintage of La Part des Anges, the top white Chinon from Domaine de la Noblaie. [subs only].#domainedelanoblaie #lanoblaie #jeromebillard #chinon #lapartdesanges #theangelsshare #cheninblanc #wine

Read my latest tasting report, as I tease out the connections between a 1997 shipping disaster, the wines of Peter Sisseck, and Château Rocheyron in St Emilion. [subs only].#petersisseck #pingus #rocheyron #chateaurocheyron #stemilion #bordeaux #wine

A worthwhile stop-off at Barde-Haut, for mini-verticals of #bardehaut, #poesia and #closleglise. And to meet Sauvignon, the 85kg Saint-Bernard. #stemilion #pomerol #wine #bordeaux #dogs #dogsofwine

A trio of nice dinner wines from yesterday evening; Clos des Goisses LV 2000 exceptionally fine, a nicely evolved 1982 Pape-Clément, and a firm showing from the 1982 Vieux Château Cloquet. #philipponnat #closdesgoisses #papeclement #pomerol #bordeaux #champagne #wine

Great visit to Fontenil in Fronsac - multiple vintages of Fontenil and Le Défi back to 1990. And the white too, which is delicious. Will write up for TWI. #fontenil #chateaufontenil #michelrolland #bordeaux #wine

Just some of the remarkable wines tasted during the course of the last 24 hours. Too many to list here, but I look forward to writing these up on TWI. #beyondbordeaux #wine

Great Paulée-style evening with Club Castillon Character at Château de Clotte yesterday. Dinner under blue skies, finished when the stars came out. Stéphane Derenoncourt on the mic here. #castillon #chateaudeclotte #bordeaux #wine

Another chance to see: Last week's Weekend Wine report, in which I take a look at a Semillon-dominant white cuvée from Graves, the 2020 from Château Rahoul. [free to read].#rahoul #chateaurahoul #graves #semillon #wine #bordeaux

Read my Weekend Wine report, featuring the words of Thomas Layton, and a 1990 Vouvray Brut Tendre revisited at 35 years of age. [free to read].#vouvray #francoispinon #francoisetjulienpinon #cheninblanc #wine