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Will the first wine to be uncorked be allegro, molto vivace, tremolo, or fortissimo?2019-04-06T13:09:19+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/gastronomy/english-cuisine-today-farewell-to-the-goo-anglais/2019-03-29T14:07:34+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/gastronomy/lepicure-cuisine-close-to-perfection/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20150115_022254_1cs.jpgIMG_20150115_022254_1CShttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20150115_024301.jpgIMG_20150115_024301"Noix de saint jacques dorées à la plancha avec sa purée de topinambours, émulsion au jus de truffe noirehttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20150115_021217_1cs.jpgIMG_20150115_021217_1CS2019-03-25T12:37:18+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2018/11/27/bordeaux-excels-itself-in-2016-vintage/2019-03-25T09:52:45+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/bordeaux/bordeaux-excels-itself-in-2016-vintage-i/2019-03-25T09:48:54+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2019/03/20/challenge-burgundy/2019-03-20T15:46:14+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/burgundy/challenge-burgundy/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dsc_6147-copy.jpgDSC_6147 copyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dsc_6144-copy.jpgDSC_6144 copyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dsc_6140-copy.jpgDSC_6140 copy2019-03-20T15:23:44+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2019/03/09/chez-keith-claire-iii/2019-03-09T13:34:23+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/dinner-with-friends/2019-03-01T16:28:37+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/another-dinner-with-keith-clare/2019-03-01T16:12:25+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/chez-keith-claire-iii/2019-03-01T16:01:55+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2019/02/19/vincent-leflaive-passion-humanity/2019-02-19T13:47:38+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/burgundy/vincent-leflaive-passion-humanity/2019-02-19T13:37:51+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2014/09/08/defining-vinosity/2019-01-28T17:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2014/01/25/tasting-le-pin-with-andrew-jefford/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jefford-le-pin.jpgJefford-Le-Pin2019-01-28T17:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/burgundy/the-master-of-montrachet/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/scan_0001.jpgScan_0001https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/vineyard2.jpgvineyard22018-10-09T10:43:50+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2018/09/30/the-master-of-montrachet/2018-10-03T14:49:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/the-effects-of-alcohol-on-we-humans/2018-09-23T12:37:50+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2018/09/23/the-effects-of-alcohol-on-we-humans/2018-09-23T12:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2018/08/29/chez-philip-cathy-ii/2018-08-29T12:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/chez-philip-cathy-ii/2018-08-29T12:31:37+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2018/07/31/tasting-of-classed-growth-clarets-2014-2017/2018-08-15T17:13:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/bordeaux/tasting-of-classed-growth-clarets-2014-2017/2018-08-15T17:02:16+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2018/06/12/savage-selection/2018-06-12T17:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/savage-selection/2018-06-04T11:01:10+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/burgundy/tasting-of-2015-burgundies-from-top-domaines/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dfb.jpgDFB2018-04-22T13:15:00+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2018/04/22/tasting-of-2015-burgundies-from-top-estates/2018-04-22T13:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2018/04/10/a-few-recent-tastings/2018-04-10T11:03:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/a-few-recent-tastings/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0084bis.jpgIMG_0084bisTwo Grand Cru Burgundies, one red, one white. Both go extremely well with the turbot that's just out of the sea (20 metres away). 2018-04-10T10:41:54+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2018/02/26/2013-clarets-a-variable-vintage-part-ii/2018-02-26T10:22:39+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/bordeaux/2013-clarets-a-variable-vintage-part-ii/2018-02-04T15:01:48+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/bordeaux/2013-clarets-a-variable-vintage-part-i/2018-02-04T11:56:19+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2018/01/12/2013-clarets-a-variable-vintage-part-i/2018-01-12T11:38:09+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/other-countries/barolo-barbaresco-study-in-scarlet/2017-12-17T18:15:54+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2017/12/17/barolo-barbaresco-study-in-scarlet/2017-12-17T18:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2017/11/25/an-array-of-2015-clarets-part-ii-the-medoc/2017-11-25T13:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/an-array-of-2015-clarets-part-ii/2017-11-19T13:02:15+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2017/10/15/an-array-of-clarets-part-i/2017-11-19T12:00:31+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/bordeaux/an-array-of-2015-clarets-part-i/2017-11-19T11:42:25+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/other-countries/new-world-wine-old-world-terroir/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/simpsons-187.jpgSIMPSONS 1872017-09-15T15:46:57+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/a-tasters-tour-of-three-kent-vineyards/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_9313.jpgIMG_9313https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_0594.jpgIMG_05942017-09-15T15:44:06+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/about/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/girl.jpgGirlhttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/peter-mynde-sthlm.jpgPeter Mynde SthlmPeter Mynde restaurant, Stockholm.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/portrait.jpgPortraitPortrait of Peter - early work by Frank Wardhttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/numc3a9riser0001.jpgGirl© Frank Ward2017-09-11T13:00:05+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2017/08/31/a-tasters-tour-of-three-kent-vineyards/2017-09-02T10:48:47+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/a-retrospective-review-of-my-controversial-restaurant-guide/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2.jpg2https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2.jpgimg_22017-07-15T11:35:34+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2017/07/14/a-retrospective-review-of-eating-out-in-stockholm/2017-07-15T10:22:32+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/blood-ordinaire/2017-07-10T08:36:37+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2017/06/30/another-dinner-with-keith-clare/2017-07-07T08:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2017/05/22/beaujolais-frances-most-underrated-wine-region/2017-05-22T15:06:34+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/france/beaujolais-frances-most-underrated-wine-region/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0569-3.jpgIMG_0569-3Dominique Piron holding a piece of quartz from his Chénas vineyard. It bears an uncanny resemblance to a slice of streaky bacon. https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0569bis.jpgIMG_0569bisDominique Piron holding a piece of quartz from his Chénas vineyard. It bears an uncanny resemblance to a slice of streaky bacon.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0575bis.jpgIMG_0575bisGnarled old Gamay vines shortly before the first green shoots appear. How they fare in coming months will determine the style and quality of the 2017 vintage. https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0562bis.jpgIMG_0562bisA stretch of Beaujolais landscape close to Domaine La Madone in Fleurie. The terroir is largely made up of decomposed pink granite - ideally suited to the Gamay vine and its seductive wines. 2017-05-22T14:42:09+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2017/04/14/birthday-treats/2017-04-14T09:42:17+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/birthday-treats/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0538.jpgIMG_05382017-04-14T09:36:30+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2017/03/27/new-world-wines-old-world-terroir/2017-03-27T18:01:56+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2017/02/27/austria-revisited/2017-02-27T10:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/other-countries/austria-revisited/2017-02-27T10:01:10+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2017/01/30/a-few-aussie-wines/2017-02-07T16:17:45+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/other-countries/a-few-aussie-wines/2017-01-29T13:39:13+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2017/01/23/major-tasting-of-2012-clarets-part-ii-pessac-leognan-saint-emilion-pomerol-first-growths/2017-01-24T08:37:42+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/bordeaux/2012-clarets-part-ii-pessac-leognan-saint-emilion-pomerol-first-growths/2017-01-23T17:06:41+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/bordeaux/big-london-tasting-of-2012-clarets-part-i/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/imw2.jpgimw22017-01-23T16:06:54+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2017/01/10/big-london-tasting-of-2012-clarets-part-i-haut-medoc-margaux-saint-estephe-saint-julien-pauillac/2017-01-10T12:51:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2016/10/19/major-tasting-of-37-top-australian-chardonnays/2016-12-05T10:23:51+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2016/12/05/tasting-of-classed-growth-clarets-from-2014/2016-12-05T10:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/bordeaux/tasting-of-classed-growth-clarets-from-2014/2016-12-05T10:01:41+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/contact/2016-11-27T19:33:00+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/the-bottle-of-wine-a-poem/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wine-food1.jpgwine-food2016-11-27T15:43:14+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/major-tasting-of-37-top-australian-chardonnays/2016-10-19T09:47:27+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2016/08/31/incremental-wines/2016-09-04T15:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/incremental-wines/2016-08-29T16:38:19+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/jan2011/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vue-clos-du-mesnil-michel-labelle.jpgClos du Mesnil - a miniscule plot, 1.85 hectares of Chardonnay, giving one of the world's rarest and most complex champagnes (the 1998 costs 690 euros a bottle in France).Krug's Clos du Mesnilhttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/586-3.jpgEric Lebel, wine-maker at KrugEric Lebel, wine-maker at the house of Krug, contemplates a sea of vines in one of Krig's top-rated vineyards which total 20 hectares.2016-07-18T11:50:00+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/july20052html/2016-07-18T11:22:49+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/chez-philip-cathie/2016-07-17T21:30:12+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2016/07/16/chez-philip-cathie/2016-07-16T13:44:50+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2016/06/27/memories-of-charles-rousseau/2016-06-27T13:34:09+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/burgundy/memories-of-charles-rousseau/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/charles-rousseau.jpgCharles Rousseau2016-06-27T13:23:23+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2016/06/06/wines-of-finesse-chez-keith-clare/2016-06-06T08:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/wines-of-finesse-chez-keith-clare/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/005bis.jpg005bisAlmost impossible. Using an ultra-long screw, this crumbly cork was removed in one piece from a 68-year-old bottle of port.2016-06-06T07:42:34+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2016/05/27/four-quartets-four-vintages-of-four-top-clarets/2016-05-27T09:08:20+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/bordeaux/four-quartets-four-vintages-of-four-top-clarets/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/017.jpg017Winemaker Jean-Michel Comme with the ceramic urns, partly made from clay from the Château's subsoil, in which a large proportion of Pontet-Canet is now matured. 2016-05-23T10:57:47+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2016/04/25/champagne-the-most-aural-of-wines/2016-04-25T17:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/champagne/champagne-the-most-aural-of-wines/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/244-bis.jpg244-bishttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/257.jpg257https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/255-bis.jpg255-bishttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/244-3.jpg244-32016-04-25T17:11:48+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2016/03/31/finesse-what-is-it/2016-03-31T15:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/finesse-what-is-it/2016-03-31T15:16:17+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/vertical-tasting-of-chateau-angelus/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chc3a2teau-angelus-e1424944246317.jpgChâteau Angelushttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cid_2z3p58bhdybxneg8qrmo.jpgHubert de Bouard. Photo : Courtesy of Château Angelus.2016-03-31T13:37:59+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/vinosity-what-is-it/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wine-food-033-2.jpgwine & food 033 (2)Different wines at different alcohol levels (and degrees of vinosity!). Left, 2000 Urziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett (Dr Loosen), at 7.5% ABV; Centre Left: 1993 Riesling Frédéric Emile (Trimbach), and Centre Right : 1986 Château Cos d'Estournel, both at the "ideal" 12.5% ABV; and 2006 Barolo Le Vigne (Sandrone) at 14.5% ABV.2016-03-31T13:37:21+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/a-tasting-at-tasca-dalmerita-sicilian-wine-pioneer/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/4-wine-food-050.jpg4-wine & food 050Entrance to the remote winery of Tasca d'Almerita's Regaleali estate, near the village of Sclafani Bagni.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2-wine-food-063.jpg2-wine & food 063The stunning view from the terrace in Enna, the hilltop city in central Sicily. 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Some 35% of the 2013 wine is being matured in these vessels, which are made from the very terroir (clay, crushed rock, etc.) of the Pauillac estate. Photo : Courtesy Château Pontet Canet.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/044-2.jpg044-2Emile Peynaud presents a copy of his classic "Knowing and Making Wine" to Frank Ward, following a "long conversation about oenology" in his home in Talence.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/019-e1422305996155.jpg019Radiant light casts dramatic shadows across Pontet Canet's tasting room as Jean Michel Comme, in silhouette, moves to pour the 2009 wine into a crystal decanter. 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Noblet -Domaine de la Romanée Conti2https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1-noblet-domaine-de-la-romanc3a9e-conti2.jpg1 - Noblet -Domaine de la Romanée Conti22012-09-06T09:37:46+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2007/07/15/burgundy-excursion-july-2007/2012-08-22T16:01:09+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2008/04/08/emile-peynaud-1912-2004-%e2%80%93-giant-of-oenology/2012-08-22T15:55:02+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2012/07/18/romanee-conti-expedition-ii/2012-07-19T11:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2012/06/30/the-romanee-conti-expedition-part-i/2012-07-19T11:04:28+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/romanee-conti-expedition-ii/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/3-nathalie-tollot2.jpg3 - Nathalie Tollot2https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2-alec-seysses-domaine-dujac.jpg2 - Alec Seysses - Domaine DujacFrank Ward with Alec Seysses, one of the new generation now helping to run Domaine Dujac.2012-07-19T11:00:00+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/feb2009/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/romanee-conti.jpgromanee-contihttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/la-tache2.jpgla-tache2https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/la-tache1.jpgla-tache1https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/la-tache.jpgla-tachehttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/romanee-st-vivant2.jpgromanee-st-vivant2https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/romanee-st-vivant1.jpgromanee-st-vivant1https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/romanee-st-vivant.jpgromanee-st-vivant2012-07-15T17:03:09+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/a-taste-of-burgundy-part-i/2012-06-14T11:45:34+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/a-taste-of-burgundy-part-ii/2012-06-14T11:40:49+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2011/09/17/a-taste-of-burgundy-part-ii/2011-09-17T10:10:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2011/07/30/piedmont-italy-region-of-mists-and-mellow-fruitfullness-i/2011-08-20T14:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2011/08/20/a-taste-of-burgundy-part-i/2011-08-20T14:03:15+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2011/05/22/sixty-burgundies-from-2008/2011-08-20T14:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/piedmont-i/2011-08-01T07:35:23+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/piedmont-italy-ii/2011-08-01T07:33:19+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2011/07/21/piedmont-italy-region-of-mists-and-mellow-fruitfulness-i/2011-07-30T14:17:45+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2011/06/26/three-days-in-budapest-and-some-tastings-of-older-rarities/2011-07-29T17:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/three-days-in-budapest/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/budapest-market-hall.jpgBudapest marketBudapest market2011-07-23T09:43:20+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/apr20042html/2011-07-22T20:15:14+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2010/12/10/a-tasting-of-californias-most-famous-red/2011-06-26T20:38:37+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/peaks-of-roussillon/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sdc10197-5.jpgRoussillon-4Etienne Montès, proprietor of Domaine de Casenove, reminiscences about earlier harvests and the many factors that determine the character and longevity of wines.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sdc10193-3.jpgRoussillon-3M. Monné senior outlines the wine-making philosophy of Clot de l'Oum to Frank Ward.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sdc10183-2.jpgRoussillon-2The approach to Mas Amiel, the haunting sight of its giant initials, like a vast hieroglyph on the slopes of the hill.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sdc10179-1.jpgRoussillon-1Gérard Gauby shows fragments of the rock that leaves an indeliable imprint on his powerful, balanced wines. Behind, the vertically-striated rock-face of his underground cellars.2013-03-23T09:58:59+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/sixty-burgundies-from-2008/2011-05-22T14:22:50+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/la-mission-haut-brion/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/chc3a2teau-la-mission-haut-brion-cellar.jpgChâteau La Mission Haut-Brion cellarhttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/chc3a2teau-la-mission-haut-brion-portal.jpgChâteau La Mission Haut-Brion portalhttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/chc3a2teau-la-mission-haut-brion-stoup.jpgChâteau La Mission Haut-Brion stoup2011-04-23T13:34:40+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/2006/11/16/the-2005-vintage-on-the-right-bank-part-1/2011-04-05T13:49:05+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2006/11/17/the-2005-vintage-on-the-right-bank-1-continued/2011-04-05T13:48:09+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2006/11/18/the-2005-vintage-on-the-right-bank-part-2/2011-04-05T13:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2008/04/28/coming-soon-tasting-of-red-white-burgundies/2011-04-05T13:46:22+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2008/09/17/some-reflections-on-alsace-wines/2011-04-05T13:38:06+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2008/12/06/five-days-in-rioja-part-i/2011-04-05T13:36:39+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/2009/01/25/five-days-in-rioja-part-ii/2011-04-05T13:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/dec2010/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/grand_chai_barrels2.jpgGrand_Chai_BarrelsThe Grand Chai - Opus One maturing in the wood.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/harvesters1.jpgAutosave-File vom d-lab2/3 der AgfaPhoto GmbHHarvest scene at one of the Opus One vineyards.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dsc00476.jpgDSC00476Michael Silacci examines an old vine of the sort that will impart extra depth and complexity to Opus One wines.2011-03-28T22:03:24+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/through-a-glass-lightly/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ch-latour-19759.jpgCh Latour 1975https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ch-latour-19758.jpgCh Latour 1975https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ch-latour-19757.jpgCh Latour 19752011-03-28T19:05:03+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/nov2006ahtml/2011-03-14T16:35:27+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/nov2001html/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/the-diners-4.jpgThe diners - 4https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/table-ii-3.jpgTable II - 3https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/menu-2.jpgMenu - 2https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/table-1.jpgTable - 12011-03-14T15:41:18+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/moorehtml/2011-03-10T19:01:08+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/dec2008/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/077bis.jpg077bisGetting the facts : at Viña Real Frank Ward discusses the relative merits of French and American oak with Oscar Urrutia.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/vineyards-chateau-calisanne-3.gifvineyards-chateau-calisanne-3https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/vineyards-chateauneuf-du-pape-2.jpgvineyards-chateauneuf-du-pape-2https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/vineyards-cairanne-1.jpgvineyards-cairanne-1https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/institute-of-masters-of-wine-sigle.jpginstitute-of-masters-of-wine-siglehttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/email_header.gifemail_headerhttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fw-1.jpgfw-1https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/entrance-chateau-certan-de-may-2.jpgentrance-chateau-certan-de-may-2https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/conseillante-3.jpgconseillante-3https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pomerol_map.gifpomerol_mapMap showing the location of all the Moueix-run Pomerol properties as well as their single estate in Saint Emilion, Château Magdelaine.2011-02-19T17:51:04+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/jan2009/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/106-bis1.jpg106-bis1Luis Cañas, 80, helps employees sort incoming grapes at his state of the art winery in the village of Villabuena, where 90% of the 325 inhabitants work with wine.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/097-bis.jpg097-bisAt Bodegas Remelluri, Manuel Ruiz Hernandez, "the Peynaud of Rioja", shows Frank Ward a tiny Tempranillo grape containing one single pip. "We're going for ever-smaller grapes with the aim of better skin-to-juice ratio".https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/slopes-3.jpg3https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/cellars-2.jpg2https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/harvest-scene-1.jpg1Harvest scene at Château Ausone one of the 2 greatest of all St. Emilions.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/fwface3.jpgFW2011-02-19T17:46:00+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/june2001html/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/tasting-chc3a2teau-latour-41.jpgTasting Château Latour - 4https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fw-21.jpg2 - An Itinerant tasterhttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/paul-pontallier-8.jpgPaul Pontallier - 8https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/label-chc3a2teau-rausan-sc3a9gla-7.jpgLabel Château Rausan-Ségla - 7Old label of Château Rausan-Ségla (the old spelling of “Rauzan” has since been restored).https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/label-1966-6.jpgLabel 1966 - 6Old label of Château Léoville Barton, one of the finest Saint-Julien wines.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/chc3a2teau-pichon-5.jpgChâteau Pichon - 5Château Pichon Longueville Lalande, one of the most elegant of all Pauillacs.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/tasting-chc3a2teau-latour-4.jpgTasting Château Latour - 4https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/old-label-chc3a2teau-canon-3.jpgOld label Château Canon - 3https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fw-2.jpgFW - 2https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/old-label-1.jpgOld label - 1Old Label of Château Cheval-Blanc, one of Saint-Emilion’s elite of Premiers Grand Cru Classés – the region’s very best wines.2011-02-15T15:08:20+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/oct2005chtml/2011-02-13T20:58:34+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/oct2005ahtml/2011-02-13T20:42:15+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/oct2001html/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/montredon-5.jpgMontredon - 5Jean Abeille (standing) and the bearded Didier Fabre in discussion with Frank Ward. https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/beaucastel-cellars-4.jpgBeaucastel cellars - 4The deep, dark cellars at Château de Beaucastel, where large stocks of old vintages lie ageing. https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/label-3.jpgLabel - 3Domaine du Pegau – one of the region’s most characterful wines. https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/oct01_2.jpgoct01_2A bunch of ripe Grenache grapes – the variety that, more than all others, gives the wines of Châteauneuf-neuf-du-Pape their unique character.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/oct01_1.jpgoct01_1A very old, gnarled Grenache vine surrounded by large pebbles which absorb heat from the sun during the day and radiate it on the grapes during the night. The pebbles were born from Switzerland, aeons ago, by glaciers. 2011-02-13T12:15:18+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/feb2010/2011-02-12T10:22:38+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/april2008/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/institute-of-masters-of-wine-sigle1.jpgInstitute of Masters of Wine - sigle2011-02-11T10:47:36+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/april2002html/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mr-1949-41.gifMR 1949 - 4"The wine, explosive from the outset, simply went on developing fresh nuances for hours. Indeed, the dregs were still fresh the next day." The 1949 Mouton-Rothschild when it was 50 years old.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bottles-1.jpgBottles - 1https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mr-1949-4.gifMR 1949 - 4"The wine, explosive from the outset, simply went on developing fresh nuances for hours. Indeed, the dregs were still fresh the next day." The 1949 Mouton-Rothschild when it was 50 years old.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/lost-mouton-3.jpgLost Mouton - 3The one (of many) that got away. A vintage of Mouton-Rothschild not yet tasted by Frank Ward - a lost Mouton.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/1976-2b.jpg1976 - 2bhttps://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/1975-2a1.jpg1975 - 2aThe 1975 and 1976 vintages. The former, still closed up, still needs several more years to peak, while the latter, which is round, spicy, and viscous, has been delicious for years but is still improving.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/1975-2a.jpg1975 - 2a2011-02-09T16:27:11+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/march2006/2011-02-09T09:17:16+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/sept2008/2011-02-07T17:13:20+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/dec2002html/2011-02-07T17:01:15+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/sept2005html/2011-02-07T16:56:56+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/bordeaux-2003-the-right-bank/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pic3.jpgpic3If the ’74 Pétrus is a good wine from a difficult vintage, the 2003 reviewed here is an exceptional one.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pic2a.jpgpic2aAn old label of Troplong-Mondot, whose 1975 is one of the more successful. Round and full, with ample fruit, it could still evolve for at least 15 years.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pic2.jpgpic2A mellow old vintage of Figeac, the Right Bank Château with the Left Bank grape-mix(roughly one-third each of Merlot and the two Cabernets).https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pic1.jpgpic1The “purple lip vintage” – tasting samples in the Médoc.2011-02-07T11:12:27+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/bordeaux-2003-graves-pessac-leognan/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pic13.jpgpic13https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pic12.jpgpic12The 1989 Château Haut-Brion is one of the greatest vintages ever made at the Château. The 2003 is splendid too, though the style is very different because of the exceptionally high percentage of Merlot.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pic11.jpgpic11Domaine de Chevalier, which in 2003 has a “noble, ripe, smooth aroma of great elegance.”The white, too, is exceptional.2013-04-03T19:44:39+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/sept20043ahtml/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pic7a1.jpgpic7aThe famous tower at Château Latour, one of Pauillac's three First Growths..https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pic71.jpgpic7Château Lafite, “a wine of outstanding finesse and breed.”https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pic10.jpgpic10Harvest scene at Château Cos d’Estournel, whose exotic Chinese-style chai so impressed Stendhal in 1838.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pic9.jpgpic9Grand Puy Lacoste, whose 2003 has “plenty of Pauillac thrust behind the voluptuous flesh”.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pic8.jpgpic8A mature vintage of the super second Château Pichon-Comtesse de Lalande, a wine of “inherent finesse and subtlety.”https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pic7a.jpgpic7aThe famous tower at Château Latour, one of Pauillac's three First Growths..https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pic7.jpgpic7Château Lafite, “a wine of outstanding finesse and breed.”https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pic6.jpgpic6An old label of one of Saint Julien’s greatest properties.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pic5.jpgpic5In the panelled tasting room at Château Margaux, where the great 2003 “allies power with finesse” and may not reach complete maturity much before 2050.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pic4.jpgpic4Château Durfort-Viviens – “an expansive aroma of black and red fruits… blackberry aftertaste.”2011-02-06T18:34:25+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/oct2005bhtml/2011-02-06T17:22:43+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/oct2005html/2011-02-06T17:05:58+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/july2010/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/chambertin-cdbeze.jpgChambertin CdBèze2011-02-01T17:14:55+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/july2007html/2011-01-30T19:36:17+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/sept2010/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/chai-neige.jpgchai-neigeA rare sight: Cosse-Maisonneuve's "black wine" vineyard under thick white snow. Cahors is one of France's most sun-drenched wine regions.2011-01-24T12:34:49+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/aug2005html/2011-01-22T19:12:04+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/may2009/2011-01-19T15:59:34+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/a-look-at-the-2006-clarets/2011-01-19T11:38:16+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/july2005html/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/cuvc3a9e-william-deutz-4.gifCuvée William Deutz - 4The label of Cuvée William Deutz, a champagne which is "full and concentrated, and suttle and refined".https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ageing-champagne-bottles-3.jpgAgeing champagne bottles - 3Bottles of champagne ageing in a dark cellar. They spend many months in an upright position, to allow the yeasts and other sediments to slide downwards, to rest against the cork. (All solid matter is later removed when the dosage- a syrup which "rounds out" the wine – is added, prior to the insertion of the final cork).https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/champagne-vines-2.jpgchampagne vines - 2Champagne vines growing on the often blindingly white soil of this famous region. The high chalk content of the terroir helps to accentuate the grapes' innate freshness and finesse.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/francis-egly-quriet-11.jpgFrancis Egly-Quriet - 1Francis Egly-Quriet, the young head of the eponymous Champagne House. "Not an easy man to track down"https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/francis-egly-quriet-1.jpgFrancis Egly-Quriet - 12011-01-19T10:49:18+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/april2005html/2011-01-14T23:17:59+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/apr2004html/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pc3a9trus-1954-2.jpgPétrus 1954 - 2One of the bottles from the fifties that enabled the author “to form a clear notion of the wine’s distinct, not to say, unique, traits”. 1954 was not a great year but low yields and careful wine-making gave a wine with pronounced Pétrus personality.2011-01-04T11:21:13+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/nov2006_2html/2010-12-15T10:25:22+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/2010-12-14T20:44:03+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/feb2006/2010-12-14T11:21:33+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/oct2010/2010-12-14T11:00:38+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/nov2006html/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/chateau-troplong-modot-33.jpgChateau Troplong Modot - 3Château Tropling Mondot, newly promoted to Premier Grand Cru classe status.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/chateau-canon-21.jpgChateau Canon - 2Looking towards St. Emilion from the wall that encloses the Château Canon estate.https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/st-emilion-11.jpgSt Emilion - 1The medieval town of St. Emilion where the vines grow to the very outskirts of the community.2010-11-23T20:22:36+00:00weekly0.6https://oenofile.co.uk/oenofile/april2001html/https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/latour-3.jpglatour - 3https://oenofile.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/through-a-glass-darkly-4.jpgThrough a glass darkly - 4THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY... The dark, viscous liquid in the glass is a cask sample of 1982 Château Latour at the instant it was being sampled by Frank Ward in the spring of 1983, exactly 18 years ago. 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