United States California KongsgaardThe Judge Chardonnay

2005 The Judge Chardonnay

Kongsgaard

California / United States

White

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£597.00

Burgundy 2019: the whites

Burgundy producers are just starting to release their 2019s – a vintage that offers amazing consistency and balance. After a week tasting in the Côte d’Or, Gavin Smith delves deeper into the whites of the Côte de Beaune, putting the vintage in context “Good maturity, a nice freshness and lots of energy” Olivier Lamy, Domaine Hubert Lamy “Microscopic grapes each ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON October 21, 2020

Five Wines To Blow The Budget

*From special gifts to the drink of a life time, there are some wines worth blowing the budget for. We round up five of the best wines that money can buy... * A birthday, an anniversary, the crowning jewel of a life-time’s collection; sometimes an occasion calls for extravagance. Whether you’re celebrating a special date or simply looking for a sip ...

ON July 27, 2017

Off the beaten track in Burgundy

While the Grands Crus and top villages steal the headlines, often with eye-watering pricing to match, there is so much more to discover in the Côte d’Or. We explore a few of the lesser-known appellations being exploited by some of Burgundy’s grandest producers Montrachet, Chambertin, Richebourg: these names will send chills down the spine of any Burgundy lover. But many ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON May 7, 2022

Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2008: the wait is over

Ahead of the 2008 vintage’s release, Taittinger’s Chef de Cave Alexandre Ponnavoy talks us through what defines the house’s much-loved prestige Blanc de Blancs, Comtes de Champagne “First of all, you have to resonate 100% Chardonnay,” declares Alexandre Ponnavoy, Taittinger’s Chef de Cave. “Chardonnay that produces precise, mineral, chiseled, complex wines with a lace-like finish and an ability to age ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON September 24, 2020

Diary of a 2012 Champagne Academy alumnus Day Five

And so under heavy clouds again we trekked into the Lanson headquarters for the last lecture "From the Cellar to the Consumer" which was technically the most relevant, or at least the one we should relate to most. There were a lot of market figures to absorb so we were quite overwhelmed by the time we met the cellar master. ...

BY FINE+RARE,

ON August 14, 2012