Napa Valley KongsgaardThe Judge Chardonnay

2005 The Judge Chardonnay

Kongsgaard

California / United States

White

Bts

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£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

Festival del Potatore: Italy's First Vine Pruning Festival

Because terroir needs more than just sun and rain Last weekend saw the inaugural Festival del Potatore - Italy's first Vine Pruning Festival - held in the beautiful foothill vineyards of Franciacorta in Northern Italy. The Festival was the brainchild of Marco Simonit and his band of brothers known collectively as “The Pruninguys”; the closest viticulture is probably ever going to ...

ON March 15, 2019

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

BLANKbottle: Introducing the wines of Pieter H. Walser

Pieter H. Walser, the man behind BLANKbottle, is one of the most inventive, energetic and productive winemakers in the Western Cape. He produces 30+ cuvees a year, each with its own unique story and presented in a "blank" bottle... well not exactly! The bottles have no mention of varietal but tend to have an artistic interpretation of what’s inside. It ...

ON March 1, 2019