Last night an evening featuring Domaine de Chevalier presented by local wine brokerage and cellaring firm Wine Cellar with some of the Bernard family who own this top Graves property in attendance. Domaine de Chevalier is famed for its white blend … [Read more...]
Le Dôme 2009
August 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
“Unquestionably the greatest Bordeaux vintage I have ever tasted,” was über-critic Robert Parker’s take on the 2009 Bordeaux. So what went down in this most hyped of vintages? Last night a tasting of 12 examples at Cape Town wine brokers … [Read more...]
Chateau Tour Maillet 2008
April 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Last night, a quick whirl around Bordeaux courtesy of fine wine brokers Wine Cellar based in Observatory, Cape Town. The tasting was blind, scores and brief tasting notes below: Score: 17/20 Tour Maillet, Pomerol (R450) Great concentration of … [Read more...]
Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola 2007
January 9, 2012 by 2 Comments
Societi Bistro in Orange Street, Cape Town is hipper than ever with yesterday’s Sunday Times reporting that it hosted “Hollywood starlet” Sienna Miller and her boyfriend, actor Tom Sturridge on their recent holiday in Cape Town. It was also … [Read more...]
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