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John Livingstone-Learmonth picks 2 Vine Trail wines from the Rhône in an article in Decanter's February 2010 issue on best value wines of France -
Domaine Gonon's St Joseph Rouge 2006 (rated 17.5) and
Domaine Oratoire St-Martin's Réserve des Seigneurs, Cairanne Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 2007 (rated 17.5)
Peter Liem on Jérôme Prévost
from The World of Fine Wine Issue 25 2009
CHRISTMAS 2009 - RECOMMENDATIONS Champagnes:
Lilbert Brut Perle Grand Cru NV Champagne, Blanc de Blancs
Bérèche, Chartogne-Taillet, Larmandier-Bernier George Laval & Lilbert champagnes
Reviewed by Hamish Anderson & Tim Atkin & Jancis Robinson
DECANTER SOUTHERN RHÔNE 2007 TASTING (JANUARY 2010 ISSUE)
5 star award (& best value) for Domaine Raspail-Ay Gigondas
‘Bouquet forming gradually: some grilled notes, black fruit, leather tang - great potential. Good black fruit present, nice juiciness backed by lively tannins. Fruit persists on aftertaste. From 2010.' (John Livingstone-Learmonth)
4 star award for Domaine du Grapillon d'Or Gigondas
‘Fine, pure, dark plum aroma. Nice meaty plum fruit, warm and roasted notes. Chewy tannins. Good length of flavour. Will need a year or two to settle. From 2011.' (David Wainwright)
In Anthony Rose's weekly wine column in the Independent (23rd August 2009) he recommends the list of growers' champagnes stocked by Vine Trail "a Bristol-based company with a brilliant website"
Matthew Jukes
comments in Moneyweek 24 July 2009 on
Domaine de l'Oratoire St Martin's 2007 Cairanne Blanc, Réserve des Seigneurs, Southern Rhône, France (£9.99 Vine Trail)
Wine of the week: the south of France in a glass
Extract from the American wine writer, Peter Liem's blog on Bertrand Gautherot - Day 9: Vouette & Sorbée Champagne
At a recent tasting of Bérèche's Champagne, Brad Baker (champagnewarrior.com) notes on
Bérèche's Champagne NV Reflet d'Antan - 2005 Solera
July 2009
Hamish Anderson's wine choice to accompany Rose Prince's recipe for Potted Pork with Radish salad in The Telegraph Magazine on 4th July 2009 is
Domaine Frédéric Mochel's 2005 Alsace Riesling
The Wine Gang comment on Vine Trail champagne tasting in their July 2009 newsletter - Champagnes Cédric Bouchard, Chartogne-Taillet, Jacques Lassaigne, Ulysse Collin, Bertrand Gautherot, Larmandier-Bernier, Gosset-Brabant, Bérèche, Lilbert & Benoit Lahaye
Raise a Glass - Hamish Anderson picks the best of this year's summer wines
Sunday Telegraph Food & Home Magazine 27th June
Saignée de Sorbée Rosé Extra Brut NV
Vouette et Sorbée, Champagne, France. £39.95 Vine Trail
ANTHONY ROSE wrote about wines from the south-west of France in ‘Food & Drink' Independent Magazine, 4th June 2009 and the idiosyncratic flavours derived from the native grapes of the region.
Domaine Rotier's 2007 Gaillac Sec Renaissance "a peachy dry white with a tangy herbal finish" is made from the loin de l'oeuil grape.
From JANCIS ROBINSON's website www.jancisrobinson.com
GREAT GROWERS' CHAMPAGNES, 3 June 2009 featuring Champagne Bérèche, Cédric Bouchard, Chartogne-Taillet, Ulysse Collin, Bertrand Gautherot, Gosset-Brabant, Benoit-Lahaye, Larmandier-Bernier, Jacques Lassaigne, Georges Laval, Lilbert & Jérôme Prévost
From JOANNA SIMON'S website: www.joannasimon.com
WINES OF THE WEEK, 22 May 2009
Champagne Benoit Lahaye, Grand Cru Brut
In MoneyWeek 15 May 2009 Matthew Jukes (winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year) writes up our 2007 Riesling, Domaine Léon Boesch Alsace:
In the March 09 issue of Decanter on a tasting of 2006 Northern Rhônes, our Côte Rôtie Domaine Duclaux, Cornas Domaine Durand, and Hermitage Bernard Faurie were featured
The Wine Gang's comments on Larmandier-Bernier's champagne
Robert Parker on Larmandier-Bernier's NV Extra Brut Rosé de Saignée (rated 96)
Extracts from ‘Best Sommelier of the World 2007' Andreas Larsson's tasting of our Madiran and Cahors
from his tasting of a range of wines from the South-West for the magazine ‘Tasted'. Read more...
Comments on our wines by The Wine Gang www.thewinegang.com
following their attendance at our London tasting last November
Xmas 2008 - Whites, Reds and Champagne recommended by Jancis Robinson, Joanna Simon and Tim Atkin and Hamish Anderson
Robert Parker & Stephen Tanzer
American critics Robert Parker and Stephen Tanzer have recently highly recommended the following Vine Trail wines:
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Robert Parker Wine Advocate, August 2008
In this issue Parker lists his choice of The World's Greatest Wine Values, starring Vine Trail's Oratoire St Martin,Gras Moutons, Daniel Bouland and Domaine de la Berangeraie.
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John Livingstone-Learmonth
writes a Vintage Report on Northern Rhones to Look for From 2006 in Decanter Magazine September 2008. Amongst his favourite wines he selects:
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Andrew Jefford
on Jurancon Sec Nigri Read more...
Jancis Robinson
On 21st October, www.jancisrobinson.com writes about Ulysse Collin's champagne
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On 11th March, www.jancisrobinson.com listed as Wine of the Week Boulay's Sancerre
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Andrew Jefford
'The New France' - Larmandier-Bernier ChampagneLarmandier-Bernier have been rated second equal of 85 champagne houses by Andrew Jefford, in his book 'The New France'. Jefford, a winner of the Glenfiddich Wine Writer of the year, and BBC Radio 4's wine correspondent, rates Larmandier-Bernier ahead of houses such as Pol Roger, Roederer, Billecart-Salmon, Perrier-Jouet, Moët et Chandon, Lanson, Taittinger, Veuve Clicquot and Laurent-Perrier. Bollinger and growers Egly-Ouriet and Selosse are rated equal, and only Krug is rated higher.