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Day 80 – Coldstream
Part One – a detective story and a monument
I wanted to include Coldstream on the virtual walk as a combination sentimental journey and detective story.
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Day 79 – Coldstream
Ernest Burn Gewurtztraminer la Chapelle 2016
Yet another bottle from Ernest Burn. I’m starting run out of things to say about these wonderful wines.
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Day 77 – Norham
Chateau Montus 2010
My name is Marchbanks and I’m a Montus-oholic. The first step is admitting it. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every wine I’ve ever tasted by Alain Brumont – Montus, various levels of Bouscassé and especially the one (to date) sublime bottle of la Tyre.
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Day 76 – Lamberton
The Scotland – England Border
After 76 days, I can see England. It’s just over there, beyond the fence. This side, wander where you like.
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Day 75 – Burnmouth
J-P Brun Terres Dorées Le Ronsay
From the same Beaujolais whizz that brings us l’Ancien, this is the domaine’s ‘entry level’ offering.
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Day 73 – St Abbs Head
Bellingham Bernard Series Roussanne 2020
Not one of the more ubiquitous single varietals, and apparently sometimes confused with Viognier – on at least one occasion controversially so.
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Day 71 – Cove
Gran Enemigo Gualtallary 2014
The way my legendarily fallible memory tells it, it happened like this…
My globe-trotting, wine-loving friend found himself in a Buenos Aires restaurant after the other customers had left, and in deep discussion with the sommelier.
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Day 70 – Torness
Decent looking bothy for the night, I thought, and conveniently placed right on the coastal path. A modern, warm-and-welcoming-looking building, with more ‘no entry’ signs than you could shake a stick at – but I was thrown out peremptorily by some rather angry jobsworths mere seconds after forcing the padlock open.
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Day 69 – Dunbar
Chateau Lamothe-Bergeron 2010
How many famous people came from Dunbar? Well, there’s that actor bloke who played a cop, Aynsley of course, who played with Zappa – and John Muir, whose trail I have been following since Holyrood Park.
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Day 69 – Belhaven
A brewery and a Scots Guardsman
Visiting the Belhaven Brewery was another suggestion from Dogberry on pink fish media following on from our virtual meeting outside a pub in Elie.