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Day 67 – somewhere near Waughton Castle
Chinon, le Chêne Vert, Bruno Sourdais 2018
Three years ago Lay and Wheeler got hold of a package of Bruno Sourdais’ 1989 Chinon Quatre Ferrures.
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Day 65 – Archerfield
Dom. de la Taille aux Loups, Clos de Mosny 2019
One of Jacky Blot’s Montlouis, this is absolutely glorious stuff. A dry Chenin offering peach, pear, apple, quince, you name it aromas and tastes.
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Day 64 – Gullane
Virtual meeting no. 5 – Eyebroughty
Our meeting took place outside his aunt’s old house, where he used to spend his holidays.
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Day 63 – Longniddry
Chateau Dubois Claverie 2019.
This was a gift from a friend for services rendered – a footling service so a generous gift.
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Day 61 – Niddrie
Château de Saint Cosme, Deux Albion Côtes du Rhône 2018
This is a CdR ostensibly made from Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre, although the label mentions ‘cinq cépages’ and hints that a little extra something might get chucked in at any point during the fermentation if Louis suddenly gets an idea.
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Day 61 – Edinburgh
Virtual meeting no. 4 – TheDecameron.
But first, a stroll though the posher bits of the centre of Edinburgh (I always thought somewhere like Moray Place would be an ideal spot in which to spend my declining years – unfortunately I the amount of money I have means it would need to be in a tent on the pavement.
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Day 59 – Juniper Green
J-P Brun Beaujolais Blanc
…not finished yet – Chardonnay Vinification Bourguinonne 2019. All the information, but possibly not in the right order.
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Day 59 – Balerno
Another virtual meeting – the second with the long-suffering SteveG! This one took place in Balerno, on the south-western fringes of Edinburgh.
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Day 57 – Newbridge
Mégaphone 2016
Time to eat humble pie (for the full redemptive effect I recommend a bottle of cooking wine to go with it…) – a few nights ago I wrote about the Bruniers’ Pigeoulet and grumbled about the folk who try to get us to drink wines before they can give of their best.
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Day 56 – Forth Road Bridge
‘Many rivers to cross…’
…sang Jimmy Cliff, gloriously and affectingly. I wonder if he was inspired to write those lyrics while considering a virtual walk through Britain and looking at the map?