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Day 32 – Auchtavan
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2017. I went for this in a big way, despite having to correct two spelling mistakes while trying to type the name without looking at the bottle.
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Day 30 – Delavorar
Le Volte dell’ Ornellaia 2016. This Super-Tuscan stuff is something else that I’ve only discovered in the last few years. I bought around a dozen in 2019 at the recommendation of a friend when Majestic allowed me to stack several offers, bringing the price down to about £15.
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Day 29 – Tomintoul
Virtual meeting no. 1 – SteveG
Day 29, and – at last – the first virtual meeting. It was with pink fish media member SteveG, whose favoured location was the Richmond Hotel, Tomintoul.
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Day 28 – Dirdhu
Ernest Burn Sylvaner le Dauphin 2015. Another lusciously rich wine by Francis Burn, this time made from the workhorse grape of Alsace.
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Day 27 – the middle of nowhere
An early start…
Perhaps I’m exaggerating a bit – there’s a lot more nowhere to come, and I know I’m not that far from civilisation – but it’s pretty remote, take a look at the map!
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Day 26 – Lochindorb
Moulin de Gassac Guilhem 2018. A very pleasant cheapo from the makers of Daumas Gassac. The same muscularity-fun-attitude combo (I’m wondering if I should copyright that) as the H&B a few days ago.
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Day 24 – Balmore
El Enemigo Chardonnay 2019. Bought from Bin End Wines, who specialise in surplus stock from restaurants and hotels. A friend and I bought up his entire remaining stock (only a dozen) between us when we were alerted.
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Day 22 – Culloden
Hecht & Bannier Languedoc 2017. I first came across this when a French chum got some for me after a tasting by the Wine Group that he ran at work (a nuclear power station – what could possibly go wrong?)
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Day 20 – Charlestown
Saint Cosme Côtes-du-Rhône 2018. I mentioned this earlier as a great value wine (this one cost me 9€ from a shop in Lille.)
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Day 18 – Tore
Roc de Cambes 2013. At the other end of my wine-drinking experience from Coudoulet, I first drank Roc de Cambes (also a 2013) last year as part of my extended celebrations when I became an OAP.