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Essi Avellan MW reviews aged Champagnes
A comparison of recently disgorged Champagnes with their original counterparts held Essi Avellan MW spellbound
Essi Avellan MW
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The Club O Collection is home to reviews of the very finest wines and spirits, sampled by specialist critics in premium tastings, exclusively for Club Oenologique.
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Sarah Marsh MW reviews Red Burgundy 2003 & 2004
If you cellared these vintages, you’re on to a winner – even the much-maligned 2004 has mellowed remarkably
Sarah Marsh MW
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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave: top Hermitage and St-Joseph
16th generation Jean-Louis Chave returns to his roots, reviving the modest family holdings in Hermitage where his ancestors first tended vines 500 years ago
Matt Walls
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Top collectable Scotch whiskies
Investing in whisky should be as much about enjoyment as it is about making a profit. Colin Hampden-White and Lora Hemy offer up a selection that ticks both boxes
Colin Hampden-White
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Biondi Santi Riserva 2012: a vintage dedicated to a Tuscan legend
No-one did more to preserve the integrity of Brunello di Montalcino than Franco Biondi-Santi – now the famous family has dedicated a wine to his memory
Sarah Marsh MW
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Vin de Constance: the world’s greatest sweet wine
Vin de Constance is a seductive delight, as Adam Lechmere discovered at a rare vertical tasting
Adam Lechmere
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Bordeaux 2019 – the view from Asia
After a frenzied campaign, the first of the Union des Grands Crus’ official overseas en primeur tastings took place this week in Hong Kong. Sarah Heller MW highlights some of the less ‘showy’ wines and takes the temperature of the Asian market
Sarah Heller MW
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How to navigate your way around the ever-changing world of rum
From dry and elegant to rich and spicy, today's rums come in myriad expressions and styles
Alice Lascelles
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The best rare and old whiskies
Top-end Scotch comes in all shapes and sizes, from proprietary blends to independent bottlings to scarce releases from ‘ghost’ distilleries. Colin Hampden-White picks out highlights across a range of prices
Colin Hampden-White
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Sarah Marsh MW reviews white Burgundy 2010
They don't have the investment potential of the reds, and they weren't hyped to the skies, but 2010's white Burgundies are fine, fresh and ageworthy - and drinking beautifully
Sarah Marsh MW
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