We had a Radcliffe’s Barolo 2001 this weekend. It had been hanging around in the wine rack for about a year, waiting for its opportunity to shine. It was dark with a slight tinge of brick around the edge. 2001 isn’t old for an old style Barolo, but this one was made for relatively early… Read More »
Sitting playing a board game, Carcassonne The Discovery, we had a Radcliffe’s Gewurztraminer d’Alsace, Cave de Turckheim 2004. The game was simple yet absorbing, the wine was just as well balanced. Smelling of spices and honeysuckle and lychees and peaches, it was dry with enough acidity to balance out the explosion of spicy fruit which may otherwise… Read More »
I had dinner last night with some friends who are off to the South of France for their holidays and had bought some French wine to get them in the mood. We had a bottle of Radcliffe’s Regional Classic Fitou 2004 made from a blend of Carignan and Grenache. It was a deep purplish ruby… Read More »