Top Burgundy 2014 wines - en primeur scores
Who was top? It wasn't Domaine de la Romanée-Conti...
Jeanne Thexton is a wine and sake professional based in the UK. She currently works for Decanter’s events team and was formerly a brand executive working for the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) and the Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA). Prior to that, she worked as assistant web editor on Decanter.com in 2015 and wine awards assistant for DWWA and DAWA in 2014. She also spent two years as the brand ambassador for Isake International and served a short stint the International Wine Challenge.
Who was top? It wasn't Domaine de la Romanée-Conti...
Helen McEvoy is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
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Read Decanter's tasting note for Domaine Gournier, Mas Brès Stella, Cevennes, France 2014.
Read Decanter's tasting note for Cabidos, Cuvée St-Clément Vin Doux, Comte Tolosan, France 2011.
Read Decanter's tasting note for Huia, Pinot Gris, Marlborough, New Zealand 2013.
Read Decanter's tasting note for Masi, Mezzanella Amandorlato, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, Italy 2007.
Read Decanter's tasting note for Domaine Ste-Anne, Notre Dame des Celettes, Côtes du Rhône Villages 2011.
Read Decanter's tasting note for Circe, Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula, Australia 2012.
Read Decanter's tasting note for Williams & Humbert, Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Pedro Ximénez Aged 12 Years, Sherry, Spain.
Read Decanter's tasting note for González Byass, Sherry, Spain.
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González Byass is perhaps the ultimate expression of the en rama craze which has gripped Sherry fans in recent years – the bottling of ‘raw’ Sherries straight from the barrel, without clarifying or filtration.
A winning combination of delicious, mineral fruit and nice florality, with an Old World classicism at its heart, secured an International Trophy for this joint venture between UK retailer Marks & Spencer and Vignerons des Grandes Vignes.
The judges adored Leasingham’s combination of great freshness and minerality with an appealing roundness, which they said was ‘hard to fault’.
Roberson wine merchant's vertical tasting of 10 Gaja Barbarescos was, as expected, a sell out; the wines ranging in age from 2006 back to a rare 1958 made by Angelo Gaja's father Giovanni.
2010 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Excelente! Has the potential to stand alongside 2005. Drink 2014–2024.
The 2008 Burgundy harvest will be smaller than last year, following a poor fruit set and hailstorms in the region.