Wine Legend: Cape Mentelle, Cabernet Sauvignon 1983
Why it joins our Wine Legends...
Stephen Brook has been a contributing editor to Decanter since 1996 and has won a clutch of awards for his writing on wine. The author of more than 30 books, his works include Complete Bordeaux, now the definitive study of the region and in its third edition, and The Wines of California, which won three awards. His most recently published book is The Wines of Austria. Brook also fully revised the last two editions of Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion, and he writes for magazines in many countries.
Why it joins our Wine Legends...
Awarded ‘Champagne of the Millennium’...
A vintage that has stood the test of time...
A new star in Margaret River…
Austria’s Riesling can and often does rank among the very best
What makes the Seña 1997 a Wine Legend...
'A stunner of a wine....'
Willi Bründlmayer has been at the helm of this family estate for 40 years...
Stephen Brook tastes the famed estate's delayed 2016 releases...
This Médoc commune is known and loved for the quality and consistency of its wines...
The tasting confirms the splendid and consistent quality of the 2016 vintage...
Brook's top Barolo and Barbaresco picks
Why this wine joins the other Wine Legends...
Improving in quality...
A man defined by his persistence and tenacity...