Hello subscribers,
I was delighted to receive noticed of the article below this morning (28th March) and couldn’t resist thinking . . . “go on, Pete, put it on your ‘Peter’s Notes’, albeit already late in the month. (I had made no posting for February, sorry!)
Chris Wilson is a notable and much respected freelance wine-writer and his article below (for The Buyer, 27th March) followed the spring portfolio tasting held by Corney & Barrow in London’s Belgravia.
His conclusion . . . .
“My top portfolio wines of the day
Breaky Bottom, Cuvée Marraine Pooks, 2016It’s not often that the first wine you taste turns out to be the highlight of the day, but in this case the Breaky Bottom fizz from 2016, wine number 5 in a list of over 130 was just that. Stunning and balanced, and fresh, so fresh even after almost 10 years in bottle. Bright, ripe fruit (apples and gala melon), delicious development (shortbread biscuits/cream cracker) with hints at more to come. With Champagne, Cava and Crémant all on show, it was the odd one out from Sussex, made from Seyval Blanc, which stole the show!”
My conclusion? . . . “What’s not to like”!!