Jonathan Ray Jonathan Ray

Wine Club 18 March

issue 18 March 2017

I’m going to fess up right from the off and say that, yes, you’re right, we’ve offered two of these wines several times before. But they simply shone in our tasting and refused to be ignored. You loved them last time, dear reader, and these vintages are even better. The other four are crackers, too. So get stuck in.

And I must add that even though FromVineyardsDirect is noted for its rock-bottom prices and tight margins, FVD’s sainted Esme Johnstone is knocking 50p off every bottle as well as keeping prices at pre–Budget levels. Hooray!

So to the 2013 Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Millésimé (1), which we’ve not offered in these pages before even though it’s a regular at Spectator lunches and the Spectator Wine School. I simply love it and drink it with abandon at home. It’s made (using the Champagne method) by the excellent Cave de Lugny near Mâcon in the heart of Burgundy.

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