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New on The Winedoctor this week

Update: Chateau Mazeyres (16/5/08)
New notes on the 2003, 2000 & 1998, and an updated profile.

Tasting: 2008 Champagne Tasting Part 2 (15/5/08)
And now the vintage cuvées; 32 wines assessed.

Update: Langlois-Chateau (14/5/08)
Six new notes, Saumur and Crémant de Loire.

WotW: Huet Vouvray Pétillant 2002 (12/5/08)
Fabulous fizz from somewhere that isn't Champagne.

This week's feature

2008 Champagne Tasting
Once again the Champagne Information Bureau and many of the top names of Champagne were in London to show their latest releases, and for the third year in a row I was in attendance to taste what Krug, Pol Roger, Jacquesson, Larmander-Bernier......read more. Forty-three NV wines tasted in part one. Vintage Champagnes, in part two, to follow soon. (13/5/08)

My other most recent updates

Update: Dow's (9/5/08) After my Port Styles tasting, another update.
Profile: Chateau Bastor-Lamontagne (8/5/08) A new profile and new notes.
Update: Chateau Bellerive (7/5/08) Three old vintages retasted.
Tasting: Pomerol 2001 (6/5/08) I taste nine wines from Pomerol.
WotW: Chateau Carbonnieux Blanc 2002 (5/5/08) In support of white Bordeaux.
Profile: Chateau Lilian Ladouys (2/5/08) The wines of this St Estèphe estate.
Profile: Taylor's Port (1/5/08) After the Styles of Port tasting, a Taylor's update.
Update: Domaine Huet (30/4/08) The 2007 vintage, and I update my profile.
Tasting: The Styles of Port (29/4/08) I taste Dow's & Taylor's.
WotW: Jo Pithon Savennières La Croix Picot 2005 (28/4/08)
Wine Thoughts: Another Sponsor (25/4/08) And other thoughts.
Profile: Chateau Siran (24/4/08) A new profile for this admirable estate.
Update: Chateau Haut-Bailly (23/4/08) Three wines, revised opinion on the 2006.
Tasting: Mouton-Rothschild (22/4/08) Six vintages of Mouton, and more.
WotW: Molitor Zeltinger Himmelreich Spätlese 2001 (21/4/08)
Tasting Notes: Ten recent wines (18/4/08) Another mixture.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2007 - Sauternes (17/4/08) Richness and acidity.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2007 - Pomerol & St Emilion (16/4/08) The best reds.
Tasting: Ten Wines from Charles Joguet (15/4/08)
WotW: Hugel Pinot Gris Vendange Tardive 1986 (14/4/08)
Profile: Pierre Gimonnet (11/4/08) Wines from the Côtes des Blancs
Tasting: Bordeaux 2007 - Médoc (10/4/08) Here the 2007 vintage is laid bare.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2007 - Pessac-Léognan (9/4/08) Whites better than reds.

Most Popular Updates

Bordeaux 2007 (8/4/08)
A vintage review, and notes from the primeur tastings.

New Zealand (4/12/07)
In two parts, I assess 40 new releases from New Zealand.

Bordeaux 2005 (8/11/7)
My vintage review, followed by more than 80 tasting notes.

Bordeaux (2/10/07)
The beginning of a huge
new guide to Bordeaux.

(Ir)regular Features

Book review (7/12/07)
The latest edition of Tom Stevenson's invaluable annual round-up assessed.

Old Favourites

Bordeaux 2006 (3/5/07)
I taste over 50 wines and give my independent opinion.

Champagne (13/4/07)
More than 80 wines on the UK market tasted and assessed.

Germany (20/9/06)
A new, multi-page guide to the wines of Germany.

Rhône Talk '06 (6/9/06)
I chat with Thierry Caymaris and Bernard Tranchecostes.