Articles
Neal Martin, July 29, 2021
The Bordelais have always been the epitome of chic – in the way they carry themselves, in their deportment, in how they dress irrespective of age. They cannot countenance shabbiness. Perhaps at home they slob around in tatty jogging bottoms and flip-flops, but the boulevards of Bordeaux are a veritable crisscross of catwalks and luxury boutiques. Perhaps then, it is unsurprising that fashion houses have been lured to Bordeaux and acquired some its most famous châteaux.
Vinous Table
Cassis, Mâcon, France
Neal Martin, July 2021
Cassis is a restaurant that does nothing other than serve delicious food at reasonable prices with the minimum of fuss.
Vinous Favorites
2019 Marqués de Cáceres Albariño Deusa Nai, 91 points
This 2019 Albariño displays high-pitched citrus fruit, quinine and chalky mineral qualities. Lively and precise in the mouth, it shows firm tension to the lime zest, quince and honeysuckle flavors. Takes on a deeper pear note with air and closes long and nervy. A hint of spicy ginger adds bite. (JR)
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Cellar Favorites
1971 Domaine Bonneau du Martray Corton Grand Cru
Neal Martin, August 2021
Continuing my quest to taste every wine from my birth-year, I took a bottle of 1971 Corton Grand Cru from Domaine Bonneau du Martray to a La Paulée back in the days when people could crowd into an enclosed space without masks, share bottles and sing meaningless songs at the top of their voices.
