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A wine merchant that is personal, eclectic, with lots of interesting wines. Great Rhône and Australian reds.
CROQUE-EN-BOUCHE, Underdown - Groom’s Cottage, Gloucester Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire
HR8 2JE. UK
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WHICH?
This is reproduced by kind permission of the Consumers Association. We’re one of the top 150 merchants.
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2005 awards for good service, range and quality!
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Multi-talented merchant: lots of up-beat choices.
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Old vintages of Australian reds.
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Geared up for Internet trading.
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Top Bordeaux and Italian offerings, plus Spanish and California bottles.
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Now that he can concentrate solely on the wine-merchanting side of his business (the Croque-en-Bouche restaurant sadly closed in 2002), Robin Jones continues to do great things with his wine listings from Australia, the Rhone and New Zealand. Best of all is his amazing treasure trove of old Australian vintages - Shiraz ages spectacularly: try Robin's 1970 Lindeman's Hunter Shiraz (Bin 4110) or 1974 McWilliams Philip Hermitage to be convinced.
As well as covering the wine world pretty comprehensively, Robin likes to focus on anything 'weird and different', which can mean
Petite Syrah from Mexico, Canadian Pinot Noir or sweet Israeli wine. Continued...
At a heftier price tag are a few old vintages of Bordeaux and Burgundy (Chateau Brane-Cantenac 1929 or 1978 Pommard).
If you're looking for more familiar great names, you won't be disappointed by Chateau de Beaucastel from the Rhône, Veuve Clicquot champagne, or Chateaux d'Yquem and Nairac Sauternes. And if you want to have just one special bottle and keep the rest of the case price down, this will be no trouble either: the average bottle spend at C-en-B is a respectable £8.00. Expect lots of tips and tasting notes to aid choices along the way.
At a heftier price tag are a few old vintages of Bordeaux and Burgundy (Chateau Brane-Cantenac 1929 or 1978 Pommard).
If you're looking for more familiar great names, you won't be disappointed by Chateau de Beaucastel from the Rhône, Veuve Clicquot champagne, or Chateaux d'Yquem and Nairac Sauternes. And if you want to have just one special bottle and keep the rest of the case price down, this will be no trouble either: the average bottle spend at C-en-B is a respectable £8.00. Expect lots of tips and tasting notes to aid choices along the way.