Tag Archives: cellar

Notes from Harvest at Closson Chase: decisions, decisions…

By winecase | Published: October 26, 2009
I know I was supposed to write more about the harvest I took part in at Closson Chase, last week, but you know what? That stuff was tiring. For a guy my height (6′4″), picking low-lying grapes for several hours is rather tough on the knees and back. And when you follow all that picking with [...]
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Tasting Note: Gran Coronas Mas La Plana 1988, Penedès, Miguel Torres

By winecase | Published: May 24, 2008
A sizeable portion of my modest cellar is taken up by bottles of Mas La Plana, a single vineyard cabernet that Miguel A. Torres started harvesting in 1970. In 1979, the wine became legendary when the 1970 vintage won the cabernet competition at the Wine Olympics put together by Gault-Millau, against the likes of Château [...]
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