Wine
October Collection: Lea & Sandeman
For his October MoneyWeek Wine Club collection, Matthew has selected some distinctly avante garde wines from Lea & Sandeman The resulting mix of stoic classicism and joyful modernism will both challenge and reward. Enjoy!
Matthew's latest wine reviews from Moneyweek magazine
A wondrous dry white wine
2018 G de Château Guiraud
This wondrous dry wine triggered widespread adulation at one of Matthew Jukes’ recent Bordeaux dinners.
A zany, paradigm-shifting creation
NV Bolé, Spumante Bianco
This terrific Italian sparkler has a Prosecco-style fizz, but with a knockout flavour and an awful lot more to hang onto.
A sensational Aussie chardonnay
2018 Payten & Jones
For the price of a dodgy bottle of Chablis you can drink this sensational, pristine, pin-point accurate beauty, says Matthew Jukes.
A startling revelation from Aldi
NV Veuve Monsigny
This well-packaged Champagne, with its insultingly low price point, is a genuine revelation.
Two ground-breaking South African creations
2018 Jessica Saurwein Chi Riesling
An invigorating dry riesling that’s a citrus lightning strike on your senses, and a one of South Africa’s most refined and floral pinots.
Wine of the week: a vital and perfectly flavoured Menetou
2017 Menetou-Salon
You are guaranteed to be amazed at the energy and pristine freshness of this wine, says Matthew Jukes.
Wine of the week: the world’s greatest zinfandel
2017 Once & Future
This Californian zinfandel is a truly great wine with fabulous black-cherry fruit, impeccable lift and brightness, and thrilling acidity on the finish.
Wine of the week: a world-class sparkler from Dorset
This wine is an instant classic, says Matthew Jukes – a smooth, enticing, beautifully balanced number.
Wine of the week: an epic Selvapiana with bravado and panache
A life-long Selvapiana fan, Matthew Jukes samples a tip off from a fellow wine scribe – and what a wine it turned out to be.
Electrify your palate with this Txakoli
2018 Flysch
If you have yet to experience the palate-electrifying flavour of a Txakoli then you haven’t lived, says Matthew Jukes.
