Simon Field MW bought wine for Berry Bros & Rudd for 20 years. He looks back fondly. See Richard's assessment of Chapoutier's top 2017s tomorrow.
‘Il faut parler de terroir, Pierre, il faut absolument parler de terroir’ ... René was quietly persistent, coaxing his son in the manner of a cleric from Molière, and Pierre looked mildly embarrassed. The father had allowed the son to make the presentation and now the father had decided to intervene. Yet the diners at this relatively formal event were dissuaded from embarrassment, the differences between Rostaing’s Côte Blanc and La Landonne being far too...