| February 4, 2010 |
If you are in or near West London and you want to taste some great Burgundies then Robersons is the place to head for – they are holding a Burgundy En-Primeur tasting on 4 February 2010 – tickets cost £20
The beginning of the year means Burgundy En Primeur and in the past 12 months the Roberson team have worked very heard to uncover more ‘under-the-radar’ producers and eek out small allocations from some of the most respected names in Burgundy.
“En Primeur” has been predominantly associated with Bordeaux wines, and involves buying wine whilst still maturing in the barrel or cask. Whilst you can secure some real bargains (and spread the costs) customers need to either know a bit about how wine develops – or have a reliable and knowledgeable wine merchant to advise. Robersons certainly fall into that category – but nevertheless the purchaser takes the risk on how the wine will mature and the state of the market when it is bottled – a complicated gamble or calculation? However, if you are buying wine to drink rather than to speculate on, then you do get the joy of tracking how the wine improves with age (hopefully). Plus you pay for the wine at today’s price and pay later for the duty, VAT and any cellarage.
Also you might still be able to pick up some bargains at Roberson’ s Bin End Sale
Roberson Wine, 348 Kensington High St, London W14 8NS
T: 020 7371 2121
enquiries@roberson.co.uk
