Alex Hunt MW, he who had the good fortune to taste a decade of Lafon Montrachets recently, and who used to write excellent columns for us, recently repeated a tasting devoted to international Pinots. You can read my account of the version held two years ago in Pinots from around the world. Last month's version, held at altitude under a glowering sky at Fora, a workspace in Borough just south of London's highest building, The Shard (see picture), brought home to me just how good Pinot Noir from outside Burgundy can...
Around the world in 47 Pinots
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