A gift from my good friend Guille – one of the most generous guys around, whether with his wine or his time – this is a bit of a treat during a week of hard labour. And it is a lovely sup too – has that chalky/metallic, citrussy flavour that seems to be accentuated and broadened out by a slight oxidation.

Of course I now realize I should have lined up a new bottle of the same so I could tell the differences – must see if I can rectify that in the next couple of days. For the time being there is certainly nothing wrong with this – very nice indeed.