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I keep in mind watching the London fireworks on tv final New Yr’s Eve. They have been spectacular to look at, however the place there would often be throngs of spectators, the streets remained incongruously empty. Social distancing was nonetheless in drive. It jogged my memory of my 12 months’s wine ingesting as much as that time: some dazzling bottles, however usually loved with out firm – or by way of a display.
As 2022 started, the Covid-19 pandemic progressively relaxed its grip and many people hurried again to on a regular basis life. The standard whirlwind of occasions and tastings that had stalled two years earlier began up as soon as once more. And we have been as eager to style winemakers’ wares as they have been to pour them. After two years of limitation and loss, many people have been dwelling for the second.
Scroll right down to see tasting notes and scores for Matt Partitions’ high wines of 2022
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Matt’s high wines of 2022:
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{“wineId”:”65070″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”61361″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”65071″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”65072″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”65073″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”57167″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”16194″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”65074″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
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