it took a review in More Intelligent Life to learn that once I drank wine costing £198 a glass! Actually, I knew when I drank it that it was awfully fine but was too polite to question the cost and didn’t dare afterward. Was it worth it? Well, yes and no…I’m a burgundy-kinda-guy myself so prefer La Tâche but The Lafite was equisitely memorable. If I was extraordinarily wealthy, would I buy such wines? I hope not, but perhaps – sometimes – and then feel exquisitely guilty afterwards!…to the review…
“Chez Bruce in Wandsworth, consistently voted one of the capital’s outstanding eateries. SW17 may be the boondocks to some people, but it’s worth a special journey just to eat Bruce Poole’s wonderful food. Chez Bruce’s wine selection isn’t as famous as its eclectic, modern-European menu, but it deserves to be. Since it opened in 1995, the restaurant has employed three masterly (if very different) sommeliers. The latest is Katie Exton: one of the leading female sommeliers in Britain, with a winning combination of knowledge and easy-going charm….”
read the entire review here
