There's good Crozes, and there's cheap Crozes, but there's no good, cheap
Crozes. Or so I've always believed. Not having had one at all for some
time, I was inspired by Mark Lipton's suggestion in response to The St.
Henri thread above to "impulse-buy" when shopping in the only UK supermarket
with a good range of Spatlese Riesling. The result is Les Perdrigolles
2002. Bitter and astringent on opening, it opens out to become more
fruit-driven, with a hint of tar and liquorice, and a respectable finish.

At this point I did a Google search, as I had no previous knowledge of this
wine, and turned up Emery Davis' AFW notes on the 2001, and, yes, a degree
of thinness is my only real criticism, too.

And the best bit? It's £4.99 in Morrisons! Not the best Crozes I've ever
had, but definitely the best fiver's worth.

Ian