Hugh Stanley, founder of Stanley’s restaurant, London SW3
N Christmas Day, our table is mostly stocked with claret, but my favourite wines will always be Barolos. If I could have any wine on my table this Christmas, it would be Fossati Case Nere Rivera 10 Anni from Roberto Voerzio (£545 for three, Justerini & Brooks; 020–7484 6430; ). The acidity and tannins are perfectly balanced and, given we usually eat red meat or game on Christmas Day, it’s the perfect match. As for Port, Dirk Niepoort makes some of the best, if not the best, Ports around and the Colheitas are the best of the best. I’ll be having the 1997 (£90; 020–7734 8040; ). It’s plump
