Château Le Barrail Médoc 2009 (£7.11 Tesco) Firm, fruity young wine, with plenty of blackcurrant and damson favour, and a slightly briny edge, but structure of smoky oak and hard tannins just a bit OTT. B(-) Château Prieuré Les Tours Graves 2006 (£9.99 Majestic) More of that savoury/briny character, benefiting […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
Champagne Canard-Duchêne Charles VII Brut NV (£30 Majestic) Quite a mature style, with crystallised pineapple and nut brittle flavours, rich but simple, and ever-so-slightly cheesy, bit of a crowd pleaser. B Champagne Canard Duchêne Vintage 2004 (£25-£30 Majestic, Lockett Brothers) A more forward, zesty style than the Charles VII, cleaner […]
Wine Tasting Video: Champagne Assortment, including a lovely demi-sec
Champagne Thiénot Brut NV (from £25 Bedales, Constantine Stores, Corks Out , Cornelius Wines, Eagle Wines, Evington Wines, Four Walls Wines, L’Eau a Bouche, Lockett Bros, Olde World Wines, Richard Granger, The Veritable Wine Co, The Wine Library, Thorold Wines, Upton-Upon-Severn Wines, Weavers of Nottingham, Wine Schoppen) Starts off with […]
Wine Tasting Video: Five NV Champagnes
The world’s finest Rosé? Can’t think of anything better… Château d’Esclans ‘Whispering Angel’ Côtes de Provence Rosé 2009 (£13.49 Bibendum, Philglas & Swiggot, Whole Foods) Young and quite vigorous, with some poke and punch to the apple, blackberry and blackcurrant flavours, plus a sandy earthy side, rich but still fresh. […]
Wine Tasting Video: Château d’Esclans – the world’s finest Rosé?
Don’t know if I’ve just been a little tardy reviewing these, but they didn’t seem to appear on the websites of a number of the stockists whose details I’d been given. Anyway… Mlle Ladubay Saumur Brut NV, Loire, France (£8.64 Waitrose) Refreshing and honest wine, clean and fresh, with zesty […]
Wine Tasting Video: Cava and Prosecco, plus sparklers from Saumur ...
Latest video, complete with translation error – apparently, while Chasse means hunt, Châsse (with the ^) means reliquary. So there you go, apologies to all offended by my linguistic skills. Anyway, the video… La Châsse Côtes du Rhône Réserve 2009 (£6.99 Asda, Booths, Co-op, Sainsbury’s, Tesco) Fresh and juicy, almost […]