Guigal Cotes du Rhône Rosé 2009, France (£9.99 Amps Fine Wines, Hailsham Cellars, Yorkshire Vintners, www.vintagemarque.com) Showing some mellow maturity, but its plummy, earthy orange and raspberry flavours tinged with vanilla, nuts and burnt sugar are rather appealing – rosé for white Burgundy fans. B+ (Hey, Guigal, update your website! […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
Château Léoube Rosé de Léoube Côtes de Provence 2010, France (£12-50-£14.95 Daylesford Organic, Corney & Barrow, Haynes Hanson & Clark, rose-wine.com, James Nicholson Wine) Very pale, but packed with character, has fresh peach and sappy citrus flavours with a touch of raspberry, light in body, but with warmth and intensity. […]
Wine Tasting Video: Rosés from France, Italy & New Zealand
Bishops Head Riesling 2008, Waipara, New Zealand (£11.33 Private Cellar) A good balance between sweet and sour, with tangy citrus and apple flavours and a touch of mineral set against a honeyed sweetness – add in the floral, petrolly notes and you have a rather tasty wine. B+ Cave […]
Wine Tasting Video: Aromatic Whites from Alsace & New Zealand
Uploaded this video to YouTube a while ago, but forgot to post it here – it’s the second installment of a set of 12 whites I tasted in late June (the first installment is here) Tyrrell’s Old Winery Semillon 2009, Hunter Valley, Australia (£8.39 Remarkable Wines, Charles Steevenson Wines, EH […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted whites from France, Australia and South ...
Tons de Duorum Tinto 2008, Douro, Portugal (£8.49 Real Wine Company, Halifax Wine Company, Duncan Murray Wines) Smells of uncooked cake mix, followed by flavours warm plush plummy berry and vanilla, OK, but just a touch too plush and smooooth for its own good. B- Tagus Creek Shiraz Trincadeira 2010, […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Reds from Portugal, Spain, France & ...
The first installment of a set of 12 whites I tasted in late June (the second is here) Umberto Cesari Pignoletto dell’Emilia Vino Frizzante, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (contact Hallgarten Druitt) Gentle, delicate fizz, soft lightly peachy style, quite fleshy but clean finish. C+ Umberto Cesari Moma Bianco IGT Rubicone 2010, Emilia-Romagna, […]