Bordière Nord Syrah/Grenache IGP Pays d’Oc 2010, France (£6.99 Majestic) Reasonable sweet plummy fruit with some darker berry flesh and a touch of spice, but there’s also a rubbery (reduction) character that spoils the party. C+ Paul Mas Estate Carignan Pays de l‘Hérault 2010, Languedoc (£8.99 Majestic) Another one with […]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Marks & Spencer Bordeaux Rosé 2010 (£6.99 Marks & Spencer) Fresh, sappy young style, like apple and blackberry pie in a glass, with a touch of leafiness on the finish. B Sacha Lichine Le Poussin Rosé Vin de France (£9.95 Wine Hound, Last Try Wines, Wine Reserve, Living In Store, […]
Wine Tasting Video: Rosés from southern France
Château Marotte Cuvée M White Bordeaux Blanc 2009, France (£7.49 Waitrose) Decent enough with reasonable sappy elderflower flavour balanced by a honeyed richness, but the finish is a touch flat. C+ Hannes Sabathi Sauvignon Blanc Klassik 2010, Styria, Austria (contact The Wine Keller) Lively youngster, quite ripe and full flavoured […]
Wine Tasting Video: Sauvignon Blanc from Bordeaux, Austria & Marlborough
Sacha Lichine Le Coq Rouge Vin de France 2010 (£9.95 Wine Hound, Last Try Wines, Wine Reserve, Living In Store, E. H. Booths, Clear Black Wine Shop, Zoran’s) Fresh, sappy style, reasonably berry and blackcurrant, but slightly bubblegum-y and simple, and finishes a little too dry. C- Domaine Andre Brunel […]
Wine Tasting Video: Grenache-based reds from France & Spain
Some wines I filmed before Christmas when I’d been banished to one of the darker rooms in the house… Wakefield Estate Merlot 2009, Clare Valley, Australia (£9.99-£10.99 Cheers, Constantine Stores, Majestic, Nidderdale Fine Wines, Oliver’s Beer and Wine, Saxty’s, Sommelier Wine Co) Reasonable ruddy berry and plum fruit with a […]
Wine Tasting Video: Cabernet & Merlot from Australia, Italy and ...
Cave de Hunawihr Riesling Grand Cru Rosacker 2009 (£17.99 Liberty Wines) Vibrant young wine, with tangy tangerine, pear and ripe apple flavours backed up by stony mineral and floral notes, rich but dry, long and tasty. S(-) Domaine Albert Mann Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg 2009 (£23.65 Caves de Pyrene) Bold […]