Paul Mas Chardonnay 2010, Pays d’Oc, France (£8.49 Majestic) Clean, ripe but restrained style with apple and citrus notes and weightier peachy pineapple flavours enhanced by hazelnut and cashew nuttiness and a touch of vanilla. B Louis Jadot Marsannay Blanc 2008, Burgundy, France (£16.75 Rhythm & Booze, Slurp, Islington Wines, […]
Monthly Archives: March 2012
I’ve often trotted out the line that where wine and the French are concerned, the customer is always wrong. Today, I’ve been told about how the representatives of the Champenoise visited Lords Cricket Ground (where several other countries and regions hold tastings) to see whether it was a suitable venue […]
Champagne – nice wine, but can leave a bad taste ...
Domaine Vincent Delaporte Sancerre Chavignol 2010 (£15.75 Lea & Sandeman) Brisk, fresh, stony style, with gentle citrus and green apple fruit, touches of nettle and catty elderflower, and pumice-like minerality. S- Domaine Fernand Girard Sancerre 2010 (£13.75 Armit) A fuller, fatter style, with touches of pear and peach and a […]
Wine Tasting Video: Sancerre 2010
Dourthe Cour du Roy Montagne St Emilion 2010 (£12.99 selected Co-operative stores) Rich round style of Bordeaux, juicy, full and fleshy, with gutsy plummy and baked berry flavour backed up by smoky bacon oak, just let down by overextraction, which accentuates that baked edge, and highlights slightly clunky tannins. B(+) […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Red Bordeaux
La Castelia Prosecco NV, Veneto, Italy (£11.99 selected Co-operative) Slightly vague, confected style, touches of apple and little stony character, but not great. C- Follador Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry 2010, Veneto, Italy (£14 Oddbins) Just off-dry, but still a precise, fine-boned style with the tangy apple, citrus and just-ripe […]
Wine Tasting Video: Champagne, Prosecco, English sparkling
Nicolas Perrin Syrah Vin de France 2010 (£13.99 Wine Rack) Vibrant, juicy oak-free Syrah, bouncy and fragrant, with a savoury edge to the smoky berry fruit, delicious and refreshing red wine. S(-) Château d’Anglès La Clape Rouge Classique 2008, Languedoc, France (£11.99 Wine Rack) On the mellow side, with the […]