Errázuriz Aconcagua Costa Single Vineyard Syrah 2010, Chile (£19.99 Averys) Full bodied style, quite aromatic with notes of sage-tinted sausage meat and lavender, but there’s that tell-tale reduced blackcurrant pastille feel, and the finish is rather dry and lacking charm. B Wakefield Jaraman Shiraz 2009, Clare Valley/McLaren Vale, Australia (£16.99 […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
(For full results, go to the main International Wine Challenge site here) Champion Red Wine: Charmes Chambertin Les Mazoyères Grand Cru 2010, Domaine de la Vougeraie Champion White Wine: Vineyard Select Clare Valley Riesling 2006, Angove Family Winemakers Daniel Thibault Trophy for Champion Sparkling: Champagne Piper Heidsieck Rare Millésime […]
International Wine Challenge 2012 – the top trophies
Seven Springs Unoaked Chardonnay 2011, Overberg, South Africa (£11.25-£12.25 Loki Wine, Bijou Bottles, Proteas Wines, Underwood Wines, C. A. Rookes, S.H. Jones, Frasers Budgens (Yarnton), City Beverage Company) Good punchy style, with quite flesh peach and pear flavours and some nutty, leesy richness balanced by a zesty citrus and mineral […]
Wine Tasting Video: Chardonnays from California & South Africa
Sabina Tempranillo 2011, Navarra (£5.25 The Wine Society) Perky young wine, fresh, friendly and unhampered by oak, with dark fruit plus a hint of redcurrant and some earthy spice to the finish – a tasty cheapie. B(+) Legaris Roble 2010, Ribera del Duero (£9.99 Wine Rack, Eynsham Cellars, The Four […]
Wine Tasting Video: Spanish Reds from Bierzo, Ribera del Duero, ...
Paumanok Dry Riesling 2010, North Fork, Long Island (£19.94 Wine Equals Friends) Clean, sappy style, light, just off-dry and refreshing with notes of ripe citrus (lime) and a dusting of icing sugar, nice structure, but not huge complexity. B Hermann J Wiemer Riesling Reserve Dry 2010, Finger Lakes (£22.49 Wine […]
Wine Tasting Video: New York State Riesling
Domaine Laborie Pays d’Oc 2011, France (£5.50 The Wine Society) Bit of a bargain, floral, juicy and rounded, with fleshy red berry fruit and a spicy lift, ever so slightly baked but tastes of a place rather than a process. B(+) Jean Luc Colombo Crozes Hermitage Les Fées Brunes 2009, […]