Great winter warmer – although maybe next winter rather than this one… Wakefield Estate Shiraz 2013, Clare Valley, Australia (£12.99 Majestic, Eden Fine Wines, Hammonds of Knutsford) On the young side – the toasty oak ideally needs another few months to calm down – but this is lovely warm hearted […]
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Bit of a backlog in the video department at the moment, let’s see if we can rectify that with this collection of three sub-£10 reds from southern France Coin des Coquins Mourvèdre/Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, Pays d’Oc, France (£7.99-£8.99 Old School Wines, The Salisbury Wine Store) Reasonable fruit and freshness, but […]
Three Pays d’Oc Reds
Grown-up Chilean Savvy Casa Silva Cool Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Paredones, Colchagua, Chile (£15.95 Oxford Wine Company, Fine Wines Direct, Averys) Precise, high-cheekboned style, with a minerally citrus spine round which some richer nutty, creamy pineapple flavours are wound, elegant, lithe and very tasty. S
Casa Silva Cool Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Chile
Probably not as in-yer-face as it once was, but still not exactly subtle Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay 2012, California (£14.99 Village Cottage, Robert and Speight, Hennings Wine Merchant, Partridges of Sloane Square, Wine Importers, The Wine Shop (Winscombe), Ann et Vin, The Wine Chambers, The Bottle Stop, Hailsham Cellars, Liquid […]