Cournon Lafleur Malbec Pays d’Oc 2012, France (£7.99 Majestic) Simple fresh young wine, plenty of dark, violet-scented berry flavour, and the earthiness of southern France, but I’m not sure whether it’s improved by the vanilla-tinged oakiness. B Viña Cobos Felino Malbec 2012, Argentina (£9.99-£13.99 Amps Fine Wines, Hennings Wine, Alliance […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
Fairview Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Darling, South Africa (£9.99 SA Wines Online, Richard Granger Wines, House of Menzies, Thedrinkshop.com, Liberty Wines) Perky youngster, clean, keen and intense with citrus, lemon grass and fynbos flavours (that’s Cape garrigue for want of a better term), only a light charred/smoky note in the background […]
Wine Tasting Video: Sauvignon Blanc from South Africa, Slovenia & ...
Those with any interest at all in Australian wine will be well served by signing up for the various newsletters and reports from opinionated, transplanted Pom Tony Keys – check out what’s available here. The most recent Key Notes included a large chunk about the late Michael Cox, some of […]
A tribute to Michael Cox from Tony Keys & Sally ...
De Bortoli Windy Peak Chardonnay 2012, Yarra Valley, Australia (£11.99 Majestic) Young, Mâcon-like in style, with orchard fruit, fresh and ever-so-slightly cooked, a touch of nutty uncooked cake mix and a sappy refreshing citrussy finish. A good honest glass of wine. S- Glen Carlou ‘Quartz Stone’ Chardonnay 2011, Paarl, South […]
Wine Tasting Video: Chardonnay from South Africa, Slovenia & Australia
Torres Celeste Ribera del Duero Crianza 2010 (£13.49 Cambridge Wines, Fenwicks, Grape Sense, Hailsham Cellars, Morrison’s Cellar, Robert & Speight, Wilks & Co, vintagemarque.com) Boisterous young wine, with meaty berry, bramble, plum and damson-skin flavours, plenty of warm earthiness and a spicy note, partly from fruit, and partly from oak […]
Wine Tasting Video: Rioja & Ribera del Duero
Hattingley Valley Classic Cuvée 2011, Hampshire, England (£29.99 Avery’s, Dalling & Co, Wine Utopia, Liberty Wines) Tangy young wine, refined and elegant with cooked green apple and pear flavours, touches of slightly uncooked cake-mix (if you never spooned some out of the bowl, you’re wrong) and a crisp, nutty finish. […]