Laurenz V Charming Grüner Veltliner Kamptal Reserve 2012, Austria (~£19 contact Bibendum) Fresh young stony style, tangy apple and pear underpinned with citrus freshness and an undercurrent of saline minerality. S- Laurenz V Silver Bullet Grüner Veltliner Kamptal Reserve 2012, Austria (~£14.50 per 50cl contact Bibendum) Quite a full, rich […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
Thoroughly impressed by this quartet of reds, a major step up from when I last tried some of the winery’s wines in this video. None is in the UK so far (as far as I know), but see the end for some companies that should be able to help you […]
Wine Tasting Video: Four Douro reds from Quinta Nova de ...
Côté Mas Blanc 2012, Pays d’Oc, France (£6.99 Majestic) A nice balance between the peachy honeyed flesh of Grenache Blanc and the resinny freshness of Vermentino, with some floral honeysuckle notes in there too. Maybe could be a touch crisper, but tasty, good value wine. B(+) Chartreuse de Mougères Le […]
Wine Tasting Video: Four Languedoc Whites
I’m probably not the only one who has wine news feeds coming into their InBox. I can’t say I look at them every day, but if there’s a few moments to kill, I’ll take a peak. Sometimes there are gems in them – this morning for example brought news of […]
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Alpha Domus AD The Aviator 2007, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (~£30 McKinley Vintners) Complete, complex wine, with deep, dark berry, plum and blackcurrant flavours enhanced by an earthy, tobacco leaf character and a dense, almost savoury finish. Great combo of plushness with freshness, fine-grained tannins and great length, served the […]
Wine Tasting Video: Cabernet Sauvignon-based reds
Niepoort The Senior Tawny Port (£18.99 Lea and Sandeman, Bottle Apostle, Butlers Wine Cellar, Duncan Murray) Hovering at a very attractive stage between freshness and maturity, this combines lively fresh red berry flavours with more relaxed caramel, raisin, walnut and mellow old wood characters. Very tasty S(-) Taylor’s 10 Year […]