Rieslings from opposite sides of the world – same grape, very different flavours, but I like them both… WMD ‘The Spectre’ Riesling 2013, Mosel, Germany (£30 Red Squirrel Wine) Has the classic sweet-and-sour minerally Mosel edge, with earthy citrus, plum and beeswax flavours given richness by a sprinkling of sweetness, […]
Monthly Archives: February 2015
On the strength of this, don’t hold your breath for a Global Bobal revolution… Vox Populi Bobal 2011, Utiel Requena, Spain (£10.99 Majestic) Reasonable blackcurrant and blackberry flavours, with touches of brown sugar and a hint of cabbage (neither a positive nor a negative!), but there’s also a dry tannic […]