More wines like this please Priorat Maius Classic Priorat 2011, Catalunya, Spain (contact Ellis of Richmond) Captures the warm dustiness of Spain, with dried herbs and a touch of raisinned fruit making their presence felt. But there’s also a fresher side, with red berry, plum and damson flavours, some rose-hip […]
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Delicious stuff, fresh but feisty Château de Mérande La Belle Romaine Arbin Mondeuse 2012, Vin de Savoie, France (£16.50 Vine Trail) Combines sleek, slender but ripe red fruit flavours with peppery, herby wildness and a floral note, and with freshness and tannic bite coming through on the finish. Would be […]
Château de Mérande La Belle Romaine Arbin Mondeuse 2012, Vin ...
Sturdy stuff, perhaps not the perfect wine for this time of the year unless you’re in the southern hemisphere Plaimont Producteurs Madiran Réserve des Tuguets 2012, South West France (£11.99 Tesco) Smells soft, fruity and puddingy – think warm berries and cherries, with a hint of eggy sponge – and while […]
Plaimont Producteurs Madiran Réserve des Tuguets 2012
Trentham Estate Pinot Noir 2014, Murray Darling, Australia (£10.99 Booths) It’s an OK glass of wine, with slightly jammy raspberry flavours and a touch of mint, but apart from the pale colour, I’d never have had it as Pinot Noir. C(+) Escarpment ‘The Edge’ Pinot Noir 2014, Martinborough, New Zealand […]
Pinot Noir from Australia, New Zealand & Chile
De Bortoli La Bohème Act Three Pinot Gris & Friends 2014, Yarra Valley, Australia (£13.96 Vinoteca) Fleshy & rich, with buxom pear, peach and lemon curd flavours and a touch of herbs reined in by a spine of freshness – from Riesling? Nutty finish but that zestiness maintains decorum, tasty […]
Pinot Gris from Australia & New Zealand
Fancy doing your bit to help the Greek economy? These two should perk up your summer and hopefully swell the Hellenic coffers… Monemvasia Asproudi 2013, Peloponnese, Greece (£11.78 Thedrinkshop.com) Not all that much on first sniff, but opens up when you taste it to show off its just-ripe pear, nectarine and […]