Yearly Archives: 2015

And still another of the catch-up-on-tasting-notes posts (see intro HERE if that doesn’t make sense) Cantina Bolzano Eisacktaler Isarco Silvaner 2011, Alto Adige, Italy (£10.20 Mondial Wine) There are some apricot and ripe citrus flavours here, but it’s one of those wines where fruit takes second place to other characters. It reminds […]

An assortment of whites plus a lone rosé from Italy, ...

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Yet another of the catch-up-on-tasting-notes posts (see intro HERE if that doesn’t make sense) Nicosia Frappato di Sicilia 2014, Italy (£7.95 The Wine Society) Lovely light, perfumed style, with its earthy raspberry and cherry flavours and fresh finish, think of it as a southern Italian take on Beaujolais. B+   Renato […]

Assorted Italian Reds

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Another of the catch-up-on-tasting-notes posts (see intro HERE if that doesn’t make sense) Josmeyer Mise du Printemps Pinot Blanc 2014, Alsace, France (£10.95 The Wine Society) The lightly salty edge here plus the hint of yeastiness is very similar to good Vinho Verde, but this is fleshier in style, with a […]

Two Pinot Blancs, One Pinot Gris

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Another of the catch-up-on-tasting-notes posts (see intro HERE if that doesn’t make sense) Tyrrell’s Rufus Stone Heathcote Shiraz 2010, Australia (£17.99, John Kelly Wines, Hailsham, Lewis and Cooper, Harrods, Polygon Wines) Has that peppery savoury style, cool but rich in flavour, with a primitive earthy feel to it, like it’s been […]

Three big (and beautiful) Australian reds

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Another of the catch-up-on-tasting-notes posts (see intro HERE if that doesn’t make sense) Trimbach Riesling 2012, Alsace, France (£10.95 The Wine Society) On the sleek rather than showy style of Alsace Riesling, but amid the mineral freshness and taut grapefruit flavours, there’s a touch of the exotic, with some spice (ginger), […]

Two lovely Rieslings from opposite sides of the world

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Another of the catch-up-on-tasting-notes posts (see intro HERE if that doesn’t make sense) Casa Silva Cool Coast Pinot Noir 2012, Paredones, Chile (£15.95 Avery’s, WoodWinters, Fullers Brewery, Vesuvio, Stainton Wines, The Wine Tasting Company, Roberts & Speight, Peter Graham Wines, Portland Wine Company, Duncan Murray Wines) I tasted this around this […]

Three Pinot Noirs plus a close relative

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