Marques de Casa Concha Merlot 2012, Peumo (Rapel), Chile (~£12 for current vintage) Impressive style, balancing plummy berry richness with fresh acidity and fine-grained tannins, plus just the right amount of toasty oak and notes of mint and chocolate to add further layers. Very tasty now, but still bags of […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
Campo Viejo Rioja Viura-Tempranillo Blanco 2015, Spain (£9.35 Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Ocado) There’s a richer, fleshier edge balanced by citrussy freshness – a preserved lemons type of thing. It’s OK, but never fine. C+
Campo Viejo Rioja Viura-Tempranillo Blanco 2015, Spain
Boutinot ‘Les Cerisiers’ Côtes du Rhône Rosé 2015, France (£8.50 Hercules Wine Warehouse, Highbury Vintners) Juicy yet precise style, with rounded red berry, ripe red apple and rosehip flavours kept in check by crisp acidity. B+ Chapoutier ‘Belleruche’ Côtes du Rhône Rosé 2015, France (£12.50 Hanging Ditch, Wined Up Here) […]
Two Côtes du Rhône Rosés
Denbies Pinot Gris 2014, Surrey, England (£16 Marks and Spencer) A wine that wants to be light and delicate, but feels as if it’s been forced to bulk up, like a teenage body builder. It’s OK, with lightly smoky elderflower flavours and spicy ginger notes, but it just feels too […]
Denbies Pinot Gris 2014, Surrey, England
Fabre Montmayou H J Fabre Malbec 2014, Rio Negro, Argentina (£15.99 Laithwaites) Nicely proportioned wine, with plush blackberry and blackcurrant fruit pepped up by notes of violet and menthol, and earthy tannins with a (welcome) touch of greenness. S
Fabre Montmayou H J Fabre Malbec 2014, Rio Negro, Argentina
Marimar Estate Albariño 2013, Russian River Valley, California (£26.95 Edgmond Wines) Smells rich and fleshy, sl peach – cooked and fresh, crystallised orange, weighty, nutty, peachy fruit, like Albarino with a dollop of Chardonnay, but nice dry finish. And regarding my comments on the video wondering whether it would open […]