If you usually find PX a bit too gloopy, try this. Barbadillo Pedro Ximénez Sherry NV, Spain (£13.49 Rodney Fletcher Vintners, Rannoch Scott Wines, Experience Wine, winesandchampagne.co.uk, Adnams, Connolly’s Wine Merchant, Mumbles Fine Wines, The Drinks Cabinet, TheDrinkShop.com, Baythorne Hall, Harrogate Fine Wine Company, Sandhams Wine Merchants, Beers of Europe, […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
Exton Park ‘Britagne NV Brut, Hampshire, England (£26.95 from the vineyard) Keen, clean young style, with green apple, citrus and slightly stewed rhubarb flavours, a touch of the sweet and sour here. Maybe needs a little more time to calm down as the sour edge is a little prominent at […]
Three English Sparkling Wines
Errázuriz Estate Pinot Noir 2014, Aconcagua Costa, Chile (£10.25 Majestic) I like the gentle plummy red berry flavours, and the lush texture, but – like many Chilean wines – the pleasure is dampened by reduction, which leaves a slightly hard finish. Does improve slightly with time, but could have been […]
Two Pinot Noirs from Chile’s Viña Errázuriz
Famille Bougrier Sancerre 2013, Loire, France (£13.50 Oddbins) There’s an almost Chablis-like chalky/flinty edge to the citrus-tinged melon flavours, plus a touch of nettles, but while it’s decent enough, it tails off on the finish. B- Domaine Seguin Pouilly-Fumé 2014, Loire, France (£14.95 Lea & Sandeman) Bright, sappy style, with […]
Loire Sauvignon Blanc: Sancerre & Pouilly Fumé
If only all sub-£10 Bordeaux was as good as this… Château Moulin des Richards Côtes de Bourg Cuvée Prestige 2011, Bordeaux, France (£8.45 From Vineyards Direct) Showing some plum jam maturity, but still very much alive, with rich, curranty berry and plum flavours, and an honest earthy finish. Yes, there’s […]
Château Moulin des Richards Côtes de Bourg Cuvée Prestige 2011
Really like both of these, although they’re quite different – go for the first if you want fruit impact, the second if you prefer more minerally aspects Emile Balland ‘Les Beaux Jours’ Coteaux du Giennois 2014, Loire, France (£12.99 Oxford Wine Company) Lots of flavour here, with gooseberries & blackcurrant […]