Les Lions de Suduiraut Sauternes 2009, Bordeaux, France (£15 per half Averys, Berry Bros & Rudd, Cambridge Wines) Curious wine, takes a while for the botrytis character to come through, and the slight catty edge seems to suggest a high proportion of Sauvignon (but it’s only 4%). I like sweet […]
Hungarian Wine
Bock Portugieser 2008, Villany, Hungary (contact Hungarian Wine Society) Reasonable plum and baked berry fruit, with notes of tar and tomato, but it’s just too rustic for it’s own good, with too much of the barnyardy edge of brettanomyces. C Vinkara Kalecik Karasi 2009, Turkey (£8.50 The Wine Society) Smells […]
Wine Tasting Video: Eastern European reds from Hungary, Turkey & ...
What a fascinating set of four wines! It’s the first half of a set of 8 whites I had to get through recently, so I sorted them by height…. The second batch is here. Tesco Finest Picpoul de Pinet 2010, Languedoc, France (£7.29 Tesco) Has a bit more oomph than […]