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If only all Bordeaux Rouge was this good… Château Tour de Sarrail Bordeaux Rouge 2009, France (Vinorium £14.50) Maturing gracefully, smooth and alluring, I like the warm, almost dusty, plummy black cherry and blackberry flavours and while there’s just a hint of slightly baked fruit, there’s still enough freshness to […]

Bordeaux Rouge x 2

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It’s Malbec World Day today – check HERE to see if there’s anything Malbecky going on in your neck of the woods Trapiche Estacion 1883 Malbec 2011, Mendoza, Argentina (£14.49 Swift Wines, Templar Wines, Dalziel and Vine, Grand Cru Company, Italian Continental, Mumbles Fine Wines, Vintage House, Village Wines, Cotswold Vintners, Hard To […]

For Malbec World Day – Trapiche Estacion 1883 Malbec 2011, ...

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De Martino Viejas Tinajas Muscat 2013, Itata Valley, Chile (£13-£14 Les Caves de Pyrene, Whole Foods Market, Winemakers Club, Exel Wines, Bijou Bottles) It’s the heady, heavy grapiness you notice first, along with an exotic Gewürz-like rose petal and lychee character. Then a clay-like terracotta roof tile earthiness makes its […]

Aromatic White Wines from Chile

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La Torricella Dolcetto d’Alba ‘Dosso’ 2013, Piedmont, Italy (£9.99 Red Squirrel Wine) Honest, tasty and eminently gluggable young wine, full of crunchy red berry flavours, with a light candied character and some earthy, herby notes chipping in for good measure. S Villa dei Ladri Langhe 2013, Piedmont, Italy (£13.99 Laithwaites) […]

Five reds from Piedmont: Dolcetto, Barbera & Nebbiolo

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Two different French takes on Syrah Vidal-Fleury Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2012, Rhône, France (£16.95-£17.95 The Square Wine Company, Hailsham Cellars, Whole Foods Market) With its ripe berry (red and dark) character and hints of vanilla, there’s almost a New World feel here, but then the peppery finesse kicks in, along with […]

French Syrah from the Rhône and Languedoc

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