Verdelho doesn’t seem to be as popular as it was a few years ago – a shame when there are wines like this… Tyrrell’s Old Winery Verdelho 2012, Hunter Valley, Australia (£11.99 The Wine Society, House of Menzies, Amathus, vintagemarque.com) Imagine a wine that has the peachy weight of Chardonnay in […]
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Just wish the person who made the first wine had been given the fruit from the second… Morrisons Claret NV, Bordeaux, France (£4.49 Morrisons) Hmmm. I don’t mind the leafy blackcurrant and blackberry character, sappy, earthy notes and fresh finish, but this is just too scrawny for real pleasure. C- […]
A couple of Merlot-y French reds
A very nice halfway house between the Loire and…no, not New Zealand, but South African or Chilean Sauvignon Dourthe La Grande Cuvée Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc 2013, France (£9.29 Waitrose) Quite pungent, with citrus (grapefruit), nettle and blackcurrant leaf characters more reminiscent of the Loire, but while there’s a lovely tense […]
Dourthe La Grande Cuvée Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc 2013, France
These folk also make Tesco’s own-label Albariño… Martin Codax Albariño 2013, Rías Baixas, Spain (£12.99 Slurp) Tasted this a couple of times in early summer. On the video, you’ll see I liked it for its quite ripe plush peach and pear flesh tempered by juicy citrus and green apple acidity, […]
Martin Codax Albariño 2013, Rías Baixas, Spain
Whoops, forgot to post a video yesterday. Here are two to make up for that. These are similarly priced sparkling wines, but one seems decidedly happier than the other… Henners Brut Reserve 2009, East Sussex, England (£27 D.Byrne & Co, Cellar 28, Buon Vino, Vagabond) Interesting mixture – the wine […]
Sparkling wines from East Sussex & Champagne
Something unusual and tasty for the weekend… Nuy Red Muskadel NV, South Africa (£9.50 The Wine Society) Intriguing style combining bright barley sugar and heady rose hip syrup flavours with light grapey freshness and perfumed lift, and a touch of the herbal clove and menthol character you find in cough […]