Semeli Nassiakos 2011, Mantinia (£10.95 The Wine Society) Fresh Muscatty style with sappy citrus and grape flavours, quite full in body but with and a delicate, refreshing finish. B+ Lyrarakis Plyto 2011, Crete (N/A in the UK) Not too much aroma to start with. However, when you taste it, there […]
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Chapel Down Rosé Brut NV (£22.99 Majestic, chapeldown.com, simplywinesdirect.com, slurp.co.uk) Reasonable citrus, apple and red berry notes, but there’s a smoky elderflower note that speaks of underripeness, and a slightly burnt edge too. C+ Chapel Down Three Graces 2008 (£24.99 chapeldown.com) This is more like it, lovely balanced style, combining […]
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Domaine Long-Depaquit Chablis 2011 (£13 Oddbins) Classic Chablis with rich flavours – blood orange, apple and even a touch of cranberry – and sleek minerally structure. Tasty now, but good for 3+ years. S Louis Latour Pouilly Vinzelles En Paradis 2010 (£12.99-£14.99 Majestic, Mill Hill Wines, Campbell Moore, Whole Foods […]
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Wind Gap Syrah 2008, Sonoma County, California (£27.72 Vineyard Cellars) Combines a smoky bacon-fat note with gentle berry and plum fruit, wonderful herby freshness and streak of minerality. Would be hard pushed to spot this as a Californian red. S(+) Charles Smith Boom Boom! Syrah 2010, Columbia Valley, Washington State […]
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Zoetendal Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Elim, South Africa (£9.99 The Real Wine Company) Very pungent and intense, but just too stark and green for pleasure, with a smoky not to the grassy, slightly armpit-like, green pepper, elderflower and citrus flavours. C+ Harvey Nichols Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (Auntsfield), Marlborough, New Zealand (£14.00 […]
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Roxanich Rosé 2008, Istria (£22 Pacta Connect, The Vineyard, The VinBin, Market Row Wines) Has a warm welcoming cooked strawberry richness, lightly perfumed, maturing, but still with perky fruit, fascinating, like red Burgundy with a spicy edge. S Piquentum Rouge 2009, Istria (£19 Pacta Connect, The Vineyard, The VinBin, Market […]