Didn’t expect much from looking at the bottle, but was pleasantly surprised by what was inside Domaine Romy Beaujolais 2013, Burgundy, France (£9.99 Majestic) Combines something of the spice of the Rhône with the soft, gentle Pinot-like fruit of Burgundy – cherries, mulberries and so on. Perky sausage-friendly wine that […]
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Lovely tangy blend of those well-known grapes Gros Manseng, Arrufiac and Petit Courbu Plaimont Producteurs Les Vignes Retrouvées Saint Mont Blanc 2012, South West France (£7.95 The Wine Society) Packs in the fruit – bruised/baked Bramley apple, grapefruit and raisin – but sets this richness against taut citrus acidity and […]
Plaimont Producteurs Les Vignes Retrouvées Saint Mont Blanc 2012, South ...
Louis Jadot Côte de Beaune Villages 2011, Burgundy, France (£16.75 Majestic, NISA, Constantine Stores, Bacchus Wine, Noble Green Wines, Village Wines, Cotswold Vintners, Eagle Wines, Partridges of Sloane Street, winedirect.co.uk) Typical young Jadot style, with great depth of plummy red berry fruit and an earthy undercurrent in a firm, tannic […]
Pinot Noir from Chile, Burgundy and California
Bit confused by this wine – some sips I liked more than others… Piccini Chianti Classico Riserva 2009, Tuscany, Italy (£11.49 Morrisons) Plus points: I really like the supple woody cherry flavour, notes of herbs and tea, and the light edge of volatility that lifts the flavours rather than murders them, […]
Piccini Chianti Classico Riserva 2009, Tuscany, Italy
Wine to be drunk in large quantities to wash down hearty, fatty food Domaine du Cros Marcillac Lo Sang du Pais 2013, South West France (£8.50-£10.99 The Wine Society, Les Caves de Pyrene) Supremely gluggable style, with fragrant violet, pepper and blackcurrant leaf aromas, plump, herb-tinged mulberry flavours and a […]
Domaine du Cros Marcillac Lo Sang du Pais 2013, South ...
Refreshing red wine par excellence… Bruna Rossese Riviera Ligure di Ponente 2013, Liguria, Italy (£14.99 Red Squirrel Wine) Is it a deeply coloured rosé (they use Rossese aka Tibouren for a lot of pink in Provence) or a light red? Whatever you decide, this fresh young wine has a sappy […]