Tahbilk Marsanne 2014, Nagambie Lakes, Australia (£11 Armit Wines, Taurus Wines) With its floral apple crumble character, dry mineral zestiness and touch of honey, there’s plenty going on in this wine. Drinking well now, but from past experience of this wine, I know it’s going to give pleasure for several […]
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Blind Spot Pinot Noir 2014, Yarra Valley, Australia (was £9.50 The Wine Society) Soft, gentle, quite mature and very moreish, this is made by the talented Mac Forbes, whose wines seem to have retained the freshness they’ve always had, but now seem to offer a little more joie de vivre. […]
Pinot Noirs from Australia, Austria & France
Etoile de Mer Luberon Rosé 2015, Rhône, France (£8.99 Majestic) Smart presentation, and smart wine to match. Pale in colour, but packs in the red berry and herb flavours, but finishes in crisp and precise fashion. Would drink a lot of this at a barbecue. B Delaire Graff Cabernet […]
Two Pale & Interesting Rosés
Byron Pinot Noir 2013, Santa Barbara County, California (£16 Slurp.co.uk) Some will like the soft, vanilla tinged ripe red berry flavours here, but others will think that (like many Californian Pinots) it veers too much towards the overripe. I tasted this over a couple of days to see if a […]
Four Californian Pinot Noirs
Last week it was Sainsbury’s, this week it’s Tesco doing 25% off 6 bottles. For some reason, the deal is valid in store and if you buy through the groceries section of Tesco.com but doesn’t apply to the Wine By The Case site. And yes, the offer applies to already […]
Happy Easter from Tesco
Quick heads up that Sainsbury’s is doing 25% off purchases of 6 bottles or more until this Sunday (March 20th). Find a wine that’s already on offer and you can grab a real bargain. Here are a baker’s dozen of my favourites… Sparkling JS Blanc de Noirs Brut Champagne […]