Andrew Peace ‘The Unexpected’ 2014, Victoria, Australia (£5.99 The Co-op) Young fresh Aussie blend, with a minty note in among the berry and blackcurrant flavours, does have a bite of acidity and some spice, but veers towards the jammy dodger – fair enough at £6. C+ Mission Estate Cabernet/Merlot 2013, […]
Argentina
Viñalta Chardonnay 2014, Mendoza, Argentina (£8.00 Marks & Spencer) A slightly disjointed style, with overrichness – creamy toffee, slightly confected pineapple and fig – set against underrichness -grapefruit pith. And doesn’t seem to settle down with time… C Andeluna 1300 Chardonnay 2014, Mendoza, Argentina (~£11-12 Anglia Wines, Smoking Jacket, Strictly […]
Five Chardonnays from Argentina
One for the future Kaiken Ultra Malbec 2012, Mendoza, Argentina (£13.99 Winedirect, D Byrne & Co, Luvians Bottle Shop, The Fine Wine Company, Aitken Wines, Whole Foods Market, L’Art du Vin, Hanging Ditch Wine Merchants, Henderson Wines, Halifax Wine Company, The Longship, Liquid Treasure, Chester Beer & Wine, Shills of […]
Kaiken Ultra Malbec 2012, Mendoza, Argentina
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, ...
A fourth set of wines with an Aussie theme in celebration of the week in which Australia Day falls. Today, Cabernet. Ish… Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (£12.99 Majestic, Morrisons, Globe Wines, Matthew Clark, nzhouseofwine.co.uk) Reasonable leafy fragrance, but there’s a slightly baked edge […]
Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines from Australia, Chile, New Zealand & Argentina
Very impressed by this wine from Moët’s Argentine stable – this wine is labelled ‘Reserva’ rather than ‘Selection’ in non-EU countries Terrazas de los Andes Cabernet Sauvignon Selection 2010, Mendoza, Argentina (£14.95 Saddleworth Wine Vault) Still has plenty of ripe juicy fruit – blackcurrants and berries especially – but there’s […]