Laurenz V Charming Grüner Veltliner 2011, Kamptal, Austria (£20.25 Bibendum) Rich but dry and structured style, balancing peach and pineapple plumpness with a citrus bite and an underpinning of stony minerality, lovely wine. S Prinz von Hessen Riesling Steckenpferd 2011, Rheingau, Germany (N/A in the UK) Sweet and sour style […]
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Tinpot Hut ‘Turner Vineyard’ Riesling 2012, Marlborough, New Zealand (£15.99 Liberty Wines) Still has some of the slightly candied dolly mixture character of youth but this recedes with time, letting the zippy, zesty lime and mandarin orange fruit emerge. Off-dry in style with a decent framework of acidity and a […]
Wine Tasting Video: Riesling from Germany, New Zealand & Australia
Tomàs Cusine Auzells 2011, Costers del Segre, Spain (£9.95 The Wine Society) A gentle cocktail of several grape varieties blending nutty, peachy flavours with the grapiness of Muscat and the stony citrus bite of Sauvignon Blanc. B+ Viña Real Barrel Fermented Rioja Blanco 2011, Spain (£9.99 Majestic, Kingsgate Wines, Clifton […]
Wine Tasting Video: White wines from Spain, France & Australia
Hush Heath Skye’s English Chardonnay 2010, Kent, England (£20 hushheath.com) Clean, bright style wine some Chablisque flinty notes, piercing citrus and apple fruit, a touch of nuttiness and a salty mineral tang. B(+) Ocean Eight Verve Chardonnay 2010, Mornington Peninsula, Australia (~£25 Hallowed Ground) Pure precise style, lightly cooked apple […]
Wine Tasting Video: Chardonnay – Chablis, England, Mornington Peninsula and ...
Some wines I filmed before Christmas when I’d been banished to one of the darker rooms in the house… Wakefield Estate Merlot 2009, Clare Valley, Australia (£9.99-£10.99 Cheers, Constantine Stores, Majestic, Nidderdale Fine Wines, Oliver’s Beer and Wine, Saxty’s, Sommelier Wine Co) Reasonable ruddy berry and plum fruit with a […]
Wine Tasting Video: Cabernet & Merlot from Australia, Italy and ...
Calvet Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Bordeaux, France (£6.49 Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose) Crisp zesty young wine, with refreshing grapefruit and lemon flavours plus a slightly ripe nectarine edge, and a touch lemon-grass herbiness. B(+) McHenry Hohnen Semillon Sauvignon 2010, Margaret River, Australia (£11.99 – £12.99 Bablake Wines, The City […]