El Recurso Vineyard Block 18 Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, Maipo, Chile (£12 Tesco) Excellent young Cab with plump but vibrant cassis flavour, overtones of tar and freshly-turned earth, and a lovely texture with ripe tannins that are going to keep the wine in fine fettle for at least another five years. […]
Maipo
Really like this Perez Cruz Limited Edition Carmenère 2014, Maipo Valley, Chile (£13.99 Virgin Wines) Has the classic Carmenère notes of herbal coffee bean and dark berry fruit, but alongside the sweet core of brooding blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, there’s a vibrant freshness and a touch of spice too. Good […]
Perez Cruz Limited Edition Carmenère 2014, Maipo Valley, Chile
Marques de Casa Concha Merlot 2012, Peumo (Rapel), Chile (~£12 for current vintage) Impressive style, balancing plummy berry richness with fresh acidity and fine-grained tannins, plus just the right amount of toasty oak and notes of mint and chocolate to add further layers. Very tasty now, but still bags of […]
Two Marques de Casa Concha Chilean reds
Penfolds Bin 8 Cabernet Shiraz 2013, South Australia (£19.99 Waitrose) Was looking forward to this, but it started off showing a slightly overripe sweetness, like jammie dodger biscuits. A little more time and a more serious earthy liquorice edge emerged, although the jammy side remained. The following day, it was […]
Cabernet Sauvignon from Australia, Chile, South Africa & Spain
No videos for the next fortnight – I’m doing a catch-up of wines I’ve tasted in the last few months but which for some reason didn’t make it onto film (or SD card). So here goes… Chateau Tayac Margaux 2007, Bordeaux, France (£14.99 31dover.com) Gentle and juicy, now mature, but there’s […]
Some Bordeaux-inspired reds
Well done to Chilean winery Cono Sur for being the sole wine sponsor of the Tour de France (click HERE for details). But even weller done (?) to chief winemaker Adolfo Hurtado and his team for making what could be South America’s best Pinot & Cabernet… Cono Sur Ocio Pinot […]