Secret de Viu Manent Viognier 2014, Colchagua, Chile (£11.49 Amps Fine Wines, Bon Coeur Fine Wines, Flagship Wines, Haywood Wines, Jeeves and Johnson Emporium, The Shenfield Wine Company, The Wine Chambers, Weavers of Nottingham) A wine that grew on me. Initially seemed a little light, with taut citrus acidity and […]
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Altaïr Sideral 2014, Cachapoal, Chile (£20 Hanging Ditch) Desperately young wine, very Chilean in its blackcurrant intensity, and with the imprint of new oak still to the fore, but behind the currently shouty youthful flavours, there are notes of spice, tobacco and herbs, and enough of a backbone to support […]
Altaïr Sideral 2014, Cachapoal, Chile
Emiliana Signos de Origen ‘La Vinilla’ 2015, Casablanca, Chile (£15 Hanging Ditch) Fascinating wine, doesn’t try to overwhelm you with weight but instead lures you in with its ever-so-slightly exotic musky pear and peach flavours, floral aromas and refined citrus freshness. More wines like this please Chile… S(-)
Emiliana Signos de Origen ‘La Vinilla’ 2015, Casablanca, Chile
William Fèvre Petit Chablis 2014, Burgundy, France (£16.60 Wine Importers, Hailsham Cellars, Bubbles and Wine, The Wine Shop, John Hattersley Wines) Forget the Petit bit, this is fresh, vibrant wine with a light nectarine note alongside the floral citrus flavours and a crisp mineral note on the finish. Good for […]
Chardonnays from France & Chile
Miguel Torres Manso de Velasco Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Curicó, Chile (£28.99 Soho Wine Supply, Portland Wine Company, Hoults Wine Merchants, Telford Wines) A dark, brooding beast of a wine when you first open it, still crouching and waiting to pounce. But soon it comes to life, showing some classic Chilean […]
Miguel Torres Manso de Velasco Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Curicó, Chile
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 […]