Perfect sausage-friendly mid-week glug Le Petit Chat Malin Rouge Pays d’Oc 2012, France (£5.99 Waitrose, Booths, Nisa, Budgens, Londis, Bargain Booze, Rhythm & Booze) It’s a bit jammy – jammy dodger biscuits to be precise – but alongside the berry and briar jam flavours, there’s some earthy freshness and even […]
Languedoc
Think of this as Provence Rosé with a little more flesh round its midriff Montgravet Cinsault Rosé Vin de France 2013 (£5.99 Waitrose) Seems a bit pale and shy when you smell it, but tastes quite a bit fleshier, with a gentle strawberry character to the plush red berry (fresh and lightly […]
Montgravet Cinsault Rosé 2013
Ugni Blanc Vieilles Vignes Rare Vineyards 2012, Vin de France (contact Le Verre Gourmand/Supertravel) Fresh, crisp wine with a slightly minerally salty bite plus some tangy citrus flavour, but overall just a bit simple. C+ DUO des Mers Sauvignon/Viognier 2013, Vin de France (£6.25 The Wine Society) It’s the Sauvignon […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Whites from France, Spain, Portugal & ...
Abbaye Sylva Plana Faugères Les Novices 2012, Languedoc, France (N/A in the UK) Lovely fresh wine which wouldn’t object to quarter of an hour in the fridge, abundant red fruit with earthy, sandy overtones and a tangy citrus freshness to perk it up. S- Domaine Les Grands Bois Côtes du […]
Wine Tasting Video; Reds from the Rhône and Languedoc
Cournon Lafleur Malbec Pays d’Oc 2012, France (£7.99 Majestic) Simple fresh young wine, plenty of dark, violet-scented berry flavour, and the earthiness of southern France, but I’m not sure whether it’s improved by the vanilla-tinged oakiness. B Viña Cobos Felino Malbec 2012, Argentina (£9.99-£13.99 Amps Fine Wines, Hennings Wine, Alliance […]
Wine Tasting Video: Malbec from France and Argentina
Côté Mas Blanc 2012, Pays d’Oc, France (£6.99 Majestic) A nice balance between the peachy honeyed flesh of Grenache Blanc and the resinny freshness of Vermentino, with some floral honeysuckle notes in there too. Maybe could be a touch crisper, but tasty, good value wine. B(+) Chartreuse de Mougères Le […]