Domaine Castan Carignan Pays d’Hérault 2012, Languedoc, France (~£10.50 Smithfield Wine) Soft, sweet, clean and fresh, a touch of jammy dodger to the red cherry and raspberry flavours, hints of herbs and a chewy finish. Also a slightly peppery edge that speaks of reduction. B Domaine Castan Grenache Pays d’Hérault […]
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Vidal White Series Pinot Gris 2012, East Coast, New Zealand (£10.25 Ann et Vin, Partridges, The Bottleneck, The Halifax Wine Co) Plenty of musky peachy and pear flavours with a touch of spice, maybe a little lacking in zip, but decent enough. B- Torres Viña Esmeralda 2012, Catalunya, Spain (£8.29 […]
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Gérard Bertrand Gris Blanc 2012, Pays d’Oc, France (£9.99 Strictly Wine, Freshfield Fine Wines, Wapping Wines, Smoking Jacket) Pale and interesting wine, with a slightly sandy, salty note to its gentle apple, citrus and raspberry flavours, crisp & svelte, tasty. S- Jean Luc Colombo Les Pins Couchés Rosé 2011, Méditerranée, […]
Wine Tasting Video: Rosé from France, New Zealand, Spain, South ...
Domaine La Croix Gratiot Picpoul de Pinet 2011, Languedoc, France (£8.99 Whole Foods Market, Vagabond Wines, Askewine, Taylor’s Fine Wine, Red & White, Scarlet Wines, Shaftesbury Wines, Bray Valley Wine, The Butlers Wine Cellar, Corks of Cotham, Peter Osborne Fine Wines, Connolly’s Wine, Kenilworth Wines, Nickolls & Perks, Worth Brothers […]
Wine Tasting Video: Whites from the Rhone & Languedoc
Mas Belles Eaux Mourvèdre Vin de Pays d’Oc 2009, France (£14.99 Bennetts Fine Wines, Robin Greatorex Wines, Noel Young Wines, Vin Neuf, Lockett Bros, Aitken Wines, Slurp.co.uk) Decent plummy suppleness, with savoury hints of herbs and spice, but there’s also a dried/cooked fruit and raisinny character and an absence of […]
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Gimenez Riili Perpetuum Premium Torrontés 2011, Famatina Valley, La Rioja, Argentina (£10.95 Cupari Wines) I like the gingery spice, the confected lemon jelly cube character is OK, I’m not so keen on the washing up liquid note, C Mairena Torrontés 2011, Cafayate, Salta, Argentina (£10.95 Cupari Wines) A weightier, more […]