Sacha Lichine Le Coq Rouge Vin de France 2010 (£9.95 Wine Hound, Last Try Wines, Wine Reserve, Living In Store, E. H. Booths, Clear Black Wine Shop, Zoran’s) Fresh, sappy style, reasonably berry and blackcurrant, but slightly bubblegum-y and simple, and finishes a little too dry. C- Domaine Andre Brunel […]
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Cave de Hunawihr Riesling Grand Cru Rosacker 2009 (£17.99 Liberty Wines) Vibrant young wine, with tangy tangerine, pear and ripe apple flavours backed up by stony mineral and floral notes, rich but dry, long and tasty. S(-) Domaine Albert Mann Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg 2009 (£23.65 Caves de Pyrene) Bold […]
Wine Tasting Video: Alsace Grand Cru Riesling
Louis Jadot Côte de Nuits Villages ‘Le Vaucrain’ 2008, Burgundy, France (£18.75 Hailsham Cellars, Leamington Wine Company, Luvians, Nailsworth Wine & Spirits, Village Wines, Thomas Peatling, Booze Bargains, Globe Wines, Le Parc Delicatessen) Smells as if it’s going to be lighter than many Jadot reds, with a fragrant rose petal […]
Wine Tasting Video: Pinot Noir from France & New Zealand
Champagne Canard-Duchêne Charles VII Grande Cuvée Le Victorieux NV (£35 Majestic) An odd mix of honeyed biscuity maturity with rather tart green apple immaturity, not hugely classy, but honest and quite tasty B Champagne Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial NV (£28.99 widely available) Rather heavy, earthy style, does have some citrus, […]
Wine Tasting Video: Five Champagnes – three NVs + two ...
Les Crouzes Colombard 2010, Comté Tolosan, South West France (£5.39 Co-operative) Reasonable crunchy ripe pear with an earthy zing, but there’s also a lemon edge that shrieks just a little too loudly. C(+) Sacha Lichine La Poule Blanche2010, Vin de France (£9.95 Wine Hound, Last Try Wines, Wine Reserve, Living […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted whites from France, Spain, Portugal & ...
Will be posting another couple of videos featuring the 2010 vintage soon, but in the meantime, here are some slightly older wines… Domaine Masson-Blondelet Pouilly-Fumé 2009 (£14.99 Waitrose) Has lost a little freshness, but still has some tangy taut lemon, lemongrass and herb flavour, a touch of flint and a […]