Dourthe La Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Bordeaux, France (£6.49-7.99 Waitrose, Majestic) Sappy young wine with an outdoor greenness to it and plenty of crisp, grassy citrus, green apple and elderflower fruit. B(+) Yali National Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Casablanca, Chile (£8.39 Morrisons) Quite a full and fleshy style, notes […]
France
Tesco Finest Château Haut Langlade, Montagne St Emilion 2008 (£9.30 Tesco) There’s decent, slightly baked berry and blackcurrant fruit here, but there’s also a slightly cheesy note, and while I don’t mind the smoky bacon edge to the oak, there’s just a touch of greenness, although it finishes well. B(-) […]
Wine Tasting Video: Six reds from Bordeaux
Mas des Montagnes Côtes du Roussillon Villages 2008, France (£6.99 Majestic) Gutsy young red, with lots of herby wildness (esp. juniper) and plush plummy raisin/Christmas cake flavours, pepped up by a hint of vanilla. S- Château de Pennautier Cabardès ‘Terroirs d’Altitude’ 2008, Languedoc, France (£9.99 Majestic) A more polished style […]
Wine Tasting Video: Spicy reds from the Languedoc, South Africa ...
The second instalment of a set of random whites I tasted in May – the first is here. Cantina di Monteforte ‘Passo Avanti’ Soave 2009, Veneto, Italy (£7.99 Waitrose) Proper Soave, offering tangy peach and tropical fruit flavours with a nutty honeyed edge and a fresh, pure minerally finish. S(-) […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted whites from Chile, Italy, France & ...
The first instalment of a set of random whites I tasted in May – the second is here. Torres Viña Sol 2010, Catalunya, Spain (£5.97-£6.99 Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Booths) An old fave that’s as good as ever, clean zippy and fresh with abundant crisp apple flavour and citrus tang […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted whites from Spain & southern France
JN White Burgundy 2009 (£10.99 James Nicholson) Quite an exotic style, with plump, honest citrus fruit (fresh & crystallised) a touch of pineapple chunk and a nutty, honeyed finish – not subtle but tasty. B+ Louis Jadot Bourgogne Chardonnay 2009 (£12.49 Tesco, Wine Rack, Wholefoods) Much more backward style, but […]