Tasted 10 Pinots one afternoon, and split them over two videos. This should have been the second installment, but it’s ended up being the first. The first (with some Aussie and NZ Pinots) is here. Laroche Viña Punto Alto El Chaparro Pinot Noir 2009, Casablanca, Chile (£16.99 Liberty Wines) Classic […]
France
Prestige de Calvet Bordeaux Semillon/Sauvignon 2009, France (£5.24 Sainsbury’s) Nice juicy honest wine, with slightly catty Sauvignon to the fore at the moment, good rounded guava and greengage flavours, with Semillon giving pithy weight. B (Dear Calvet – you must have a web site, let me know where it is […]
Wine Tasting Video: Four Aussies, Four Frenchies – who comes ...
Cave de Turckheim Pinot Gris 2008 (£8.99 Majestic) Offers a nice combination of richness and freshness, with juicy orange (fresh and crystallised), pineapple and peach flesh balanced by tangy citrus acidity. B+ Albert Boxler Pinot Gris 2008 (£28.26 Gauntleys of Nottingham) Much bigger, weightier style, smells like it has less […]
Wine Tasting Video: Alsace Pinot Gris
Le Champ d’Orphée IGP Côtes du Tarn 2009, South West France (N/A in the UK) Lively, wild and off-the-wall wine, with savoury blueberry fruit backed up by earthy notes and chewy tannins – cassoulet would seem appropriate… S- Clos Poggiale Vin de Corse 2007, France (£12.45-16.50 Jeroboams, Planet of the […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Reds from SW France, Corsica, the ...
Château Le Barrail Médoc 2009 (£7.11 Tesco) Firm, fruity young wine, with plenty of blackcurrant and damson favour, and a slightly briny edge, but structure of smoky oak and hard tannins just a bit OTT. B(-) Château Prieuré Les Tours Graves 2006 (£9.99 Majestic) More of that savoury/briny character, benefiting […]
Wine Tasting Video: Five Left Bank Bordeaux reds
Champagne Canard-Duchêne Charles VII Brut NV (£30 Majestic) Quite a mature style, with crystallised pineapple and nut brittle flavours, rich but simple, and ever-so-slightly cheesy, bit of a crowd pleaser. B Champagne Canard Duchêne Vintage 2004 (£25-£30 Majestic, Lockett Brothers) A more forward, zesty style than the Charles VII, cleaner […]