Château Patache d’Aux Médoc 2006 (£12.95 The Wine Society) Starts off showing savoury notes (brett), but as the wine comes out of its shell, the juicy blackcurrant and berry fruit emerges, along with a slightly salty tang. The fruit flavours are mellowing, but this is still chunky chewy wine. B+ […]
Cabernet Franc
Château de Fonbel St Emilion Grand Cru 2010 (£18.30 Lay & Wheeler) Youthful, plummy style, just on the right side of overripeness, with some crunchy blackcurrant flavours alongside the more voluptuous blackberry flesh, and notes of brine and graphite in there too. Overall a plush, polished style, very tasty. S […]
Wine Tasting Video: Bordeaux Reds, 2009 & 2010
A look at six wines from Lidl’s upmarket range Pouilly Fuissé 2011, Burgundy, France (£7.99 Lidl) Quite a heavy style, honeyed with not enough fruit and some toasty sulphur notes. 0 Fleurie 2011, Burgundy, France (£6.49 Lidl) OK raspberry earthiness, but it’s a bit sharp, and doesn’t have enough of […]
Wine Tasting Video: Six wines from the Lidl Wine Cellar
The last in a series of three videos on red wines that – according to a range of wine merchants in the Yorkshire Dales – might not be averse to a spell in the fridge, and which could be served in Spring with lamb. The first and second are here. […]
Wine Tasting Video: Cabernet and Merlot from southern France, plus ...
Château Pey la Tour Réserve Bordeaux Supérieur 2008 (£9.75 Wine Society, Oddbins) Rather solid wine, has some leafy freshness, but some of the flavours veer a little towards the baked and jammy, and I’d prefer a little more fragrance. B(-) Harvey Nichols Margaux 2009 (£25 Harvey Nichols) Rounded but fragrant […]
Wine Tasting Video: Four red wines from Bordeaux
The Intrepid Bear Cabernet Franc 2011, Lodi, California (£9.99 Virgin Wines) Has the tar character of Cab Franc, and some ripe berry flesh, but it’s too jammy and confected (remember Jammie Dodger biscuits?) and the finish is slightly flat and dry. C(+) The Second Chapter Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Western Cape, […]