Louis Bouillot ‘Perle d’Aurore’ Crémant de Bourgogne Rosé Brut NV, France (£18.99 The Flying Corkscrew, The Guildford Wine Company, Richard Granger Wines, Dillies, The Food Company, Berits & Brown, Cornelius Beer & Wine, The Fine Wine Company, Ellies Cellar, Gwin Llyn Wines) Sweet fruit – red berry and apple – […]
Chardonnay
Purato Cataratto/Pinot Grigio IGT Sicilia 2011 (£6.99-£7.99 Ocado, Rhythm & Booze) Attractive honest juicy gluggable style, lively peachy fruit with a slightly smoky citrus bite and a touch of walnut skins, not too complex but satisfying. B+ The Society’s Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2011, Marches (£6.25 The Wine […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Italian Whites
Les Pionniers Champagne 2004 (£25.99 Co-operative) Young, lively and fresh style with broad, rich citrus fruit flavours and a green apple bite, not huge complexity, but a rich, honest juicy style. B(+) Champagne Duménil Brut Millésime 2004 (N/A in the UK) Smells as if it’s going to be quite sleek […]
Wine Tasting Video: Four Champagnes
Viñalba Reserva Chardonnay 2012, Mendoza, Argentina (£10.99 Majestic) Weighs in at 14.5% but it carries it well, with perky peach and plumper melon flavours pepped up by a slightly nutty note. Like a rounder Mâcon wine. B(-) Panamera Chardonnay 2011, California (N/A in the UK) Slightly stolid style, with not […]
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Chapel Down Rosé Brut NV (£22.99 Majestic, chapeldown.com, simplywinesdirect.com, slurp.co.uk) Reasonable citrus, apple and red berry notes, but there’s a smoky elderflower note that speaks of underripeness, and a slightly burnt edge too. C+ Chapel Down Three Graces 2008 (£24.99 chapeldown.com) This is more like it, lovely balanced style, combining […]
Wine Tastings Video: Sparkling English Wine from Chapel Down
Domaine Long-Depaquit Chablis 2011 (£13 Oddbins) Classic Chablis with rich flavours – blood orange, apple and even a touch of cranberry – and sleek minerally structure. Tasty now, but good for 3+ years. S Louis Latour Pouilly Vinzelles En Paradis 2010 (£12.99-£14.99 Majestic, Mill Hill Wines, Campbell Moore, Whole Foods […]