A follow up to the two reds from this winery I tried earlier this year HERE Abbaye Sylva Plana Faugères Le Rosé 2012, Languedoc, France (N/A in the UK) Crisp, juicy, fresh style, lots of fresh strawberry flavour, with light spice and floral notes behind, full in flavour but light in […]
Grenache
A different style of St Chinian from yesterday’s wine – this is more like good traditional Corbières/Fitou in style, largely due to the hefty dollop (25%) of Carignan Domaine de Montplo ‘Louise’ Saint Chinian* 2008, Languedoc, France (£9.51-£16.99 TheDrinkShop.com, All About Wine, Bibendum) Good old-fashioned rustic style, full and fleshy with […]
Domaine de Montplo ‘Louise’ Saint Chinian 2008, Languedoc, France
Excellent blend of 60% Syrah with 20% each of Mourvèdre & Grenache Mas de Cynanque ‘Acutum’ Saint Chinian 2010, Languedoc, France (£14.99 Cambridge Wine Merchants) It’s that Côte-Rôtie-like roasted character of Syrah that you notice first, but then other flavours get to have their say – plums, blackcurrants, strawberries and […]
Mas de Cynanque ‘Acutum’ Saint Chinian 2010, Languedoc, France
Some Priorat can be a bit bloated and plodding: not this one… Torres Salmos Priorat 2011, Spain (£18.99 Waitrose, vintagemarque.com) A lovely combination of exuberance and freshness, packed with plush berry, plum and damson, with an ever-so-slightly rustic raisinny note too, but there’s also an earthy coolness, presumably a product […]
Torres Salmos Priorat 2011
Perfect sausage-friendly mid-week glug Le Petit Chat Malin Rouge Pays d’Oc 2012, France (£5.99 Waitrose, Booths, Nisa, Budgens, Londis, Bargain Booze, Rhythm & Booze) It’s a bit jammy – jammy dodger biscuits to be precise – but alongside the berry and briar jam flavours, there’s some earthy freshness and even […]
Le Petit Chat Malin Rouge Pays d’Oc 2012
Abbaye Sylva Plana Faugères Les Novices 2012, Languedoc, France (N/A in the UK) Lovely fresh wine which wouldn’t object to quarter of an hour in the fridge, abundant red fruit with earthy, sandy overtones and a tangy citrus freshness to perk it up. S- Domaine Les Grands Bois Côtes du […]