Marmesa Cabrillo Peak Pinot Noir 2007, Santa Lucia Highlands, California (£15.55/£7.20 Bibendum – sale price valid until Aug 1st 2011) I like the savoury/meaty warmth here and the lush plummy flesh with touches of tomato and toasty oak, but it’s let down by a slightly baked, overripe raisinny edge and […]
Pinot Noir
Château Léoube Rosé de Léoube Côtes de Provence 2010, France (£12-50-£14.95 Daylesford Organic, Corney & Barrow, Haynes Hanson & Clark, rose-wine.com, James Nicholson Wine) Very pale, but packed with character, has fresh peach and sappy citrus flavours with a touch of raspberry, light in body, but with warmth and intensity. […]
Wine Tasting Video: Rosés from France, Italy & New Zealand
Henry Fessy Beaujolais Villages 2009, Burgundy, France (£7.99-£9.49 Bon Coeur Fine Wines, yourfavouritewines.com, everywine.co.uk) Yummy, welcoming wine, with joyful summer pudding flavours, an aroma like warm earth/brick and a juicy, fragrant finish – some merguez sausages please… S(-) Bishops Head Pinot Noir 2008, Waipara Valley, New Zealand (£15.11 Private Cellar) […]
Wine Tasting Video: Two Pinot Noirs and a Beaujolais
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 […]
Wine Tasting Video: Generic Burgundies from Louis Jadot & James ...
The first installment of a set of ten Pinot Noirs I tasted recently – for some reasons I posted the second installment first (it’s here), but hey, they’re both live now… Villa Maria Cellar Selection Pinot Noir 2009, Marlborough, New Zealand (£14.99 Majestic, Rhythm & Booze, Booths) Bouncy young […]
Wine Tasting Video: Pinot Noir from New Zealand & Australia
The aim of the Discover the Origin campaign is to highlight the impact which the origin of a product has on its flavour. The wine side of the campaign includes Douro Table Wines, Burgundy and Port, and over the last few weeks, I’ve presented a number of masterclasses featuring all […]