Pinot Noir

Another of the catch-up-on-tasting-notes posts (see intro HERE if that doesn’t make sense) Casa Silva Cool Coast Pinot Noir 2012, Paredones, Chile (£15.95 Avery’s, WoodWinters, Fullers Brewery, Vesuvio, Stainton Wines, The Wine Tasting Company, Roberts & Speight, Peter Graham Wines, Portland Wine Company, Duncan Murray Wines) I tasted this around this […]

Three Pinot Noirs plus a close relative

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Another of the catch-up-on-tasting-notes posts (see intro HERE if that doesn’t make sense) Franck Bonville Cuvée Prestige Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne NV, France (£28.50 Plus de Bulles) Supple, toasty style, nicely developed pineapple and apple charlotte, flavours, with the richness and spice balanced by freshness and grip. S Jacques Chaput […]

Five Champagnes

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Three very different rosés Arndorfer Rosa Marie 2014, Austria (£17.99 Caves de Pyrene) On the red wine side of rosé, with plump strawberry flavour – fresh and cooked – alongside the peppery Parma violet character from the Grüner Veltliner, and with a bite of tannin on the finish. Fascinating. S- […]

Rosés from Austria, Greece & France

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Of course I’ll be able to tell which is which… The two wines are:- Champagne Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial NV, France (£35 widely available) and Hambledon Classic Cuvée NV, Hampshire, England (£28.50 Berry Brothers & Rudd, Fareham Wine Cellars, The General Wine Company) Left Hand Glass (my left hand) Aromas of […]

An English Sparkling Wine & a famous Champagne – but ...

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Trentham Estate Pinot Noir 2014, Murray Darling, Australia (£10.99 Booths) It’s an OK glass of wine, with slightly jammy raspberry flavours and a touch of mint, but apart from the pale colour, I’d never have had it as Pinot Noir. C(+) Escarpment ‘The Edge’ Pinot Noir 2014, Martinborough, New Zealand […]

Pinot Noir from Australia, New Zealand & Chile

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