No, 11 isn’t the vintage – this range includes GB 15 Pinot Grigio, GB56 Shiraz and so on… Grant Burge GB11 Rosé 2013, South Australia (£8.99 Nidderdale Fine Wines, The Wine Shop, www.thedrinkshop.com, Cheers Wine Merchants, Famous Wines) Quite deep in colour and I was expecting something rather sweet and […]
Syrah/Shiraz
A wine that really grew on me – tried the remnants of the sample bottle a week after first opening it and it was still going strong… Jean Luc Colombo Les Pins Couchés Méditerranée Rosé 2013, France (£9.99 Fresh and Wild, Les Caves du Patron, Luvians, Noble Green Wines, Bacchus […]
Jean Luc Colombo Les Pins Couchés Méditerranée Rosé 2013, France
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 […]
Abbaye Sylva Plana Faugères Le Rosé 2012, Languedoc, France
Think I’ve had better vintages of this… Marques de Borba Alentejo Tinto 2012, Portugal (£8.99 Classic Drinks, Tanners, Adnams, MacBrayne Wines, Halifax Wines, Bowland Forest Vintners, Borough Wines) I like the generous plummy berry fruit and the nuances of vanilla and tobacco, but the hard finish puts me off – might […]
Marques de Borba Alentejo Tinto 2012, Portugal
Merlot + Cabernet Sauvignon + Syrah = the sort of thing a few more people in France might want to think about Domaine de Cassaigne Côtes de Gascogne 2011, South West France (£9.99 Rude Wines) Quite a polished style – maybe too polished? – with spicy cinnamon and clove pepping […]
Domaine de Cassaigne Côtes de Gascogne 2011, South West France
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 […]