If you’d asked me in advance which of these would be my favourites, I don’t think I’d have been too close… Sol de Sol Pinot Noir 2010, Malleco, Chile (£19.95 Winety) Very impressive wine, lithe and fragrant, with a fresh and lightly cooked strawberry edge, s touch of leafy eucalyptus […]
Central Otago
Zephyr Riesling 2011, Marlborough (£13.49 The Bon Vivant’s Companion) Quite soft and surprisingly mature for 2011, has ripe, slightly bruised apple flavour, along with a dusting of icing sugar, I like the clean mineral streak on the finish, but this feels old before its time. B Craggy Range Te Muna […]
Wine Tasting Video: Eight New Zealand Rieslings
Château de Grandmont Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau 2012 (£7.75 Christopher Piper) Lively, crunchy style, with jolly raspberry and blackberry flavours freshened up by an apple-y bite and some earthy spice, B(+) Craggy Range Calvert Vineyard Pinot Noir 2010, Central Otago, New Zealand (£35-£40 Slurp, Swig, New Zealand House of Wine, Majestic, Farr […]
Wine Tasting Video: Beaujolais Nouveau, New Zealand Pinot Noir & ...
Another video featuring some Marlborough Pinots is here. Nelson Pinot Noir (Seifried) 2010 (£9.99 Marks & Spencer) A strange mix of stewed and raisinny fruit with the bitter green edge of underripeness of both fruit and tannin, rather scrawny finish. 0 Waimea Pinot Noir 2010, Nelson (£11.49 Majestic) More vibrant […]
Wine Tasting Video: New Zealand Pinot Noir from Nelson, Central ...
Hugel Gentil 2009, Alsace, France (£10.49 Cambridge Wine Merchants, The Oxford Wine Company, Rhythm & Booze) Fragrant but still fresh and dry, with gentle lychee, rose petal and citrus (with the peel) pepped up with nutty toasty spice notes, a touch of woodsmoke and a taut pithy finish. B+ Tim […]
Wine Tasting Video: Spicy Whites from Alsace, Australia, New Zealand ...
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 […]