Casillero del Diablo Merlot 2010, Rapel, Chile (£6-£8 widely available) Quite a flashy, fleshy style, with rich ripe blackcurrant and blackberry plus touches of vanilla, but there’s also a more restrained leafy, cedary edge to add some freshness. B+ Groote Post Merlot 2010, Darling, South Africa (£11-13 Francis Fine Wines, […]
South Africa
Panamera Cuvée Napa 2007, Napa Valley, California (N/A in the UK) OK dark deep baked berry, but overdone smoky bacon oak, which lingers when the fruit has begun to fade, ripe but overblown and clumsy, with nothing in the way of freshness. C- First Drop ‘Mother’s Ruin’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, […]
Wine Tasting Video: Cabernet-based reds from Chile, California, Australia & ...
The second batch of Sauvignons I’ve tried recently – the first is here Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Marlborough, New Zealand (£9.99 widely available) Classic style, a touch off-dry with a mix of juicy grassy citrus and riper, more exotic tropical fruit, a good zesty crowd-pleaser. B(+) The […]
Wine Tasting Video: Sauvignons from Australia, Chile, New Zealand & ...
Uploaded this video to YouTube a while ago, but forgot to post it here – it’s the second installment of a set of 12 whites I tasted in late June (the first installment is here) Tyrrell’s Old Winery Semillon 2009, Hunter Valley, Australia (£8.39 Remarkable Wines, Charles Steevenson Wines, EH […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted whites from France, Australia and South ...
Dourthe La Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Bordeaux, France (£6.49-7.99 Waitrose, Majestic) Sappy young wine with an outdoor greenness to it and plenty of crisp, grassy citrus, green apple and elderflower fruit. B(+) Yali National Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Casablanca, Chile (£8.39 Morrisons) Quite a full and fleshy style, notes […]
Wine Tasting Video: Sauvignon Blanc from Chile, France, South Africa ...
Mas des Montagnes Côtes du Roussillon Villages 2008, France (£6.99 Majestic) Gutsy young red, with lots of herby wildness (esp. juniper) and plush plummy raisin/Christmas cake flavours, pepped up by a hint of vanilla. S- Château de Pennautier Cabardès ‘Terroirs d’Altitude’ 2008, Languedoc, France (£9.99 Majestic) A more polished style […]