Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir 2011, California (£8.99-£9.99 The Co-op, Wine Rack, The Vintner) This is OK, but lacks freshness, and reminds me too much of Jammie Dodgers, both in the strange baked red jam flavours and the biscuity edge. C Lay of the Land Ben Morven Farm Pinot Noir 2011, […]
South Africa
Stonehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2012, Western Cape, South Africa (£7.99 The Co-op) One of those wines that grows on you. Young and sappy with decent pithy fruit, but it’s the stony mineral character that makes the strongest impression. B Fox Gordon Family Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Adelaide Hills, Australia (£11.99 Waitrose) Smells […]
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The Intrepid Bear Cabernet Franc 2011, Lodi, California (£9.99 Virgin Wines) Has the tar character of Cab Franc, and some ripe berry flesh, but it’s too jammy and confected (remember Jammie Dodger biscuits?) and the finish is slightly flat and dry. C(+) The Second Chapter Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Western Cape, […]
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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 […]
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Red Rhino Merlot/Shiraz 2011, Western Cape, South Africa (£6.49 The Drink Shop) Simple style, ripe, but a touch baked and volatile. C- Viña Casa Silva Silva Family Wines Cabernet Sauvignon/Carmenère 2011, Colchagua, Chile (£7-8.95 Averys, Wine Rack) Combines the blackcurrant pastille of Cabernet with the more exotic herbal berry and […]
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Viñalba Reserva Chardonnay 2012, Mendoza, Argentina (£10.99 Majestic) Weighs in at 14.5% but it carries it well, with perky peach and plumper melon flavours pepped up by a slightly nutty note. Like a rounder Mâcon wine. B(-) Panamera Chardonnay 2011, California (N/A in the UK) Slightly stolid style, with not […]