The Spee’Wah Cuvée Chardonnay NV, Murray Darling (£9.50 The Drinkmonger, Bibendum) Simple, sherbetty style, has a honeyed edge to the cooked apple fruit, quite broad and biscuity, but lacks freshness. C Jansz Tasmania Premium Non Vintage Cuvée (£13.99 see below for stockists) Fresh, elegant style, strawberry, raspberry and apple, with a […]
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La Castelia Prosecco NV, Veneto, Italy (£11.99 selected Co-operative) Slightly vague, confected style, touches of apple and little stony character, but not great. C- Follador Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry 2010, Veneto, Italy (£14 Oddbins) Just off-dry, but still a precise, fine-boned style with the tangy apple, citrus and just-ripe […]
Wine Tasting Video: Champagne, Prosecco, English sparkling
Champagne Canard-Duchêne Charles VII Grande Cuvée Le Victorieux NV (£35 Majestic) An odd mix of honeyed biscuity maturity with rather tart green apple immaturity, not hugely classy, but honest and quite tasty B Champagne Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial NV (£28.99 widely available) Rather heavy, earthy style, does have some citrus, […]
Wine Tasting Video: Five Champagnes – three NVs + two ...
Codorníu Reina Maria Cristina Cava Blanc de Noirs 2008 (£14.99 Majestic) Made mostly from Pinot Noir, this manages to pack in bumptious fruit flavours – apple, citrus, raspberry – but retain the Cava freshness and earthiness. Rich (although not too rich) rather than elegant, but a darned good drink. S- […]
Wine Tasting Video: Cava Part 2 – Red, White & ...
Recently tasted my way through eight Spanish sparklers – here’s the verdict on the first five, the second video will be on the site soon. And apologies for the dreadful joke at the start… Waitrose in Partnership Cava Brut NV (Castillo Perelada) (£8.99 Waitrose) Soft but elegant, a touch of […]
Wine Tasting Video: Cava Part 1 – five whites
Casillero del Diablo Brut Reserva NV, Limarí, Chile (£7-11 Morrisons, Waitrose, Ocado, Tesco.com, yourfavouritewines.com) Rather classy fizz, quite full in flavour with hints of apple crumble and a toffee-ish richness, but then a seam of minerality and zesty acidity kicks in, ripe but refined, great value. S- Miguel Torres Pinot […]