More tasty fodder to mark German Riesling Week (see previous videos here and here), but first some sparkling Rosé… Langlois Crémant de Loire Rosé NV, France (£13.00 Caviste, Butler’s Wine Cellar, Highbury Vintners, The Vineyard) Corked – shame as it’s usually pretty decent South Ridge Cuvée Merret Traditional Method Sparkling Rosé […]
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Coates & Seely Britagne Rosé NV, Hampshire, England (£27.95-29.95 Coates & Seely, Lea and Sandeman) Fresh, lively young wine with lush gentle strawberry flesh and a touch of sherbet balanced with taut appley acidity. Would benefit from a little longer on the lees, but still very tasty. S- Brandal Albariño […]
Wine Tasting Video: English fizz, Albarino, Chateauneuf, Carmenere & Ausbruch
Radcliffe’s Prosecco (£6.99 radcliffeswines.co.uk) Gentle, slightly sherbetty style, with flavours of ripe lemon, and apple foam – simple but quite tasty. B- Nino Franco Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore ‘Rustico’ Brut (£14.00-£15 Sommelier’s Choice, Oeno, Clifton Cellars, The Wine Library) Much more serious fodder, richer but drier, with a minerally character akin […]
Wine Tasting Video: Six Proseccos
Champagne Canard-Duchêne Charles VII Brut NV (£30 Majestic) Quite a mature style, with crystallised pineapple and nut brittle flavours, rich but simple, and ever-so-slightly cheesy, bit of a crowd pleaser. B Champagne Canard Duchêne Vintage 2004 (£25-£30 Majestic, Lockett Brothers) A more forward, zesty style than the Charles VII, cleaner […]
Wine Tasting Video: Champagne Assortment, including a lovely demi-sec
Don’t know if I’ve just been a little tardy reviewing these, but they didn’t seem to appear on the websites of a number of the stockists whose details I’d been given. Anyway… Mlle Ladubay Saumur Brut NV, Loire, France (£8.64 Waitrose) Refreshing and honest wine, clean and fresh, with zesty […]
Wine Tasting Video: Cava and Prosecco, plus sparklers from Saumur ...
Hunter’s Miru Miru NV, Marlborough (£13.95 Jeroboams) Nice solid, toasty style, quite winey, shows pineapple and apple flavours with notes of chocolate limes and wafer biscuit, ripe but still refreshing and refined. S(-) Cloudy Bay Pelorus NV, Marlborough (£13.99 Harvey Nichols, Waitrose, Harrods, Fortnum & Mason, Philglas & Swiggot, Majestic […]