Harvey Nichols Pinot Noir 2010 (Framingham), Marlborough, New Zealand (£18.00 Harvey Nichols) Reasonable plummy strawberry flavours with a touch of spice, but there’s also a stewed edge that speaks of slightly heavy-handed winemaking and just-too-ripe fruit. B(-) Louis Latour Mercurey Rouge 2009, Burgundy, France (£16.99 slurp.co.uk, The Wine Cellar, T […]
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Seven Springs Unoaked Chardonnay 2011, Overberg, South Africa (£11.25-£12.25 Loki Wine, Bijou Bottles, Proteas Wines, Underwood Wines, C. A. Rookes, S.H. Jones, Frasers Budgens (Yarnton), City Beverage Company) Good punchy style, with quite flesh peach and pear flavours and some nutty, leesy richness balanced by a zesty citrus and mineral […]
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Paumanok Dry Riesling 2010, North Fork, Long Island (£19.94 Wine Equals Friends) Clean, sappy style, light, just off-dry and refreshing with notes of ripe citrus (lime) and a dusting of icing sugar, nice structure, but not huge complexity. B Hermann J Wiemer Riesling Reserve Dry 2010, Finger Lakes (£22.49 Wine […]
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Hush Heath Skye’s English Chardonnay 2010, Kent, England (£20 hushheath.com) Clean, bright style wine some Chablisque flinty notes, piercing citrus and apple fruit, a touch of nuttiness and a salty mineral tang. B(+) Ocean Eight Verve Chardonnay 2010, Mornington Peninsula, Australia (~£25 Hallowed Ground) Pure precise style, lightly cooked apple […]
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Septima Malbec 2010, Mendoza, Argentina (£7.65 Wine Rack) Reasonable but a bit obvious, with sweet toasty oak, plummy berry and (honest) chirimoya to the fore, honey and liquorice in the background. Finish is jammy too with slightly bitter tannins. C+ Viñalba Patagonia Malbec Syrah 2009, Rio Negro, Argentina (£8.98 Asda) […]
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A to Z Oregon Pinot Gris 2009 (£12.49 Bibendum) Simple, honest glugger, slightly candied peach and pear flesh and a pumice-like terroir edge to add interest, but just a little bland. B WillaKenzie Estate Pinot Gris 2010, Willamette Valley (£22 The Wine Treasury, Amathus, Slurp, Luvian’s, Harrods, Roberson, D. Byrne) […]