Marquês de Borba Tinto 2011, Alentejo (£9.60 Tanners) Vibrant, honest glugger, plenty of dark plummy berry fruit just on the right side of jamminess, and with earthy floral spice to pep up the finish. S- Tons de Duorum Red 2010, Douro (£8.99 Tanners, The Wine Society, Real Wine Company, Duncan […]
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Laurenz V Charming Grüner Veltliner 2011, Kamptal, Austria (£20.25 Bibendum) Rich but dry and structured style, balancing peach and pineapple plumpness with a citrus bite and an underpinning of stony minerality, lovely wine. S Prinz von Hessen Riesling Steckenpferd 2011, Rheingau, Germany (N/A in the UK) Sweet and sour style […]
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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, […]
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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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Rod Easthope Sauvignon Blanc 2012, Hawke’s Bay (£11.99 Naked Wines) Gentle style, a touch off-dry with reasonable citrus, rhubarb and crisp apple notes, but marred by excessive green pepper character. C+ Tinpot Hut Sauvignon Blanc 2012, Marlborough (£12.99 Liberty Wines) Quite a rich, full style, a touch sweaty (in a […]
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Dourthe La Grande Cuvée Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc 2011, France (£7.99 Waitrose) Fresh, herby style, flavours of tinned pear and citrus, with a slightly musky overtone, decent, crisp seafood-friendly style, finishes just a touch sour. B- Domaine Raimbault Sancerre 2011, Loire, France (£12.99 The Co-op) Crunchy, grassy style, with an earthy […]