This isn’t the latest release, but it’s still available and currently looking rather nice. Spier Creative Block 3 2009, Coastal Region, South Africa (£14.99 Hawkshead Wines) Rich, rounded & spicy, with a slightly rustic but rather attractive tomatoey edge to its fleshy plum and dark berry fruit, notes of herbs […]
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Many young reds are all the better for a couple of hours breathing, but this was its best as soon as I’d opened it Errázuriz Estate Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Maipo, Chile (£9.99 Morrisons) Warm, plush and rounded style, with hearty berry and blackcurrant, the vanilla edge of oak, and […]
Errázuriz Estate Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Maipo, Chile
You can almost dissect this wine and pick out the nuances of the different grape varieties… The Society’s Vin d’Alsace (Hugel) 2012, France (£8.50 The Wine Society) It’s the rich peachy nuttiness of Pinot Gris along with some of the exotic rose petal of Gewürztraminer that you can smell, but […]
The Society’s Vin d’Alsace 2012, France
Perfectly respectable wine at a keen price Morrisons Soave 2013, Veneto, Italy (£3.99 Morrisons) Doesn’t pretend to be anything great, but this simple, peachy white with its light nuttiness balanced by citrussy freshness is a decent everyday glugger. C+
Morrisons Soave 2013, Veneto, Italy
A sparkling blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, but not from the most obvious of sources Pullus Penina 2008, Stajerska, Slovenia (£17.95 Winety) Quite a full-bodied style of fizz, off-dry with floral aromas that make you wonder whether some aromatic grapes made their way into the blend, rich creamy/yeasty notes balanced […]
Pullus Penina 2008, Stajerska, Slovenia
Proper Viognier at a keen price Ceps Du Sud Viognier 2012 Pays d’Oc, France (£7.05 Bibendum) Really good honest style, with the classic oily peach (fresh and tinned), some creamy nut kernel character, with the voluptuous allure absent in too many similarly priced Viogniers. B+