La Montina Franciacorta Brut NV, Lombardy, Italy (£22 Buon Vino, Passion e Vino) Ripe pineapple and dried apricot flesh, with some citrus, and notes of bread dough and almonds to add further interest, feels young and not hugely complex but still a nice drink. B Enrico Gatti ‘Erbusco’ Franciacorta Brut […]
Wine Education
One for the future Kaiken Ultra Malbec 2012, Mendoza, Argentina (£13.99 Winedirect, D Byrne & Co, Luvians Bottle Shop, The Fine Wine Company, Aitken Wines, Whole Foods Market, L’Art du Vin, Hanging Ditch Wine Merchants, Henderson Wines, Halifax Wine Company, The Longship, Liquid Treasure, Chester Beer & Wine, Shills of […]
Kaiken Ultra Malbec 2012, Mendoza, Argentina
Another demo of how with CyT, big can be beautiful Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Carmenère 2012, Peumo, Chile (£12.50 Slurp.co.uk) Bold young red with dense damson, blackcurrant and blackberry flavours pepped up by notes of spice, chocolate and green coffee bean. Despite the fruity promise, there’s still […]
Marques de Casa Concha Carmenère 2012, Peumo, Chile
Fattorie Romeo del Castello ‘Allegracore’ Etna Rosso 2013, Sicily, Italy (£19.50 Tanners) Intriguing wine, gently spicy with a hint of smoky bacon – oak or not? – alongside the warm, plummy red cherry and strawberry flavours. Lovely violet fragrance too, but there’s also a whack of tannin for a backbone. […]
Two reds from Sicily
Khareba Mtsvane 2013, Kakheti, Georgia (£9.95 Tanners) Not huge amount of aroma initially but opens up to show some citrus and pear notes, plus a pine-like aroma and touches of honey and walnuts. Maybe not as crisp as it could be, but I like the rounded texture. B(-) Khareba Saperavi […]
Two wines from Georgia
Find myself enjoying Errázuriz whites more than the reds at the moment… Errázuriz Aconcagua Costa Chardonnay 2013, Chile (£16.15 Noel Young, Stone Vine & Sun, Hailsham Cellars, Kingsgate Wines, North & South Wines, The Wine Reserve, DeFINE, Beaconsfield Wine Cellars, Whalley Wine Shop, Dike & Sons, Peake Wine Associates, Village […]