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 […]
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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
I’ve started doing some tastings with Artisan Bar & Kitchen in Manchester, and there are a couple coming up on October 13th. We’ll be looking at New Zealand wines – red, white and sparkling, but not a Sauvignon Blanc in sight… Plus a hearty deli platter to nibble on between the wines. Click […]
New! Tastings at Artisan Bar & Kitchen, Manchester
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 […]
Errázuriz Aconcagua Costa Chardonnay 2013, Chile
Does just what it should do – as I have to say a lot of supermarket Chablis does at the moment Asda Extra Special Chablis Domaine de la Levée 2013, Burgundy, France (£11 Asda) Classic Chablis combo of leanness and fatness, with the tense (but ripe) citrus and greengage flavours […]