The 4th and final installment of wines from the Wine Society and Morrisons. Maurice & Fils Hautes Côtes de Beaune Grande Réserve 2008, Burgundy, France (£12.99/£6 Morrisons) Smells like it’s going to be scrawny and it is. There’s a touch of leafy raspberry, but there’s just not enough flesh, and […]
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The 3rd installment of wines from the Wine Society and Morrisons. The Society’s Pinot Grigio 2008 (Lorenzon), IGT Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Italy (£7.95/£7.08 The Wine Society) Starts of nice and cream, with fresh apple, pear and nectarine flavours and even a touch of (yes) aspirin, but just let down by […]
Morrisons & The Wine Society Part 3 (not blind this ...
More from the batches of wine that arrived from Morrisons & The Wine Society – this time it’s the reds (the whites are here). The Society’s Claret NV (Sichel), Bordeaux, France (£5.95/£5.42 The Wine Society) Leafy, sappy, young and refreshing unoaked style, uncomplicated tender and fruity, does just what it […]
Blind Tasting: Morrisons & The Wine Society Part 2
Received two big batches of wine from Morrisons & The Wine Society and thought, why not taste some of them against each other – blind? Here are the whites, the reds follow soon (the offer prices are valid until April 3rd for The Wine Society and April 4th for Morrisons) […]
Blind Tasting: Morrisons & The Wine Society Part 1
A couple of first sights this week. On Monday came across my first bottle under the new IGP regulations – to all intents and purposes the new name for Vin de Pays – in the form of the Wine Society’s French Dry White (which will feature on a video here […]
Bye-bye Vin de Pays, Hello IGP (and Vin de France)
Blason de Bourgogne St Véran 2008 (£9.99 Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose) Quite lively aromas, with peach and citrus coming through strongly, but the wine is actually quite restrained. Simple but fresh and honest, nice drink and good value. B(+) Domaine Eugénie Carrion Chablis 2008 (£10.95 fromvineyardsdirect.com) Starts of rather dumb, but […]