Presenters: Richard Whinney (for Laura Kent)
|
 July
2011 minutes:
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| Wines |
Region |
Country |
Source |
Cost |
Comments |
Type |
| 1. Michael Schafer 1991 Dorsheimer
Pittermannchen |
Nahe
|
Germany |
Majestic
|
£6.49
|
9.5%. Full
bodied. Mature. Typical oily nose/taste. Classic
Riesling. Incredible for age. Hint of sweetness. |
White |
2. Eitelsbacher
Karthauserhofberg 2006 Spätlese
|
Mosel
|
Germany |
Richard Granger
|
£21.60
|
9.5%. Full
bodied. More primary fruit. Complex. Hint of noble
rot. Exotic fruits. |
White |
3. Reichsrat von
Buhl 2010 Trocken
|
Pfalz
|
Germany |
Carruthers &
Kent
|
£12.49
|
12%. Acid.
Austere. Thin. More like a Chenin. White peach nose. |
White |
4. Moncellier
2010 Sauvignon Blanc
|
Marlborough
|
New Zealand |
Richard Granger
|
£10.98
|
14%. Typical NZ
nose, grassy NZ style, austere lemony sweetness,
metallic finish. What gave NZ a bad name. |
White |
5. Sherwood
Estate 2008 Clearwater Sauvignon Blanc
|
Waipara Valley
|
New Zealand |
Carruthers &
Kent
|
£13.49
|
13%. Toasted
barrels, oaked sulphur, yeast contact, not enough
acid, complex wine, not attractive to drink. |
White |
6.
Astolabe 2010 Discovery Sauvignon Blanc
|
Marlborough
|
New Zealand |
Majestic
|
£19.99
|
13%. Sulphur.
Sauv. Blanc on steroids, mango juice, bizzare!, blackcurrant leaves. |
White |
7. Selvapiana
2004 Chianti Riserva Rufina
|
Tuscany
|
Italy |
Carruthers &
Kent
|
£24.99
|
14%. Good
tannins, drying out, fruity hint of vanilla.
|
Red |
8. Nipozzano
2007 Chianti Riserva Rufina
|
Tuscany
|
Italy |
Majestic
|
£17.99
|
13.5%. Good
tannins, flat middle, salty nose, tar & spices.
|
Red |
9. Cantina del
Montalcino 2009 Poggio del Sasso IGT
|
Tuscany
|
Italy |
Richard Granger
|
£8.82
|
13%. Pedestrian,
a nice wine, cherry, big tannins, rustic.
|
Red |
10. Vinalba 2008
Gran Reserva
|
Mendoza
|
Argentina |
Majestic
|
£13.99
|
14.5%. Old
blackberry nose, caramel, intrinsic Malbec
sweetness, quite sweet blackcurrant, liquorice.
|
Red |
| 11.Pulenta
2008 Estate Red |
Mendoza
|
Argentina |
Richard Granger
|
£13.99
|
14.5%. Meaty
wood (too much?), blackcurrant, liquorice, rich,
mouth filling.
|
Red |
| 12. Colome 2009
Estate Red |
Salta |
Argentina |
Carruthers &
Kent |
£15.99 |
14.5%. Sulphur
nose, meaty, blackcurrant, liquorice, acidic, stalky.
|
Red |
|
20/07/2011 |
Raffle wine: Domaine Du Vieux Parcy, Corbieres
Won by: Tony Raven |
