Presenter: Jennifer
Batchelor & Suzanne Wright
|
 July
2013
|
| Wines |
Region |
Country |
Source |
Cost |
Comments |
Type |
1.
Domaine Huet
2007 Vouvray Pétillant
|
Loire
|
France |
The Wine Society
|
£16
|
13%. Simple on
the nose and fizzy in the glass. There was a dry,
biscuity aspect with baked apples and an earthy
finish. Light froth on the palate and herbal dryness
at the end. |
|
2. Nicolas Joly
(Château
de la Roche aux Moines)
2003 Savennières
|
Loire
|
France |
Cellar Door |
£52.50* |
14.3%. Brilliant
golden colour and a nose of unsweetened marzipan,
with dill also picked up. There’s an oxidative
style, but it’s enjoyable. Textured mouthfeel with a
dry bitterness. |
|
3.
Josmeyer 2011
Exhibition Riesling
|
Alsace |
France |
The Wine Society |
£11.95 |
13%. Clear in
colour this was almost soft with lightly tropical
fruit, very restrained, very New World. |
|
| 4.
Millton 2010
"Crazy by Nature", Shotberry Chardonnay |
Gisborne
|
New Zealand |
Vinceremos
|
£14 |
13%.
Matchstick/mineral nose and quite soft and creamy on
the attack, dulling the palate a little. Buttery
with a little crème-caramel on a long mid-palate, it
had a comparatively short finish.
|
|
5.
Matsu 2010 El Recio
|
Toro
|
Spain |
Majestic
|
£15.99 |
14.5%. Lovely
and dark in the glass with a rich, fruity nose –
smoke and oak. Young fruit with a good balance of
tannin and alcohol. Very extracted, the tannins
become more apparent on subsequent sips. |
|
6.
M.
Chapoutier 2009 Les Meysonniers, Crozes
Hermitage
|
Rhône
|
France |
Cellar Door
|
£13
|
13%. A light,
savoury nose with a hint of mulch. Sweet approach
and very soft on the palate, with a little bite at
the edges. Minty, fresh and quite elegant, it got
drier on retasting.
|
|
7.
Koyle 2011 Carmenere Reserva
|
Colchagua
|
Chile |
The Wine Society
|
£10.99
|
14%.
Concentrated cassis nose with some meat extract.
Rich fruit palate, quite smooth & gentle. Not overly
complex but balanced with moderate tannins and a
lightly bitter finish.
|
|
8.
Erbaluna 2008
La Morra Barolo
|
Piemonte
|
Italy |
Vinceremos
|
£22.11
|
15%. Garnet red
with a lovely tobacco and liquorice nose. A
deceptively smooth approach before the desiccating
tannins move in quickly and remain all the way
through to the end. The palate is long with deep
fruit flavours underneath, concentrated and complex.
This was a monumental wine in terms of structure,
beautiful and sophisticated with a long life ahead
of it.
|
|
9.
Grande Maison 2008 Cuvee des
Anges Monbazillac
|
South West
|
France |
Vinceremos
|
£9.87
|
13%. A bready
nose which carries through to the palate, delicate
sweetness with white peach, a lot lighter than
expected.
|
|
|
17/07/2013 |
Raffle wine: Gérard Bertrand 2011 “Naturae”
Chardonnay, IGP Pays’ d’Oc
Won by: Carole Fletcher |
