Presenter: Alastair
Stewart
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 November 2013 Minutes
Richard Granger
Wines
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| Wines |
Region |
Country |
Source |
Cost |
Comments |
Type |
1. Domaine des
Entrefaux 2011 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc
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Rhône
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France |
Richard Granger
Wines
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£19.38
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13%. A mineral
nose, clean, sweet fruit, delicate with good length.
In the glass it softened and became honeyed. Bottle
variation, the second was slightly oxidised with
richer flavours and a quite enjoyable viscous
aspect.
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2.
Domaine de la Charbonnière 2011 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Blanc
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Rhône |
France |
Richard Granger
Wines
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£25.20
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14%. A fresh
nose with mild floral aromas and a little
honeysuckle. On the palate there was clean acidity,
concentrated fruit, a textured, almost tannic
structure and finishing with a mild herbal
bitterness.
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3.
Domaine Louis Chèze 2010 “Ro-Rée” St. Joseph
Blanc
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Rhône |
France |
Richard Granger
Wines
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£25.80
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14%. A sweet,
spicy nose with a dairy aspect. It was very
enjoyable on the palate, buttery with some baked
pineapple and a long finish.
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4.
Domaine la
Soumade 2011 Côtes-du-Rhône
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Rhône |
France |
Richard Granger
Wines
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£11.34
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14.5%. A
youthful wine with a dark, smoky nose that (over)
promises much. A good attack on the palate starts to
deliver but the structure and flavour falls off
rather dramatically into a bitter end. Modern style.
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5.
Domaine Roger
Sabon 2011 “Chapelle de Maillac” Lirac
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Rhône |
France |
Richard Granger
Wines
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£15.28
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15%. Rich and
dark with smoky, earthy aspects and a vegetal/animal
component. It had a much more aged look than the
vintage suggested.
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6. Domaine des
Entrefaux 2010 Crozes-Hermitage
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Rhône |
France |
Richard Granger
Wines
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£19.02
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12.5%. A bacon
aspect on the nose with sweet, dark-berry fruit,
somewhat austere at the end with big flavours that
hadn’t settled down. Chocolate/coffee tannins came
out as it sat in the glass. This was a lovely wine
that needs some more bottle age to fully develop.
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7.
Domaine Louis Chèze 2010 “Ro-Rée” St. Joseph
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Rhône |
France |
Richard Granger
Wines
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£20.88
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13%. Smelled of
sweet fruit, but also more mature than the Crozes
with some raisin - a hint of a “Farmyard nose”. An
approachable, softer, balanced wine with a good
tannic structure and red fruit.
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8.
Domaine de la Charbonnière 2006 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Rhône
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France |
Richard Granger
Wines
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£32.34
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15%. A sour
aspect on the nose, minty heading towards savoury.
It was a restrained style; smooth and soft on the
palate with tannins at the edges, not too
aggressive, and with some coffee on the finish.
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20/11/2013 |
Raffle wine: Domaine de Cassan Les Esclausels
2011 Ventoux
Won by: Karl Laczko
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