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Presenter:
Kelvyn
Guest
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 Guest
Wines
May 2016
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| Wines |
Region |
Country |
Source |
Cost |
Comments |
Type |
1.
Squerryes
2010 Brut
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Kent
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England |
Cellar Door
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£28.99
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12% An overripe
lemon rind nose with a sweet lemon, sherbet
approach. A strong, sour-apple flavour goes into a
short finish. This frothed and lost its sparkle
quite quickly, turning into a pleasant, just-dry
white.
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2.
Davenport
Vineyards 2014 Horsmonden Dry White
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Sussex
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England |
Cellar Door
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£13.49
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11.5% A ripe
nose of lychee and pear, very aromatic with a hint
of nettle. Soft approach, light-medium bodied with
some pear drops and herbal aspects.
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3.
Litmus
Wines 2012
Element 20 Chardonnay
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Surrey
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England |
Cellar Door
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£21.99
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12.5% A typical
oaked Chardonnay nose but not much else. A fresh
approach with a sour-citrus edge and a soft middle,
but there was a battle between the acidity and the
oak and not enough fruit to bind them. It did
improve in the glass developing a buttery/creamy
aspect, but generally the opinion was of an
over-oaked, unripe Chardonnay.
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4.
Furleigh
Estate 2014 Chardonnay
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Dorset
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England |
Cellar Door
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£11.95
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12% This had a
lightly sweet nose, difficult to discern but maybe a
hint of banana. Textured and structured on the
palate this was a fresh, dry wine with herbal edges
and moderate length
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5.
Nyetimber
2010 Classic Cuvee
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West Sussex
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England |
Cellar Door
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£35
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12% This had a
yeasty-bready nose with a fine mousse and delicate
flavours. Clean and dry on the palate there was good
apple acidity and a long lasting, dry finish
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6.
Herbert Hall
2013 Brut Rose
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Kent
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England |
Cellar Door
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£32.99
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12.5% Actually
more of a blush (possibly in embarrassment) than a
true Rosé this had an overtly fizzy nose with some
red-berries and liquorice, On the palate it seemed
tannic and extracted with bitter red-fruits.
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7.
Davenport
Vineyards 2014 Diamond Fields Pinot Noir
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Sussex
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England |
Cellar Door
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£18.95
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12% Bottle
variation: 1. A ripe, smoky nose with a floral
twist. Soft tannins with a burnt-sweet edge and a
caramel aspect. 2. A “blurred taste” with a much
more leaner-greener aspect similar to Alsace Pinot.
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8.
Denbies 2014
Noble Harvest
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Surrey
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England |
Cellar Door
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£19.99
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10% A sweet,
candied fruit nose with a ripe, syrupy approach.
Botrytis flavours apparent on the mid-palate with a
medium length finish. A good wine.
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18/05/2016 |
Raffle wine:
Chapel Down 2015 Flint Dry (Bacchus)
Won by:
Geoff Cullen |
