Wine name: Domaine Jean-Charles Aubert. Producer: Robert Brunel, 84550 Mornas. Vintage: 2010. Purchased from Carrefour. Appearance beetroot purple, thick and viscous on the glass with blackberries, black cherries, forest floor aromatics. The attack is quite soft yet with good extraction, and a slight sweetness. Evolution: Very dry, tannic, forest fruits and tree bark with a finish which is blackcurrants in the nose, very tannic and woody on the swallow. Sweetness: 0.5. Acidity: 4. Tannin: 5 with a texture which is very rough. The length is excellent. As for balance, this is hugely tannic and would have nicely lived another 10 years if I'd given it a chance, yet the body balances it and it's very drinkable. The wine has a cork closure and is 13.5% abv. Overall, this wine went beautifully with 4-hour-stewed lamb & Guinness pie with cheesy scone topping (recipe on request!). My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 85 points.
Saturday, 26 November 2011
Thursday, 24 November 2011
White #Kent #wine from England: 2011 #organic: http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd
Wine name: Apple Wine. Producer: Neil Shorney. Vintage: 2011.
Appearance pale amber colour, thick and viscous on the glass with very little in the nose, a touch of very light fruit aromatics. The attack is initially soft then with more structure and good acidity.
Evolution: Honey, lemons, apples, star fruit with a finish which is light lemon freshness on swallow and in nose.
Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 3. Tannin: 1 with a texture which is thick rough water and the length is very good and varied.
As for balance, it's nicely balanced, very good acidity. The wine has a cork closure and is 11% abv.
Overall, this wine is: Nice! Nothing like a drop of home-brew, and at least I’ve managed to ferment out to dry for a change. I will enjoying tasting this as it develops. Feels like cheating using a carton of juice, and it’s a real lazy wine, but a solid performer!. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 83 points.
Appearance pale amber colour, thick and viscous on the glass with very little in the nose, a touch of very light fruit aromatics. The attack is initially soft then with more structure and good acidity.
Evolution: Honey, lemons, apples, star fruit with a finish which is light lemon freshness on swallow and in nose.
Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 3. Tannin: 1 with a texture which is thick rough water and the length is very good and varied.
As for balance, it's nicely balanced, very good acidity. The wine has a cork closure and is 11% abv.
Overall, this wine is: Nice! Nothing like a drop of home-brew, and at least I’ve managed to ferment out to dry for a change. I will enjoying tasting this as it develops. Feels like cheating using a carton of juice, and it’s a real lazy wine, but a solid performer!. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 83 points.
Saturday, 19 November 2011
Beautiful #2005 Siglos #wine with Tyrolean gulasch and @Riverford warm beetroot & orange salad http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd
Just cooked a rather nice (if I do say so myself) Tyrolean goulash with a little too much paprika (as if there's any such thing). Anyway, recipe on request - it really was the richest, much fabulous goulash I think I've ever had, and really quite easy too cook. Had it with home-made spaetzle, which was also delcious, and warm beetroot and orange salad (thanks Riverford!) and the wine was one of those perfect matches for food - they say drink local wines with local foods and this really was fabulous. Reply to this post if you'd like the recipe for some fabulous Austrian food :-)
Thursday, 17 November 2011
2011 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau
Wine name: Beaujolais Nouveau.
Producer: Les vins Georges Dubœuf, 71570 Romanèche-Thorins.
Vintage: 2011.
Purchased from John Lewis food hall.
Appearance bright purple, not red at all! Quite dark with artificial purple on the edges. Thick and viscous on the glass with fresh spices aromatics. The attack is quite light and dry with soft flavours of red fruits. Evolution: A little sharper as it develops with notes of redcurrants with a finish which is strawberries in nose, redcurrants on the swallow. Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 3. Tannin: 3 with a texture which is smooth & silky. The length is very subtle but lingers quite a long time. As for balance, it's nicely balanced for a Beaujolais Nouveau. The wine has a synthetic closure and is 12.5% abv. Overall, this wine is actually really nice, and has improved my impression of B-N and one of the best in recently years – smooth, nicely drinkable with beautiful crisp redcurrant flavours. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 85 points.
Producer: Les vins Georges Dubœuf, 71570 Romanèche-Thorins.
Vintage: 2011.
Purchased from John Lewis food hall.
Appearance bright purple, not red at all! Quite dark with artificial purple on the edges. Thick and viscous on the glass with fresh spices aromatics. The attack is quite light and dry with soft flavours of red fruits. Evolution: A little sharper as it develops with notes of redcurrants with a finish which is strawberries in nose, redcurrants on the swallow. Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 3. Tannin: 3 with a texture which is smooth & silky. The length is very subtle but lingers quite a long time. As for balance, it's nicely balanced for a Beaujolais Nouveau. The wine has a synthetic closure and is 12.5% abv. Overall, this wine is actually really nice, and has improved my impression of B-N and one of the best in recently years – smooth, nicely drinkable with beautiful crisp redcurrant flavours. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 85 points.
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Delicious red #LacrymaChristi #wine from Italy: 2006 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd
Wine name: Lacryma Christi.
Producer: Poggio delle Boccanti Azienda Agricola La Mura Sas di R. & G. S. Antonio Abate NA.
Vintage: 2006.
Appearance deep browny dirty red, very smooth on the glass with an interesting (for a red) undertone of honey. Also cherries, blackcurrants and carbon aromatics.
The attack is very juicy, really mouth-watering from the start and with loads of chewitts-type fruitiness.
Evolution: Loads of cherries, red fruits, and concentrated apple juice with a finish which is a finish of Norfolk Punch (does that still exist?!) and cherries.
Sweetness: 1. Acidity: 3.5. Tannin: 0.5 with a texture which is buffered soft water and the length is excellent.
As for balance, it's beautiful – it's quite high acidity but this is offset really nicely by fruit and a touch of sweetness. The wine has a cork closure and is 13% abv. Overall, this wine is excellent, I really like this wine – you can almost taste the volcano ash in the bottle!. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 94 points.
Producer: Poggio delle Boccanti Azienda Agricola La Mura Sas di R. & G. S. Antonio Abate NA.
Vintage: 2006.
Appearance deep browny dirty red, very smooth on the glass with an interesting (for a red) undertone of honey. Also cherries, blackcurrants and carbon aromatics.
The attack is very juicy, really mouth-watering from the start and with loads of chewitts-type fruitiness.
Evolution: Loads of cherries, red fruits, and concentrated apple juice with a finish which is a finish of Norfolk Punch (does that still exist?!) and cherries.
Sweetness: 1. Acidity: 3.5. Tannin: 0.5 with a texture which is buffered soft water and the length is excellent.
As for balance, it's beautiful – it's quite high acidity but this is offset really nicely by fruit and a touch of sweetness. The wine has a cork closure and is 13% abv. Overall, this wine is excellent, I really like this wine – you can almost taste the volcano ash in the bottle!. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 94 points.
Monday, 7 November 2011
White #Alsace #wine from France: NV #organic: http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd
A nice wine and nice and soft, although for Alsace it lacked backbone. However, it was very drinkable and actually very nice, so I mustn't complain!
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Red #Languedoc-Roussillon #wine from France: 2008 #organic: http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd
Wine name: Font des Prieurs. Producer: Alliance Terroirs, Famille Bonfils, 34290 Servian. Vintage: 2008. Purchased from Carrefour. Appearance deep purple, thick and viscous on the glass with redcurrants, blackcurrants aromatics. The attack is firm and very juicy. Evolution: Rich and deep, quite rustic with a finish which is redcurrant juice in the nose, blackcurrant on the swallow. Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 4. Tannin: 4 with a texture which is rough and the length is excellent. As for balance, it's quite acidic but not badly balanced. The wine has a cork closure and is 13% abv. Overall, this wine is: A nice southern French rustic wine which went very well with Comte cheese. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 82 points.
Friday, 4 November 2011
White #Kent #organic #wine from England: 2008 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd
Wine name: Rhubarb Wine
Producer: Meeeeeeeeeeee!
Vintage: 2008
Home made. Appearance not “gris” at all as planned, but a nice deep chardonnay yellow, quite thin and receding on the glass with dry and quite fresh green rhubarb, as if it's just been picked, with notes of bramley apples on the nose. The attack is quite intense and understated concentrated lightly sweetened rhubarb. Evolution: Bramleys, rhubarb, honeysuckle flowers with a finish which is stewed rhubarb in the nose with crisp apples and rhubarb on the swallow.
Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 3. Tannin: 0 with a texture which is surprisingly soft and silky and the length is excellent coverage of the tongue and a lovely lingering finish. As for balance, it's nicely balanced with a sense of new world extraction yet with old world poise and elegance. The wine has a cork closure and is of unknown strength! Overall, this wine is aging really well and has nicely mellowed and matured into something refined and still fresh. Definitely one to make again! My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 85 points.
Producer: Meeeeeeeeeeee!
Vintage: 2008
Home made. Appearance not “gris” at all as planned, but a nice deep chardonnay yellow, quite thin and receding on the glass with dry and quite fresh green rhubarb, as if it's just been picked, with notes of bramley apples on the nose. The attack is quite intense and understated concentrated lightly sweetened rhubarb. Evolution: Bramleys, rhubarb, honeysuckle flowers with a finish which is stewed rhubarb in the nose with crisp apples and rhubarb on the swallow.
Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 3. Tannin: 0 with a texture which is surprisingly soft and silky and the length is excellent coverage of the tongue and a lovely lingering finish. As for balance, it's nicely balanced with a sense of new world extraction yet with old world poise and elegance. The wine has a cork closure and is of unknown strength! Overall, this wine is aging really well and has nicely mellowed and matured into something refined and still fresh. Definitely one to make again! My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 85 points.
Thursday, 3 November 2011
White #Kent #wine from England: 2010 #organic: http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd
Wine name: Pinot Gris. Producer: Meopham Valley Vineyard. Vintage: 2010. Purchased from vineyard. Appearance very pale, thin and receding on glass with bramley apples aromatics. The attack is very dry apple skin flavours. Evolution: Unripe apples with a finish which is apples!. Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 3.5. Tannin: 0 with a texture which is buffered water and the length is excellent. As for balance, it's a little over-acidic but with reasonable body. The wine has a screwcap closure and is 12% abv. Overall, this wine is: Quite nice, a little too dry. Nicer than an Italian Pinot Griggio, not as nice as Alsace Pinot Gris. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 79 points.
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