Very old red #Languedoc-Roussillon #wine from France: 1995 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Mas Saint Laurent. Producer: R. Tarroux, Monmese 34140. Vintage: 1995. Purchased from sheffield park vineyard. Appearance deep purpley brown, thick and viscous on the glass with juicy, vanilla, caramel, kirsch aromatics. The attack is soft and very juicy, nice a mellow. Evolution: Kirsch, brandy, prune juice with a finish which is still a brandy flavour, with a nice richness left in the mouth and nose. Sweetness: 1. Acidity: 2.5. Tannin: 2 with a texture which is very soft tannins yet quite a rough texture and the length is excellent. As for balance, it's very good balance with great body. The wine has a cork closure and is 12.5% abv. Overall, this wine is: Doesn't taste anything like its 17 years of age, this is really nice although nicely mellow and mature too. Went really well with Lamb & Guinness Pie, and is delicious for such an old Vin de Pays!. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 88 points.

Red #Beaujolais #wine from France: 2011 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Le Chat Rouge. Producer: Signe Vignerons, F69430, Quincie. Vintage: 2011. Appearance purpley red, medium-thick yet receding on glass with quite dry with blackcurrant skins aromatics. The attack is dry juicy. Evolution: More blackcurrants and a touch of liquorice with a finish which is blackcurrants in nose, blackcurrants and black cherries on swallow. Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 3.5. Tannin: 0 with a texture which is buffered rough water and the length is quite subtle. As for balance, it's not bad, a little lacking in body. The wine has a synthetic closure and is 12.5% abv. Overall, this wine is: Nice, but not as good as the Georges Duboeuf ones I've had from 2011. Nice to try something different though. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 79 points.

White #Kent #wine from England: 2011 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Peach Wine. Vintage: 2011. Home made! Appearance pale yellowy amber, smooth and quite viscous on the glass with quite light and a little grassy aromatics. The attack is soft and fruity. Evolution: Peach juice, peach skins, grass and oaked chardonnay with a finish which is oaked new world white on swallow, peach skins in the nose. Sweetness: 1. Acidity: 3. Tannin: 0 with a texture which is metallic water and the length is a little patchy. As for balance, it's nicely balanced despite quite high extraction. The wine has a cork closure. Overall, this wine is: A nice wine which stood up well to pork & chilli burgers with couscous. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 81 points.

Red #BeaujolaisNouveau #wine from France: 2011 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Beaujolais Nouveau. Producer: Les vins Georges Dubœuf, 71570 Romanèche-Thorins. Vintage: 2011. Purchased from john lewis food hall. Appearance deep purple, very smooth and slow on the glass with red fruits, fish skin (perhaps i'm having an off-day!) aromatics. The attack is dry and fruity. Evolution: Blackberries, elderberry juice with a finish which is blackberries. Sweetness: 0.5. Acidity: 3.5. Tannin: 3.5 with a texture which is rough, like sandpaper and the length is excellent. As for balance, it's nicely balanced, not too sharp, has mellowed slightly over the past 2.5 months. The wine has a synthetic closure and is 12.5% abv. Overall, this wine is: Still very nice, and definitely one of the best BN years for a while. Wish I'd bought more!. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 83 points.