Mexican Wines – Who
knew? Well, we did, as we have had Mexican wines before, but many
don't. And to be fair a) Mexico is a pretty small producer – not
even top 20, and b) The wines are from the very north end of Baja
California, hard by the US border near San Diego (so "californian"maybe).
We had 8 wines,
presented by Richard Bost. Richard always likes to go a little off
piste, which suits us, and always is a mine of information. So a good
evening
The wines were all by
LA Cetto, Mexico's largest wine maker:
Whites:
Chardonnay Brut NV,
Baja California. 12.5% £10.50
Chenin Blanc 2017, Baja
California. 12.5% £8.50
Chardonnay 2016, Baja
California. 13.0% £8.50
Chardonnay Private
Reserve 2016, Valley de Guadalupe. 13.5% £12.95
Reds
Petit Sirah 2015, Baja
California. 14.0% £8.50
Zinfandel 2015, Baja
California. 14.0% £8.50
Cabernet Sauvignon
Private Reserve 2012, Valley de Guadalupe. 13.9% £12.95
Nebbiolo Private
Reserve 2015, Valley de Guadalupe. 14.0% £13.50
All available from
Albion Wine Shippers www.albionwineshippers.co.uk
Nearly all excellent
wines. The only miss was the standard Chardonnay which was not well
liked – a pity.
The Sparkling NV Brut
is a charmat method, but nicely balanced, biscuitty type taste, well
liked. A good alternative to Prosseco, or Cava, or NZ fizz
Chenin blanc – a good
well balanced wine, with hints of Honeysuckle and Mandarin orange
Chardonnay Private
reserve. Full of oak. Old school oaky Chardonnay, grows on you (if
you like oak!)
Petit Sirah and
Zinfandel – both very powerful wines and excellent value. The Zin
probaly needs to be drunk with food for best results
Cabernet and Nebbiolo –
both superb. Again, great value for money. The Nebbiolo in particular
beats Barolo on price by a factor of 2.
I've bought a case of 6 x 2
of the wines.
