July 2021 - Wines from The Wine Society

 In the garden again under Covid rules (30 max, outdoors), the wines were presented by Robert W, being a summer selection from The Wine Society, all at the affordable end of the scale 

All the scores are absolutely personal

Whites:

Giuliana Vicini; Cococciola; Pecarese (Abruzzo), Italy. 2020. £6.95

            Quite a dry white, but still fresh and interesting. Good VFM 8/10

Domaine de Tariquet; Gros Manseng; Cote de Gascogne, France. 2019. £9.95

We don’t see much straight Gros Manseng, here’s one - Not much flavour, and what there was was slightly odd. But others did like it. 6/10

Feudo Arancio; Grillo; Sicilia, Italy. 2020. £7.50

An excellent VFM white; clean fresh interesting. Try it. You are unlikely to be dissappointed. 9/10

Boutinot; Semillon/Sauvignon (80/20); Kaap Plaas, W Cape, S. Africe. 2019. £7.50

Suffers from too much Semillon. Its not that common to have this much Semillion in a blend. Not my favourite. 7/10.

Red Wines

Trinity Hill; Shiraz/Viognier; Gimblett road, Hawkes Bay, NZ. 2019. £13.50

A light Shiraz, with 5% Viognier. I’m not sure if it works. Light but still tannic, but few Shiraz characteristics. Quite expensive. 7/10

The Society’s Sicilian Reserve.Fuedo Arancio; Nero d’Avola; Sambuca & Ragusa, Sicily. 2017. £8.50

Good. 8/10

Boutinot Percheron; Shiraz/Mourvedre; Swartland, S. Africa 2020. £7.25

Hefty at 14%, This is one I’ve had before. Good. 8/10

Domaine Jaume; Grenache/Syrah; Vinsobres Altitude 420; Rhone, France. 2017. £10.95.

Even heftier at 14.5%. Good – but not as good VFM as the previous. 8/10 

 

The next meeting  will be the last outdoor one, but we'll be allowed a full house. No 30 limit. Hooray.

June 2021. WInes from Majestic, in the Garden

Again this month, in line with the Covid rules, presented in a members garden, with 30 members.

Presented by Phil, our chairman, with a focus on slightly unusual wines, all readily available from Majestic. All prices are the Buy 6 prices.

All scores are my own. Opinions may differ 

 

Whites:

• Albarino Caixas 2019, Galicia, Spain. £9.99. 12.5%

8/10 – A very straightforward clean, fresh white

• Lyrarakis Assyrtiko 2020, Crete. £9.99 13.5%

6.5/10 – Bone dry. Tart. There are better Assyrtiko wines out there, can be very good.

• Fincher & Co Sauvignon Blanc 2019. Awatere Valley, NZ. £10.99 13.5%

8.5 - A classic NZ Sauvignon blanc. You won’t be dissappointed

• Kuhlmann Platz Cave de Hunawihr Riesling 2020. Alsace, France. £10.99 13 %

9/10. I’m biased. I always like Alsace wines. A solid, full bodied, well balanced Riesling.

Reds

• Lulu L’Alouette Cabernet Franc 2019. Saumur, Loire, France. £10.99 13.5%

6/10. Not the best.. Had an odd taste to me, but others did like it.

• Cune Maruxa Mencia 2019. Galicia, Spain. £10.99 13.5%

7.5/10. The Mencia grape is not that common over here. But a straightforward easy drinking full bodied red.

• Surani Costarossa Primitivo di Manduria 2019. Puglia, Italy. £8.99 14 %

9/10. Oaky. Well rounded, full bodied. An excellent wine at the price.

• Santa Rita Medalla Real Gran Reserva Carmenere. Colchagua Valley, Chile. £10.99 14.0%

9/10. As above but more so.