April 2024. AGM and WInes from the Good Wine Shop, Twickenham

 

Wines selected by our Treasurer Keith, with much assistance from Pippa Hayward, who consults there and happened to be in the shop at the time.

Whites:

Chateau Lauduc, Cremant de Bordeaux NV. Cabernet Franc 20%, Semillon 80%. 12% £18.50.

Interesting. A very slight tint from the Red C-F grape, also a hint of C-F comes through on the palate. An unconventional fizz.

Coto do Gomirez, Flower & the Bee 2022. Treixadura. Galicia Spain. 13% £20

Classic light fresh, fruity white wine. Expensive for what it is. Waitrose do a nice Treixadura at half the price.

Famille Arbeau, Arbelle 2020, Chardonnay & Vermentino. Languedoc France. £18

This one, sadly was off. One bottle was most definitely off, and the other 2 were seriously weird. Hard to say anything else.

Sokol Blosser, Evolution Lucky No.9 2020. Oregon U.S.A. Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat Canelli,Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer. Riesling, Pinot Gris, Semillon + 2 more, £20

Too many grapes in there. It all ended up as a rather sweetish white wine of no particular character. You could taste the Muscat and Gewurz but really too much going on. Less would have been more.

Reds

A much better selection, after a somewhat disappointing set of whites.

Ciu Ciu, Bacchus Rosso Piceno 2022, Marche/Piceno Italy Sangiovese and Montepulciano. 13.5% £12.50

Reckoned to be the best of the evening. Very smooth.

Massaya, Le Colombier Red 2020 Bekaa Valley Lebanon Grenache Noir 35% Cinsault 35%, Tempranillo 30%. 14.5%, £21.50

Also very good, but at £9 more than the Ciu Ciu, most people would go for that one.

Chateau Du Barrailh, La Grave Singalier, Bordeaux Superieur 2020 Merlot 80%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%. 13.5%, £16.75.

Cedary, Oaky, Woody. An excellent example of a Bordeaux.

Cesar Florido, Moscatel Dorado Sherry NV, Muscat, Jerez Spain. 17.5% £20.50. (Full bottle).

This isn’t a classic sherry, more of a light dessert wine from the Jerez region. Very nice it is too.