This February we had
English Wines, Presented by Robin Goldsmith
www.thewritetaste.co.uk.
The wines were:
- Jenkyn Place, Classic Cuveee. Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier - £29.50
- Exton park, Blanc De Noirs Pinot Noir - £29.95
- Chapel Down. Kit's Coty Blanc de Blancs. Chardonnay -£40
- Hush Heath. Balfour Brut Rose Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier - £29.50
- 2014 £38
- Nyetimber Rose NV Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier - £39.99
- Camel Valley. Darnibole Bacchus - £17.99
- Chapel Down. Bacchus reserve - £14.99
- Bolney. Lychgate Red. Rondo. - £14.99
The real difficulty for
me is the sheer price of many of these wines. As you can get a half
decent fizz for £10, and a half decent Champagne for £20, the
sparkling English wines have a real challenge. So they are a bit
niche. And for me, the first 4 were very much at the dry brut end of
the scale. I did like the Nytimber as it came across as more well
developed and rounded, and less austere.
The Bacchus wines were
interesting, and certainly worth trying whilst the Lychgate Rondo Red
was a bit of a novelty. A most peculiar nose, but tasted pretty good.
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