Two quality whites from Cambridge Wine; tasted Sunday, 16 October 2011.
2009 Domaine Treloar 'La Terre Promise'
Cambridge Wine £13.99. B+
Full on white fruits showing, dominated by ripe peaches and quince; theres a slight oxidative touch to this and also a hint of toast. Decent weight and texture on the palate, quite oily; its a big, full style; definitely mouthfilling; lingering finish. A fairly robust white that would show well with creamy foods.
2009 Petit Chablis 'pas si petit' La Chablisienne
Cambridge Wine £12. B+
Lots of lemon peel and bright citrus fruit on the nose, which carries through to the palate where its bursting with ripe lemons. Atypically rather big for a Petit Chablis, with almost explosive ripe fruits showing alongside a good backbone of steely acidity; lingering lemony finish. Sophisticated stuff.
Monday, 17 October 2011
Saturday, 15 October 2011
General
1998 Chateau Pipeau, Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Tanners. B.
Some woody and licorice notes; dark berries, cassis, dark plums; some undergrowth / rustic notes, all rather muted. Drying acidity, some fruit still there but feels musty and isnt bright anymore; light rancid even cooked note about it. Tannins still persisting with dying fruit, unfortunately unbalanced.
Friday, 14 October 2011
General
2009 Domaine la Sarabande, Faugeres.
Cambridge Wine £14.99. B+
A blend of 60% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 25% Carignan. On the nose, it shows really bright red fruits, strawberry and raspberry almost liqueur like; some black cherry and plums too. On the palate, its expressive and fresh, still showing lots of bright fruit, quite extracted; filling, with decent texture too, gentle tannic grip at the end. Well put together, classy wine.
Friday, 7 October 2011
General
Tasted, Tuesday 13 September 2011.
2010 Ebner-Ebenauer Gruner Veltliner
Roberson £9.95. A-
White stone fruits, peaches and pineapple; thick mineral, some flint and limestone; for a Gruner Veltliner, this has an expressive almost tropical nose. Crisp, nice acidity; big yet lip smacking; ripe fruits; mineral finish and touch of spice at the end. Very together, unusually ripe and complex at this price point.
2010 7, Rue de la Pompe, Mas de Coutelou.
Roberson £9.95. B+
Bright red fruits; theres a huge dollop of earthy and manure notes to it, definitely rustic; alongside it, theres lots of fruit and some damson; smells quite sulphury actually, is there excessive brettanomyces going on here? Nicely extracted fruit on the palate, plenty of ripe red fruits and spice as well; some woody touches and green pepper, with a clean tartness at the end. Whilst I find the palate wonderful, the nose did put off several of my drinking companions, makes me wonder whether its supposed to smell like this; would have had a higher rating if not for (what I suspect) the slightly faulty nose.
2010 Benjamin Darnault Viognier
Naked Wines £9.99. B
Ripe peaches and sweet white fruits; some organic notes and waxy lemons; lively nose. Fat palate showing lots of ripe fruits but lacking in acidity; feels a touch flabby and dilute for my liking. Well made enough, but uninteresting; there are plenty other Languedoc Viogniers at lower price points which shows more interesting features.
2010 Ebner-Ebenauer Gruner Veltliner
Roberson £9.95. A-
White stone fruits, peaches and pineapple; thick mineral, some flint and limestone; for a Gruner Veltliner, this has an expressive almost tropical nose. Crisp, nice acidity; big yet lip smacking; ripe fruits; mineral finish and touch of spice at the end. Very together, unusually ripe and complex at this price point.
2010 7, Rue de la Pompe, Mas de Coutelou.
Roberson £9.95. B+
Bright red fruits; theres a huge dollop of earthy and manure notes to it, definitely rustic; alongside it, theres lots of fruit and some damson; smells quite sulphury actually, is there excessive brettanomyces going on here? Nicely extracted fruit on the palate, plenty of ripe red fruits and spice as well; some woody touches and green pepper, with a clean tartness at the end. Whilst I find the palate wonderful, the nose did put off several of my drinking companions, makes me wonder whether its supposed to smell like this; would have had a higher rating if not for (what I suspect) the slightly faulty nose.
2010 Benjamin Darnault Viognier
Naked Wines £9.99. B
Ripe peaches and sweet white fruits; some organic notes and waxy lemons; lively nose. Fat palate showing lots of ripe fruits but lacking in acidity; feels a touch flabby and dilute for my liking. Well made enough, but uninteresting; there are plenty other Languedoc Viogniers at lower price points which shows more interesting features.
General
Tasted Sunday, 11 September 2011.
2008 Phillip Shaw 'The Dreamer' Viognier. Orange, Australia.
Slurp Wines £12.20. A-
Very ripe peaches and sweet white fruits on the nose, some oily touches and heavy organics even showing; lovely nose, expressive and bold. Palate full of ripe fruits, fat acidity; generous and full on the palate, so much fruit; lingers on the finish. Brilliant presence, full mouthfeel; a big wine to go with food.
2009 Samos Vin Doux
Vinoteca £5.50 (375ml). B
Made from Muscat Petit Grain; deep golden colour. On the nose lots of honey and treacle, candied fruits, some floral tones too; it does smell fortified. Heavy on the palate, full; just sits on the mouth; slightly cloying and clumsy for my liking, needs a bit more acidity. Still very good value though.
Vinoteca, London.
Two wines with late lunch at Vinoteca in Seymour Place, Marylebone.
Tasted Saturday, 10 September 2011.
2009 Castello di Luzzano 'Tasto di Seta' Colli Piacentini DOC.
B+
Made from Malvasia. Neutral, white stone fruits and peaches mainly. Palate is wide, only middling acidity, this is about width on the palate, then showing some citrus and pith too. Clean and fresh with some weight. Counters the intense fruity acidity vinegar in the salmon and pickles starter; unfortunately became a bit boring when it warmed up slightly.
2008 Santes Portal de Montsant
B+
Some floral and white stone fruits, again rather neutral, after a while it showed lemon and citrus. Nice amount of fruit, bracing acidity, lemony freshness, touch of width, really rather racy. Lip smacking, leaving you wanting more. Compliments the fruity, acidic dressing of the cod.
Tasted Saturday, 10 September 2011.
B+
Made from Malvasia. Neutral, white stone fruits and peaches mainly. Palate is wide, only middling acidity, this is about width on the palate, then showing some citrus and pith too. Clean and fresh with some weight. Counters the intense fruity acidity vinegar in the salmon and pickles starter; unfortunately became a bit boring when it warmed up slightly.
2008 Santes Portal de Montsant
B+
Some floral and white stone fruits, again rather neutral, after a while it showed lemon and citrus. Nice amount of fruit, bracing acidity, lemony freshness, touch of width, really rather racy. Lip smacking, leaving you wanting more. Compliments the fruity, acidic dressing of the cod.
General
Tasted, Friday 9 September 2011.
2007 Magpie Estate 'The Fakir' Grenache.
Noel Young £13.95. B+
Nice red berries, very forward and fragrant; some sweet vanilla and sweet spice going on; warmth, black pepper and earthy; attractive still. Palate is full on with berries and fruits, nice fat acidity, some spice and woody notes at the end; juicy, easy drinking.
2009 Main Divide Riesling. Waipara.
B+
Zesty lime and lime peel; zingy, slight touches of kerosene, some floral tones too; in all, beautiful nose. Nice palate with sweet grape fruit and candied lime; slightly off dry 10-15 g/l giving it some width, generous and fat mouthfee; very juicy. Touch of bitterness on the finish, gentle acidity. Well made, very together.
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