All posts tagged "Wine Wednesday"
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Wine List Reco: Sher – E – Punjab
The mornings are getting sunnier, the days are getting longer and people are starting to come out of hibernation, which means there will be plenty seeking for useful information about where to venture out for dinner after...
- Posted March 26, 2014
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2011 Occultum Lapide, M. Chapoutier
Côtes-du-Roussillon Villages, France This is a blend of Syrah, Grenache and Carignan, grown in schistous and limestone – rich soils; blueberry, raspberry, smoky – savoury – green coffee with an undercurrent of intriguing musk and animalité nuances...
- Posted March 12, 2014
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#WineWednesday – Amontillado
Escuadrilla ‘Solera Reserva’ Rare Amontillado, Lustau Jerez, Spain Sherry lovers’ sherry !! and a stunner !! light amber in colour; think of the smell of lemon crème brulée, wood burning oven and salty nuts, or dried algae...
- Posted March 5, 2014
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#WineWednesday – 2011 Encruzado
2011 Encruzado, Quinta das Marias Dão, Portugal Yet another wonderful and relatively inexpensive white wine here made of indigenous Encruzado grapes grown in the beautiful Dão valley; sampled it alongside a very good Saint – Aubin 1er...
- Posted February 26, 2014
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#WineWednesday – 2010 Pommard
2010 Pommard 1er Cru ‘En Largillière’, Albert Boillot Burgundy, France Drop – dead – gorgeous !! Bright and pure, red cherry and roses, with underlying mineral, wet clay aromatics; feels feather – light over the palate, yet...
- Posted February 19, 2014
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#WineWednesday – 2012 Pinot Noir
2012 Pinot Noir ‘The Silver Line’, G. Marquis Niagara – on – the – Lake “Hand – harvested” states on the label, suggesting that this Pinot was made with extra care and love; red and black cherries...
- Posted February 12, 2014
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#WineWednesday – 2007 Auxerrois
2007 Auxerrois ‘Rotleibel de Rorschwihr’ Rolly Gassmann Alsace, France The Auxerrois grape is sibling of Chardonnay and is grown mostly in the Alsace region of France, but also in certain areas of Germany; and, this is the...
- Posted February 5, 2014
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#WineWednesday – 2006 Vidal Icewine
2006 Vidal Icewine, De Sousa Niagara Peninsula This wintery elixir was undoubtedly one of my favourites tasted throughout the recent Icewine Festival gala and weekend; rich and luscious with its sweetness remarkably well balanced by firm acidity;...
- Posted January 29, 2014
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#WineWednesday – 2005 Rioja Reserva
2005 Rioja Reserva, Hacienda Lopez de Haro Rioja, Spain Sun-dried wild berries, blood orange emulsion, wood spice and vanilla creme brulée accents come across the bouquet; full – weight, but not heavy, well- structured and balanced with...
- Posted January 15, 2014