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Provins, Les Titans, Pinot Noir, 2012, Switzerland

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Provins, Les Titans, Pinot Noir, 2012, Switzerland

Provins, Les Titans, Pinot Noir, 2012, Switzerland

This Pinot Noir from Provins winery in Switzerland is quite an interesting wine especially for 9 years old. It’s a light very smooth and dry red wine party as you expect from being a Pinot Noir. You got quite a lot of raspberry cranberry with a bit of earthiness. I found it really quite drinkable although others the try it weren’t that convinced, however the next day it fell off a cliff. Most of flavour had gone and it was very bland, probably best to drink up, at this age in one night.

Swiss wines are expensive anyway and it’s £40 a bottle it’s not cheap. Interesting and I would like to try a younger wine from this winery.

Cliff Lede, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013, Stag’s leap District, Napa Valley, USA

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Cliff Lede, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013, Stag's leap District, Napa Valley, USA

Cliff Lede, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013, Stag’s leap District, Napa Valley, USA

Stag’s leap District is well-known in Napa Valley and around the world for producing fantastic red wine. This red wine from cliff lede is really outstanding. It’s full of red and black fruits and is full-bodied but very well-balanced with well-integrated tannins and acidity. It’s fantastic with steak, in our case we had venison stew.

The only downside is it’s price which at £55 is quite a significant amount. It’s a shame as it will put people off trying it.

Chateau Du Meursault, 1st Cru, 2002, Burgundy, France

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Chateau Du Meursault, 1st Cru, 2002, Burgundy, France

Chateau Du Meursault, 1st Cru, 2002, Burgundy, France

Bold, Dry with great balance of acidity this Chateau Du Meursault, 1st Cru, 2002 from Burgundy is excellent. Smells of honey and butter with stone fruit that comes through in the flavour with pear hints. A little thicker in texture than many white wines it’s a grown up wine for a dinner party.

At £40 a bottle it’s pricey but blimey it’s good.

Forstreiter, Gruber Veltliner, Austria

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Forstreiter, Gruber Veltliner Reserve, Austria

Forstreiter, Gruber Veltliner Reserve, Austria

I’m a fan of Gruner Veltliner in this example is pretty good you have lemon, lime, citrus notes with mineral and hints of Oak coming through. There’s a little bit more body than you might expect from a normal white wine and this is a refreshing characteristic.

Around £25 a bottle it’s a little bit steep and this is the only reason why would a market down.

 

Royal Tokaji, Dry Tokaji, 2018, Hungary

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Royal Tokaji, Dry Tokaji, 2018, Hungary

Royal Tokaji, Dry Tokaji, 2018, Hungary

This is probably I love it or leave it wine, it’s not that Royal Tokaji can actually be accused of producing a bad wine, it is actually quite good one. It’s probably not one that I would go for. You get lots of green fruit with some grapefruit and a little bit of Oak.

As the name suggests this is a dry white wine with plenty of favor which makes this review difficult as there’s a lot going for it,  it’s one that you should try. I think that’s what I’ve learned in tasting wine. At £9 from Majestic wine it’s pretty good value as well, probably one to try with lots of other wines.

Ernst Loosen, Pinot Noir, 2019, Germany

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Ernst Loosen, Pinot Noir, 2019, Germany

Ernst Loosen, Pinot Noir, 2019, Germany

I do like German wine and this Pinot Noir from Ernst Loosen really shows why. It’s reasonably light got lots of redfruit which is vibrant with decent acidity and smooth tannins which makes this a very easy red wine to drink.

It’s on at £10 from Majestic Wines which makes this really quite cheap and worth buying a few bottles.

Tiansai, Skyline of Gobi, Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, 2014, China

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Tiansai, Skyline of Gobi, Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, 2014, China

Tiansai, Skyline of Gobi, Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, 2014, China

China can make some really good wines and this is a example of a really good drinking red wine. It’s stood the test of time quite well at 7 years it’s very drinkable, still it’s not particularly  powerful but you do get lots of fruity notes with a little chocolate and leather. It’s a sort of wine you would open it a dinner party, partly for the novelty value, that it’s from China but because it’s so drinkable. Give it another 10 years and I reckon China’s going to be producing some world-class wines for the everyday drinking.

Royal Tokaji, Late Harvest, 2017, Hungary

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Royal Tokaji, Late Harvest, 2017, Hungary

Royal Tokaji, Late Harvest, 2017, Hungary

Late harvest wines can be very sweet and you are seduced by the sugar. This one from Royal Tokaji is more balanced better finesse. There are aromas of peach, blossom you get ripe tropical fruits on the palate it’s a grown up dessert wine that’s pretty damn good and the best bit, £11 at majestic you can’t go wrong. It’s the Goldilocks of dessert wines, good price, excellent taste.

 

E. Guigal, Chateauneuf du Pape, 2011, France

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Chateauneuf de pape is one of those classic red wines from the rhone valley France it’s a safe bet if you just don’t know what red wine to buy

Walking with decent hangings and buying dried and yet there are some soft this to it probably best for food it was a mistake as to source that sort of thing but there’s every some amount going on you do get earthy and leather notes with tobacco, vanilla from the Shiraz and plum, black fruits from the grenache.

It’s a nice wine I can’t say it’s the best but I did enjoy it. The biggest problem I have is with the price at around £35 a bottle there’s just better stuff out there. Think of this as the ultra high-end Porsche, do you really get much more than a normal Porsche?

E. Guigal, Chateauneuf du Pape, France

E. Guigal, Chateauneuf du Pape, 2011 France

Zagreus, St Dimitar, Organic Shiraz, Bulgaria

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Zagreus, St Dimitar, Organic Shiraz, Bulgaria

Zagreus, St Dimitar, Organic Shiraz, Bulgaria

Bulgaria can make some really good wine, it’s got a good climate for makings big reds and this Shiraz is is a good example of a good drinking red.

A smooth red wine medium bodied with notes of spice and raspberry, cherry, black fruit, a little bit of oak and hints of coffee.

At £8 from Waitrose this is a really good red wine, a fiesta on the car world.