Campo Viejo, Winemaker’s Art, 2015, Rioja, Spain

Posted on October 25, 2020 by richardgore1200

Campo Viejo from spain produces a lot of wine and this winemaker’s art got a solid bronze at the Decanter World Wine Awards in 2018. Its a very easy drinking red Rioja.

It’s got a nice deep red colour, just starting to age a little, but its 5 years old after all. the aromas are red fruit, cherry and hints of blackcurrant and a little earthiness. The taste is firm, good concentration of fruit, with notes of spice, vanilla and hints of tobacco and a cloves. There are medium tannins that are soft but balanced and decent length of flavour.

I enjoyed this and under £10 a bottle is good value.

Campo Viejo, Winemaker’s Art, 2015, Rioja, Spain

Domaine L’Argenteille, la Roche des Fees Terrasses Du Larzac, 2016, Languedoc, France

Posted on October 22, 2020 by richardgore1200

A silver medalist at the Decanter world wine awards in 2018 this Domaine L’Argenteille, la Roche des Fees Terrasses Du Larzac red with 40% Syrah, 30% Mourvedre, 30% Cardigan and 10% Grenache is quite a mouthful.

Big hit of red cherry and redcurrant on the nose that follows through on the taste with a little spice. It’s very dry and pretty bold with a decent amount of finish. It’s the dry cherry finish that seems to take over. Have with food, pizza or meat dishes and its good or wait a day for it to open up and become smoother to have on its own. £12 a bottle it’s decent value.

Domaine de l’Argenteille, Terrasses du Larzac, 2016, Languedoc, France

Yali, Wild Swan, Merlot, 2018, Chile

Posted on October 19, 2020 by richardgore1200

This Tali, Wild Swan Merlot from Chile is produced by I’ve been out that is a champion wildlife preservation and it is under £8 bottle from the co-op in the UK. It’s a pretty typical supermarket Merlot lots of fruit, plum, cherry and redcurrant with notes of blackberry and minerals. You can taste the heat of the Central Valley in the fruit. Low to medium tannins and reasonably dry. It’s easy drinking and cheap which sometimes what you need.

Yali, Wild Swan, Merlot, 2018, Chile

Domains Du Sacre Coeur, Alsace, France

Posted on October 16, 2020 by richardgore1200

Shiny lemon is best described the color sparkling in the light. The aromas are of petroleum but but with a smokiness and flint note. Dry on the taste with grass, green apple and hints of citrus. There’s acidity but it’s subtle. Get past the smell and it’s a good wine.

Domains Du Sacre Coeur, Alsace, France

Chateau De Fesles, rosé d’Anjou, La Capelle, 2018, Loire, France

Posted on October 16, 2020 by richardgore1200

Deep strawberry color with an orange note this is quite an aromic wine with notes of strawberry, redcurrant, orange and hints of grass which feed into the taste. It’s a sweeter wine on the taste buds but it’s quite dry and acidic. It’s a bigger rose wine in some ways, heavier and more complex than you may think, it’s not a drink and guzzle wine, more a sit and sip with food. A wine for cheese and biscuits certainly.

At about £12 a bottle it’s reasonable value for something that is a bit different.

Tuffon Hall, Bacchus, 2015, East Anglia, England

Posted on October 13, 2020 by richardgore1200

East Anglia can produce some fantastic Bacchus wine and Tuffon Hall is in this category. A wonderful light lemon color with aromas of grass, green apple and hints of pineapple. It’s a light wine in texture and the flavors are subtle with citrus, lemon, pineapple and a creaminess undertone that makes this dry white wine absolutely delicious.

At about £12 a bottle it’s on the money for English wine, which is a shame in some ways as it will put some people off what is an excellent white wine.

Tuffon Hall, Bacchus, 2015, East Anglia, England

Cantine Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardo, Chianti Riserva, 2013, Italy

Posted on October 11, 2020 by richardgore1200

Chianti, Chianti, Chianti, the more I drink of it the more I see the point and this one from Cantine Leonardo da Vinci is pretty reasonable. Its a typical dry red with a chuck of tannins and plenty of red fruit flavours, raspberry, strawberry, cherry with vanilla and oak notes that have decent length. The taste is more pronounced that the aromas which I thought let it down a bit but the dryness is more than the fruit which for me, I would prefer the other way round.

Its £11 a bottle and that’s decent value, no outstanding but not bad.

Cantine Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardo, Chianti Riserva, 2013, Italy

Viñalba, Selección, Torrontés, 2018, Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina

Posted on October 9, 2020 by richardgore1200

This Torrontes from Vinabla, Lujan de Cuyo in Argentina is a text book Torrontes and that is not a bad thing, dry and bold but with masses of fruit that balances it all. Wth smells of tropical fruit and blossom, there’s lots of flavours in there too, pineapple, mango, melon and peach which went very well with a chicken biryani with vegi curry.

At £9 a bottle its spot on the money and taste.

Viñalba, Selección, Torrontés, 2018, Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina

C da Silva, Presidential, LBV Port, 2013, Portugal

Posted on October 3, 2020 by richardgore1200

I love Port and this offering from C da Silva with their Presidential, LBV Port, 2013 is better than most, excellent in fact. Made with 33% Touriga Franca, 33% Touriga Nacional, 34% Roriz there are aromas of wood and spice with flavours of plums and sour cherry, a richness with long lasting tastes make it better than most LBV Ports. At £15 a bottle it’s worth paying extra.

C da Silva, Presidential, LBV Port, 2013, Portugal

Chrysostomou Mousaios, Brut sparkling wine from Greece

Posted on October 1, 2020 by richardgore1200

So many countries can make great wine and that includes Greece and this Brut sparkling from Chrysostomou Mousaios in northern Greece, unfortunately is not a great wine. Its not terrible but the oak is very overpowering.

Made with the Assyriko grape the colour is lovely rich straw, there’s honey and citrus aromas. Its a dense, rich in flavour of stone fruit and nuts but the oaky, smoke flavours much are too much. It needs to be much more refined, drinkable but that’s the best I can say.

Chrysostomou Mousaios, Brut sparkling wine from Greece

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Campo Viejo, Winemaker’s Art, 2015, Rioja, Spain

Domaine L’Argenteille, la Roche des Fees Terrasses Du Larzac, 2016, Languedoc, France

Yali, Wild Swan, Merlot, 2018, Chile

Domains Du Sacre Coeur, Alsace, France

Chateau De Fesles, rosé d’Anjou, La Capelle, 2018, Loire, France

Tuffon Hall, Bacchus, 2015, East Anglia, England

Cantine Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardo, Chianti Riserva, 2013, Italy

Viñalba, Selección, Torrontés, 2018, Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina

C da Silva, Presidential, LBV Port, 2013, Portugal

Chrysostomou Mousaios, Brut sparkling wine from Greece