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Domaine de Mourchon, Seguret Grand Reserve 2011, Rhone villages, France

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Domaine de Mourchon, seguret Grand Reserve 2011, Rhone villages

Domaine de Mourchon, seguret Grand Reserve 2011, Rhone villages

Domaine de Mourchon know how to make good wine and this Seguret Grand Reserve 2011 is a good.  Although this probably should have been drunk 3 or 4 years ago it still had a full body, with smooth tannins that were punchy with flavours of raspberry, redcurrants and plum with liquorice and pepper in the background. Younger vintages are selling for around £20, which is a little expensive but that said it is a very good wine. Certainly one to have with food, preferably cheese and biscuits or a good steak.

 

Langlois-Chateau, Vieilles Vignes, Saumur, Loire, France

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Langlois-Chateau, Vieilles Vignes, Saumur, Loire, France

Langlois-Chateau, Vieilles Vignes, Saumur, Loire, France

Purchased on our trip to the Loire this white wine from Langlois-Chateau in Saumur in the Loire. Made with Chenin its dry, light and acidic. Loads of aromas and flavours of yellow apple, pear and pineapple with notes of vanilla and hints of butter, a slight creaminess and a little honey in there.

At £20 a bottle its not cheap but its a quality wine. Enjoy with friends over a meal, went well with home made pizza.

Chateau Bellerive, Quarts de Chaume, 2005, Loire, France

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Chateau Bellerive, Quarts de Chaume, 2005, Loire, France

Chateau Bellerive, Quarts de Chaume, 2005, Loire, France

I loved this wine from Chateau Bellerive in the Loire, it was AMAZING, lush and full of flavour. Whats best is this desert wine is in a full sized bottle – magic.

There are flavours and aromas of honey, marmalade, peach, orange and mineral undertones that are well balanced and not over powered by sweetness. At £40 a bottle its well worth trying and taking your time over it. Have it with fresh fruit to bring out the best.

Aldi, Chassaux et fils, Grenache, Cinsault, Rose, 2020, France

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Aldi, chassaux et fils, Grenache, Cinsault, Rose, 2020, France

Aldi, chassaux et fils, Grenache, Cinsault, Rose, 2020, France

The issue with Audi wine and not just with their rosé is that they produce an absolutely corkers and then it’s gone on which is really frustrating. This Rosie made with Grenache and Cinsault is a classic example it was an impulse purchase as it was £2.99 so not exactly a lot of money.

It’s a clean Rosie with lots of red fruit and aromas of strawberry and redcurrant it’s not elegant but it’s a nice rosé wine that I really enjoyed drinking in February, which is not a month associated with drinking such wine in the UK.

Domaine Cazes, Rivesaltes, Ambre, 1997, France

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Domaine Cazes, Rivesaltes, Ambre, 1997, France

Domaine Cazes, Rivesaltes, Ambre, 1997, France

Domaine Cazes knows about desert wines and their Rivesaltes, Ambre, 1997 shows just how brilliant they are at making wine and that’s an understatement. It’s like the Bentley of the wine world. Classy in so many ways.

You get aromas of orange, citrus, chocolate with a smokie undertone and a chunk of raisin. There’s flavours of dried fruit with honey, stone fruits, citrus and a caramelised oaky note that is quite frankly amazing.

Sure at £20 a bottle it’s not cheap but it’s brilliant.

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.

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

Abbotts & Delaunay, Boréas Faugères, 2017, Languedoc, France

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This red from Languedoc is a pretty bold, tannic wine. Very dry with peppery notes and spice on the nose. You do get red fruit on the flavour front with reasonable fruit levels coming through but I would definitely recommend having this with food juicy steak or tomato pasta would be ideal.

At about £10 a bottle is decent value.

Château de Pez, 1998, Saint-Estèphe, France

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Château de Pez, 1998, Saint-Estèphe, France

Château de Pez, 1998, Saint-Estèphe, France

At 23 years old this wine from Chateau de Pez shows what excellent wine that France can produce, rather than the bulk wines that so many people only drink. At £50 a bottle its not cheap but excellent,

Its a bold, dry wine with decent well integrated tannins that make you want to sip and take your time when drinking. aromas and flavours of black fruits, oak, cedar, leather and a hint of smoke this is a grown ups wine. Trully excellent.

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Chateau Bonhomme, Mademoiselle, Minervois, 2017, France

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Chateau Bonhomme, Mademoiselle, Minervois, 2017, France

Chateau Bonhomme, Mademoiselle, Minervois, 2017, France

South West France produce lots of wine and this blend of Grenache, Syrah, Carignan and Cinsault from Chateau Bonhomme is half decent. Bold, dry and plenty of tannins. There’s spice, oak and lots of red fruit on the nose that come through on the flavour and are join with plum and pepper notes.

Its a good wine which needs food to really balance out some of the harshness. Steak or tomato based foods are the ones to go for with this red.