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Brewery Hill Shiraz 2008

February 3, 2010
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My husband and I tried this wine over a couple of nights with curry and spag bol, I have to say it wasn’t a great food/wine match with either. Therefore the best match in my opinion would be a good old steak on the BBQ. When I put my nose into the glass and breathed [...]

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Greedy Sheep Cabernet Merlot 2007

December 21, 2009
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Colour: Lovely velvety deep purple-red. Scents: Rose, aniseed, smoke and a hint of acidic grass. Taste: Very robust, though tannony and slightly sour. The aftertaste of plum and nectarine is exactly what you’d expect of a good Cab-Merlot. ABV: 14% Cost: £9.99 Related posts Schroeder Estate Merlot 2006 (0) Isla Negra Merlot Reserva 2008 (2) [...]

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Schroeder Estate Merlot 2006

December 14, 2009
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I recently ordered a case of Pinot Noir from the Schroeder Wine Estate in Patagonia, an area in Southern Argentina that is starting to make its mark on the world of wine. I must admit that I was a little more than slightly disappointed when a case of their Merlot was delivered to my door as [...]

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Blackwood Ridge Pinot Noir 2008

November 26, 2009
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Colour: Plum red, with some transparency. Scents: Mild spice with blackcurrant and cherry, a very typical pinot noir. Taste: Fleshy, juicy plum and hints of rose. The wine is rather lacking in depth of flavour considering its tempting bouquet. ABV: 16% (Late Harvest) Related posts Nostros Reserva 2009 Pinot Noir (0) Italian Della Venezia Pinot [...]

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Blackwood Ridge Shiraz 2007

November 18, 2009
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Colour: Fresh, transparent blood red. Scents: Juicy dark plum, spice and dark berry. Taste: Hints of spice, plum and cherry. ABV: 14% (Late Harvest) Related posts Brewery Hill Shiraz 2008 (0) Paxton Jones Block Shiraz 2004, McLaren Vale, Australia (0) Greedy Sheep Cabernet Merlot 2007 (0) Dusty Dog Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (1) Chalk Hill Snapper [...]

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Château Croizet Bages – 5′me Cru Classé

November 2, 2009
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Tasting Notes: An attractive nose of cassis, fruit, herbs and vanilla. Good ripeness, a pure clean taste of fruit and oak with slight tannins and a pleasing finish. The Croizet family acquired this property in the 18th century, planted his vineyard on the Bages ‘plateaux’ and called it appropriately Château Croizet-Bages. Today the 22 hectares [...]

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Sainsbury’s So Organic Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

October 22, 2009
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Some friends came round the other night and brought a bottle that they had been given. ABV: 14% Price: £4.99 Approx Retailer: Sainsburys Closure: Screwtop (Tin lined) Fairtrade Organically Grown Grapes Suitable for Vegetarian Vegan and Coeliacs No Sulphite Preservative Recommend to drink within 6 months of purchase Related posts Wolf Blass Red Label Shiraz [...]

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Isla Negra Merlot Reserva 2008

October 2, 2009
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Closure: Screw Top ABV: 12.5% Serve at room temperature Price: Approx £3.99 Retailer: Tesco Stock up for Christmas on this wine! Isla Negra Merlot Reserva is just what it says on the bottle. It is packed full of the flavour of plums, it also says a hint of chocolate although I did not taste that. [...]

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Berberana Dragon Tempranillo 2007

September 24, 2009
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ABV: 12.5% Closure: Real Cork Retailer: Majestic Price: £5.49 Approx Berberana was founded in 1877 and this Spanish family is well known for its Riojas. (Rioja is my own personal favourite Red wine). Dragon Tempranillo has to be my favourite of the red wines that we tasted from this case, it comes from the Tierra [...]

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Vistasur Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

September 18, 2009
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ABV: 14% Closure: Screw top Retailer: Majestic Price: £5.49 Approx On our regular “Cards night” we like to drink good red wine whilst eating cheeses and the Vistasur wine is great for this. We Swirled, Sniffed and Sipped (and dribbled!) and came up with a good review of this wine. Why you ask? Well swirling [...]

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La Rectorie 2006 Côtes du Rhône

September 14, 2009
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ABV: 13.5% Closure: Plastic Cork Retailer: Majestic Price: £4.99 Approx Although I have been drinking wine for the past 33 years and attended and hosted wine tasting evenings, this is my first attempt at writing a review. I opened the bottle for a couple of hours to let it breath and so it could be [...]

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