WINE TASTING GROUP.              HOSTED AT JOHN & SHEILA’S             

13^TH OCTOBER 2O15.

HELD AT OUR HOUSE, WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE ENJOYED THE AFTERNOON!

WINE NO. 1.         2OI4 RED MENDOZA  MALBEC  ARGENTINA.   13% VOL.  PURCHASED FROM LIDL AT £5.99.

GROWN IN THE LARGEST WINE MAKING REGION OF ARGENTINA, MALBEC GRAPES THRIVE IN THE OPTIMAL CLIMATIC CODITIONS IN THIS AREA, PRODUCING FULL BODIED, AROMATIC WINES. WE FOUND THIS TO BE A BRIGHT HEALTHY LOOKING DRINK, WITH QUITE A PALE RED APPEARANCE. WITH A PLEASANT SMELL AND WEAK INTENSITY, IT HAD SOME TASTE ON THE FRONT OF THE TONGUE, AND A TART ACIDITY. THE BODY WAS LIGHT, WITH VERY LITTLE TANNINS. THE FLAVOUR DID LAST, BUT THIS WINE WAS NOT REALLY VERY POPULAR WITH US AND ONLY ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 6.5. NOT REALLY RECOMMENDED.  

WINE NO. 2.        2009 FORTEZZA DEI  COLLI CHIANTI CLASSICO RISERVA FROM ITALY.  13.5% VOL. PURCHASED FROM LIDL AT £8.99.

THIS 6 YEAR OLD , WINE, PRODUCED FROM THE SANGIOVESE GRAPE IS MATURED FOR 2 YEARS AND BOTTLED FOR 3 MONTHS TO BRING OUT THE RUBY RED COLOUR. IT HAS A BRIGHT APPEARANCE WITH A PALE INTENSITY WHICH WAS AT ODDS WITH THE PRODUCER CLAIMING THAT BOTTLING IT FOR 3 MONTHS BROUGHT OUT THE  INTENSITY IN APPEARANCE.  THE AROMA WAS WEAK, BUT IT DID HAVE SOME TASTE ON THE  FRONT OF THE TONGUE.THE  BODY WAS LIGHT AND THE FLAVOUR DID LAST.  GIVEN THE AGE AND PRICE OF THIS WINE, IT WAS NOT ENJOYED AND ONLY ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 5.5. DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMENDED.

                                                                                                               

JOHN BENFIELD.     

September meeting

                                 WINE TASTING GROUP.                          HOSTED BY JENNY, AT JUNE & RAY’S,                 15^TH  SEPTEMBER 2015.

JENNY LAID ON, WITH JUNE AND RAY’S HELP, A LOVELY COUPLE OF WINES,EXCELLENT CHEESE, PATE, BISCUITS, & FRUIT,  A VERY GOOD AFTERNOON.

WINE NO. 1.        2014 RED CASTILLO ALBAI  RIOJA FROM PACOS DEL REY,  SPAIN.   13% VOL.  PURCHASED FROM SAINSBURYS AT £5.50.

This good looking wine, with a medium intensity, had a pleasant nose with a medium, dark, fruit highlights. With a long lasting flavour, and balanced acidity, this light bodied wine was enjoyed by us all and attracted an average score  7.9.  Recommended.

WINE NO 2.         2014 RED MONDELLI MONTEPULCIANO  FROM FORLI,  ITALY.   12.5VOL.  PURCHASED FROM SAINSBURYS AT  £6.

Grown in the rustic Central Italian region of Abruzzo, nestling between the Apennine mountains and the Adriatic Sea, this soft fruity wine has a good healthy appearance, a medium nose, and a good plum and blackberry taste in the  mouth.  A tart acidity, and lasting flavour was popular with us all and was given average score of 7.5. Also recommended.

                                                                              John Benfield.