WINE TASTING GROUP.
HELD AT JACK & JOAN’S ON TUESDAY
22ND. NOV. 2016.
ANOTHER EXCELLENT AFTERNOON OF GREAT
COMPANY, FOOD AND WINE
WINE NO. 1. 2015 CORSIERO NERO DI TROIA.
ITALY. 13%VOL. PURCHASED FROM LAITHWATES £4.39.
THIS WINE PURCHASED BY JACK FROM MAIL ORDER
IS A GRAPE STEEPED IN LEGEND.AFTER DEFEATING THE CITY OF TROY WITH HIS TROJAN
HORSE, DIOMEDES IS SAID TO HAVE TRAVELLED NORTH TO PUGLIA WHERE HE FOUNDED THE
CITY OF TROIA, AND PLANTED VINE CUTTINGS HE’D BROUGHT WITH HIM, AND PRODUCED
THIS WINE. DRUNK TODAY, LAYERED WITH BLACKBERRY, VIOLET AND SMOKY VANILLA
OVERTONES, IT RECEIVED A MIXED REVIEW BY OUR MEMBERS. WITH A HEALTHY
APPEARANCE, VERY LITTLE BOUQUET, IT HAD NO SWEETNESS IN THE MOUTH, BUT DID HAVE
GOOD TANNINS. SOME FRUIT TASTE IN THE MOUTH DID NOT LAST, AND THIS WINE
ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.9. GOOD VALUE.
WINE NO. 2. 2014 CARAVACAS PRIMICIA
RIOJA. SPAIN. 14% VOL. PURCHASED FROM LAITHWATES
£4.39.
ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE OF THE FAMOUS SPANISH
WINE, THIS OFFERING FROM A CASE SELECTION, WAS APPRECIATED BY US. MADE AT CASTLE
PRIMITCIA THIS WINE HAS A GOOD HEALTHY APPEARANCE AND PLEASANT BOUQUET. PRODUCED
FROM TEMPRANILLO, PLUS 15% OF LESSER WELL KNOWN MAZUELLO, AGED FOR 4 MONTHS IN
OAK BARRELS, IT HAS A BRIGHT CHERRY RED APPEARANCE, WITH SUMMERFRUIT, AND SPICY
VANILLA OVERTONES, GOOD TANNINS, AND LASTING FLAVOUR. THIS WINE IS RECOMMENDED,
AND ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 8.
JOHN BENFIELD.
