WINE TASTING GROUP.
HELD AT JUNE AND
RAY’S ON TUESDAY 24TH JANUARY 2017. JUNE’S HOSPITALITY DIDN’T
DISAPPOINT. LOVELY AFTERNOON.
WINE NO. 1. 2014
WOLF BLASS SILVER LABEL SHIRAZ/CABERNET/MALBEC. AUSTRALIA. 14.5%
VOL.
PURCHASED FROM
ASDA AT £9.48.
PRODUCED FROM THE
LANGHORNE CREEK AND McLAREN VALE VINEYARDS THIS WINE HAS A VERY HEALTHY PURPLE
APPEARANCE, IT HAS A PLEASANT BOUQUET AND MEDIUM INTENSITY .THERE IS SOME
SWEETNESS, WITH A BALANCED TASTE. NO TANNINS WERE APPARENT AND IT HAD A MEDIUM
BODY. THE GOOD FRUIT TASTE, DID NOT GIVE A LASTING FLAVOUR. THIS WINE IS
RECOMMENDED AND ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.5/10.
WINE NO. 2. 2016
BARROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 14.5%vol.
PURCHASED FROM
ASDA AT £5.98.
THIS OFFERING
FROM THE FAMOUS BARROSSA VALLEY VINEYARD OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, IS A RICH RED WINE,
FILLED WITH BRAMBLE FRUIT FLAVOURS, AND SPICE LAYERS. IT HAS A DEEP INTENSITY
WITH A GOOD RUBY APPEARANCE. SOME SWEETNESS, GIVE THIS WINE A GOOD FRUITY TASTE
ON THE TONGUE AND BALANCED ACIDITY, ALLIED TO STRONG TANNINS. THE FLAVOURS
LASTED AND WE ALL ENJOYED THIS OFFERING, WHICH WAS CONSIDERED BETTER VALUE
COMPARED TO WINE NO. 1. IT ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.
JOHN
BENFIELD.
