WINE TASTING GROUP. HELD AT PAT’S HOSTED BY JENNY, ON
TUESDAY 19TH APRIL 2017, WITH A LOVELY SELECTION OF CHEESE,BISCUITS,
FRUIT AND ASSORTMENTS OF ACCOMPANYING FOOD.
WINE NO. 1. 2013
MAREMMA TOSCANA, ROSSO, ITALY. 13%VOL. PURCHASED FROM LIDL AT
£7.99.
THIS BRIGHT,
HEALTHY RED, HAS A DEEP INTENSE RUBY APPEARANCE, AND PLEASANT BOUQUET, WITH A
MEDIUM TASTE. A PLUMMY SMELL WITH SOME SWEETNESS IN THE FRONT OF THE TONGUE,
THIS WINE HAD NO DISCERNABLE TANNINS AND FELT QUITE LIGHT. THERE WAS SOME FRUIT
TASTE IN THE MOUTH, AND A LITTLE LASTING FLAVOUR. WE ALL FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO
IDENTIFY THE GRAPE AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, IT ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF
7.5/10 AND WAS GENERALLY ENJOYED.
WINE NO.2. 2016
LA MEDA TORO TEMPERANILLO. 14%VOL. PURCHASED FROM LIDL AT
£6.99.
WITH A DARK
CHERRY APPEARANCE, THIS WINE HAS RICH COMPLEX AROMAS OF RED AND BLACK BERRIES.
THE PALATE IS STRUCTURED, WITH VELVETY TANNINS, AND IS AN EXCELLENT
ACCOMPANIMENT, FOR RED MEATS. THE STRONG TANNINS, GAVE THIS WINE A LONG LASTING
AFTERTASTE. IT ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7/10.
WINE TASTING
GROUP HELD AT JACK&JOAN’S ON TUESDAY 16TH MAY 2016, WHERE JACK
AND JOAN’S RENOWNED HOSPITALITY ONCE AGAIN MADE US SO
WELCOME.
WINE NO. 1. 2015
ZALZE SHIRAZ/MOURVEDRE VIOGNIER BLEND, SOUTH AFRICA. 14.5% VOL. PURCHASED FROM
MORRISONS AT £7. MADE IN STELLENBOSCH SINCE 1695, BY THE KLEINE ZALZE WINERY
THESE WINES HAVE A RICH SPICY BLEND OF BLACKBERRY AND FOREST FRUIT FLAVOURS.
WITH A DEEP
INTENSITY, AND STRONG PURPLE APPEARANCE, IT HAS SOME SWEETNESS, BALANCED ACIDITY
LASTING FLAVOUR. WITH A GOOD FRUIT TASTE IN THE MOUTH THIS WINE ATTRACTED AN
AVERAGE SCORE OF 8/10, AND IS RECOMMENDED.
WINE NO 2. (NO
INDICATION OF VINTAGE) CASTILLO DEL SABIO, RIOJA, SPAIN. 13%VOL. PURCHASED FROM
MORRISONS AT £7.
RIOJA’S WINE
MAKING HERITAGE STRETCHES BACK TO ANCIENT TIMES. ITS FAMOUS RED WINES WERE
PRODUCED IN MONISTERIES, AND WERE CELEBRATED ACROSS EUROPE. ELEGANTLY BALANCED
WITH A DEEP INTENSITY, THIS WINE HAS WARM BALANCE AND SWEET HERB NOTES. SOME
SWEETNESS IS EVIDENT AND THE FLAVOUR LASTS. IT ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF
8/10 AN WAS ENJOYED.
JOHN
BENFIELD.
