WINE TASTING
GROUP.THE MEETING WAS HELD BY JEAN AT PAT’S HOUSE ON 15TH MAY 2018.
THE LOVELY WEATHER AND EXCELLENT OFFERINGS, WERE ENHANCED, AS IT WAS HELD AL
FRESCO IN PAT’S LOVELY GARDEN.
WINE NO.1. 2015
SAGRATO CHIANTI RESERVE, ITALY12.5%VOL. PURCHASED FROM WAITROSE AT
£6.99.
THIS WINE
RECEIVED MIXED REVIEWS WITH SCORES FROM A VERY LOW 4/10 TO 9.5/10, WHICH JUST
TELLS US HOW PEOPLES TASTES VARY! GROWN IN THE TUSCANY REGION, IT USES GRAPES
FROM SMALL PRODUCERS IN THE AREA.
FULL BODIED IT
HAS A BRIGHT RUBY APPEARANCE, WITH A PLEASANT BOUQUET. STRONG FRUIT CHARACTER
WITH SOME SWEETNESS, IT HAS BALANCED ACIDITY, STRONG TANNINS AND A GOOD FRUIT
TASTE IN THE MOUTH. THE FLAVOUR DID LAST, AND THIS OFFERING ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE
SCORE OF 7.2/10. GENERALLY WELL RECEIVED.
WINE NO.2. 2016
TEMPUS TWO, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA. 13.5%VOL. PURCHASED
FROM WAITROSE AT £5.99.
WITH A HEALTHY
RUBY APPEARANCE THIS OFFERING HAD A VERY PLEASANT BOUQUET WITH A MEDIUM
INTENSITY. THE FRUIT CHARACTER WAS DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT, AND IT HAD SOME
CHOCOLATE NOTES. BUT IT HAD GOOD SWEETNESS ON THE TONGUE, VERY BALANCED ACIDITY,
AND LIGHT TANNINS. THE FLAVOUR DID LAST, BUT THE BODY WAS QUITE LIGHT. WE ALL
ENJOYED THIS WINE AND IT ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 8/10.
RECOMMENDED.
JOHN BENFIELD.
