WINE TASTING
GROUP.
THE MEETING WAS
HELD BY JENNY, AT PAT’S HOUSE, ON 14TH AUGUST 2018, WHERE WE ENJOYED
AN EXCELLENT AFTERNOON WITH GOOD FOOD AND GREAT
HOSPITALITY.
WINE NO 1. 2017
WINE OF SOUTH AFRICA, SWARTLAND. PINOTAGE. 14.5%VOL. PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS
AT £6.50.
FIRST GROWN BY
PROF. PEROLD AT STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY THIS GRAPE WAS ALMOST LOST FOREVER WHEN
THE GARDEN IT WAS IN BECAME OVERGROWN AND A NEW GARDENER LOOKED TO DESTROY IT.
HOWEVER A YOUNG LECTURER SAVED IT, AND THIS SMOOTH AND COMPLEX WINE HAS BEEN A
FAVOURITE EVER SINCE IT WAS CULTIVATED COMMERCIALLY. THIS RUBY COLOURED
OFFERING, HAD A GOOD BRIGHT APPEARANCE AND MEDIUM INTENSITY. A GOOD BOUQUET WITH
FRUITY SWEET TASTE ON THE TONGUE, ALLIED TO BALANCED ACIDITY, AND LIGHT TANNINS,
MADE FOR A GOOD LASTING DRINK. ENJOYED AND RECOMMENDED, THIS WINE ATTRACTED AN
AVERAGE SCORE OF 8/10.
WINE NO. 2015
GRAND VIN SAINT EMILLION GRAND CRU FRANCE 13.5%VOL. PURCHASED FRO MORRISONS AT
£10.99. WITH A HEALTHY DEEP INTENSITY AND STRONG RUBY APPEARANCE, THIS OFFERING
HAD NO SWEETNESS ON THE FRONT BUT HAD A PLEASANT BOUQUET. VERY TART ACIDITY
ALLIED TO LOTS OF TANNINS GAVE THIS WINE A SHARP TASTE WHICH WAS NOT
PARTICULARLY POPULAR. IT ATTACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF
6.5/10.
THE GROUP MET AT
JACK AND JOANS ON TUES 11TH SEPTEMBER 2018, WHERE WE RECEIVED THEIR
GOOD, WELCOME HOSPITALITY, WITH FINE FOOD, WITH OUR
WINE.
WINE NO1. 2016
VINALBA MALBEC ARGENTINA. 14%VOL. PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £8. WITH A VERY
HEALTHY APPEARANCE AND DEEP INTENSITY, THIS WINE HAS A PURPLE APPEARANCE, WITH A
GOOD CONDITION. WITH STRONG AROMAS OF DARK FRUIT AND VANILLA,THIS WINE HAS A DRY
TASTE, BALANCED ACIDITY, AND SOME TANNINS. THE FLAVOUR DOES LAST AND ATTRACTED
AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.5/10. A PLEASANT WINE.
WINE NO2. 2016
APOTHIC RED BLEND OF ZINFANDEL,SYRAH,CAB SAV.AND MERLOT, CALIFORNIA USA. 13%VOL.
PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £9. WITH LAYERS OF DARK RED FRUIT AND HINTS OF
VANILLA AND MOCHA THIS OFFERING HAS A GOOD HEALTHY APPEARANCE ALLIED TO A DEEP
INTENSITY. RUBY/PURPLE COLOUR ALLIED TO A PLEASANT PLUM/CHOCOLATE CHARACTER,
GIVE THIS WINE A STRONG SWEETNESS ON THE TONGUE. VERY BALANCED ACIDITY AND LOTS
OF TANNINS WITH A MEDIUM BODY AND LASTING FLAVOUR THIS OFFERING MET WITH A MIXED
REACTION FROM OUR MEMBERS. IT ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.4. A GOOD
DRINK.
JOHN BENFIELD
