WINE TASTING GROUP.
HELD AT JOHN & SHEILA’S ON TUESDAY 22ND. JANUARY 2019. WE HOPE OUR MEMBERS PRESENT ENJOYED OUR HOSPITALITY.
WINE NO. 1. 2017 HARDYS NOTTAGE HILL CABERNET-SHIRAZ AUSTRALIA. 14%VOL. PURCHASED FROM ASDA AT £6.75.
THIS BRIGHT HEALTHY LOOKING WINE IT HAD A RED/PURPLE APPEARANCE. THERE WAS SOME SWEETNESS, WITH A TART ACIDITY AND STRONG TANNINS. THE BODY FELT LIGHT AND HAD A GOOD LONG FRUIT TASTE IN THE MOUTH. THIS WINE HAD A MIXED REVIEW AND ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.5/10. RECOMMENDED.
WINE NO. 2. 2017 LA MONEDA MALBEC, CHILE.13%VOL. PURCHASED FROM ASDA AT £7.
FROM THE FAMOUS VALLE CENTRAL REGION OF CHILE THIS OFFERING HAS A BRIGHT HEALTHY, DEEP INTENSITY, WITH A RED/PURPLE APPEARANCE. A SLIGHTLY WEAK BOUQUET WITH GOOD FRUITY OVERTONES, IT HAD A TASTE WITH TART ACIDITY AND STRONG TANNINS.A LIGHT FINISH WITH STRONG FRUITY LASTING TASTE, THIS OFFERING DID NOT HAVE A LASTING FLAVOUR, IT ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 6/10 AND ENJOYED A MIXED REVIEW.
HELD AT PAT’S AND HOSTED BY JENNY ON TUESDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2019, WHERE WE WERE ENTERTAINED TO AN ENJOYABLE AFTERNOON WITH EXCELLENT HOSPITALITY.
WINE NO. 1. 2016 BEYERSKLOOF SYNERGY PINOT/CAB SAV/ MERLOT BLEND, SOUTH AFRICA. 14.5% VOL. PURCHASED FROM SAINSBURYS AT £7.
A SLIGHTLY HAZY APPEARANCE WITH CLASSIC OAK MATURATION, THIS OFFERING HAS A PLEASANT BOUQUET WITH A FAIRLY STRONG FRUITY TASTE. THERE WAS BALANCED ACIDITY AND SOME TANNINS EVIDENT. THE BODY WAS LIGHT AND THERE WAS A GOOD LASTING FRUIT TASTE IN THE MOUTH. THIS WINE ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.8/10. ENJOYED BY US ALL AND RECOMMENDED.
WINE NO.2. 2016 DARK HORSE MERLOT, USA. 13.5%VOL. PURCHASED FROM SAINSBURYS AT £8.50.
THIS HEALTHY LOOKING, RUBY/PURPLE WINE HAS A GOOD CLEAN BOUQUET OF MEDIUM INTENSITY. GOOD SWEETNESS IN THE MOUTH,ALLIED TO GOOD FRUIT FLAVOURS, OFFERS A PLUSH YET DISTINCTIVE FINISH.TANNINS WERE EVIDENT WITH FRUIT TASTE ALLIED TO A GOOD LASTING FLAVOUR. THIS WINE ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.5/10 AND WAS ENJOYED.
