Held at Ray & June’s on Tuesday 29th March 2022, where we were treated to a lovely afternoon of good food and wine by our hosts. Wine no 1. 2020 Vall del Bio Malbec, Chile. 14% vol. purchased from coop at £8. This smooth Malbec from one of Chile’s southernmost winemaking regions offered a pleasant bouquet with a medium intensity. We all offered quite different views on fruit character. There was sweetness apparent with balanced acidity and plenty of tannins with a medium body and plenty of fruit taste, it had a good lasting flavour. One of us managed to guess the country of origin. This wine was appreciated by us all and attracted an average score of 8.5/10. Recommended. Wine no 2. 2020 Hardy’s Shiraz Mourvedre wine of Australia purchased from coop at £7.25. Made by one of Australia’s most renowned winemakers this offering had a bright, healthy appearance with ruby notes a pleasant bouquet with medium intensity, offering flavours of black cherry and mulberry, it had lots of sweetness and balanced acidity. There were some tannins evident and the wine had plenty of lasting fruit taste in the mouth. Our members gave it an average score of 7.5/10, and we enjoyed this wine. John Benfield.