WINE TASTING GROUP. TUESDAY 28TH MAY 2013.

THE GROUP MET AT DAVE & MOLLY’S WHERE WE HAD AN EXCELLENT AFTERNOON WITH GREAT HOSPITALITY FROM OUR HOSTS.

WINE NO.1.

 THIS WINE WAS A 2011 PINOT NOIR FROM THE BRANCOTT ESTATE MARLBOROUGH NEW ZEALAND, PURCHASED AT ASDA AT AN OFFER PRICE OF £6.98. THE WINE IS FROM SOUTH ISLAND WHICH AT ONE TIME WAS THOUGHT TO BE TOO COLD TO GROW WINE GRAPES. THE WINE HAS SOFT VELVETY TANNINS WITH RIPE BERRY FRUIT FLAVOURS. WE ALL ENJOYED THIS TART, LIGHT BODIED WINE WHICH HAD A GOOD LASTING FLAVOUR. THIS RED WINE GRAPE IS GROWN EXTENSIVELY IN FRANCE AND IS BEST DRUNK YOUNG. WE GAVE IT AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.

WINE NO. 2.

THIS WINE WAS A 2011 MALBEC FROM THE LA PIEDRA LEON VINYARD IN THE VALLE CENTRAL AREA OF CHILE. PUCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £7.49. THIS GRAPE ORIGINATED FROM THE FRENCH BORDEAUX REGION, AND PRODUCES A WINE WITH FRUITY FLAVOURS AND SLIGHTLY PEPPERY UNDERTONES. IT HAS VIBRANT AROMAS OF BLACK FRUIT, SUCH AS PLUMS. WE ALL FELT THAT THIS WAS A HEALTHY WINE WITH A DEEP INTENSITY, MEDIUM BODIED, WITH A LONG LASTING FLAVOUR. OUR GROUP ALSO ENJOYED THIS WINE AND GAVE IT AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.4.

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HOSTED BY JENNY AT PAT AND BRIAN’S, ON TUESDAY 18^TH JUNE 2013.