WINE TASTING GROUP.
The group met at Jack & Joan’s for a very pleasant
afternoon where we all enjoyed our host’s warm hospitality, with cheese and
biscuits, followed after the wine tasting, with tea.
WINE NO 1. 2008 CHIANTI CLASSICO FROM CASTELINA ITALY.
PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £7.99.
This wine is a rich full bodied, spicy, red wine, produced in
the heartland of the Chianti region in Tuscany, between Florence and Sienna.
This wine has been aged in oak barrels to produce the rich flavours. We
generally liked this wine with its tart taste, pleasant smell and good lasting
flavours. It produced an average score of 7, and we ,in the main said that we
would happily drink it again.
WINE NO. 2. 2012 CAHORS MALBEC FROM LANDIRAS FRANCE.
PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £7.99.
This healthy looking deeply intense wine grown in the
Bordeaux region has an easy drinking style with strong fruit flavours, and
peppery undertones. It had a deep purple colouring, fairly strong nose,with a
good long lasting aftertaste. This wine also attracted an average score of 7.
None of us managed to identify the country of origin or the grape, but it was
enjoyed.
JOHN BENFIELD.
