WINE TASTING GROUP.         HELD AT BRIAN & PATS ON 16^TH FEBRUARY 2016.

ANOTHER EXCELLENT AFTERNOON WITH LOTS OF ANIMATED CONVERSATION, AND OF COURSE CHEESE,BISCUITS,FRUIT AND OTHER GOOD ACCOMPANIMENTS.

WINE NO. 1.            2013  ESTELA, ARMANDO BONARDA.  MENDOZA ARGENTINA.   13.5% VOL.      PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £9.

THIS WINE PROVED TO BE AN INTERESTING PUZZLE TO US ALL WITH NOBODY GUESSING EITHER THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, OR THE GRAPE VARIETY. A CLEAR DEEP RED SIGHT, PRODUCED A PLEASANT BOUQUET, PLENTY OF ACIDITY, WITH A PLEASANT INTENSITY,A LOT OF SWEETNESS ON THE TONGUE, AND SOME TANNINS. MEDIUM BODIED, IT HAD GOOD FRUIT TASTE, AND A GOOD LONG LASTING FLAVOUR. THERE WAS A MIXED REACTION TO THIS WINE, BUT IT DID ATTRACT A GOOD AVERAGE SCORE OF 8.5. WE WOULD RECOMMEND THIS WINE.

WINE NO 2.     2015    INCA  CABERNET SAUVIGNON  VALLE CENTRAL CHILE.          13.5% VOL.          PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £4.

A BRIGHT LOOKING WINE WITH A RUBY RED DEEPLY INTENSE APPEARANCE, THIS SAMPLE HAD A PLEASANT BOUQUET WITH A FRUITY FINISH. GOOD SWEETNESS , WITH BALANCED ACIDITY, AND SOME TANNINS, A MEDIUM BODY WITH A GOOD LASTING FLAVOUR, WE ALSO ENJOYED THIS OFFERING, WHICH ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7. A GOOD VALUE WINE AT THIS PRICE.

                                                                                                                            JOHN BENFIELD.