May Wine Group Meeting

WINE TASTING GROUP.THE MEETING WAS HELD BY JEAN AT PAT’S HOUSE ON 15^TH MAY 2018. THE LOVELY WEATHER AND EXCELLENT OFFERINGS, WERE ENHANCED, AS IT WAS HELD AL FRESCO IN PAT’S LOVELY GARDEN.

WINE NO.1.  2015  SAGRATO CHIANTI RESERVE, ITALY12.5%VOL. PURCHASED FROM WAITROSE AT £6.99.

THIS WINE RECEIVED MIXED REVIEWS WITH SCORES FROM A VERY LOW 4/10 TO 9.5/10, WHICH JUST TELLS US HOW PEOPLES TASTES VARY! GROWN IN THE TUSCANY REGION, IT USES GRAPES FROM SMALL PRODUCERS IN THE AREA.

FULL BODIED IT HAS A BRIGHT RUBY APPEARANCE, WITH A PLEASANT BOUQUET. STRONG FRUIT CHARACTER WITH SOME SWEETNESS, IT HAS BALANCED ACIDITY, STRONG TANNINS AND A GOOD FRUIT TASTE IN THE MOUTH. THE FLAVOUR DID LAST, AND THIS OFFERING ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.2/10. GENERALLY WELL RECEIVED.

WINE NO.2.  2016  TEMPUS TWO, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA. 13.5%VOL. PURCHASED FROM WAITROSE AT £5.99.

WITH A HEALTHY RUBY APPEARANCE THIS OFFERING HAD A VERY PLEASANT BOUQUET WITH A MEDIUM INTENSITY. THE FRUIT CHARACTER WAS DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT, AND IT HAD SOME CHOCOLATE NOTES. BUT IT HAD GOOD SWEETNESS ON THE TONGUE, VERY BALANCED ACIDITY, AND LIGHT TANNINS. THE FLAVOUR DID LAST, BUT THE BODY WAS QUITE LIGHT. WE ALL ENJOYED THIS WINE AND IT ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 8/10. RECOMMENDED.

                                                                      JOHN BENFIELD.