WINE TASTING GROUP.
HELD AT JACK & JOANS ON TUESDAY 26TH MARCH 2019, WHERE WE HAD A LOVELY AFTERNOON BEING WELL LOOKED AFTER.
WINE NO. 1. 2017 HARDY’S BANKSIDE SHIRAZ. SE AUSTRALIA. 13%VOL. PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £5.
A BRIGHT HEALTHY LOOKING PALE WINE, THIS OFFERING HAD A DEEP RED APPEARANCE. THE BOUQUET WAS VERY PLEASANT WITH A MEDIUM INTENSITY, BUT IT WAS QUITE DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN AN ACTUAL CHARACTER. IT HAD A STRONG SWEETNESS IN THE MOUTH, WITH BALANCED ACIDITY LITTLE TANNINS, AND A LIGHT TO MEDIUM BODY.THIS WINE HAD LOTS OF LASTING FRUIT FLAVOUR, AND WAS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED ATTRACTING A HIGH 8/10 AVERAGE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
WINE NO. 2. 2017 TURNER ROAD RESERVE MERLOT, CALIFORNIA USA. 13.5%VOL. PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £5.
THIS HEALTHY LOOKING DEEP RUBY APPEARANCE, GAVE THIS OFFERING A PLEASANT APPEARANCE, AND WITH A STRONG PLEASANT BOUQUET OF MEDIUM INTENSITY IT HAD AN UNUSUAL CHARACTER. SOME SWEETNESS WITH TART ACIDITY AND LITTLE TANNINS. A MEDIUM BODY AND STRONG FRUIT TASTE IN THE MOUTH LEFT A STRONG LASTING FLAVOUR, AND ATTACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 6.4/10. GOOD TASTING VALUE FOR THE MONEY.
HELD AT MOLLY & DAVE’S ON 17TH APRIL 2019 OUR HOSTS ENTERTAINED US TO A FINE AFTERNOON OF WINE AND DRINK.
WINE NO 1. 2018 WESTERN CAPE CINSAULT 13.5VOL. PURCHASED FROM ASDA AT £5.75.
THIS BRIGHT PALE RUBY COLOURED OFFERING IS AN UNUSUAL WINE WITH A PLEASANT MEDIUM INTENSITY BOUQUET. WITH A MIXED REVIEW OF ITS FRUIT IT HAS A LIGHT BODY AND LITTLE FRUIT TASTE IN THE MOUTH. THE FLAVOUR LASTED WELL, AND THIS WINE HAD A MIXED REVIEW. SOME RATED IT MORE HIGHLY THAN OTHERS. IT ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.7/10. INTERESTING WINE!
WINE NO2. 2016 WO SWARTLAND SHIRAZ SOUTH AFRICA. PURCHASED FROM ASDA AT £8.
THIS WINE HAS A DEEP HEALTHY RUBY APPEARANCE AND VERY PLEASANT BOUQUET. WITH A MEDIUM INTENSITY IT HAD LITTLE SWEETNESS , TART ACIDITY AND STRONG TANNINS. IT HAD GOOD CHERRY, RASPBERRY AND BLACKBERRY FLAVOURS, AND WITH A MEDIUM BODY, IT LEFT A FRUIT TASTE WITH A LASTING FLAVOUR IN THE MOUTH. WE LIKED THIS WINE AND IT ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 8/10. RECOMMENDED.
