May & June

HELD BY JENNY AT PAT’S  ON TUESDAY MAY 28^TH. 2019 WITH EXCELLENT HOSPITALITY.

WINE NO.1.2018 KUWALA RESERVE MALBEC WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA 13.5.% VOL. PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £6.

THIS WINE HAD A GOOD BRIGHT APPEARANCE AND A DEEP INTENSITY, WITH A STRONG RUBY COLOUR. THE BOUQUET WAS VERY PLEASANT, BALANCED AND WITH MEDIUM STRENGTH.  A RIPE FRUIT CHARACTER, WITH BALANCED SLIGHT SWEETNESS, IT  HAD SLIGHT TANNINS AND A MEDIUM BODY. THIS WINE HAS A GOOD PLUMMY TEXTURE WITH BLACKCURRENT OVERTONES, AND A LASTING AFTERTASTE. IT WAS GENERALLY LIKED WITH ONE MEMBER MARKING IT 10/10. THE AVERAGE SCORE WAS A GOOD 8/10, AND IS RECOMMENDED. GOOD VALUE AS WELL.

WINE NO. 2   2017 SWARTLAND SOUTH AFRICA PINOTAGE. 14.5% VOL. PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £6.

THIS WINE HAD A GOOD HEALTHY APPEARANCE OF MEDIUM INTENSITY AND RUBY COLOUR. THE BOUQUET DID CAUSE SOME HEADSCRATCHING, WITH COMMENTS OF PEPPERY, PLEASANT AND CLEAN, BUT IT WAS VERY GOOD ON THE NOSE. VERY TART ACIDITY AND STRONG TANNINS,GAVE IT A FULL BODIED TASTE.STRONG LASTING AFTERTASTE WAS ALSO EVIDENT. THIS WINE ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 6.6/10. A PLEASANT OFFERING.

HELD AT JOHN AND SHEILA’S ON TUESDAY 25^TH JUNE 2019 WHERE WE HOPE THAT OUR MEMBERS ENJOYED THEIR AFTERNOON.

WINE NO.1.   2018 PINOT NOIR MARLBOROUGH NEW ZEALAND. 13%VOL. PURCHASED FROM LIDL AT £6.

A BRIGHT APPEARANCE WITH PALE INTENSITY, THIS WINE HAS A PLEASANT BOUQUET,OF QUITE WEAK INTENSITY BUT GOOD CHERRY AND PLUMB AFTER TASTES. TART ACIDITY ALLIED TO STRONG TANNINS, AND AN OAK FINISH LEFT A GOOD LASTING OFFERING. THIS WINE ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7/10. INTERESTING!

WINE NO2. 2016 LEPA LEBREL GRACIANO RIOJA SPAIN. 14%VOL. PURCHASED FROM LIDL AT £7.

THIS WINE HAD A VERY DARK APPEARANCE WITH PURPLE OVERTONES, A DEEP INTENSITY AND PLEASANT SLIGHTLY MUSTY, STRONG  BOUQUET., ALLIED TO GOOD SWEETNESS ON THE TONGUE. BALANCED ACIDITY AND STRONG TANNINS WERE EVIDENT. THE BODY WAS QUITE HAVY AND IT HAD A LASTING FRUIT TASTE IN THE MOUTH. THIS WINE ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.8/10, AND WAS A GOOD DRINK AT A REASONABLE PRICE.

                                                                     JOHN BENFIELD.