WINE TASTING GROUP.

HELD AT JACK&JOAN’S ON 24^TH AUG 2021, WHERE WE HAD A LOVELY AFTERNOON BEING ENTERTAINED BY OUR EXCELLENT HOSTS.

 

WINE NO. 1.  2019 CASSILLERO DEL DIABLO CABERNET SAUVIGNON VALLE CENTRAL. CHILE. 13.5%VOL. PURCHASED FROM ASDA AT £6.

THIS WINE HAS A HEALTHY DEEP CLARITY, WITH A STRONG RUBY APPEARANCE, AND MEDIUM INTENSITY. WITH A PLEASANT BOUQUET IT HAS QUITE   A NUMBER OF COMPLEX CHARACTERISATIONS. THERE WAS SOME SWEETNESS EVIDENT IN THE TASTE, AND IT HAD QUITE TART ACIDITY.A FAIRLY LIGHT  BODY WITH GOOD FRUIT TASTE, THE FLAVOUR LASTED VERY WELL. WE ALL APPRECIATED THIS OFFERING AND IT ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7/10.

 

WINE NO.2.  2020 HARDY’S CREST SHIRAZ SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA. 14%VOL. PURCHASEDE FROM ASDA AT £6.

WITH A BRIGHT DEEP INTENSITY THIS RUBY COLOURED WINE HAD A GOOD BOUQUET WITH PLENTY OF SWEETNESS.THERE WAS BALANCED ACIDITY AND LOTS OF TANNINS. IT HAD A MEDIUM BODY, AND GOOD FRIUT TASTE. THE FLAVOUR LASTED VERY WELL. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE OF OUR MEMBERS WHO DIDN’T LIKE IT, THIS WINE WAS GENERALLY APPRECIATED AND ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 8.5/10.

 John Benfield

 Held at John& Sheila’s on the Tuesday 23^rd Nov 2021, where we had a very pleasant afternoon.

 

WINE NO1.  2019 VIN DE BOURGOUGNE MACON FRANCE. 13%VOL.                                      PURCHASED FROM LIDL AT £9.

THIS OFFERING HAD A BRIGHT, HEALTHY RUBY APPEARANCE. THERE WAS A SLIGHTLY MUSTY BOUQUET OF MEDIUM INTENSITY. BALANCED ACIDITY ALLIED TO SOME TANNINS LEFT SOME FRUIT TASTE, WITH A LITTLE LASTING FLAVOUR. THIS WINE ATTRACTED AN  AVERAGE SCORE OF 6.6/10. THIS WAS NOT RECOMMENDED AT THE PRICE.

 

WINE NO2.  2019 TAMING THE TIGER MERLOT SOUTH AFRICA. 13.5%VOL. PURCHASED FROM LIDL AT £6.  WITH A BRIGHT APPEARANCE AND STRONG RUBY INTENSITY IT HAD A PLEASANT BOUQUET WITH A MIXED CHARACTER WHICH WE FOUND DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY. THERE WAS SWEETNESS DETECTED, A BALANCED ACIDITY AND STRONG TANNINS.THE FRUIT TASTE LASTED WELL. THIS WINE ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.2/10 AND IS RECOMMENDED.

 

THE WINE TASTING GROUP WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF WISHING YOU ALL THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON.

                                                      

                                                     JOHN BENFIELD.

 

 

 

Held at Jack & Joan’s on 24^th Aug 2021, where we had a lovely afternoon being entertained by our excellent hosts. 

Wine no. 1.  2019 Cassillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon Valle Central, Chile. 13.5%vol. purchased from Asda at £6.

This wine has a healthy deep clarity, with a strong ruby appearance, and medium intensity with a pleasant bouquet, it has quite  a number of complex characterisations. There was some sweetness evident in the taste, and it had quite tart acidity. A fairly light body with good fruit taste, the flavour lasted very well.  We all appreciated this offering and it attracted an average score of 7/10. 

Wine no.2.  2020 Hardy’s Crest Shiraz South Eastern Australia. 14%vol. purchased from Asda at £6.

With a bright deep intensity this ruby coloured wine had a good bouquet with plenty of sweetness.  There was balanced acidity and lots of tannins.  It had a medium body, and good fruit taste.  The flavour lasted very well.  With the exception of one of our members who didn’t like it, this wine was generally appreciated and attracted an average score of 8.5/10. 

John Benfield.

  

Our first group meeting for 17 months was held at Ray & June’s where we had a fantastic afternoon catching up on our Covid affected lives. Our hosts laid on a lovely spread for us.

Wine no. 1 -  2019 Les Dauphines Cotes du Rhone Villages Rouge, Fance. 14% vol. purchased from Waitrose at £7.                        

An excellent offering enjoyed by us all attracting an average score of 8.2/10.  Highly recommended.

Wine no 2 - 2018 Trivento Malbec Mendoza Argentina.  14%vol.

This strange wine had a very mixed reaction with one member giving it a score of 0/10!

This offering was not recommended and attracted an average score of 5.5/10.

John Benfield

Jan meeting

WINE TASTING GROUP.

HELD AT PAT’S AND HOSTED BY JEAN ON 28^TH JANUARY 2020, WHERE WE WERE ENTERTAINED REALLY WELL, FOR A VERY PLEASANT AFTERNOON.

WINE NO 1.  2018 HARDY’S CREST BLEND OF CABERNET,SHIRAZ, & MERLOT, SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA.                       14%VOL. PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £7.

WITH A BRIGHT RUBY APPEARANCE, AND DEEP INTENSITY, THIS OFFERING COMES FROM THE FAMOUS HARDY’S,  AWARD WINNING VINYARDS. IT HAS A VERY PLEASANT BOUQUET OF MEDIUM INTENSITY AND MIXED CHARACTER. THERE IS A SLIGHT SWEETNESS ON THE TONGUE,BALANCED ACIDITY, AND TANNINS ARE EVIDENT AS WELL.THERE WERE MIXED VIEWS ON THE BODY OF THIS WINE BUT WE ALL FELT THAT THE FLAVOUR LASTED. THIS OFFERING ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.8/10 AND IS RECOMMENDED.

WINE NO 2.   2018 J.P.CHENET CABERNET SAVIGNON, FRANCE, 13%VOL. PURCHASED FROM MORRISONS AT £6.75.

THIS HEALTHY LOOKING WINE IS PRODUCED IN FRANCE BY THE WELL KNOWN CHENET VINYARDS AND HAS A MEDIUM RUBY/RED APPEARANCE. A SLIGHTLY MUSTY BOUQUET, WITH QUITE STRONG INTENSITYIT WAS DIFFICULT TO DISCOVER ITS CHARACTER. THERE WAS A LITTLE SWEETNSESS ON THE TONGUE,WITH TART ACIDITY AND GOOD TANNINS. IT HAD A MEDIUM TASTE AND GOOD FRUIT

TASTE WITH LASTING FLAVOUR. THE WINE ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7/10.

                                                            JOHN BENFIELD.

...

February's meeting

November at John's

                                                                                                        WINE TASTING GROUP

HELD AT JOHN AND SHEILA’S ON 26^TH NOVEMBER 2019, WHERE WE HOPE THAT OUR GUESTS ENJOYED THE HOSPITALITY.

WINE NO 1.     2018  HACHON ROBLE TEMPRANILLO  SPAIN. 13.5% VOL.  PURCHASED FROM LIDL AT £6.99.

THIS HEALTHY LOOKING WINE HAD A DEEP INTENSITY AND RED/RUBY APPEARANCE. WITH A PLEASANT BOUQUET , IT HAD A MEDIUM INTENSITY AND CHARACTER. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE NOTICEABLE SWEETNESS, BUT HAD VERY TART ACIDITY, PLENTY OF TANNINS AND GOOD FRUIT TASTE IN THE MOUTH.THE FLAVOUR DID LAST, AND THIS OFFERING ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7.5/10. 

WINE NO2.     2018  CHENAS COLLIN-BOURISSET BEAUJOLAIS  FRANCE.  13.5%VOL.  PURCHASED FROM LIDL AT £7.99.

THIS SEASONAL WINE HAS A BRIGHT HEALTHY APPEARANCE WITH STRONG RUBY COLOURS. A PLEASANT OAKY BOUQUET WITH STRONG INTENSITY, IT HAS GOOD SWEETNESS TASTING, AND BALANCED ACIDITY. STRONG TANNINS AND MEDIUM BODY ALLIED TO A GOOD FRUIT TASTE IN THE MOUTH,GAVE IT A LASTING FLAVOUR. WE FOUND IT DIFFICULT IDENTIFYING THIS WINE WHICH ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 7/10.  

THE WINE GROUP WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OF OUR READERS A GOOD, HEALTHY NEW YEAR.

                                                                               JOHN BENFIELD.

...