Category: Virtual Knapsack
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Day 47 – St Andrews
Domaine de Cabarrouy Ambre de Samonios 2015. I had never tried a Jurançon until a couple of years ago. I decided to buy a mixture from Domaine de Cabarrouy after reading positive reviews in the French wine press and because (shallow bastard that I am) I liked the label.
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Day 45 – St Michaels
Triguedina Malbec du Clos Cahors 2018 – it seems to me that Malbecs on supermarket shelves are always several years younger than they should be, if the idea is to get the punters to buy a bottle to drink that night.
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Day 43 – Invergowrie
Jeff Carrel Fitou la Tyre 2018. There’s a fair bit of Jeff Carrel hype among the bigger French online merchants. I fell for it about three years ago and bought a mixed dozen.
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Day 41 – Dunsinane
Le Pigeoulet 2017. I love this wine, made by the Bruniers of Vieux Télégraphe fame. It’s 80% Grenache with little bits of the other usual Rhone suspects thrown in and has a juicy, fresh, fruity feel.
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Day 39 – Rosemount
Bruno Sorg Pinot Gris Vieilles Vignes 2017. And back to Alsace again. Sorry. If Burn represents the richly flavoured wines of the region and Mader occupies the centre ground, then Sorg is at the steelier, purer end of the spectrum.
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Day 37 – Dalrulzian
Porcupine Ridge Syrah 2020. I spotted this in Waitrose, reduced from £8.50 to £6. Having been so impressed with the Boekenhoutskloof (only one spelling error this time) Syrah a few miles back I thought I’d try their bargain basement offering.
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Day 36 – Finegand
JJ Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 2017. A Christmas gift from a very generous friend a year ago. I hadn’t tasted a top-notch German Riesling in many years and had forgotten how good they are.
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Day 34 – Newbigging
Domaine de la Rossignole Sancerre 2018. Bought at the Lille Wine fair at the end of 2019 for 11€. Good quality, concentrated, flinty Sancerre with tastes of gooseberry and a little bit of licorice.
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Day 32 – Auchtavan
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2017. I went for this in a big way, despite having to correct two spelling mistakes while trying to type the name without looking at the bottle.
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Day 30 – Delavorar
Le Volte dell’ Ornellaia 2016. This Super-Tuscan stuff is something else that I’ve only discovered in the last few years. I bought around a dozen in 2019 at the recommendation of a friend when Majestic allowed me to stack several offers, bringing the price down to about £15.