The Edinburgh Wine Club 

 

Red Grapes (page 2)

January 17, 2013


Wine

Grape

Country

Supplier

Price

Comments

Points

 Bogle
 2008

Merlot
13.5%

Graton
California
U.S.A.

Fine Wine

£11.95

Grape easy to grow with early fruit

Concentrated and full-bodied. Multifaceted-subtle and silky yet bright and intense

Dark plump fruit greets the nose, while bright, summer cherries dazzle the palate. The toast and spice of 12 months in American oak seamlessly integrate with the tannin structure of the wine

4



Whole Berry
Springfield Estate
Robertson
2010

 

Cabernet Sauvignon

 13.5%

Breede River Valley

The Cape (1.5 hrs inland)

S.A.

Fine Wine

£13.95

Velvet, soft tannins

Classical character – blackcurrant, cedar, tannin

Late ripener = normally blended in north hemis 

20

 

1st

Les Jalets
Paul Jaboulet Aine
Appelation C-H controlee        

2008

Syrah

 12.5%

Left bank of Rhone

Crozes Hermitage

 France

Fine Wine

£15.95

Pebbly plain(jalets=old French word for glacier pebbles) ideal for grape to express itself

Destemmed, crushed and thermo-regulated alcoholic fermentation; vatting over 3 weeks

Bright ruby colour with violet hue

Aromas of tart red berries, with spicy note

Spicy black fruit character balanced by elegant silky tannins with liquorice notes

Also notes of pepper and chocolate  

 15

 

2nd

Bastion del’Oratoire

Chanson en
Bourgogne depuis 1750
Mercurey
2010

 

Pinot Noir

 13%

Cote de Beaune

Cote d’Or

Burgundy
France

 

Fine Wine

£17.95

Early ripening. Very sensitive to terroir (soil mix of clay and limestone) and climate - too hot results in early ripening and lack of quality

Aged in casks in Bastion cellars

Cherry, raspberry, violets, game, mid-ruby hue

 12

 

4th



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