The Edinburgh Wine Club |
Raymond's Indulgent Evening |
July 17, 2014 |
Wine
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Grape |
Country
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Supplier
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Price
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Comments
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Ranking 1-3 and Best Value
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Reichsrat Von
Buhl 2012, Pfalz 12% (See background notes here.) |
Riesling (grape traced back to 1435) Trocken(dry) | Germany Pfalz (Rhine-warmest wine area Germany) |
Avery | £15 | Pale colour. Expressive Riesling nose of blossom, lime, grapefruit and white stone fruits. The palate is just a whisker from bone dry, with racy acidity and plenty of citrus. This has whistleclean lines and huge snap and energy. | BW – 9=1st BV – 1 Votes-15=2nd |
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2. Silverado 2010, Carneros 14.5% Three vineyards-55% gravelly(fruit),34%
shale(aromatic), 11% silt(spicy) |
Chardonnay(1% Semillon) 80% fermented in French oak and 20% in steel barrels for 6 months |
U.S.A. Napa Valley |
Avery |
£18 |
A modern-style Chardonnay with peachy, tropical fruit and butterscotch notes. Smooth and rich, this has creamy flavours of buttered toast, golden mango, Key lime pie and honey. Balancing all the sweet richness is fine acidity and a steely minerality.? 90pts, Wine Enthusiast. |
Nil |
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3. G de Guiraud 2012, Bordeaux Blanc : oldest estate in Sauternes(15th C) winemaker-Xavier Planty 14.5% (See map
of Guiraud here.) |
Sauvignon-70% Semillon-30% 70% fermented in Sauternes, 30% in steel barrels. Aged for 7 months on the lees. Organic |
France Bordeaux |
Avery |
£18 |
A contemporary style of smart, dry white from Sauternes. Ripe Sauvignon Blanc aromas dominate the nose, backed by more complex oak notes. The palate is assertively rich and layered from the lees ageing with bright passionfruit characters and lively acidity on the finish. |
Nil |
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4. Etienne Sauzet Chassagne-Montrachet Les Enceigniers 2010 village in Cote de Beune 13% |
Chardonnay Finest white wines due to microclimate, clay,sand+lime soils Winemaker G Boudot |
France Bourgogne 100% barrel fermented (normal 50) |
Avery |
£30 |
A beautiful young white Burgundy. A restrained nose with sweet, toasty oak notes and preserved lemon. Weighty on the palate, but not at all fat, with citrus blossom and a savoury finish. At present all is linear and direct, promising plenty of evolution and interest to come. |
BW – 2=2nd Votes - 1 |
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5. Chateau Chauvelet 2011 12.5% |
64% Merlot, 20% Cabernet, 16% Franc |
Bordeaux Entre deux Mers |
Avery |
£10 |
Won gold medal @ 2012 Paris wine competition. Aromatic with lively red berry fruits and a rounded, supple palate. |
BV – 4 Votes - 3 |
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6. Couly
Dutheil La Diligence Chinon 2011 14% |
Cabernet Franc- known locally as Breton (8% Sauvignon) Maritime climate, free draining soils- alluvial gravel + “tuffeau jeune” (v porous-sand /marine fossils) |
France, Loire |
Avery |
£14 |
Deep, vibrant purple. Fresh and perfumed with floral and crunchy Cabernet Franc tones. The palate is breezy and lifted with impressive purity, supple tannins and a lovely mid-palate scent. This is really elegant and totally unforced. Effortless. |
BV – 6=1st Votes – 13=4th |
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7.
Montecrasto Reserva 2008, Ribera del Duero 13.5%
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Tinto Fino grape – local name for Tempranillo Aged for 17 months in 70% French and 30% American oak barrels |
Spain Ribera del Duero (voted wine region of the year in 2012) |
Avery
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£15
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A ripe, modern and toasty red with some
leather and spice notes in the background. The texture is very plush
and polished, seamless and glossy, with velvety, soft tannins. Almost
chocolate rich on the palate, this is a very indulgent style |
Votes – 14=3rd
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8. Le Dix de los Vascos 2011, Colchagua
Valley Barons de Rothschild(Lafite) 14% |
85% Cab Sauv. 10%Carmenere 5% Syrah Aged in French oak barrels |
Chile Colchagua Valley (SW half of Rapel V Central Chile) |
Avery | £30 | I was so impressed by the elegance of this wine, I called in some of the team to taste it! Here's one of their tasting notes: loaded with cherries with a heady concoction of warming spices. A soft, rich, melted-butter-like palate, additional raspberry jam smoothness and further toasty spice round it all off. | Votes – 17=1st |