The Edinburgh Wine Club

Edinburgh Wine Club, Tasting, 24 November 2010 Hermitage Wines
Wine	Appellation	Grape	ABV	Supplier	Price	Comments	Ranking 1-3 and Best Value
'The House Wine' Domaine Seguinot Bordet Chablis Premier Cru 2003	Chablis	Chardonnay	12.5%	3D/Bought at Vineyard	£19.95 2008 Berry Bros	Lacking in bouquet – good fruit acidity. Should be drunk soon.
Crozes Hermitage Blanc 2009	Crozes Hermitage	Marsanne/Rousanne	13%	M&S	£9.99	Apricot – not too intense – ‘aristocracy rather than royalty’.
Hermitage Brotte 2004	Hermitage	Marsanne/Rousanne?	12.5%	Le Marchais Francais	£18.35	Bottle aged – concentrated bouquet (musty).
Crozes Hermitage – Domain Mule Blanche 2007 Paul Jaboulet Aine	Crozes Hermitage	Marsanne/Rousanne	13.5%	Henderson Fine Wines	£22.00	Fruity flowery minerals – good balance and acidity.	Best value White
Hermitage Ferraton Pere & Fils 2007	Hermitage	Marsanne (Oaked)	13.5%	Averys	£32.99	Noticeably heavier – pineapple – lacks acidity. Disappointing.
Chante Alouette M.Chapoutier 2007	Hermitage	Marsanne (Oaked)	14%	Averys	£36.99	Fresh – vivacity – liquorice. ‘Back to royalty’.	Best white
Les Hauts de Pavieres 2007	Crozes Hermitage	Syrah	12.5%	Waitrose	£9.99	Good wine – slightly lacking in balance – not too powerful. ‘Commercial’. Blackcurrants/black fruits. Almost New World.
Jean Luc Colombo Les Gravieres 2007	Crozes Hermitage	Syrah	13%	Waitrose	£13.99	Pleasant – well balanced fruit acidity. Bouquet less sweet – fruit de forest – fresh fruit acidity.
Hermitage 2005	Hermitage	Syrah	13%	Tesco Finest	£19.99	Lack of tannins, spicy, short, disappointing.
Terrasses du Soleil 2006	Crozes Hermitage	Syrah (Oaked)	12.5%	Averys	£12.99	Menthol on nose, less tannins, peppermint. Good food wine.	Best Red Best value red
McLaren Vale 2008 The Footbolt	d’Arenberg	Shiraz	14.5%	Waitrose/Oddbins	£11.99	New World – would dominate food – surprising acidity balances out fruit.