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Grape |
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Comments
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Ranking 1-3 and best value / best white |
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FIZZ 1 The SocietyÕs Champagne Brut Private Cuvee NV 12.5%
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Chardonnay 45% Pinot Noir 28% Pinot Meunier 27% |
Champagne France |
Wine Society |
£28:00 |
Pale lemon with red apple, nuts, yeast and floral notes. Soft and round with fine bubbles, sustained concentration with the classic fruitiness of Champagne. A touch of oak, lemon and biscuit.
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FIZZ 2 Nyetimber Classic Cuvee 12% 2010 |
Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier |
Sussex England |
Wine Society |
£28:00 |
An elegant wine, pale and golden. Complex aromas of toast and spice. A gorgeous creamy texture, soft bubbles, mouth filling and persistent. Luscious notes of lemon/almond pastry and brioche. Good length.
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WHITE 1 RK Von Kesselstatt 11.5% 2015
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Riesling |
Mosel Germany |
Wine Society |
£9:50 |
. Review from our friend Jancis. ÒJust the ticket, herby dry Riesling with lots of fruit and just the right amount of acidity- lots of it but counterbalanced by that kerpow of fruit on the mid palate. Good value.Ó
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WHITE 2
Vin DÕ Alsace 13% 2015
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Riesling |
Alsace France |
Majestic |
£9:50 |
Pale straw. On the nose fresh fruit with steely determination! Taste, ripe pear, lemon and apple. It is clean on the palate with a citrus finish
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WHITE A Sancerre Domaine Vacheron 13.5% 2015
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Sauvignon Blanc
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Sancerre Loire France |
Majestic |
£17:99 |
An organic wine with a fabulously aromatic nose. Palate hints of gooseberry, green apple and elderflower, the fruits are balanced by a rich smokiness, and steely palate. Has a mineral, elegant long finish. |
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WHITE B Greywacke Marlborough 13.5% 2015
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Sauvignon Blanc |
Ma/borough New
Zealand
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Wine Society |
£15:99 |
Aromas of peach, melon papaya and tomato leaf. The palate is crisp but mouth filling with notes of grapefruit and lemongrass, has well balanced fruit acidity. A small portion has been oak fermented.
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Best White
3rd with 7 points |
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RED 1 Jackson Estate Vintage Widow 13.5% 2013 |
Pinot Noir |
Ma/borough New Zealand
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Majestic |
£16:99 |
Made according to traditional Burgundian methods. Earthy aromas with spice and cedar. Ripe berries and spices on the palate with lots of luscious fruit, a whisper of smoke leads to a satisfying finish. Ten months in 100% French oak barrels, oak well integrated. |
1st with 21 points |
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RED 2 Mischief & Mayhem Bourgogne 13% 2013 |
Pinot Noir |
Burgundy France |
Waitrose |
£12:99 |
On the nose scents of strawberry, raspberry and vanilla. Soft and round on the palate with juicy cherry fruit and spice notes. |
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RED 3 Catherine Marshall Pinot Noir on Sandstone Soils. 13% 2014 |
Pinot Noir |
Elgin Valley South
Africa
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Great Grog |
£15:35 |
Minimal intervention production. On the nose nougat. In the mouth silky berry fruit and smokiness. Some plum with black cherry and cranberry supported by minerality and oak tannins. Quite Burgundian in style. Received 5 * in the Platter Wine Guide.
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2nd with 11 points
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