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Loire Wine Tasting 15th
September 2011 |
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Wine
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Grape
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Supplier
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Price
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Comments
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Ranking |
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1 |
Muscadet Le Grand Fief
Severe et Maine sur lie 2010 |
Melon de bourgogne |
Averys |
£6.67 |
Crisp zesty delicate citrus mineral flavour |
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2 |
Sincerite Sauvignon Blanc
2010 |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Averys |
£7.17 |
Light fresh new world bouquet elegant cut grass and on the palate bone dry |
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3 |
Sancere Domaine Naudet
2009 |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Waitrose |
£13 |
Aromatic rich bouquet lots of length and fruit acidity absolute classic |
Best wine and best
white |
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4 |
Pouilly Fume Les
Cascadelles 2009 |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Majestic |
£11 |
Bouquet sweet rich complex vanilla and grapefruit to the fore possibly ethereal with a full dry flavour |
3rd equal |
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5 |
Savenieres Domaine du Closel Chateau des Vaults 2006 |
Chenin Blanc |
Tanners Shewsbury |
£17 |
Intense herbal melon nose concentrated savoury palate and in contrast to the bouquet bone dry |
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6 |
Coteaux du Layon Bonnamy 2007 |
Chenin Blanc |
Nicolas (Spirited Wines) |
£14.50 |
Fresh Seville oranges and ginger. some minerality full flavour rich but not heavily sweet |
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7 |
Chinon Domaine du Colombier 2009 |
Cabernet Franc |
Sainsbury |
£6.79 |
Medium body balanced savoury with a touch of sweetness a fine example of the grape |
Best value |
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8 |
Bourgueil Domaine de la Butte 2005 |
Cabernet Franc |
Tanners |
£17.40 |
Big succulent blueberry fruit with a flavour of soft tannin and full fruit |
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9 |
St Nicolas de Bourgueil Domaine du Bourg 2009 |
Cabernet Franc |
Corney and Barrow Oxenford Castle |
£10 |
Agricultural nose with cherry long satisfying with fresh fruit light acidity |
2nd best wine |
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10 |
Sancerre Rouge 2005 Daniel Crochet |
Pinot Noir |
Averys |
£15 |
Fine boned sweet bouquet and on the palate a food wine |
3rd equal |