Winery – Chateau Musar Wine – Hochar Pere et Fils Vintage – 2012 (pre-release) Varietal – Cinsault 50%, Grenache 30%, Carignan 10% and CS 10%. Score – 90/100 Price – GBP £13.00 USD $17.21 The Hochar Pere et Fils 2012 vintage is due to be released to the public in September …
Winery – Domaine Sainte Rose Wine – Low Yield Roussanne Vintage – 2013 Varietal – 100% Roussanne Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £9.99 USD $13.10 I loved this the first time I tried it and I love it even more now! It’s aged beautifully since its release over …
Winery – Chateau Musar Wine – Gaston Hochar White Vintage – 2004 Varietal – Obaideh/Merwah (undisclosed quantities) Score – 95/100 Price – GBP £24.99 USD $33.77 A white wine that begs to treated like a red! The Lebanese geniuses at Chateau Musar suggest serving at 15’c and allowing a three …
Winery – Lopez De Heredia Wine – Vina Gravonia Blanco Crianza Vintage – 2006 Varietal – 100% Viura Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £13.00 USD $19.14 Vina Gravonia is yielded from the Zaconia vineyard, one of four vineyards at Bodegas Heredia. All 24 hectares planted are Viura, most of …
Winery – Domaine O’Vineyards Wine – Stranger Stranger Vintage – 2011 Varietal – 100% Merlot Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £24.99 USD $31.22 The 2010 vintage of Stranger Stranger was simply sublime, a truly wonderful wine, punching well above it’s weight, all things considered. This latest vintage, is nearing …
Winery – D’Arenberg Wine – Dead Arm Vintage – 1998 Varietal – 100% Shiraz Score – 95/100 Price – GBP £50 USD $73.46 It’s not often you come across a new world wine approaching twenty years in age, that could last another twenty years! But with the 1998 Dead Arm …
Winery – Louis Roederer Wine – Premier Brut Vintage – NV Varietal – 40% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Meunier. Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £34.99 USD $51.39 I’m not a huge drinker of all things carbonated, but I know that this is highly regarded as one of …
Winery – Prieure Saint Jean de Bebian Wine – The White Priory Vintage – 2011 Varietal – 60% Roussanne, 15% Clairette, 15% Picpoul, 10% Grenache Blanc. Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £23.00 USD $33.77 Delicately crushed rose petals and toasted almonds on the nose at first, followed by honey, …
Winery: Domaine O’Vineyards Wine: Stranger Stranger Vintage: 2010 Varietal: 100% Merlot Score: 94/100 Price: GBP £15.99 USD $23.40 Upon first sniff, one could be forgiven for thinking this wine was a top end Bordeaux, think St Emilion, or even Pomerol. Surely it can’t be a product of the Languedoc? Least …
Winery: Angove Wine: Petit Verdot Vintage: 2014 Varietal: 100% Petit Verdot Score: 93/100 Price: £9.99 // $14.69 Petit Verdot; most commonly used as a blending grape in Bordeaux, small in size, packed with tannin and notoriously hard to extract full flavour, due to it’s inherently thick skin. There’s no such problem however with this beauty from …
With a $15 price tag from Costco, you’ve just found another item to bulk buy. We’re talking about big juicy, plump and ripe Lodi Zin here. Full of raspberries, plums, licorice and even a kiss of blackcurrant. Expect a bold complexity, sprinkled with a black pepper spice, …
Leave this beauty to sit for 20 minutes before diving into a glass, you’ll be incredibly thankful. Au Bon have created a sublime reputation for themselves, and with very good reason. The 2010 Isabella offers vibrant notes of toffee and cherry, deep dark black and red fruits …