{"id":11476,"date":"2015-03-27T18:17:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T18:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=11476"},"modified":"2015-03-28T20:33:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T20:33:04","slug":"some-highlights-from-the-tesco-press-tasting-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/some-highlights-from-the-tesco-press-tasting-today","title":{"rendered":"Some highlights from the Tesco press tasting today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was the Tesco press tasting, held at the Hospital Club in Endell Street. I headed there, fresh back from Cape Town this morning, after stopping off at home to greet the dogs (every time I travel they must wonder whether I will be coming back) and have a quick bath.<\/p>\n

Here are some wines that I liked, ranging from cheap to relatively expensive.<\/p>\n

First of all, the Chanoine Freres Vintage Champagne 2009 (\u00a329.99). This tasted like a baby Bollinger Grande Annee, with a fine toastiness and a distinctive lively appley personality, with evidence of a bit of oxidative base wine ageing.<\/p>\n

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Then, a really nice red for just \u00a34.20. The Tesco Simply Bulgarian Merlot NV. This is juicy, sweet and textured with fresh juicy red fruits: cherries and raspberries. It’s really nice wine, and carries 6 g\/litre of sugar very well. I felt bad for liking it, but it was pretty tasty and not spoofy.<\/p>\n

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I liked the rather angular, reductive Chateau de Fauzan Minervois 2013 (\u00a38.99). This is proper wine with bright, vivid raspberry and black cherry fruit with a mineral-like quality and hints of tar.<\/p>\n

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Next, a couple of vintages of Sociando Mallet, 2009 and 2010. I rated both 92\/100. The 2010 is perhaps a bit fresher, but the 2009 has a lovely savoury, leathery, spicy development, and both have lovely fruit. They’re each available for \u00a3150 for a six pack, which works out at \u00a325 per bottle.<\/p>\n

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This is the same deal for the Kanonkop Pinotage 2011. This is a lovely sleek, supple, ageworthy Pinotage that is one of South Africa’s most celebrated red wines.<\/p>\n

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Finally, don’t judge a book by its cover or a wine by its label. The three Faustino Riojas – VII Tempranillo 2012 (\u00a37.49), VI Crianza 2011 (\u00a39.49), I Gran Reserva 2001 (\u00a317.99) – are all quite delicious, well balanced, traditional Riojas that overdeliver at these price points. I rated them 87, 89 and 92. and the terrible packaging of the I GR is forgiven because it’s a really stylish wine that should carry on ageing nicely.<\/p>\n

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