{"id":3717,"date":"2011-10-25T17:51:20","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T17:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=3717"},"modified":"2011-10-25T17:51:20","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T17:51:20","slug":"rugby-football-lapierre-sauvignon-and-suduiraut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/rugby-football-lapierre-sauvignon-and-suduiraut","title":{"rendered":"Rugby, Football, Lapierre, Sauvignon and Suduiraut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A slightly after the fact blog post, this. It’s basically all about Sunday, which was a remarkable day on many accounts, and topped with some nice wines.<\/p>\n

First of all, the rugby World Cup Final. A splendid game, tight and exciting, with the right team winning. Wish I’d stayed on a few more days for the final, but it wasn’t to be. There will be a lot of sore heads in New Zealand right now: Monday was a public holiday.<\/p>\n

And I can’t let the momentous game at the Theatre of DreamsTM go unremarked upon. City absolutely stuffed United on United’s own home turf. 6-1. Who’d have thought it?<\/p>\n

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Millie the pug, Puppy and Rosie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sunday was also remarkable for the weather. It was 20 degrees and sunny, and this in late October. Sweet as, as my Kiwi friends would say.<\/p>\n

We lunched at my sister’s in Gerrards Cross, and brother-in-law Beavington pulled out some appropriately nice wines.<\/p>\n

Seven Springs Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Overberg, South Africa
\n<\/strong>I really liked this the first time I tried it, and its appeal has persisted. Lively aromatics with lovely grapefruit and citrus fruit. Fresh, pure, aromatic and lively. Lovely fruit purity. 90\/100<\/p>\n

Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Marlborough, New Zealand
\n<\/strong>Distinctive stuff with a pronounced green pepper\/herbal edge to the ripe, boldly flavoured fruit on the palate. Real gooseberry characters, with lots of interest. 89\/100<\/p>\n

M Lapierre Morgon 2009 Beaujolais
\n<\/strong>I was really interested to try this, from Marcel Lapierre’s final vintage. It shows ripe yet elegant raspberry and cherry fruit. Beautifully judged with a bit of savoury, grippy structure under the elegant fruit. Nice black cherry fruit here. Fine and expressive. 91\/100<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau\u00a0Suduiraut 1997 Sauternes
\n<\/strong>Golden bronze colour, this is rich and powerful with apricot, honey, crystallized fruits and marmalade notes. Intense, sweet and very rich. Some creme brulee character, too. Fabulous. 94\/100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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