{"id":6207,"date":"2012-12-16T13:44:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T13:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=6207"},"modified":"2012-12-17T22:49:11","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T22:49:11","slug":"the-wines-from-friday-nights-wine-peeps-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/the-wines-from-friday-nights-wine-peeps-gathering","title":{"rendered":"The wines from Friday night’s wine peeps gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So, we’ve seen the food from Friday night. Now the wines. Special shout out to Greg Sherwood for bringing along two older reds, which he served blind. They were both fabulous, and one was from my birth year, so it was extra special.<\/p>\n

Champagne Taittinger Prelude Grand Cru NV, France<\/strong>
\nRichly toasty with nice citrus freshness. Powerful with nice intensity but also freshness and complexity. Lovely fizz. 92\/100<\/p>\n

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Krug Grand Cuv\u00e9e NV Champagne, France<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve had this bottle lying around for a while, and the extra age has been kind to it. Warm, toasty, complex and quite intense with nice citrus freshness under the toasty richness. Quite lovely. 94\/100<\/p>\n

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Producteurs Plaimont L\u2019Empreinte de Saint Mont 2009 Saint Mont VDQRS, Southwest France<\/strong>
\nLovely wine: grapefruit, herbs and citrus with some pear fruit, too. Good concentration and lovely balance. 91\/100<\/p>\n

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Producteurs Plaimont Le Faite 2009 Saint Mont VDQRS, Southwest France<\/strong>
\nStartling packaging. Very rich and nutty with spice and toast as well as some nice citrus and grapefruit characters. Tangerine, spice, citrus peel notes dominate. Intense and delicious. 92\/100<\/p>\n

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Ch\u00e2teau Simone Blanc 2008 Palette, France<\/strong>
\nA remarkable Provencal white\u00a0wine from this tiny appellation of Palette, in the south of France. This white blend is taut, precise and mineral with notes of spice, herb, grape and pear. Precise and understated, this is lovely, even though it doesn\u2019t offer value for money. 93\/100 (\u00a330 Yapp)<\/p>\n

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Eric Morgat L\u2019Enclos 2006 Savenni\u00e8res, Loire, France<\/strong>
\nA brilliant expression of Chenin blanc. Very rich and bold; toasty and herbal, with notes of spice and mineral under the ripe pear and apple fruit. Some peachy richness, even, and a hint of pepper. 94\/100<\/p>\n

Nyetimber Demi-Sec NV English Sparkling Wine<\/strong>
\nDosage of 45 g\/litre, the UK\u2019s first demi-sec sparkler. Sweet, fresh and grapey with some zesty citrus notes. Ripe and rounded, this is properly sweet and might work with fruit desserts. Lovely purity. 90\/100 (\u00a334 Harvey Nichols)<\/p>\n

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Domaine Jean Allexant Beaune Gr\u00e8ves 1974 Burgundy, France<\/strong>
\nQuite old, but still very much alive with notes of herbs, cherry and spice. Warm and complex, with a lovely rounded, exotic quality to the fruit. So surprised to find a 1974 Burgundy offering this much pleasure. 90\/100<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Montrose 1967 Saint-Est\u00e8phe, Bordeaux, France<\/strong>
\nDense, spicy and firm with black fruits as well as some earth and grippy tannins. Quite mature but still with life in it. Grippy, firm and angular. I was astonished when I found out it was a 1967: it must be one of the finest wines from this vintage, and this is a very good bottle. 89\/100<\/p>\n

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Schubert Syrah 2007 Wairarapa, New Zealand<\/strong>
\nSpice, menthol and pepper notes on the nose, leading to a palate of black cherry and berry fruits with some tar. It\u2019s a nice wine: I might have liked it a bit better a year or two ago? Ripe, fresh and grippy. 91\/100<\/p>\n

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Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real Gran Reserva 2004 Rioja, Spain<\/strong>
\nThis is lovely: cherry and plum fruit dominate, as well as some warm spice complexity and some grippy tannins. Lovely purity and focus. A traditional-styled Gran Reserva but a very good one, showing lots of fruit still. 92\/100 (\u00a323.99 Adnams)<\/p>\n

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Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2007 Constantia, South Africa<\/strong>
\nSweet, spicy, complex and raisiny with notes of tangerine, citrus and melon. Textured and intense with great freshness as well as the unctuous sweetness. Complex and interesting. 95\/100<\/p>\n

Prelude a l\u2019Hivernal 2010 Pacherenc de Vic Bihl, Southwest France<\/strong>
\nDeep orange\/gold in colour. Rich, warm and bold with marmalade and citrus pith characters as well as sweet citrus and some spiciness. A fresh, assertive sweet wine of many layers. Distinctive style. 91\/100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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