{"id":6721,"date":"2013-02-19T19:15:25","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T19:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=6721"},"modified":"2013-02-19T19:15:25","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T19:15:25","slug":"three-lovely-wines-burgundy-martinborough-and-tasmania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/new-zealand\/three-lovely-wines-burgundy-martinborough-and-tasmania","title":{"rendered":"Three lovely wines: Burgundy, Martinborough and Tasmania"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was a beautiful pre-spring day today in London. I was doing some staff wine training for Hakkasan, the brilliant Chinese-inspired restaurant chain with two London outposts. The first session was on \u2018smooth reds\u2019, and among the tasting wines were these three beauties.<\/p>\n

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Domaine Daniel Rion Nuits St Georges Les Hauts Pruliers 1er Cru 2006 Burgundy<\/strong>
\nThis is a cracking red\u00a0 Burgundy, currently drinking very well. Elegantly perfumed with spice and cherries. The palate shows amazingly well integrated savoury, spicy structure and lovely supple fruit. There\u2019s a spicy warmth, here, too. Great balance. 94\/100<\/p>\n

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Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2010 Martinborough, New Zealand<\/strong>
\nLively, floral and sappy with a bit of spicy structure and good acidity alongside the focused cherry fruit. Youthful an precise with some smoothness to the fruit, but also some meaty, spicy edges, and some plum skin bite. A really lovely wine that needs a bit of time. 94\/100<\/p>\n

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Domaine A Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Tasmania, Australia<\/strong>
\n13% alcohol. Just brilliant: a lovely cool-climate Cabernet from the Coal River Valley, showing sweet, beautifully aromatic blackcurrant fruit. The palate is fresh and fine with lovely precision. Midweight and fine, with lovely open sweet fruit and some tannic grip. 94\/100<\/p>\n

After tasting, we did a bit of food and wine matching, ordering eight dishes off the menu and then pairing them with different bottles. The food at Hakkasan is just thrilling. Wonderful combinations of textures and flavours. I must go back and eat there again soon. In between the morning and afternoon sessions I had a chance to walk around London. I headed to Regent\u2019s Park, where I used to spend quite a few of my lunch hours when I had a day job in Portland Place. It was buzzing with people enjoying the sunshine. On a sunny day, London is a great city indeed.<\/p>\n

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