{"id":7285,"date":"2013-05-10T18:25:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T18:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=7285"},"modified":"2013-05-10T20:32:01","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T20:32:01","slug":"some-nice-wines-from-lay-wheeler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/some-nice-wines-from-lay-wheeler","title":{"rendered":"Some nice wines from Lay & Wheeler"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wine merchant Lay & Wheeler have been part of Majestic Wine\u00a0for a while, and for the first time at this week’s Majestic press tasting some of the Lay & Wheeler portfolio was shown. Here are my notes on some of the wines.<\/p>\n

Valdesil Pezas de Portela Godello 2010 Valdeorras, Spain<\/strong>
\nTextured, rich and powerful with sweet melony fruit and some herbal notes, as well as characters of straw and nuts. Broad and intense, yet still fresh. 93\/100 (\u00a325.20 Lay & Wheeler)<\/p>\n

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Ocean Eight Verve Chardonnay 2011 Mornington Peninsula, Australia<\/strong>
\nPowerful with lovely complexing matchstick\/mineral reductive notes, as well as faint hints of cabbage, supporting precise, concentrated pear and citrus fruit. Lively and linear with real complexity. 94\/100 (\u00a325 Lay & Wheeler)<\/p>\n

Domaine de la Taille aux Loups Montlouis Clos Mosny 2011 Loire, France<\/strong>
\nFresh and herby with citrus and apple notes on the nose. The palate shows supple pear and apple fruit with a citrus twist. Lively, showing nice focus and purity, with real character. 92\/100 (\u00a319.25 Lay & Wheeler)<\/p>\n

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La Gerla Rosso di Montalcino 2010 Tuscany, Italy<\/strong>
\nElegant, supple and sweet with cherry and berry fruits. Light styled and better for it with lovely purity and elegance. Smooth and pure with fine cherry fruit and mineral notes. 93\/100 (\u00a316.20 Lay & Wheeler)<\/p>\n

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Mauro 2010 Castilla y Leon, Spain<\/strong>
\nDeep coloured, this is a rich, ripe, dense red wine with notes of cherries and blackberries, and a smooth, supple texture. Lovely mineral undercurrents help keep this fresh and interesting, and not just another big ripe red. Stylish. 93\/100 (\u00a328.80 Lay & Wheeler)<\/p>\n

Elio Grasso Gavarini Vigna Chiniera Barolo 2006 Piedmont, Italy<\/strong>
\nThis is special: spicy, mineral and slightly tarry on the nose with sweet cherries, plums and some warm herbs. The palate is pure, fresh and structured with finely grained, grippy tannins meshing well with the bright cherry and plum fruit, as well as some herbiness. Serious. 95\/100 (\u00a348 Lay & Wheeler)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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