{"id":7886,"date":"2013-08-11T21:31:07","date_gmt":"2013-08-11T21:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=7886"},"modified":"2013-08-11T21:59:21","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T21:59:21","slug":"some-interesting-wines-at-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/canada\/some-interesting-wines-at-cricket","title":{"rendered":"Some interesting wines at cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Friday I spent the afternoon playing cricket. Yes, more play. Less work. Still striving after the elusive balance. It was for the Wine Trade XI, against a touring Aussie team, Canterbury Cricket Club from Melbourne, at Hampton Wick. In a 40 over game, a relatively strong Wine Trade bowling attack kept them to 157-9, and we overhauled this total with just 3 wickets down. They were great sports, though, and it was a game played in a convivial atmosphere. An an example, I opened the bowling and in the second over trapped one of the openers plumb LBW with a swinging yorker. The Aussie umpire gave it, but we called\u00a0the opener back when he claimed to have got the toe of his bat on the ball.<\/p>\n

As is usual, we brought some wine to the game, which we enjoyed with a barbecue afterwards. Some unusual and interesting bottles.<\/p>\n

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This Clos du Gat Chardonnay from the Judean Hills, Israel, was pretty\u00a0impressive. It’s a bold, big, self-confident expression of the\u00a0grape with lots of concentration. Rich but with some balance, and fig, toast and oak notes.<\/p>\n

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I love Musar, but found this Musar Jeune 2011 a\u00a0bit hard to\u00a0get on with. A powerful, dense, fruit-driven wine\u00a0with bold spiciness and real intensity. Smoke, tar, spice and vivid black fruits.<\/p>\n

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Something\u00a0English: an Ortega from Frithsden Vineyard.\u00a0Delightfully English with aromas of summer meadows, fresh cut grass and delicate citrussy fruit. Light and refreshing.<\/p>\n

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For me, though, the highlight wasn’t a wine, but an ice cider from Quebec, Canada.\u00a0The Neige Premiere 2010 weighs in at 12.5% alcohol and has amazing sweet flavours of ripe apples, honey, spice and apricot. Great acidity too. Just brilliant stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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