{"id":9787,"date":"2014-05-17T15:24:36","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T15:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=9787"},"modified":"2014-05-17T15:25:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T15:25:21","slug":"some-nice-wines-at-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/some-nice-wines-at-cricket","title":{"rendered":"Some nice wines at cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So yesterday was the first Wine Trade XI cricket match against the Gents of Essex at Coggeshall, Essex. It was a good day out, with perfect weather. We got hit about a bit, and the Gents declared shortly before tea at 278-6. But then we hit them about a bit – a magnificent opening stand was followed by a fragile middle order collapse. It meant I actually got to bat, and had to hold on for 7 overs with Nick Oakley at the other end for the draw. I think we had about 215-8 in the end. <\/p>\n

As usual, we brought two bottles each with us for lunch. These were some of the highlights. <\/p>\n

Main divide Riesling 2009 Waipara, New Zealand<\/strong>
\nFrom Kiwi Riesling masters Pegasus Bay. I love this wine. It’s tight in an off-dry style with crystalline fruit, citrus and pear. A lovely taut wine that’s rich yet fresh. 91\/100
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Sabinares Blanco de Guarda 2011 Arlanza, Spain<\/strong>
\nI’ve written about this producer<\/a> before. And now Laithwaites are listing this remarkable Spanish blend. It’s clean and pure with pear and white peach, some nice herbs, and some waxy, crystalline fruit characters. A dense and lovely fresh white. 93\/100 (\u00a325 Laithwaites)
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Bruna Bansigu 2012 Colline Savonesi, Liguria, Italy
\n<\/strong>This is a Grenache-dominated blend from Bruna, a really interesting Ligurian winery. It’s a lighter-style red that shows sweet, soft, rounded, elegant cherry and strawberry fruit. It’s a sort of Italian Beaujolais, but perhaps with a bit more seriousness than most, and is very fine and expressive. 89\/100 (\u00a39.95 Red Squirrel Wine<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Clos Rocailleux Braucol Rose 2012 Gaillac, France <\/strong>
\nThis is remarkably good. It’s a rose made from the Braucol variety in the southwest France appellation of Gaillac, and it is super-elegant. Subtle, pale and textured with a distinct mineral dimension. Really elegant and supple with some red cherry fruit. Very fine. 91\/100
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Algueira Cortezada 2011 Ribeira Sacra, Spain
\n<\/strong>This wine is imported into the UK by Bibendum, and it’s a blend of Godello, Albari\u00f1o and Treixadura. Stony character with notes of nuts, apples, herbs and pear. A really nice textured white, with subtle oxidative notes, but also compelling stony minerality. Rich but fresh. 91\/100<\/p>\n

Find these wines with wine-searcher.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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