Tamlyn Currin reviews the Private Cellar range for www.jancisrobinson.com
We were delighted to welcome Tamlyn Currin of Jancis Robinson's famous wine tasting team to our Press tasting earlier this year and are thrilled with the comments that she has made about our wines.
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Our top picks from Tamlyn’s notes are:
Villa Wolf Pinot Gris, Pfalz 2007 (£8.35)
Lemony, evening flower scent and warm honey. Slight spritz. Very lively, bounces, although it doesn’t quite taste bone dry.
Pinot Grigio Gregoris, Antonio Fattori 2007 (£8.95)
Light apple and green melon. It has a supple, rounded texture – like biting into a golden ripe pear. A smudge of almond flour. Very pretty, and infinitely more to offer than most Pinot Grigios out there.
Rully Clos du Moulin à Vent, Domaine Anne-Sophie Debavelaere 2006 (£13.95)
This is something a little special. The nose is intense and compelling – a perfectly crystallised kaleidoscope of melon, lime and kiwi cut by delicately scored pumpkin seed savour. A breath-catching balance of weight and elegance. Deep and unfolding. Grilled nuts. Layered, fine and hard to spit.
Bylines Hunter Valley Chardonnay, Australia 2008 (£17.95)
Smoky flint and Bramley apple lingering on the nose. Creamy and leesy. Oak spice, with rich texture, full sweet melon but not over- ripe. Acidity and minerality with cut and thrust. Spicy caressing length. Well balanced.
Pavillon du Château Beauchêne, Côtes du Rhône 2007 (£8.25)
Sweet, rounded mouthful without a trace of heaviness. Light on its feet. Raspberry fruit with just a scanty suggestion of chocolate. Velvety tannins. Crunchy citric coriander spice.
Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Frédéric Magnien 2006 (£13.50)
Pure strawberry hit on the nose! Gleeful strawberries on the palate. A mouthful of summer. Life and lift and red-dress-sashay.
Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2005
Smoky plums, a dense bouquet. Very, very Napa Cab. Lots of spicy cedary oak. Grippy confident tannins, and a rather attractively self- important weight. Cassis. Suave, glossy, with resonating depth and concentration. Just a brush- flick of minty herbaceousness on the finish. Long.
Beaune 1er Cru les Sceaux, Domaine Anne-Sophie Debavelaere 2005
Quite deep ruby. Fragrant, a glass of raspberry essence. Focused, precise. Tenacious tannin. Earthy and furled, tightly packed. The singing tangy sweetness of summer pudding and raspberry coulis. Lots of sparkling light, yet feet- on- the- ground. This tastes hand- crafted; an autograph. Long and fine.
Ique Malbec, Bodega Foster 2007
Deep purple. Damp, earthy, orris root fragrance. Bold fresh palate, rich bitter coffee beans and liqueur and plums. Soft deep-armchair tannins. Broad- shouldered. Earthy finish. Very good value.
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