| Wine: | McLean's Farm, Barossa, Reserve |
| Colour: | Red |
| Grape: | Shiraz-Cabernet |
| Price: | Don't know, too long ago |
| Place wine was bought from: | Don't know, too long ago |
| What was the wine eaten with: | Sumptuous roast chicken dinner, organic corn fed bird with roast spuds, parsnip, shallots and red pepper, with salad |
| Country of Origin: | Australia |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Comments: | Laid this one down for about 5 years. It survived a mouse attack on the foil a couple of years ago! A lot of sediment unfortunately but so smooth and full of flavour... |
| Rating out of 10: | 9 |
Monday, 21 April 2008
Sunday, 30 September 2007
| Wine: | Jacksons Estate |
| Colour: | White |
| Grape: | Chardonnay |
| Price: | |
| Place wine was bought from: | Bowdon winetasting |
| What was the wine eaten with: | Who needs food when the wine's this good. |
| Country of Origin: | New Zealand |
| Year: | ? |
| Comments: | Like the Mary Rose: Full of oak and goes down rather too well. Butterscotch! "A white for red drinkers" said a distinguished croquet player. |
| Rating out of 10: | 10 |
| Wine: | Campo de Borja, reserva 2000. 13.5%. |
| Colour: | Red |
| Grape: | Garnacha |
| Price: | ? |
| Place wine was bought from: | Specially selected for Asda. |
| What was the wine eaten with: | Something yummy a long time ago |
| Country of Origin: | Spain |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Comments: | Mel says it's like Blackberry creme brulee without the burnt bit. |
| Rating out of 10: | 9 |
| Wine: | Muriel Rioja Gran Reserva |
| Colour: | Red |
| Grape: | 100% Tempranillo, 0% Armadillo |
| Price: | Can't remember, older more expensive, in the £6 to £9 range I think. |
| Place wine was bought from: | Sainsbury's |
| What was the wine eaten with: | Knife & fork - quite a challenge. Venison grillsteaks and roast chicken, not at the same time. |
| Country of Origin: | Spain |
| Year: | 1998 & 2001 |
| Comments: | Both wines had together on 2 successive evenings. Almost impossible to tell the difference apart from colour. Mel thought they were both superb, I thought average. |
| Rating out of 10: | 8.5 Mel, 6.5 Winny |
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