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 |
Sunday, 30 September 2007
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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