The Edinburgh Wine Club |
All Lidl Night, January 19, 2017 |
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Gran Reboreda 2015 |
Treixadura and Loureira |
Ribeiro,Spain |
13 degrees
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£9 |
Lime,elderflower and fresh. |
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Quincy 2015 |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Loire |
13 1/2 |
£9 |
Almost the extraction levels of NZ. Spicy bouquet, good fruit acidity and interesting Loire white of some class. |
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Domaine St Prix 2015 |
ditto |
St Bris, Burgundy |
12 1/2 |
£8.50 |
Good minerality. Greengage bouquet. |
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La Pierre qui Croute 2015 |
Chardonnay |
Vire Clesse. Burgundy |
13 |
£13 |
Toffee bouquet. |
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Chablis 1er Cru (Jean Desvignes) 2015 |
ditto |
Chablis |
12 1/2 |
£15 |
Mineral , flinty bouquet .Very pronounced for a young wine. Dry on palate. Not yet at its peak but a huge potential. |
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Steinklotz Grand Cru 2013 |
Gewurztramminer |
Alsace |
12 1/2 |
£12 |
Lychees mango but on the palate, off dry. A superb wine. |
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Pilltteri, Icewine 2013 |
Chardonnay |
Niagra Canada |
11 |
£15 |
Apricot and honey with a flavour almost of mango chutney. Orange throughout. |
Best white and 3rd overall |
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Fortezza dei Colli
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Sangiovese
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Chianti
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13 ½
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£10 |
Full dry finish. Interesting to have a mature chianti. A good food wine with class but squeezed between stars. |
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| Cave de Tain 2015 |
Syrah | Crozes Hermitage | 13 | £9 |
Spicy bouquet, dark thick fruit full dry tannin but never harsh.The members were very impressed. | BV and 1st |
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Puech Mornay 2015 |
Grenache,Syrah,Cinsault and Mourvedre |
Southern Rhone Gigondas |
14 |
£10 |
Quite big, light on nose (no surprise for a young wine). |
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Medici Riccardi 2013
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot |
Bolgheri (Sassicaia) |
13 1/2 |
£15 |
Quite chewey. Obvious class. |
2nd |
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Maury 2009 |
Grenache Mourvedre |
Languedoc Roussillon |
16 1/2 |
£7 |
Not the best Maury. Almonds,cough mixture |
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