The Edinburgh Wine Club |
10th Anniversary, March 16, 2016
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Wine |
Grape |
Country |
Supplier |
Comments |
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Nyetimber Blanc de Blanc Brut 2009
(Mike Bonar - 2000 vintage tasted in 2008)
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Chardonnay 12% |
UK (Sussex) |
Nyetimber |
ÒPale gold in colour, with tiny, delicate bubbles that fill the nose with floral and lime aromas, leading to rich notes of pastry and brioche. On the palate, fresh citrus flavours are balanced with an underlying minerality and toasty intensity. Fine and elegant with a long, complex finish.Ó Gold medal and ÔBest in ClassÕ award at the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships 2015. |
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Domaine Horgelus, Cotes de Gascogne 2015 (Alastair) |
75% Colombard, 25% Sauvignon Blanc 11.5% |
France |
Drinkmonger |
"This exquisite marriage of Colombard and Sauvignon reveals citrus and floral aromas, very refreshing and full of flavours. This wine is perfect as an aperitif and with all fish and seafood dishes." |
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Greywacke 2014
(Steve - 2012 vintage tasted in 2015)
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Pinot Gris 14.5% |
New Zealand (Marlborough) |
Drinkmonger |
Oiliness on nose, wet wool and lanoline; fruit notes of nectarine and crushed mandarins; a spicy, silky wine with slightly metallic acidity |
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Peregrine 2012
(Kerr - 2006 vintage tasted in 2008)
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Pinot Noir 13.5% |
New Zealand (Central Otago) |
Majestic |
This superb Pinot Noir is hand-harvested, warm-fermented and matured on French oak barrels for 10 months. An expressive nose of cherry, raspberry and mocha leads into a silky and refined palate of ripe black cherry fruit, nuanced with wonderful spice notes. (Majestic) |
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Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak 2013 (Betty - 2005 vintage tasted in 2007) |
Pinot Noir 14.3% |
South Africa (Hemel-en-Aarde valley) |
Great Grog |
On the nose, some dried mushrooms, a hint of spice, vanilla and red fruit. On the palate, a fruit forward style, cherry, raspberry and mulberry, round velvety tannins, some oak and bright acidity. A lingering expressive finish. |
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Marc Bredif Reserve Privee Chinon 2011 (Kate - tasted in 2016) |
Cabernet Franc 13% |
France (Loire) |
Bought from producer |
Stunning! Again violets and soft fruits, well balanced and complex, a lovely wine |
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Munus Rizzardi 2013
(Andy - tasted in 2015) |
Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone and Merlot 13% |
Italy (Bardolino) |
Bought at a Bardolino festival in Italy |
Complex wine with layers of rich, silky smooth blackberry and black cherry fruit. Smokey red berry nose, wonderful aftertaste, velvety, strawberries/vanilla on nose, seems older than 2013, like a burgundy. |
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Pila Gran Reserva 2006 (Raymond - tasted in 2016) |
Tempranillo and Mazuelo (10%) 13.5% |
Spain (Rioja) |
Laithwaites |
Aged complexity and evolved berry and wild herb flavours, toast, balsamic, velvety tannins |
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Moreson Mata Mata 2012 (Mike Marwick - 2010 vintage tasted in 2016) |
Merlot (38%), Cabernet Franc (34%), Cabernet Sauvignon (18%), Petit Verdot (10%) 14% |
South Africa (Franschhoek) |
Bought in South Africa |
Elegantly balanced. Red fruit on nose carries through to palate. Lingering mouth feel. 24 months in French oak. |
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Chateau de Lamarque 2009 (Hugh - vintages between 2000 and 2010 tasted in 2013) |
14.5% |
France (Bordeaux) |
Corney and Barrow |
ÒBit of a whopper for claret .Classic plumb and tobacco bouquet .A full dry flavour with perfect fruit [raspberry] balanced by quite firm tannin .Marked length .This is a great claret year and it shows.Ó |
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Domaine de Barroubio 2015 (George - 2012 vintage tasted in 2014) |
Muscat ˆ petits grains 15% |
France (AOC Muscat de Saint-Jean de Minervois) |
Wine Society |
ÒSuperb! Honey, smooth, non-cloying. A few herbs in the fruity syrup too, such as coriander, and wild flowers, such as ladyÕs smock. Similar to Corsican Muscat de Cap, but smoother. Went well with un petit macaron. Grown at 300 metres on an outcrop of blindingly white limestoneÓ. |