Sunday, 7 June 2020

Chateau Vrai Bouché 2015, Canon Fronsac, Bordeaux, France

Can drink now with pleasure or wait up to five more years. Blackberry, blackcurrant, plums, menthol, oak, milk chocolate, leathery tannic finish


Mark: B+



Saturday, 6 June 2020

Friday, 5 June 2020

Bardolino Chiaretto La Sogara Rosé 2019, Cottini SPA, Bardolino, Italy

Redcurrants, raspberries, herbs, grapefruit rind.


Mark: C


Thursday, 4 June 2020

The Butcher White Cuvée 2019, Schwarz, Burgenland, Austria

Pear, lemon, spice on finish, oily texture


Mark: B-


Wednesday, 3 June 2020

Marea Riesling 2019, Luis Felipe Edward's, Valle de Leyda, Chile

Lime, lemon petrol, pear


Mark: C+


Monday, 1 June 2020

Weninger Blaufränkisch 2017, Burgenland, Austria

Cherry, raspberry, liqourice and spice. Immediate volatile acidity which I quite liked.


Mark: B-




Loco Sonoma County Chardonnay 2018, California, USA

Pear, peach, lemon, butter, oak. Mega on a hot day.


Mark: B+



Sunday, 31 May 2020

Miraval 2019, Côtes de Provence, France

Strawberry, redcurrants, watermelon, raspberries.


Mark: B



Saturday, 30 May 2020

Trapiche Perfiles Calcareo Chardonnay 2018, Mendoza, Argentina

Oak, buttered toast, lemon, pineapple, creamy texture. Great value.


Mark: B


Muga Rosé 2019, Rioja, Spain

Raspberry, strawberry, watermelon, nice spicy acidic finish.


Mark: B


Friday, 29 May 2020

Markowitsch Rubin Carnuntum Zweigelt 2018, Austria

Green oak that is typical of Austrian reds. Cherry, blackberry, raspberry, nice acidic liqourice finish.


Mark: B+


Thursday, 28 May 2020

Pinot Noir Rosé 2019, Villa Wolf, Pfalz, Germany

Spritzy, strawberry, grapefruit, minerals. A great refreshing slurp.


Mark: B+


Tuesday, 26 May 2020

Brancaia Rosso 2017, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy

Blackcurrant, blackberry, herbs, leather, vanilla, oak, drying finish


Mark: B


Monday, 25 May 2020

Heinrich Ried Golder Salzberg Weissburgunder 2017, Burgenland, Austria

Overoaked, lemon, spicy, peach, minerals


Mark: C-


Sunday, 24 May 2020

Seghesio Family Vineyards Sonoma County Zinfandel 2017, California, USA

Blackberry, raspberry, milk chocolate, liqourice, smooth tannins


Mark: B+


Friday, 22 May 2020

Chateau Vignelaure Rosé 2019, Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence, France

Strawberry, cherry, earthy, vanilla


Mark: C+



Thursday, 21 May 2020

Tschida Angerhof Grand Select 2017, Burgenland, Austria

Strawberry, cherry, oak, herbs, slight liqourice finish


Mark: B-


Tuesday, 19 May 2020

Alphonse Rosé 2019, Vignerons de Terres Sècretes, Macon, Burgundy, France

Raspberry, redcurrant, minerals, fruity


Mark: B+




Monday, 18 May 2020

Hewitson Baby Bush Mourvèdre 2017, Barossa Valley, Australia

Blueberry, raspberry, plums pepper, herbs, lacking something to flesh it out - probably some grenache and/or syrah. Nothing actually wrong with this but it was just boring and hard to drink.


Mark: C



Sunday, 17 May 2020

Organic Grauburgunder 2019, Groh Wein GBR, Germany

Pear, peach, lemon, minerals


Mark: B