| Marques De Riscal Reserva | Decent wine but a bit disapointing for Riscal, also a bit overpriced. Not all that impressed. wineboy at 4th Oct 2006, 12:58AM |
| Marques De Caceres Rose | Not great but im not a fan of rose. |
| Clos De L'oratoire Des Papes Les Choregies | Rich and spicey wine with depth and an abundance of flavour. Will last for years, not quite at peak yet but still drinkable. Not sure about value for money though. |
| Corbieres Que Les Corbieres | Decent wine with enough fruit for the price, kinda like a third division football team that is towards the top of the league but will sink like a stone as soon as there are some injurys in the squad. |
| Botham Merrill Willis Cab/sauv | Extremly good quality blend of Coonawarra and McLaren Vale Cabernet. Smooth and developed with touches of both regions style. Very well made wine and very enjoyable. |
| D'arenberg D'arrys Origional | Good value for money, big and fruity wine which does exactly what you would expect. |
| Taitinger Prelude Grand Cru | Grand Cru? Decent but no better than the non-vintage. |
| Konrad | Good Value but should have been drunk a year or 2 ago. |
| Eikendal Chardonnay | Classy Chardonnay, nice levels of oak in balance with acidity and fruit flavours. Good long finnish. Everything is there and in the right place. |
| La Motte Shiraz | Excellent quality well made wine. Slightly overpowering just now but will develop over the next 5 years or so. A great alternative to the Rhone. |
| Martin Sarmiento Mencia | Lots of layers and complexity, great, well made wine but needs either food or a few years to mellow. |
| Billi Billi Shiraz | More of a super middle weight than a heavy weight. Fantastic value for money, packed with muscular fruit and backed up with smoky oak on the finnish. Bargin for £5.99 |
| Crios De Susana Balbo | Fresh and fruity with a clean mineral and herby finnish, a bundle of fun! |
| Marques De Riscal Tempranillo | The cheap version of the famous Riscal of Rioja. A fruitier style designed for drinking now. Very tasty and ideal for mid-week quality plonk. |
| Vignoble Guillaume Pinot Noir | Light and juicy easy drinking. Fun fruity wine, perfect for lunch or breakfast. |
| Tasman Creek | Nice promising nose but disapointing palate. This wine is basically ok and its cheap. If this wine were a boxer it would be Audley Harrison, full of promise but in the end disapointing. (but not as big and white). |
| Savigny-les-beaune Jean-jacques Girard | Good quality wine, lots of nutty, toasty flavours and aromas although the palate was a bit disapointing after a great nose. Lacking a bit in acidity, drink now. |
| Bonterra Chardonnay | Pretty good californian Chardonnay, not as packed with oak as some but still lots there. Nice fresh apple fruit and long finnish. Good value for money for everyday drinking wine. + its organic and therefore good for the enviroment! |
| La Casetta Valpolicella Ripasso | Well made, big fruity wine. Quite expensive at £10 a bottle compaired to some wines of similar quality from other parts of the world. However it has got a good long finnish and lots of depth of flavour. |
| Jann Chave Hermitage | Exceptionally well made wine with everything in perfect balance, should be outstanding in a few years. |
| Alphonse Mellot Edmond Sancerre | A wine with a lot going on, very fresh but still steely dry. Extremly good quality but not sure if it lives up to the 19.99 price tag. |
| Château Broustet | Very good quality, well made with crisp acidity, fruit and good levels of alc all in balance. Drinking well but will definatley improve. |
| Vernaccia Di San Gimignano Passoni | Very good quality and value, ideal for a complete change from the usual Chardonnay or Sauvingon. Perfect for a light lunchtime glass in the sun. |
| Wolf Blass Gold Label Cabernet | More subtle and refined than expected, good length and balance and good depth of flavour. A very nice, high quality coonawarra Cabernet. However if your buying wolf blass looking for a fruit bomb this one isnt for you. |
| Cumulus Climbing Merlot | Fruity new world style of Merlot, pleasant fruity drinking, a crowd pleaser. |
| Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon | Very powerful, like a heavyweight boxer. The palate is that packed with fruit and alc it almost feels like chewing rather than drinking. However having said this i think it will mellow into a very good quality wine. Keep for a few years. |
| Montes Alpha Chardonnay | Very good quality and value. Nice approchable wine packed with fresh fruit and with good depth of flavour and a nice long finnish. More remanisent of a good Chablis than most new world Chardonnay. |
| Saintsbury Rèserve Chardonnay | Very well made Chardonnay in the classic American style. Lots of oak but balanced by some big up front vanilla and some more delicate secondary melon fruit. Nice long finnish. Drink now as the alc is starting to dominate. |
| St Hallett Poachers Blend | Good fresh tropical fruit and lime flavours, very good summer drinking, well balanced, well made. Perhaps a little lacking in depth and character but great for sitting in the sun. |
| Argento Malbec | Decent wine, mainly big up front plummy fruit with not much depth. However, very good quality for the price. Good wine for the guests. |
| Pirrammima Premium Cabernet | Just what you would expect, a big powder keg of a wine, masses of fruit and grip. Having said this however, the tannins balance out well with the fruit and i think it will mellow over the next few years. |
| Flor De Pingus | Good quality, needs to age a while and mellow. Drunk to young. |
| Seghesio Old Vine Zinfandel | Very good quality drinking well now but will keep for a while yet. Slightly jammy texture which i like but not to overpowering. Very good quality zinfandel, a good example from the area. |
| Ch De Pennautier | Very good quality wine at a bargin basement price. Probably the best red wine i have tried under £5 this year. |
| Michael Schafer Reisling Spatlese | Very good quality well made german wine at a total bargin price. Realy fresh and clean lovley wine for refreshing your palate. |
| Vigneti De Negrar Amarone | Very big and powerful but with depth and character as well. Nice complex and well made wine. |
| Pirrammima Premium Cabernet | Good quality well made auzzie Cabernet. Big full on and fruity without being overpowering. Good value as well. |
| Ch Cantemerle | Very powerful, classic claret from the medoc. Its still young but it has developed well so far. Very well made, very well balanced. Classic Claret. |
| Penfolds St Henri | Very good quality, drinking well just now but could still have a good 5 years to live. Great alternative to all the oak ageing in australia and shows how quality wine can perform without oak. |
| Camden Park No Bull Shiraz/petit Verdot | Very big and full on fruit and aclcohol explosion. Massive Massive knock out palate which might be to big and powerful for some. Not a wine for the faint hearted and slightly straight forward. However this is the one if you like a blockbuster. |
| Jackson Estate Sauvignon Blanc | Very good quality New Zealand Sauvignon, fresh and zesty, big fruit intensity and possibly a bit full on for some. The Fresh Prince of Sauvignon. |
| Marques De La Concordia Crianza | Very good new style Rioja Crianza, very pleasant fruity drinking although slightly one dimensional. Still a good fruity fun wine. |
| Penfolds Rwt | Very well made, top quality wine but needs a few years to mellow out. |
| Catena Cabernet | Very good quality, perfect for those who like something big and fruity but also a bit of complexity and depth. |
| Château Coutet | Very good quality Sauternes. Although expensive. |
| Delegats Rèserve Chardonnay | Different from most Chardonnay, a nice fresh summer drink. |
| Campo Viejo Gran Reserva | Good quality modern style of Rioja Gran Reserva. Also good value |
| Pouilly-fuisse Vieilles Vignes Cordier | Another cracker from Cordier |
| Ravenswood Lodi Zinfandel | If you like a BIG fruity wine this is for you |
| Château Malescot St Exupey | Good full on claret, drinking well now |
| Mora Negra Finca Las Moras | Will mellow with time but to young and overpowering at the moment. |
| Cilar D Silos Crianza | If this wine was a tennis player it would be Venus Williams. |
| Cepa Lebrel Gran Reserva | An absolute steal at 5.99 and a great find in the bargin supermarket lidl |
| Château Du Trignon Gigondas | Very well made wine which will improve more as the front palate mellows. |
| Michael Schafer Kerner Auslese | Very good quality and value. |
| Spier Private Collection Shiraz | Brilliant stuff for drinking right now. Full on fruit explosion! |
| De Bortoli Noble One | Top quality dessert wine. At a good price compared to more traditional wines. |
| Catena Chardonnay | Very good quality, nice change from chablis |
| Château D'issan | A wonderfully well made, balanced wine drunk at exactly the right moment. |
| Bimbadgen Estate Botrytis Semillon | Fantastic and for £6.99 unbeatable value. |
| Jann Chave Crozes Hermitage | just fantastic wine |
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