January 25th, 2009 at

Media Round Up – Sunday 25th January 2009

in: Galway, General, Ireland, Media Round Up, Newspaper Articles, Wine, Wine Galway, Wine Ireland

Sunday Business Post – Tomas Clancy

TO TRY : Berrys’ Californian Zinfandel, Mountain View Vintners, Amador County, €99 for case of 12 (€8.25 per bottle, down from €13.95), Berry Brothers & Rudd, Harry Street, Dublin 2, www.bbr.ie (87)

“This is a rich, ultra-ripe wine with hints of melting dark chocolate and warm, high and sweet touches reminiscent of tinned strawberries. A heady, everyday wine, ideal for immediate or early consumption.”

TO BUY: Sierra Cantabria Rioja Crianza 2004, €15, O’Briens wine shops nationwide and online at www.obrienswines.ie (89)

“rich, toasty oak ageing, good subtle fruit and glossy tannin, and produces a premium wine for the long haul at a good, everyday price.”

TO PUT BY: Domaine Robert-Denogent, La Croix Vieilles Vignes AC Pouilly-Fuissé 2006, €39, Terroirs of Donnybrook, Dublin 4 and online at www.terroirs.ie (91)

“This is a full-bodied and complex wine, all terse minerality on the attack then, by turns, supple, with a taste of clean lemon, followed by generous creamy tones and a lifting, crisp finish. Within a couple of years, it should build on these underlying strengths to give an even more complex and opulent mouth-feel. “