Irish Times – John Wilson
This week in a facinating article John Wilson goes all retro by revisting the 1980’s
Jacob’s Creek Shiraz Cabernet southeastern Australia 2006, Widely Available , €8.59
“The Shiraz-Cabernet has pleasant, rounded, ripe plum and cassis fruits, a good kick of alcohol and an easy finish. Good easy-drinking wine.”
Emrich Schönleber Monzinger Riesling Kabinett 2007, Redmonds & Wicklow Wine, €21.85
“A Kabinett is a light off-dry wine that makes the most wonderful aperitif – delicate but full of subtle fruit. This particular example, from the brilliant 2007 vintage, is a sensational blend of honey, lemon zest and minerals – super, perfectly balanced wine. I would serve it before the meal at a very posh dinner party.”
Château Fourcas-Hosten, Listrac-Médoc 2005, O’Briens Wine ,€23
“The 2005 is still a bit young, but has good, peppery blackcurrant fruit, subtle oak flavours, and some drying tannins on the finish. Try it with red meats. ”
Domaine de la Chauvinière, Muscadet de Sèvre & Maine sur lie 2006, O’Briens Wine, €8.99
“Light, zesty citrus, clean melon and green-apple fruits, a rich underlying yeastiness and a crisp, dry length”
Two Around a Tenner
Piat d’Or White, Vin de pays du Gers, Widely Available, €6.99
“The white is medium-dry with rounded refreshing apple fruits. It tastes not unlike an off-dry German wine but a bit softer”
Piat d’Or Red, Vin de pays d’Oc, Widely Available , €6.99
“Like the white, the red is rounded and slightly sweet with easy vaguely plummy fruits”
Irish Independent – Katherine Donnelly
Tesco Finest Valpolicella Ripasso 2005
“Sweet black cherry with a herbal twist and some earthiness”
Mount Horrocks Cordon Cut Riesling 2007
“Intense Orange and lime flavours, delicious honey and a great spicy lift”
Berry Bros Sauternes 2002
“layers of marmalade, dried apricots, honey, sweet spice and a slight waxiness”
