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Author: | meljones [ Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:05 pm ] |
Post subject: | MORRISONS - OLD WORLD REDS - MAY 2011 |
Tasted 09/05/11 Morrisons Beaujolais 2009, Beaujolais £4.49 Very pale colour doesn't bode well. Nice fruity nose. Light, fruity and in a screwcap. Am thinking picnics. Cracking price. + Made by Alliance Beaujolaise 12.5% Gamay 100% Morrisons Beaujolais Villages 2009, Beaujolais £6.29 Gentle nose. Warmly fruity but quite restrained. Tart, dry and refreshing. Nicely untannic and not difficult. Made by FDL 12.5% Gamay 100% Morrisons Best Fleurie 2009, Beaujolais £8.49 Quite a pleasantly animal nose. More tannin than previous Beauj but much more proper food friendly. A little violet on the finish. Made by FDL 13.0% Gamay 100% Morrisons French Cabernet Sauvignon NV, Languedoc £4.49 Slightly stalky nose. Dry red wine. Not unpleasant. Made by Jean Jean 12.5% Cabenet Sauvignon 100% Morrisons Claret 2009, Bordeaux £4.99 Mmm. Nice oaky taste. Good. Nice oaky clarety taste. Cracking price. Good little wine. + Made by GCF GROUP 13.0% Merlot 70 %, Cabernets 30 %, Morrisons Claret Reserve NV, Bordeaux £6.79 Spicy, oaky nose. Nice feel. Good balance, right fruit/wood feel. Not bad at all, and it's Non Vintage. Made by Maison Sichel 12.5% Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Merlot 40%, Morrisons Cotes du Rhone Villages 2009, Rhone £5.45 Purple nose. To clarify, like cheap blackcurrant squash. Pleasant enough glugging wine. Made by Grands Vins Sélection 13.0% Grenache 70% , Syrah 30% , Morrisons Cotes du Rhone Reserve2009, Rhone£6.15 Quite ripe on the nose. Fair taste, actually. Nice bit of spice, good feel. A real food wine Made by Les Deux Rhones 14.0% Grenache 60%, Syrah 40%, Morrisons Best Chateauneuf du Pape 2009, Rhone £14.79 Very pale colour for Chateauneuf. Fierce alcohol, with no body to back it up. 15%. What are they thinking? Made by Le Cellier des Princes 15.0% Grenache 90%, Mourvedre 5%, Syrah 5% Morrisons Italian Merlot NV, Venezie £4.79 The green stalky aroma of so many Venetian merlots. However, it's quite inviting, along the lines of a Cabernet Franc's refreshing nose. Quite a pleasant taste, as well. Good for the price. Made by Cavit 12.0% Merlot 100% Morrisons Chianti 2009, Tuscany £5.19 Spicy, woody nose. Very inviting. Good taste as well. Very reasonable price. + Made by Piccini 12.5% Sangiovese 95%, Cabernet 5%, Morrisons Best Chianti Classico 2008, Tuscany £6.99 A little fragrant oak and some appealing baked fruit. Smooth, a little oaky, in the mouth. Quite good. Made by Piccini 13.0% Sangiovese 95%, Cabernet 5%, Morrisons Best Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2009, Abruzzo £6.99 Odd to have a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo at the same price as a Chianti Classico. Rich, ripe, dark nose. Actually, it's as good as the Chianti. Nicely oaky, smooth and savoury. Made by Piccini 13.0% Montepulciano 97%, Merlot 3%, Morrisons Best Valpolicella Ripasso 2009, Veneto £6.99 Smells of pink candy. Tastes similar. There are better Ripasso's on the market. Made by Cantina di Soave 13.0% Corvina 70%, Molinara 20%, Rondinella 10% Morrisons Rioja Crianza 2007, Rioja £7.79 Inviting American oak. Pretty sweet-smelling. A fair Rioja Crianza. Made by Bodegas Castillo de Fuenmayor 12.5% Tempranillo 95%, Garnacha 5%, Morrisons Rioja Reserva 2006, Rioja £9.49 Very sweet nose. Not a £9.49 wine. Made by Bodegas Castillo de Fuenmayor 12.5% Tempranillo 90%, Graciano 5%, Garnacha 5% Barolo Cantine Gemma 2005, Piemonte £14.49 Vanilla and mahogany aroma. Yum. Fresh, light, spicy with tongue-coating tannins expected. Good price. Made by Cantine Gemma 14.0% Nebbiolo 100% Cosme Palacio Vendimia Seleccionada 2007, Rioja £10.19 Massively American oaky nose. Really shouts at you. Sweet, spicy and very oaky. Good. Very vanilla-perfumed aftertaste. Made by Bodegas Palacio 13.0% Tempranillo 100% |
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