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TESCO FRENCH WHITE - OCTOBER 2012
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Author:  meljones [ Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:34 am ]
Post subject:  TESCO FRENCH WHITE - OCTOBER 2012

Tesco Mâcon Blanc Villages 2011 £4.99
Cave Vignerons Des Grandes Vignes
The turquoise screwcap on this jars for me. Flabby nose. Dry white wine.
12.50%

Finest* Chablis Grand Cuvée 2011 £9.99
Union Des Viticulteurs De Chablis
A hint of creaminess on the nose. It's dry white wine and the flavour lasts pretty well.
12.50%

Les Vins du Place Languedoc Blanc 2011 £7.99
Les Grands Chais de France
Low on aroma, with perhaps a hint of peach. Lacking acidity. Flabby and not very pleasant.
12%

Finest* St Mont 2011 £6.99
Plaimont Producteurs
Low on aroma. Sharp acidity, savoury flavours. It's OK.
13%

Tesco White Burgundy 2011 £6.49
Cave Vignerons Des Grandes Vignes
Lemon and melon aroma. The taste is a bit lacking in freshness.
13%

Finest* White Burgundy 2011 £7.99
Vignerons De Buxy
Lemon aroma. Lemon palate as well. Fresh, clean and a reasonable price.
13%

Finest* Chablis Premier Cru 2009 £14.49
Union Des Viticulteurs De Chablis
Lovely mineral nose, with lees and creaminess. Some grip on the palate. Very savoury.
13%

Finest* Pouilly Fumé 2010 £12.99
Fournier Pere et Fils
Beautifully catty nose. Juicy, bright and alive. Very good.
12.50%

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Finest* Sancerre 2011 £12.99
Fournier Pere et Fils
Light aroma, with some elder. Tangy, pithy and linear. Mineral aftertaste. Good.
12.50%

Finest* Alsace Riesling 2011 £7.99
Cave de Turckheim
Almost no aroma. Just off dry and with tangy acidity. Not much riesling character. I might have thought this was sauvignon.
12.50%

Author:  Goosegogs [ Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TESCO FRENCH WHITE - OCTOBER 2012

The Sancerre 2011 is light and unrecognisable as Sancerre/PF/Menetou Salon. The 2010 Pouilly Fume is dry, lightly acidic with a strong blackcurrant bud taste but has no minerality on the finish and so, is just a glorified Touraine. Poor value at the currant £11 and I wouldn't buy it even with 25% off that as Touraine even at it's best is not my thing.

I think you've been too kind to the Sancerre but the PF could be worth a star if you love Touraine and can't find a good one. At £11 though it would be an expensive replacement.

I still love you anyway.....

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