Louis Jadot Poncereau Fleurie 2011 is a soft and fragrant Gamay. Classic, elegant and succulently fruity. It also has an aroma of floral. It is both mellow and a little racy.
It has a silky texture and has wonderful aromas of ripe red fruits. It is good quality and easy to drink. It has an excellent balance of freshness and acidity.
Drink within five years and enjoy with charcuterie, poultry and cheese.
RRP £14.99 from Tesco, NISA, Flagship Wines and Rhyme & Booze.
I am a particular fan of Louis Jadot. You can’t go wrong with this brand for high-class and elegant wine.
This fine French Pinot Noir is oak aged in cask for 12 months to soften and enrich the wine. The dedication and oak really comes through in the wine. This is a classic, elegant, sophisticated and beautiful Burgundian Pinot Noir with a touch of fruit.
Ideally it should be drank within seven years from the vintage. Serve with lamb, game and cheese.
RRP £16.75 from Majestics, NISA, Bacchus Wine and winedirect.co.uk
Price £9.99
Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference Côtes de Provence Rosé 2013 is a light, elegant and amber-toned rosé. Made from 40% Grenache, 40% Cinsault and 20% Syrah. It is from the Provence region of Southern France.
I am a fan of rosé and this is a good one. It is not too sweet and has delicate flavours of strawberry and cherry. It is light, dry and crisp. A perfect rosé for summer. Recommended.
For someone who never thought they were a fan of red wine, I sure have been enjoying a lot recently. And right at the top of the list is this stunning Chianti from Fattoria La Vialla, the first-class Tuscan farm that Frost is such a fan of. Their Casa Conforto Chianti Superiore 2011 is a ruby-red Chianti with purple flashes and a delicious scent of fresh cherries and irises, combined with woodland and oak. It is fresh with a sweet and persistently fruity aftertaste. The best Chianti I have ever tasted. It is also possibly the best Chianti on the market and only ‘possibly’ because I have not tried them all. It is certainly one of the best red wines in the world. no exaggeration.
In fact, this wine was reviewed at a dinner party I had in my home. My fiancee and I rarely drink red wine, preferring rosé or white, our guests loved red wine and drank it all the time: we all agreed on the absolute brilliance of the Fattoria Chianti. As if to prove our good taste it won the Gold Medal at the 2014 Mundus Vini Biofach.
This is what Fattoria La Vialla said about their win:
“Bandino, Gianni, an extremely enthusiastic Michela, Annamaria and Antonio’s thrilled smiles are “caught on the fly” in this photo, while Mrs Ulrike Hoefken (state environment and agricultural policy minister of the Rheinland-Pfalz region) approaches to give them the awards. She brings the prizes herself, a long pile of them!
Tied first for number of medals received with only one German company, among more than 600 wines….
….to you, dear friends, and from all the Viallini, from the field to the cellar… a toast, cheers!”
Here is to many more awards as their wine is absolutely superb.
Enjoy with: Fried meats, stews, roasted meals and vegetables, steak, sausage and anything barbequed.
We have been reviewing a lot of red wine recently. The standard has been high and is not let down by Campo Viejo Rioja Garnacha. The distinctive yellow label of Campo Viejo has been brightening up people’s homes for 55 years and it’s first Garnacha is featured in a retro 1960s inspired bottle.
This is light-bodied and easy-to-drink. The wine is ruby-red in colour with flashes of purple and aged in French oak barrels for four months. It has a fruity nose of strawberry, raspberry, cherry and blackberry. It also has subtle, sweet spices and floral notes that enhance the wine further. It is soft yet intense and fresh. This is a very special wine with a truly wonderful taste. It has a lasting fresh, fruity finish.
This is made from 100% Garnacha grape and is another delicious wine from Campo Viejo, the UK’s most popular Spanish wine.
Enjoy with: lighter food, pasta dishes.
Available from Ocado, Sainsbury’s and ASDA. RRP £8.69.
Alcohol volume: 14%
Vintage: 2012
Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon is a rich, vibrant and high-quality wine. It is right in the middle between light and full. This blended wine of merlot and cabernet sauvignon has flavours of plum, red fruits and dried herbs. It has a delicious finish and soft tannins. Has aromas of black cherry and chocolate. It has a long and smooth finish. This is a wonderful wine that can be drunk at any time.
Drink now or enjoy for up to five years.
Enjoy with grilled and roasted red meats, grilled and roasted white meats, pizza, pasta, mature strong cheese, duck and pasta with lemon sauce.
Available from Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s
Cune Reserva 2009 is very tasty with great depth and fruitiness. It is a soft, luxurious wine. It also has hints of warm spice and balsamic. It is an intense ruby red, bright and deep in colour. It has nuances of caramel and coffee. It is a very complex but well balanced and has a lingering finish. It is smooth, medium bodied and easy to drink. This is a popular wine and it is easy to see why. It is rich with deep aromas of bramble and red Autumn fruit.
The first wine of this winery was named after its initials. At the beginning a red ‘clarete’ wine was made up as a fine wine in the style of the Bordeaux “Claret” produced by the great chateaux’s of the Medoc. The success of the Cune Crianza motivated the creation of Cune Reserva. And we are glad they did. This is a very good red wine.
Available from Ocado and Tesco.