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Welcome to our new daily wine tips section. We'll be posting wine tips from Monday to Friday offering a mixture of wines that are easily accessible in the UK both online and on the shelves of retailers. Wherever possible we'll try to put a link to an online retail outlet.
We welcome your feedback so please leave your comments, whether you agree or completely disagree. If you have any tips of your own then write them in the comment feed. Many thanks,
Nick Breeze
Secret Sommelier
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Written by Administrator
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| Mostly Merlot with 35% cabernet franc and 5% cabernet sauvignon - healthy nose of blackcurrents and smooth tannins on the palate. I had this with lamb shanks slow cooked in foil in oil and an inch of water with rosemary. The result was a perfect match. The tannins held up to fattiness in the meat juices and the bottle was consumed fast and with ease. It is a strong wine at 14% abv so keep that in mind if you're working your way through a case! Maybe open with weaker German Reisling from the Mosel to pave the way to South West France!
£8.99 from Averys
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Written by Secret Sommelier
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 | Youthful with typical Bordeaux character - needs decanting but there is real pleasure when this "morish"
wine opens up. Dark fruits and a good bite of tannin make this a
perfect benchmark claret at pretty good value for money. 2009 is a
great vintage worth familiarising oneself with.
£9.45
Stockists: Direct Wines & laithwaiites.co.uk
13.5% abv |
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