THE WINE SOCIETY SUMMER 2010 TOP WINES IN PRICE CATEGORY
SUMMARY
A top range of really well made wines at great prices, particularly strong in France and New Zealand. In fairness the range at the tasting was very small compared to the Wine Society's list, but it did show that there is great care and attention paid to the selection of each wine and that the Society is constantly looking for new producers and new areas.
KEY
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WINE PRICE DRINKER RATING
>£5
Sabina Tempranillo (Ita) £4.75 84
Good rich, ripe concentrated fruit, great value
Dona Paulina Merlot 2009 (Chi) £4.75 82
Pepper, spice, good fruity merlot notes soft tannin, good
>£10
Las Medallas Manzanilla (Spa) £6.95 84
Good dry clean salty nutty, top value, very drinkable
Tahbilk Marsanne (Aus) £8.95 84
Tropical fruit nose, lychee on palate, burnt notes, good
Mendel Semillon 2009(Arg) £9.95 84
Some minerality, apples and grass on palate, fresh, vibrant
Society’s Chillean S Blanc 2009 (Chi) £5.95 82
Greengage, gooseberry, high acidity, very well made
Chateau de Pena Cotes de Rousillon (Fra) £6.50 85
Rich concentrated damson, blackberry, vanilla, ripe tannin, great
Bricco Rossa Suagna 2004 (Ita) £6.50 85
Cherry nose, some development, sweet cedar, good soft tannin
Barbera D’Alba Poderi Colla 2007 (Ita) £6.50 84
Ripe red fruit, full, generous, high tannin to balance, good
Heartlans Shriaz 2007 (Aus) £9.95 85
Complex, menthol, cherry and pepper, very ripe, very good
>£15
Poggio al Tesoro Vermentino Solosole 2007 (Ita) £12.95 83
Steely, minerality, asparagus, good body and acidity
Craggy Range Te Muna Rd Riesling 2008(NZ) £12.95 83
Good aromatic Riesling nose, tropical fruit palate, top wine
Chateau Renyon Rouge 2006 (Fra) £12.95 84
Warm cedar nose, good full black fruit, soft integrated tannin (needs 2 years)
Chateau Beaumont Haut Medoc 2004 (Fra) £12.95 87
Black pepper, cedar, deep rich black fruit, complex, developing well
Moulin a Vent Chateau Beauregard 2006 (Fra) £12.50 83
Tpo Beaujolais, ripe, fruity, good structure, great vaalue
Avolo Aglianico del Vulture 2003 (Ita) £14.50 83
Blood and brambles, deep colour, stewed fruit, intense
The Society’s Exhib Rioja Reserva 2003 (Spa) £12.95 91
Showing development, cherry, cedar, tobacco nose, beautiful, complex
Momo Pinot Noir 2007 (NZ)£11.9585
Light colour, leathery nose, soft tannin, long satisfying finish
<£15
Chateau Doisy Daene Sec Bordeaux 2008 (Fra) £16.00 84
Restrained s.blanc nose, good fresh aromatics, nice acidity, grassy
Cave de Turkheim Gewertz 2007 (Fra) £16.00 82
Floral aromatic nose, off dry, rose petal, orange blossom, pleasing
Vouvray Le Haut Lieu, Huet 2007 (Fra) £19.00 83
Off dry, good acidity, nice exotic fruit notes
Dog Point Chardonnay 2007 (NZ) £18.00 85
Good ripe red apples, tropical fruit, grassy palate, nice finish
