So statisically the third Monday of January is the most depressing day of the year - it must be true I read it in the paper! Luckly I have a way to beat the winter blues - Wine Tasting!!
We don't really open up wine on Monday but we have a possible large order for a future function and we were
able to open up five bottles of wine that would hopefully seal the deal. Some of what we tried....
Terres Fumees Sauvignon-2009 and Merlot-2009, both £7.99 and both from the warm Mediterrain terrior of the Carcassonne region within Languedoc.
The sauvignon has a fresh, fruity nose that has touches of gooseberry and a hint of dry spice. On the palate it's even softer with a lush off-dry note that makes this one very easy drinker. The merlot smelled warm and inviting, dark red currents and just a hint of bramble jam. To taste it's almost like juice with very little to suggest the 13.5% abv. and finishes with classic merlot charm of spices and lushness.
And to finish we opened a bottle of our own house claret - and my wine of 2010 - Chateau La Croix St. Benoit-2009, £9.99. The wine is an Inverarity exclusive and is one of the most accessible clarets I have come across. It's 75% cabernet franc and 25% merlot with the fruit coming form 30-40 year-old vines. The nose is quite big and beefy and laden with ripe dark berry fruit, blackcurrents and cigar box spice. The palate is softer and gentler but lasts for a lot longer than you would expect. Much of the same fruit as the nose but thats not a bad thing. For the value this was my wine of 2010 and it will take some thing special to stop this being one of my top recommendations.
Keep tasting.......tomorrow is another day
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