WINE OF THE WEEK. 6 FEBRUARY 2012

VIRGINIA    JEFFERSON VINEYARDS    MONTICELLO   CABERNET-FRANC  2010

Very dark. medium dense and quite intense colour, smelles nice ripe fresh cherries, tasting nice raspberry and cherries, clean, good ripeness, rather rich and silky, slight bitterness on the end but not too vegetal and smooth, 13,5/20

USA.Red

www.jeffersonvineyards.com

WINE OF THE WEEK.30 JANUARY 2012

MARLBOROUGH    FERN RIDGE WINES    HAHA   2011  SAUVIGNON

Nose ripe pear and pineapple, tasting ripe pear and pineapple, zingy, clean, a bit light but very long, very citrusy and good pear notesin the end.13,5/20
White.New Zealand
www.fernridge.co.nz

WINE OF THE WEEK.23 JANUARY 2012

ALTO ADIGE     ELENA WALCH    2010   CHARDONNAY

Nose fresh nuts and a bit of mint, tasting fresh mint and pear with integrated oak, juicy,clean.13,5/20
White.Italy
www.elenawalch.com

WINE OF THE WEEK.16 JANUARY 2012

COLLIO     RUSSIZ SUPERIORE    2010    SAUVIGNON

Nose very mineral, still closed and metalic, tasting mineral, very salty, a bit metalic still, too early stage, huge ripe acidity, clean, extremely lengthy.13,5/20
White.Italy
www.marcofelluga.it/

WINE OF THE WEEK.9 JANUARY 2012

SAUMUR    CHATEAU DU HUREAU   2009    CHENIN

Nose superb stewed apple, frsh, tasting juicy, apple, fresh, clean, minty as well, quite lengthy. 13,5/20
France.White
www.domaine-hureau.fr

WINE OF THE WEEK.2 JANUARY 2012

CHABLIS    WILLIAM FEBVRE   2010   CHARDONNAY

Nose nice clean pear and mint, tasting superb mint and pear, lively and fluid, superb lemony acidity , very intense and lengthy, pure, great.15/20
White.France
www.williamfevre.fr/

WINE OF THE WEEK.26 DECEMBER 2011

POUILLY FUISSE     DOMAINE J.A.FERRET     2009    CHARDONNAY

Nose nice mint and ripe apple, tasting fluid, nice oak, very fluid, lively and smooth at the same time, intense, pure.15/20
white.France

WINE OF THE WEEK.19 DECEMBER 2011

MEURSAULT   LOUIS JADOT    2009   CHARDONNAY

Nose superb creamy oak and ripe apple, tasting ripe apple and superb oak, smooth, rich, spicy and fresh, mellow, quite lengthy, great.15,5/20
White.France
www.louisjadot.com/

WINE OF THE WEEK.12 DECEMBER 2011

COTES DU RHONE VILLAGES LAUDUN    CHATEAU DE MARJOLET   CUVEE TRADITION 2010   GRENACHE,SYRAH

Very dark, quite dense and intense colour, nose ripe plum and cherry, tasting juicy, quite rich, ripe, plum and raspberry, smooth, not very lengthy but not alcoholic either, great fruit. 13,5/20

France.Red

www.chateaumarjolet.com/

WINE OF THE WEEK.5 DECEMBER 2011

1º COTES DE BORDEAUX      CHATEAU CARIGNAN   2008    MERLOT

Quite dark, quite dense and medium intense colour, nose nice cofee bean and black fruit, tasting inky and black fruit, rich, chewy tannins, juicy, very good. 14/20
France. Red
www.chateau-carignan.com/

WINE OF THE WEEK.28 NOVEMBER 2011

BARBERA D'ASTI      VILLA GIADA      SURI     2009      BARBERA

Very dark, quite intense and dense colour, nose very nice fresh fruit, tasting juicy, fruity, clean and lively.13,5/20
Italy.Red
www.andreafaccio.it/