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Sauvignon blanc Craggy Range Marlbourgh 2020 @waitroseandpartners Score 87 New Zealand's oldest working vineyard dates back to 1851 when French Catholic missionaries planted vines in hawkes bay. The first vines were planted in 1819. Brancott Estate started planting Sauvignon blanc in 1973, the country never looked back. All my life NZ has been known mainly for producing Sauvignon blanc but it wasn't until 2002 that it became NZ primary planted grape. It was Chardonnay until then, Martinborough in the North island makes world class Chardonnay to this day and Central Otago do the same with Pinot Noir but Sav is the big show in town. Two thirds of NZ wines are white and 58% of the country's wine is made Marlborough where Sav is king. Craggy Range does a beautiful crisp, clean and bright Sauvignon blanc. The perfect expression of what NZ Sav is all about. Beautiful Gooseberry, Citrus fruit, fresh cut grass and a little jalapeño spice. The structure of the wine is classic Sav, mouth watering acidity, light bodied and very refreshing. I really enjoyed this with some Lamb Tacos. Colour 13 Aroma 22 Structure 22 Overall Quality 30 Total 87 Colour Intensity pale Colour yellow Aroma & Palate Gooseberry Lime Lemon Pineapple Mango Passion fruit Peach Cut grass Jalapeño Structure Intensity Prominent Development developed Complexity primary Sweetness dry Acidity Medium plus Alcohol Medium Body Light Flavour intensity Medium Plus Finish Medium Quality Very Good Readiness Drink now not suitable for further ageing #winesofscontland #glasgowwine #vino #winestagram #winelover #winetasting #winesinscotland #edinburghwines #wine #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vin #winelife #NZSav #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #Sauvignonblanc #Craggyrange #marlbourghwine #newzealandwine #newzealandwinesav (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLJaadqreNb/?igshid=1svqhq9arwifh

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Sangiovese Montemajone Chianti Classico 2018 @waitrose Score 84 Young Sangiovese has that beautiful pale ruby colour. A lot of red fruits and roast tomatoes straight away on the nose. Then the tertiary aromas of tabaco and espresso start come through with an Oregano flavour. You have a sip and the wine heats up on your tongue some sweet balsamic and as you breath out that classic Chianti roast tomato smell again. I get the feeling this could be an interesting wines in a few years stored away. Its not going to keep 10-20 years like Gran Seleziones but an interesting proposition for someone starting out to taste the development over a few years. The acidity is starting to mellow a little from the roaring levels found in very young Chianti Classico. It is this acidity in this wine which makes it perfect for that rich tuscan cuisine of game, slow cooked meats and beautiful ragu. Colour 13 Aroma 20 Structure 20 Overall Quality 30 Total 84 Colour Clarity Clear Intensity Medium Colour Ruby Aroma & Palate Cherry Raspberry Strawberry Oregano Tabaco Espresso Violates Tomato Smoke Balsamic Structure Intensity medium plus Development developing Complexity Complex Sweetness dry Acidity Medium Plus Tannin Medium Alcohol High Body Medium Flavour intensity Medium Finish Medium minus Quality Good Readiness Drink now suitable for further ageing #winesofscontland #glasgowwine #glasgowwine #winestagram #winelover #winetasting #winesinscotland #edinburghwines #wine #vino #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vin #winelife #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #Montemajone #Chianti #chianticlassico #montemajonechianticlassico (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK3U_HQLvq6/?igshid=1phdiezfzw4oc

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Cabernet Sauvignon Journeys end Stellenboach 2016 @waitroseandpartners Score 90 South African Cabernet Sauvignon. A balance of old and new world wines. They have been making wine here for over 350 years. You can see the sea, vines and the mountains all at the same time. This wine on the eye looks to have turned from purple to ruby. The intensity on the eye is medium, a little strange for Cabernet. Strong black fruit on the nose with a little red currant and pencil shaving coming through. The style is definitely a cross between old and new. It is more structured like Middle Aged Bordeaux with it being jammy on the tongue like some of the new world styles.  The wine is developing well looking at the colour and from the flavour compounds. The wine will peek in the next three to five years. SA wines are having a lot of problems selling wine just now due to alcohol sales restrictions in south Africa @bws_brido made a good point about how important it was to back the SA wine industry. Colour 13 Aroma 21 Structure 23 Overall Quality 33 Total 90 Colour Intensity Medium Colour Ruby Aroma & Palate Blackcurrant Blackberry Black Plum Redcurrant Dried Raspberry Dried Strawberry Pencil Shavings Chocolate Structure Intensity Medium Plus Development Devolping Complexity Complex Sweetness Dry Acidity Medium Tannin Medium Plus Alcohol High Body Full Flavour Medium Plus Finish Medium Plus Quality Very Good Readiness drink now suitable for further ageing #Cabernetsauvignon #Southafricanwine #Stellenboachwine #journeysendwine #winesofscontland #glasgowwine #wine #glasgowwine #winestagram #winelover #winetasting #winesinscotland #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime🍷 (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKyHnixLkQX/?igshid=2v204sxgctfl

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#Cognac Are you a Cognac drinker? Have you had a Cognac food pairings before? Cognac Cocktails?  All Cognac is Brandy but not all Brandy is Cognac! At the beginning of the space age Russian Doctors used to include it in the Astronauts rations for its well being powers. I only started drinking Cognac about 3 years ago, I have been hooked and never been un well since.  Quickly what is Cognac: Well it is a brandy made from white wine grapes, 90% has to be Ugni Blanc(Trebbiano a wine grape in Italy) and is from the Cognac region of France north of Bordeaux. Only brandy from Cognac can be called Cognac. It is an AOC region and the tiers of quality which have been easily broken down into very simple terms: Entry level VS (very special) 2 years in oak  Middle level VSOP (very special old pale) 4 years in oak  The top level XO (extra old) 10 years in oak.   How to serve: VS you can serve by pouring onto 1 big rock of ice, as it pours out the bottle neet and in a cocktail. My favourite ones are down the bottom VSOP and XO for sipping 1 Neet 2 The fancy way. Pour warm water into a snifte. Then sit your Snifter on the glass and slowly route the snifter with your cognac to let a little heat into the cognac. The Cognac really balances out. My Favourites #hine Rare Colour- Light Amber Aromas- Toffee, Jasmin, Orange, Saltana Texture- A couted mouth, smooth and very well balanced  #merymelrose VSOP Colour- Medium Amber Aromas-Caramel, Citrus, Dried Apricote, Rose, Vanila Texture- Complete, ripe and very smooth. #martell XO Colour- Deep Amber Aromas- Chocolate, Toffee, Orange, Citrus Texture-Silky Full and Vibrant 3 of the best VS Cognac cocktails  #Frenchnegroni #Brandyalexander #Sidecar 3 best food pairings:  Good quality #tuscanawine #VS-Smoked salmon #VSOP-Blue Cheese #XO-Chocolate #cognaclover #cognaclife #winesinscotland #winesofscotland (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKtFGukrlFO/?igshid=1gkkoes1bgscx

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Pinot Noir @waitrose Blanc de Noirs Champagne NV Sacore 86 🥂Favourite Champagne house? 🥂Have you tried Blanc de Noir or Blanc de Blanc? 🥂 Is it an all year wine or special occasions? A beautiful wine with so much dept on the nose. Big hits of green fruit, sharp citrus, the classic biscuit character of Champagne and the sweet smell of brioche. Then on the palate, subtle red fruits from the classic flavour profile of Pinot Noir. The wine has so much freshness, the bubbles delicate with a comforting creamy richness on the palate. A little bit about the Blanc De Noir aspect of this Champagne, Basically When the Pinor Noir and Pinot Meunier Grapes have been picked they are pressed as they normal would be. They do not allow any maceration, removing skin contact from the grape juice. Colour 13 Aroma 21 Structure 21 Overall Quality 31  Total 86 Colour Clarity Clear  Intensity Pale Colour Yellow Aroma & Palate Lemon Lime Marmilade Apple Pear Quince Buscuit Butter Brioche Nutty Forest Floor Raspberry Strawberry Structure Intensity  Medium Plus Development Fully Developed  Complexity complex Sweetness Off Dry Acidity Medium plus Alcohol Medium  Body Light Mousse Creamy Flavour intensity Medium plus  Finish  Medium plus Quality Very Good Readiness Drink now not suitable for further ageing #winesofscontland  #glasgow #wine #edinburgh #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife  #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #champagne #sparklingwine #blancdenoirs #blancdenoir (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKn-pnarU_Y/?igshid=1im8xhct594ro

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Riesling Cave De Beblenheim Alsace 2018 @Waitrose Score 89 🍇Have you tried dry Reisling? 🥂Are you drinking any French wines just now? 🍷Have you enjoyed any good wines recently? A good dry Riesling from Alsace or Mosal there are not a lot of nicer wines to smell. “Wine should be refreshing first and foremost”Jancis Robinson. I am a champion of Alsace DRY Riesling. The smells are amazing, you pour it and immediately a Petrol or Gasoline smell. This is still developing and is more Gasoline in a good way like the petrol station forecourt but straight away it has a back bone with Citrus Lemon and Orange. The wine is a very acidic wine and you get the minerality coming through you can smell that. a few swirels of the glass then the tropical fruit really starts to come through. The longer it lies in the glass other aspects like honey start to jump out. One taste of the wine it's Dry and it is High. No sweetness and mouth water acidity which makes this wine go with so many foods. The wine has great balance even with the high acidity. The taste of the wine is pronounced with a very good finish. It is very well structured a little toffee too. Definitely one not to cold just a little chill in it. I had a dry curry beef rendang that went well with the Riesling. Colour 13 Aroma 22 Structure 22 Overall Quality 32  Total 89 Colour Intensity Medium Colour lemon Aroma & Palate Gasoline Lemon Orange Lime Apricot Wet Stone Mango  Pineapple Melon Honey Toffee Beeswax Citrus blossom  Structure Intensity  Medium Development Developing Complexity Complex Sweetness Dry  Acidity High Alcohol Medium Body Medium Flavour intensity Pronunced  Finish  Medium plus Quality Very Good Readiness Drink now suitable for further ageing #winesinscontland #glasgow #wine #edinburgh #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #fife #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #riesling #Alsace #alsaceriesling #whitewine #drywine #Alsacewine #CaveDeBeblenheimreisling #kleinfelsriesling (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKilDY3rwJ4/?igshid=725gsc45zruk

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Grenache, Syrah & Carignan Paul Mas 2019 @waitroseandpartners Score 84 🍷Have you tried much Languedoc wine? 🍇What good ones have you had? Before the EU cash for vines scheme. This area of France just above Spain was known as Europe wine lake. I think that wine from this area can be really good but it is really all down to producer. This wine is governed by AOP regulations A lot of producers for better or worst the gloves are of and they grown what they want. The Languedoc can be a little like Puglia wines in southern Italy where the style can lean more to the new world wine producers. This wine totally express the best thing about the area big red fruit with a blend of some of these non native varietals Grenache (garnacha or Garnatxa) Carignan (Cariñena) Mourvèdre (Monastrell) 3 native spanish grapes, Syrah from the Rhone and possible native Cinsault (Which maybe came from the middle east a long long time ago) The wines from the area can carry a wide verity of names regions and classifications so this why I say producer really matters. A great value wine when it comes on sale at Waitrose. It is a very tasty wee number, really well balanced wine with lovely hits of black and red fruit with a bit of spice. 14% alcohol but very well balanced and well made by a top Languadoc producer. Once it opens up you some nice red fruit Strawberries and Raspberry come through on the palate. Colour 13 Aroma 20 Structure 21 Overall Quality 30 Total 84 Colour Clarity Clear Intensity Medium Colour Ruby Aroma & Palate Blackcurrant Blackberry Black Cherry Blueberry Strawberry Raspberry Vanilla Liquorish Structure Intensity Medium Plus Development Developing Complexity Primary and some secondary Sweetness Dry Acidity Medium minus Tannin Medium minus Alcohol High Body Medium plus Flavour intensity Medium plus Finish Medium minus Quality Good Readiness Drink now suitable for further ageing #winesofscontland #wine #edinburgh #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #fife #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #redwined #languedocwine #paulmas #Grenache #Syrah #Carignan (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKgJS3xLrnG/?igshid=6aqw9o474wlg

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Merlot & Cab Sav Blend Château Grand Faurie La Rose 2015 St-Emilion Grand Cru @majesticwine Score 89 🍷Whats your thoughts on St-Emilion? 🍇Have you ever had an issue with wine slowly coming back to its self? 🍷Any tips for the community? I was so surprised with this wine. I tasted it during the summer at Majestics. I had a bottle lying down already and loved it so bought another bottle. I remembered the nose being a total Blackcurrant bomb. Wine takes a bit of time to come back to it’s self sometimes, if you open it and it is not what you expected for the price you paid try these tips. I opened it then left it for 3-4 hours as I always do with of this style of wine. When I poured a glass it was a woody/baking spice smell that I was mostly getting, not a lot of fruit so I decanted it and left another hour. It did start to open up a little but I was getting a minty or menthol kind of smell a long with some black fruit, wood and spice. Hour 2 - The room I store my wine is on the colder side, so down to the kitchen where the oven was on. This takes the cold out the wine gently. Hour 3 - The wine is starting to come back to its self and I have maybe missed the spice from my initial tasting. Eventually it does come back to its self 4 hours in an open bottle plus 5 hours decanting. It is spicey, it is jammy black fruit and bit of red fruit. Totally covers the tongue and mouth. Real complexity, depth and balance but it takes some work to get her going. This wine is from the north east of St-Emilions sand and gravel plateaus towards the satellite appellation of St-George-St-Emilion. St-Emilion is known for it’s rich read wines Merlot being king on the right bank of the Gironde river. Wines are usually filled out with Cabernet Franc or Cabernet Sauvignon. Cab Sav can have issues ripening though on this side of bordeaux. This bottle was Merlot and Cab Sav blend. Colour 14 Aroma 20 Structure 22 Overall Quality 33 Total 89 Colour Clarity Clear Intensity Deep Colour Ruby Aroma & Palate Blackcurrant Blackberry Black plum Red cherry Raspeberry Wood Pencil shaving Baking spice Menthol Gamey Liquorish Structure Intensity Medium plus Development Devel (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKV1gXyrS_A/?igshid=10e8r70r2omrw

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Pinot Noir Louis Latour red Burgundy 2019 Score 87 🍷Do you enjoy Pinot? 🍷 Whats your favourite Pinot Noir? 🍷What regions have you tried? Another classic from Louis Latour, grown on the Clay and Limestone vines off Burgundy.  This grape is native to Burgundy. Pinot Noir only grows in a certain growing condition, the grapes are hand picked and it takes a great deal of skill to grow. I have tasted some top class Pinot Noir from Central Otago and Oregon. I have read about Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley and Martinborough growing some great stuff in the Southern Hemisphere.  For me Burgundy is still my favourite, although I will always have a place in my heart for the Central Otago Boys. Louis Latour offers brilliant value for money on all of the wines they produce and this Pinot is no different, A fair price for a very good standard.  So much red fruit on the nose and an extremely well balanced.  People seem to have a preconception that it is a wishy washy wine with no body but it is far from it. Good Pinot can stand shoulder to shoulder with any wine. The wine is such an easy going wine that just needs a little time to open up before serving I really enjoyed it with some cheese between Christmas and New Years. Colour 13 Aroma 21  Structure 22 Overall Quality 31 Total 87 Colour Intensity Medium Colour Purple Aroma & Palate Red Currants Raspberries Red Cherry Strawberries Dried Cramberry Ceder Smoke Cream Mushroom Structure Intensity Pronunced Development Developing  Complexity Complex Sweetness Dry Acidity Medium Tannin Medium Minus Alcohol Medium Body Medium Minus Flavour intensity Medium Plus Finish Medium Plus  Quality Very good Readiness Drink now suitable for further ageing maybe 1 or 2 more years #burgundywine #maconwine #louislatour #pinotnoir #burgundypinotnoir #winesofscontland  #glasgow #wine #edinburgh #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #fife #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife  #winewinewine #winelovers #redwine (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKOFTPnLcPO/?igshid=1uvi584wvw2oq

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Bordeaux blend Paulliac Domaine Barons De Rothschild Lafite 2016 @marksandspencerfoodpr Score 83 🍷Have you tried this wine? 🍷Best Bordeaux you have tried? I had not bought M&S wine for a long time, I had voucher to use and decided to see what they had to offer. The cream of the crop was this Domaine Barons De Rothschild Lafite from the outstanding commune of Paulliac on the left bank of Bordeaux. I had a look on their website to see if I could find any information on where the grapes came from in Paulliac. Sadly for me there was not a lot of information on the M&S website. The Domaine Barons De Rothschild Lafite label suckered me in. I thought maybe it was their 3rd growth wine. Bottles of the 1855 classification Premier Cru can go for thousands of pounds. Maybe would be less powerful than a young bordeaux from this area and designed to drink rather than store away. My thinking was it would be smother wine and therefore would go well with turkey plus all the trimming. To be fair it did, it is just not really worthy of the price tag. Medoc communes at this price from the more famous Pauliac, Marguax and St Julians bigger Chateau 3rd and 4th grows can be I feel. I think it is unofficially the 4th growth of the Chateau. There was nothing wrong with the wine and it was plesent enough but there is better Haut Medoc blends for half the price. The aromas where not very prominent. Colour 13 Aroma 19 Structure 21 Overall Quality 30 Total 83 Colour Clarity Clear Intensity Deep Colour Ruby Aroma & Palate Blackcurrant Blackberry Plum Raspberry Ripe Strawberry Red Cherry Ceder Liquorice Structure Intensity Medium Development Devolping Complexity Primary and delicate Sweetness dry Acidity medium plus Tannin Medium Alcohol Medium Body Full Flavour intensity Medium  Finish Medium plus Quality Good  Readiness Drink now #winesofscontland  #glasgow #wine #edinburgh #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #fife #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife  #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #redwine #paulliac #paulliacwine #bordeauxwine #lafitte #leftbankwines (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKGazJ5LZOO/?igshid=lplvhffjhery

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Sauvignon Blanc Pouilly-Fumé Domaine Chatelain 2019 Score 89 Do you drink French Sav? Favourite Sav? NZ or French? Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre are France's top two expression of Sauvignon Blanc. They sit across from each other with the Loire river separating them in the east of the Loire Valley. Pouilly-Fumé is a little more subtle of the two. How it differs from its homeland of Bordeaux it is not blended with Semillon for a start, generally the better quality white wine from Bordeaux are blends like their reds. The bordeaux style is light and fruity with the loire more depth of fruit and herbs. Passaic Leognan style of Bordeaux’s famous left bank is rich and creamy. New Zealand more Gooseberry, Fresh cut grass, Green bell pepper and Jalapeno. The Loire and Bordeaux styles age considerably better than New Zealand too. This has an amazing freshness of balanced acidity and fruit. A real summers day wine with some complexity. Great with Salmon and chicken dishes. In my option Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre are the best Sav's you can buy. I do enjoy good quality styles of most types. Who says Sav cant be top wine? Colour 13 Aroma 23 Structure 21 Overall Quality 32 Total 90 Colour Clarity Clear Intensity Medium Colour Yellow Aroma & Palate Gooseberry Grapefruit Honeydew Lemon Lime peel Passion fruit Peach Green apple Fresh apple Chamomile Chervil Thyme Dough Structure Intensity Pronunced  Development Developed  Complexity Primary and secondary Sweetness dry Acidity medium plus Alcohol medium Body Light Flavour intensity Medium Plus Finish  Medium plus finish Quality very good Readiness drink now #winesofscontland  #glasgow #wine #edinburgh #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #fife #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife  #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #whitewine #loirevalleywine #loirewine #sauvignonblanc #pouillyfume #sav #frenchwine #vindufrance (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ-nPMHrMFG/?igshid=uty8anj1hzd8

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Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre Bloson Du Rhone Chateauneuf Du Pape 2018 @waitroseandpartners Score 87 🍷Thoughts on this Southern Rhone blend? 🍇Whats you GSM blend? 🍷is Chateauneuf Du Pape worth the money? I sometimes feel like Chateauneuf Du Pape, that maybe I have been a bit spoiled, I went on a day trip when I was in Aix-en-Provence and tasted some outstanding CDP. I sometimes feel you are paying for the name and they can be a bit middle of the road. Don’t get me wrong, this was a lovely food wine and went amazing with lamb and gelatinous pomme puree. The wine is not very pronounced but once it opens up has some really nice red and dark fruit from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre blend. On offer at Waitrose this is worth the value, however I wouldn’t pay full price. I think you can get better value in other regions of the Cote Du Rhone with similar blends.  All in all though a really enjoyable wine. Colour 13  Aroma 20 Structure 22 Overall Quality 32 Total 87 Colour Clarity Clear Intensity Medium Colour Ruby Aroma & Palate blackcurrant black cherry black plum redcurrants raspberries strawberries red cherry black pepper dough cloves nutmeg milk chocolate Structure Intensity  Medium Development developing Complexity primary and secondary Sweetness dry Acidity medium Tannin medium Alcohol high  Body medium Flavour intensity medium plus  Finish  medium minus Quality Good Readiness drink now suitable for further ageing #ChateauneufDuPape #rhonewine #winesofscontland  #glasgow #wine #edinburgh #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #fife #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife  #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #redwined #Grenache #Syrah #Mourvedre #southernrhonewine #waitrosewine (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ5mCogrDUb/?igshid=1himqm62suy86

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Cinsault, Grenache Château de Berne Provence Rosé 2019 @waitroseandpartners Score 84 Do you like Rosé? What about Provence? I have happy memoirs of Jean-Les-Pins and Cap D’Antibes enjoying a glass or two in the Cote D’Azur. They do make good Rosé in this part of the world. Dry with good minerally and that is how i like mines. Warm hot summers with the mistral coming of the Alps cooling the grapes. The farm houses are built with their doors facing South. To keep the fiercely cold mistral winds from the door. Provence you can ski in the morning and sip Rosé on the beach in the afternoon. Château De Berne is a very well balanced wine, nice stone and red fruit on the nose and palate. Lovely dry finish with a lot of fresh acidity. This Rosé passes for a serious enough wine. I enjoyed it and would be a really good summer wine with an spaghetti puttanesca. A wee tip you want to be drinking a vintage within the previous year. Colour 14 Aroma 18 Structure 21 Overall Quality 31 Total 84 Colour Clarity clear Intensity pale Colour salmon Aroma & Palate Peach Apricote Strawberries Raspberries Red Currants  Pineapple Mango  Structure Intensity  Medium Development Devolped  Complexity Primary Sweetness Dry Acidity Medium plus Alcohol Medium Body Light Flavour intensity Medium Plus Finish  Medium Plus Quality Good Readiness Drink now not suitable for further ageing #winesofscontland  #glasgow #wine #edinburgh #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #fife #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife #waitrosewine #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #rosewine #Cinsault #Grenache #provencewine (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJxuDo-LNIq/?igshid=172myd8vh6xvd

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Chardonnay Les Charmes Mâcon-Lugny Burgundy 2018 @waitroseandpartners Score 94 Do you drink Chardonnay or Anything But Chardonnay? Favourite Chardonnay? Favourite Burgundy region? Ok there is a lot or there was lot of bad Chardonnay out there. The good stuff like Burgundy, Napa or any the quality wine regions usually do it very well. It takes good soil and skills in winery. It is worth a try again if you are ABC crew! Macon-Lugny Wine I could literally sit and smell all day. The perfect balance of fresh fruit and that creamy buttery toffee smell. Then as it starts to breathe a little that beautiful honey smell starts to come through. The price you pay for a good one is just so unbelievable. It is the most under rated wine, the value in this part of burgundy is amazing. The texture in your mouth is such a flavour explosion. instantly I taste soft pronounced Toffee then Peach, Pineapple and is so comforting as it heats on your tongue and the flavours change to Mango. then ending on a salted caramel. It is just what drinking very good quality wine is all about. I can't say enough about this part of Burgundy. Colour 14 Aroma 24 Structure 23 Overall Quality 33  Total 94 Colour Clarity Clear  Intensity Deep Colour Lemon Aroma & Palate Acacia Lemon Lime Orange Peach Apricot Nectirean Mango Lyche Passionfruit  Toffee Butter Structure Intensity  Pronounced Development Developed   Complexity Complex Sweetness dry Acidity Medium Alcohol Medium Body Medium Flavour intensity Pronounced Finish  Medium plus Quality Outstanding Readiness Drink now #winesofscontland  #glasgow #wine #edinburgh #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #fife #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife  #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #burgundywine #maconwine #lungywine #chardonnay #burgundychardonnay #lescharmes (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJsqkIgLdhl/?igshid=s03l9kkqd832

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Bordeaux blend La Commanderie St-Estèph 2013 @majesticwine Score 88 🍷Have you tried this wine? 🍷Oldest Bordeaux you have tried? 🍷Do you age your wine? Out of the left bank St Estephe up the north of the famous AOC medoc communes is the slowest to ready for drinking, a bit closer to the Atlantic Ocean it takes it time with they cool breezes. The tannins take a bit of time to melow so 7-10 years is really a minium. There was a little sedement in the bottom of the bottle once I had decanted, showing a good developing. I left it a good 5 hours to open up. I got this on offer in Majestics for under a tenner about 4 years ago and it is now drink well and drinking like a wine double its price. It was on its way to garnet I should have maybe left it another year or two. A lot of tertiory aromas starting to come through but a good balance of black fruit on the nose. It went amazing with these lamb chops done very simple just cooked in there own fat with Salt, Pepper, Dried Oragano and Rosemary. Bordeaux and lamb what could be better? Château La Commanderie a stones throw from the famous Château Montrose in St-Estèphe. Colour 14  Aroma 22 Structure 22 Overall Quality 30  Total 88 Colour Clarity Clear Intensity Medium Colour Ruby/Garnet Aroma & Palate Blackcurrant Black Plum Black Cherries Fig Prune Black Pepper Liquorice Ceder Cloves Leather Forest floor Dark Chocolate Structure Intensity Medium Plus  Development Developing  Complexity Sweetness Dry Acidity Medium Tannin Medium Plus Alcohol Medium Body Full Flavour intensity Medium Medium Finish Medium Quality Very good Readiness Drink now suitable for further ageing #redwined #bordeauxwine #medocwine #majesticswine #saintestephewine #winesofscontland  #glasgow #wine #edinburgh #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #fife #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife #stestephewine #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #redwineday #vindumedoc (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJniazpr7aJ/?igshid=pwzn4lp4k2rw

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Bordeaux blend Chateau La Garde Pessac-Leognan 2012 @majesticwine Score 91 🍷Have you tried this wine? 🍷Whats you favourite Bordeaux you have appellation? Chateau La Garde 2012 from Pessac-Leognan. 9 year old as it still got a lot of devolping to do in the bottle. I think another 3-5 years before this starts come it's prime. Loads of big bold black fruit on the nose. Still a lot of acidity in the bottle, A good few hours decanting or maybe the night before. The tannins have mellowed well over the years and there was quite a bit of sediment from them falling out in the bottle. It reminds you off what a power grape Merlot can be on the left bank. When I was typing this I assumed it was a high Cabernet Sauvingnon and curriosity got the better of me so I had to go find the tasting note the blend but its was 52% and 48% Shows what I know I would have had this in the high 70s Cab Sav. I think as time goes on this will score a lot higher. I would say this will drink well in another 9 years. This is a Chateau with a lot of history. It out dates the Medoc classifications. Passing hands many times since 1732. I enjoyed this with a stake and it went amazing. Colour 13 Aroma 24 Structure 22 Overall Quality 32 Total 91 Colour Clarity Clear Intensity Deep Colour Ruby Little bit of sediment Aroma & Palate Blackcurrant Blackberry Bramble Redcurrant Stewed Strawberry Dried Red Cherry Slate Liquorice Chocolate Mushroom Tobacco Leather  Salami Gamey Structure Intensity Pronounced Development Developing  Complexity Well defined Sweetness Dry Acidity Medium Tannin Medium  Alcohol Medium Body Full Flavour intensity Medium plus Finish Medium Quality Very good Readiness Can drink now suitable for further ageing #redwined #bordeauxwine #graveswine #Pessac-Léognan #majesticswine #winesofscontland  #glasgow #wine #edinburgh #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #fife #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife  #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJiao27Logz/?igshid=1bmlbsp2t8roc

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Dolcetto Monferrato 2019 Cantine Povero Score 86 @thegoodspiritscowinebeer The little sweet one, as it is known in Italian. Funny name as this bad boys dry. Noir berry skin this is a lovely every day wine to enjoy at a fair price, I would say it is a good quality wine. It is not a Barolo or Barberesco its pals from the Piedmont and is used to generate some early income for the vineyard as the two mentioned Nebbiolo regions do their magic and mature in wooden vats or the modernist barrique barrels. The Cantine Povero is a ballsy wee wine with really good acidity, It is on the lighter side and I think it makes a good alternative to a good burgundy Pinot Noir whilst saving a few pounds. The wines definitely one to enjoy in its youth. Colour 14 Aroma 20 Structure 20 Overall Quality 32 Total 86 Colour Clarity clear Intensity medium Colour ruby Aroma & Palate Red cherry Raspberry Red plum Brambles Black currant Brambles Chocolate Violate Espresso Tabaco Structure Intensity medium plus Development developing Sweetness dry Acidity medium plus Tannin medium minus Alcohol medium Body medium minus Flavour intensity medium Finish medium Quality good Readiness drink now suitable for further ageing #winesofscontland #glasgow #wine #edinburghwine #glasgowwine #winestagram #scotland #fifewine #winelover #winetasting #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife #winesinscontland #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime #redwine #Dolcetto #piedmontwine #langhewine #italianwine (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJIEPyKr-Un/?igshid=4ppdjifce695