2005 Beaujolais-Villages, Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy, France
Appearance: medium purple-red
Nose: strawberry and raspberry fruit, not too much carbonic maceration going on here so there is not that that bubble-gum, confected flavour. Bright fruit from the 2005 vintage.
Palate: a pleasant palate with low tannins, medium acidity and decent fruit. Quite good length.
Conclusion: representative and solid Beaujolais Villages in an excellent vintage. Not bad value for the Chinese market at 138RMB either from Torres China.
Rating: 16/20
2003 Trentham Estate Ruby Sparkling Shiraz, Murray Darling, New South Wales, Australia
Appearance: deepish purple.
Nose: lovely Shiraz fruit with blackberry, black cherry and even slight pepper (which doesn’t usually come from Aussie Shirazes).
Palate: lovely mousse, great fruit, even some tannin although it seems like every effort has been made to keep these low. Good length.
Conclusion: impressive sparkling Shiraz, a category we need to taste more of! Available from Gelipu for RMB 228.
Rating: 17.5/20
Appearance: medium purple-red
Nose: strawberry and raspberry fruit, not too much carbonic maceration going on here so there is not that that bubble-gum, confected flavour. Bright fruit from the 2005 vintage.
Palate: a pleasant palate with low tannins, medium acidity and decent fruit. Quite good length.
Conclusion: representative and solid Beaujolais Villages in an excellent vintage. Not bad value for the Chinese market at 138RMB either from Torres China.
Rating: 16/20
2003 Trentham Estate Ruby Sparkling Shiraz, Murray Darling, New South Wales, Australia
Appearance: deepish purple.
Nose: lovely Shiraz fruit with blackberry, black cherry and even slight pepper (which doesn’t usually come from Aussie Shirazes).
Palate: lovely mousse, great fruit, even some tannin although it seems like every effort has been made to keep these low. Good length.
Conclusion: impressive sparkling Shiraz, a category we need to taste more of! Available from Gelipu for RMB 228.
Rating: 17.5/20
Labels: 2003, 2005, Australia, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Drouhin, France, Gamay, Gelipu, New South Wales, OCCB, red, Shiraz, sparkling, Torres China, Trentham Estate
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