While not exactly fitting the theme of this site, I wanted to post some impressions on wines tried when I recently attended a Lanson Champagne dinner put on by a local retailer and the Lanson sales representatives for Australia. Flight one wines were from 750ml bottles. All wines from flight two onwards were poured from […]
Category: France
From Vouvray in the Loire Valley, France – Golden-yellow in colour with no signs of brown. Very slightly cloudy. Apples, pears, lemon, honey and a bit of varnish and a spirity character on the nose. Intense on the front of the palate but backs away and trails off short towards the end. More mineraly than […]
A nose of fresh apples, citrus and just a slight hint of yeast. Palate also shows fresh fruit and a little kick of refreshing acidity. Simple but somewhat calming for the price (Around $17AU). 85/100 Drink: Now
The Mixing Pot, an Italian restaurant in Glebe was the scene for an interesting evening tasting wines from small grower-producers in Champagne along with three still wines kindly provided to us by Ross Duke. There were no Australian wines this evening, but the notes may be of interest to some of my readers regardless. The […]