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Sounds pretty amazing. Not sure I could bring myself to spend £250 on a bottle, being a Yorkshireman. Maybe in a moment of largesse...
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It does indeed. I'd love to give that a bash, bet it was tasty.
I've boshed back a 60, 62 and a stubby primo in the last few days. I'm glad I said I was off the booze
I've boshed back a 60, 62 and a stubby primo in the last few days. I'm glad I said I was off the booze
Tried The Chocolate Block this weekend for the first time but I found the acidity overbearing and too sharp with not enough body but perhaps the 2015 vintage isn't as good as the 2014 which seems to be well regarded.
Also had a Pine Ridge Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon which was just delicious, I hadn't yet tried many wines from the region but time to try some more!
Also had a Pine Ridge Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon which was just delicious, I hadn't yet tried many wines from the region but time to try some more!
Napa cabs can be fantastic, but again you can pay heavily for them too
Indeed, but thankfully when the wine was originally bought back in 2004, it was under £50!
707 is delicious, so expensive these days though. I picked up a bottle of their 2010 Magil estate to lay down for a few years, probably leave it for my 50th..
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Back on this 2010 Brunello from Asda. A steal at £18:
Any chance you can get a closer photo of the label, I can't quite make it out
.Only £18, I'll have to see if they have that in my local (but first I'll have to find out exactly where my local Asda is).
I enjoyed a bottle of Trevannion 2014 this evening. From Knightor in Cornwall, it's not quite as good as the 2013 (which I have 1 bottle left), but still a lovely English wine.
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Cheeky monkey. Been looking at houses for sale up here recently and found what might be the UKs northernmost vineyard http://www.matthewsbenjamin.co.uk/p...asant-lane-bolton-le-sands-carnforth-la5-8ad/
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The Whale Caller from Waitrose is really really nice http://www.waitrose.com/shop/DisplayProductFlyout?productId=73649
It's a SA Shiraz/Cab Sav blend and only £4.99 a bottle!!
Probably won't win any awards, but one of the easiest drinking reds I've had in a long time.
It's a SA Shiraz/Cab Sav blend and only £4.99 a bottle!!
Probably won't win any awards, but one of the easiest drinking reds I've had in a long time.
YES! The prisoner is the nuts. I've had a few of them, and I love it. With a steak it's just amazing, but hell, I'll take it down on it's own.
Yes it was incredible with a steak! I liked it so much so that I went to pick up another bottle today only to find they had run out of stock which is a shame, definitely a stand out wine for me, I don't think it's necessarily your usual Napa but it's a region I want to explore more.
It's a david phinney wine, as are Orin Swift wines (which, if you liked that, you should try those too. Abstract is a BIG one. ) I've been through pretty much all of his collection I think. I'm a fan of his work. English guy as it happens, from Bristol.
https://stores.acmefinewines.com/th...-el-coco-red-wine-napa-valley-2014-p5095.aspx this was good, and in fact, I haven't had some of these crane ones(https://stores.acmefinewines.com/dave-phinney-c182.aspx), so they might be wishlisted.
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I'm sure there are some in Scotland aren't there? Can't imagine them being great though.
Holmfirth struggles enough as it is and thats Yorkshire!
Thanks some of these look great, I can't seem to find anywhere that stocks them in the UK unfortunately, do you know of any stockists? In the meantime I've picked up a bottle of Caymus and Shafer to try, and a couple more of Pine Ridge which for under £25 seems to be well priced for the region.
What type - red or white?
Either is fine, they weren't fussed.