Can’t say I remember how I picked this wine to sample, even though I ordered it only a week or so ago. I was presumably just browsing the Cambridge Wine Merchants website, and came across it. Not the most exciting backstory, but there you go. It is a low-intervention wine, which piqued my interest. Plus, […]
Category: Grenache
Grignan-les-Adhémar, Delas 2020, Rhone
I don’t remember why I picked this one up. Presumably because Delas rang a bell, while the wine itself, Grignan-les- Adhémar, didn’t. And it’s a Rhone, which I tend to like. So when I was browsing The Wine Society, and came across this, I presumably figured I’d take a risk. Let’s see if it paid […]
Domaine Maby, Prima Donna Tavel, 2020. Rhône, France
Tavel is sort of a wine trivia question. It’s the only AOC (French wine appellation) that is just for rosé wines. They aren’t your usual rosés, however. They can be something of an acquired taste. Is it a taste worth acquiring? Read the rest of the review to find out. In the glass It’s a […]
Domaine des Escaravailles ‘Les Antimagnes’ Côtes du Rhône, 2017
This was the wine I had planned to review first, mainly for the all-vital reason that I had a bottle sitting around, and I find Domaine des Escaravailles usually does nice stuff. My Long Covid fever seems to have taken to returning at odd points, so perhaps my senses were a bit duller than usual […]