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, […]
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Yo El Rey, Grenache Gris, 2020, South Cape Coast, South Africa.
Thanks to my Responsible Adult (aka Alisa) for this recommendation. I had asked her to recommend some South African wines, being that she is both a wine buff and South African. This was top of her list. I’m glad it was. In the glass A stunning colour. Completely unexpected. (I hadn’t read much on the […]
G’mischter Sotz, Andert-Wein, 2021, Burgenland, Austria.
G’mischter Sotz is Andert Wein’s name for their version of a Gemischter Satz, or a ‘field blend.’ Most blended wines – say, a Bordeaux – are vinified individually, and then the wines blended. In a field blend, the grapes are grown and vinified together. Historically, it might not have even have been known what all […]
Domaine des Lampyres Mal de Cap Rouge, 2022, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Lampyres does interesting stuff. They’re low intervention, etc., etc. So I’m slowly working my way through what I can get my hands on of their range. This one is made from Pineau d’Aunis, also known as Chenin Noir. I think this is a first encounter for me with this grape. For this review, I had […]
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 […]