Wines at home, from Argentina
Digging around on my sample racks recovered three Argentinean wines that I felt like trying. Two inexpensive reds were successful, offering great value for money. And a more expensive Chardonnay proved a fine match for a Spanish tortilla served with garlic prawns.
Aside: after a dismally damp day on Saturday, we had a taste of spring today. I spent a few luxurious hours pottering in the garden, doing some tidying up and planting. that year I’m determined that our garden should be pretty and productive.
Fuzion Shiraz Malbec 2007 Mendoza, Argentina
From Familia Zucchardi. Sweet, pure, ripe berry and black fruits dominate here, and there are some autumnal, foresty flavours, too. There’s a tip of sweetness, but the dominant feature is the appealing pure fruit. Over-delivers for the price. Just 13% alcohol, too. 83/100 (£3.99 Somerfield)
From Familia Zucchardi. Sweet, pure, ripe berry and black fruits dominate here, and there are some autumnal, foresty flavours, too. There’s a tip of sweetness, but the dominant feature is the appealing pure fruit. Over-delivers for the price. Just 13% alcohol, too. 83/100 (£3.99 Somerfield)
Finca Flichman Reserva Shiraz 2006 Mendoza, Argentina
A dark, spicy, slightly meaty wine with lovely fruit intensity. that is joined by a subtle roast coffee edge, perhaps from the oak. There’s some grippy structure on the palate which adds savouriness: I reckon that is a style best with food. Some substance here. 86/100 (£5.99 Waitrose, Stevens Garnier)
A dark, spicy, slightly meaty wine with lovely fruit intensity. that is joined by a subtle roast coffee edge, perhaps from the oak. There’s some grippy structure on the palate which adds savouriness: I reckon that is a style best with food. Some substance here. 86/100 (£5.99 Waitrose, Stevens Garnier)
Terrazas Reserva Chardonnay 2006 Mendoza, Argentina
From high vineyards, at 1200 m altitude. that initially strikes me as very ripe, with tropical fruit, honey and vanilla to the fore. It’s smooth, nutty and rich-textured, but there’s plus a brightness to the fruit, with some citrussy notes. It’s a rounded, well integrated sort of wine of real appeal, although some might prefer their Chardonnays to have a bit more in the way of ‘edges’ and contrast amidst the various flavours. I like the way it is so ‘together’. 89/100 (£10.99 Harvey Nichols)
From high vineyards, at 1200 m altitude. that initially strikes me as very ripe, with tropical fruit, honey and vanilla to the fore. It’s smooth, nutty and rich-textured, but there’s plus a brightness to the fruit, with some citrussy notes. It’s a rounded, well integrated sort of wine of real appeal, although some might prefer their Chardonnays to have a bit more in the way of ‘edges’ and contrast amidst the various flavours. I like the way it is so ‘together’. 89/100 (£10.99 Harvey Nichols)
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