The Wine on Wednesday

• Le Bois du Cerf 2022, Domaine Vico, Corsica – I am a fan of Corsican wine but hadn’t tasted the red wine from Domaine Vico until last weekend. It is very nicely balanced with intense ripe but savoury dark cherries, liquorice and dried herbs, and some drying tannins on the finish. Definitely one worth trying. It went perfectly with my beef cheeks with mushrooms. […]
• Dinamica Baga 2023, Filipa Pato & William Wouters, Bairrada, Portugal – This is a delicious, fresh, light, lively wine with wonderful pure black and red cherry fruits. There is a savoury element, and a minerality but the overall impression is one of clean ripe fruit. This is fantastic value for money. I imagine it would go well with pork dishes and charcuterie as it has the […]
• Vintage Port 2022 – I received these three samples from Taylor’s a few months ago, tasted them, but never posted my notes. If you have a child born in 2022, you could buy a case for her or him. Even if you haven’t, they are worth buying. While all three are approachable now, they will last for twenty years, […]