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Domaine Gadais Muscadet de Sèvre & Maine sur lie 2016.

Posted by on January 26, 2018
Domaine Gadais Muscadet de Sèvre & Maine sur lie 2016.

Domaine Gadais Muscadet de Sèvre & Maine sur lie 2016.

Marks & Spencer Domaine Gadais Muscadet sur lieThe Domaine Gadais Muscadet is a delicious light thirst-slaking wine with delectable easy pear fruits and a saline touch.

Perfect with a plate of briny oysters, but any other shellfish would do.

I always enjoy Marks & Spencer press tastings. Of all the supermarkets, they have the highest quality wines and stock the most eclectic range. The latest tasting included wines from Bolivia and Mexico which you will find alongside The Lebanon, New York, Croatia and Turkey and many more. Muscadet is certainly more mainstream, but is starting to regain popularity having been ignored for a decade or more.

€11.30 from Marks & Spencer

 

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Marks & Spencer Loretto Sangiovese Rubicone IGT 2016.

Posted by on January 26, 2018
Marks & Spencer Loretto Sangiovese Rubicone IGT 2016.

Marks & Spencer Loretto Sangiovese Rubicone IGT 2016.

875127 Loretto SangioveseA light fresh juicy easy-drinking wine with red cherry fruits and a twist of spice. No tannins, just light, supple, rounded fruits.

A good all-rounder to drink with lighter red meats, chicken and pork, as well as salmon or tuna.

You cannot ask too much of a wine selling for less than €10. I find most have a confected flavour from over-manipulation and usually a dose of residual sugar. You won’t mistake this wine for a top Chianti Classico, but it is a very gluggable fault-free wine and offers very good value for money.

 

€9.50 from Marks & Spencer

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Dão Ribeiro Santo 2014, Portugal

Posted by on March 9, 2017
Dão Ribeiro Santo 2014, Portugal

dscf7315Dão Ribeiro Santo 2014, Portugal

A lovely harmonious medium-bodied wine with pure damson and dark cherry fruits.

Perfect with duck breast or pork dishes.

I have just finished a tasting of wines from the Dão region for a piece in the Irish Times. I suspect this will feature strongly. Dão is one of the best-known wine regions of Portugal, but until recently, often produced very average wines. This has changed over the last decade; if you enjoy light to medium-bodied wines, then this is well worth checking out.

€14.95 from Fresh Outlets, La Touche, Greystones; The Coachouse, Ballinteer; Power & Co, Lucan, D Six; Nectar, Sandyford; McGuinness Wines, Dundalk; Green Man Wines, Terenure; Corkscrew, Chatham Street.

 

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Pato Frio Selecçâo 2015, Alentejo, Portugal

Posted by on March 9, 2017
Pato Frio Selecçâo 2015, Alentejo, Portugal

pato-frio-2015Pato Frio Selecçâo 2015, Alentejo, Portugal

This white, with its light tropical fruits and refreshing citrus edge tasted of summers and holidays past. Apparently it is a vegan wine.

Drink on its own, creamy cheeses or with light seafood dishes.

I am a big fan of Portuguese wines. We are probably more familiar with the red wines, but the whites can be excellent too. For wine nerds, the good news is they have a dazzling array of their own indigenous grape varieties too. This wine is made from a blend of Antão Vaz (50%), Arinto (25%) and Síria (25%).

€14.95 from La Touche, Greystones; O’Briens; Fresh Outlets; Corkscrew; Fallon & Byrne; D Six, Harold’s Cross; Deveney’s, Dundrum; Sweeney’s, Glasnevin; The Wine Well, Dunboyne.

 

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Selbach Riesling 2014, Mosel

Posted by on March 3, 2017
Selbach Riesling 2014, Mosel

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11.5%

€13.95 for March 2017

Fresh crisp green apple fruits, with a zesty citrus edge and a nicely rounded finish. Delicate and delectable wine.

By itself or with mildly spicy Asian fish dishes; that lemon and lime acidity works really well with many Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese dishes.

I am a big fan of Riesling and was very happy when a friend served me a glass of this before dinner recently. Low in alcohol and refreshing with a touch of sweetness (as with many white wines these days) it is the perfect aperitif wine.

Available from O’Briens

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Madregale 2015, Rosso Terre di Chieti

Posted by on March 3, 2017
Madregale 2015, Rosso Terre di Chieti

DSCF7358Madregale 2015, Rosso Terre di Chieti

12.5%

€11.05

Light fresh juicy cherry fruits and no tannins. There isn’t really much more to say. Very good simple everyday drinking and great value for money.

Pizzas, lighter pasta dishes, and white meats. Or by itself.

This is made by Cantina Tollo, a well-regarded, large co-operative in the Abruzzo region. Chieti is the largest of the four provinces that produce Montepulciano d’Abruzzo.

Available from Avoca; Blackrock Cellars; Fallon & Byrne; Le Caveau, Kilkenny; Listons, Camden Street; MacGuinness Wines, Dundalk; Green Man Wines, Terenure; World Wide Wines, Waterford.

 

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Picpoul de Pinet Les Flamants 2015

Posted by on February 24, 2017
Picpoul de Pinet Les Flamants 2015

DSCF7346Picpoul de Pinet Les Flamants 2015

12.5%

 

Light crisp and refreshing with clean green apple fruits.

Perfect with a bowl of mussels.

Part of the SuperValu Specially Sourced range, this is a decent well made dry white wine. Many Picpouls these days seem to be quite high in alcohol, with a sweetish finish. This wine tastes the way Picpoul should; the Muscadet of the south.

€10 from SuperValu

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Domaine de la Renne Touraine Pinot Noir 2015

Posted by on February 24, 2017
Domaine de la Renne Touraine Pinot Noir 2015

Image 25Domaine de la Renne Touraine Pinot Noir 2015

12.5%

Light with juicy dark cherry fruits and a savoury earthy touch on the finish.

Good with salmon or tuna, or lighter white meats. I would fancy it with a saucisson, a thick slice of pâté and some crusty sourdough bread.

Less expensive Pinot Noir from the Loire can be a bit too herbaceous at times. Taking advantage of the sunny 2015 vintage, this wines avoids any such pitfalls. Remarkable value for money under €14.

€13.75 from Wines Direct, Mullingar, winesdirect.ie

 

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Eco Viognier 2015, Chile

Posted by on February 17, 2017
Eco Viognier 2015, Chile

Image 7Eco Viognier 2015, Chile, (Organic)

13%

€13.95

 A very tasty refreshing Viognier from Chile; light and brimming with citrus and peachy fruits, this is a well-made well-priced wine.

With oily fish; mackerel, salmon or maybe sea bass.

Even inside its home territory of the Northern Rhône, Viognier varies from light and refreshing to rich and flabby. Get it right, and you get a combination of zesty acidity and luscious slightly bitter apricots and nectarines. However, cheaper versions often have very confected sweetish flavours. This is one of the better examples I have tasted recently.

Stockists: Searsons, Monkstown

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Illuminati Riparosso 2015, Montepuliciano d’Abruzzo

Posted by on February 17, 2017
Illuminati Riparosso 2015, Montepuliciano d’Abruzzo

DSCF7210Illuminati Riparosso 2015, Montepuliciano d’Abruzzo

13.5%

€14.99

Very seductive smooth warm dark fruits, a touch of tobacco and a slight earthiness.

We had this with a spicy lamb dish (from Diana Henry’s Simple cook book) and the two went perfectly.

This is an old favourite that I hadn’t tried for some time, so I was delighted to find it is as good as ever. You can find plenty of very cheap Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, but usually it is fairly nasty too. Illuminati is one of the good guys.

Stockists: SuperValu Ballinteer, Lucan; Charlesland, Blackrock, Deansgrange, Swords, Rathgar, Sundrive Road Donnybrook Fair, Londis Terenure.

 

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