Comment on: Canepa Reserva Privada Sangiovese Carmenere 2009

I have found this to be a perfectly acceptable wine, but maybe not warranting the Reserva Privada status. It has a nice fruity bouquet, an attractive colour to look at, and then it is down to the acid-test - how does it taste?

Well, it is certainly softer with food, as there is a bit of an acid edge creeping in without. It' shouldn't be a problem really, as you identify a wine's characteristics and play to it's strengths accordingly. That is not to say this wine cannot be enjoyed without food, rather that is just better enjoyed with food.

Dark fruits on the palate, some cherry for sure, a touch vegetal at times, that touch of sharpness without food (and as I tap away here...), combined with some vanilla notes and maybe liquorice too. Quite happy to embibe this, and even more so for the price that I managed to pick this up for recently!

Barry 22:57 03/02/2012 Comment

Comment on: Domaine de Labelle Les Terres Basses 2010

Fresh, dry and fruity. Went well with white fish.

Just missing that minerally edge I look for in a great white wine.

Nathan 12:03 02/02/2012 Comment

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