This complemented Lunch with Jimmy nicely
Great company, nice set menu, decent service
Very delicate blend (40% Cinsault, 30% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon) from the Beqaa Valley in Lebannon
Decanter described this as “appealingly pale, clean and crisp rose made from high altitude Cinsault and Syrah vines. Delicate strawberry flavours with a nice touch of creaminess”.
Massaya Lebanese Rosé 2021
We enjoyed this with Dinner @ Yoi Izakaya
Nice dry clean Pale Rose with lots of berries.
Robbie sampled this as an aperitif. It was served hot, you could taste the Fermented Rice, and improved as it got colder.
Pity about the Grizzly Steak Teriyaki. Izayaka charge €6 corkage on BYOB.
John enjoyed this – we had it at Dinner with Robbie in La Maison, if a little overpriced @ €40.
Pure, unoaked red from the Rhône Valley. Made with Grenache, Syrah and dash of Carignan
Tasty, fruity but nice and Dry, light – medium bodied. Pure, unoaked red from the Rhône Valley. Made with Grenache, Syrah and dash of Carignan and Cinsault, this gives unbeatable, smooth fruit flavours. Natural fermentation and low sulphur. Strong @ 14.5%. Plantevin now own a total of 40ha of vineyards focusing primarily on both Syrah and Grenache. Starting from humble beginnings in his father’s shed back in 2007, Laurent Plantevin now vinifies his hand-harvested grapes in a new purpose-built winery. Their wines are blended to express the specific terroir of each individual vineyard plot.
laurent-plantevin.appspot.com/enpage-5.html
A knockout red from south of Gigondas in the Rhone.
[Categories Chile, Shiraz, ]
The by-product of an excellent Marks & Spencer meal deal.
Firm, silky, fruity, a delight.
A fruity flavoursome, lots of lush redcurrants in a firmish body. Rich colour.
Nice write up on Arnaud here: http://www.bbr.com/producer-1198-domaine-arnaud-ente
Powerful, Smooth, Hedge Berries and Vanilla – Gigondas – enjoyed with John and complimented by the Cheese Board.
€23.93 in Whelehans expertly poured with a corkage charge of €5
http://www.pierre-amadieu.com/mes-vins/12-romane-machotte-oac-gigondas-red.html
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Red table wine from Spain a Grenache / Syrah blend.
Appellation of Origin Almansa (http://denominacion-origen-almansa.com/)
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A very potable easy drinking full bodied red from down under. Blueberry notes with an Aniseed finish.
One of the last wines to bear Brian McGuigan’s signature before he retired.
Another bauble from the wineonline.ie bin end case.
The Ink dark colour would suggest a mouthbuster hit but delivery is quite reserved. A light, slighty gritty, fruity cloying taste. Not unpleasant and perhaps more Merlot than Syrah in the blend. Good party wine.
McConkey Wine 