Perth Area Wine Tasters

Tuesday 8th March 2011

Russell Wallace from Exel Wines presented the following:

White

Maison Champy Macon Villages 2008, France
Unoaked Chardonnay, light in colour, buttery, citrussy, with some minerality.

Aigner Weinzierlberg Gruner Veltliner, Austria, 2009
A fruit-driven wine with a hint of botrytis and some minerality. There is very little sweetness. Residual sugar 1.4g/l.

Rosé

Reserve de Sours France Sparkling Rosé, NV
Reserve de Sours is absolutely delicious and instantly appealing. The colour is a really bright salmon pink with a nose of vivacious ripe red summer berry fruits. It is beautifully balanced with fine persistent bubbles a very delicate mousse and on the palate it has a good length with a refreshing and mouth watering acidity.

Langlois-Chateau Cabernet de Saumur Rosé, France, 2009

This exceptionally summery dry Rosé made wholly from selected Cabernet Franc vines offers a wealth of raspberry fruit and a fresh leafy characters. Have a glass on your terrace as an aperitif or enjoy it with a meal. This dry rosé is a typical Cabernet Franc. It goes perfectly with raw vegetables salads and grilled meat - the perfect summer wine!

Red

Domaine Coste Chaude Cuvee Tradition France , 2008
A wine of bright garnet red with purple hues An expressive nose where fruity smells (raspberry strawberry) mix up with hints of freshly cut grass until spices take over with pepper and liquorice. A straight wine showing a fine acidity and a juicy fruit together with some young but already pleasant tannins. On aromas similar to the nose -a mouth full of pepper - it takes you to a generous final of decent length. It is recommended to go with meat dishes veal 'blanquette' (stew) sauerkraut fish 'charcuterie' (cold meats) and can also be served as an aperitif.

Domaine Debray Gevrey Chambertain, France , 2008
This is a full-bodied Chamberti. It would benefit from a few more years in the bottle.

Welgegund Pinotage, South Africa , 2009
The renaissance of this historic Wellington farm owned by the Camerer family includes a modernisatino of the style of Pinotage produced here over the past decade. Distinctive and individual the vineyard influence shows through intriguing dried herb and Buchu nuances in the wines lush and concentrated blueberry perfume and flavours. A variety of oak barrels were used and while the tannins are well integrated giving immediate smooth drinkability the wine has good ageing potential. A wine with personality. Suggested food pairings are Linguine and pork picatta with rocket pesto sauce Tossed linguine with young broccoli roasted cashew nuts pork fillet picatta and freshly made rocket pesto sauce. Veal fillet Escalopes Served with a forest mushroom and peccorino cheese risotto and a pinotage and sage butter sauce.

Els Pyreneus, Maury, France, 2007
Deep purple hue and intense fresh fruit aromas. Beautifully balanced on the palate blending cassis and strawberries with chocolate in a luxuriously rich finish. Vin Doux Naturel using the same Mutage method as Port.

All wines available from:
Exel Wines
47 South Street
Perth
PH2 8PD

Tel: +44 (0)1738 629979
email: perth@exelwines.co.uk
Web: www.exelwines.co.uk