Oaked

The first time I have definitively smelled butterscotch on a wine. Other aromas of vanilla, butter and passion fruit as well. Flavours of apricot …

Got this on sale and what a bargain. A regular Chablis with the colour and concentration of a 1er Cru. Dom Defaix again showing …

Deep coloured and full-bodied Cabernet (with some “Bordeaux varieties” blended into it – I think mostly Merlot, given the deep colour). Vegetably minty aromas …

Found this wine for sale in a bar near the producer’s site in Burgundy. Gets 2 stars in the Guide Hachette, and good value. …

One for comedy value from Greece. Although in fact was entirely drinkable with an interesting mix of flavours. A little unbalanced by somewhat high …

Solid Aussie oaked Chardonnay with good body & some complexity. Light vanilla and tropical aromas with warm flavour, but particular pineapple finish. Another reliable …

I bought this as a cooking wine, but actually drank bottles 11 and 12. For the price, quite nice, in fact! Definite aromas of …

For a regular AOC Gevrey-Chambertin selected at midnight in a cash ‘n’ carry in Calais, the result was unexpected and pleasant. Deep Burgundy with …

The ultimately most bastard hard label to remove! A not expensive Burgundy with a nice balance of oak to smooth fruit. Hautes Côtes seems …

One of the most bastard difficult labels I’ve ever chosen to remove… but a nice premier cru. Straw-yellow colour betrays the depth of the …