Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wow, what a week – to summarise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
England beat Senegal to get through to the Quarter Finals in Qatar \u2013 lots of goals, lots of different goal scorers in the England team, lots of pace and the prospect of putting some shots past the fading Hugo Lloris on Saturday has them licking their lips\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
England beat Pakistan in the First Test, breaking many records en route \u2013 lots and lots of runs, lots of digging deep, lots of different wicket takers in the mix, bring on round two\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eddie Jones has been given the Spanish archer \u2013 not before time for many of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Trump Organization have been found guilty on 17 counts of tax fraud \u2013 of course DT has nothing to do with any of this with his defence lawyers stating that, despite personally signing several cheques and leases, Trump was unaware of the tax fraud being committed by his closest lieutenants! Can\u2019t wait to see what happens next\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baroness Mone of Mayfair might need similarly brazen lawyers as she faces various investigations into her and her husband\u2019s use of the \u00a3200million they were given in 2020 for inappropriate PPE. Currently the National Crime Agency, the House of Lords standards commissioners, the House of Commons public accounts committee are all very, very interested\u2026 as is typical of people blatantly in the wrong (see also Paterson, Owen) Michelle is taking leave of absence from the Lords with immediate effect, \u201cin order to clear her name of the allegations that have been unjustly levelled against her\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rishi Sunak is reportedly a bit surprised and shocked by all this \u2013 perhaps, as Sir Keir said, he should consult immediately with whoever was Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2020\u2026. perhaps the quote from Trump\u2019s lawyers could fit here too? Despite personally signing several cheques and leases, Sunak was unaware of the fraud being committed by his closest lieutenants!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, whilst we get closer to a General Strike, the rich just seem to get richer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Earlier this week, Bernard Arnault temporarily became the world\u2019s richest person on Forbes\u2019 real time billionaires list, surpassing everyone\u2019s favourite chancer Mr Musk. For those of you unaware of Bernard\u2019s monetary pursuits, he is the owner of LVMH, who have in their portfolio, amongst others: Acqua di Parma, Ardbeg, Belvedere, Birkenstock, Ch\u00e2teau Cheval Blanc, Ch\u00e2teau d’Yquem, Christian Dior, Cloudy Bay, Dom P\u00e9rignon, Fendi, Givenchy, Glenmorangie, Guerlain, Hennessy, Hublot, Krug, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Mercier, Mo\u00ebt & Chandon, Ruinart, Tiffany & Co. and Veuve Clicquot \u2013 yeah, I know, can\u2019t begin to understand how he became so wealthy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyway, enough of all this nonsense, let\u2019s talk wine and Christmas. Two weeks to go, plenty of shopping days left but perhaps time to start thinking about it all \u2013 with this in mind, let me introduce you to the Christmas survival kits we\u2019ve put together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE CHRISTMAS MIXED CASE – \u00a3100<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n L\u00e9t\u00e9-Vautrain 204 Brut NV, Charly-Sur-Marne, Champagne, France<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n De Wetshof Bon Vallon Chardonnay 2021, Robertson, South Africa<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2021, Marlborough, New Zealand<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Domaine Fournillon Pinot Noir 2019, Bourgogne Epineuil, France<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Flametree Cabernet Sauvignon – Merlot 2018, Margaret River, Australia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Magnifico Rosso Primitivo di Manduria 2021, Puglia, Italy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHRISTMAS REDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD – \u00a3140<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n La Colombaia Amarone 2018, Veneto, Italy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Paringa Estate Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019, Victoria, Australia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sottano Selecci\u00f3n Blend 2019, Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Chocolate Block 2021, Swartland, South Africa<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Valenciso Reserva 2014, Rioja, Spain<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Vi\u00f1a Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Pasa Robles, USA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n FRENCH CLASSICS FOR CHRISTMAS – \u00a3150<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cave de Turckheim Riesling Grand Cru Brand 2018, Alsace<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Domaine Moingeon St Aubin 1er Cru \u2018Les Frionnes\u2019 2019, Burgundy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Domaine Roblin Sancerre \u2018Terres Blanches\u2019 2021,Loire Valley<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Domaine Belleville Mercurey \u2018Champ Ladoy\u2019 2017, Burgundy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Domaine La Font de Notre Dame Gigondas 2019, Rh\u00f4ne<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Domaine Valmengaux 2016, Bordeaux<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n THE CHRISTMAS CLARET CASE – \u00a3150<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ch\u00e2teau Grandis 2009, Haut-M\u00e9doc<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ch\u00e2teau La Menotte 2016, Lalande de Pomerol<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ch\u00e2teau Lucas 2015, Lussac-St-\u00c9milion<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ch\u00e2teau Patache D\u2019Aux 1996, M\u00e9doc<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Domaine Valmengaux 2016, AC Bordeaux<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Vieux Ch\u00e2teau Gaubert 2010, Graves<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n All the cases come with tasting notes, which we have attached for your perusal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tasting this weekend<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, with two weeks to go, why not push the boat out, as they say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Valenciso Blanco 2021, Rioja, Spain – \u00a321.99 \u2013 <\/strong>This is a blend of 70% Viura and 30% Garnacha Blanca, sourced from 80 year old vines and then fermented with wild yeasts before lazing around for 9 months in Caucasian oak barrels. Complex aromas combining pretty, floral characters with preserved lemon, truffle and smoky notes. The palate is broad and well integrated with nuts and stone fruit characters. Fresh candied peel, minerality and crisp citrus acidity on the finish. The texture in the mouth was similar to a posh Graves but believe me when I say it\u2019s unmistakably Spanish in style which is why I often pair it with the Christmas Eve fish extravaganza!<\/p>\n\n\n\n La Colombaia Amarone Della Valpolicella 2018, Veneto, Italy – \u00a326.99<\/strong> – The grapes are hand harvested at the end of October and these late harvested grapes are dried for four months until January following the vintage. Four months fermentation followed by two years barrel ageing gives us a richly flavoured and approachable Amarone with layers of ripe plum and cherry fruit, mocha and spice. Absolutely perfect to partner with a comfy chair!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, in the eto:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Porto Krohn Vintage 2003 – \u00a350 – <\/strong>Wet weather in winter and spring of 2003 was followed by a very hot August which led to the grapes showing high concentration and sweetness but relatively low acidity. The result is this award-winning Port – rich, powerful and complex. Retaining a deep and youthful colour, the nose has intense black fruit characters, with notes of plum, black cherry, sweet spices, liquorice and vanilla. The palate has structure and concentration, with more of that rich, ripe plum and cherry character, more spice and firm tannins. Drinking really well right now, this had Christmas written all over it when we tasted it in September!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, we also have our usual selection of spirits open to taste, joined once again by this year\u2019s batch of Foxdenton Estate Christmas Liqueur – \u00a323<\/strong> – made with Winslow Plums and a blend of traditional Christmas spices including Ginger, Clove, Cinnamon, and Star Anise, our Christmas Liqueur, is the ideal winter warmer. All this needs is a mince pie and an open fire!<\/p>\n\n\n\n That should be all from us for this week, we\u2019ve taken up too much of your time already, so have a lovely weekend and stay warm!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Wow, what a week – to summarise: England beat Senegal to get through to the Quarter Finals in Qatar \u2013 lots of goals, lots of different goal scorers in the England team, lots of pace and the prospect of putting some shots past the fading Hugo Lloris on Saturday has them licking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1632"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1633,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1632\/revisions\/1633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}