Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n
It seems to me that there are many things wrong with the world. State police spending their Sunday beating unarmed citizens over a difference of view, another random man with too many guns shooting random innocents at a concert and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar all, rather sadly, spring too easily to mind.<\/p>\n
The dishonesty of shrinkflation on bags of Maltesers, Minstrels and now even Jaffa Cakes all by producers who prefer to think we\u2019re too stupid to notice. Walnut Whips without their walnut, how ridiculous.<\/p>\n
A wrong that caught my eye this week is wine related.\u00a0 French born, London based entrepreneur Aymerc Bruneau unveiled the first blue<\/strong> fizz made from French grapes at the Frieze Art Fair.\u00a0 When I started to read this I thought \u201cah, maybe it\u2019s some sort of performance art or publicity stunt\u201d.\u00a0 I read that the colour was inspired by Yves Klein\u2019s trademarked \u2018International Klein Blue\u2019.\u00a0 But then I saw \u201cWe created Eden with elegance in mind, artistic spirit in soul and art-de-vivre in essence.\u201d <\/em>\u00a0It is really quite sweet, (38g\/l residual sugar) so that you can drink it over ice and it is claimed to taste better than champagne.<\/p>\n It\u2019s blue<\/strong>! How on earth can something with blue<\/strong> dye in it be better? I\u2019m not sure the wine world is any better off with this launch, but it is the first time Frieze Art Fair has been plugged in our missive, so maybe it is performance art\u2026 Anyhow a bottle will set you back \u00a345 or a Jeroboam (4 bottles equivalent) \u00a3315. Even the maths is dodgy for an overpriced WKD!<\/p>\n Suffice to say we haven\u2019t managed to find any fridge or shelf space for it.<\/p>\n However, we did find some shelf space for a plethora of beauties this week.<\/p>\n First up, and one Wayne is particularly excited about is Kalin Cellars Cuv\u00e9e CH Chardonnay 1995, Sonoma County, USA (\u00a340)<\/strong>. Those of you with good memories may remember we had a bit of the Cuvee W last year and were just a little upset when it ran out.<\/p>\n Kalin Cellars make small parcels of wine from a selection of other people\u2019s vineyards and then release it as and when they think the wine is ready. Robert Parker wrote: “Terry Leighton is one of California’s two most talented winemakers … (Kalin wines) are the wines of a genius. These wines are worth every effort to find in the marketplace\u201d For<\/em> our five pennyworth, we\u2019d just say they are how Meursault used to be before all the oxy problems started to rear their ugly heads in the late \u201890\u2019s.\u00a0 This is from Charles Heinz Vineyards in Sonoma County and is absolutely stunning, rounded and dry, nutty, oatmealy and honeyed, really long in the finish, and still fresh as a daisy. A bargain!<\/p>\n The nagging worked, and we can tell you that the Thi\u00e9not Brut NV (\u00a332.99)<\/strong> is back by popular demand. Still as delicious, still not as famous as it should be, and still the Champagne that kicked M\u00f6et out of the 2013 Oscars party!<\/p>\n We\u2019ve also listed our first XO Cognac (although it didn\u2019t turn upon the delivery today \u2013 Monday they promise me!). Alex, with his love of hip hop and Grime music, was very keen to go down the Hennessey route, but when Wayne pointed out that there is much less Grime in Wimbledon Park than when we worked in Clapham, his voice was heard above the din.<\/p>\n Delamain Pale & Dry XO (\u00a395)<\/strong> Established in 1759 Delamain is one of the last family-owned Cognac houses. They specialise in aged cognacs and this XO is a blend of 25 years old Grande Champagne cognacs, each one was aged separately before blending and ageing for another two years. Complex and powerful with floral and vanilla aromas. Mellow and subtle on the palate with concentrated fruits and hints of liquorice and vanilla.<\/p>\n Tasting This Weekend<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019ll kick off the red corner with a wine we think ideal with windy evenings and falling leaves, Antonio Camillo Morellino Di Scansano 2016 (\u00a314.99),<\/strong> is a cracking red from near the coast in Tuscany.<\/p>\n In the white corner we\u2019re heading to Austria. Turk Gr\u00fcner Veltliner Kremser Weinberge 2015 (\u00a317.99).<\/strong> Weingut T\u00fcrk dates back to the beginning of the 18th century and consists of fifteen hectares of vines in Kremstal at the heart of Austrian winemaking. Franz says that his aim is to capture the positive energy of the sun in fluid form. We’re not sure if he’s managed that, but this is typical, peppery Gr\u00fcner Veltliner. A spicy nose, crisp and refreshing, a Gr\u00fcner Veltliner that offers drinking pleasure and finesse.<\/p>\n Thanks to Tom Petty for sound-tracking us whilst we learnt to fly.<\/p>\n Wayne & Alex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, It seems to me that there are many things wrong with the world. State police spending their Sunday beating unarmed citizens over a difference of view, another random man with too many guns shooting random innocents at a concert and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar all, rather sadly, spring too easily to mind. 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