The following are a few examples of simple tasting notes which may help to get you started on the path to being a confident wine buff - if that's a path you want to take! All the wines in our database have tasting notes attached so browse away - you may find some useful parlance!
1) Sauvignon Blanc 2008 New Zealand €12.99Clear, bright, pale lemon coloured wine with slight greenish hue. Pronounced aromas of fresh gooseberries with nettle tones. Youthful development. Dry with fresh acidity, excellent weight of crisp citrus fruits with good length and finish. A well made wine, young but drinking very well now. Unlikely to improve.
2) Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2006 Chile €14.99Deep garnet coloured wine fading to tawny at the rim showing good development. Intense bouquet of mature blackberries and cassis, with soft cedary tones. Dry with balanced acidity, soft tannins mellowing well into the fruit. Lots of ripe autumn fruits, blackberries and damsons with a long smooth well rounded finish. A very well made wine, mature and drinking now. Will last several years and may evolve a little more.
3) Syrah Northern Rhône (Crozes Hermitage) 2007 €11.99Inky purple coloured wine, almost opaque, full from rim to core. Pronounced aromas of stalky berries with hints of spice and pepper. Youthful development. Dry with very firm tannin structure, balancing acidity and big weight of blackcurrant fruit, in need of a little softening. A well made wine from a good producer that will benefit from some years of bottle age.
