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Come Inside... => The Restaurant => Topic started by: Pastis on November 24, 2011, 06:29:00 PM

Title: Wine notes
Post by: Pastis on November 24, 2011, 06:29:00 PM

This will be interesting on 2 counts. Firstly to see what others think and secondly to see if those Amazon bots pick it up and cause a sell out  sad32:

Thought I'd try a bottle of this:  Castillo de San Lorenzo, first one on the list.

http://www.tesco.com/wine/product/buylist/default.aspx?name=Great%20deals%20on%20Rioja (http://www.tesco.com/wine/product/buylist/default.aspx?name=Great%20deals%20on%20Rioja)

2006 Rioja ... mmmm  cloud9:    and currently half price. Allegedly a wine which can be put down well ... nah... knock it back  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Wine notes
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on November 24, 2011, 06:33:38 PM

Will look out for some of those.... isnt there some sort of rule about drink before 4 years or after 12 ... nah  as you say ... neck it!  cloud9:

Title: Re: Wine notes
Post by: Pastis on November 24, 2011, 06:39:04 PM

Quote from: Tipsy Gipsy on November 24, 2011, 06:33:38 PM

Will look out for some of those.... isnt there some sort of rule about drink before 4 years or after 12 ... nah  as you say ... neck it!  cloud9:

The leg end that is Jancis Robinson had the following to report:     whistle:

http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/20061207.html (http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/20061207.html)

Title: Re: Wine notes
Post by: Pirate on November 24, 2011, 09:59:04 PM

My wine of choice from Tesco...

http://www.tesco.com/wine/product/details/default.aspx?N=8132+4294965985&id=259702366 (http://www.tesco.com/wine/product/details/default.aspx?N=8132+4294965985&id=259702366)

Only the best for me...quaffing a glass now as we speak... metaphorically speaking of course...