Tuesday, 12 February 2013
This Week I 'ave Been Mostly Drinking
Instalment number 2 of our new weekly feature introducing some of the office favourite wines and discoveries. By complete chance this week we seem to be leaning towards the wines of Trapezio, and what a lean too - a tiny vineyard, Trapezium in shape with just 10 hectares of hand tended vines in Mendoza. In wine circle terms "boutique", "family run" and so on can be bandied around a little too often and too readily. However, for Trapezio all the clichés are true - in each bottle you get about as much love passion and care towards the land and the grapes as you do good old wine.
Russell Wallace – General Manager – Well this week was a week of rediscovery for me, renewing my love for and the reason why we started importing a couple of wines from some time ago. First up this week I ‘ave been mostly drinking the outstanding Tapezio BOBO a wonderful 2008 vintage. This is a wine that really defines and represents not only terroir but also seasonal variety. Last year the wine won a Gold medal at the International Wine Challenge 2012 in London. The 2008 is a blend of 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Franc, a complete reverse of the 2007 vintage. BOBO stands for Bohemian and Bourgeois - a reference to the differences in the two grape varieties, for me though it is for Bootiful Bobby-dazzler but then that may say more about me than the wine!
As the weekend was something of a celebration we also popped open a nice pink fizz (no, it is not just for girls in the summer!) the Mas de Daumas GassacRose Frizant to be precise. A small production Cabernet/Petit Manseng stunner I first fell in love with owing to its memory inducing Cremola Foam-like qualities (for those of you not remembering Cremola Foam it was a great fizzy quite sweet soft drink powder). I do not know why that is my enduring memory of this wine as it is really not too sweet, but it is packed with fruity flavours that make it great before or after dinner.
Dianne Barrie – Company Administrator – This week I ‘ave been mostly drinking Tyrrell’s Old Winery Shiraz – A big, bold wine that really packs a punch in terms of flavour. This is a wine bursting with ripe dark fruit and warming spices, finished off with just a slight hint of vanilla. A great wine to accompany a sirloin or T-bone steak; a hearty beef or lamb stew; a rich chocolate pudding; or a cheese board, and it is definitely well worth the £10 price tag – an absolute bargain!
Mark Powrie – Orders Team – This week I ‘ave been mostly drinking Aigner Weinzielberg Gruner Veltliner. I thought that I would try something new, I have not had Austrian wine before. The first sip was very unusual to me……. This wine needed a little time to acclimatise, but once this happened I enjoyed it very much. The crisp, clean taste was complemented by the spicy peppery taste that was hinted at the back of the throat. This wine was enjoyed before, during and after the Chicken Fajitas that we had.
Kieran German – Shop Manager - This week I ‘ave mostly been drinking not much during the week, to be honest. So it was with unreserved glee that I treated myself to Trapezio ++ Chardonnay on Saturday evening; and man, there’s a wine worth waiting for! First up, it has a shimmery peachy hue and a fresh nose full of apricots and peach. On the palate it is medium-bodied, crisp and fresh. The oak influence is very subtle, hardly discernible at first, but did open up in the glass, as did an aromatic floral character and sweet hints of red fruits. Best of all was the acidity, which made this a fine accompaniment to the creamy sauce with which I served my salmon.
A wine well worthy of recommendation and if you’re not going to drink often, drink well.
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