Here is some of our selection of wine for Christmas
We are having goose for Christmas so wanted a white Burgundy to go with it, and have chosen this Macon Villages Blanc 'Les Pierres Blanches' 2012 Cave de Lugny Retails £8.99 this is a Chardonnay grape wine so expect lots of apple, citrus and butter notes
The Panamericana Merlot 2012 retails £7.49 is another good option to go for if your looking for a red to go with your roast goose for Christmas, another new world wine from Chili this wine is from the Curico valley and its noted to come from a cooler climate and also cool fermented this gives the wine a fresher fruity flavour however a small portion of wine has sat in oak barrels then blended in to finish of the flavours of this ample red berried ripe and warm wine
We had a had a light and spicy curry a few days before Christmas and enjoyed a bottle of Porcupine ridge Viognier Grenache Blanc 2012 retails £8.99 with dinner the grape is a Viognier, Grenache Blanc so there were lots of spicy floral aromas and apricots as a first hit to the nose from the Viognier followed by a crisp clean taste from the Grenache Blanc
Luis Felipe Edwards signature series Syrah Reserva 2012 from the central valley of Chile, Retails at £7.99 was a wonderful wine the Syrah grape gave deep flavoured tones with intense dark fruit flavours and a peppery finish yet fresh and juice leading to a soft finish and we thought this went really nicely with some posh pizza.
I do enjoy a good Rioja and this lively red fruited wine had hits of vanilla and cherry in smacks the Rioja Crianza 2010, CVNE retails at £9.99 and wasnt out of place at our table as we enjoy cured meats and olives and hunks of fresh bread over lunch.
We really loved the Bellingham Mocha Java Merlot 2012, retails £8.99 famed for its aromas of coffee and black cherry characteristics to taste it is extremely smooth with oak tones and a lovely long taste in the mouth We drank this with a dark chocolate torte and it was a party for the mouth.
Finally the Yellow tail Shiraz retailing at £7.49 is one of my favourite wines that does not disappoint From Australia the grapes Shiraz and Syrah are drenched in that famous ozzy sunshine bringing out the best from the fruit, lots of lovely vanilla, ripe sweet red berries soft yet earth and lingers lovingly on the tongue
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