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- Deep South of Cambridgeshire
Define "enough" ;-)
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- Thread starter Paul Benny
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- Deep South of Cambridgeshire
Is 2005 Cristal a bit canine in nature? I see it can be had for very little (relatively speaking!).
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- Northampton
One of the few lockdown treats has been to put some 09 Cristal into action.
Very pleasant, in a way that the 08's probably would not be just at the moment.
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- Kent
Yikes. I have a 2015 in my wine rack. It'll be okay... won't it... please...
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- London
I'm sure, but I wouldn't wait forever.
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- West Yorkshire
I'd say yes, as it's always been in good drinking form, just perhaps a bit more advanced than I expected. None have been over the hill.
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- Colchester
thanks for the feedback, Paul.
In fact upon checking the box, the tondonia was 06 and the Bosconia 08. Any ideas on their drinking window?
I had no intention of drinking the Muga yet, in fact really want the 14 as the Imperial 14 is lovely atm, but think 15 will be better in the end. Didn’t get imperial this time as Co op shows 09 at under £20 but I had a wasted journey this morning to local store.
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- Caversham, Berks
Any of the English sparklers looking good at discount? I see Hattingley rose 2014 is there... any experience of Squerrye's?
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- Holmfirth
Charles, there are lots of excellent sherries in the offer. Another one from Williams & Humbert is the Dos Cortados Palo Cortado, which is a steal at £14-odd for 50cl. And where else can you get the wonderful Gonzales Byass Apostoles, Matusalem and Noe for under £15 a half? (I only wish they did the Del Duque as well.)
They also have Henriques and Henriques 15 YO Verdelho and Blandy's 15 YO Bual at very keen prices.
The de Bortoli Old Boys 21 YO Tawny is good too.
In fact, the fortified wines are always the first ones I check in these Waitrose offers.
The range of English wines, especially sparkling, is however hugely reduced from what's normally on offer. There are usually 20 or more English fizzes available, including some very interesting and top-end stuff, whereas this time there's only a handful.
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- Holmfirth
Hattingley Rose is very good. I got a bottle of Squerrye's in the last offer but I've not yet opened it.
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- Deep South of Cambridgeshire
Recently had the classic cuvee Hattingley - not impressed. I think, though, that the English style of fizzy pink is lovely. Perhaps this accords with my other notion that English Pinot is better than English Chardonnay/Meunier.
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- Deep South of Cambridgeshire
I was a big fan of 2002 on release. Haven't had it in ages, but the chance to try a half is rather appealing.
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- Holmfirth
I don't like the classic cuvee either, Alex, but its pink counterpart is definitely good.
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- Deep South of Cambridgeshire
Gah! I should have checked here before buying a 6-pack! ;-)
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- Dorset, England
Blanc de Blancs is the preferred style of English fizz in our household.
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- Scotland
I haven't tried Tondonia '06 yet although it is probably a 'good' vintage rather than top notch. I have tried a few '05s in the past couple of years, but they are not on song at the moment. I should try a '06 as it may drink sooner. Interesting that the Bosconia is the '08 as I wasn't aware Waitrose was a regular stockist and just assumed that they had 'found' a parcel of the '07. Again '08 is more in the 'good vintage' area but, as long as they are good they useful for filling the gaps between great vintages.
The '14s I have tasted so far are going really well and you'd be correct to wait longer for the '15s as it looks like it will be worth it. I also have some Imperial Reserva '15s which I'll hang on to. I believe Waitrose also have the LRA Arana Reserva '11 which, at under £16 in the sale, is a great price. I'm a big fan of Arana Reserva and still have some '11s but also have some GR '12 from when it was 'upgraded'.
Although I'm not supposed to be buying more wine I did check out Waitrose and see they also have the Martelo Reserva '12 at £21 which is a very good price. I bought 6 last year at about £30 from a different source but still have 4 left so will give it a miss this time. It is also very good but more modern in style than the Tondonia or Imperial or Arana.Viña Real GR is another from the CVNE stable that is very good. I posted a note on '12 last weekend as it was excellent (and fortunately managed to track down 3 more bottles, as everyone seems to have moved on to the '13).
Given the quality of Rioja vintages since the outstanding '04 I would say that '13 is the only one to be wary of and there's plenty of choice to provide interesting tasting over the next 2 decades from all the other vintages.
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- Deep South of Cambridgeshire
Interesting. BdB is my preferred style of Champagne, but I've yet to have a good English one - got any recommendations?. BTW, would you consider 100% Seyval Blanc to be BdB?
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- West Yorkshire
I've just ordered half a dozen fortifieds - 2 each of the H&H 10yo Sercial, H&H 15yo Verdelho and Williams Humbert 12yo Oloroso Seco.
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- Herefordshire
It is a very nice wine! The vintage reputation devalues this well made Champagne.
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- Berkshire
Interesting tag on the Musar bottles delivered from Waitrose today (all vintages were correct). Coincidence given the discussion about the corks!
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- Northwich
Have you tried the Wiston BdB? Their 2013 was superb.
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- Deep South of Cambridgeshire
No. I did buy a bottle of their rose as a gift, but perhaps I'll see!
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- Deep South of Cambridgeshire
I can get the 2010 or 2011 quite easily. Not cheap, though!
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- London
the Bortoli old boys is superb!
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- Holmfirth
Wiston is another good English sparkling rose - in fact, another case in which I prefer it to the white equivalent.
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