This wine is normally £8,54 but last week was less 25% - So I can't post in the Quaffers Offers section now.

At £6.49 the wine represented £ Very Good Value £

I do like these affordable 2007 Southern Rhone wines from a reputable producer and the Vinsobres is now a Cru wine, so in theory the fruit is superior.

It is superior and the wine won a silver in the IWSC 2008 awards. The tasting note is per Waitrose. I advise that you take the wine and splosh it into a litre carafe, then leave to chambre' for one hour.

Then, the lovely fresh ground pepper in the secondary comes alive, whilst the fruit is completely opened-up, good length and good colour. The Grenache is behaving in this one, so you dont get "cloved" out.

This is the best and most harmonious 2007 CDR so far this Summer.

I'm currently drinking bottle numbers 2807 to 2810. For the 2005 Vintage from the same producer, the earlier bottle numbers had brighter and sweeter fruit for the tannic 2005 vintage. I prefered those early numbers, so I was pleased when I spotted these on the shelf for the 2007.

The Anya potatoes from Waitrose were wonderful and with a cheese and onion lattice pastry pie, the wine was great. GK - BTW, the wine looses some of its grip overnight, but then remains OK for 48 hours. Best drunk when Grippy c/w gound black peppery 2ndary.

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I had an '05 Barque Vieille CdR last night, stunning, fabulous acidity and balance. I opened it on Friday night but only had the one glass, it was a bit tight and I didnt pay much attention as I was busy around the house but we spent some quality time together on the second night.

http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/article.as ... ode=35755&

I am pulling up my fist spuds on the plot, we're having them today with a leg of pork that's been in the slow cooker all day, together with carrots and kale, liberarated this morning. My cider is going down a treat!

Dunc- I tried to PM you a link to a photo file of my plot (on facebook) but it would appear that the PM function has been disabled on this site, either that or I am doing it wrong.

GK - Yeah, I eyed-up that 2005 Barque Vieille CdR, myself. I bought another one from Tony Laithwaite's; A small husband and wife team, making boutique CdR instead. (The barBarque Vieille is a bit special I believe). I can't remember the name, but the wine was excellent and the 6 box was finished up far too quickly. Laithwaite's are very reliable for Rhones at all price levels. I'm sitting on a few 2005 Cuvee de Vatican CnDP as well as the Waitrose J.L Colombo Crozes H. 2005. So Im waiting patiently, and we all, regretably, have to watch consumption as well as expenditure.

Off Topic:

Potatoes already - That is great You work hard on your plot GK. Mine are at least a month away. A fox dug up one about 10 days ago and the crop was very small - unless it ate most of them ?

You have a Rayburn oven or Aga for slow cooking ?. We had the ancient 2 door Rayburn in London in the late 70's before central heating and all that stuff. We should have done someting here in Berkshire, but at the time of moving - money was fairly tight and we had only 3 open fires, 2 Ascots and a wretched 40's gas fire in the sitting room. The slate roof needed fixing Ist !

It was all quite a while back

You can find me on Facebook - I have a very tiny wall, with one picture up. I'd like to see your plot. Mel can give you my email address - Then job done for communicating without public broardcasting.

Enjoy your home brew - I cracked an Amisfield NZ dry reisling last night, vaguely unmemorable - too dry actually. The demi sec ones and those from Alsace are the business for my palate.

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