David Mason

[Upton Wine Club @UptonWine]

Wine no 7 is Domaine du Bon Remede La Grange Delay Ventoux. Smooth and fruity, a well balanced wine with a nice level of acidity and well integrated tannins #uptonvillagewineclub

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Wine no 6 is a Chateau Le Plantey, Cotes des Castillon. Soft and rounded in the mouth #wineclub

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Wine no 5 is the first of the Reds and it’s a Domaine’s Pampres d’Or Cuvee Prestige Beaujolais 2015. It has a spicy fruity nose, bright and fresh in the mouth #villagewineclub

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The first wine of the evening is a lovely biscuity Cremant de Bourgogne from Domaine des Pampres

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Wine no 2 is Domaine de la Chaise, Tourane. Fresh and fruity on the nose with a lovely mineral streak running through it in the mouth #wineclub

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Wine no 3 is L’Orfevre Viognie, IGP Cotes du Lot. A soft peachy nose, subtle stone fruit flavours #wineclub

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Wine no 4 is 2016 Pouilly Fuisse it has a lovely full rounded mouthfeel with subtle oak giving it complexity

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#wine no 7 is a Chianti Classico Villa Cafaggio from @waitrosewine a wine with a nice blend of savoury and fruit notes and a great January Sale price at £9.99

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Our last #wine of the evening is Waitrose Barossa Shiraz produced by St Halley for @waitrosewine Bright raspberry and plums with a touch of spice

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Wine no 5 is Zinfandel Ghost Vines from @AldiUK soft dark berries another very quaffable wine for the price

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We’re moving onto the Reds and this is a Merlot, Cab Sauv from Hawkes Bay Terakau NZ. This #wine was £6.99 from @AldiUK a quaffable mid week wine

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#wine no 4 at our village wine club is an Australian Chardonnay from @waitrose our theme is January Sales and this had a third off. It’s perfectly pleasant but not one I’m likely to buy again.

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#wine no 3 is a Muscadet Sur Lie , Champteloup from @waitrosewine a dry crisp wine from the Loire with fresh citrus notes

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2nd #Wine of the evening is a White Rioja Tierras Del Isasa from @marksandspencer . It’s unoaked crisp and dry with notes of white stone fruits and grapefruit

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Tonight’s village wine club is all about the January Sales. 1st Wine of the evening is this Freixenet Ice Rose from @waitrosewine

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Now we’re moving onto the Red wines. @TheWineSociety ‘s Red Burgundy shows the typical Pinot Noir notes of red cherries and raspberries. It’s young and fruity.

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The final White Wine for tonight is @TheWineSociety ‘s Saar Riesling with typical diesly notes, floral and medium acidity

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We’re kicking off this year’s wine club meetings (Sept to Jun) with Back to Basics, tasting the major grape varietals. Starting with 2 from @TheWineSociety ‘s the Society’s White Burgundy and Domaine de Villargeau Sauv Blanc. Both great examples of the varietals