Monday, October 19, 2015

October 2015 - Laithwaites Beaconsfield


Presented by Dan, the Manager of the Beaconsfield Shop, and Craig Duggan from Head Office. Dan did most of the talking, and preseted some very decent wines, and in the spirit of the UWS, went somewhat off-piste with some less well known wines & grape varieties.

I have to admit, I wasn't aware that Laithwiates have retail shops – I thought they were On-Line/Mail Order only. In fact they have about 20 shops, mostly in the SE but some up in the Midlands and West country.

We got off to a slow start, but it got noiser and noisier as we went on.. All very good wines

For me the best vfm were the Orgoglio and the Corsiero Nero. The Orgoglio is actually the Muscat of Alexandria grape creating a very nice easy drinking white, while the Corsiero Nero is the little known Nero de Troia grape, which is more rounded and accessible than its better know relative the Nero d'Avola. An honourable mention also goes to the Lobo e Falcao from Portugal.

STUMBLE VINEYARDS WHITE PINOTAGE - South Africa 2014- £8.99
ORGOGLIO BIANCO ZIBIBBO - Sicily 2012 - £11.99
LOBO E FALCÃO BRANCO - Portugal 2014 - £9.99
LE C DU CHAI BORDEAUX AOC -2013 - £13.99
CORSIERO NERO DI TROIA – Puglia 2014 - - £9.99
HJ FABRE BARREL SELECTION MALBEC - Argentina 2013- £14.99
BLACK DUCK DURIF -SE Australia 2014 - £9.99
REDHEADS BARREL MONKEYS SHIRAZ – McClaren Vale, Aus. 2014 - £13.99