Jun
16
Wines of the week
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Valdesil Montenovo Godello, Valdeorras, Spain 2010 (£9.99, or £7.99 if you buy two bottles, Majestic) The northwestern province of Galicia is the source of many of Spain’s best whites and most restaurants and wine merchants these days stock an albariño or two from Rías Baixas. Rather less well-known but easily on a par in terms of quality, are wines made from the godello grape in Galicia’s Valdeorras region, of which this bottle, with its orchard fruit and graceful acidity, is a great example.
Les Larmes de Pierre Coteaux du Giennois, France 2011 (£9.99, Laithwaites) When most people think of Loire Valley sauvignon blanc, they think of the region’s two stellar names, Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre, while the larger Touraine appellation offers this white grape’s trademark grassiness on a budget. Coteaux du Giennois is rather less well-known, but here it’s produced a dry wine that bristles with pure, classic sauvignon flavour: lemon and elderflower cordial, a touch of cap-gun or Christmas-cracker smokiness, and crisp, snappy acidity.
Château Léret-Monpezat, Cahors, France 2000 (£20, tesco.com/wine) There are three reasons why this wine might raise eyebrows. For one thing, it’s 20 quid for a bottle from a French region better known for rather cheaper fare. For another, it’s more than a decade old. Fortunately, the third reason is that it’s quite lovely – age doesn’t always bring beauty with wine, but this has matured beautifully, with its core of black and red berry fruit still perky but its framework of tannin softened delectably.
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