Which wine are you drinking today?
Posted by: naim_nymph on 20 October 2012
Wine ratings....
0/10... Undrinkable poison (or corked) …a non-starter.
1/10... Horrible nasty tasting plonk. Best used for a sink waste cleaner.
2/10... Very poor effort, not enjoyable to drink but maybe used for cooking.
3/10... Grimace wine ...with too many concessions that leaves one wanting.
4/10... An okay wine with some virtues but far from good quality.
5/10... Good drinkable fair to middling wine but far from flawless.
6/10... Very good wine, drinkable. Would buy again at the right price.
7/10... Excellent wine, very drinkable and enjoyable.
8/10... Excellent plus wine, highly enjoyable, class!
9/10... A special wine with the most fantastic taste.
Ten!.. Perfection!
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Just uncorked an Angel's Flight : )
My previous bottles of this have been nice and this isn't bad either, this the has hints of liquorice…, it really needs to be decanted and goes without saying - room temp… and given some time (2 hours) to smooth out an otherwise cold hairy tongue after taste, can be very grizzly if opened up too cold [I know… I tried] Nice colour and good body but more than slightly strong.
When warmed up proper is very happy face drinkable though : )
score = 6/10
Debs
For every day drinking(me and SWMBO
get thru the stuff) this is £3.69 in Aldi.
Domaine de la Bastide Visan: syrah 2011,Southern Rhone...again. Lip-smackingly good!
I wo
nt say the other half drinks a lot,but this could well be her !!
If SWMBO could do this she would
Had a bottle of this in Planet Spice our local indian yesterday,and we both agreed its one of the best Shiraz we have had in ages, 
If you like Zinfandel - and not everyone does - then this is rather good and excellent value at under £7 a bottle from Majestic right now.
Majestic always seem to get a great deal on Ravensood wines from time to time. I recall a few years back they had the Vintner's Blend Zinfandel at £2.99 a bottle from their Calais shop. At that price I bought as much as I could fit in an already loaded car and even went back for more a week later, but it was long gone. Astonishingly good wine for the money...
And while you're in Majestic, check this one out as well. Rather lovely "Bordeaux" blend and again, excellent value.
Lots of nice stuff on offer at Waitrose and Sainsburys.
Tonight I have this 1/3 off at Waitrose £5.99
Regards,
Mark (hic)
Bogle Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel, Clarksburg, California 2010
100% Zinfandel
ABV 14.5%
WHAT CONTEMPTIBLE SCOUNDREL
STOLE THE CORK FROM MY LUNCH
W.C. FIELDS
Quote above printed around the side of the cork.
Does that mean Mr Fields liked wine so much he eat the cork with lunch?
One way to get some fibre into your diet i suppose.
This is my third bottle of this Zinfandel graped Bogle [from box of 6 purchased].
The first bottle opened last year was very nice for an interesting wine but not a good choice for an apéritif.
A month later the second tasted to strange for my taste. This is very strong and potent octane rated wine, full bodied with a range of odd tastes that i have to be in the mood for. I don't think the odd flavour justifies the expense imho, but this 3rd bottle tastes a whole lot smoother and nicer than the second but still with very strange flavour and even more odd back-taste : /
I will leave my remaining 3 bottles to mature in the cellar for a few years…
Looks like a good place to hang out 
This Malbec is delightful and on offer at Sainsburys for £5.99 (1/3 off)
Unfortunately this was the very last bottle my store had but you may have better luck.
Regards,
Mark
a xmas tree with a diference !! 