Brad's Wine Subscription Tasting Notes - June 2021

”I have been inspired to work with small, family-owned wineries because in my experience, they produce the best value wines that you can find. These wines are hand-crafted - they have a story about where they are from and how they are made - and it is these wines that I send out every month to our subscribers, wines with beautiful details that I enjoy sharing with people."

June 2021 Free Gift
Thanks to our friends and partners at Medica 7 in Croatia, we are offering all of our subscribers a free sample bottle of Honey Liqueur, naturally produced from grape brandy combined with seven types of honey and propolis and aged for two years in oak barrels before release. Production is limited to 5,000 bottles per year. With each sip, you will feel an explosion of natural sweetness, fruit and forest-honey flavours. Cool in the freezer and serve chilled - straight, not with ice.

WHITE WINES

Henri de Richemer 2020 Piquepoul . Agde-Marseillan, France
Pale lemon in colour, this fresh and lively white wine has delicate floral and citrus notes but maintains a beautiful crisp and vibrant character on the palate. Excellent on its own or with shellfish and tomato-based seafood dishes.

Convento Da Gloria 2018 Arinto . Vinho Regional Lisboa, Portugal
This light golden-coloured 100% Arinto is lovely and refreshing and perfectly matches fish dishes and salads. The characters on the palate are fresh and clean, with soft fruit and floral tones. An excellent food-pairing white wine.

Borgo Lame Filipot 2020 Chardonnay . Piemonte, Italy
This unoaked Chardonnay is beautifully elegant, fresh and persistent, with intense tropical notes and hints of banana and mango. The wine is clean, dry and herbaceous on the palate and is excellent served chilled with mixed appetisers, light meat dishes, seafood and salads.

ROSÉ WINE

Bodegas Agronavarra Pleno 2020 Rosado . Navarra, Spain
The fruity and fresh aromas of this strawberry-coloured Rosado wine harmonize with fresh acidity on the palate. The wine has a pleasant fragrant bouquet of red summer fruits. Salads, fish and grilled dishes go well with this chilled Rosado as well as pizza or pasta with tomato and meat sauce.

RED WINES

Famille Fezas Java 2019 Rouge . Côtes de Gascogne, France
This deep and rich blend of Merlot, Cabernet and Syrah is lively, fresh and full of ripe red-berried fruit characters. An excellent wine to drink on its own or to enjoy with meat and grills, and especially with barbecued meats and sausages. Spiced vegetarian and vegan dishes also match well.

Tenuta Barbon (Vegan) Merlot . Villorba, Italy
This elegant and vegan 100% Merlot is ruby red in colour with violet tints. The aroma is filled with blackberry, raspberry and prunes fruit characters and the palet shows a balanced and velvety texture. Soft and mouth-flling, thisd Merlot goes very well with pork dishes and light vegetarian fare.

Tapada D’Elvas Tinto . Alentejo, Portugal
This is a fantastic and balanced blend of Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet and Aragonez and the wine has a beautiful savoury character that is highlighted with drying tannins that mean this is a perfect food wine. Rich, soft and fruity, pair with meats, grills and barbecues, also with cheeses and cold-cuts.

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