Those Wynns wines are superb. Cool in Coonawarra so the grapes ripen slowly and retain their acidity. If you can get them, they are a bargain, and age extremely well. They never caught on in the States and didn’t have a distributor that served them well. I still have a stash but am letting them sleep.
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I’ve mentioned before that I feel that Portugal is on the way back to former standards, particularly in everyday Reds, and have recommended some from both Naked Wines and Majestic.
Someone on another forum has been buying from Portugal Vineyards, and seems very impressed so far.
I’ve had a look on their website, and some of their prices are quite remarkable, so I’ve taken the plunge and ordered a case of twelve, just to see.
I’ll get back to you once they arrive, but have a look there for yourselves, could be a winner.
I am drinking, with pleasure beyond the normal Davino Flamboyant 2012
This is definitely one of, and probably the absolute, best red wine produced in Romania.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and the indigenous Feteasca Neagra, making this -importantly - a wine that could only come from Romania.
It is a sumptuous, velvet-textured, Bordeaux-in-a-ripe-vintage style wine. Beautifully balanced and with a mouthcoatingly long finish. There is enough money in Romania to ensure that this wine is priced to match its extraordinary quality (about €50), but you’ll have to take my word for it, that it’s a bargain. It sells out immediately on release. Deservedly so.
It shows, however, that it is countries like Romania, largely unknown outside their own borders, that offer the wine world’s best bargains. I cannot think of another country whose best wine is less than €50.
The occasion is an online version of ‘Rovinhud’, a wine show held in Timisoara every year. Uniquely, this event exists to raise money for the disabled and underprivileged of Romania, of whom there are (still) far too many. It has grown to become the foremost Romanian wine show, which all the producers want to attend, and to which only the best are invited. It is the only show that Davino take part in, because even their cheap wines are in short supply.
Over the years it has raised enough money to buy and fit minibuses, lease and equip apartments, supply motorised wheelchairs, and so on.
All the staff are disabled, and to visit and take part is an exercise in being humbled by wonderful people who remain smiling despite the very worst personal circumstances.
This year, obviously, it cannot happen. So we are online. And, as someone who has presented twice, I get to follow Jancis Robinson in speaking! She presented at the first Rovinhud, and was similarly bewitched as I (worth noting that while I do the occasional event for no fee because it’s a good cause and I fancy going there, Jancis’s diary is full five years in advance and she usually commands a very high fee. But she, as all of us, are supremely happy to be a part of this special event.)
Noroc!
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Agree!
We have been sampling some very good, well priced red wine from Portugal over the last two years. You can also get some very nice reds from the Traditional Port houses, like Niepoort, for example.
Niepoort Fabelaktig Douro 2019
Grape: TINTA RORIZ 20%, TOURIGA FRANCA 20%, TINTA BARROCA 10%, TOURIGA N. 10.
Price around £15. Which is very reasonable in Norway.
Interestingly Eben’s wines have not increased significantly in price over the years. Given their status in the South African market I find the pricing to not be excessive for the quality. If you are used to buying “cheap as chips” SA wine they will seem pricey but compared to other New World premium wines it is not excessive. When you look at wages for farm and cellar workers and the comparative prices farmers can achieve for grapes and citrus fruit, there are sone serious issues.
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Another burg - maybe not in same league as last night but definitely growing on me. Looking forward to liberating sone more from storage as we head towards Christmas
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Especially for @NFG - we aren’t able to make our own but this Pineau de Charente is rather good
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I’ve had a few Maume wines from the Domaine and a couple from the Maison merchant branch, the Maison ones I’ve enjoyed but found a bit unfocused. Nice wines, but not great, was that your impression or should I try again. Domaine wines I liked, but they were a long time ago and I think the son took over years ago.
Oh, thats absolutely wonderful… My words on the first taste of Chateau Pierrail 2015.
Were it 25 euros a bottle, Id still say the same, but it isn’t, its half that and sommelier Andreas Larsson scored it at 90. My sincere thanks, to the endless work and perseverance, by Alice Demonchaux and her family at Chateau Pierrail, which we have enjoyed for over 20 years.
Edit: drunk with the most wonderful meal of roast gammon, parsnips, carrots, kale, potatoes with plum sauce, all home grown veg. 
Two cats good
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Oh wow, I’m quite taken aback. Its like Craig just scored me 10 on Strictly. I’m a great fan of Pineau and as you know make a little myself in the traditional method to try and keep the spirit as so to speak.
I hope you enjoy every drop and it looks a very nice one.
Well, it has to be two cats for that one! 
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We are huge fans of pineau, having come to it separately before we came together. It is a sublime nectar that never fails to deliver. In a post-COVID world would be great to come taste your expression. Only surpassed by getting this group together in Salisbury with wines selected by @Rod_Smith listening to some wonderful music.
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The Maume wines that I have were all from Wine Society recommendations so I have treated as part of my Burgundy education. Would inhave bought them otherwise? Not sure - possibly not but glad I have them.
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Sir, should you find your way to France, then be sure to travel through the south Vendee as you will be most welcome here.
Edit, theres some very nice wines going down tonight btw, x2 .
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Hello dear community,
I guess this is my first post with no (direct) connection to music or hifi gear.
Today I opened a very lovely bottle of wine from the Beaujolais:
It is the 2018 “Fleurie”, a Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc from Julien Sunier
I had some wines from Julien Sunier before but the first time the “Fleurie”.
I opened the 2018 to get an impression of that year. I was quite surprised. It already tasted very good and delicious. It is a very complex but at the same time kind of light and elegant. It is definitely one of the more fruity ones from Julien. The 2018 seems to be very nice and round. I will order some more bottles to store them a couple of years and enjoy them later.
Cheers and regards
colormind.
P.S.: The wine and the music I enjoyed while I was drinking it had not so much in common … 
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my luck with this wine has been on and off – in fact ‘only’ once when m&s stocked it. i liked it so much then i went back to buy another bottle. this second bottle was hopeless 
Then i tried waitrose – even worse… then majestic – to no avail. where do you guys source reliable versions of this otherwise great wine??
enjoy/ken
+1 for the Wine Society. They regularly offer Domaine Maume in their Burgundy offers and I have had it as part of their Vintage Cellar Plan when I was a subscriber. Looking at WineSearcher, there are a number of merchants that also offer the wines such as Lay & Wheeler and BBR. The challenge of course is the price inflation that Burgundy has experienced over the past few years which might make searching out some older vintages cheaper than new ones.
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This evening I’m polishing off my lamb dal with this black current flavoured claret with cedar notes. It’s nothing special but it’s enjoyable both on its own and with the dal.
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