I loved a wine review I read today in which the finish of a sherry was described as "interminable " . Normally a word used to describe a Celi performance of Bruckner and not in a good way being used as a compliment.
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..among other things!Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
Extraordinary use of the word, of that sherry. Slightly scary... as if a week later you're still tasting it!
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Well, you can certainly get a far better idea of the nose of a wine there than you can elsewhere; breathing the air of other planets is OK when it all ends up in a tenuous F# major but it wouldn't suit Jancis Robinson, let alone Jilly Goolden...Originally posted by Caliban View PostMeanwhile, back on Planet Earth...
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I agree it's an odd chouice but I think I know what the writer means. Some sherries do seem to go on and on long after you've swallowed them - delightfulOriginally posted by Caliban View Post..among other things!
Extraordinary use of the word, of that sherry. Slightly scary... as if a week later you're still tasting it!
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The Northern Spanish red Encanto Mencia 2009, as recommended in the Indie, is on offer at £5.49 at Sainsbury's at the moment. Mencia is a new grape for me. Very tasty.Comment
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The sherry in question was Williams and Humbert As You Like It - apparently found in a dark corner of their cellars after 30 years and then bottled . We had a half bottle at Christmas - £20 so not cheap but it did truly have an extraordinarily long finish - meant a very small glass could be sipped for ages .Comment
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Great stuff barbsOriginally posted by Barbirollians View Post - nice with nuts too. Was it a sweetie or dry? Sherry is a bit like Wagner - once you've got the taste for it the possibilities seem endless 
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Medium sweet - like a slightly sweet amontillado . Very tangy though .
Waitrose were selling it too - cannot find it on their website but they still had some bottles in my branch last week .Comment
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Many thanks Barbs - alas the Wine Society description bears the note sold out!Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostMedium sweet - like a slightly sweet amontillado . Very tangy though .
Waitrose were selling it too - cannot find it on their website but they still had some bottles in my branch last week .
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Waitrose still has it I think .Comment
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It should be spring but I feel like I need a hearty red tonight as the snow falls and falls . What will you lot be sipping or guzzling?Comment
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Like the look of La P'tite Cave !Originally posted by Thropplenoggin View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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How nice to have a caviste.Originally posted by Thropplenoggin View Post
Meanwhile, in benighted North Herefords Morrison’s recently, my better half was approached in front of the wine-shelves by a gent of agricultural aspect who asked her whether she could recommend a good wine for his daughter’s birthday. He said he’d been told that you could always tell a good wine by the size of the indentation at the bottom of the bottle. (I believe the indentation is called a ‘punt’ or ‘kick-up’. No doubt Throppers will supply the correct French term for this.) We had a good larf over this afterwards, but where did this presumably urban myth come from?Comment
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Definitely an address to visit if you're ever in the 13°. Just now they have some bottles of Château d'Yquem (Sauternes) going for €260 a pop.Originally posted by Caliban View PostLike the look of La P'tite Cave !
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