We had a bottle of this assuming it to be a standard Spanish cheapie from Laithwaites for a standard evening watching England play in a standard kinda disappointing way. England were a little better than we had anticipated, the wine quite a bit better. It’s thick and chewy and tastes warm if that’s a thing… Read More »
This Camplazens Syrah came in a mixed case from Naked Wines, and I admit, I chose to drink it because I liked the label, the cheery coach and horses made me smile. I wasn’t required to pick anything specific to go with a meal so Cadbury purple with a nice picture of horses did the trick.… Read More »
We had a bottle of Lula Syrah 2007 which had arrived as part of a mixed case. It had quite a stylish, minimalist label. I noticed this, which is often a bad sign, any label that stands out can easily be over compensating for the contents of the bottle. Lula is the second label of… Read More »
We had a bottle of Ocaso Syrah with a game of Caylus. It was good. The wine was a medium garnet, perhaps a little paler than I’d expect. It smelled of ripe fruit, and tasted of black fruits, it almost had the texture of fruit too, it felt strangely like blackberry flesh. Odd. It was… Read More »