It
is a special occasion when we are invited to taste good French and other
nations wines like Spain, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand and South America.
This event is held annually for the trade and media and good customers and we
were delighted to be invited
Welcomed with a glass of Tio Pepe
Palomino Fino (very dry) pale sherry. We think fans of Swartland wines should
reacquaint themselves with sherry, which is an oxidised wine, matured in
barrels for several years. It is delicious and a lovely aperitif
Then on to the Champagne stand to
taste three Roederers. The Millesime was quite wonderful, mature, deep full of
citrus and buttery lees and still lots of promise
We also tasted the Benoit Lahaye and
Gratio Champagnes
and the Jacquinot Champagnes. Reciprocal
is the importer of these French marques
Owner
and MD of Reciprocal, Michael Fridjhon tells us about the wines on show
It
was a very well attended tasting with lots of sommeliers, hoteliers, restaurateurs
and media. We so enjoyed tasting both the Burgundy Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays
and other white Burgundies. When Lynne tasted the famous Corton Charlemagne again,
she could see the style that so many of the South African chardonnays are
aiming to emulate as the beautiful minerality of this crisp elegant wine shines
It
was also interesting to taste Cloudy Bay - so jam packed with asparagus, tinned
peas and acidity and other similar New Zealand Sauvignons Blanc. We think we
offer more variety with our local Sauvignon Blancs. The Bordeaux reds were
amazing, but still too young to drink. They have layers of flavour, but lots and
lots of chalky tannins to protect them. Some are still closed and need time
to age and develop. You have to buy and put them away for a few years and hope to see the
reward
©
John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2015
