Wines for the weekend: November 2022
Each month Decanter’s editorial team tastes and rates a number of wines to be included in the magazine’s ‘weekend wines’ section. This selection covers seven standout buys to impress priced £20-£50.
Planning to splash out, to celebrate your weekend in style?
As a companion selection to our 25 ‘weekday wines’ under £20, the Decanter team has selected seven standout bottles that are sure to impress, all available in the UK and priced between £20 and £50.
Must-try white: Chapel Down, Kit’s Coty Bacchus, Kent, England 2020
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Domaine de Bila-Haut, Chrysopée Blanc Sélection Parcellaire, Collioure, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 2018
Domaine de Bila-Haut is Chapoutier's project in the Roussillon, and what an impressive wine this is. A lovely, sumptuous, oily nose, with hints of petrol...
2018
Domaine de Bila-HautCollioure
Chapel Down, Kit's Coty Bacchus, Kent, England, United Kingdom, 2020
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Sourced from the chalky, south-facing Kit's Coty site on the North Downs of Kent and fermented in oak (including a small percentage of new oak), it expresses a touch of smoke, with nettle, wildflowers, and freshly picked green apple on the nose. The palate reveals more crunchy green fruits with a fragrant hint of lychee, seasoned by a pinch of white pepper. An intriguing, ambitious expression of the Bacchus grape that never fails to impress.
2020
Chapel DownKent
Selbach-Oster, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling GG Trocken, Mosel, Germany, 2020
The trademark dense minerality of the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr vineyard is on full show here, supporting the still-restrained citrus and orchard fruit flavours. Precise and sharply...
2020
Selbach-Oster
Gaia, Clay Assyrtiko Orange, Santorini, Aegean Islands, Greece, 2017
This vibrant, savoury Assyrtiko comes from 70- to 80-year-old vines on the Greek island of Santorini. Fermented on skins and aged in modern clay spheres,...
2017
GaiaSantorini
Piedrasassi, Bien Nacido Syrah, Santa Barbara County, Santa Maria Valley, California, USA, 2017
A gorgeously savoury, earthy red with a slight feral edge that only adds to its wild charm. Vibrant acidity lifts the graceful yet forceful midweight...
2017
PiedrasassiSanta Barbara County
Woodstock, The Stocks Shiraz, McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia, 2015
This single-vineyard Shiraz from McLaren Vale is made from 31 rows of old vines planted at the beginning of the 20th century and farmed following...
2015
WoodstockMcLaren Vale
Domaine Poulleau, Pinot Noir, Bourgogne, Burgundy, France, 2020
The fruit for this irresistible Bourgogne rouge comes from Volnay, Meursault and Savigny-lès-Beaune in the Côte de Beaune, and a portion of the wine saw...
2020
Domaine PoulleauBourgogne
