Parés Baltà, Honeymoon, Penedès 2015
Made from Parellada, a traditional grape variety mostly used in Cava, this unoaked offering opens up to aromatic notes of white flowers and ripe, peachy fruits...
Vintage 2015 Wine Reviews
Vintage 2015
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Moncigale, Grenache Rosé, Provence 2015
This Grenache rosé from Provence is pale and soft with gentle, creamy red fruits and a dry finish...
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Cuvée Royale, Côtes de Gascogne 2015
A great wine for salads and fish. It has herby, citrus aromas that lead into flavours of melon, citrus, dried herbs and a touch of salinity...
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Pierre Fontaine, Minervois, Languedoc-Roussillon 2015
This great value wine has lovely dark fruit flavours, chocolatey tannins and a velvety texture. Ripe but savoury, there are rich meaty notes lurking beneath the fruit too...
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Lidl, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône 2015
It is not so common to see white Côtes du Rhône as it is red, which is a shame. This example is rounded, with green apple and a touch of stone fruit on the nose...
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Mallory & Benjamin Talmard, Mâcon-Chardonnay, Burgundy 2015
With 20 hectares planted predominantly in the commune of Chardonnay, this classic Mâcon exhibits purity, with crisp apple and citrus aromas...
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Château Maris, Les Vieilles Vignes, Minervois, Languedoc- Roussillon, France 2015
A full and complex wine but with a refreshing acidity...
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Casal de Ventozela, Arinto Vinho Verde, Portugal 2015
It’s Vinho Verde, but not as you know it. From the Arinto grape, it is light and fresh with lemon zest and green apple flavours...
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Mas Doix, Les Crestes, Priorat, Catalunya, Spain 2015
Lively and youthful, this is a stylish, approachable and modern red blend with loads of concentrated red cherry fruit and a blueberry Carignan...
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Luddite, Saboteur White, Bot River, South Africa 2015
Intriguing, complex blend of peaches, candied apricot and a savoury grassiness...
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Château Olivier, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France 2015
A serious Sauvignon Blanc that is still young but has so much to give. Nettle and hedgerow combine with honey and ripe stone fruits
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Weingut Bernhard Ott, Fass 4, Wagram, Niederösterreich, Austria 2015
True balance between purity, concentration and precision. This has all the classic Grüner Veltliner characteristics...
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De Martino, Viejas Tinajas Muscat, Itata Valley, Chile 2015
A remarkable ochre hue in the glass gives way to vibrant grapey aromas, floral notes and hints of honey...
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Eschenhof Holzer, Wagram Grüner Veltliner, Wagram 2015
Winemaker Arnold Holzer and his brother Mathias are the fourth generation of this family owned winery...
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Tesco, Finest Pecorino Terre di Chieti, Abruzzo 2015
Pecorino is a white grape that deserves to be more popular than it currently is. This particular wine, from the Abruzzo region in central Italy, offers vibrant lemon juice and lemon zest flavours accompanied by a hint of nuttiness...
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Tesco, Finest Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône 2015
A Grenache-heavy blend showing dark fruit and assorted spices on the nose. The palate is full of cherry fruit followed by darker, brambley fruit...
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Tesco, Finest Carmenere, Colchagua Valley 2015
This typically Chilean wine features flavours of green bell pepper and blackberry, with loads of tingling, peppery spice...
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Adnams, The Adnams Selection Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough 2015
A low alcohol wine is always useful for the party season, and thankfully this is a pleasant drop that expresses its Sauvignon Blanc character well...
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Allegrini, Corte Giara Pinot Grigio delle Venezie, Veneto 2015
Made by Allegrini, you can expect this to be a good quality Pinot Grigio, and it is definitely a long way from the bulk juice we often see on supermarket shelves - and for less than £10...
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Lidl, Monbazillac 2015
£6.99 for a full 75cl bottle of tinned-peach and concentrated mango juice. What's not to like!
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Pillitteri Estates, Carretto Vidal Icewine, Niagara-on-the-Lake 2015
Canada is one of the few places on earth that has the right conditions to make icewine, one of the most sumptouous styles of sweet wine. This has flavours of marmalade, peach, apricot and quince...
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Paul Cluver, Gewürztraminer, Elgin 2015
Such a reliable wine from the experienced hand of Paul Cluver. There is some residual sugar (10.3 grams per litre), although it is not cloying...
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Louis Jadot, Chapelle aux Loups, Beaujolais-Villages, Burgundy 2015
An exclusive blend for Waitrose, which has a proportion of declassified Regnié cru in it. Lovely vibrancy, showing fresh, juicy and bright cherry fruit with hints of rose...
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Taste the Difference, Godello, Bierzo 2015
Grown in the slate and clay soils of Bierzo, this wine is all about complexity and structure. A lovely aroma of ripe citrus and tropical fruits with almond and herbal hints leads into a rounded body with good grip and nice weight...
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Taste the Difference, Chardonnay, Limoux 2015
Jean-Claude Mas is a winemaker who knows a thing or two about how to get the best out of vines in this part of the world...
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Lagar de Cervera, Albariño, Rias Baixas 2015
This winery, owned by La Rioja Alta, produces some of the best Albariño in the region. Using less malo than the 2014 allows the classic mineral character to shine, alongside some really exotic stone fruit and tropical fruit flavours...
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Pazo das Tapias, Castillo de Monterrei Godello, Monterrei, Spain 2015
Move over Albariño, Godello is now the new kid on the block in Galicia, which produces some of Spain’s most delicious whites (and reds)
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Ailalá, Treixadura, Ribeiro, Galicia, Spain 2015
Treixadura is little-known grape that has its home in the lush, green northwestern corner of Spain...
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Yves Cuilleron, Marsanne Les Vignes d'à Côté, Rhône 2015
The Marsanne grapes are sourced from the commune of Chavanay, home of Condrieu. This charming wine is from Yves Cuilleron’s entry level range, however, it offers much more in quality...
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Corney & Barrow, White Burgundy, Mâcon-Chaintré 2015
Made for Corney & Barrow by Domaine Dominique Cornin, this wine benefits from the slightly warmer climate of the Mâconnais where the domaine is based...
