No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
Having fallen in love with Trivento's Golden Reserva it seemed only right to check out their base level Reserva offering. I nicked this off my sister's wine shelf. I assume they bought it last December as it seems to be the Christmas batch and is labelled 'Merry Malbec'. However I assume it is the same … Continue reading Trivento Reserva 2018
Yesterday I wrote up a rather nice Malbec red wine from the Mendoza Region in Argentina. The UK market is awash with Malbec reds from Mendoza and I have had mixed results. Some I absolutely love and others have been seriously blah. So I decided it was time to get to grips with this wine … Continue reading Argentinian Wine Regions
The second wine in my quarantine box and this one was much more the thing. A red wine from the Mendoza region of Argentina made with 100% Malbec and aged in French oak for 12 months. It is delicious. I have drunk the Trivento Reserva before as it is a favourite of my Dad's and … Continue reading Trivento Golden Reserve 2017
Another international wine from my UK trip. This time an oaked Chardonnay from Argentina. I tried this at the Lion and Lamb in Milton, Cambridge, whose proprietor, Lawrence, is WSET trained and pretty good at picking good wines at an affordable prices. This wine matches that description well. As I was in a pub with … Continue reading Caoba Chardonnay 2017
