Property Drop Issue 40

SHOP LOCAL
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Wines for your Christmas Wine Rack
Here we are, the festive season is upon us! What are we going to drink?
Here are nine suggestions, all available from Fingal-Rock in Monmouth.
1. Champagne from Guy de Forez @ £22.50 – the
perfect festive aperitif! This is made from 100%
Pinot Noir, coming from a village, Les Riceys, that
specialises in growing Pinot Noir. Excellent value.
Dry White
2. Este Vinho Verde @ £7.95 – delicious, light,
delicately pétillant, from northern Portugal – and
pleasingly low in alcohol – only 11.5%.
3. La Palma Chardonnay @ £7.50 – people have
turned against Chardonnay, but that’s because lots of
cheap, nasty examples came on the market, ruining
its reputation. Good Chardonnay is still wonderful
wine. This Chilean is crisp and fresh, but with
sufficient weight to go well with food.
4. Another Chardonnay: Saint Romain “La Combe
Bazin” @ £18.50, from Domaine Prunier-Bonheur,
a grower based in Meursault – this is serious white
burgundy, with depth and length of flavour. Treat
yourself!
Red
5. Dão “Porta dos Cavaleiros” @ £9.50 – this red
from Portugal demonstrates how the quality of
winemaking there has in recent years been on an
upward trajectory. This has plenty of colour and
vigour, and yet is only 12.5% alcohol, and will
consequently go very well with turkey.
6. Beaujolais Nouveau @ £9.95 – this is made in
Fleurie by Mathieu Mélinand, who spent a month
in Monmouth ten years ago learning about the wine
trade by doing an internship at Fingal-Rock! I know,
I know, Beaujolais Nouveau is widely perceived as
so last century, filthy, undrinkable, to be avoided. I
won’t give you the lecture now - nor will I ask you to
take my word for it - drop into the shop in Monnow
Street, and taste and see for yourself that good
Beaujolais Nouveau is delicious.
7. Saint Romain “Sous le Château” @ £18.50 – Pascal
Prunier at Domaine
Prunier- Bonheur
also makes a
delicious red; the
style is pale and
light, yet with
lots of flavour,
making it an
excellent partner for turkey.
Finally, two Sweet Wines
8. Coteaux du Layon @ £14.50 – this comes from
the region of the Loire just south of Angers; the
producer is Château Soucherie, which was bought
by a French zillionaire in 2007; he has poured
unlimited funds into the property and revived its
fortunes.
9. Heaven on Earth @ £8.95 per half bottle – made
from the Muscat grape, this comes from South
Africa; the grapes are raisined to concentrate the
flavour – they are dried on beds of Rooibos tea,
which adds an extra dimension to the flavour.
Aromas of apricots, honey, with a hint of smokiness
from the Rooibos.
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