I've been away, in Brazil, Turkey, China, Germany, Malta, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, France and Singapore. Phew. It's nice to be back in Blighty for a bit.
Of those, only Turkey, China and Germany have half-decent wines :)
France of course, was amazing. More on my recent Bordeaux trip in another post.
More also on Turkish and Chinese wine later.
I would not recommend Brazilian wines.
They say the sparkling white and Cabernet reds from the south are drinkable.
They are wrong. In Brazil, drink Chilean reds. Or Argentinian of course. Uruguay has some wine too, but one hears it's not up to much.
In particular in Brazil I'd suggest Carmenere, which I found very passable in many restaurants on the North East coast of the country. More on that, again later.
Meanwhile, here's a true gem of a wine: Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon 2011.
I've tasted, and posted on, the 2007, a while back, which is superb at the price.
I was dubious about the 2011. So young, how could it compete?
But it does. It has similar characteristics to the 2007: The richness, the excellent acid balance, the supple smoothness and the spine. Overall I'd rather drink the 2007, as it has aged just a tad, and so had broadened out a little. The 2011 is still quite tight, if you know what I mean.
But what a wine at the price!
I bought this bottle above in Dusseldorf airport for around 10 Euros. A total bargain.
It's what you'd expect from Lafite Rothschilds, but it's a whole heap better than anything else in that price range.
In the UK of course, rip off central, you pay a bit more. £10 or £11 a bottle. But well worth it.
It's to be my next quaffing case for sure. Once I have got through my case of Clos d'Alzan 2010 (bought en primeur at £7 a bottle and amazing, I am pleased to say) and a case of Tracot Beaujolais Recolte 2011 (ideal for Christmas chugging, from Berry Brothers). More on those, later.
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