Argentina was our host nation for what was a great night of wine tasting and conversation. Wines tasted, with brief notes and team score, as follows:
- Banderas de La Tierra; Chardonnay 2005; label said: ripe tropical fruit salad flavours and vanilla notes; we said: citrus-y, thick and smooth, wants to be a red wine, very new world (blended by an Ozzie winemaker); £5.99; 7/10
- Norton; Barbera 2006; label said: deep colour, rich aromas and flavours; we said: short on tannin, easy drinking, food wine; £5.99; 6.5/10
- Tupungato 2006; Cabernet Sauvignon & Malbec; label said: luscious blackberry fruit and soft silky tannings; we said: drinkable and rich; £6.99; 6.3/10
- Finca Flichman; Malbec 2006; label said: plums and strawberries; we said: not very much, and gave this £4.99 bottle a team score of 6/10
Winner of the night was the Banderas de La Tierra Chardonnay. Quite a turn up for a white wine to win the night's 1st place - but it suited a wonderful Summer evening very well indeed!
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