Out and About Spring 2021

Out&About food & drink

NAKED GRAPE, Hungerford www.nakedgrape.co.uk

GRAPESMITH, Hungerford

www.grapesmith.co.uk

Domaine de Clayou 2020 £9.50 Easy drinking Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley. The wine is aromatic with notes of white flowers, lemon, white peach and freshly-cut grass. Enjoy on its own or try with grilled asparagus. Emille Balland Coteaux de Giennois Les Beaux Jours 2019 £13.40 Emile Balland is a top-notch wine maker and this wine is delicious. Ripe melon and acacia honey balanced by racey acidity. Try this with a goat’s cheese salad and be transported to France. Domaine Le Brun Pouilly Fume 2018 £17.95 The wonderful thing about wines from Pouilly Fume, on the opposite side of the river to Sancerre, is the subtle smokiness of their wine. Complex and slightly textured this wine will evolve and improve in depth and complexity.

West Cape Howe £16.99 Light, zesty, tropical fruits with herbaceous aromas. This fresh white can be enjoyed with a wide range of dishes and is a fabulous New World take on the styles familiar in White Bordeaux wines.

Gravina Botromagno £15.99 Straw-yellow and green in colour with fruity notes of apple, peach, apricot and pineapple. An elegant pairing for shellfish, oysters, grilled fish or spicy Asian dishes.

Alpataco £14.49

From the Argentinian region of Patagonia. Deep red colour and a smooth feel. Intense red fruits with a chocolatey finish from ageing in oak barrels. Perfect match for barbecue and red meats.

Chateau De Paraza Minervois £13.99 Medium-bodied wine with deep notes of blackcurrant and perfumes of wild blackberries. Excellent red for soft cheeses, veal or beef casseroles.

MAJESTIC, Newbury www.majestic.co.uk

Château de Berne Rosé 2019, Côtes de Provence £15.99 Taste the experience in ripe flavours of red berries and a fresh, refreshing finish. Pegoes Select Harvest White 2019 £9.99

Bouvet Saphir Saumur 2018, Loire Valley £16.99 Crémant de Loire is usually just Chenin Blanc. but this Saphir vintage includes a portion of Chardonnay which gives it more of that biscuity, briochey character. Peachy, honeyed and nutty, this is really classy fizz – and an absolute steal for the quality. Delicious with white fish in a buttery sauce. A must-try alternative to Champagne.

Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva Rioja £32.99

Intense and indulgent, with flavours of black fruit and toasted oak, smooth tannins and a long finish. Serve this at room temperature with a roast dinner or cellar until 2030. u de Berne Rosé 2019, Côtes de

Aged for three months in French and American oak barrels, this is a full flavoured wine with notes of orange blossom, lemon and creamy oak.

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