{"id":10942,"date":"2014-01-11T16:17:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-11T16:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10942"},"modified":"2014-01-11T16:23:10","modified_gmt":"2014-01-11T16:23:10","slug":"a-great-start-to-2014-top-reviews-from-the-wine-gang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/01\/a-great-start-to-2014-top-reviews-from-the-wine-gang\/","title":{"rendered":"A great start to 2014: Top reviews from The Wine Gang"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewinegang.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10946\" alt=\"WineGang\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/WineGang.png\" width=\"462\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>&#8216;<em>Lea &amp; Sandeman, with its four shops in London and very good website, is one of Britain&#8217;s best wine merchants. No, let&#8217;s go big on this and say Lea &amp; Sandeman is one of the best ever wine merchants.&#8217;\u00a0 <\/em>The Wine Gang, January 2014<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Winegang&#8217;s January report includes L&amp;S wines tasted last year at our Sangiovese, Pinot Noir &amp; Nebbiolo tasting and at The Bunch&#8217;s trade tasting. &#8220;The scores from both events speak for themselves&#8221; they say. And here they are:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2010-ENGELGARTEN-Domaine-Marcel-Deiss-18992-00.html?pack=23562&amp;term=engelgarten&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Engelgarten 2010 Marcel Deiss<\/span><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a327.95<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Rich but dazzlingly fresh and long, with floral, apricot, citrus and minerally white pepper notes; poised, polished and full of personality. If it seems to sing Alsace, but you can&#8217;t quite pin it down, it&#8217;s because it&#8217;s a blend of Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. The vines, cultivated biodynamically, are old and grow together in a single vineyard in the old way. A good food wine which would go well with something with a little spice, rich sauces or a sweet onion tart \u2013 and you could drink it through to the end of the decade.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>93 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-RIPPON-Sauvignon-Blanc-18055-00.html?pack=22300&amp;term=rippon&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Rippon Sauvignon Blanc 2012<\/span><\/a><\/span> \u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a317.95<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;The biodynamic Rippon estate is renowned for its Pinot Noirs, but Nick Mills is also a dab hand at Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. The Sauvignon, partly fermented in old oak barrels for textural richness, is intensely aromatic with exotic, peachy fruit, dry, smoky notes and sustained, zesty freshness.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>90 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-KRATOS-Fiano-Luigi-Maffini-18734-00.html?pack=23205&amp;term=kratos&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Kratos 2012 Luigi Maffini<\/span><\/a> <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a315.75<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Full, rounded and effortlessly fresh southern Italian white with flavours of pears, apples, white flowers, minerals and the evocative, smoky aroma of stubble burning. If stubble burning doesn\u2019t do anything for you, just imagine something mouth-wateringly smoky and wheaty.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>90 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-TOURAINE-LES-SAUTERELLES-Domaine-de-Pierre-Lionel-Gosseaume-18905-00.html?pack=23456&amp;term=sauterelle&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Sauvignon Touraine &#8220;Les Sauterelles&#8221; 2012 Domaine de Pierre<\/span><\/a><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a39.95<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Way out of the usual Touraine class with a lovely intensity of grassy elderflower and mineral flavours, refined acidity and<span style=\"color: #008000;\"> the sort of polished texture you find in good (and much more expensive) Sancerre and Pouilly-Fum\u00e9<\/span>.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>90 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2010-CHACRA-32-PINOT-NOIR-Bodega-Chacra-15798-00.html?pack=20022&amp;term=chacra&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Bodegas Chacra \u00a0&#8220;Treinta y Dos&#8221; Pinot Noir 2010<\/span><\/a><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a358.50<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8220;The &#8220;Treinta y Dos&#8221; of the title refers to a plot of old Pinot Noir vines, planted in Patagonia in 1932, and revived by Piero Incisa della Rochetta of the family behind top Tuscan red Sassicaia. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">The wine itself is comfortably South America&#8217;s most impressive Pinot Noir<\/span>, ethereal in its appeal, it&#8217;s scented and silky-supple, with the purest of red fruits.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>94 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2010-RIPPON-Tinker-s-Field-Pinot-Noir-Mature-Vine-17423-00.html?pack=21938&amp;term=tinker&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Rippon &#8220;Tinker&#8217;s Field&#8221; Pinot Noir 2010<\/span><\/a><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a356.50<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8220;Expensive for a Kiwi? Well, in Rippon<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> we are talking about one of the world&#8217;s top Pinot Noir producers<\/span>, and this is one of their best wines, from a special plot that houses some of Nick Mills&#8217; oldest vines. It ripples with energy and superbly pure dark fruits but there&#8217;s a savoury dimension here, too, not to mention some delectably fine tannins and insistent length.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>94 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2007-VOLNAY-1er-Cru-Chevrets-Domaine-Henri-Boillot-12178-00.html?pack=15125&amp;term=volnay+chevret&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Volnay 1er cru Chevrets 2007 Domaine Henri Boillot<\/span><\/a><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a362.75<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Utterly gorgeous flowing Pinot Noir from Boillot, so seductive in its settled and silky red fruit and perfume, quite voluminous in the mouth, but presented with verve, dash and length. Will keep for some years yet.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>93 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2007-TASSINAIA-Castello-del-Terriccio-18411-00.html?pack=22742&amp;term=tassinaia&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Tassinaia 2007 Castello del Terriccio<\/span><\/a><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a323.95<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Forgive the clich\u00e9, but if ever a wine was an iron fist in a velvet glove this is is it. Cabernet and Merlot supply the iron \u2013 pure, intense black fruit with fine tannins; a little Sangiovese supplies the spicy velvet. You can drink it now, but you could wait another ten years.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>93 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2009-GIVRY-1er-Cru-Crausot-Domaine-Francois-Lumpp-14746-00.html?pack=18440&amp;term=crausot+2009&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Givry 1er cru Crausot 2009 Francois Lumpp<\/span><\/a><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a327.75<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;A plumper and richer style from this star of the Givry region than the 2008 1er Cru \u00e0 Vigne Rouge from the same producer we reviewed back in October, this has some vividly fragrant darker fruit, a touch of earth and a wash of mineral acidity. Intense, still youthful, and with time ahead of it.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>92 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2008-NEBBIOLO-D-ALBA-Il-Cumot-Bricco-Maiolica-16478-00.html?pack=20724&amp;term=cumot&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Nebbiolo d&#8217;Alba &#8220;Cumot&#8221; 2008 Bricco Maiolica<\/span><\/a><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a323.25<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;With its accessible tannins, Beppe Accomo&#8217;s Nebbiolo (the grape of Barolo and Barbaresco) is made to be drunk while still in its youth, although this is perhaps just about a young adult, with the gorgeous, slightly floral cherry fruit accompanied by subtle savoury notes and that elusive earthy, autumn leaf quality you get in this part of the world.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>91 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-SANCERRE-ROUGE-Cuvee-Maxime-Vieilles-Vignes-Silex-Chavignol-Domaine-Vincent-Delaporte-18081-00.html?pack=22330&amp;term=maxime&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Sancerre Rouge Vieilles Vignes &#8220;Cuv\u00e9e Maxime&#8221; 2011 Vincent Delaporte<\/span><\/a> <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a322.50<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Produced on Chavignol&#8217;s silex soils where Sauvignon Blanc generally rules the roost, this is a delightful light and elegant Pinot Noir that is just so pretty with its subtle red fruit, so gentle and lithe in its texture.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>91 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2010-ROSSO-DI-MONTALCINO-Collemattoni-16611-00.html?pack=20909&amp;term=collemattoni&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Rosso di Montalcino 2010 Collemattoni<\/span><\/a><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a315.95<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Rosso are the more affordable junior wines made by producers of Brunello di Montalcino and this is a very superior version of the style, with a wave of juicy sour cherry, and a palate that is both alive with vibrant freshening acidity and crunchy with food-friendly tannin.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>90 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2010-BOURGOGNE-Pinot-Noir-Domaine-Francois-Raquillet-16395-00.html?pack=20622&amp;term=raquillet+2010&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Bourgogne Rouge 2010 Domaine Fran\u00e7ois Raquillet<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a315.75<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;We reviewed this excellent Pinot Noir a couple of years ago, when it was \u2013 and this is a credit to Lea &amp; Sandeman \u2013 exactly the same price. It&#8217;s gained a point in our estimation since then, however, since it&#8217;s retained its lovely seam of aromatic red fruit, but gained in silkiness of texture. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">A very superior Bourgogne Rouge<\/span>.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>90 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CAIRANNE-Cotes-du-Rhone-Villages-Domaine-Romain-Roche-18324-00.html?pack=22625&amp;term=cairanne&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Cairanne 2011 Domaine Romain Roche<\/span><\/a><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a314.75<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Textbook Cairanne \u2013 expressive, concentrated and powerful with spicy Grenache and Syrah fruit underpinned by stony, savoury flavours and a suppleness and length that almost defy the alcohol.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>89 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-MORELLINO-DI-SCANSANO-Heba-Fattoria-di-Magliano-19046-00.html?pack=24130&amp;term=heba&amp;page=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;Heba&#8221; Morellino di Scansano 2011 Fattoria di Magliano<\/span><\/a><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a312.95<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;A cherry-juicy blend of Sangiovese and Syrah from the Tuscan coast with an attractive herbal streak and a succulent feel, this uncomplicated but very drinkable red is one for tomato pasta.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>88 points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.thewinegang.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have put together the highlights from this report into this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/the-winegang-January-report-the-highlights-1352-01.html?\" target=\"_blank\">mixed case<\/a>. Tuck in and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>You can of course subscribe to The Wine Gang website and read the full report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewinegang.com\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winegang&#8217;s January report includes on L&#038;S wines tasted last year at our Sangiovese, Pinot Noir &#038; Nebbiolo tasting and at The Bunch&#8217;s trade tasting. &#8220;The scores from both events speak for themselves&#8221; they say. 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