{"id":11346,"date":"2014-03-06T11:52:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T11:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11346"},"modified":"2017-12-03T23:27:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T23:27:17","slug":"2014-nspcc-city-fine-wine-challenge-the-rundown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/03\/2014-nspcc-city-fine-wine-challenge-the-rundown\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 NSPCC City Fine Wine Challenge – The Rundown!"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday 27th<\/sup>\u00a0February, an eager team from Lea and Sandeman assembled, sleeves rolled-up, to help prepare for the NSPCC City Fine Wine Challenge \u2013 an annual team tasting quiz for some of the City\u2019s most respected institutions.<\/p>\n

\"NSPCC<\/p>\n

Our first mission for the evening was to pour out the 2500 tasting measures needed for the quiz ahead, ensuring everything was at its best temperature for tasting.<\/p>\n

\"NSPCC<\/div>\n

Teams of discerning wine enthusiasts tasted their way through\u00a0the careful selection of wines chosen by Charles Lea, on which they were quizzed by the ebullient master of ceremonies, Charles Metcalf, who spoiled us not only with a short operatic recital, but also with numerous nuggets of vinous wisdom.<\/p>\n

\"Nearly<\/p>\n

As teams jostled for position on the leader-board, the competitive nature of many companies prevailed with many electing to buy (for charity) hints and tips to fill in the gaps in their wine knowledge.<\/p>\n

\"NSPCC<\/p>\n

After a superb effort by everyone, the team from Accenture\u00a0rose their heads above the rest and prevailed victorious taking the \u2018Patrick Sandeman Memorial\u2018 trophy away with them as well as a bottle of our legendary Tassinaia 2007 for each member of the team.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Wines<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The event included the tasting of 9 wines, including 4 red, 4 white and a sweet wine (listed below). \u00a0Looking particularly good on the night was the fantastic 2010 Chacra \u201855\u2019 Pinot Noir<\/i> from Patagonia, whilst\u00a0amongst the white wines, Marcel Deiss\u2019 glorious single vineyard 2010 Engelgarten<\/i> impressed all with its focus,\u00a0richness and complexity.<\/p>\n

The wines tasted blind on the night were –<\/p>\n

2011 PIETRAINCATENATA\u00a0Fiano\u00a0Luigi Maffini<\/a><\/p>\n

2011 CHABLIS\u00a01er\u00a0Cru\u00a0Montmains\u00a0Domaine\u00a0Moreau-Naudet<\/a><\/p>\n

2007 VIR\u00c9-CLESS\u00c9\u00a0S\u00e9lection\u00a0EJ\u00a0Th\u00e9venet\u00a0Domaine de la Bon Gran<\/a><\/p>\n

2010 ENGELGARTEN\u00a0Domaine\u00a0Marcel Deiss<\/a><\/p>\n

2011 BARBERA\u00a0D\u2019ALBA Campass Cigliuti<\/a><\/p>\n

2009 MERCUREY\u00a01er\u00a0Cru\u00a0Champs Martin Domaine\u00a0Bruno Lorenzon<\/a><\/p>\n

2009 CHACRA\u00a0\u201855\u2019 Pinot Noir Bodega Chacra<\/a><\/p>\n

2009 LIRAC\u00a0Rouge Cuv\u00e9e\u00a0de la Reine des Bois Domaine\u00a0de la Mordor\u00e9e<\/a><\/p>\n

2012 LES PINS Monbazillac\u00a0Ch\u00e2teau Tirecul\u00a0la Gravi\u00e8re<\/a><\/p>\n

The evening concluded with an auction for a superb variety of lots which only heightened the competitive spirit amongst teams. By the end of the evening an incredible total of over \u00a3170,000 pounds had been raised for the wonderful work of the NSPCC which was\u00a0highlighted so well\u00a0in a speech by the\u00a0charity’s Chairman, Mark Wood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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