The Wine on Wednesday

• Springfield Wild Yeast Chardonnay 2021, Robertson, South Africa – Minerals and ripe peach on the nose; a rich complex palate with bready leesy notes, lemon, orange peel, lightly honeyed mango fruit, and a strong mineral element. Delicious individual wine. €30 from Fallon & Byrne, D2; The Corkscrew, D2; Redmonds, D6; Barnhill Stores, Glenageary; Jus de Vine, Portmarnock. Springfield has been one of my favourite […]
• Le Bois du Cerf 2022, Domaine Vico, Corsica – I am a fan of Corsican wine but hadn’t tasted the red wine from Domaine Vico until last weekend. It is very nicely balanced with intense ripe but savoury dark cherries, liquorice and dried herbs, and some drying tannins on the finish. Definitely one worth trying. It went perfectly with my beef cheeks with mushrooms. […]
• Dinamica Baga 2023, Filipa Pato & William Wouters, Bairrada, Portugal – This is a delicious, fresh, light, lively wine with wonderful pure black and red cherry fruits. There is a savoury element, and a minerality but the overall impression is one of clean ripe fruit. This is fantastic value for money. I imagine it would go well with pork dishes and charcuterie as it has the […]