It’s fair to say that they let their hair down a bit in the Spectator offices on a Thursday afternoon, the magazine having gone to press, and it could have been a rash move to hold a wine tasting in the boardroom. As it was, everyone behaved impeccably and went about the task of tasting 18 different wines on behalf of the Wine Club with commendable attention and diligence.
We all took notes and gave the wines marks out of ten. The following six wines were our favourites and they did well to shine amid some pretty stiff competition.
The 2013 Wide River Viognier (1) from Robertson in South Africa was the first to get a unanimous thumbs up from the Spectator tasters. It was adjudged to be delicate, fragrant, creamy, floral and gratifyingly easy to drink. It certainly has delightfully delicate touches of apricot and peach, coupled with hints of citrus.
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