Date: Wednesday 13 November, 2013
Time: 7.45 pm for 8.00 pm start
Venue: Johnsonville Community Centre Hall, 30 Moorefield Rd, Johnsonville, Wellington 6037 – Directions.
Charge: Members $10 Guests $12 – Numbers are limited so please reply to Robin’s Cellar Club Newsletter & email.
Presenter: John Macpherson, Advintage
John (Mac) Macpherson from Advintage is presenting again. A change of format in that we are going away from the strictly bubbly theme of previous Novembers, however sticking to the festive theme. Mac is likely to be
accompanied by John Kemble again so be prepared for an entertaining night.
Look at the line-up. There is something for everyone here.
Quaffer
Veuve d’Argent Methode Brut NV – Not from Champagne but produced by the team at Louis Bouillot in Burgundy. This sharply priced French Methode is delightfully fresh, well balanced and deliciously loaded with fresh apple and stone fruit characters.
Wines to be presented
- Lake Chalice Pinot Rose 2013 – Advintage say that this it is clearly one of this vintage’s best Roses. Fresh and deliciously off dry with lingering strawberry and tangy citrus flavours.
- Te Whare Ra Toru – A blend of Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris. The previous vintage took out a prestigious TOP 5, FIVE STAR & BEST BUY spot in Cuisine Magazine.
- Squawking Magpie The Stolen Chalice Reserve Chardonnay 2012 – Notes not currently available.
- Chapoutier Cotes du Rhone 2012 – A Grenache/Syrah blend; In Advintage’s opinion Michel Chapoutier dominates the Cotes du Rhone market in the lower price French range and this glorious 2012 is, quite simply, extra-extraordinary value.
- Two Gates Syrah 2011 –. Two Gates is a premium, organic focussed, brand from the proven Rod McDonald stable. Grown from fruit sourced from the original Two Gates vineyards, this is a superior Hawkes Bay Syrah that is built for the long haul.
- Champagne Lanvin Brut NV – Notes not currently available, but a well-known Champagne.
- Champagne Taittinger Brut NV – Taittinger is heralded worldwide as a Champagne of great finesse, elegance and understated power.