Date: 18 June 2009
Venue: Tapestry Room, Gore Hotel, London
Sean and Nicola Allison's wine is clean, truthful and mineral with a strong sense of constraint. But it would be very wrong to think that constraint is equivalent to subtlety.
Chateau du Seuil Rosé 2007/8
Very subtle hints of vanilla, strawberries, raspberries with dry finishing. It's not the rosé rosé but I ADORE THIS COLOUR!
Chateau du Seuil Graves Blanc 2004
Very classic white, rich mineral and clean palate
Chateau du Seuil Graves Rouge 2004
The cork vaporises wonderful scents of sandalwood, ground spices and dried cranberries.
The wine has a rounded start and peppery finish - soft for a 4 year old claret but the sequence of the waves is not quite right for me. I suspect Sean has a love for liquor. And I actually expected a grander wine from its cork but no, it's not there. The body failed to capture the fairy of fragrance.
The dessert wine is Chateau du Seuil Cérons 2006
Overall, this is a very fun evening with descent food and good wine. Though it may not be the kind of wine that one falls in love at the first sight, it has a unique identity of its own that can be appreciated. I feel like that I have rubbed the hotel because the wine tasting event is such an amazing offer from Wine Studio. But you will only realize the value when you turn up since it’s not the commercial wine tasting environment you would usually expect. I would be happy to go on monthly basis. Well, if there is a second time and with different wine makers of course!
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This is the first time that I put personal photos on my blog. Maybe I am feeling too at ease that this site doesn’t really reach the mass.
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