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Rajeev Samant, the owner of Sula Wines , organized a wine tasting of over 40 wines from 11 wineries. This was the first time that Indian wines were rated by Steven Spurrier, who is an authority on wines worldwide. He used a 20 point scale. We reproduce for you the tasting notes as provided by Steven along with his scores. A guide to the scores:
10 = bad; 11 = poor; 12 = mediocre; 13 = acceptable;
14 = fair; 15 = good; 16 = good+; 17 = very good;
18 = very good+; 19 = excellent; 20 = superb.
WHITE WINES CHENIN BLANC
Sula Vineyards Late Harvest 2007.
Full greeny yellow, fine honey and flowers bouquet, very good natural fruit, demi-sec style, sweet but well balanced. 16.5.
Mercury Vineyards Aryaa 2007.
Clear pale colour, fine varietal honey & flowers plus citrussy fruit aroma and flavour, just off-dry, good balance, good example. 16.
Sula Vineyards 2007.
Fine pale colour, fruity, ripe, quite sweet attack, good floral fruit and nice balancing acidity, good quality wine. 16.
Seagrams. Nine Hills 2007.
Very pale yellow, fresh, floral bouquet, zippy fresh fruit, almost dry with lemony finish. 16.
Renaissance 2006.
Bright medium yellow, floral, slightly honeyed nose, off-dry with good clean flavours, nice ripe wine with good balance. 15.5.
Vinsura/Sankalp NV.
Medium pale, touch of green, white flowers bouquet, quite glyceriny/oily, pleasant wine but low acidity. 15.
Reveilo/Vintage Wines Late Harvest 2006.
Full amber colour, quite good rich wine, but at 17° more alcohol than is needed. 14.5.
Indus 2006.
Fresh pale yellow, soft and off-dry fruit, broad and phenolic, could be fresher. 14.
Reveilo/Vintage Wines 2007.
Full greeny yellow, quite good fruit, but short on the palate and high green apple acidity. 13. CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Vins & Vouloir 2007.
Deep black red, very good Cabernet Sauvignon nose, a big, rich wine like a modern, plummy Medoc, quite impressive. 17.
Sula Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz 2007.
Very good colour, blackcurrants on both nose and palate, nice fleshy fruit, juicy wine with nice dry finish. 16.5.
Seagrams Nine Hills 2007.
Very deep colour, good Cabernet nose, good depth of ripe fruit, good tannins, good solid wine, a little dull on the finish. 15.5
Vinsura/Sankalp Cabernet-Shiraz NV.
Good colour, nice fruity nose, a bit sweet and easy, but pleasant wine, low acidity. 15.
Grovers La Reserve 2005.
Very good colour, lots of grip but a little too earthy and too forced, lacks middle fruit. 14.5.
Reveilo/Vintage Wines Reserve 2005.
Very good colour, good Cabernet depth of fruit, rather sweet and jammy, a bit overripe. 14.5
Mercury Wines Ayraa 2007.
Good deep colour, fresh Cabernet Fruit, nice and clean but too green. 14.
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