Wine of the Month
There’s a rum going on, this November...
Blue Aurora English Blueberry Wine, Oundle, Northants 2020 £11.95 / 75cl / 11% ABV
Special edition sailors’ rum celebrates England’s maritime heritage... Docks Beers has launched a new spiced rum called Stevedore. The arrival of rum follows the success of the Grimsby based brewers’ Maritime Gin and is a collaboration with Lincoln’s Unconventional Distillery. It is billed as a special blend of spices; vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and finished with a fresh peel of seville orange and a pinch of sea salt to give a hint of the ocean. Stevedore spiced rum is sold in individual 70cl bottles for £32 and is immediately available to buy from the Docks Beers webshop, www.docksbeers.com. n
The Wine Cellar A STUNNING SAINT-ÉMILION, THREE BEAUJOLAIS IN TIME FOR NOVEMBER’S NOUVEAU DAY PLUS A COUPLE OF LOCAL TIPPLES TO MAKE BONFIRE NIGHT GO WITH A BANG... NOUVEAU NOVEMBER: Say ‘salut’ to a brace of Beaujolais for Nouveau Day... 1. Moulin-à-Vents is one of the finest Beaujolais Crus, using the area’s Gamay grape to create a medium-bodied wine with cherries and berries galore on the palate. £26 / 75cl / 12% ABV.
2. Winner of a Decanter award in 2020, Domaine des Pierres Dorées’s Beaujolais has summer berries, sweet spices and a lighter than usual palate with light tannins and a distinct freshness. £10.29 / 75cl / 12.5% ABV.
Midnight is an intense, full bodied blueberry wine. Made in the same way as a red grape wine. Each bottle is made from 1.5kg of fresh blueberries. The juice sits on the blueberry skins in the tank for six weeks to give the wonderful deep dark colour. This wine also has oak added to give the lovely soft smoky vanilla notes. It is intense, oaky and beautifully rich. It goes great with steak, mushroom risotto or to accompany a cheese board. Produced by Lutton farm; a family run farm just outside the picturesque town of Oundle by the Long family. Call 01832 273300 for stockists or see blueaurorawine.co.uk
Ovens Farm Wines Enjoy this award-winning English Bacchus... This 2019 Bacchus pours a pale gold with aromas of summer hedgerow and cut grass. The palate yields more herbaceous character with notes of lime blossom, gooseberry and samphire; Dry, crisp, delicious finish of good length. Pair with contrasting flavours, such as goats cheese or oily fish, or complement with herby dishes particularly basil and coriander leaf. Medal winning in Wine GB awards 2020. £14/bottle, buy online at ovensfarmvineyard.com.
3. And finally, this Fleurie AOC from Domaine de LeyreLoup is the result Jacques and Christophe Lanson’s labours; plum, cherries and floral notes. £14.39 / 75cl / 12.5% ABV.
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