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Apr

In America

Jacob Gaffney  in Red Wines, Pinot Noir, Merlot , , , , , , ,

A big hand for Sean for coming up with some great pairings for wines and American dishes. However, I still can’t seem to come to terms with seeing the words ‘prawn’ and ‘po-boy’ in the same sentence. InterWined reckons that it’s time to offer its own advice for picking an excellent American wine.

Finding decent American wines is a tough one in London — even with a rapidly declining dollar (explain that Greenspan!). However, we’ve found a tiny wine shop in Islington that offers a few great American wines (all California unfortunately) for reasonable prices.

Highbury Vintners has a handful of American wines, but they’re all good. Especially the Lyeth Merlot for £8.

What’s not listed on their website is their 2006 Clos Du Val Napa Valley Pinot Noir, for around £15. The Clos Du Val, it should be noted, recently beat out several French wine at the re-enactment of the Judgement of Paris tasting. While we here at InterWined.com have our issues with this recreation and its applicability to the modern wine industry, the results show the grace of the winery. The Pinot Noir is an elegant and smooth number with strawberry and blackberry on the nose. There is some of that wet earth that stamps the name ‘Napa Valley’ on wines, but further this combines with the nuances of oak and vanilla to create a chewy expression in the mouth. The tannins have just enough hold and the finish is just long enough. A very decent wine: 9.1 points

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