DRINK OF THE WEEK
TOM’S PICK OF THE BUNCH
Fabulously fragrant
Gitana Winery Merlot Reserva 2019 whelehans wines.ie Fabulously fragrant and bursting with raspberry and blackberry fruit, softly seductive and spicy.
Spicy and intense
Korenika & Moškon Festival White 2020 winesdirect.ie Deliciously juicy, refreshing spicy white with a citrus tang and surprising concentration. From Istria in Slovenia.
Lebanon’s left bank
Ixsir Altitudes Rouge 2017 whelehans wines.ie Cabernet, syrah, tempranillo with caladoc (malbec x grenache hybrid) and French oak makes a Lebanese claret.
Definitely different
Gitana Winery Saperavi 2019 whelehans wines.ie
Lots going on in this mediumbodied Moldovan red from native saperavi. Raspberry, spice and tobacco for a start.
Age and beauty
Ixsir Grande Rèserve 2014 whelehans wines.ie
Mainly syrah and cabernet, beautifully mature. Plums, blackcurrant, pepper, dried herbs, tapenade, vanilla. Complex!