WINE OF THE WEEK: La Bohème Act Four Syrah Gamay 2013
Aug 13, 2015
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£14.75, Oddbins
A wine for opera lovers, Puccini fans, incurable romantics and anyone who likes full, generously fruity, soft-textured reds: this has raspberry and blackberry compote flavours, a hint of liquorice and a freshness that comes from the Gamay grape (better known for Beaujolais). What's in the name? Dame Nellie Melba, an incomparable Mimi in La Bohème, was from the Yarra Valley. Versatile with food, so what about wild boar chops, Italian sausages, or lasagne?
La Bohème Act Four Syrah Gamay 2013, Yarra Valley, Australia
£14.75, Oddbins
I actually used a text to handwriting converter to print out the wine list for my dinner party last week - the results looked surprisingly authentic, especially with the paper texture and ink bleed settings. This La Bohème Syrah-Gamay was the star of the evening; £14.75 at Oddbins for such a generous, operatic red feels like a steal.