Wine with Leslie Williams

I don’t do favourites. I have no favourite colour, book, song or wine. However, if I have noticed that in recent years I am drawn to fresher brighter red wines — Mencía from Spain, Blaufrankisch from Austria, Pinot Noirs from almost everywhere, and Nebbiolos from Piedmont.

While Nebbiolo and Pinot Noir have no genetic connection there is something about the fragrance, flavours and textures of the two wines that seems in harmony. Both have red fruits but Nebbiolo’s are dark, inky, smoky and rather brooding while Pinot’s are lighter, almost floral, and have an earthier more ephemeral tone.