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Italy
Tuscany - Cabernet/Syrah
- ABV 12.0%
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2021 - 2024
Pale onion skin colour. Summery aromas of strawberries and cool citrus. Ripe yet crunchy, precise raspberry fruit on the palate, sustained by fresh acidity. A pithy twist makes for a focused finish. An excellent alternative to Provence.
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France
Burgundy - Pinot Noir
- ABV 13.0%
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2024 - 2028
This cuvée is a blend of two plots: Ez Connardises and Les Peuillets. The vintage was simply too small to produce two different wines. There is a small percentage of whole cluster because this area is warmer thus allowing for sufficient ripeness to use some of the stems. The nose starts with smoky notes and evolves into crunchy red fruited aromas. Upbeat energy, with a fleshy generosity. Appealing wine.
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Spain
Rioja - Tempranillo
- ABV 14.5%
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2024 - 2032
Valdeginés is directly opposite La Poza de Ballesteros. At 4.5ha, it is over twice the size of La Poza and sits partly on the slope – shallow soil over sandstone – and partly on the deeper-soiled, cooler clay-limestone terraces. The east-facing slope gets the early morning sun, resulting in a fresh style. This comes flying out of the glass, with roses, violets, raspberries and bitter cherry aromas. The palate is cool and pure, with lively red fruits, finely detailed tannins and chalky minerality making for a poised, nuanced finish. A substantial Valdeginés, which will age gracefully – if you can bear to wait.
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Italy
Sicily - Nerello Mascalese
- ABV 14.0%
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2019 - 2026
100% Nerello Mascalese, planted at 550m altitude. A “fuller bodied and rounder style” according to Andrea, given that this lies on the edge of Etna‟s lava. This has a plump and friendly nose, driven by ripe raspberries, wonderfully accessible, with streaks of dark spice. The palate is altogether more serious, thanks to the firm tannins which grip you on the attack. The acidity is especially joyous in this wine, sustaining the sweet red berry flavours through to a long, focused finish. Those tannins call for a couple of years in bottle, but this will be excellent.
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Germany
Mosel - Riesling
- ABV 8.0%
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2024 - 2036
The celebrated Doctor vineyard produces wines which are richer than its Kabinett siblings yet with a more pronounced bite of acidic tension and a salty tang on the finish, which works brilliantly with the slaty minerality. The precise finish is rounded out by a lovely fleshy fruit residue coating the palate. Textbook high quality Kabinett, seriously good. The magnum format is not only practical but very beautiful
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