Jean Cornelius, Gewürztraminer, Alsace 2015
Typical (and enticing) honey and rose aromas rise from the glass. In the mouth, the spicy, waxy fruit demonstrates a lovely texture and flair...
Wine Reviews
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Collin Bourisset, Mâcon-Villages, Burgundy 2014
This is, in the best possible sense, a simple wine. Accessible and easy drinking, it will appeal to a wide range of people - whether or not they claim to dislike Chardonnay...
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Château Moulin de la Bridane, St-Julien, Bordeaux 2013
A good value Bordeaux from a tricky vintage. Plummy, stewed fruits dominate in a soft and fleshy palate. It lacks complexity, but this is a fair trade off for an easy drinking Bordeaux at this price...
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Medici Riccardi, Bolgheri, Tuscany 2013
Located on the Tuscan coast, Bolgheri is a big-hitting wine region best known for the 'Super Tuscan', Sassicaia. Here, Cabernet Sauvignon dominates to produce wines that are loved around the world...
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Les Courlandes, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône 2015
Made by the Ogier family, this is a slightly lighter style and it doesn't have the concentration of a textbook Châteauneuf-du-Pape...
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Château Palmer, Margaux, 3ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux 2011
Nice florality here with blackcurrant and juniper on the nose. Given the significantly cooler conditions of 2011, this has convincing elegant complexity and weight with black fruit, quite firm tannins and bright acidity...
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Hess, Collection Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2015
Hess use massal selection in the Su’skol vineyard to encourage aromatic complexity from the nine different Chardonnay clones...
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Mad Dog, Sangiovese, Barossa Valley 2012
Mad Dog sell most of the grapes they produce to premium winemakers in and around the Barossa Valley, which says a lot about the quality of their fruit...
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Quinta Do Crasto, Crasto, Douro 2014
From a well-regarded winery that has been in the same family for over a century, this is a great value Douro red...
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Grape Grinder, The Wild Olive, Old Vines Chenin Blanc, Swartland 2015
Previously blended with other grapes, these two specific Chenin Blanc bush vine plots have always delivered superior quality and, since 2011, they are now bottled on their own to show their true colours...
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La Purisima, Monastrell, Yecla 2015
Founded in 1946 by several farmers who created a small co-operative with the aim of improving the quality of the wine from the area...
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Follador, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore, Veneto, Italy 2015
Gorgeous floral scent with hint of elderflower and lemon zest...
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Yannick Amirault, La Mine, St-Nicolas de Bourgueil, Loire 2015
One of the best domaines in the AC...
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Viña Pomal, Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain 1978
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Grandes Vinos y Viñedos, Valdemadera Gran Reserva, Cariñena 2010
From the Aragon province in Spain, where big and alcoholic wines have been replaced with lighter, fresher and fruitier wines...
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Torbreck, Marananga Dam, Viogner Roussanne & Marsanne, Barossa Valley 2015
This typical white Rhône blend is full of personality with aromas of ripe peach, and apricot flavours with some herbal and almond notes...
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SODAP, Maratheftiko, Paphos 2015
This is made from the indigenous grape Maratheftiko, which is often used to boost the colour and body of the more productive local grape Mavro...
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Dominique Piron, St-Amour, Beaujolais, Burgundy 2015
From the most northerly Beaujolais cru, located just south of the Mâconnais, this St-Amour is a more elegant style with notes of red cherry and violet...
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Domaine de Gry-Sablon, Fleurie, Beaujolais, Burgundy 2015
From a 2.5 hectare vineyard with an average vine age of 45 years, the use of 70% whole bunch fermentation from the old vines has lent this wine a lovely intensity and noticeable astrigency...
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Domaine Reverdon, Brouilly, Beaujolais, Burgundy 2015
Lashings of cherry and strawberry fruit with some hints of blackberries in the background...
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Domaine Flache-Sornay, Morgon, Beaujolais, Burgundy 2013
This rustic Morgon from Domaine Flache-Sornay spends a long time on the skins before being matured for 10 months...
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Château Bonnet, St-Amour, Beaujolais, Burgundy 2015
Built in 1630, this Château was bought by an already well-established vigneron, Pierre Perrachon, in 1973. Today, Pierre-Yves and his daughter Charlotte manage the domaine with its 20 hectares...
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Catena, Alta Malbec, Mendoza 2009
Powerful and brooding nose of violets, blueberry and stewed plums. Medium to full bodied, with some good freshness and a ferrous, iron-rich earthy mid palate...
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Ktima Gerovassiliou, Avaton, Epanomi 2012
A blend of indigenous grape varieties Limnio, Mavrotragano and Mavroudi. A medium bodied wine with a spicy nose of liquorice root and black fruits...
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La Giustiniana, Terre Antiche, Gavi di Gavi, Piedmont 2015
Made with grapes from two outstanding vineyards, this is a classic, elegant Gavi di Gavi...
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Villiera, Jasmine, Stellenbosch 2015
Villiera, known for its Méthode Cap Classique sparkling wines, has here created an off-dry white ideally suited to go with spicy Asian or fusion food...
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Arnoux & Fils, Petites Collines, Crozes-Hermitage, Rhône, France 2014
This is a beautiful expression of Syrah from vines...
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Clos du Caillou, Bouquet des Garrigues, Côtes du Rhône, France 2013
This 45-hectare property on the border with Châteauneuf-du-Pape started organic viticulture in 1996...
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Pierre-Henri Morel, Blanc, Côtes du Rhône-Villages Laudun, France 2015
This is a partnership between Pierre-Henri Morel and Michel Chapoutier...
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Philippe Michel, Chardonnay, Crémant du Jura, France 2013
This is a top-quality sparkling wine at a bargain price...
