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GAJA
A top quality producer. His Chardonnay is especially interesting and
still affordable compared to Burgundy GC's! - one of my favourite Italian
white's. |
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ROSSJ BASS
CHARDONNAY
Gaja
RP/Monica Larner
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aromatic profile of this wine veers toward citrus
and rich tropical fruit, especially in a warm vintage such as this. However
counterintuitive, this edition also shows a very bright and precise touch of
acidity that serves to give the wine balanced and mouth-cleansing salinity. |
2017 |
£65.00 |
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QUERCIABELLA
A top quality producer. Antonio
Galloni says "These wines are simply gorgeous. That's all there to it" |
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CHIANTI
CLASSICO
Querciabella
Vinous.com/Antonio Galloni
- The 2015 Chianti Classico, 100% Sangiovese, is all class. The flavours
are vibrant and lively, with plenty of bright red cherry and strawberry
character. This is an especially understated, finessed wine for the
year. The Chianti Classico is a blend of approximately 40% Greve, 40% Gaiole
and 20% Radda fruit. All the elements come together beautifully. |
2015 |
£20.00 |
Vinous.com/AG92
2018-26 |
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CASTELLARE
di CASTELLINA
A Top Tuscany domaine, making full-bodied wines that will
reward cellaring for several years |
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CHIANTI
CLASSICO RISERVA
Castellare di Castellina
Vinous.com/Antonio Galloni - The 2016 Chianti
Classico Riserva is beguiling and wonderfully nuanced. Lavender, mint, sage,
tobacco, spice, leather and dark red/bluish fruits shape the wine with tons
of complexity as well as character. This mid-weight, super-classic
Riserva captures the Castellare style beautifully. Most importantly, the
2016 offers tremendous value. In fact, as seen through lens of quality
for the money, the Riserva is THE wine to buy in this range. |
2016 |
£29.00 |
Vinous/AG93
2020-36
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BREZZA,
GIACOME
Brezza remains one of the most under the radar
growers in Barolo. His Barolos remain medium bodied, with a classic sense of
austerity.
These wines are especially recommended for those
of you who love traditionally made Barolo! |
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BAROLO
CASTELLERO
Brezza
Vinous.com/Antonio Galloni -
Brezza's 2010 Barolo Castellero offers up a
super-classic profile of dried rose petal, anise, mint, coffee, sweet herbs
and dried cherries.
A gracious, mid-weight Barolo, the 2010 stands out for its soft,
approachable personality and impeccable sense of balance. Sweet floral
and spice notes linger on the soft, feminine finish. This is the most
ethereal and fleeting of the 2010s. |
2010 |
£48.00 |
Vinous/AG92
2015-30
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FENOCCHIO,
GIACOMO
With vineyards in the heart of Barolo production
zone, the Fenocchio estate has produced wines for over five generations,
following family traditions handed down from father to son.
Good value
Barolo's which are well worth a try! |
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BAROLO
Fenocchio
Jancisrobinson.com/Richard Hemming -
Juicy black bramble fruit with a charred beef
edge. There's oak scent here too, lending a delicious cinnamon and clove
spice. Serious structure with boisterous acidity cutting through the
tannin. Smoky on the finish, and beautifully complex. |
2011 |
£29.00 |
RH18/20
2017-35
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BAROLO
BUSSIA
Fenocchio
James Suckling - Walnut, berry and milk
chocolate character on the nose and palate. Full and chewy with round and
soft tannins and a savoury finish. |
2011 |
£45.00 |
JS92
2017-35
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IL POGGIONE
Il Poggione is Montalcino’s fourth largest estate,
with an eye-popping 125 hectares of Brunello designated vineyards.
Top Quality at a fair price! |
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BRUNELLO di MONTALCINO
Il Poggione
Vinous.com/Eric Guido -
Il Poggione 2015 Brunello di Montalcino offers up
a dark, earthy, almost animal-like expression, showing black soil and
undergrowth, giving way to crushed black cherry, dusty spice, and dried
florals which lift the experience. On the palate, soft, fleshy textures
usher in fresh cherry and strawberry, as brisk acids add energy, with
savoury herbs and minerals saturating, as the 2015 Il Poggione’s fruit
nearly masks its structural core.
The finish is long yet fresh, with classic, fine tannins, dried red fruits
and pretty inner floral tones lingering throughout this perfectly balanced
expression. The 2015 s pure class and built for the cellar. |
2015 |
£31.00 |
Vinous/EG97
2017-35
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FRESCOBALDI
A Top Italian estate,
making a wide range of wines. We particularly like the Brunello listed below
- pricy but delicious! |
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LUCE
DELLA VITE
BRUNELLO di MONTALCINO
Frescobaldi
RP/Monica Larner
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The 2010 Luce della Vite Brunello di Montalcino is
a dark and impenetrable wine that oozes intensity and impressive opulence.
This is one of those Brunello wines that takes Sangiovese to the outer
limits of concentration at the outer edge of space and then flings it back
down to us earthlings to enjoy. Given the softness and the textural
richness, it's safe to predict that this wine will drink well in both the
near and long term. It has that unique aging flexibility. Only the tannins,
mostly oak tannins by the taste of them, need additional softening and
finessing that should occur with extra cellar aging. |
2010 |
£80.00 |
ML94
2016-30
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PODERE
FORTE
Pasquale Forte, the
owner of this Top estate says: "Fortune favours the Bold" - this pretty much
sums up the quality of this wine - Lovely Wine! |
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PETRUCCI
Podere Forte
Vinous.com/Antonio Galloni
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One of the unquestioned stars of the vintage, the 2010 Petrucci is simply
stunning. Today, the 2010 is understandably quite young and structured,
but the wine's finesse is impossible to miss. Dark cherries, savoury herbs,
licorice, mint and fennel form a mosaic of nearly indescribable beauty. Mid
weight and gracious, yet deep and utterly vivid in the glass, the 2010
Petrucci is breathtaking in its beauty. It is also one of the finest wines I
have ever tasted at Podere Forte. An eternal finish rounds things out in
style. Wow! |
2010 |
£84.00 |
Vinous/AG97
2016-30
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