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Domaine Les Hautes Cances LA TERRE DE CHEYENNE Vin de Pays de la Principaute d'Orange |
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Where it's from:
France, Rhone
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£102.23
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12 x 75 cl |
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Powerful Reds |
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The truly charming Anne-Marie and Jean-Marie Astart are both doctors. However, when Anne-Marie's father decided to retire Jean-Marie swapped patients for vines, and took on the family's 16 hectare estate. With an intelligent and patient approach, and a great willingness to learn, Jean-Marie has, since 1992, become a top winemaker in the area. The estate is producing wines of real concentration, elegance, complexity and depth. These are not juicy-fruit, simple concoctions, they are wines that really engage the palate. (12 x 75 cl)
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France, Rhone |
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Domaine Les Hautes Cances |
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Chateau Tour des Gendres Bergerac Rouge
Description: An intense wine full of ripe nuances, the nose has a Bordelais style with good ripeness showing. On the palate there is soft elegant, red berry fruit with ripe, round tannins. he finish is medium length with a nice balancing acidity. The outstanding Lieu-dit on this estate adds concentration to the wine. Yields are lower than usual in this region as Luc de Conti is a firm believer in quality rather than quantity. The wine goes through a slow elevage with the use of a small amount of new oak. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.23
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Foradori Teroldego Rotaliano DOC
Description: There are two distinct levels of quality that Elisabetta Foradori has aimed at producing from Teroldego: the first is the 'Foradori', marked by the purity, dignity and intensity of the fruit. Soft yet penetrating its sweetness is backed by a supporting acidity that weaves elegantly amongst the fruit. The second, called 'Granato' is a wine of greater strength, harmony, depth and nobility. Deep, almost shy on the first nose, it reveals itself as the aromas come into focus: wild berries and candied fruit make way for roasted hazelnuts, baked bread, leather, eucalyptus and pomegranate, then the full robust palate shows plenty of temptingly chewy flesh. The following are the inspiring principles of Elisabetta Foradori's work in her vineyards, the climate and soil are elements that cannot be modified, while the work of man can lead to deep changes in the grapevine. Clonal selection in the 1970s led to the homogenisation of the Teroldego grape variety and hence to its genetic impoverishment: very few clones aimed exclusively at increasing the yield were developed. The limited area cultivated with Teroldego grapes was soon covered completely with the clonal material. The result is that today almost all of the vineyards are cultivated with only this variety of Teroldego. In 1985 Elisabetta Foradori started her work to recover the variety's diversity. After identifying the estate's oldest vineyard, she started with the careful selection and multiplication of the plant specimens that had the required quality features. Their monitoring over the years led to a further selection and it was followed by others reaching up to this day. Foradori has selected 15 Teroldego biotypes that she uses for replanting. They are the qualitative backbone of her wines. Ensuring a vineyard's utmost diversity is the best possible guarantee of obtaining great qualitative results. This is the idea behind all of the work that follows in the vineyard, aimed at reaching the variety's perfect balance thus allowing it to express itself in full and exalt its whole potential and uniqueness. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.23
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Le Case Bianche COLSANDAGO Wildbacher Colli Trevigiani IGT Veneto
Description: An extraordinary wine using the Wildbacher grape it is aged for 20 months in 500 litre oak, 50% in new barrels and 50% in 1 year old barrels before bottel age for a further 12 months. This has produced an intense ruby red wine showing spicy loganberry fruit on the nose and palate. Concentrated, full bodied with obvious tannins it is well structured through to the persistent aftertaste. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.23
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Jean-Luc Baldes Chateau Triguedina CLOS TRIGUEDINA Cahors
Description: The Baldes family has been making Cahors since 1830. The vineyards comprise 40 hectares of prime south-facing vineyard sites by Puy l'Eveque and contain the usual mixture of Malbec, Merlot and Tannat. The emphasis on terroir is exemplified most purely in the Clos Triguedina which is aged in large old oak casks for twelve to eighteen months. The flavours are fabulous. Black cherry, figs in spirit, menthol, eucalyptus, but most dominant are the smells of dry hay and earl grey tea. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.23
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Domaine Orpin LES VIGNES d'ORPIN Marsanne/Viognier Vin de Pays d'Oc
Description: Producing definitive varietal style this domain is situated close to Limoux on the doorstep of the Arriege region. This 35 hectare domaine is vinified by a professor at the Montpellier wine school who, naturally, pays great attention to detail. He applies modern techniques with the latest equipment to produce a very fine range of whistle-clean yet characterful wines. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.22
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Domaine Orpin LES VIGNES d'ORPIN Marsanne/Viognier Vin de Pays d'Oc
Description: Producing definitive varietal style this domain is situated close to Limoux on the doorstep of the Arriege region. This 35 hectare domaine is vinified by a professor at the Montpellier wine school who, naturally, pays great attention to detail. He applies modern techniques with the latest equipment to produce a very fine range of whistle-clean yet characterful wines. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.22
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Arrowfield Estate SOPHIE's BRIDGE Cabernet Merlot Australia
Description: This wine is made from grapes grown in a range of premium winegrowing regions across Australia. The wine displays alluring small black fruit aromas against a background of cedar and spice. The palate has juicy fruit flavours supported by silky ripe tannins. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.18
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Arrowfield Estate SOPHIE's BRIDGE Verdelho Australia
Description: This approachable, refreshing Hunter Valley wine displays all the fruit flavours that make Verdelho such an enjoyable drink to consume no matter what the occasion. Tropical fruit and green apple aromas are matched by ripe, passionfruit, spice and paw paw flavours on the palate. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.18
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Pedroncelli Sonoma Zinfandel Sonoma County California
Description: Characterful, benchmark 'Zin'. Open berry aromas and summer pudding flavours. Has a lipsmacking character
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Arrowfield Estate SOPHIE's BRIDGE Sauvignon Blanc Australia
Description: Arrowfield have sourced the best possible Sauvignon Blanc grapes from round Australia for this gorgeous gooseberry flavoured wine. A pleasing pale green colour compliments a grassy, passionfruit aroma and your mouth will water on tasting the tropical fruit flavours. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.18
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Castello di Ama AMA AL POGGIO Bianco Tuscany
Description: Voted Winery of the Year 2005 by the Gambero Rosso, Ama’s history goes back to 1972 when four Roman families united to purchase the Ama estate with the goal of restoring it to the splendour of its 18th century heyday. New cellars were built, new plantings began with experimentation into non-indigenous varietals, and new methods of viticulture were pursued while in 1982. Marco Pallanti was introduced as winemaker. In 1984 Castello di Ama decided to increase the area devoted to chardonnay, and planted 4 more hectares in the area known as 'Poggio.' The grapes, were hand-picked with 60% fermented in stainless steel tanks and the rest in oak barrels. This has produced an interesting blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Malvasia showing an intense nose of honey and toasted nuts. The palate is loaded with rich stone fruits and a lovely creamy mouthfeel with a long finish. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.16
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Kingston Estate EMINENT Shiraz South Eastern Australia
Description: Kingston Estate Wines has grown rapidly since Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis first developed their 40 acre vineyard in 1979 in South Australia's Riverland wine region. Today, Kingston is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. Echelon showcases the limited release varietal wines from South Australia, considered by Kingston's winemaker as the pinnacle of each vintage. Only parcels displaying exceptional fruit vibrancy and intensity of flavour make the final selection. Sourced from various South Australian premium regions, the wines are assessed not only for their youthful qualities, but an ability to develop their full potential with further bottle maturation. The wine was produced from 100%South Australian fruit including Adelaide Plains , Clare Valley , Langhorne Creek and Limestone Coast . The fruit was fermented as separate components in 20t static fermenters. A portion of the wine was drained off to finish fermentation in new American oak barrels. Adelaide Plains and Clare Valley ferments were transferred to new American oak barrels for completion of fermentation. The remaining ferments were drained and pressed with light pressings combined with the free run juice.The wines were left to settle for 7 days and then racked to new and one year old American and French oak barrels for 18 months maturation. This has produced a bright, deep red coloured wine with youthful purple hues. The bouquet is full of complex fruit characters showing rich fruitcake, dark chocolate and licorice notes integrated with blackberry and mint, together with some spice and coffee oak flavours. Great flavour concentration, opulent mid palate fruit and fine ripe tannins make this is a wine to savour. The oak underpins the fruit and provides flavour complexity and structure to the wine. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.15
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Les Coteaux Du Pic St Loup Reserve AC
Description: The Co-operative Les Coteaux Du Pic built at the foot of the Pic Saint Loup in the area of Saint-Mathieu de Tréviers, has brought together more than three hundred vine growers. It is the result of the fusion of three cooperative cellars. Today it is made up of a centre for collecting grapes in Notre Dame de Londres, a cellar for vinification and storing in the village of Valflaunès and the main cellar for vinification, storing and bottling in Saint-Mathieu de Tréviers. A wine made from 60% Syrah and 40% Grenache it has a deep red colour with purple tints. Complex fragrance with hints of the "garrigue" and fruits of the forest, it is a silky tasting wine, smooth tannin and well balanced wine with a nice finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.15
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Vallformosa NOBLE CLAUDIA Parallada Muscat Penedes
Description: From the Noble vallformosa range of wines this wine is a blend of 70% Parellada 30% Muscat. A pale straw-yellow coloured wine with green reflections. The bouquet has fine, perfumed aromas with citric and exotic notes. The palate is both lively and elegant at the same time, rounded with a peculiarity acid note. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.15
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Kingston Estate EMINENT Petit Verdot South Eastern Australia
Description: Kingston Estate Wines has grown rapidly since Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis first developed their 40 acre vineyard in 1979 in South Australia's Riverland wine region. Today, Kingston is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. Echelon showcases the limited release varietal wines from South Australia, considered by Kingston's winemaker as the pinnacle of each vintage. Only parcels displaying exceptional fruit vibrancy and intensity of flavour make the final selection. Sourced from various South Australian premium regions, the wines are assessed not only for their youthful qualities, but an ability to develop their full potential with further bottle maturation. The Petit Verdot grapes were sourced predominantly from South Australia 's Riverland with a small portion included from the Clare Valley and Langhorne Creek. Petit Verdot is particularly well suited to the Riverland 's warm climate where it ripens fully each year, yet retains lean tannins and good natural acidity. Once harvested only the light pressings were combined with the free run juice to produce this wine. The wines were left to settle for 7-14 days and then 75% was racked to new ,one year old and older American and French oak barrels for 12 months maturation. This is a bright red/purple coloured wine with good depth, while the bouquet is complex with subtle vanillin and spicy oak Characters. Opulent and lingering with intense blueberry and violets layered with spicy oak characters over a silky tannin backbone. It is a seductive wine offering intense sweet berry primary fruit flavours layered with complexity gained from time in oak. Limited Availability. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.15
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