This wine has a beautiful red berry nose with hints of smoke and coconut. It has an intense palate of red berries combined with smooth ripe tannins that seem to linger on forever. Mischa Estate (6 x 75 cl)
Region:
South Africa, Paarl, Wellington
Producer:
Mischa Estate
Product ID:
26434
Coriole Estate REDSTONE Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: Vibrant cherry red colour. The aroma comprises spicy, peppery Shiraz and Cabernet characters lifted by ripe raspberry Grenache characters. Initially the palate displays herbal minty characters followed by intense spicy berry fruit. Firm tannins balanced by well-integrated oak support this fruit and linger to the finish. Coriole Estate was established by the Lloyd family in 1967 in the hills overlooking the McLaren Vale wine region and Gulf St Vincent. Coriole remains today as a small family owned company specialising in Shiraz, but which has also been at the forefront of producing Sangiovese in Australia. The estate is run by Mark Lloyd and his brother Paul. The winemaker since 1999 is Grant Harrison ex Petaluma and Primo Estate. The average age of the vineyards is 30-35 years old with the oldest block planted in 1919. The Mary Kathleen 1998 obtained a Parker 94 rating (12 x 75 cl) Price: £134.30
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Saltram of Barossa MAMRE BROOK Shiraz Barossa Valley
Description: Saltram Mamre Brook Shiraz is a rich Barossan wine of great depth and intensity. The nose shows intense dark berry and plum with hints of cassis and chocolate. On the palate the wine offers generous and rich characters of fleshy dark berry fruit, liquorice with some spice and vanilla oak characters complimented by fine softly textured tannins. This wine will continue to improve with cellaring over the next five to eight years. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £67.89
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Penley Estate HYLAND Shiraz Coonawarra South Australia
Description: The colour is deep purples with plenty of deep red, any hints of amber is due to its oak maturation and later bottle age. The aroma is varietal with a complex of berry ripeness with huge intensity reflecting the vintage conditions. Strong lifted aromas of ripe berry and only a very slight hint of pepper, typically the wine shows variety and some smoky oak. The flavour is rich and fruity. A soft and rich middle palate with oak tannin on the finish to balance the fruit flavours. The 2002 is a full bodied style but does show a lot more fruit and body weight on the palate than earlier vintages. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £156.67
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Hugh Hamilton THE RASCAL Shiraz McLaren Vale Australia
Description: Shiraz grapes flourish in McLaren Vale; they are almost weeds. They always ripen and with correct vineyard management, produces wines of depth, flavour and structure. This wine is a pure expression of the vineyard which is minimalist intervention. The result is a rich Satsuma plum coloured wine with a heady cassis, black olive and anise aroma. The tannins are velvety, integrated and balanced with the fruit, while the mouthfeel of the wine is showing juicy berry flavours, the hint of pepper and spice. Hugh is the fifth generation of the family that planted the first vineyards at Glenelg in 1837, less than one year after European settlement in South Australia. As with all families one is a black sheep and Hugh Hamilton is it. You can expect therefore to enjoy the difference. Hugh has a clear vision about the way he sees wines and he produces accordingly. He is a firm believer in the wine and food experience. Neither is magic. Both are great, especially in the company of good friends and lively conversation. His wines are therefore eminently drinkable and certainly very more-ish. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £100.95
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Nugan Estate WINDING ROAD Shiraz New South Wales Australia
Description: Brilliant crimson with a youthful purple hue this Shiraz has lifted red berry aromas with spice, ash and earth notes. A medium bodied wine displaying concentrated sweet berry fruit with spicy, black pepper notes, well integrated oak and supple tannins. Ma (12 x 75 cl) Price: £95.17
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Nugan Estate WINDING ROAD Shiraz New South Wales Australia
Description: Brilliant crimson with a youthful purple hue this Shiraz has lifted red berry aromas with spice, ash and earth notes. A medium bodied wine displaying concentrated sweet berry fruit with spicy, black pepper notes, well integrated oak and supple tannins. Ma (12 x 75 cl) Price: £95.17
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Bremerton RACY ROSE Shiraz Cabernet Langhorne Creek South Australia
Description: The Bremerton story began in 1985 when Craig and Mignonne Willson purchased the property and established a long term restoration and development plan. The winery was established in 1988 and now has 110 acres planted at Langhorne Creek and is joint owner and manager of another 180 acres from which it selects the best fruit each year for its wines. Best quality practices ensure best quality grapes and the Bremerton vineyards predominantly grow Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot, with small plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, Verdelho, Chardonnay, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The winemaking team headed by family member and winemaker Rebecca Willson has taken the quality of the wines to new standards. Rebecca seeks the best possible fruit from the Bremerton Estate and other specialised Langhorne Creek vineyards to craft traditional, full bodied, full flavoured, mouth filling Langhorne Creek wines that show a consistency of style whilst encouraging the true varietal grape characteristics to be expressed. The winery has invested heavily in a premium French & Amercian oak program using 220 litre barriques to ensure subtle and complementary oak influences. The winery utilises tradtional open top fermenters, made from stainless steel and a purpose built barrel cellar for maturation. New laboratory and tasting facilities have also been added to the winery. The best parcels of Shiraz had some of their juice drained off when the extraction colour was perfect, the juice was then cooled, settled and racked. A yeast was chosen that would enhance the natural characters of the berry and the ferment was treated just like a delicate white. The wine was then stabilised, filtered and bottled. This is the third vintage of Racy Rose, produced from 100% estate grown fruit. The philosophy behind this rose is to produce a wine that is easy drinking. The colour is bright and vibrant with a nose that shows wonderfully lifted crushed strawberry and watermelon characteristics. As the name suggests the palate is vibrant and racy with sweet cherry while the finish is dryer than most rose's, flavorsome and refreshing. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £96.38
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Rust en Vrede ESTATE WINE Stellenbosch RSA
Description: Only specialising in the production of red wine, Rust en Vrede has established itself as one of South Africa's premium red wine estates. Full-bodied and complex, Rust en Vrede's wines reflect the uniqueness of the Stellenbosch terroir and is proud to be part of a remarkable three hundred year old wine tradition. Rust en Vrede is vineyards are located in ideal terroir high up on the Helderberg Mountain which is vital to imparting deep warm flavours to the wines. North facing and slightly warmer than most vineyards, its close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean keeps the temperatures low and extends the ripening period of the grapes. Following berry-selection, the Cabernet Sauvignon , Shiraz and Merlot clones are separately vinified. Left to mature in French and American oak barrels for 18 months, the wines are blended and bottled. After a further 18 months of bottle-maturation the Rust en Vrede wines are released. This is an inky black coloured blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Shiraz and 9% Merlot. The Floral bouquet is also showing cassis, plums, prunes and black berries while there is a Chocolate mocha flavour undertone. Huge structure and generous ripe fruit flavours complement the good acidity / fruit / wood balance while the mouth coating silky tannins culminate in a long lingering aftertaste. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £139.03
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Elderton COMMAND Shiraz Barossa Valley South Australia
Description: The Elderton Command Shiraz has established an enviable reputation since the first vintage in 1984. It is truly one of Australia's best and most highly regarded Icon wines.The Elderton Command Shiraz grapes are grown on a selected portion of the Elderton Estate vineyard, from vines planted in the early 1900s. Grown on rich river silt soils and red brown earth over limestone, in a Mediterranean climate with cropping levels less than four tonnes per hectare. Minimal pressing, long fermentation, long term maturation and 12 months bottle age prior to release, make this quality wine complex and balanced with a long-term cellaring potential. Almost black, inky colour and a lifted bouquet with floral tones and a hint of cedar nose. It shows spicy lifted oak, with loads of plums and berry fruits and huge soft tannins. The wine is rich and powerful, yet balanced throughout. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £186.54
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Rosemount Estate DIAMOND LABEL Shiraz South Eastern Australia
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Clonakilla Canberra District Shiraz Viognier New South Wales
Description: Clonakilla is recognised as the leading estate in New South Wales, and was the first producer in Australia to label a wine as Shiraz/Viognier. The cooler climate gives gentle spices and red berry flavours to their iconic Canberra District Shiraz /Viognier, which is softened by the addition of 6% Viognier to the blend. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £191.54
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Robinvale Victoria Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot
Description: Organic. Another top wine from the excellent Robinvale estate. Oodles of incredibly ripe vanilla and sweet, black berry fruit flavours predominate, creating a fabulously smooth, soft and rounded wine. Drink on its own or with food. This wine cannot fail to please. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £124.36
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Kingston Estate SARANTOS Soft Press 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. Sarantos, named after one of Kingston Estate owners is an easy drinking range of wines. Using only the best quality fruit and adopting the practice of soft pressing so that only free run juice is used in the winemaking process. This has resulted in a range of wines showing full fruit characters. This is a rich and warming wine style with infinite drinkability. Grapes were selected from vineyards throughout South Australia including the Clare Valley, Adelaide Plains and the Riverland. Parcels of fruit which showed generous fruit concentration were identified and treated in the Soft Press winemaking style. After crushing the grape skins were handled gently to maximize the variety's pure and clean flavours during the ensuing fermentation process. Only a small portion of the wine was matured with American and French oak with the intention being to allow maximum fruit expression and the oak adding subtle complexity. The Sarantos Shiraz is a deep plum red colour while on the nose it has rich licorice, chocolate, plums, dark berry fruits and subtle spiciness and is very much like a warm Christmas fruit pudding. These attractive flavours continue onto the palate and are fused with soft charry characters and maraschino cherries. For all its depth of flavour and intensity it has surprisingly soft tannins and acid, typical of the 'Soft Press' style. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £92.78
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Beresford Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: This Beresford Shiraz comes from the estate in McLaren Vale and is showing earthy aromas and chocolate, leather, black pepper and some spice and coconut from the American oak are evident on the nose. The palate is full-bodied with firm tannins balanced by concentrated berry fruit characters. This is a complex, spicy Shiraz with some lovely vanillin oak flavours and a long, lingering finish. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £75.72
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Sula Vineyards Reserve Shiraz India
Description: Since the launch in 2000, Sula Vineyards have quickly gained the reputation of being India’s leading producer of premium New World-style wines. Grown on the hills of the Dindori estate and aged for a year in new oak, this Reserve Shiraz is fragrant, elegant and smooth with lush berry flavours and silky tannins. Situated 180 km northeast of Mumbai, Nashik is India’s largest grape-growing region, but had traditionally never been used to grow wine grapes. Wondering why, an enterprising, Stanford-trained engineer named Rajeev Samant quit his hi-tech Silicon Valley job in 1993 to do some investigating. A little research quickly showed that the Nashik climate was not only perfect for wine grapes, but was also on par with winegrowing regions in Spain, California, and Australia. His determination doubled, Rajeev returned to California in search of a winemaker. In Sonoma County he found Kerry Damskey, an eminent Californian winemaker, who enthusiastically agreed to help start a winery on Rajeev’s 30 acre family estate and so the story began. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £128.17
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Casella Wines YELLOW TAIL Cabernet Sauvignon South Eastern Australia
Description: This Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits a vibrant, deep purple colour leading to lifted blackberry, dark chocolate aromas with hints of mint and vanilla. The wine is full-bodied showing generous, berry fruit characters with spicy notes. The palate has good length and is well structured with toasty oak and soft velvety tannins prominent on the finish. This Italian family have six generations of winemaking experience, while the Casella family winery was founded in 1965. Today it is run by John Casella, an extremely talented and highly respected winemaker who aims to produce top qualitv wines from this region. John Casella was amongst the first to select premium vineyard sites used for the production of premium varieties and the vineyards now extend to 250 hectares. The vineyard is planted with Semilion, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Botrytis Semilion, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Gewurztraminer, Colombard, Marsanne, Verdelho and Durif. Casella have made tremendous advances in viticultural techniques, particularly with canopy training, minimal pruning and controlled drip irrigation. These factors, coupled with restricted yields has enabled Casella to produce some of the top wines from this region.
Errazuriz THE BLEND Aconcagua Valley Chile
Description: This fruit-driven new blend, which bursts with ripe berries and black cherries flavours backed up by well-integrated French and American oak. Well-structured and perfectly balanced wine, full on the palate with lingering but supple tannins that finishes nicely with a touch of spices. Each of the four varieties used in this blend i.e. Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Sangiovese and Carmenère were carefully hand picked at their peak between early April and mid-May. All varieties were vinified separately with controlled temperatures and received daily pump-overs for a total maceration time of 20-30 days. The resulting wines were aged separately, and approximately two-thirds of the final blend was oak-aged, mostly in French oak barrels. The different fine grape varieties used in crafting The Blend wine were sourced from varied parcels of our Don Maximiano Estate located in the Aconcagua Valley, where hot summer days are cooled by afternoon breezes. The core components of The Blend wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. These two varieties come from vineyards planted on a 5º slope with gravely, sandy clay soils which drain very well. Both vineyards feature drip irrigation, high-density planting and vertical trellis systems. Sangiovese and Carmenère complement the blend. Sangiovese vines were planted in 1994 with mostly R24 clone, also called Sangiovese Piccolo, which features small berries and intense berry fruit characters. The Carmenère portion of the wine comes from a different parcel of the Estate, also located in the Aconcagua Valley. Canopy management is particularly important with this late-ripening variety, since sun exposure on the berries is critical for achieving the transition from strongly vegetal aromas to the rich, ripe, complex fruit that characterizes the best Carmenère. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £112.12
