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Domaine d'Elise, Petit Chablis, 2008
"classic minerality plus lingering fruit"
Ham & High, 24th June 2010, Liz Sagues
Innocent Bystander, Pink Moscato, Victoria, Australia, 2009 (37.5cl)
"And as an encore, for the strawberries and fruit salads, think frothy muscat, and the best I’ve tasted in ages is Innocent Bystander pink moscato from Australia (www.stonevine.co.uk, £5.75 half-bottle), bubbling summer fruitiness."
Ham & High, 24th June 2010, Liz Sagues
2007 Château Pierre-Bise, Coteaux du Layon, Beaulieu, Rouannières (50cl)
“Rich and bright, Tense and taut. Lovely acidity, long and elegant palate and good texture - benchmark stuff. Complex and subtle” ****
Decanter Magazine, January 2010
2007 Château Pierre-Bise, Quarts de Chaume (50cl)
“Beautiful palate with excellent balance of acidity and high residual sugar - concentrated and layered. Delicious.” ****
Decanter Magazine, January 2010
Bon Cap, The Ruins, Rosé, Eilandia, Robertson 2009
'Made from 100% syrah, this shocking-pink South African rosé is weighty enough to go with food, although its generous red berry notes are irresistible on their own.''
The Evening Standard, 2nd July 2009, The Discerning Drinker, Andrew Neather.
Le Riche Wines, Chardonnay, Stellenbosch, 2008
'There's lots of oak in this South African chardonnay, yet it has a more European elegance to it than that might suggest: fresh, bright apple fruit balanced with mineral notes and good acidity. Impressive.'
The Evening Standard, 2nd July 2009, The Discerning Drinker, Andrew Neather.
Hunter's, Miru Miru, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2006 ****
'Distinctive, complex, soft, creamy. Yeast and tropical apple fruit. Lots of character. Drink from 2009.' (16.57 points)
Decanter, July 2009
CarinaE, Prestige, Mendoza, 2006 ****
'Classy, concentrated wine with expressive, well-handled oak. The fruit is ripe, but not jammy, and the finish fresh despite high alcohol. Long, firm, persistent with some ageability. Drink from 2009.' (16.5 points)
Decanter, November 2008
El Lagar de Isilla, Crianza, 2005 ***
'Some bright strawberry fruit. Bright fruit, just the right amount of tannin. Coming together. Drink from 2009.' (14.75 points)
Decanter, November 2008
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Bernard Santé, Chénas, 2009
“M. Santé admits that he prefers to make “bon vins à grands vins”, but what’s wrong with that, when the result is this lovely wine! Mid depth...”
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Domaine des Corbillières, Touraine, Fabel Barbou, 2009
“Old vine Sauvignon, and named after Dominique Barbou’s great-grandfather, who was one of the pioneers of Sauvignon Blanc in Touraine. Green-tinged....”
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Château de Putille, Anjou Blanc Sec, 2009
“Ripe pears and a touch of honey on the nose. Attractive weight and texture, with bright, pure flavours of pear and pineapple: a lovely example of...”
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Domaine du Grand Arc, Corbières Rosé, La Tour Fabienne, 2009
“As usual, a neon pink hue, almost bluish pink! So fresh and zingy, with delightful fraises des bois character, enlivened by stone fruit notes....”
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Domaine Cordaillat, Reuilly, Tradition, 2009
“So lively and bright, with jasmine and lemon notes. Delightfully open and moreish, with ripe fruit countered by balancing acidity. Now-2012”
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Le Clos du Serres, Languedoc, Terrasses du Larzac, Les Maros, 2007
“This Grenache-based blend always shows raspberry and blackberry fruit, with an interesting gamey nuance and a hint of liquorice. Warming and...”
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Araldica, Chardonnay, Piedmonte, 2009
“Unoaked and relatively low in alcohol, this chardonnay from north-west Italy is lighter in weight and fresher than those from Southern France or the...”
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Jim Barry, Cover Drive, Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia, 2007
“We return to this old favourite, from vines planted near the old Penola cricket ground, hence the name. Most of the fruit is from the famed terra...”
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Seven Hills Tasting Case
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Though Washington State has a coastline on the Pacific, Walla Walla, the heart of the state’s wine industry, is well inland, east of the Cascade...
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Cape Chamonix, Pinot Noir Reserve, Franschhoek, 2008
“Soft colour. Perfumed, with red fruit overliad by coffee oak. Both juicy and velvety, this is a really classy Pinot with (by Cape standards)...”
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Preignes Le Vieux, Tradition, Viognier, Vin de Pays d'Oc, 2009
“New to the list this year, a really well-made Viognier, fresh but nicely rounded, with pretty white peach fruit. A lovely aperitif, or enjoy with...”
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