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WHITE Wine |
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LEEUWIN ESTATE
This estate
makes some of the best
Chardonnay wines in Oz!
Especially their top "Art Series" - Try it and see! |
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42
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75cl
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Chardonnay Margaret River
"Art Series"
Leeuwin Estate
Wine Spectator -
Rich, ripe and generous,
this is deftly balanced to lift the pear, mango, floral and spice
flavours with gentle acidity. Comes together on the supple, seductive
finish, showing tremendous depth and intensity without losing any charm.
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2011 |
£65.00 |
WS96
2015-25Voted 5th
best wine for 2014 by The Wine Spectator! |
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6
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75cl
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Chardonnay Margaret River
"Art Series"
Leeuwin Estate
Wine Spectator -
Silky, round and deftly
balanced to play its pear, apricot, grapefruit and nutmeg flavours against
a refined structure, casting it all into the long, enticing finish,
which sails on impressively. Remarkable for its deftness, not its
obvious power. Drink now through 2020. |
2008 |
£56.00 |
WS93
2011-25 |
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75cl
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Riesling
"Art Series"
Leeuwin Estate
RP - Coming from estate grown vineyards planted from 1972, the 2010
Art Series Riesling gives intense notes of ripe pears, fresh peaches and
granny smith apples with a spicy undercurrent and just a hint of
honeysuckle. Crisp, dry and well balanced, it gives plenty of
mid-palate stone fruit and apple flavors on the light to medium bodied
palate leading to a long finish |
2010 |
£11.00 |
RP90
2013-24BIN END
PRICE |
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11
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75cl
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Riesling
"Art Series"
Leeuwin Estate
RP - The 2007 Riesling Art Series is medium straw-coloured with a
complex bouquet of citrus, petrol, lemon-lime, and spring flowers. This
leads to a crisp, dry wine with excellent acidity, complex flavours, and a
very long, firm finish. This Trocken-styled Riesling will evolve for
5-7 years and drink well for at least a decade thereafter. |
2007 |
£10.00 |
RP89
2011-22BIN END
PRICE |
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RED Wine |
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D'ARENBERG
RP
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If you love Australian
wines, d’Arenberg is a winery to seek out as these offerings all
possess abundant soul as well as character. In short, the accolades that
proprietor/winemaker Chester Osborn receives not only from The Wine
Advocate, but virtually everybody in the wine world, are all well
deserved.
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The Dead
Arm Shiraz comes from vines planted prior to 1890!
Powerful, flavoursome wines!
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49
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75cl
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Dead Arm Shiraz
d'Arenberg
RP -
Very deep garnet-purple
coloured, the 2009 The Dead Arm Shiraz presents an intense and complex
nose of blackberry preserves and dried mulberries over coffee, black
olives, smoky bacon and humus. The palate is richly fruited and nicely
balanced with layers of savoury and dark berry flavors and crisp acid
textured by medium-firm finely grained tannins. It finishes long with
hints of menthol and marmite toast coming through. |
2009 |
£29.00 |
RP95
2013-26 |
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75cl
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Dead Arm Shiraz
d'Arenberg
RP -
D’Arenberg’s flagship is the
2006 The Dead Arm Shiraz. Opaque purple-coloured, the nose is reticent
but gives up aromas of meat, bacon, game, truffles, blueberry, and
blackberry. Firm, layered, and complex, this beautifully rendered
Shiraz demands a decade of cellaring. It will be superb from 2018 to
2036. |
2006 |
£31.00 |
RP96
2018-36 |
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BEN GLAETZER
The renowned
winemaker, Ben Glaetzer, sources all of his fruit for this label from the
Ebenezer district in the northern Barossa. Many knowledgeable experts cite
this sub-region as the finest in the Valley. |
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75cl
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AMON-RA
Unfiltered
Shiraz
Glaetzer
RP -
Produced from 100% Shiraz, the
2010 Amon-Ra displays a deep purple-black color and aromas of cedar,
baking spices, lavender, chocolate and vanilla over a core of crème de
cassis, black cherry pie and dried plums.
Very full bodied and densely packed with layered warm berry, earth and
spice flavours, it has a solid backbone of medium to firm fine grained
tannins and crisp acid, finishing long with some hints of dried Provence
herbs and black pepper coming through. |
2010 |
£54.00 |
RP95+
2014-27Amon-Ra has
become one of Australia’s icon wines.
Made from 100% Shiraz sourced from vineyards ranging in age from 80-120
years and with microscopic yields of 0.5 tons per acre. |
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75cl
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ANAPERENNA
Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon
Glaetzer
RP -
A Shiraz and Cabernet
Sauvignon blend, the 2010 Anaperenna has a deep purple-black color and
aromas of warm black cherry compote and crème de cassis over hints of
smoked meat, earth, Indian spices, truffles and damp loam. Rich and
opulent on the full bodied palate, the generous fruit is well supported by
a medium to firm level of fine tannins and refreshing acid, finishing long
and earthy. |
2010 |
£39.00 |
RP93+
2014-25 |
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KAY BROTHERS
This is a top estate making TOP
QUALITY Shiraz wines of great character, which will further improve with age. |
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75cl
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Amery Vineyard Hillside
Shiraz
Kay Brothers
RP -
From 6- to 34-year-old
vines, the 2004 Shiraz Hillside spent 28 months in American oak, 50% new
and 50% used. A blockbuster effort, it reveals deep, chocolaty, meaty
notes intermixed with blackberries, cherries, and cassis.
Inky/ruby/purple-coloured, with a large mouthfeel, full body, and
well-integrated acidity, tannin, and alcohol, this is a superb McLaren
Vale Shiraz to enjoy over the next 12-15 years. |
2004 |
£21.00 |
RP93
2006-24 |
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75cl
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Amery Vineyard Hillside
Shiraz
Kay Brothers
RP -
One of Australia’s most
traditional winemakers, Colin Kay fashions old style, high quality,
distinctive Australian reds. Tarry, chewy, and fleshy, the 2003 Shiraz
Hillside has a bit more punch (15% alcohol) as well as a sappy character
that is not present in the regular bottling. It is a broad, savoury,
expansively flavoured, full-bodied Shiraz to enjoy over the next decade.
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2003 |
£18.00 |
RP92
2005-22 |
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75cl
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Amery Vineyard
Shiraz
Kay Brothers
RP -
The 2001 Shiraz looks to be a
return to the style of the blockbuster 1998. Denser and richer than the
2000, this dense purple-coloured effort is full-bodied as well as loaded.
Its sweet tannin suggests early maturity. |
2001 |
£32.00 |
RP93
2005-21 |
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LEEUWIN ESTATE
This estate
makes top class red wines.
Especially the their top "Art Series" - Try it and see! |
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75cl
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Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River "Art Series"
Leeuwin Estate
Wine Spectator -
Firm, focused and full of
character, offering mineral-accented plum and currant flavours on an
aristocratic frame.
Finishes with fine tannins |
2006 |
£31.00 |
WS90
2011-22 |
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SPINIFEX (Barossa)
One of the most
talented winemakers in Australia, Peter Schell created Spinifex in 2001
with his wife, Magalie Gely. This winery was established to
represent the best 'terroirs' in the Barossa using only the finest fruit
selection.
The vines are extremely old and the vineyard sites are considered to be
some of the finest in Australia. The focus of their winemaking is to
produce harmonious, richly textured wines with complex ripe fruit
flavours for which the great wines of the Barossa are renowned. |
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75cl
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Spinifex Esprit
Neal Martin
www.wine-journal.com:
"36%
Grenache, 30% Shiraz, 24% Cinsault and 10% Mataro.
A
fragrant, almost exotic nose, sweet black cherry, damson and plum. The
palate has superb balance, restrained with well knit, silky tannins.
Very subtle and sophisticated, there is a beguiling femininity and
elegance about this wine. The kind of wine I would like to serve to a
Bordeaux chateau-owner to show him that there is real competition out
there. Beautiful. Total production: 200 cases". |
2002 |
£25.00 |
Only 200 cases made of this wine, so very rare.
Excellent Value |
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75cl
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Spinifex Indigene
RP
- With more structure, density, richness,
and delineation than the Esprit, the spectacular 2002 Indigene (56%
Shiraz and 44% Mourvèdre) represents an Australian version of Paso
Robles’ Tablas Creek cuvees. Its dense purple colour is accompanied by
aromas of scorched earth, tree bark, blackberries, currants, and
minerals. The wine’s peppery, full-throttle style possesses wonderful
definition as well as purity. While it cuts a huge swath across the
palate, it is neither heavy nor overdone. Drink this beauty now and over
the next dozen years. |
2002 |
£32.00 |
RP96
2004-22 |
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PENFOLDS
TOP Australian
Winery, with a very fine Shiraz selection. |
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37.5cl
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Shiraz St Henri
Barossa Valley
Penfolds
AG/Josh Raynolds -
Pungent,
spice-tinged dark berry liqueur and cherry-vanilla scents unwind slowly
while retaining very good focus. Offers palate-staining black and blue
fruit flavours complicated by suggestions of mocha and lavender
pastilles, with a hint of cracked pepper emerging on the back half.
Closes on a smoky note, with mounting tannins and a whiplash of juicy,
gently sweet dark berry preserves.
HALF-BOTTLES |
2010 |
£34.00 |
AG/JR93
2016-24 |
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TURKEY FLAT
The Turkey
Flat Vineyard boasts some of the oldest Shiraz vines in the world.
Planted in 1847, these hard-working gnarled old vines are still
producing fantastic grapes. They are dry grown with their roots extending
metres into the soil in search of moisture.
Much of the credit for the
best Shiraz made in the Barossa is due to old vines such as these. The
fact that these vines still exist is largely due to a far-sighted
quarantine scheme, in which South Australia was spared the phylloxera
outbreak which devastated the vineyards of Europe, America and
subsequently parts of Australia in the late 1800’s. |
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75cl
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Turkey Flat Shiraz
Barossa Valley
Turkey Flat
James
Halliday 2010 Shiraz Review -
Strong crimson-purple;
one of the best Turkey Flat shiraz's to
date; the palate is exceedingly
complex, and very intense, yet ends with a burst of red and black fruits
to accompany all that has gone before.
It could be mistaken for a wine from a
cooler climate, such is its length and balance. |
2010 |
£25.00 |
JH 97
2012-25 |
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NEW ZEALAND |
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CLOUDY BAY
This estate is generally considered
the original 'quality' sauvignon blanc producer from NZ; making
wonderful savoury yet elegant wines - certainly the one to have! |
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75cl
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Sauvignon Blanc
Cloudy Bay
Wine Spectator -
Focused and pure, offering a
tangy expression of balanced lemon, white peach, tangerine, passion fruit,
melon and green tea notes. This is powerful in its persistence and
juiciness, yet maintains an air of elegance. |
2011 |
£15.00 |
WS91
2012-19SALE
PRICE |
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KUMEU RIVER
This estate is a TOP producer of
'Burgundy-like' Chardonnay.
Really Excellent Value |
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75cl
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Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay
Kumeu River
RP/Neil Martin -
Tasted blind at Farr
Vintners Kumeu/White Burgundy tasting. The nose on the 2012 Maté’s
Vineyard Chardonnay has more intensity and complexity than the 2010:
very detailed and harmonious with limestone, nettle and citrus lemon
notes. The palate is fresh and poised with lime and green apple, very
well-judged acidity with a linear, Chablis-like finish that is an
absolute joy. This is an outstanding Maté’s Chardonnay, perhaps the
best that Kumeu River produced that year. |
2012 |
£32.00 |
RP94
2015-30 |
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37.5cl
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Chardonnay
Coddington
Kumeu River
RP -
Produced from UCD Clone 15
Chardonnay, the 2012 Coddington is a little closed at this youthful
stage with delicate white peach, spiced apple and almond notes plus a
hint of cedar.
It offers a great intensity of apple and stone fruit flavours in the
mouth with ginger and while pepper coming through, framed by a
pleasant textural grip and racy acid, finishing long.
HALF-BOTTLES |
2012 |
£15.00 |
RP92
2014-22 |
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75cl
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Chardonnay
Coddington
Kumeu River
RP -
Coddington Chardonnay comes
from a single vineyard about 3 kilometres from the winery that was
planted in 1994. The soil here is predominately clay and the vines are
all Clone 15. The 2008 Coddington Chardonnay is the third vintage of
this wine produced by Kumeu River. Barrel fermented using natural yeasts
and about 20-25% new French oak,.100% goes through malo-lactic. The nose
is already very expressive displaying really intense ripe pineapple and
pink guava aromas with a toasty/biscuit undercurrent and nuances of lime
juice, orange blossom and some butterscotch. Very crisp, rich, and
medium-full bodied, this opulent, satin textured wine gives a long
exotic-fruited finish. |
2008 |
£25.00 |
RP92
2011-22 |
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75cl
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Chardonnay
Hunting Hill
Kumeu River
RP -
Produced from UCD Clone 15
Chardonnay, the 2012 Hunting Hill has an explosive nose - a citrus bomb
- with tons of tropical and stone fruit layers plus nuances of crushed
stones, nuts and baker's yeast. it gives tons of flavour layers in
the medium-bodied mouth, although very tightly knit, with a gorgeous
satiny texture and an incredibly long finish.
Simply a stunning wine, this will greatly reward a further 2-6+
years of cellaring. |
2012 |
£35.00 |
RP95
2015-26 |
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75cl
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Chardonnay
Hunting Hill
Kumeu River
RP -
The 2009 Hunting Hill
Chardonnay is a little youthfully mute, giving delicate lime zest, chalk
dust and pink grapefruit aromas over toasted almonds, meal and buttered
scones. The palate has an elegant medium body yet packs in
wonderfully concentrated toast, meal and citrus flavors with racy
acidity, a satiny texture and a very long finish. I love it now,
though it will benefit from another 6-12 months in bottle. |
2009 |
£32.00 |
RP94
2013-24 |
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75cl
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Chardonnay
Hunting Hill
Kumeu River
RP -
The 2008 Hunting Hill
Chardonnay comes from a vineyard just across from the winery, also
planted to Clone 5. It’s a slightly cooler site with an iron pan running
beneath the vineyard. This is the third vintage of this label. Made in a
similar fashion to the Coddington Chardonnay, this wine gives powerful
lime/lemon aromas with some grapefruit zest and orange blossom plus a
whiff of chalk. Very crisp, intense and silky, this is a more
restrained, tight-knit expression leaving a very long mineral and citrus
zest finish. |
2008 |
£31.00 |
RP94
2012-22 |
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75cl
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Chardonnay
Hunting Hill
Kumeu River
RP -
The keyword to the 2007
Hunter’s Hill Chardonnay is subtlety for whereas the Mate’s leaps
out at you, the Hunter’s Hill beckons you to seek out its virtues. Hints
of limestone, granite, a touch of lanolin and Brazil nut. The palate
is beautifully balanced, so elegant and natural that it leaves you
captivated. |
2007 |
£31.00 |
RP94
2010-21 |
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RED Wine |
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ATA RANGI
TOP NZ Pinot Noir Estate -
Highly Recommended! |
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75cl
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Pinot Noir Martinborough
Ata Rangi
Rudy -
The palate is
intense and ripe, with black cherry and blueberry fruit layered
with vanilla and nutmeg. The texture is broad and round, supported by
ripe and smooth tannins that frame the juicy fruit core. The finish
is long, spicy and juicy. |
2014 |
£47.00 |
2016-25 |
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ESCARPMENT
Another TOP NZ Pinot Noir Estate -
Highly Recommended! |
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KIWA
Pinot Noir
Escarpment
Antonio Galloni -
Suave and juicy in the
mouth, with enough raspberry fruit to support the pepper and herb
elements. This silky wine conveys a very sexy soil-driven character and
complicating salinity. No easy sweetness here but the finish shows
excellent length and lift. The tightest of these three single-vineyard
Pinots, finishing with a firm tannic spine. This should evolve
gracefully in bottle and may ultimately merit an even higher score. |
2014 |
£33.00 |
AG/ST91+
2019-26 |
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75cl
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PAHI
Pinot Noir
Escarpment
Antonio Galloni -
Deep red with ruby tones.
More anise and herbs on the nose than the basic bottling, along with
raspberry and a hint of fresh dill. Broad, sweet and fine-grained,
with the enticing raspberry fruit component complicated by herbs,
spices, earth and minerals. Really spreads out to dust the palate
without leaving any impression of weight. Finishes with a youthful edge
and noteworthy energy. This essentially generous wine is kept firm in
the early going by its stem component. |
2014 |
£33.00 |
AG/ST90+
2018-24 |
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75cl
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TE REHUA
Pinot Noir
Escarpment
Antonio Galloni -
Bright, dark red-ruby.
Distinctly dark aromas of black raspberry, black cherry, anise,
liquorice, black pepper and black tea. Silky and enveloping; a very
spicy, darker style of Pinot but with a wonderfully fine-grained,
seamless texture. Plenty of fruit here, complicated by underlying
salinity. Finishes with very suave, building tannins and sneaky length. |
2014 |
£33.00 |
AG/ST91
2017-23 |
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75cl
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KUPE
Pinot Noir
Escarpment
Antonio Galloni -
Bright red with ruby tones.
Alluring aromas of black raspberry, musky spices, dark chocolate, anise,
peppery stems and resiny earth. Wonderfully silky and plush, offering
insidious intensity to its flavours of raspberry, dusty herbs and saline
minerality; really mounts toward the back end. The slowly building
finish dusts the entire palate with very smooth tannins and leaves
behind an impression of savory extract. The longest and thickest of the
Pinots I tasted this year from Escarpment, but the wine's herbal, saline
and spice elements keep it light on its feet. |
2014 |
£37.00 |
AG/ST92
2017-25 |
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