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    ARGENTINA      
    CLOS DE LOS SIETE
A very well made Argentinean wine, made with the assistance of the famed French wine consultant Michel Rolland.
     
74 75cl Clos de Los Siete
RP:
There may be no finer red wine value in Argentina than this superb blend of 48% Malbec, 28% Merlot, 12% Syrah, and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is aged for 11 months, two-thirds in 100% new French oak and the balance in vat and bottled without fining or filtration. Opaque purple-coloured, the wine coats the glass while offering up a superb bouquet of toasty oak, violets, mineral, black currant, blueberry, and black cherry. This is followed by a layered wine with gobs of ripe fruit, a plush texture, outstanding balance, and several years of aging potential.
2007 £15.00 A very good wine; great with red meat, steaks and barbecues.
           
    BODEGAS CATENA ZAPATA
Clearly one of the best estates in Argentina; The Catena Zapata portfolio is stunning from entry-level to top-of-the-line - Highly Recommended.
     
17 75cl Cabernet Sauvignon
Nicolas Catena Zapata
RP-
The flagship wines begin with the purple/black-coloured 2005 Nicolas Catena Zapata, a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Malbec. The fruit was sourced from four of the estate’s finest high-elevation vineyards, and aged for 24 months in 100% new French oak. The brooding bouquet delivers pain grille, mineral, violet, scorched earth, pepper, espresso, black cherry, and black raspberry aromas leading to a dense, opulent wine with gobs of savoury fruit, ripe tannins, terrific concentration, and a 60-second finish.
2005 £59.00 RP98
2015-30
           
    CHILE      
    ALMAVIVA
A TOP Chilean wine;
Generally considered one of the best wines from Chile!


Almaviva is a partnership of Bordeaux first-growth Chateau Mouton-Rothschild and Concha y Toro.
Made in the style of top of the line Pauillac, the blend is typically 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22-23% Carmenere (a very close relative of Merlot), and 4-5% Cabernet Franc. It spends 18 months in new French oak and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
     
81 75cl ALMAVIVA
Cabernet Sauvignon
RP-
The 2005 Almaviva is dark ruby-coloured with a classy nose of smoke, violets, mineral, pencil lead, espresso, black currants, and blackberry. This is followed by a supple-textured wine with layers of sweet fruit, excellent depth and concentration, and well integrated oak, tannin, and acidity.
2005 £62.00 RP94
Now-2037
72 75cl ALMAVIVA
Cabernet Sauvignon
RP-
The 2004 Almaviva is styled similar to the 2005. The multi-faceted aromatics deliver vanilla, clove, floral notes, red and black currants, and a hint of chocolate. It is a bit more forward than the 2005 with excellent focus and delineation. Give this elegant yet concentrated wine 3-5 years in the cellar and drink it through 2030. Almaviva is a partnership of Bordeaux first-growth Chateau Mouton-Rothschild and Concha y Toro. Made in the style of top of the line Pauillac, the blend is typically 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22-23% Carmenere (a very close relative of Merlot), and 4-5% Cabernet Franc. It spends 18 months in new French oak and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
2004 £59.00 RP93
2010-30
35 75cl ALMAVIVA
Cabernet Sauvignon
RP-
The 2003 Almaviva is a real blockbuster, powerhouse vintage for this estate. With an inky blue/purple colour, a beautiful nose of camphor, charcoal, blueberry, blackberry, and some spicy but subtle new oak, the wine is quite full-bodied, powerful, rich, but with silky tannins and loads of glycerine. This could turn out to be one of the all-time great wines released by this partnership and should continue to drink well for another two decades. Almaviva is a partnership of Bordeaux first-growth Chateau Mouton-Rothschild and Concha y Toro. Made in the style of top of the line Pauillac, the blend is typically 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22-23% Carmenere (a very close relative of Merlot), and 4-5% Cabernet Franc. It spends 18 months in new French oak and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
2003 £74.00 RP95
2007-24
           
    CONCHA y TORO
An excellent Chilean estate:
Viña Concha y Toro was founded in 1883 by Don Melchor de Concha y Toro and his wife Doña Emiliana Subercaseaux. They planted their first vineyard of Bordeaux varieties in the Maipo Valley, attracted by the region’s advantageous position between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean.
    Don Melchor has been considered one of Chile’s iconic wines since its inception in 1987!
 
54 75cl Don Melchor
Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo
RP- The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon is opaque purple-coloured with aromas of pain grille, pencil lead, scorched earth, black currant, and blackberry liqueur. This is followed by an opulent, very intense, complex Cabernet with gobs of savoury fruit, exceptional depth, and enough structure to evolve for 6-8 years. This lengthy, classy effort will be at its best from 2015 to 2035.
2005 £44.00 RP94
2010-35
8 75cl Terrunyo
Carmenere, Rapel Valley
RP- When Carmenere is bad, it’s very, very bad. But when it’s good? it’s sublime as Terrunyo, a winery under the Concha y Toro umbrella, has demonstrated on several occasions. The 2005 Carmenere is opaque purple in colour with a kinky perfume of smoky oak, violets, spice box, blueberry preserves, and blackberry liqueur. This leads to a silky textured wine with remarkable richness, concentration, and depth. This opulent effort conceals enough structure to evolve for 3-5 years but can be enjoyed now as well as over the next 10-15 years.
2005 £25.00 RP93
2008-23
           
    ERRAZURIZ
Another leading Chilean estate:
Errazuriz has been making impressive strides under the inspired leadership of Eduardo Chadwick.
He has gathered a superb team of viticultural and winemaking talent for Errazuriz as well as his luxury wines, Sena and Vinedo Chadwick.
   
 
20 75cl Vinedo Chadwick
RP-
The deep crimson-coloured 2006 Vinedo Chadwick is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon cuvee aged for 18 months in new French oak. It offers up an ethereal bouquet of toasty oak, scorched earth, incense, spice box, blackcurrant and blackberry reminiscent of a great vintage of Chateau Palmer (think 1961, 1966, 1970). On the palate it is silky, elegant, concentrated and already complex. With superb depth and grip, this succulent, plush effort will evolve for at least 10-15 years and offer prime-time drinking from 2020 to 2046.
2006 £64.00 RP97
2020-46
24 75cl Don Maximiano
Founder's Reserve
RP-
The 2006 Founder's Reserve Don Maximiano is a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon with the balance Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Syrah. It spent 18 months in mostly new French oak. Aromas of pain grille, pencil lead, Asian spices, incense, and blackcurrant are reminiscent of a classified growth Pauillac.
Medium- to full-bodied in the mouth, the wine has a plush texture, plenty of ripe tannin, layers of spicy fruit, and outstanding concentration.
This impeccably balanced wine will benefit from 5-7 years of additional cellaring and have a prime drinking window extending from 2015 to 2031.
2006 £39.00 RP94
2015-31
           
    MONTES ALPHA
An excellent Chilean producer, making full-bodied but elegant wines at competitive prices!
     
24 75cl MONTES ALPHA Chardonnay 2004 £12.00 Top quality; full and round with plenty of fruit.
12 75cl MONTES ALPHA
Cabernet Sauvignon
2004 £15.00 Full bodied red; lovely with red meat, warm with a long finish.
12 75cl MONTES ALPHA Merlot 2003 £15.00 A softer style of red wine, lovely and elegant. Good with light meals or white meat.
           

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