R & B Wines - Wine Price
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Spanish Wines
SPANISH Red
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AALTO
A top Ribera Del Duero domaine,
making powerful, well structured, long lasting wines.
Bodegas y
Vinedos Aalto is the estate of the renowned Mariano Garcia, former
winemaker at Vega Sicilia. |
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75cl
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'AALTO'
Aalto
Ribera del Duero
RP -
A glass-coating opaque
purple color, it is already displaying a complex aromatic array of
sandalwood, smoke, espresso, lavender, Asian spices, and assorted blue and
black fruits. Smooth-textured, succulent, and structured, it will
evolve for 2-3 years and offer a drinking window extending from 2013 to
2028+. In the scheme of things, it offers great value in top-flight
Ribera del Duero. |
2008 |
£35.00 |
RP95
2013-28 |
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72
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75cl
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'AALTO'
Aalto
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The opaque purple 2006 Aalto
offers up a brooding bouquet of wood smoke, graphite, espresso, leather,
blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. This leads to a full-bodied,
dense, layered, extracted wine with loads of fruit and the structure to
match. Impeccably balanced and exceptionally long in the finish,
this large-scaled effort will benefit from 5-7 years of additional
cellaring. |
2006 |
£37.00 |
RP94
2016-36 |
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24
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75cl
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'AALTO'
Aalto
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2004 Aalto has a far
different personality than the 2003. More deeply coloured, it is also
significantly more expressive aromatically. It reveals pain grille, pencil
lead, wild blueberry, black raspberry, and blackberry liqueur notes.
Opulent on the palate, it has layer upon layer of ripe fruit, and superb
length. |
2004 |
£72.00 |
RP94
2013-32 |
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48
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75cl
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'AALTO PS'
Aalto
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The glass-staining 2006
Aalto PS was aged for 32 months in 70% new French oak. It emits a
super-expressive aromatic array of pain grille, crushed stone, lavender,
spice box, and blackberry. Firm and structured on the palate, it has a
boatload of intense, succulent, spicy fruit, ripe tannin, and impeccable
balance. |
2006 |
£66.00 |
RP96
2016-36 |
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10
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75cl
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'AALTO PS'
Aalto
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2005 Aalto PS is 100%
Tinto Fino from vineyards over 60 years of age. It was aged for 32
months in 70% new French oak. Saturated in appearance, the wine offers
up notes of pain grille, balsamic, crushed stone, floral notes, and wild
black fruits.
Exceptionally powerful, focused, and beautifully proportioned, this
full-bodied wine is dense, rich, and structured for the long haul.
Give this super-long, impressive effort a decade in the cellar and drink
it from 2018 to 2040. Patient purchasers will be well rewarded. |
2005 |
£71.00 |
RP98
2018-40 |
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6
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75cl
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'AALTO PS'
Aalto
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2003 Aalto PS is
purple/black with an unusually expressive nose for this hot vintage. It
reveals smoke, toast, vanilla spice, blueberry, and blackberry jam.
This is followed by a fleshy wine with excellent depth and full-body. |
2003 |
£68.00 |
RP93
2010-30BIN END PRICE |
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ALION
Bodegas Alion
was started by the renowned estate of Vega Sicilia in 1991.
Grapes are sourced from vineyards next to the winery and from Vega
Sicilia’s own vineyards at Valbuena. Eighteen hectares of Tinto Fino
(Tempranillo) form the actual Alion estate. |
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51
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75cl
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'ALION'
Alion
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2004 Alion is inky
purple-coloured with an alluring perfume of toasty oak, lavender,
violets, mineral, blackberry, and blueberry compote. This is followed by
a full-bodied, rich, opulent, wine with incipient complexity, and
notes of liquorice, mocha, and espresso emerging on the palate. The
lengthy finish is pure and persistent. |
2004 |
£49.00 |
RP96
2011-25Top
Vintage! |
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ARTADI
Good grower, making wines in an
easy to approach modern style; lots of fruit and good structure. |
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10
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75cl
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'VIÑAS de GAIN'
Artadi
Rioja
RP -
A 100% Tempranillo cuvee produced from
five different high altitude vineyards. Yields were a modest 35
hectolitres per hectare. This elegant, medium dark ruby-coloured Rioja
exhibits Burgundian-like characteristics of sweet and sour cherries,
vanilla, and spice. Restrained yet richly fruity, pure, and nicely
textured. |
2000 |
£10.00 |
RP88
Now-2009BIN END PRICE |
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4
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75cl
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'VIÑA el PISON'
Artadi
Rioja
RP -
El Pison is a 100%
Tempranillo cuvee produced from a single vineyard planted in 1945. The
soil is pure limestone, yields are a lowly 18-22 hectoliters per
hectare, and the wine is aged for 18-24 months in French oak. The
potentially perfect 2001 El Pison has more of everything. While it
possesses an extraordinary flavour intensity, it remains light on its
feet.
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2001 |
£149.00 |
RP100
2009-32BIN END PRICE |
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HACIENDA MONASTERIO
A very good domaine, making
excellent full-bodied, tasty wines. |
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The wines of Hacienda
Monasterio are made by the renowned Peter Sisseck of Pingus fame. |
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72
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75cl
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CRIANZA
Hacienda Monasterio
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The saturated purple 2006
Crianza offers up a nose of graphite, smoke, espresso, black cherry and
blackberry. This leads to a medium to full-bodied, dense wine with
layers of savoury fruit, a firm structure, and 4-6 years of aging
potential. Drink this classy effort from 2014 to 2026. |
2006 |
£36.00 |
RP92
2014-26 |
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47
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75cl
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CRIANZA
Hacienda Monasterio
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2005 Crianza is made up of 80% Tinto Fino, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon,
and 10% Merlot. Opaque purple-coloured, the nose offers up floral notes
of lilies and violets, mineral, black cherry and blackberry which jump
from the glass. This is followed by a plush, balanced, savoury wine with
gobs of spicy black fruits, and a long finish. |
2005 |
£39.00 |
RP93
2010-25 |
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MARQUES de CACERES
Good domaine, making excellent
Rioja in the more modern 'easy drinking' style. |
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25
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75cl
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RIOJA CRIANZA
Marques de Caceres
Rioja
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2001 |
£11.00 |
2001 is a TOP Spanish vintage.
Lovely
drinking wine at a good price. |
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MARQUES de CONCORDIA
Good domaine, making excellent
Rioja in the more modern 'easy drinking' style. |
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36
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75cl
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RIOJA RESERVA
Marques de Concordia
Rioja |
2001 |
£15.00 |
2001 is a TOP Spanish vintage. These are wonderful
full-bodied wines, that can be enjoyed now or will keep till 2015. |
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MARQUES de MURRIETA
A long established domaine, making
Rioja's in the classic style at a fair price. |
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120
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75cl
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RIOJA RESERVA
Marques de Murrieta
Rioja
ST:
Fading medium red.
Strawberry and cherry-vanilla aromas are complicated by cured tobacco
and coffee. Light in body and supple, offering sweet red fruit flavours,
gentle tannins and good back-end grip. Deepened with air, picking up
darker berries and a pleasantly bitter cherry skin quality. Finishes
with an echo of red fruits and vanilla. Textbook Rioja, and drinking
beautifully right now. |
2004 |
£17.00 |
ST91
2010-242004 is a TOP Spanish vintage,
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MARQUES de RISCAL
An excellent domaine, making some
of the best Rioja for the price! |
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120
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75cl
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RIOJA RESERVA
Marques de Riscal
Rioja
A classic Rioja with complex aromas
of vanilla and toasted oak. Full deep round taste with good body and
structure.
90% Tempranillo from wines between 15-30 years old.
Aged in oak for 24months.
Classy wine! |
2004 |
£19.00 |
2004 is a TOP Spanish vintage
Wonderful quality wine at a reasonable price. |
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2
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75cl
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RIOJA RESERVA
Marques de Riscal
Rioja
A classic Rioja with complex aromas
of vanilla and toasted oak. Full deep round taste with good body and
structure.
90% Tempranillo from wines between 15-30 years old.
Aged in oak for 24months.
Classy wine! |
2001 |
£28.00 |
2001 is a TOP Spanish vintage,
BIN END PRICE |
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NUMANTHIA
A top Toro domaine, making
excellent wines from very old vines; making full, concentrated and tasty
wine.
This is an up
and coming appellation; currently prices are still reasonable, but this
will change when this wine area becomes better known. |
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25
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75cl
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'NUMANTHIA'
Numanthia
Toro
RP -
The 2003 Numanthia was
fashioned from yields of one ton of fruit per acre .
This cuvee is made from 70- to 100-year-old vines planted at a 2,300
foot elevation, which no doubt accounts for the freshness in this
massively rich, intense red.
A vivid, intense nose of espresso roast, pain grille, sweet black
cherries, and crème de cassis is followed by a full-bodied,
intensely-concentrated, rich, well-delineated, moderately structured
wine. |
2003 |
£47.00 |
RP96
2006-20 |
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PESQUERA,
ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ
A top Ribera del Duero estate, well
worth trying as something different to Rioja |
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116
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75cl
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PESQUERA CRIANZA
A. Fernandez
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2005 Tinto Pesquera
Crianza is purple in colour with an excellent bouquet of cedar, tobacco,
spice box, and blackberry. On the palate it offers layers of ripe black
fruits, mineral notes, outstanding depth, and a lengthy finish. |
2005 |
£22.00 |
RP92
2012-25
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60
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75cl
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PESQUERA RESERVA
A. Fernandez
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2006 Pesquera Reserva is
purple-coloured with an expressive perfume of earth, leather, spice box,
lavender, and blackberry. Layered on the palate, it has ample savoury
fruit, good richness, and 3-4 years of cellaring potential. |
2006 |
£28.00 |
RP92
2014-26
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58
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75cl
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PESQUERA RESERVA
A. Fernandez
Ribera del Duero
ST -
Inky ruby. Seductively
aromatic nose offers ripe red and dark berries, smoky minerals, aged
beef, baking spices and flowers. Sweet black raspberry and cassis
flavours are firmed by youthfully bitter tannins and complicated by
floral pastille, vanilla bean and sweet chewing tobacco qualities. This
is already showing some complexity, so it wouldn't be criminal to drink
it now, but I'd leave mine alone for at least another six years. |
2005 |
£31.00 |
ST94
2012-25
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17
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75cl
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PESQUERA RESERVA
A. Fernandez
Ribera del Duero
RP -
A whopper in the making, the
2001 Tinto possesses extraordinarily sweet fruit, purity, and richness.
A deep ruby/purple colour is followed by loads of chocolaty, black
currant, cherry, raspberry, and liquorice characteristics, full body,
good acidity, and a long, layered finish. |
2001 |
£42.00 |
RP94
Now-20192001 is a
wonderful vintage in Spain; this is a very fine wine for the price! |
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DOMINO de PINGUS
A top Ribera del Duero estate who
use Organic Methods in all the wine making. Their top wine "Pingus" is very sought
and sells at £300 per bottle!
Their 2nd wine "Flor de Pingus" is also of great quality,
and represents great value compared to the top wine. |
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Peter Sisseck, a Dane trained in Bordeaux, was dispatched to
Ribera del Duero, Spain, in 1990.
From the start, Sisseck aimed to produce top quality wines in small
quantities. He consequently sought out particular terroir and parcels of
ancient vines. Pingus was the first wine he produced independently and
it was a triumph.
It soared to worldwide acclaim, as did Peter’s reputation as a truly
gifted winemaker.
Flor de Pingus then followed.
Pingus is fully biodynamic and Flor is moving in that direction.
PSI Pingus is a new innovative project; 2007 being the first
vintage.
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96
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75cl
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PSI
Domino de Pingus
Ribera del Duero
As yet no formal review from leading
critics, but here are the comments of Peter Sisseck:
"The 2009s are, in this winery's
brief history, off the charts. The purity of fruit and the length of
palate have never been seen before"
- Peter Sisseck, April 2010 |
2009 |
£26.00 |
2012-22 |
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72
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75cl
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PSI
Domino de Pingus
Ribera del Duero
As yet no formal review from leading
critics, but here are our own tasting notes:
Rich
plum in colour, this is a very attractive wine with lovely red fruit on
the nose. The taste is intense and appetising with real body and
personality. Good acidity provides an excellent finish – a wine for
pleasurable drinking without taxing the intellect!. |
2008 |
£25.00 |
2011-19 |
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10
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75cl
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PSI
Domino de Pingus
Ribera del Duero
As yet no formal review from leading
critics, but here are our own tasting notes:
Rich
plum in colour, this is a very attractive wine with lovely red fruit on
the nose. The taste is intense and appetising with real body and
personality. Good acidity provides an excellent finish – a wine for
pleasurable drinking without taxing the intellect!. |
2007 |
£22.00 |
2009-15
BIN END PRICE |
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64
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75cl
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FLOR de PINGUS
Domino de
Pingus
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2008 Flor de Pingus had
been in bottle for 2 weeks when I tasted it. It offers up an enticing
nose of smoke, Asian spices, incense, espresso, black cherry, and
blackberry. On the palate it displays outstanding volume, intensity, and
balance. Rich, dense, and succulent, it has enough structure to
evolve for 4-5 years and will offer prime drinking from 2015 to 2028. |
2008 |
£75.00 |
RP96
2015-28 |
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75cl
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FLOR de PINGUS
Domino de Pingus
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2007 Flor de Pingus
exhibits a superb perfume of pain grille, pencil lead, espresso,
mineral, black cherry, and blackberry. This is followed by a medium to
full-bodied, seriously intense, rich wine that combines elegance with
power. Impeccably balanced with the oak fully integrated, it has the
structure for another 4-6 years of cellaring and will offer prime
drinking from 2014 to 2027. |
2007 |
£75.00 |
RP95
2014-27 |
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112
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75cl
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FLOR de PINGUS
Domino de
Pingus
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2006 Flor de Pingus
spent 14 months in new French oak. Deep purple in colour, it gives up a
superb bouquet of toasty oak, spice box, mineral, incense, black cherry,
and blackberry. Youthful, full-bodied, intense, and powerful on the
palate, it retains an elegant personality despite its size.
Splendidly balanced, it will evolve for 4-6 years and deliver prime
drinking from 2013 to 2026.
It is a superb value in great wine considering that the price of
Pingus Junior is one-tenth that of Pingus. |
2006 |
£79.00 |
RP94
2013-26 |
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75cl
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FLOR de PINGUS
Domino de
Pingus
Ribera del Duero
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The 2005 Flor de Pingus
comes from rented vineyards planted to 100% Tempranillo. The wine spends
14 months in new French oak. Purple-coloured, it offers an alluring
bouquet of pain grille, crushed stone, violets, black raspberry, and
blueberry. Already complex on the palate, it has gobs of sweet fruit,
excellent intensity, perfect balance, and a 60-second finish. In the
price/quality sweepstakes, this might be Spain’s finest wine. |
2005 |
£86.00 |
RP96
2010-25 |
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75cl
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FLOR de PINGUS
Domino de
Pingus
Ribera del Duero
RP -
In the wonderful 2004
vintage, owner/winemaker Peter Sisseck has outdone himself.
If I were
just starting to build a wine collection and had limited income, I can
think of no better foundation than a dozen bottles of 2004 Flor de
Pingus. In the context of the world’s great wines, it is a stupendous
value, a steal. It is 100% Tempranillo from very low yields and is aged
14 months in 100% new French barriques. Opaque purple in colour, it
emits already complex aromas of smoke, toast, coffee, blueberry,
blackberry, and liquorice. Lush on the palate, super ripe and sweet, as
well as multi-dimensional, this great effort can be drunk now, but I’d
opt for cellaring it for 6-8 years to allow further evolution. |
2004 |
£119.00 |
RP97
2007-15Top
Vintage! |
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75cl
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FLOR de PINGUS
Domino de
Pingus
Ribera del Duero
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The 2003 Flor de Pingus
exhibits an exuberant, expressive nose of crème de cassis, graphite,
liquorice, smoke, espresso roast, and aged beef-like characteristics. A
superb texture, sweet tannin, and an opulent, voluptuous mid-palate and
finish. |
2003 |
£79.00 |
RP95
2005-15 |
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ROTLLAN TORRA
Jordi Rotllan
Tora was one of the pioneers of Priorat having founded this small
estate in 1984, long before this now fashionable wine region became
world renowned. |
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'ROTLLAN TORRA TIRANT'
Rotllan Tora
Priorat
RP -
A prodigious effort, the
2001 Tirant is a 9,000-bottle cuvee made from 30% Grenache (90-100 years
old), 25% Carignan (90-100 years old), 25% young vine Cabernet
Sauvignon, 10% Syrah, and 10% Merlot. Fermented in large oak foudres and
aged 12 months in new French oak, it will be bottled with neither fining
nor filtration. Inky/purple-coloured to the rim, it boasts a spectacular
bouquet of blueberries, blackberries, and the region’s classic crushed
stone minerality. This full-throttle yet remarkably elegant 2001
possesses tremendous intensity and texture as well as layers of flavour,
but comes across as not over the top, overripe, or overly heavy. The
60-second finish reveals more noticeable tannin than the other cuvees.
The 2001 Tirant is indeed a special wine. |
2001 |
£57.00 |
RP98
2005-20BIN END PRICE |
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VALSACRO
A top producer of long lasting
Rioja wines. |
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8
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75cl
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'DIORIO SELECCION'
Valsacro
Rioja
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The prodigious 2001 Dioro
Seleccion is a 200-case cuvee packaged in a heavy bottle. Aged
completely in French oak, this loaded 2001 boasts a deep purple colour
as well as a sweet perfume of lead pencil shavings, white chocolate,
tobacco leaves, crème de cassis, cherries, cola, and smoky new oak.
Full-bodied and ripe, with superb purity and a multilayered texture,
this exceptional red should hit its peak in 2-4 years, and last for 15+. |
2001 |
£59.00 |
RP96
2006-19BIN END PRICE |
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