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Bodegas Riojanas, Gran Albina 2004
£19.99
This 'Alte Expression' Rioja is made from hand-selected grapes and gets 24 months in new American oak caskes, creating an intense, concentrated and very modern style of red wine with chewy tannins and opulent fruits. Unlike traditional riojas, which are ready when released (although some can be kept), this needs a few years bottle age to reveal its true glory
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Bodegas Riojanas, Monte Real Gran Reserva 1998
£18.49
Unusually for Rioja, this is a single vineyard wine. The Rioja Alta fruit gives extra weight and body to this smoky, spicy wine, which is ready to drink but should keep in your cellar a while if you like
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Amisfield, Pinot Noir 2005
Online Catalogue | Sipped and Savoured | Amisfield, Pinot Noir 2005
 | Tasted March 2008
The only New Zealand wine to make it into Wine Spectator's top 100 wines of 2007, this is true class. Made at high altitude in Central Otago - fast becoming a Pinot hot spot - with minimal intervention in the vineyards and sensitive, careful winemaking this is truly a wine to write home about! |
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Grape: Pinot Noir
Region: Central Otago, New Zealand
Soil Type: Alluvial and glacial schist
Winemaking: Amisfield believe that wine is 'grown not made', so use natural winemaking techniques and subtle use of oak ageing
ABV: 14%
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Tasting Note
Powerful earthy violet aromas dominate the nose, with subtle touches of spice and rich red fruits. The palate has concentrated fruit but is not overpowering, with that typical Pinot Noir silky smoothness. Fresh strawberries and raspberries are deliciously balanced by forest floor flavours, a hint of cedary oak and an unusual fresh lime edge.
Cellaring
Although stunning to drink now, this is still in its infancy and will really blossom over the next 5 years
If you like this, why not try...the world of Pinot Noir is wide and varied, but try Andrew Pirie's Estate Pinot Noir 2004 for a tassie treat |
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Online Catalogue | Sipped and Savoured | Amisfield, Pinot Noir 2005
