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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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Hewitson, Miss Harry Dry Grown and Ancient 2005
Online Catalogue | Sipped and Savoured | Hewitson, Miss Harry Dry Grown and Ancient 2005
 | Tasted February 2008
Dean Hewitson sources fruits from the best old vine vineyards in South Australia, not least in the Barossa valley, the source of the grapes which go into this wine. Blending wines from a range of vineyard sites is an old Aussie tradition which is being fast overtaken by Single Vineyard wines, but allows the flexibility to produce top class wines every year. 2005 was a good vintage in Australia with enough rain to water the vines in these un-irrigated plots.
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Grape: Grenache, Shiraz and Morvedre blend
Region: Barossa Valley, South Australia
Soil Type: Varied
Winemaking: Fruit sourced from the best vineyards is stainless steel fermented and receives some barrel ageing before release
ABV: 15%
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Tasting Note
Silky and smooth, this is a luxurious yet interesting wine. A rich cassis and mint leaf nose leads to a medium-full palate, with beautifully balanced tannins and acidity. Pepper spice, raspberry and blackcurrant flavours and vanilla and eucalyptus from the oak are all rounded off with a soft, herbal finish.
Cellaring
This is definitely ready to drink, but will keep in the cellar for up to 5 years
If you like this, why not try...Domaine Cros de la Mure, Gigondas 2002
A beautifully herbal yet richly cassised Rhone blend from Chateauneuf's oft-overlooked neighbour |
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Online Catalogue | Sipped and Savoured | Hewitson, Miss Harry Dry Grown and Ancient 2005
