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2007
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Mâcon-La Roche Vineuse, Olivier Merlin
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Olivier Merlin
-- France
Chardonnay,
13% alc.
Made from younger vines (though some of these are now 20-years-old) and some
bought-in grapes, 2007 Mâcon-La Roche Vineuse is a charming, classy wine,
delicious as aperitif wine, but with enough fruit and flavour to work well with
salads or other lighter dishes. This wine has much more character than most
Macons.
(Jasper Morris MW, BBR Buyer)
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Bottle
75 cl
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2
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2007
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Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Sur Lie, Ch. de la Jousselinière
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Château de la Jousselinière
-- France
Melon de Bourgogne,
12% alc.
Briney maritime nose and fleshy fruit from old vines and time on lees. A classy
Muscadet
(50 best-value French wines - Decanter - Aug 09)
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Bottle
75 cl
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2
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2005
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Ch. de Cazeneuve, Les Calcaires, Pic-Saint-Loup
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Château de Cazeneuve
-- France
Southern Rhône Blend,
13.5% alc.
Eponymous chalky soils and a blend 50/30/20, of -respectively- Syrah (more
Syrah than is usual in Pic-St. Loup), Grenache and Mourvèdre
(André Leenhardt is a great fan and a craftsman of Mourvèdre)
have created a wine rich in aroma and ripe red and black fruit. The nose sings
notes from the garrigue, with thyme, lavender and truffle evidenced; on the
palate there are rich blackberry notes underpinned by black olives and a
mineral substratum. A superbly textured wine, oaked but not over oaked,
powerful and distinctive, this will go well with pheasant or partridge.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)
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Bottle
75 cl
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2
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2005
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Montefalco Rosso, 'Sololoro', Az. Agr. Fontecolle, Umbria
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Cantina Fontecolle
-- Italy
Other Varieties,
13% alc.
The purist St James’s Street wine merchant Berry Bros & Rudd is not
where you would expect to find a first- class list of Italians, but I loved the
first vintage of this sangiovese grape-based red, topped up with tannic
sagrantino and even given a Gallic boost of one quarter’s worth of merlot
and cabernet sauvignon. The end blend is a surprisingly seductive and
swiggable, yet still savage, herb, violet and blueberry-stashed red.
(Jane MacQuitty -Top summer wines for less than £25- The Times -
06-Jun-2009)
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Bottle
75 cl
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2
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2004
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Smith & Hooper Cabernet/Merlot, Wrattonbully, S. Australia
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Yalumba
-- Australia
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
14% alc.
With intense alluring aromas of vanilla, violet and blackcurrant, this
marvellous wine certainly doesn’t disappoint on the palate with rich
complex flavours and a smooth, velvety texture.
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Bottle
75 cl
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2
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2005
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Shadowfax Chardonnay, Victoria
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Shadowfax
-- Australia
Chardonnay,
13.5% alc.
Shadowfax’s Chardonnay fruit is sourced mainly from growers around
Geelong, a coastal zone south-west of Melbourne, which benefits from long, cool
autumns, bringing the flavours to full maturity. Unoaked, its citrus,
nectarine, pear and grilled nut notes are kept in check by fine mineral
acidity.
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Bottle
75 cl
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2
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Tasting Notes, Essential Mixed Case Wine Club, May 2009
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