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Luciano Sandrone,
Ready, but will keep,
The 2004 Barolo Le Vigne is one of the darkest, most intense Le Vignes I can remember tasting. In this vintage, the fruit is especially somber, the legacy of the late harvest season. Black cherries, plums, cinnamon, flowers, mint and leather meld together in a sumptuous, exceptionally polished Le Vigne that will continue to drink well for many years. Le Vigne is often slow to get out of the gate, which appears to be the case with the 2004 as well. 96/100
Antoni Galloni - Vinous - May 2015
Antoni Galloni - Vinous - May 2015
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£800.00
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Giuseppe Mascarello e Figli,
Ready, but will keep,
The Chambolle-Musigny of Barolo, the village of Castiglione Falletto, blessed with calcareous soils and a warm microclimate, consistently produces some of the most velvety Baroli. None more so than Mauro and Giuseppe Mascarello's Monprivato vineyard: a perfectly exposed limestone sunbed giving the ripest, sweetest, headiest red fruit which will emerge one day into a thing of immense beauty.
David Berry Green, Fine Wine Buyer
David Berry Green, Fine Wine Buyer
Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
£898.00
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Vigneti Luigi Oddero, Piedmont,
Drink now,
As you’d expect from a traditional producer, faithfully respecting the ‘vitigno’ (grape variety) Nebbiolo, the vineyard (Rocche dei Rivera) and the ‘annata’ (vintage), Luigi Oddero produced a textbook wine from this vertiginous vineyard. 2004 was decidedly cooler, more classical than the hot 2003, in the same vein as 2006 and 2008, with more sapid, liquorice notes. The palate remains as fluid, feminine and compelling as ever, if more introspective than the outgoing 2003. Drinking now but will improve further in bottle till 2020, at least.
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Cerbaiona, Tuscany,
Ready, but will keep,
Given the tiny size of the estate, all 3 hectares of it, little wonder only 8000 bottles were made of this statuesque wine. Compared to a more sensual wine from Stella's San Giuseppe estate to the south-west, Cerbaiona's high easterly aspect, combined with a hands-off traditional botte approach, makes for a profoundly structured, cool compact yet oh so suave black cherry, licorice, & wild herb compote that will take years to unravel; expect to drink from 2014 onwards. Montalcino's finest? We think so.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£1,750.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£1,800.00
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Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
£1,950.00
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£7,400.00
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£468.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£498.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£570.00
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Marcarini, Piedmont,
Ready, but will keep,
Maraschino cherries and the skins of ripe, red apples are rounded out by the classic notes of tar expected in a Barolo of this quality. This wine is showing a lot of youth today, but the tannins are perfectly ripe giving promise of good maturation for a decade and more. Sinewy, deep and intensely flavoured with notes of cranberry, some floral touches give the finish real complexity. Don’t wake until 2015 at the very earliest.
(Rob Whitehead – London Shop Sales)
From the Brunate vineyard lower down the La Morra slopes towards Cannubi Boschis, this is a fuller, denser Barolo expression, traditionally made in cement and old slavonian botte, complete with sandalwood notes on the nose. On the palate, the twenty year old vines show their pedigree with rounder, suppler, if no-less impressive tannins, balanced by some broad black savoury fruit.
(David Berry Green)
(Rob Whitehead – London Shop Sales)
From the Brunate vineyard lower down the La Morra slopes towards Cannubi Boschis, this is a fuller, denser Barolo expression, traditionally made in cement and old slavonian botte, complete with sandalwood notes on the nose. On the palate, the twenty year old vines show their pedigree with rounder, suppler, if no-less impressive tannins, balanced by some broad black savoury fruit.
(David Berry Green)
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Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
£400.00
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£970.00
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Bottle 1 x 75cl 1cs
£330.00
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Corte Sant'Alda, Veneto,
Ready, but will keep,
Marinella's finest wine, drawn predominantly from the single 'Macie' vineyard, fermented in large oak and aged for three years in 1500 litre french oak, the stunning 2004 shows both richness as well as precision. The nose evokes a rich brew of rum and raisin chocolate, and of herbs, while the palate is stunningly pure as well as decadent, seductively textured, finely wrapped for another 10 years ageing, so best drunk from 2010 till 2020. Try with goose.
(David Berry Green)
A beguiling nose of baked brioche and dried fruits (freshly made rum babas come to mind.) An impressive, rich palate follows brimming with notes of fennel, liquorice, prunes and bitter chocolate. A simply delightful, lingering finish dominated by smoky morello cherry and sweet cinnamon spice. Try it with a rare venison steak at dinner and you’ll sleep very well.
(Nicola Gilbert - London Shop Sales - 25 Jan 2010)
(David Berry Green)
A beguiling nose of baked brioche and dried fruits (freshly made rum babas come to mind.) An impressive, rich palate follows brimming with notes of fennel, liquorice, prunes and bitter chocolate. A simply delightful, lingering finish dominated by smoky morello cherry and sweet cinnamon spice. Try it with a rare venison steak at dinner and you’ll sleep very well.
(Nicola Gilbert - London Shop Sales - 25 Jan 2010)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
£500.00
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San Giuseppe, Tuscany,
Ready, but will keep,
The nail-biting is over: Stella's debut Brunello di Montalcino has finally arrived! It's certainly been worth the wait. She's captured the essence of the vintage, a great one across all of central & northern Italy, while drawing on the panoramic and biodynamic beauty of her Castelnuovo dell'Abate vineyard. A full yet fine roast coffee, briary fruit freshness of this 100% Sangiovese Grosso/Brunello wine delights the nose; compact yet generous at the same time. One's struck by the wine's suaveness, the melting tannins, the gorgeous generosity of this clove, coffee bean and brambly Brunello; the biodynamics clearly weaving its magic in keeping whole experience deliciosuly fresh. To match with game ideally, drinking from 2010 till 2020, preferably with decanting.
David Berry Green, Fine Wine Buyer
David Berry Green, Fine Wine Buyer
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
£430.00
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Giuseppe Mascarello e Figli,
Ready, but will keep,
Following up their particularly successful 2003s, Mauro and his son Giuseppe Mascarello have produced a dazzling 2004 Santo Stefano di Perno, a brilliant single-vineyard wine from the iron-rich sandstone and marl soils of Monforte d'Alba. Ribes leaf and sage-scented notes enthral the nose while the palate rings with lift and finesse. Wow!
David Berry Green, Fine Wine Buyer
David Berry Green, Fine Wine Buyer
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£385.00
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£530.00
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Cascina Mario Fontana, Piedmont,
Ready, but will keep,
Mario remembers 2004 as being a vintage that required lots of work in the vineyard (similar in fact to 2009), time evidently well spent as the wine shows a bright heart of lush darker fruit, a herbal, savoury edge, a broader, fuller feel, while the firm tannins remain as fine-tuned as ever. Still getting into its stride, this is a traditional Barolo that would benefit from a couple more years in bottle before broaching, further improving till 2020 at least. One for beef.
(David Berry Green)
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£300.00
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£460.00
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£1,150.00
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Cigliuti,
Drink now,
A more than worthy successor to Cigliuti family's excellent 2001 vintage, the single-vineyard Vigna Erte is made in a very traditional fashion and aged for 25 months in large slavonian botte, so allowing the sweet rich strawberry fruit and tea aromas, as well as lush, pacy mulberry flavours framed by cool limestone minerality to seduce the senses.
(David Berry-Green - BBR Buyer)
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Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
£495.00
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£380.00
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£1,625.00
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£2,250.00
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£1,000.00
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£398.00
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£220.00
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£530.00
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Giuseppe Mascarello e Figli,
Ready, but will keep,
The ‘Monfortino’ of Monprivato and the pinnacle of the Giuseppe Mascarello cantina, this wine is only made in exceptional years from the Michet clone fruit that lies on this superb calcareous Castiglione site. It is aged in large Slavonian botte and it will require at least 15 to 20 years of patience in the cellar before revealing its true glory.
David Berry Green, Fine Wine Buyer
David Berry Green, Fine Wine Buyer
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£3,200.00
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The only word to describe this Brunello wine on the palate is massive; full bodied and spicy, packed with black and red cherry fruit, all tightly wound in a magnificent structure, fine tannins, mouth watering acidity and supporting alcohol, all in perfect balance. This is a monumental wine for the Cellar and will be magnificent in 2012-2014 and drink for a decade or two after that. A serious candidate for the best Ugolaia ever.
(Chris Pollington, Fine Wine Department)