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Selection Prestige Bourgogne Hautes Cotes De Nuits
Pale, pale ruby. Touch blackberry, touch cherry fruit. Dry, mellifluous, fine tannins.
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Cotes Du Jura 2009
Mid gold. Yeasty peach with a touch of smoke. Dry, decent acidity, full expressive juicy, oxidative flavours.
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Camel Valley Brut 2006
Palest gold. Hawthorn, hedgerow flowers. Dry, good fizz, bright acidity with a crystalline minerality, delightfully long
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Cotes Du Jura Tradition Domaine De Savagne
Light gold. Hint of preserved lemon, dry, good acidity, straightforward white from the Jura.
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Les Grenettes Touraine 2011
Palest gold. Lemon, hint of grass; dry, good bright acidity, plump with a little richness. Decently quaffable!
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Cotes Du Jura 2010
Mid gold. Deep lemon rind, touch of spice, dry, fine acidity with the warm spiciness continuing. Meaty, deep concentrate
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Pressurage De November Patrick Charlin
Pale gold. Spicy, honeyed, granary toast, some oak; medium sweet, good acidity, creamy, buttered toast, big, rich.
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Cotillon Des Dames Vin De Table
Deep gold. White currants, rich exotic spices, dry, good acidity, ripe, rich, big, juicy minerality, honeycomb. Big.
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Core Pelee Mondeuse 2009
Deep ruby. Cooked dark fruits, cherries, warm spices, dry, robust tannins, concentrated fruit.
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Menetou salon 2008
Pale ruby. Spicy blackberry with a touch vegetal. Dry, rounded red fruits, mature tannin with a touch of astringency.
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Papillon Crozes Hermitage 2011
Ruby. Plums and a hint of cracked pepper are supported by juicy tannins. Dry, well rounded and supple. Bright finish.
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Quinta Do Crasto Douro 2009
Pale gold. Flowers and fragrant spice on nose. Dry, plump, good acidity, fragrant minerality. An exquisite wine!
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Trinity Hill Montepulciano 2011
Ruby. Fruity juicy cherries and red berries, bit smoky, long, lively with notes of tobacco backed up by gentle tannins.
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Charles Melton Nine Popes 2000
Deep ruby. Spicy cooked black fruits, black pepper, black licorice. Dry, ripe mature tannins, a very special Barossa red
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Villa Tonino Nero d'Avola Sicilia
Mid ruby. Cherries and plums with a hint of spice. Dry, gentle tannins, lithe and smooth with a fine finish.
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Domaine De Souch Jurancon 2006
Gold. Fine lemon, barleysugar twist, gently sweet with balancing acidity. Mouth filling, long with a citrus finish.
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Schild Estate Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Mid gold. Gooseberry, apricot, whitecurrant with a touch of spice. Dry, bright, some alcoholic warmth, big in the mouth.
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Jenkyn Place Rose 2008
Pale pink. Cooked strawberries with a spicy edge. Dry, gentle rich, decent acidity.
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Chene Bleu Abelard 2008
Deep ruby. Deep fruity oaky notes with a touch of licorice. Dry, still robust tannins in a velvet glove. Long, lithe.
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Saint Jean Du Barroux Philippe Gimel
Deep dark ruby. Spicy (coriander seed) dark red deliciously juicy fruits. Good fruity tannins, robustly smooth in mouth.
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l'Eandre Domaine Pignier
Mid ruby. Currants, sultanas even, with deep fruit complexity. Dry, gentle tannins, deliciously full and ripe.