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Imagine a Michelin star chef made sticky toffee pudding - that is what this smells like. There is a lift to it, a freshness with ginger spicy notes. The palate has loads of acidity, nudging into Balsamic vinegar flavours with tang, but then there is tobacco and leather and more of that dried fruit - almost fruit jerky! A once in a lifetime experience.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProducer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 25 year old is a blend of 2 different soleras aged in 19th century American oak. A ‘saca’ was taken from each of the casks 805L 70 cántaros valencianos and 600L pipas and blended. The original casks are topped up individually with another wine at least 25 years old and will not have another saca for another 10 years. A different two will be selected for the next saca and bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Carbonell, a wine producer in Alicante who had stumbled across an old cellar containing some ancient barrels, mothballed since the 1960s. His story was so compelling, we’ve followed this through and I’d like to introduce you to ‘Luis XIV’ and the mythical Fondillón wines of the Levante.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, Ferrero Valdés, a contract grape supplier to Vins del Comtat, asked David to visit an old cellar at their winery, to give them some advice. The cellar, which included an old barrel room, had remained undisturbed since the 1960s. They uncovered a wonderful collection of 25 very old, traditional Fondillón ‘toneles’, still with their contents and in surprisingly good condition. It is important to understand that retaining the wine in its original barrel is integral to the tradition of Fondillón winemaking and the natural, constant temperature and humidity of the cellar here, had created ideal conditions to preserve the barrels and the wines they contained. There was very little documentation or information available to help them identify the actual age of the wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid and the families worked closely with various experts to ultimately gain classification by the Alicante Consejo Regulador as Fondillón and agree on approved labelling terminology to help denote the age of the wines. Their research included tracing the barrel cooperage markings and using carbon 14 dating on the wood. This has helped to ascertain the approximate manufacture date of the individual barrels and thereby an estimation of the age of the contents contained within. 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So, what is Fondillón…?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe true nature of Fondillón, requires looking beyond merely the ‘old’ and the ‘rare’. It is produced exclusively from Monastrell (Mourvèdre), the classic red grape grown in the Alicante region. Fondillones have the distinction of great longevity, capable of extended ageing in solera, protected by a naturally higher level of alcohol, achieved through overripening the grapes on the vine and are never fortified. The styles can range from off dry to semi-sweet. They are sometimes identified as ‘rancio’ wines, but the winemaking tradition does not deliberately seek to age the wines oxidatively. A natural element of oxidation does occur, over time, through the very extended ageing and due to evaporation. It is traditional, however, to keep the barrels topped up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is also solera style blending with replacement wines but in the same barrel to ensure the handling and exposure to air are more limited. The quality and ageing capacity is reliant on the naturally high alcohol achieved solely from overripe grapes. The single barrel solera is one of the most distinctive factors in creating Fondillón. The same barrel is usually retained for the whole of its lifetime. They are never fully emptied or cleaned and so there is a slow accumulation of lees in the bottom ‘fondo’. This can sometimes be a substantial amount, up to a third, in a very old barrel and is referred to as the ‘madre ancestrale’. The ‘rare’ nature of Fondillón is also due to the limits on quantity that can be extracted from the solera. Only 20-25% will be extracted for bottling at any one time. The solera then needs to be topped up with another aged Fondillón wine. The frequency will also be very limited, with several years between each ‘saca’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll this contributes to maintaining a very low, annual production. The past Historically, references to ‘Alicante’ wines date back to the 15th century. 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Fresh summer berries including cranberry and redcurrant meet stone fruits and the mousse is soft and creamy on the palate.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProducer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFurleigh Estate is set in stunning Dorset countryside near Bridport, just 5 miles from the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and with similar soils to Champagne. The estate’s 50 acres of vineyards are mainly planted with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The proprietors Ian Edwards and Rebecca Hansford are charming, the small winery is immaculate and at every stage there is great attention to detail. Ian was voted UK Winemaker of the Year in 2012. They are very proud that all their wine is made at Furleigh Estate from their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eown grapes. 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A black olive note with some spicier hints, softened by some herby and berry notes. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProducer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFamily owned, Leeuwin Estate, one of the five founding wineries of the now famous Margaret River district of Western Australia, is under the direction of two generations who work with a team of highly skilled winemakers to consistently produce wines ranking alongside the world’s finest. In 1972, legendary Napa Valley winemaker, Robert Mondavi, identified the future site of the Leeuwin vineyard as being ideal for the production of premium wine and provided early mentorship to Denis and Tricia Horgan in the transformation of their cattle farm into Leeuwin Estate. 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