"Such a lovely wine - Mars Bars and green peppers with barbecue smokiness on the nose. Nice gentle tannin, freshness and a long finish. This should be your everyday Bordeaux!" Taye Cozine 89pts, Peter's Points 90pts This great property is...
"It is Prosecco Jim, but not as we know it! A lovely wine, it has a little nudge of sugar to soften the wine, brilliant pear and citrus coming out. A cracking wine." Founded in 1966 by Aldo Frassinelli, the...
"Bright red berries with a lovely clod of earth thrown in - just a delicious bottle of Pinot." Situated in a region packed with historical interest, this award-winning Domaine is perched on a hilltop overlooking the Saône Plain in Mâcon....
"Quite ripe blackcurrant and wild berry fruits on the nose with a hint of grassy herbs, medium to fullbodied black fruits balanced by a slight grip and length offered by underlying tannins"
Fresh lime zest and green pepper aromas on the nose are carried through to the mineral palate which is alive with crunchy fruit, zest and a long, long zippy finish
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Wild yeast fermentation is key to this benchmark Chenin Blanc. The long wild yeast ferment provides bready aromas and additional complexity to the wine. Dried herbaceous notes, including fennel and aniseed from the nearby Fynbos, dominate the nose, followed by...
Big aromas of cherry with some sweet pipe tobacco and vanilla emerging. The palate is nicely rounded with some wood spice coming out - firm tannin but very well integrated. The finish is warm and tasty. 89pts
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Fresh and floral nose with ripe peach and lemon. Nutty stone fruit characters are matched by a broad, textural palate and clean, fruity finish.
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"Very pure and bright with an attractive orange blossom nose. Zesty acidity is nicely complemented by some richness and peach notes on the palate." Made by Samantha Bailey and Guillaume Letang, this Chardonnay taken from two different regions, Gascony for...
Delicious Chenin Blanc, soft, a touch of sweetness coming out and then a fabulous peachy finish. Chenin is great in South Africa and this is no exception.
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100% Tempranillo. Sour cherry and a bit of horse saddles on the nose. Simple. Tamlyn Currin 15.0 / 20 Bodegas Señorío de Arana is a family winery founded in 1905 and it is one more step in the long family...
"Fresh, chewy and savoury. Raspberry, vanilla, coconut, full bodied, long and bright and very easy to drink" and Wine Spectator gave it 91 points!
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This Bourgogne Blanc is declassified Puligny Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet and Meursault.... so don't let the fact it is 'just' a Bourgogne Blanc fool you - it is so much more than that! In May 2012, Vincent Girardin sold his business...
"Bright, light and with a lovely delicate lemon and melon aroma. The palate is so soft and subtle, more lemon and peach skin flavours. Very very good." Peter's Points 92pts Owned by Herve Dubourdieu, the vineyards were planted in 1951...
"Oh, so so so tasty, and such good value for money. Light and fresh with a hint, just a hint, of oak. A roast chicken will go with this perfectly." Situated in a region packed with historical interest, this award-winning...
The Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc has ripe tropical and gooseberry fruit flavours with a zingy finish and impeccable balance. A great aperitif or seafood wine made for drinking young.
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"90% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo. Smells like bresaola. Lovely fruit, sour cherry but with more tang and interest and finesse than in the Joven. Bit of spice and agile, gymnastic tannins. Good." Tamlyn Currin 15.5 / 20 Bodegas Señorío de Arana...
"Light, bright and fruity. Some red berries and then some hints of Cherry and blackcurrant. A very nice soft palate, all fruit with a little earth on the finish." Lacus is situated in Aldeanueva de Ebro in the Rioja Baja...
Rich cherry fruit, hints of capsicum, clove and black pepper on the nose with a palate of smooth berry fruit, robust and full-bodied with ripe well-balanced tannins and a refreshing sappy flavour to the finish.
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From Cline's oldest vines, that only crop at 2 to 3 tons per acre, this wine sees ten months in American oak, a quarter of it new, giving a lovely chocolate and stewed plum flavour with minty notes. Soft tannins,...
Old bush vine Cinsault forms the backbone of this 'proper' rosé. A pale, spicy and textural Rosé mostly sourced from bush-vine Cinsault with summer fruits on the palate and a lovely clean, savoury, dry finish. An independent company, owned by...
Peter's thoughts: "It is rich, loads of blueberries and freshly picked blackberries. The palate is balanced, a spicy note with a core of tobacco and leather and an elegant long finish. 90/100" Growing up in the San Joaquin Valley and...
Very intense purplish red color. Complex in the nose with aromas of red fruits, such as cherries and sour cherries. The mouth-feel is smooth, fresh and fruity with sweet tannins.
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"The nose is clean, fresh and inviting with its green apple, white peach and yellow plum aromas, with whiffs of angelica and lemon zest. The mid-palate shows an array of stone fruit with flavours of nectarine, pear, cling peach and...
Peter's thoughts: "Crisp red berries with loads of fresh raspberries and a little strawberry and red grapes. The palate has a nice darkness with crisp fresh fruitiness around it and a little spice on the end. 91/100" Growing up in...
"Dark fruit with black pepper, cloves and liquorice mixed with just a touch of tobacco. Massively good value for a Cotes du Rhone." Domaine de l’Espigouette has now become an impeccable source of delicious wines which offer very good value....
Perfect Pinotage - youthful, vibrant and fruity. This wine has a bright nose of summer pudding and cream. The palate has a savoury earthiness redolent of its sandy provenance. An independent company, owned by Waterkloof founder Paul Boutinot, False Bay...
"The aromas are of ripe red fruits with a good balance of oak which is the result of 4 months in oak barrels. It is a very well balanced wine that has a long and pleasant finish." Casa Santos Lima...
"This wine is made from vines on the border of Margaux, so is classified as AOC Bordeaux Superieur. A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, from vines with an average age of 26 years, it is a perfect...
"Just a lovely Crianza - rich cocoa and coffee with dark berry fruit and a load of sweet spice" Bodegas Señorío de Arana is a family winery founded in 1905 and it is one more step in the long family...
"Bold red fruit flavours, a whack of pepper and a lovely intense dark core." Founded in 1964 by Gaspare Baiata and several like- minded, forward-looking growers. Thanks to their maritime climate and the winds sweeping off the sea through their...
Bright fresh fruit coming off the nose with some spice and then richer stewed cherries coming off. The palate is dark and earthy with soft firm tannins and a lovely spicy wine. Just delicious. 91pts
A delicious and characterful dry white, from a very under-rated grape variety. A ripe, versatile and approachable dry white from western Sicily. Attractive aromatics of floral peach, tropical fruit and a hint of fennel. The rounded and gently honeyed flavours...
"A delicious Cab at a delicious price. Bold cherry fruit, a green pepper hint and some aniseed and liquorice on the end." In 1974 Ian Hollick purchased a piece of grazing land on the southern end of the Coonawarra district....
"The Vino Nobile is 90% Sangiovese, and 5% each of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Vinification is as for the Rosso, but the wine is aged for twelve months in 500 litre French oak vats, and for six months in bottle...
Perhaps the most radical winemaker in Bordeaux? Undoubtedly this is the antithesis to what we’ve become accustomed to seeing from this most traditional of French wine regions. Olivier Cazenave and his wife Anne discovered Château de Bel on the banks...
A lovely pear and peach aroma mixed with some subtle yeasty aromas and then a soft, but rich palate with lots more apricots and dried pears.
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