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| Mendoza | |||
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CHARDONNAY, Alamos, Catena 2010 Fresh ripe tropical and citrus fruits with floral notes and touch of vanilla. Mouth feel is clean with pineapple and mango with touch of lemon and sweet spice. PRICE - 190 Website: www.bibendum-wine.co.uk |
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VIOGNIER, Alamos, Catena 2010 Under the greenish yellow colour, the medium and simple nose evokes floral, fruity and vegetal notes. On the palate, it offers a broad mouth feel that leads into a long finish. Enjoy this dry, medium-bodied and fruity white featuring refreshing acidity. PRICE - 190 Website: www.catenawines.com |
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CHARDONNAY, Catena 2010 The 2009 Catena Chardonnay combines the unique expressions of two high altitude Catena estate vineyards. The Agrelo vineyard offers honeyed stone fruit flavors with a rich, unctuous mouth feel, while the Tupungato vineyard lends citrus notes, pear and fig flavors with a strong minerality and a crisp finish. PRICE - 280 Website: www.catenawines.com |
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| AUSTRALIA | |||
| Western Australia | |||
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SAUVIGNON BLANC-SEMILLION, Evans & Tate 2010 Combined perfectly with the fresh herbal gooseberry notes of the Semillon. Limited use of French oak has added integrated delicate spicy, mineral notes. The palate is juicy and fresh, with subtle layers of complex lemon and lime sorbet, crisp snow pea and fresh gooseberry fruit flavours. These combine beautifully with a touch of minerality and a long, dry finish. PRICE - 280 Website: www.margaretriver.com/accom_result1/evans-tate |
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CHARDONNAY, Evans & Tate 2010 Brilliant pale to mid straw colour with bright green hue. Fresh stonefruit and citrus zest dominate the aroma, with added layers of cashew, shortbread and fresh toast from the natural fermentation and a small percentage of barrel treatment. The palate displays delightful complex layers of sweet peach, juicy nectarine and some savoury flavours. These characters combine beautifully with a tight, lengthy and refreshing finish. Drinking beautifully now, and will continue to develop. Melon and citrus with a hint of nutty cashew plus a fine, delicate and very long palate of some complexity. PRICE - 220 Website: www.margaretriver.com/accom_result1/evans-tate/ |
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RIESLING, Art Series Leeuwin Estate 2009 / 2010 A wine of brilliant clarity. Colour is a very pale straw with lime green tinges. The nose shows lifted aromas of citrus blossom, honeysuckle, lime and quince mixed with a mineral edge, which are indicators of an excellent wine. Displaying classic Riesling flavours of lime and grapefruit, the palate enjoys great intensity and depth of flavour. The exceptional length finishes with clean crisp succulent acidity. PRICE - 395 Website: www.leeuwinestate.com.au |
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VERDELHO, Margaret River, Sandalford 2008 / 2009 Classic "green tropical" with guava, lychee and papaya. Very subtle and understated. Almost a medium to full-bodied wine with a beautiful palate weight, crispness of texture and lovely fresh tropical fruit flavors which will only develop and become more luscious as the year rolls on. One of the best Verdelho we have ever made. PRICE - 350 Website: www.margaretriver.com/accom_result1/evans-tate/ |
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RIESLING "Y" SERIES, Yalumba, Louisa Rose 2010 Lemon barley with shades of lime green in colour, this wine is aromatic leaping from the glass. Orange blossom, jasmine and lime zest are the main event, backed by a supporting cast of fresh pineapple and lavender. The flavours are all of the citrus spectrum, lime juice, ruby grapefruit and homemade lemonade. The wine has a fine structure and finishes gracefully with mouth watering acidity. PRICE - 275 Website: www.yalumba.com |
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PINOT GRIGIO "Y" SERIES, Yalumba, Louisa Rose 2009 / 2011 The Y Series Pinot Grigio is a fragrant wine displaying aromas of poached pear, orange blossom, and sweet jasmine with a hint of oatmeal. A light bodied wine, it has a slightly mealy texture that adds to the mouth watering and lingering finish. PRICE - 260 Website: www.yalumba.com |
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CHARDONNAY, Bannockburn Farr 1994 Medium to full yellow-green; as always, an exceptionally complex, concentrated and rich bouquet on the nose. On the palate in which the fruit has swallowed up the oak and other winemaker inputs, beautiful wine with great balance. PRICE - 1200 Website: www.nicks.com |
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PINOT GRIS, Lenswood Littlehampton Innes Vineyard, S.Henscke 2008 Gold straw with green hues. Beautiful rich aromas of fig, ripe pear and tropical fruits with honeysuckle and nectarine notes. The wine has a round and slightly oily texture with stone-fruit flavours a creamy/leesy complexity, great length and freshness to finish. PRICE - 700 Website: www.henschke.com.au |
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PINOT GRIS, Lenswood Littlehampton Innes Vineyard S.Henschke 2005 / 2006 Pale gold in colour. The nose has lifted varietal aromas of lychee, fig and honeysuckle. The palate is rich and full with the trademark viscosity of pinot gris complemented by honey and lychee flavours following through onto the finish. PRICE - 680 Website: www.henschke.com.au |
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CHARDONNAY, Koonunga Hill, Penfolds 2010 Colour is straw with light green hues. The nose immediately speaks of lifted rockmelon and lemongrass fruit flavours, followed by complexing aromas of almond meal and spice. The Koonunga Chardonnay has a fresh yet creamy palate with an array of flavours including melon, fig and baked apples dusted with cinnamon. All these characters combine to yield an incredibly complex wine at this pricepoint. PRICE - 280 Website: www.penfolds.com.au |
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CHARDONNAY, Eaglehawk 2011 Mid straw in colour with a vibrant youthful hue. The bouquet is typical of Australian chardonnay with tropical melon and peach characters and subtle oak integration. The palate is medium weight with rich fruit flavors and a backbone of supporting oak. The finish is crisp, dry and refreshing. PRICE - 220 Website: www.eaglehawkcellars.com.au |
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CHARDONNAY-SAUVIGNON BLANC, Aeolia Giaconda, Single Vineyard, Giaconda 2003 Evolving complexity with a rollercoaster of aromas: grapefruit, nectarine, initially cashews and as it opens, meal, hazelnuts, spicy oak notes and a tincture of Giaconda funky dirt rising through the fruit. Amazing concentration is the first impression, rich, tight and long. The palate is creamy textured and the myriad of complex flavours are precisely layered to maintain fluency. Tingling acidity and spicy oak notes provide the pillars that support the powerful grapefruit and nectarine fruit. The wild funky notes are discretely hiding in the background. PRICE - 2200 Website: www.giaconda.com |
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SEMILLON-CHARDONNAY ESTATE, Turtle Dreaming 2008 Fresh and fruity scent with notes of grape fruit peels, orange blossoms, and melon. A medium-bodied, appetizing dry flavour rich in nuance, fresh fruity citrus with notes of grape fruit, melon and pears. Balanced, full of flavour with a long finish. PRICE - 220 Website: www.terremaremagnum.com |
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SEMILLON-CHARDONNAY, Penfolds Rawson Retreat 2008 / 2009 Sourced from select grape growing regions across Southeast Australia, this wine is an excellent example of the sum of the parts equaling greater than the whole. The wine reveals in its fresh melon and citrus aromas, fine creamy palate and gently persistent length. PRICE - 240 Website: www.terremaremagnum.com |
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SEMILLON-CHARDONNAY, Rosemount Diamond Cellar 2007 / 2008 A lively wine textured with the aromatic flavours of rich peach and citrus which are balanced by a lovely sherbet – like freshness on the palate. PRICE - 220 Website: www.rosemountestate.com.au |
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CHARDONNAY, Rosemount Diamond Label 2011 This wine has delicate but concentrated flavours of roasted cashew nuts and lime zest are complemented by with fresh, crisp finish. PRICE - 310 Website: www.rosemountestate.com.au |
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CHARDONNAY-VERDHELO-SAUVIGNON BLANC, Rosemount Road 2010 A fresh, medium bodied wine with well integrated flavours of rich tropical fruit, citrus note of pink grapefruit, lime, gooseberry and freshly cut grass making for a lively blend of three grapes varieties. PRICE - 210 Website: www.rosemountestate.com.au |
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| Mclaren Valley | |||
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SAUVIGNON BLANC, Rosemount Diamond Label 2011 Initially fresh and crispy with layers of grassy flavours, passion fruit and tropical fruit providing a clean and long finish. PRICE - 310 Website: www.rosemountestate.com.au |
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| CALIFORNIA | |||
| Napa Valley | |||
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SAUVIGNON BLANC, Cakebread Cellar Door Release 2010 Bright, sun-kissed aromas of fresh guava, grapefruit, lime and mineral, with hints of honeydew melon and golden apple. On the sprightly palate, brisk white grapefruit, guava, melon and lemon-lime flavours display a mouthwatering verve, with hints of pineapple and kiwi fruit on the long, refreshing finish. While this classic Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc makes a wonderful aperitif wine, it also is delightful with a wide range of foods, including shellfish, pan-fried trout and snapper, Caesar Salad, roast chicken and turkey, and pasta primavera. PRICE - 650 Website: www.cakebread.com |
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CHARDONNAY, Cakebread Cellar Door Release 2009 Perfumed aromas of fresh melon, yellow apple, lime and white peach, with complementary mineral and toasty-spicy oak scents. On the full-bodied, yet sleek palate, the wine offers concentrated, beautifully focused, peach, apple and citrus zest flavours, with mineral and spice tones enlivening the long, refreshing finish. Delightful now, this purely delicious Napa Valley Chardonnay will blossom further with another six months in bottle and, with proper cellaring, will drink beautifully for another 3 to 5 years. PRICE - 860 Website: www.cakebread.com/ |
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CHARDONNAY, Stonehedge 2008 The 2005 Stonehedge California Chardonnay is produced from grapes grown in one of California's finest hillside vineyards in Santa Lucia Highlands of Monterey. The wine exhibits juicy tropical pineapple, nectarine and ripe pear flavours finishing off with subtle honey-hazelnut notes in a buttery core. Its buttery core is elegantly balanced with just the right touch of acidity, making it a great chardonnay for all occasions. PRICE - 210 Website: www.stonehedgewinery.com |
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| CHILE | |||
| Casablanca Valley | |||
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SAUVIGNON BLANC, Casa Lapostolle 2011 Brillant pale lime yellow. Intense aromas of sweet citrus, tropical fresh fruit and mineral notes. Light and fresh palate, with pleasant roundness and a grassy finish Service and Food Pairing: Perfect for fresh vegetable salads, seafood and appetizers. PRICE - 190 Website: www.casalapostolle.com |
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CHARDONNAY, Reserva, Punto Nino Domaine Laroche 2011 From the beginning, intense nose leads us into a whirlwind of aromatic fruit with citrus, mango and melon and hints of butter. On the palate the wine is powerful, structured, with ample and fleshy material. Lively flavours of pineapple, peach, honey and melon with a subtle hint of oak. Fresh, young and refreshing. The palate is overwhelmed by aromas and tropical citrus. PRICE - 280 Website: www.larochewines.com |
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CHARDONNAY ESTATE, Sol Del Sol, Vina Aquitania 2006 Medium lemon coloured wine with a watery rim. Youthful on the nose with aromas of lemons, pears, a little green apple and robust minerality. This is a dry wine with medium + acidity, medium body and medium alcohol. The flavours are nicely balanced with crisp lemon, Bartlett pears, some lime zest, clean minerality and a hint of pineapple. Oak is present, providing a little spice on the finish, but it's understated. This Chilean white chardonnay drinks very much like a white burgundy, but at half the price. It's ready to drink, but we look forward to re-tasting it after it's developed further with age. PRICE - 1000 Website: www.coolchardonnay.org |
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RIESLING, Hugel 2009 / 2010 Predominantly green hints reveal its youth. This dry, elegant, fresh young wine is lively, frank and refreshingly quaffable, ideal for all those who appreciate classic Riesling. All this and more: it has an agreeable fruit character of green apple, white peach, citrus, grapefruit and spring blossom. Enjoy it as an aperitif or to start a meal, with oysters, seafood, smoked fish, eel, pike or perch, and goats' cheese. PRICE - 330 Website: www.hugel.com/fr |
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RIESLING, Léon Beyer 2009 / 2010 The Classic dry Alsace wines are fresh and fruity, with a body and weight that reflect the grape varietals, the soil, vineyard location and the particular vintage. They are wines of Individual character. Riesling is dry, refined and delicately fruity, with an elegant bouquet of mineral or floral notes. PRICE - 340 Website: www.leonbeyer.fr |
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RIESLING GRAND CRU KANZLERBERG, G. Lorentz 2002 / 2004 Riesling is a chameleon of a grape, able to produce world class wines that range from bone dry to unctuously sweet. Germany is most closely associated with Riesling, where all styles are made and the range of flavours runs the gamut from steely and crisp with crunchy mineral-driven flavours to fresh lime, apple and peach flavoured expressions - even rich honed, candied fruit tones in the great dessert wines. PRICE - 850 Website: www.gustavelorentz.com |
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RIESLING "R", Léon Beyer 2000 The 2000 Riesling R de Beyer displays this under - rated vintage in a formidable light: lush, rich, honeyed, yet with a brothy, saline miner al suffusion that nicely off sets that richness. The finish is broad and enveloping, yet doesn't lack for citric refreshment, and keeps a focus of fresh pit fruits and faintly bitter fruit pits. Plan to enjoy it over the coming decade. PRICE - 950 Website: www.leonbeyer.fr |
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PINOT GRIS, Comtes d'Eguisheim, Léon Beyer 2005 Beautiful vintage with the beautiful aromas mingling peach and plum, grapes, lemon confit and toasted hazelnut. In the mouth it is dry and smooth at the same time, with a fabulous wealth of flavours, opulence and a final huge and very fruity. PRICE - 1400 Website: www.leonbeyer.fr/ |
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PINOT GRIS, Cuvée Laurence, Colette Faller et ses Filles 2004 Nose much wider and open, white fruits, spices, soft palate, rich and full, quite full-bodied, structured wine that needs more time to grow to appreciate it. Ample and full bodied, complex wine bouquet, backed by a nice roundness on the finish. PRICE - 2100 Website: www.domaineweinbach.com |
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PINOT GRIS, Grand Cru Kanzlerberg, G.Lorentz 2002 Has a dark yellow colour, luster. His nose is still a bit closed, with aromas of honey, butter, almond, woods, peach and hints of smoke and grilled. On the palate, this wine is soft and fruity, with aromas of apricot and a pleasant acidity present. Great aging potential. PRICE - 850 Website: www.gustavelorentz.com/ |
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GEWÜRZTRAMINER, Cuvée Jean Hugel 2009 / 2010 Quite a deep straw yellow colour with youthful, pale green highlights, it is star-bright with fine, unctuous "tears" that trickle down the glass. One is immediately overwhelmed by its graceful, charming perfume and aromas, from fresh-cut roses to the most mystic of oriental spices. Silky, supple, soft and seductive, yet still dry and refreshing, it has body and structure, with an aromatic finish of juicy, flavourful grapes. PRICE - 350 Website: www.hugel.com/fr |
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GEWÜRZTRAMINER, Comtes d’Eguisheim, Léon Beyer (37.5 cl) 1983 Pure aromas of yellow plum, lychee and curry powder; real essence of Gewürztraminer Very rich and ripe, with depth of fruit and layered texture. The wine's sweetness comes from sheer ripeness and substantial alcohol. Excellent with Foie Gras. PRICE - 850 Website: www.leonbeyer.com |
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GEWÜRZTRAMINER, Comtes d'Eguisheim, Léon Beyer 2000 Pure aromas of yellow plum, rose petal, lichee and curry powder; real essence of Gewürztraminer here. Very rich and ripe, with depth of fruit and layered texture. The wine's sweetness comes from sheer ripeness and substantial alcohol, as there's less than five grams per liter of residual sugar. Lovely harmonious freshness. Finishes very long and rich. PRICE - 1200 Website: www.domaineweinbach.com |
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GEWÜRZTRAMINER GRAND CRU MAMBOURG, C. Faller 2004 Sublime 2004! It delivers everything in purity with notes of juicy pear and old roses. The palate displays a small round that finds its balance with the minerality of the terroir. The aftertaste is remarkable. PRICE - 2200 Website: www.domaineweinbach.com |
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RIESLING, Schlossberg, Vendanges Tardives, Domaine Weinbach 2004 Colour medium yellow. Nose aromatically-peach delicates flavours of papaya and honey. On the palate dry, medium weight with pungent, lemony finish that could still use a few years to harmonize and develops more aromas. PRICE - 2500 Website: www.maison-trimbach.com |
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SIGNATURES En Bordeaux, Schroder & Schyler 2007 / 2009 Blended with famous grapes Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon, it gives to the wine soft texture with rich tropical fruits aromas on the nose and generous character on the palate. PRICE - 235 Website: www.schroder-schyler.com |
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CHÂTEAU THIEULEY, Bordeaux Blanc 2005 Composed equally of Semillon and Sauvignon, this is a Bordeaux Château Thieuley white as we find too rarely. It combines the elegance of the grape varieties with the richness of the soil. Very nice white wine accessible evolving favourably a few years large vintage is a wine of real confidence. It is seldom wrong with this wine. The nose is fresh and marked by white fruit. The mouth is round, well balanced and straight forward. PRICE - 320 Website: www.thieuley.com/english/index.html |
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CHÂTEAU ROQUEFORT, Bordeaux Blanc 2006 A wine with an intense white gold hue with green tinges. On the nose it is clean and very expressive, with citrus hints. In the mouth it is immediately clear, refreshing. This elegant wine is a perfect accompaniment to aperitifs, seafood and fish. PRICE - 320 Website: www.chateau-roquefort.com |
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CHÂTEAU, L’Arrivet Haut-Brion (37.5 cl) 2002 Château l'Arrivet Haut-Brion is quite mouth-filling, characterized by hints of tropical along with the habitual citric components, finishing with notes of toasts and vanilla imparted by its stay in oak barrels, an other pinnacle of white Bordeaux. PRICE - 610 Website: www.larrivethautbrion.com |
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DOURTHE N°1, Bordeaux Blanc 2009 One finds in this vintage of Sauvignon fine constitution, dense and balanced. The aromatic intensity, marked by finesse and elegance, displays a nice character Bordeaux Sauvignon. The rigorous selection of grapes led to a wide range of flavours from the tomato leaves and boxwood, citrus palette browsing before ending with notes of tropical fruit similar passion. The aromatic richness in the mouth is a beautiful harmony between the flesh of the wine, its alcohol and vivacity. PRICE - 400 Website: www.dourthe.com |
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CHÂTEAU MONBOUSQUET 2003 Château Monbousquet Blanc is quite mouth-filling characterized by hints of tropical along with the habitual citric components, finishing with notes of toasts and vanilla imparted by its stay in oak barrels. PRICE - 2200 Website: www.aboutfrenchwine.com/Bordeaux-SaintEmilion-ChateauMonbousquet.html |
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"Y" D'YQUEM 2002 Mouth full of fruit, almost sweet, balanced by a remarkable freshness. This wine is ample and round in the mouth, with a steady persistence, spicy with hints of lemongrass. PRICE - 2500 Website: www.yquem.fr/sitehtml/uk/plansite.html |
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CHÂTEAU LA LOUVIÈRE, en magnum 2000 Blended with Sauvignon Blanc 85%, Semillon 15%. A lovely nose here; there is cream and minerals, freshly pulled weeds and grass. This is attractive, although with Sauvignon Blanc very plainly dominating at the moment. Quite firm and powerful on the palate, showing a lot of lovely flavour and style. PRICE - 2500 Website: www.andrelurton.com |
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CHÂTEAU FIEUZAL, en magnum 2003 Stylish wine on the nose, rather complex too, with little notes of caramelized fig alongside the fresh, creamed asparagus and nettle character. Very sappy style on the palate, delightfully fresh, with a little delicate edge to the structure and a fine balance. An elegant, quite complete wine. Great potential. PRICE - 3500 Website: www.fieuzal.com |
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ESPRIT DE CHEVALIER, Domaine de Chevalier (37.5 cl) 1997 One of the greatest white wine of Bordeaux from Pessac-Leognan. The nose is reserved and linear, the colour, liquid gold, the mouth is full rich and elegance with a very long persistent. Great full bodied wine for real connoisseurs. PRICE - 340 Website: www.domainedechevalier.com |
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ESPRIT DE CHEVALIER, Domaine de Chevalier, en magnum 2003 A subtle and yet rather exotic character on the nose here, with a peppery, pineapple aromas. There is finesse here, this elegant style on the palate, with just a creamy edge to it. Very firm, appealing style which has been really assembled. Lots of potential. PRICE - 2600 Website: www.domainedechevalier.com |
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ESPRIT DE CHEVALIER, Domaine de Chevalier, en magnum 2000 A rich golden hue in the decanter. The nose is reserved and linear, not tight but certainly tightly framed with nuances of pear and lime fruit intermingled with polished acacia wood. The palate is substantial, vigorous, well defined as the nose suggested broadening out a little in the middle palate to reveal a richer character, warm and yet firmly composed. PRICE - 2500 Website: www.domainedechevalier.com |
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DOMAINE DE LA SOLITUDE, en magnum 2006 Quality rarely achieved for the Domaine de la Solitude in white. The intense bouquet of fragrances complex fruity, floral and mineral shows very fine aromas of Sauvignon without excess. Mouth full of fruits flesh is built around a fine acidity and great minerality. Very nice balance of refinement and opulence with great subtlety. PRICE - 2200 Website: www.dine-solitude.com |
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DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER, Grand Cru Classé de Graves 2003 Belonging to the Bernard family, Domaine de Chevalier reveals a great year here in which a white nose exotic (pineapple, lemon, golden apple) provides us with a unique aromatic sophistication and impressive length. Spicy notes and gives a toasted round mouth but not heavy, which has good support. For your pleasure...!! PRICE - 2400 Website: www.domaine-chevalier.fr |
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DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER, Grand Cru Classé de Graves 2002 They say the land of white wines have a light coloured! Undoubtedly, the Domaine de Chevalier has a great terroir wine with its small white quartz pebbles. Demonstration is made with 2002, golden wish, declining the brioche and gingerbread in a suave and very long. PRICE - 2500 Website: www.domaine-chevalier.fr |
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DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER, Grand Cru Classé de Graves 1999 90/100 IWC Sauvignon and Semillon are labas this great white wine fat, fragrant pineapple, grapefruit, orange, highlighted by a woody end. The acidity is fresh, frank, its potential is immense. This is a wine that will delight fans of white wines. PRICE - 2800 Website: www.domaine-chevalier.fr |
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DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER, Grand Cru Classé de Graves 1997 The great white wines of Bordeaux from the Graves. In this area of small pebbles, they reached peaks in the nuances of fruit and flowers where a patient barrel aging softens the Corsican and skillfully. The tasty Sauvignon dominates the assembly of the White Knight to which are added to complete the spirited Semillon bouquet and longevity. PRICE - 2200 Website: www.domaine-chevalier.fr |
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PETIT CHABLIS, Domaine Laroche 2010 A simple wine and small in scale but big in the glass. Wine of character, a fruity nose, clean and precise. In a mouth attack lively mineral finish very fresh and toned. Perfect companion for seafood or as an aperitif, enjoy yourself! PRICE - 480 Website: www.larochewines.com |
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CHABLIS, La Chablisienne 2009 The Chablis is the most important of Chablis. Located on hillsides on both sides of the river Serein, the famous Kimmeridgian soil, Chablis are the true representatives of the Chablis style. The soil here brings freshness, minerality, finesse and complexity. Depending on the different vintages, we appreciate Young, one to three years, with a refreshing or between 3 and 8 years for wines from old vines that are characterized by greater complexity, minerality and aromatic richness. PRICE - 500 Website: www.chablisienne.com |
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CHABLIS, 1er Cru Vaudevey, Domaine Laroche 2008 / 2009 A classic wine with aromas of stone-to-gun with a subtle hint of butter and mineral notes. Crisp and hard palate with a delicate creamy complexity and a specific end consistently like the steep and stony vineyards. Serve cool (about 11 to 13 ° C). The sleek and refined Vaudevey is when young but develops a complex mineral and elegant with time. PRICE - 850 Website: www.larochewines.com |
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CHABLIS, 1er Cru Les Lys, Daniel Dampt 2007 Fresh acidity on a very pretty mineral structure. All the elegance of the Chardonnay grapes stemming from fifty years old vines on this exceptionnal land. On the palate, aromas of fresh citrus fruits, well balanced with minerality. Long finish with hint of freshness. PRICE - 1400 Website: www.chablis-dampt.com/ |
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CHABLIS, 1er Cru Les Vaillons, Daniel Dampt 2006 Green gold colour on the glass. On the nose fresh butter and almond, ample and soft with delicates aromas of citrus, lemon, this wine won the feminine side a lot. On the palate the wine develops the fine wood aromas, whites flowers and ripe apple. The balance is there, graceful. PRICE - 1700 Website: www.chablis-dampt.com/ |
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CHABLIS Grand Cru "Bougros", La Chablisienne 2004 / 2007 The Grands Crus of Chablis are known by wine lovers around the world as the kings of the name. Their ability to care is outstanding. The harvest and Chablisienne vinifies six of seven Grands Crus, each a different character. Grand Cru Bougros is crisp and mineral, a character end and full, aromas of ripe fruit, yellow fruit. Well rounded. PRICE - 1600 Website: www.chablisienne.com |
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HAUTES CÔTES DE BEAUNE, Henri Jayer 2004 This wine reveals flaws slightly shimmering shades of pale gold. The aromas of white flowers combine with honey, reminiscent of gingerbread. In the mouth, elegance is safe, friendly, keeping the freshness of the grape without yielding to the soft excess. PRICE - 1300 Website: www.maisondesvins.be/domaine-jayer-gilles.php |
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HAUTES CÔTES DE BEAUNE, Henri Jayer 2000 Any expression of Chardonnay grapes, the terroir and the wine gives it a great character Burgundy powerful wine, aromatic, long finish. Smoky aromas and white truffles. Rounded finish, long and intense with peach aromas. PRICE - 1400 Website: www.maisondesvins.be/domaine-jayer-gilles.php |
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ALOXE-CORTON, Domaine Comte De Sénard 2005 The bouquet is deep and very, very transparent, as it offers up scents of black cherries, blood orange, stony minerality, vine smoke and orange peel. On the palate the wine is medium-full and very elegant for young Aloxe, with good mid-palate depth, nice balance and just the faintest edge of greenness on the backend. PRICE - 1800 Website: www.domainesenard.com |
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ALOXE-CORTON, Domaine Comte De Sénard 2002 The floral nose is complex. Once more open, fruity aromas emerge, with intense notes of hazelnut and roasted almond. The nose is surprisingly powerful, after fifteen minutes of aeration: white truffle, citron, honey, nutmeg will respond with a singular style. On the palate, the wine has the liveliness. You feel the richness but also the structure and certain minerality. The wine bold but never heavy, it gives a nice fullness in the finish. We find the complexity and elegance. PRICE - 2000 Website: www.domainesenard.com |
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ALOXE-CORTON, Domaine Comte De Sénard 2001 The floral nose is complex. Once more open, fruity aromas emerge, with intense notes of hazelnut and roasted almond. The nose is surprisingly powerful, after fifteen minutes of aeration: white truffle, citron, honey, nutmeg will respond with a singular style. On the palate, the wine has the liveliness. You feel the richness but also the structure and certain minerality. The wine bold but never heavy, it gives a nice fullness in the finish. We find the complexity and elegance. PRICE - 1800 Website: www.domainesenard.com |
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ALOXE-CORTON, Domaine Comte De Sénard 2000 The emotion of a great wine. The dress has a golden luster. After some aeration, the aromas reveal their richness and intensity: toasted bread, almonds, honey, exotic wood ... What is most striking in the mouth is the architecture, size "monumental" of this wine. A touch of tannin comes even add to this dimension amazing. The final flourishes extensively with candied notes and amber. PRICE - 2100 Website: www.domainesenard.com |
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MEURSAULT, Domaine Bouchard 2006 / 2007 Very aromatic bouquet with notes of fruit and flowers. Equally fragrant on the palate, it expresses its richness and mellow, without any heaviness. Good aging potential. PRICE - 1200 Website: www.bouchard-pereetfils.com |
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MEURSAULT, Domaine Bouchard 2005 The wine is a complex wine with typical aromas of vanilla and citrus of the Chardonnay grape, on the nose. With some aeration, wine shows some aromas of nuts, buttery and creamy, again typical flavours from Burgundy Chardonnay. On the palate, the wine is smooth, almost sweet; we find some honey and pineapple flavours, long length and very special wine. PRICE - 1400 Website: www.vin-malin.fr/...vins.../domaine-henri-boillot.htm |
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MEURSAULT, Domaine Lafon 2006 Complex aromas of lemon, minerals, wet stone, clove and marzipan. Sweet, pure and explosively fruity, with sexy nutty oak adding complexity to the peach and apricot flavours. A big, rich, lush wine with superb breadth on the back end. PRICE - 3800 Website: www.comtes-lafon.fr |
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MEURSAULT, Henri Boillot 2007 As one would reasonably expect, this is much more elegant with an ultra pure nose of apricot, peach, lemon and toasted nuts that slides seamlessly into supple and very seductively textured medium-bodied flavours brimming with dry extract that really coats the mouth on the almost painfully intense finish. This is exceptionally well-balanced and will age though the extract is such that it will be enjoyable young. PRICE - 2100 Website: www.vin-malin.fr/...vins.../domaine-henri-boillot.htm |
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MEURSAULT, 1er Cru "Charmes Dessus" Vincent Girardin 2004 Wonderful wine. Spiced flavours of apples and pears, as well nuts and nutmeg, bread, stones, white tea. The finish is extraordinary long and intense, we can say fat and chewy but with energizing, mouth-watering acidity. Excellent wine recommended being drink with seafood or grilled fish. PRICE - 2400 Website: www.vin-malin.fr/...vins.../domaine-henri-boillot.htm |
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PULIGNY-MONTRACHET, 1er Cru Folatières, Domaine Henri Boillot 2007 A classic Puligny nose of floral and citrus notes that is elegant, pure and sophisticated leads to equally pure and refined medium-bodied flavours that are strikingly precise, intensely mineral and which completely coat the palate in dry extract on the driving, complex and persistent finish. This is a picture-perfect Folatières that should age beautifully. PRICE - 3300 Website: www.vin-malin.fr/...vins.../domaine-henri-boillot.htm |
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PULIGNY-MONTRACHET, Domaine Leflaive 2006 Domaine Leflaive is a really lovely wine that is impressively reserved out of the blocks. The very classy bouquet offers up scents of apples, peaches, oranges, chalky soil tones and a deft touch of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and nicely closed on the attack, with a rock solid core of fruit, brisk acids, impeccable balance and fine cut and grip on the long and focused finish. PRICE - 3500 Website: www.leflaive.fr |
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CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET, 1er Cru Morgeot Vincent Girardin 2004 A hint of unabsorbed sulfur does not materially detract from the otherwise fresh and bright green fruit, lemon and herb suffused aromas that merge into rich, full and relatively robust medium-bodied flavours that possess good concentration in the context of the vintage as well as good intensity on the very tangy and citrusy finish. PRICE - 3000 Website: www.vincentgirardin.com |
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SAINT AUBIN, 1er Cru Clos de la Chateniere, Hubert Lamy 2002 A hint of unabsorbed sulfur does not materially detract from the otherwise fresh and bright green fruit, lemon and herb suffused aromas that merge into rich, full and relatively robust medium-bodied flavours that possess good concentration in the context of the vintage as well as good intensity on the very tangy and citrusy finish. PRICE - 1550 Website: www.domainehubertlamy.com |
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SANTENAY, 1er Cru Clos des Tavannes, Vincent Girardin 2005 With a richness and complexity few wines can match, Chardonnay from Burgundy adds classic hints of flinty and chalky soil with nuances tones of nuts, cinnamon, honey and butter to the rich, sometimes unctuous but rarely heavy, ripe orchard fruits that the grapes are capable of providing. White Burgundy can improve in the bottle for decades and is arguably the most age-worthy dry white wine in the world. PRICE - 1700 Website: www.vincentgirardin.com |
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BOURGOGNE HAUTES-CÔTES-DE-NUITS, Domaine Duband 2008 Pale medium yellow colour. The nose betrays some oak on opening but a minutes later this is well to the background, then shows a nice blend of high tones, a little of blossom and sweet but subtle pear note. Well balanced with good freshness and round mouth and smooth personality. Medium finish with just a little bit of high toned fruit. PRICE - 1000 Website: www.dvp-bourgogne.com |
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MOREY-SAINT-DENIS, Domaine Dujac 2006 Moderate reduction renders the nose difficult to read but the fresh, clean and detailed middle weight flavors possess good energy and fine finishing complexity as well as an attractive mouth feel. Lovely wine. PRICE - 2800 Website: www.dujac.com |
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MOREY-SAINT-DENIS, 1er Cru Monts Luisants, Domaine Dujac 2006 With a richness and complexity few wines can match, Chardonnay from Burgundy adds classic hints of flinty and chalky soil with nuances tones of nuts, cinnamon, honey and butter to the rich, sometimes unctuous but rarely heavy, ripe orchard fruits that the grapes are capable of providing. Morey-Saint-Denis can improve in the bottle for decades and is arguably the most age-worthy dry white wine in the world. PRICE - 3200 Website: www.dujac.com |
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MOREY-SAINT-DENIS, Domaine Dujac 2004 From the lower part of the slopes. Pale yellow. High tones mix with a faint oak note. The oak begins to fade as the aromas take on more depth – just a hint of sulfur on the nose. Across the tongue it is wide, with a lovely freshness. The flavors of ripe fruit slowly penetrate the tongue. This is lovely. PRICE - 2500 Website: www.dujac.com |
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MOREY-SAINT-DENIS, 1er Cru Monts Luisants, Domaine Dujac 2003 Light pale yellow. I get lots of cream on the nose. Lig htly floral. No sharp acidity poking out which lead me to guess a riper year. Frankly, this wine when tasted blind caught a few of us by surprise as the nose was very Riesling-like. The palate was clearly Chardonnay though. Some prefer this wine warmer but I like it well-chilled to mask the flabbiness. PRICE - 2100 Website: www.dujac.com |
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NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES, 1er Cru La Perrière, Henri Gouges 2003 One of the most confusing of the wine domain! On stony and shallow, planted with vines over sixty years, Mother Nature and human labor to give birth to a nectar aromas of wet stones, almost smoky, with changes made in the citrus, pineapple, pear. PRICE - 2200 Website: www.gouges.com |
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NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES, 1er Cru La Perrière, Henri Gouges 2004 Vine finds its inspiration in the red clay soils of the Hautes Côtes. The result? Nice wine, with some power that have good minerality, ample and fat. PRICE - 2400 Website: www.gouges.com |
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SAINT-VÉRAN "Cuvée Plaisir" Roger Lassarat 2006 Selection of vineyards in the cool of age, this vintage seduced by the brilliance of its fruit, roundness tonic. Chardonnay sign here, a great wine fun. Beautiful aromas of fresh lemon, lime. A nice minerality emerges when the rotation of the wine in the glass and grows with time. A mineral that is found in the mouth find. PRICE - 1100 Website: www.roger-lassarat.com |
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MACON, Clos de la Crochette, Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon 2005 This is notably riper, indeed to the point where there is a discreet touch of exoticism to the yellow and melon fruit aromas trimmed in notes of wood and lemon rind that extend to the rich and full-bodied vibrant flavours that coat the palate in extract and buffer the acidity on the impressively long finish. PRICE - 995 Website: www.comtes-lafon.fr |
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MACON-UCHIZY, Les Maranches, Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon 2005 Light, bright gold. Powerful scents of pear, yellow plum, peach pit and lees, along with a smoky mineral undertone. Juicy orchard and pit fruit flavours are braced by a zesty mineral quality and deepened by notes of floral honey and succulent herbs. Already quite complex, with the depth and power to handle rich foods. PRICE - 990 Website: www.comtes-lafon.fr |
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MACON-MILLY-LAMARTINE, Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon 2005 Greenish gold. Fresh citrus and green apple scents are complicated by thyme, mint and mineral nuances. Racy and precise, with tangy lime and pink grapefruit flavours gripping the palate and picking up dusty talc and quinine character with air. Impressively pure wine with very good finishing lift and cut. PRICE - 940 Website: www.comtes-lafon.fr |
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POUILLY-FUISSÉ, Louis Jadot 2009 Maison Louis Jadot Pouilly Fuisse produces a green-gold colour, great finesse and distinction. The terrain favours the harmonious development of grape aromas with hints of hazelnuts and toasted almonds, grapefruit and lemon. PRICE - 700 Website: www.louisjadot.com |
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POUILLY-FUISSÉ, Clos de France, Roger Lassarat 2006 Chardonnay from vines older than half a century, "Clos de France" draws its siliceous silty clay soil seduction peculiar to great wines of Pouilly-Fuisse. Maturing in oak casks highlights a powerfully endearing character. A powerful attack and sharp, remember candy. Finale lemon in the mouth long and fruity. PRICE - 1600 Website: www.roger-lassarat.com |
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CONDRIEU, La Loye, Jean Michel Gerin 2005 Very nice nose of apricot, apple, white flowers and white peach. The construction of the wine is elegant with perfectly integrated oak. The material is expressed with great delicacy and straightforward. Very nice shape in the mouth. A superb Condrieu. PRICE - 1200 Website: www.cuilleron.com |
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CONDRIEU, Côteaux du Vernon, Georges Vernay 2005 Relatively deep colour compared to the rest in this flight. Opens with aromas of earthy minerals and apple, with a woody touch. Rhonish quality. Developed a prominent petrol note with air, more like an aged Riesling. Flavours of apple and pear, with a rich, medium to heavy mouthful. PRICE - 1000 Website: www.georges-vernay.fr |
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CONDRIEU, Vertige, Yves Cuilleron 2004 Nose of yellow fruits and flowers, delicate wood. Round and complex, long finish on the minerality of the terroir! Perfect white wine to agreement some seafood and grilled meat. PRICE - 2000 Website: www.cuilleron.com |
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MUSCADET SÉVRE-ET-MAINE, Château du Cléray 2010 Its bouquet, this feeling of pleasure with every sip as an aperitif in the accompanying seafood Muscadet The only itself that deserves the epithet great and the ultimate, a very nice bottle. Beautiful aromas of lime, lemon and white flowers. Mouth feel a bell, deep and intense attack. Dry but with a nice roundness. PRICE - 280 Website: www.sauvion.fr |
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SANCERRE, Henri Bourgeois, Grande Réserve 2010 Grande Réserve is a wine of exotic fruit and citrus aromas; subtle yet powerful. Its persistence and harmony find their origin in the exposition and quality of the terroir. PRICE - 590 Website: www.henribourgeois.com/ |
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POUILLY FUMÉ, Les Ombelles Domaine Sauvion & Fils 2009 / 2010 Aromas of Scotch broom in flower, box tree, citrus fruits, lily, rose and nuts. Opulent and rich with citrus fruit and smoky flavours, this dry white is one of Sauvion's fines. PRICE - 500 Website: www.sauvion.fr |
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CHARDONNAY, D'Aussieres Blanc, Domaine Lafite 2007 / 2008 Beautiful bright colour. The nose this year is particularly fruity with very harmonious notes of citrus and exotic fruits. Delicate attack on the palate, rapidly followed by a sensation of freshness. The wine presents good body and perfect balance between acidity and smoothness. The finish is balanced and elegant PRICE - 245 Website: www.lafite.com |
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CUVÉE TROIS GRAPPES, Domaine Laroche 2007 It is on our vineyard Peyrol (altitude vineyard in the foothills of the Orb valley 40 km from Beziers) we produce this wine floral, generous, and refreshing end, dominated by notes of citrus, lemon and grapefruit, with a nice crisp acidity and slightly woody. Blended of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier, it expresses wealth and distinction. PRICE - 200 Website: www.larochewines.com |
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CÔTEAUX DU LANGUEDOC, La Chapelle de Bébian 2007 Nose is marked by the wood at this stage of its evolution, this wine reveals a floral bouquet aeration (cyst / broom) and fruity (raisin / pear). Palate found in the mouth this palette (with hints of mint / anise) that emphasizes freshness, and a woody finish / toasted accentuating its round structure. PRICE - 650 Website: www.wineandco.com/la-chapelle-de-bebian-2000-5896-fr-eur-fr.html |
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CÔTEAUX DU LANGUEDOC, Prieuré St. Jean de Bébian 2004 Plenty of honey richness alongside the fruit presents on the nose, and this is due in part at least to some toasted oak influence. Very rich on the palate, medium bodied, with plenty of texture and weight. Good fruit with a fair amount of new, spicy, freshly toasted oak barrels as well. PRICE - 1100 Website: www.wineandco.com/la-chapelle-de-bebian-2000-5896-fr-eur-fr.html |
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VIN DE PAYS DES CÔTES CATALANES, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Gauby 2004 Very dense wine and youthful wine. Vibrant nose, heady and perfumed, rich with thyme, crisp berry fruit, cherries. A fine character on the palate, showing thyme like that on the nose, with coffee too. Very correct structure underpinning it all, very dry and a little tight and withdrawn, a little lean in texture, but with plenty of cherry stone and mineral character. Nice length. PRICE - 1100 Website: www.domainegauby.fr |
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CHARDONNAY, St. Michael Eppan 2009 / 2010 Golden yellow in the glass the wine is quickly aromatic with notes of apples, cream and butterscotch. Good acidity on the palate with the oak coming thru on the flavour profile with the fruit holding too, good thick mouth feel and a good length to the finish. PRICE - 280 Website: www.stmichael.it |
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PINOT GRIGIO, Borgo Tesis, Fantinel 2010 A light, crisp wine with charming notes of pears and white flowers well-balanced with a good minerality typical for the soil in this Region. PRICE - 400 Website: www.fantinel.com |
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CORTESE, Gavi Batasiolo 2010 Cortese is responsible for some of the most famous white wines of Italy, but rarely produces particularly complex wines. It's a light, fresh style of white with bright acidity that supports citrus flavours with aromatic grassy and nutty notes adding complexity. PRICE - 290 Website: www.vinivino.com/blog-vin/tag/batasiolo |
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CORTESE, Gavi di Gavi Batasiolo 2010 Delicate straw yellow with deep green reflections. On the nose, soft characteristics of fresh fruit and white flowers. A bit different on the palate, the wine gives a attack dry and refreshing with flavours of pear, citrus. Well balanced wine. PRICE - 325 Website: www.vinivino.com/blog-vin/tag/batasiolo |
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CORTESE, Alasia 2006 / 2007 Fresh wine, primary, it develops fruit aromas of ripe grapefruit with citrus notes; zingy, juicy and crisp with lemon flavours and mineral touches, it finishes with gently zesty aromas, great feshness. PRICE - 180 Website: www.alasia.eu |
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INSOLIA, Cusumano 2010 / 2011 Nice nose immediately when opening bottle.....pear & apple. pale straw colour, nose of honey and citrus. Lemon curd flavours blend with mango and pineapple. Some straw flavours matched with exhilarating acidity. A bright dose of sunshine in a bottle from this ancient varietal. PRICE - 230 Website: www.vivinum.fr/italien/.../cusumano.html |
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NOTE CHIARE, Inzolia Bianco IGT 2009 Harvested after the sun has slightly gilt its berries, Inzolia and Grecanico’s Clear Notes emit the heady aromas of our Valley, the sun warmth, the land luxuriance, revealing the refinement and elegance of a unique wine. PRICE - 240 Website: www.venditavinoitaliano.it |
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TERRA MORESCA, Alcamo Bianco DOC 2009 This wine has a pale straw yellow, more or less loaded with green reflections; on the nose it shows fruity, delicate and distinctive aromas. The taste is harmonious, rich, velvety and persistent. PRICE - 230 Website: www.cavallosrl.it/terramoresca.htm |
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TREBBIANO, Santa Cristina Lugana 2010 Straw yellow with greenish tinges. It develops intense aromas of flowers and fruity flavor. The wine is dry, but with a certain freshness. The structure of the wine has a good structure, balanced with a considerable leniency. The accuracy and quality gives this wine a singularity. PRICE - 430 Website: www.zenato.it |
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RIESLING, "Dr. L.", Loosen Bros 2010 This has a nice, mineral lime-character. It is certainly fresh. The palate has a sweet, fresh, chalky-talcy, but well framed and even somewhat structured nature. It culminates in a sweet chalky finish. It is plump, fleshy and stylish for the level. Although a simply composed wine, there is no denying that there is some quality here also. PRICE - 265 Website: www.drloosen.com |
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PINOT BLANC, Qba, Villa Wolf 2010 This is an intense, elegant wine which shows a hint of honey and gooseberry in an enticing palate. Length finale in the mouth, superb harmony with mineral touch. PRICE - 300 Website: www.drloosen.com |
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RIESLING AUSLESE, Grans Fassian 1999 This wine is a blend of pure fruit, minerality and grapefruit zest... Mouth tense attack beading, delicate aromas of white fruits and citrus peel still. Final air, perfectly balanced between acidity and sweetness. PRICE - 1100 Website: www.wine.com/V6/Grans-Fassian-Riesling.../detail.aspx |
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BLANC DE BLANCS, Château Kefraya 2010 The attack is frank, edgy, invigorating aroma of grapefruit followed by dominant, slightly minty, smoky, pleasant finish, leaving a good feeling of pleasure. PRICE - 300 Website: www.chateaukefraya.com |
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BLANC DE BLANCS, Château Ksara 2010 The Chardonnay gives this wine its finesse and elegance, the Sauvignon its subtle aroma of hazelnuts and exotic fruits and the Semillon its roundness, length and rich taste. The wine seduces with its finesse, elegance and floral aroma. On the palate, it is soft, fresh and long lasting. PRICE - 260 Website: www.ksara.com.lb |
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BLANC DE L'OBSERVATIOR, Château Ksara 2008 This light and fruity wine is made from Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat and Clairette. Excellent with vegetables, Lebanese mezze and grilled fish, provided it is served young and fresh. A light and fruity wine, where fullness is given by the Clairette, aroma by the Muscat and the vigorous and fresh taste by the Sauvignon. To stay light and fruity, this wine is bottled quickly and offered to the customer to be drunk promptly. PRICE - 220 Website: www.ksara.com.lb |
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SAUVIGNON BLANC, Dog Point, Vineyard 2010 This has all the lovely melon, guava and passion fruit you expect of a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc but it also has complexity with funky pungent hints of mineral and muskiness, savoury undertones and a bright, well-balanced finish. PRICE - 550 Website: www.dogpoint.co.nz/ |
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SAUVIGNON BLANC, Seresin 2009 / 2010 This Sauvignon Blanc displays aromas of grapefruit and lime underpinned by a chalky mineral complexity. The palate is finely textured with gooseberry, zesty citrus and mineral flavours combined with a slight creaminess. A firm acidity helps to draw out the finish. PRICE - 650 Website: www.seresin.co.nz |
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PINOT GRIGIO, Monkey Bay 2011 One of New Zealand’s sunniest and driest maritime regions, Marlborough is ideal for making wines bursting with fresh, lively fruit flavours. In fact, Monkey Bay wines are just like New Zealand itself - clean, fresh and approachable! Full of easy drinking style and charm, they’re perfect for any social occasion with friends. PRICE - 250 Website: www.monkeybaywines.com |
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PINOT GRIS, Kim Crawford 2009 This Pinot Gris is all about texture and flavour. Light aroma of pear, peach and nectarine; medium in body with an exceptional balance between fruit sweetness and acidity. This wine will leave a lasting impression. It's a great mate with many friends and matches particularly well with Asian food. PRICE - 350 Website: www.kimcrawfordwines.co.nz |
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SAUVIGNON BLANC, Kim Crawford 2011 A bouquet of citrus and tropical fruits backed by characteristic herbaceous notes that Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is famous for, exuberant wine brimming with flavours of pineapple. The finish is fresh and zesty PRICE - 450 Website: www.kimcrawfordwines.co.nz |
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UNOAKED CHARDONNAY, Kim Crawford 2011 Clone selection is important in this style as we seek intense stone fruit and nashi pear flavours, coupled with powerful and strong citrus/pink grapefruit characters. We have found that it is essential to use only premium grade fruit for this wine as there is nothing to hide behind (oak), just the delicate flavours of Chardonnay. Stylistically, we are looking for a wine that expresses the natural Chardonnay fruit characters, being stone fruit and pineapple. PRICE - 350 Website: www.kimcrawfordwines.co.nz |
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RIESLING, Private Bin, Villa Maria 2010 / 2011 A pure and delicate bouquet of ripe citrus-lime and spring blossom aromas. The palate is beautifully balanced with intense flavours, lovely juicy length and a zest lime finish. Great on its own or with light fresh food. PRICE - 280 Website: www.villamaria.co.nz |
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GEWÜRZTRAMINER, Private Bin, Villa Maria 2010 / 2011 This wine shows delicate and classic varietal aromas of rose petal, quince and ginger spice. The palate reveals similar flavours, delivered with a seamless texture and balance. PRICE - 290 Website: www.villamaria.co.nz |
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RIESLING, Seresin, Handpicked May 1, Biodynamic Vineyard 2005 The nose exhibits aromas of citrus and lime with a flinty, mineral complexity. The palate is crisp with flavours of grapefruit and hints of honeysuckle. Now showing good bottle development, with the flavours beginning to build, mellow and integrate. PRICE - 460 Website: www.seresin.co.nz |
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RIESLING, Seresin, Clive Dougall, Biodynamic Vineyard 2001 The complex nose shows fruit and spice. The palate is rich and textured with a structured elegance, the acid providing a clean lengthy finish. This wine evolves beautifully in the glass and is drinking well now, but should have the potential to reward cellaring. PRICE - 580 Website: www.seresin.co.nz |
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CHARDONNAY, Nobilo, Alistair McIntosh 2006 / 2007 Made in styles that range from steely, mineral laced wines with crisp green apple fruit to wines that are buttery, rich, and laden with tropical fruits, there is a Chardonnay that will appeal to every palate. PRICE - 290 Website: www.nobilo.co.nz/ |
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CHENIN BLANC, Simonsig 2011 This delicious Chenin shows beautifully expressive sweet fruit aromas of yellow Golden Delicious apples, ripe pears and floral notes dominate the bouquet. A tropical fruit salad of melons, guavas and pineapples fill the palate. Sun-ripened Chenin has a subtle honey and raisin flavour which adds to the layered complexity and smooth silky texture on the finish. PRICE - 200 Website: www.simonsig.co.za |
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CHARDONNAY, Morgenhof 2009 / 2010 The nose is expressive of lime, kiwi and pineapple fruit flavours. These lovely flavours follow through, creating a crisp palate with subtle wood integration. Creating a rich creamy long finish. PRICE - 240 Website: www.morgenhof.com |
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CHENIN BLANC, Morgenhof 2010 A wonderful expression of citrus, lime and passion fruit flavours' harmoniously matured in French oak barrels ends on a crisp palate that finishes with a lingering freshness. PRICE - 260 Website: www.morgenhof.com |
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CHARDONNAY, Haut Espoir, Rob Armstrong 2006 You should feel the need to open your cheeks and drop your jaw because your mouth feels it's so full with this wine. Delicate, fresh, light and an involuntary smack of the lips on completion. What you taste is as little tannins as possible. That soft toastyness doesn't just happen and there is a pretty simple reason for it. It's because the barrels are water bent, as opposed to being bent with fire. That is what you taste. That is the difference. PRICE - 610 Website: www.hautespoir.com |
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CHARDONNAY, Sumaridge by Sharon & Gavin Patterson 2009 This Chardonnay strives to present the delicate fruit expression of the grape, underpinned by the benefits of a subtle presence of well gauged oaking to show off the inherent qualities and a reflection in its purest sense, of this place, Sumaridge. The typically lively minerality derived from our soils and cool maritime air, combine effortlessly with lime, quince and citrus blossom as fresh flavours which augment the rich mouth feel that lingers long on the aftertaste. PRICE - 650 Website: www.sumaridge.co.za |
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SAUVIGNON BLANC, Sumaridge by Sharon & Gavin Patterson 2009 An elegant example, defined by the cool maritime location of the vineyards with added complexity derived from varying site elevation soil texture and slope. The blocks were specifically harvested and vinified separately to optimise site, this wine captures the essence of the variety in our location. Striking purity of freshness with fig, green asparagus nose and tropical fruit notes. This is enveloped in an intense and weighty palate evolved during a period of contact on fine lees which allows the wine to finish with a refreshing mineral complexity. PRICE - 400 Website: www.sumaridge.co.za |
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CHENIN BLANC, Saam 2010 / 2011 The slight woody notes on the nose carry through onto the palate as a round mouth feel balanced with a hint of vanilla and gooseberries. PRICE - 150 Website: www.saam-mountain.com | ||
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CHENIN BLANC, River Grandeur, Viljoensdrift 2009 The slight woody notes on the nose carry through onto the palate as a round mouth feel balanced with a hint of vanilla and gooseberries. PRICE - 280 Website: www.viljoensdrift.co.za |
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RIESLING, Klein Constantia 1994 The slight woody notes on the nose carry through onto the palate as a round mouth feel balanced with a hint of vanilla and gooseberries. PRICE - 500 Website: www.kleinconstantia.com |
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VERDEJO, Quinta Apolonia, Castillia Y Leon Region 2007 Straw yellow with greenish reflections and some golden sparkles. Clean and bright. Creamy tears, with a good flow. Fresh, deep and complex aromas. Good load of white stone fruit that emerge on a creamy background. When it opens up, citrus notes are perceived which provide freshness along with subtle vegetal notes. Good and fresh attack. Silky, unctuous on the mid palate. Well-integrated wood. Good acidity with a nice touch of sour. PRICE - 600 Website: www.uvinu.co.uk |
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VERDEJO UNICO, Belondrade Y Lurton 2003 The wine has colour yellow dress. On the nose it develops aromas of white fruit, stone fruit and grapefruit memories, and notes toast. The palate has a pronounced freshness that will get the wine bottle age favourably and improve over time. PRICE - 1000 Website: www.uvinu.co.uk |
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VERDEJO UNICO, Belondrade Y Lurton 2006 Yellow gold, brilliant. Nose with notes of dried hay, citrus preserves, ripe mango and toffee. Boca strong with very good acidity that ensures a long passage alive, is creamy and has a strong aftertaste marked by aromas of Verdejo. PRICE - 1200 Website: www.uvinu.co.uk |
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| SWITZERLAND | |||
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PETITE ARVINE DE SIERRE, Jean Louis Mathieu 2005 A copper yellow hue resembling that of wheat and a distinguished vigorous bouquet with aromas of citrus, this wine combines fragrances of pineapple and apricot with notes of quince. On the palate, it has harmonious complexity with a slightly salty finish. PRICE - 1400 Website: www.mathieu-vins.ch |
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AL BARIÑO, Bodega Bouza, Elisa Trabal de Bouza 2008 Pale yellow in colour, with marked green tones. Intense aromas, with a floral beginning that becomes citric with pink grapefruit aromas, over the presence of honeyed pears. Sweet in the mouth at the beginning, combining fresh fruits and citrus flavours. It has good acidity, is well structured and has good length that reflects the first impression. PRICE - 320 Website: www.bodegabouza.com |
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CHARDONNAY, Las Violetas, Elisa Trabal de Bouza 2007 Uruguay has a similar climate to parts of France, and this unoaked Chardonnay is very like Chablis, although it is slightly softer-textured. It benefits from chilling well, then decanting 10 minutes before drinking, opening up to display crisp Bramley apple fruit, creamy texture and a hint of earthy complexity. Delicious! PRICE - 300 Website: www.bodegabouza.com |
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