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Calbuco Cabernet Merlot 2008 - Chile

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A blend of ripe Cabernet Sauvignon, which gives colour, flavour and backbone and Merlot, which provides a fleshiness and rounded character. The Calbuco wines are named after a 2,000 meter volcano in the Andes that last erupted in 1972. Calbuco is clearly visible for miles around thanks to the brilliant Chilean light. This brilliant light also helps to ripen the grapes, which in turn gives a wine that is full and flavoursome.

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Via Oveja Negra Cabernet Syrah 2007 - Chile

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Deep purple in colour this Cabernet-Syrah blend has aromas of licorice and plums. Tasting reveals vanilla and subtle oak on a palate that is lush and wide.

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Jordan Estate Bradgate Cabernet Merlot - South Africa

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Excellent entry level offering from this forward-thinking South African estate, whose owners learnt thier trade in California. This is betrayed (in a good way!) by the forward, juicy approach of this wine, which has rich, mouthfilling flavours and a soft, smooth finish.

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Chateau Courtade-Dubuc, premieres cotes de Bordeaux - France

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Fleshy, generous depth of black fruit, surprising width of mid-palate for Bordeaux at this level. We normally dread trying to buy sub-£10 Bordeaux these days, it being a pretty thankless task, but this delightful wine has solved our problems right up to the £12 point with ease.

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Meerlust Red 2007 - South Africa

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Aromas of lovely fresh blackcurrant leaf, plum and a bit of cherry backed up by denser richer notes of coffee and cedar wood. The palate is reminiscent of left bank Bordeaux, say a St Julien. The fruit is ripe and flavoursome with classic hints of cassis and dark fruits. It possesses a pronounced freshness balanced by warmer, richer characteristics, all blended harmoniously together. A very well made wine with fine grained tannins, bright acidity and well managed use of oak. Approachable but but could age for 4-6 yea

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Vergelegen Mill Race Red 2005 Cabernet Merlot - South Africa

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Made from a blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot, this shows ripe berry, plum, chocolate and coffee flavours. There is also a hint of mint, spice and pencil shavings. The tannins are fine grained with great fruit-wood integration coming from extended but gentle barrel ageing.

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Matakana Moko 2007 - New Zealand

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This deep red wine is heady with aromas of ripe blackberries, blackcurrants, ruby plums and dark chocolate. Hints of smoky oak and subtle characters of cigar box and leather add a touch of mystery. Intense flavours of plump summer berries are layered with fine fruit tannins and subtle oak character. The complex yet seductively smooth palate leads on to a long soft finish.

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Warwick Three Cape Ladies 2005 - South Africa

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Each component of this Cape blend offers its own qualities. This vintage shows an explosion of fruit on the nose which is largely attributable to the Cabernet sauvignon and Pinotage components. The Pinotage is soft and sweet while the Merlot and Shiraz offers a subtle spiciness. The Cabernet Sauvignon is the backbone of the blend. Ripe tannins with an innate softness that will mature with cellaring. Full on the palate with a sweetness on the finish. This blend brings the best of Pinotage to the classic French varieties. Serving temperature: 16-18°C Food recommendations: Serve with a spicy tomato stew made with sun-ripened tomatoes or black mushroom risotto.

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Iona The Gunnar Merlot Cabernet 2005 - South Africa

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Vibrant ruby tones with an intense purity of red fruit and a hint of nutmeg and cinnamon. Displays all the hallmarks of fine wine making in the New World cool climate. The nose is of ripe plums with some balancing hints of leaves and mint, the palate is medium to full bodied with an elegant well structured texture anchoring it’s plummy, damson and slightly spicy character. The wine is polished and stylish with an open generosity that makes it very accessible. Serve with roast leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic or with a selection of cheeses.

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Les Piliers de Maison Blanche, Montagne Saint-Emilion - France

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Light to mid-bodied, showing supple ripe fruit and very well-tamed tannins in polished, elegant whole.

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Chateau Le Temple, Medoc Cru Bourgeois 1999 - France

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Sarget de Gruaud Larose 2001, St Julien. - France

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Second wine of Super Second St Julien Chateau Gruaud Larose.The nose is quite closed: faint scents of blackberry and wet sand/gravel. The palate is ripe, opulent with vibrant fresh acidity. Very fleshy with good weight and a touch of black truffle on the toasty finish. Drinking beautifully already, but will still mature gracefully.

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Warwick Trilogy 2006 - South Africa

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Wonderful intensity of fruit and mocha flavours. A sweet perfumed luscious nose which is earthy and provocative. Raspberry and blackberry flavours abound. Soft and silky in the mouth with chocolate on a broad, lingering palate.

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Chateau De Braude 2002, Haut-Medoc - France

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Beautifully elegant, precise claret. This is not the most full-bodied wine one can buy for £20 from this region but it has a perfect combination of supple, juicy fruit, glossy mid-palate and fresh but smooth, lingering finish.

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Meerlust Estate Rubicon 2005 - South Africa

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Ultra dark, intense, opaque & concentrated. Very youthful with cerise rim. Exuberant cassis fruit on the nose, black cherry, blackcurrant & nettle-bush followed by cigar box. Full bodied with a concentrated fruit core wrapped by lush, sleek tannins and an earthy minerality.

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Vilafonte Series M 2003 - South Africa

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Technically not a cabernet blend as it is 41% merlot, cabernet 39%, with bits of malbec and cab franc. This is a serious attempt at making South Africa's elusive Icon wine. It is indeed immensely replete, stylish, and well-crafted, showing a full, dense palate of dark fruit and secondary complexities, and considerable length. Ageing potential is certainly in the region of 10-15 years should you wish.

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Chateau d'Arsac 2003, Margaux - France

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Chateau Gruaud Larose 1997, 2nd Growth St Julien - France

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Classically styled claret from this hugely popular and reliably excellent chateau. Mid-bodied, with archetypal pencil lead and sandalwood bouquet, softened tannins, and drinking beautifully now.

Code: 81216        Category:

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Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere 2004 Saint Emilion grand Cru - France

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"Here is an interesting wine, showing notes of high-toned fruit on the nose, perhaps with a slightly jammy character, but certainly with some dense, meaty undertones. A fat style on the palate, just a touch inky, with piles of dense, ripe, meaty-beefy fruits. It has a very rich style with a soft, fleshy and flattering texture, but there is nice if rather subdued acidity. There is plenty of appeal for me; it is just on the edge for me in terms of ripeness and extraction, but I don't think it has gone too far. Really very good indeed." the Wine Doctor, Nov 2008

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Ch. Cos d'Estournel 1996, 2nd Growth St Estephe - France

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Made from 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, this is a huge, backward wine. The 1996 possesses an opaque purple color, as well as pure aromatics consisting of cassis, grilled herbs, coffee, and toasty new oak. Massive in the mouth, and one of the most structured and concentrated young Cos d'Estournels I have ever tasted, this thick, structured, tannic wine has closed down significantly since bottling. It requires 7-8 years of cellaring, and should last for 30-35 years. It is a fabulous Cos, but patience is required. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2030. Robert Parker (93pts).

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Ridge Monte Bello 2004 - USA

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Monte Bello famously upstaged the Bordeaux first growths at the legendary Judgement of Paris 1976 tasting, that turned the World of Wine on its head. In 2006 (the 30th Anniversary of the original tasting), Monte Bello actually won again at a repeat tasting, confirming its status in the pantheon of World Wine. The 2004 is still dense and very tightly knit, but offers a promising nose of tar, briery creme de cassis, toast, and smoke. Medium to full-bodied, with abundant tannin, and rich texture, it will last for many years.

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Chateau Cos d Estournel 1996 2nd Growth St Estephe in a hinged Wooden Gift Box - France

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Made from 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, this is a huge, backward wine. The 1996 possesses an opaque purple color, as well as pure aromatics consisting of cassis, grilled herbs, coffee, and toasty new oak. Massive in the mouth, and one of the most structured and concentrated young Cos d'Estournels I have ever tasted, this thick, structured, tannic wine has closed down significantly since bottling. It requires 7-8 years of cellaring, and should last for 30-35 years. It is a fabulous Cos, but patience is required. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2030. Robert Parker (93pts). Packed in a polished hinged box with a personal message and next day delivery (+£8.95).

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Ch Pichon Longueville Baron 2005, Pauillac 2nd Growth - France

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"A bright and forceful nose here, showing crunchy fruit with a fresh, redcurrant and blackcurrant character with a dash of pepper. Very pure and typical Baron style on the palate as well, which has supple tannins, well covered with a fine texture, and a nice acid backbone. Very good indeed; elegant but with weight and excellent potential." The Wine Doctor, nov 2008

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