A delicious 100% Tempranillo which comes from Chivites Legardeta estate. A bright lifted nose of raspberries and strawberries leads on to a sweet and supple red fruit profile on the palate. The focus is on precision and elegance rather than power, so the tannins are gentle and soft while the acidity is bright and balanced. Traditional tempranillo at its best.
2010
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2010 Tarraford Vineyard Pinot Noir, Giant Steps
£4450Add to BasketThe 2010 Tarraford Pinot Noir is a brooding, meaty and earthy expression of Yarra Valley Pinot Noir, with underlying varietal fruit and structural tannins.
The nose gives freshly tilled earth and a meatiness that is tempered by savoury plum and cherry aromas. The wine has great structure, with rhubarb, cherry and a touch of tomato leaf providing interest and a good contrast to the mouth-filling ripe tannins. The wine has a medium to full-bodied finish with savoury red fruits accentuated by gentle spices and elegant oak inputs. -
2010 Gladysdale Vineyard Pinot Noir, Giant Steps
£4450Add to Basket2010 was an excellent vintage in the Yarra Valley and produced Pinots of exceptional purity and longevity. This stunner from the Gladysdale vineyard in the Upper Yarra is a magnificent beast. Bright raspberry and cherry mingle with a tickle of liquorice. Supple and inviting with attractive spice and smooth tannins. The fine, embedded acidity is typical of the excellent vintage as is the overall vitality and vigour. Vibrant and with a pleasing sweetness that is balanced by provencal herbs. Balanced, poised and has aged very well indeed. 10-year-old Pinot from a renowned vineyard for this price – bargain!
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2010 The Florita Riesling, Jim Barry
£4500Add to BasketThis legendary dry Riesling from Jim Barry has matured under optimum conditions and displays the complexities that fine Australian Riesling develops over time.
The 2012 Florita Riesling has an ultra reserved pristine nose of lovely lifted kaffir lime leaves and musky, floral notes with a hint of fresh lemongrass. The palate is all about delicacy, power, finesse and
balance, with a huge amount of length and structure coming from the natural acid backbone and the generosity of the lime citrus centred fruit.
A magnificent cellar worthy Riesling.The Florita has an incredible story, and we urge you to read it below in the ‘Producer info’ section.
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2010 The Ironstone Pressings GSM, d’Arenberg
£4900Add to BasketThe Ironstone Pressings is named because most of McLaren Vale’s acclaimed and historic vineyards are impregnated with ancient, decomposed laterite granite known as ironstone. Its extraordinary rusty red-brown colour is derived from the iron oxides present in the stone. The larger pieces were cleared from the vineyards in the late 1880s and utilised in many of the buildings at d’Arenberg, most notably the old stables.
Unctuous blackberry and plum notes lay at the heart of this classic d’Arenberg example of a Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre (GSM). A spattering of exotic spices the likes of star anise, cardamom and nutmeg cling to the sweet, dark fruits and of course, it wouldn’t be a d’Arenberg wine without a rousing dose of earthy, gamey character. The palate is fleshy and juicy with an almost velvet-like texture. Abundantly warm and generous but sufficiently structured to suggest this wine can go the long hall.
While enjoyable in youth, this wine will reach its full potential with bottle age up to at least 20 years. The considerable structure and depth will ensure that the fruit characters will develop over time revealing more complexity and providing immense interest.
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2010 Cuvee Barberini Blanc, Domaine de la Solitude
£4950Add to BasketWhite Châteauneuf-du-Pape is one of the rarest and most prestigious wines in France. For most people, Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the southern Rhône Valley means red wine. This is understandable because only 7% of the wines are white.
This cuvée is a tribute to the founding fathers of the Estate. It is made with Roussanne grapes, picked the moment that they take on their golden colour, associated with Grenache Blanc and Clairette grapes. The Roussanne harvest is fermented in new barrels and the Grenache and Clairette grapes in vats. This wine is aged for 8 months on fine lees before being blended. It is an opulent wine due to the large proportion of Roussanne, but it also has beautiful freshness thanks to the Clairette. It can be enjoyed between 1 and 8 years after the harvest, or even kept for longer by those who appreciate mature wines.
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2010 Estate Chardonnay, Paringa Estate
£5500Add to BasketAn exceptional Paringa Estate Chardonnay that has benefited from being aged in our cellars. Aromas of butterscotch and fig and layered with ripe and rich citrus. The palate is textured with the perfect line of acidity, stone fruit and citrus are intermingled with savoury nutty barrel-ferment flavours.
The Paringa Estate vineyard is an exceptional site. North facing, the 10 acres of un-irrigated rich, red, volcanic soil curl around the slope like an amphitheatre, sheltered from the harsh South and South Westerly winds. Whilst Pinot Noir has always been Paringa’s most awarded variety, the unique microclimate also produces exceptional Shiraz and Chardonnay.
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2010 Barbera La Court Vigna Veja Nizza, Michele Chiarlo
£7350Add to BasketThis fascinating vineyard is located at the top of the highest hill of the La Court estate and has an exposure of 360 degrees surface area of the vineyard. Set within a UNESCO World Heritage Site the vineyard that the grapes for this wine came from is only 1 hectare in size and was planted in 1964 so production is very limited and only in the best years.
2010 was one such year producing an intense and concentrated Barbera. The nose is elegant yet complex with notes of black fruits, black cherry, wild flowers and sweet spices. These flavours flow into the palate which is like velvet, silky and fresh. The classic Barbera acidity is integrated and allows the cassis and black fruit flavours to shine. The finish is long and persistent. This wine will improve and last for many years. Drink now to 2035.
This is great wine for Agnolotti with a roasted meat sauce, tagliolini with porcini, braised lamb and well-matured cheeses.
The label for this special Riserva was created by Ugo Nespolo, one of the greatest exponents of Italian Pop Art.
