This red is only sold in restaurants. It is mid-weight and delivers lots of tobacco, cassis, plum, raspberry, herbs, cocoa and vanilla. Tannins are fine, and there is great length. Drink now.
This Icewine is a different creature! The best way to describe it is a creative blend between a Rutherglen stickie and an Icewine, having spent almost two-and-a-half years in a new barrel before being bottled. The colour is a medium rust/orange and the nose smells of liquorice, plum, orange and sponge toffee. The palate is defined by spice, cocoa, pepper and crème caramel. There is excellent length with sound acid. Forget dessert, and just revel in the uniqueness of this treasure.
Japan’s most popular Nama Genshu was first brewed by Kikusui over 40 years ago. Fruity/earthy aromas are enhanced by traces of wet stone, pear and peach pit. Lively, full, fruity and off-dry. It finishes long, with hints of almond and cocoa.
Dark purple and slightly floral with aromas and flavours of crushed blackberries, cherries and hints of liquorice, spice and tobacco, fairly dry tannins and a little austere due to its youth. Very well constructed and extremely interesting with great potential to age. A blend of Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional.
Elegantly perfumed red and dark fruit with subtle spice aromas lead into well-integrated fresh cherry and ripe berry flavours with moderate tannins and gently balancing acidity. Finish is quite dry with a lingering trace of blackcurrant fruit.
Red cherry and dark plum scents gain added depth on the nose from concentrated Ripasso-method partially dried grapes. Classic bitter cherry flavours show good depth, with lightly firm tannins and brisk, food-friendly acidity.
California’s Paso Robles region is halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It’s a warm region that produces big red wines like this one. Dense purple in colour, this wine has a cedary-sandalwood nose of sun-warmed blackberries. It’s full-bodied, dry, with well-extracted black fruit flavours carried on lively acidity.