Great purity on the nose with the classic notes of cedar, pencil shavings, cassis, tobacco and graphite associated with the great wines of the left bank in Bordeaux. Polished firm tannins with fresh acid and generous amount of vanilla well supported by the concentration of fruit. Complex with a long finish. While the wine is without a doubt showing its high quality, it will express greater complexity in 10 to 15 years from now. A great example of the combination of finesse and power one finds in Saint-Julien in great vintages.
Made from 100% Xinomavro, this wine is a dead ringer for a quality Barolo — for half the price. Full-bodied and complex, there is cherry, plum, herbs, tomato paste, tar, leather and rose. Grippy, there is high acidity, so best serve alongside beef brochettes or braised lamb chops.
Another good Argentinian Malbec showing warm scents of ripe red berry fruit, a pinch of cinnamon, clove and a dash of vanilla. Lightly sweet berry fruit is smoothly laced with milk chocolate and an agreeable mocha note on the finish.
Deep salmon pink colour; light minerally nose of wild strawberries. Medium- to full-bodied, dry, strawberry puree flavour with just a touch of sweetness in mid-palate and a thread of minerality. Great length with a warm alcoholic finish.
Clear, deep Bing-cherry red. The bouquet features raspberries, leather and spice. Full-bodied with mouth-watering sour cherries and blackcurrants and a silky mouthfeel. Lots of fruit still evident for aging potential, but the tannins are quite soft.
Most whiskies in this extraordinary blend are 12 years old. Initially aged in white oak for 3 years, the whiskies are re-distilled in a copper-pot still, then blended in French oak wine barrels and aged for a further 9 years. Mellow tropical fruit, banana, vanilla, cinnamon and spirit pencil-box oak on the nose give way to fine, richly flavoured dried citrus peel and banana with a light touch of sweetness in the mouth. Finishes very dry with sensations of warming spirit and charred oak.
Dark brown, a thick coat of foam. Heavy nose of dark caramel and plum. It tastes of almost sweet candied fruit; the low acidity and dense body feel good and filling in the mid-palate. Nourishing.