Millenium Tinto Pesquera Gran Reserva 2015

By |April 7, 2022|Categories: , , , , |

Tinto Pesquera, the Familia Fernández Rivera flagship property, is known for producing some of the most sought-after Tempranillos in the world, including Millenium Reserva, which is only made in select vintages.  The grapes for Millenium are sourced from the Viña Alta vineyard, where Familia Fernández Rivera planted their first vines at the end of the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s. It is located at an altitude of over 800 metres. Millenium Tinto Pesquera Gran Reserva 2015 has a clean and bright with a very deep, black cherry color. On the nose the wine is full with fruit aromatics and subtle, well integrated oak. It has harmonious notes of ripe, black fruit, licorice and hints of coffee and spices. On the palate, Tinto Pequera has a full, fleshy and long with a lingering, round tannic structure. An elegant development on the palate with ripe fruit and roasted coffee beans coming through in the finish. This is a silky, elegant wine that aged well in French oak barrels. Great with all types of red or white meats. Also with game dishes and above all perfect with roast suckling lamb. It also goes very well with stews and pulses, as well as desserts, such as bitter chocolate or cheesecake.  

Matias Riccitelli Wines Tinto de la Casa Malbec 2021

By |August 30, 2024|Categories: , , , , |

Matias Riccitelli Wines Tinto de la Casa Malbec 2021 is the result of the co-fermentation Malbec-Malbec coming from two different vineyards. 50% of this wine comes from Las Compuertas planted on loamy clay soil a and a rocky subsoil with a great drainage, the other 50% coming from Gualtallary planted on limestones soils that give Malbec its spicy characteristics. Fermentation is done with 50% whole bunches with wild yeasts in small french oak vats.

Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2011

By |June 30, 2022|Categories: , , , , |

Castillo Ygay is always made from grapes sourced from La Plana, a 40-hectare (98-acre) vineyard, planted in 1950 and located at 485 meters altitude, the highest area of Ygay Estate; the 300-hectare estate surrounding the winery in Rioja Alta.
The tempranillo is aged for 28 months in 225-litre American oak barrels and the mazuelo is aged for 28 months in 225-litre French oak barrels.
Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2011 has aromas of ripe cherry, blueberry and cassis with refined hints of garrigue, Mediterranean herbs, black pepper, clove and mocha. Balance defines this wine vintage after vintage; lively on the palate yet enveloping and harmonious. With silky tannins and a long, elegant finish.

Louis Jadot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2019

By |October 18, 2021|Categories: , , , , |

Part of Flagey-Echézeaux, to the south of Clos Vougeot, this Grand Cru vineyard is situated on the slopes facing east–southeast on chalky soil. The Pinot Noir grapes are fermented in vats for up to one month, and then matured for 15 to 18 months in oak barrels before bottling. This powerful and delicate wine has intense red berry and spice aromas and flavors. With great length on the palate, this wine will develop favorably in the bottle for 15 to 20 years. Serve with roasts, game and fine cheeses.  

Louis Jadot Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2019

By |October 28, 2021|Categories: , , , , |

Charmes-Chambertin is one of the eight Grands Crus of the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin, the most northern of the great communes of the Côte de Nuits. The vineyard of Charmes-Chambertin lies on an east-facing slope on a site that was formerly a field of grain (Charmes comes from “chaume,” meaning thatch). The Pinot Noir grapes are fermented in vats for up to one month, and then the wine is matured in oak barrels for 18 to 20 months before bottling. This wine is deeply colored, with an intense bouquet of black currants and other black and red berries. The mature wine often has aromas of musk or licorice. Made for aging, the wine will improve for 20 to 25 years in the bottle. Serve with elaborate and strongly flavored foods such as mutton, boeuf bourguignon, coq au vin, game or game pâté and strong cheeses.

Le Lion de la Fleur de Bouard 2020

By |April 9, 2024|Categories: , , , |

Le Lion de La Fleur de Boüard is made from the estate’s young vines. The estate’s second wine since 2011, it is made by fermentation and gentle, gravity-fed extraction in small inverted truncated-cone tanks. Le Lion de la Fleur de Bouard 2020 expresses a fruity intensity. Ageing in tank with 15% new French barrels which brings out fine oaky notes.

Lapostolle Grand Selection Carmenere 2021

By |February 23, 2024|Categories: , , |

At Lapostolle Wines, to capture the freshness of the fruit is our mission. Young and expressive, bright and vivid, define the characteristics of our Lapostolle Grand Selection. Carmine red with violet hues. Fresh nose with red fruit notes such as strawberries and plums, along with red paprika and spices. Medium structure with very nice red fruit expression, juicy tannins and good balance.

L’ Hospitalet de Gazin Pomerol 2019

By |February 24, 2023|Categories: , , , |

Château Gazin is located on the north-eastern part of the Pomerol plateau in Bordeaux, between Châteaux Petrus and Lafleur-Gazin, on a terroir of gravel with a subsoil of blue and green clay with iron oxides. L’Hospitalet de Gazin, the second wine of Château Gazin, has been produced since 1986 from the fruit of younger vines. It is an elegant, supple, charming wine, that can be enjoyed after just a few years in bottle. Expect lovely aromas of black plum, ripe cassis and cedar, and the palate was very smooth with a savory finish.

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