The grapes for this wine were grown on the hills and flatter vineyards surrounding the town of San Salvo in Abruzzo.
Deep ruby red, with lifted perfumes of dark fruits, plums and cherries and a hint of mocha.
Soft, ripe tannins and a delicious chocolate-cherry finish.
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'Il Faggio - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2015 75cl Bottle Deal' priced at £8.68 => Click for Deal
Straw yellow in colour with greenish highlights, the wine is elegant and delicate in its aromas, which recall fresh fruit, lemon, oranges, and grapefruit.
The flavours are balanced, with good length and a savoury finish and aftertaste.
'Antinori - Villa Antinori Bianco 2015 75cl Bottle Deal' priced at £12.61 => Click for Deal
Chapoutier is better known as a renowned producer in the Rhone, producing a wide range of biodynamic wines from Crozes Hermitage to Chateauneuf-du-Pape. This is Chapoutier's Alsace venture - Schieferkopf (literally, slate topped) - is a joint venture between Chapoutier and four friends, none of whom are wine professionals. The five (the Club des Cinq) bought a 5ha domaine in Bernardville, whose vineyards, at 380m among the highest in Alsace, have 'unique schist soils giving poise and austerity to wines with high minerality' - ideal for Riesling, his agents Mentzendorff say. The vineyard is fully biodynamic, with handpicking...
'Schieferkopf - Riesling Alsace Lieu dit Fels 2011 6x 75cl Bottles Deal' priced at £159.64 => Click for Deal
Fresh and elegant, this wine has good fruit weight and aromas including apple and white peach, a lovely texture and a savoury, mealy edge. The acidity is nicely balanced, giving the wine good length on the finish.
'16 Stops - McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2014 75cl Bottle Deal' priced at £8.22 => Click for Deal
Intense aromas of red berries and spices, with vanilla and rose complexity. Medium-bodied with a firm Pinot structure, this is long and aromatic in the mouth.
'Casa Lapostolle - Cuvee Alexandre Pinot Noir 2014 75cl Bottle Deal' priced at £16.54 => Click for Deal
Intense ruby red colour, with delicate aromas of blackberry jam and spicy hints on the nose.
This wine is very elegant and well-structured on the palate.
80% Corvina/Corvinone, 20% Rondinella.
'Torre del Falasco - Recioto della Valpolicella Tesauro 2012 50cl Bottle Deal' priced at £18.58 => Click for Deal
Inspired by a pink Sicilian sunset, this wine has a light and attractive nose with notes of rose petals, pomegranate and strawberries. On the palate, the wine is silky smooth, light and fresh with no angularity and a beautiful finish.
This wine has few limits: excellent as an aperitif, with light pasta dishes or even with fruit, fillet of grouper with tomatoes, spaghetti alla Norma, warm octopus and potato salad, pasta with fresh tuna and courgettes, sea-food, oysters, raw sword fish and sushi, salami made with black Nebrodi pork, fresh hard tuma cheese.
The Syrah grapes come from the Planeta family's Dispensa winery...
'Planeta - Rose IGT 2014 75cl Bottle Deal' priced at £10.82 => Click for Deal
This is a full bodied Chardonnay which displays vineyard derived complexity and elegance.
Naturally made with a hands of' approach it is food friendly and age worthy.
It vividly exhibits the lime and stone fruit notes of Bay View Chardonnay with the more mineral characters of the Gimblett Gravels.
Subtle oak and lees derived complexity from long term barrel ageing adds further complexity.
'Esk Valley - Winemakers Reserve Chardonnay 2010 75cl Bottle Deal' priced at £15.48 => Click for Deal
Dark ruby red in the glass, with lifted red berry fruits on the nose, mixed with dark cherry notes and some savoury undertones.The palate displays ripe blackberry and blackcurrant, filled out with subtle sweet spice from the oak ageing.
'Kim Crawford - Pinot Noir 2015 75cl Bottle Deal' priced at £16.09 => Click for Deal
Deep purple in colour. Aromas of red and black fruit with spicy notes, typical to the region. A concentrated, complex and elegant wine full of fruit with round tannins. The aftertaste is long and delicate.
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