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Summer Tasting 2006

On May 25th, we held our Summer Tasting at the SAS Radisson Hotel, Birmingham . Approximately 200 invited guests sampled over 50 great wines which are listed below.

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Bin no.: 83
Champagne Drappier, Carte d'Or Brut - NV. £14.50
Special offer. From one of Reims's oldest Champagne Houses, exceptional value, outstanding quality. A gusty & characterful Pinot Noir dominated blend. Critics rate this amongst the best in the world!

Bin no.: 166
Chateau de la Pingossiere, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine. £6.14
This is quite the smoothest Muscadet we've ever tasted. It was deservedly awarded 2 stars in the French guide "Hachette". Powerful aromas, rich and fruity, showing typicity of the terroir, beautiful.

Bin no.: 169
Vouvray, LA LANTERNE. £8.01
The greatest wine of the pretty Vouvray region is their 'Demi Sec' medium dry wine, 'La Lanterne' is a fine single domaine example. Slightly sweet with flavours of smoky peach, pears & quince.

Bin no.: 230
Michel Torino Coleccion Syrah. £6.09
An excellent value wine, Complex flavours of prunes and chocolate made in a juicy, warm style with supple tannins and a long finish.

Bin no.: 258
Maestro, Veneto, Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon. Cielo E Terra £7.02
Maestro Italiano combines the arts of winemaking, glass blowing and fresco painting by an Italian Master. This wine is deep garnet in colour, with a characteristic persistent and harmonious bouquet.

Bin no.: 335
San Jacapio Chianti Classico DOCG, Castello Vicchiomaggio £10.52
A classic Tuscan styled wine, 90% Sangiovese and a traditional Tuscan grape mix is matured in large oak barrels. The wine is well structured, fruit driven with a deep attractive colour.

Bin no.: 491
Echeveverria, Cabernet Sauvignon. £6.01
100% Cabernet Sauvignon fermented in30,000 litre oak tanks for 7 days, intense aromas of ripe red fruits, cherries, blackberries & strawberries, juicy fruits on the palate, smooth tasty finish.

Bin no.: 494
Cuvee Geoffray, AC Brouilly. £7.33
Excellent value Beaujolais Crus from the steeply sloping hills of Brouilly. A light textured, fresh and fruity wine with juicy flavours of strawberry and ripe peaches, true varietal Gamay flavours.

Bin no.: 495
Domaine de la Tour des Bans, AC Morgon. £6.72
Exceptional value for money, this classic robust Beaujolais is another fine example of the stunning 2003 vintage. It has all the characteristics typically found in a Morgon, firm, generous and fruity.

Bin no.: 635
Bonarda Sangiovese, 'Vida Organica', Organic Wine, Santa Rosa £4.93
An intriguing blend from one of Argentina's most consistent producers. Organically produced, it is juicy, savoury and ripe with silky texture and good length.

Bin no.: 648
Malbec Reserva - Familia Zuccardi, Santa Rosa Estate. £6.77
A vibrantly fruity, complex, IWSC Gold Medal winning wine. Full bodied and violet in colour with lots of red fruit aromas and a hint of cherry character. Very drinkable with red meats & cheeses.

Bin no.: 716
Havana Hills Lime Road 1481. £8.77
Hints of sweet vanilla and berry fruit from the Shiraz grape is well integrated in this harmonious blend. Subtly oaked for overall refinement.

Bin no.: 722
Havana Hills Du Plessis Reserve Shiraz. £11.58
Rich fruit, well textured, supple but retaining some of the touches of French complexity that make Syrah so intriguing. A full, brambly, spicy palate with creamy tannins and savoury, complex finish.

Bin no.: 747
Fabrice Delalande, AC Chinon, "Le Haut des Vignes". £6.53
A typical Chinon wine, opening with light fruity aromas, then, revealing on the palate powerful, long and lasting flavours, interestingly, when young serve at 14 deg.c, when older at 17 deg.c.

Bin no.: 776
Chenin Blanc, "Vida Organica" - Santa Rosa Estate. £4.93
An organic wine, pale & delicate in colour but with fresh and intensely fruity aromas and flavours. Hints of apple, peach and herbaceousness lend this wine its intriguingly refreshing character.

Bin no.: 777
Sparkling Chardonnay, Vida Organica, Santa Rosa Estate. £8.45
A delightful sparkling Chardonnay, Vida Organica. This elegant wine was created from selected, organically grown grapes. It is fresh, lively and enticing.

Bin no.: 801
Fleurie, Domaine de la Cote D'Adule. £8.52
The Matray Brothers have produced a wonderful example of a typical Fleurie, deeply coloured, with a gentle flowery nose of the Gamay grape, good fruit flavours with excellent structure, mild tannins.

Bin no.: 1007
Colombard Sauvignon Riesling, Tiddy Widdy Well - Hillsview £4.73
A delightfully complex wine, crisp, herbaceous and vibrant on the nose with a palate of fresh grapefruit, guava and mango. Unencumbered by oak and free to roam your taste buds.

Bin no.: 1008
Shiraz Cabernet Merlot, Tiddy Widdy Well - Hillsview Vineyards. £4.73 Fantastic value for a wine of this quality. Upfront fruit, soft tannins, rich, concentrated palate and a long ripe finish. A complex wine with great length and real finesse - a real beaut' mate!

Bin no.: 1011
Inzolla, Villa Tonino. £4.77
This excellent white wine, made from one of Sicily's greatest white grapes, is fresh with a richness provided through superb wine making techniques, it is pale, fruity and delightfully refreshing.

Bin no.: 1012
Nero d'Avlola, Villa Tonino. £5.22
A startlingly good wine with real character, lovely scarlet red, good weight and structure, a full nose with very slight aromas of oak, ripe and plummy with generous fruit on the palate.

Bin no.: 1016
Chianti Classico, Tenuta Fontodi. £13.67
IWC Gold Medal winner. The benchmark for Chianti Classico, excellent value, unparalleled quality. It has silky elegance, superb depth, oaky aromas, nicely rounded with good length.

Bin no.: 1018
Champagne, Cuvée Rosé, Champagne Devaux. £26.73
From the Côte des Bar (Aube) in the southern part of the appellation, the areas for the production of the finest Rosé Champagnes. Flavours of red fruits, cherry, strawberry, very refreshing.

Bin no.: 1025
Rioja Reserva "Seleccion de la Familia", BODEGAS LUIS CAÑAS. £12.19
Multiple Gold Medal winner over recent years, with a pronounced bouquet of ripe strawberries and plums. Deep, rich and savoury on the palate, well integrated tannins, elegant, silky, great!

Bin no.: 1042
Petite Syrah, La Chetto. £6.42
What a surprise, a Mexican wine of quality! This is a really interesting wine, complex, full, a smooth texture, rich with aromas of dark chocolate, fruity flavours of cherries. A real talking piece!

Bin no.: 1052
Sauvignon Blanc, 'El Delirio', Botalcura. £6.08
From the Cool Casablanca region of Chile. The wine simply sparkles with vibrant, grassy, slightly tropical fruit. Juicy fresh and enticing on the palate with a crisp yet rounded finish.

Bin no.: 1053
Rioja Blanco, "Barrel Fermented",' Viura', Luis Canas. £5.96
Refreshing barrel fermented Rioja, made from the fashionable Viura grape variety. Toasty on the nose with hints of citrus fruit followed by freshness and a good structured finish.

Bin no.: 1072
Jester Shiraz, Mclaren Vale, Mitolo.
£9.23
IWC Gold Medal winner. Deep purple, aromas of concentrated blackberry, plum & chocolate, a hint of French oak. On the palate; masses of rich black fruits, dark chocolate & sweet velvety tannins.

Bin no.: 1073
Nine Popes, Charles Melton. £18.26
DWWA Gold Medal. Absolutely brilliant! Opening with beautiful cedary sweet fruit, spicy/mint notes, with toast, lead to a palate of deep liquorice chocolate overtones. Soft tannins, great length - wow

Bin no.: 1076
Valmoro Toro, Alvarez y Diez. £8.22
This is a superb example of a modern Toros, it is full bodied but relatively soft and creamy with dark ripe fruit, hints of chocolate and tobacco. Absolutely stunning!

Bin no.: 1082
Pink Muscat, Dessert wine, Stella Bella - Half Bottle, 37.5cl. £6.35

A totally unique wine with a startling pink colour and haunting bouquet of wild strawberries and violets. Slightly sparkling and lusciously sweet, this is fantastic sipped ice cold on a summer's day.

Bin no.: 1088
Zinfandel Blush. R.H. Phillips Winery £5.58
Beautiful blush colour. Light fruity style with zesty flavors of strawberry, cranberry and watermelon, with grassy tones, and tropical, floral aromas. A delightfully crisp finish. An ideal aperitife.

Bin no.: 1093
Pinotage, Oak Aged, Rooiberg Winery. £5.62
Veritas Awards 2005 - Gold Medal. Oak aged for 18 months. It’s packed with delightful banana flavors and reveals charms of strawberry, lurking beneath redcurrant and blackberry aromas.

Bin no.: 1124
Verdejo - Viura, 'Monte Alina', Alverez Y Diez £5.75
An IWC medal winner. A stunning example of the modern, pungent new world style that Spain is now producing. Spritzy and lively with fresh grassy, tropical fruit aromas & a beautifully aromatic palate.

Bin no.: 1131
Giné Giné, Buil and Giné. £8.92
A juicy, succulent style of Priorat with well balanced strawberry and violet scented fruit followed by a mid weight palate of supple, berry fruit.

Bin no.: 1134
Rosado Giné Giné, Buil and Giné. £8.91
An enticing deep salmon pink colour, combined with a vibrant, juicy yet savoury red fruit on the nose. Rich, vinous and inviting on the palate with a huge array of ripe wild fruits.

Bin no.: 1135
Chardonnay / Semillon / Sauvignon, 'Skuttlebut'. Stella Bella. £7.30
Crisp, tangy and bright with bags of succulent ripe fruit with hints of gooseberry and grapefruit. Combined with the eyecatching label and memorable name, this is another winner.

Bin no.: 1136
Rosé, Shiraz & Merlot, 'Skuttlebutt', Stella Bella. £7.29
A vibrant strawberry filled concoction laden with ripe exotic berry fruits with hints of spice and turkish delight, crisp zingy and enticingly moreish.

Bin no.: 1137
Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 'Skuttlebutt', Stella Bella.
£7.29
A powerful palate of plums, mulberries, redcurrants and blueberries, and a composite of powdery oak and fine chalky fruit tannins add a bridling hold to finish.

Bin no.: 1139
Semillon Sauvignon Viognier, Havana Hills. £7.78
South Africa is now getting to grips with Viognier, this cunning blend from Havana Hills has a haunting perfume of peaches, violets and apricots to the zesty citrus fruit of the Sauv/Sem blend.

Bin no.: 1140
McLaren Vale Grenache, 'Canny Butcher', Two Hands. £10.83
Luscious McLaren Vale Grenache with a dash of Shiraz for a little more weight makes a sensuous, silky smooth wine with hopper fulls of juicy yet savoury fruit and a brilliantly complex finish.

Bin no.: 1141
Gnarly Dudes, Barosa Shiraz. £10.42
A bright lively purple plum colour. Full bodied, the nose has vibrant lifted aromas of violet and red fruits with a hint of black pepper and liquorice, with a beautifully balanced and vibrant finish.

Bin no.: 1142
Carmenere, La Porfia Grand Reserve, Botalcura Winery. £7.47
Highly concentrated wine with huge depths of crisp, cassis, bramble and plum fruit overlaid with spicy oak notes. The texture is rich yet supple and the finish is oh! so long. A star of the future.

Bin no.: 1143
Villa di Capezzana Carmignano D.O.C.G. Tenuta di Capezzana. £8.54
Soft, firm, full bodied with sweet tannins, well balanced acidity in harmony with both texture and body. Long and persistent finish, fruity with aromas of red fruits and spicy tones.

Bin no.: 1144
Ghiaie della Furba, Tenuta di Capezzana. £12.02
Deep ruby red. Sweet complex, fruity, spicy aromas. A firm full bodied palate with sweet tannins, well balanced acidity. Long finish full of fruity small wild barries & intence, complex spicy tones

Bin no.: 1146
Chianti Classico, Fattorie Isole E Olena. £13.67
A firm, masculine structure on the palate, with lots of texture and weight on the attack, and plenty of spicy tannins coming through from the midpalate onwards.

Bin no.: 1147
Chainti Classico, Fattoria di Felsina. £13.81
Deep, ruby red. Elegantly fruity nose, scents of wild red berries and nuances of mixed spices. The palate, too, shows excellent fruit supported by judicious tannins. Lengthy finish.

Bin no.: 1148
Morellino di Scansano, Fattoria Le Pupille. £9.99
Morinello, a regional anachronism for Sangiovese & deriving from flavours of Marinello cherries. Nicely textured, with rounded cherry fruit, a layer of gentle oak, & a savoury twist on the finish.

Bin no.: 1149
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Avignonesi. £12.89
Garnet red in colour. Aromas of red berries, coffee and minerals. Elegant yet powerful palate with excellent balance and well-integrated tannins. 80% Sangiovese - locally known as 'Prugnolo Gentile'!

Bin no.: 1150
Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio Tempesta. £21.07
IWC medal winner, 2004. Opulent wine with a complex damson and cigar box nose. The truffled palate is ripe and intense with succulent blueberry fruit. The finish is long and elegant.

Bin no.: 1151
Grenache, Willunga 100. £7.18
Ripe brambly jammy red fruits on the nose, with white pepper & a hint of oak. It's medium bodied with a wealth of juicy fruit. The palate is not jammy but has a savoury edge beneath ripe fruit.

Bin no.: 1152
Adelaide Hills, Sauvignon Blanc, Shaw + Smith. £9.23
A zesty unwooded Sauvignon Blanc, made from hand picked grapes, with grassy and intense aromas. A rich, crisp, young & lively palate, but lightly textured wine with good depth of flavour.

Bin no.: 1153
Adelaide Hills Unoaked Chardonnay, Shaw + Smith. £7.18
This Unoaked Chardonnay displays a wonderful purity of fruit, remaining Australia’s outstanding example of this embattled style, high-quality lemony fruit with good balance and acidity. Classic Style.

Bin no.: 1154
Shiraz, Shaw + Smith. £14.70
IWC Bronze Medal winner 2006. Vibrant and modern, it displays distinctive pepper and spice character, it is rich and ripe, yet maintains stunning elegance.

Bin no.: 1155
'M3 Vineyard' Chardonnay, Shaw + Smith. £14.70
IWC 2006 Silver Medal winner. The fifth vintage of this major refinement of style. This represents a serious attempt to produce a finer style of chardonnay with a restrained and elegant style.

Bin no.: 1156
Mclaren Vale, Shiraz Viognier, Willunga 100. £7.18
A lovely deep vibrant colour. Perfumed, with apricot tones also meaty, peppery, plummy Shiraz and a touch of oak. It's fleshy and sweet with some nice peppery, smoky tones. A complex wine.

Bin no.: 1157
Mclaren Vale Cabernet Shiraz, Willunga 100. £7.18 Excellent depth of colour, a distinct purple hue. Notes of cassis and mint blend well with blackberry and liquorice notes from the Shiraz. A little oak imparts a light vanilla and cedar note, Complex.

Bin no.: 1158
Chianti Rufina, Fattoria Selvapiana. £9.23
Primerily sangiovesse plus a small amount of Canaiolo. A remarkable wine of great appeal, a complex wine showing a classical roundness and freshness, it represents great value.

Bin.: 1159
Mclaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon, 'Jester', Mitolo. £9.23
Almost black with a purple hue. 20% Amerone method. A lifted & herbaceous nose with hints of ripe plums & nutmeg. The palate restrained yet shows generosity of fruit & a savoury complexity.in no

       

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