Marbella Wine Warehouse catalogue

The Marbella Wine Warehouse

Cava & Champagne

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Tuesday, May 21, 13

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REGION: D.O VALENCIA

Producer: Bodegas Casa Rojo

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Macabeo

1919, CAVA BRUT NATURE WHITE

Tasting Notes:It has a pale but bright yellow colour with golden highlights, with fine bubbles and persistent foam. It releases an intense aroma reminiscent of white fruits on thin pastry notes with a subtle citrus aroma.In the palate, it has a persistent creamy texture, balanced acidity and a long aftertaste reminiscent of rye bread.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

1919, CAVA BRUT NATURE ROSE



Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Garnacha

Tasting Notes:It has the color of a current with red reflections, bright, with fine, persistent and elegant bubbles. A rose with an intense fragrance, displays aromas of ripe red fruit with a background of mocha with subtle notes of strawberry.Full and persistent with a long ending and creaminess in the mouth that keeps your palate from saturating.

Size: 0.75L

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1919, CAVA BRUT NATURE RESERVA



Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Chardonnay

Tasting Notes:Brilliant, pale yellow, straw-colored with refined bubbles and persistent sparkling wine. Complex and intense aroma, just like the one of white and stone fruits over an elegant background of bakery and floral notes. Round and expressive in the mouth this wine guarantees the pleasure of a creamy bubble, good acidity and a long end.

Size: 0.75L

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BRUT DARGENT, BLANC DE BLANCS

REGION: BORDEAUX

Producer: Les Grand Chais de France

Drink at: 8-10 ºC


Food Pairing:It is an ideal drink for snacks, light food and of course desserts.

Tasting Notes: Pale yellow with green highlights. Surprisingly fresh and fruity with exotic touches. It is very harmonious and elegant."A sparkling wine with which to celebrate absolutely anything without feeling any guilt. Compiled in the same way as Champagne, it is likely that most people will not notice the difference ... . But in price, ofcourse. "

Size: 0.20L 0.75L 0.50L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

BRUT DARGENT, ROSE

REGION: BORDEAUX

Producer: Les Grand Chais de France

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Pinot Noir

Food Pairing:It is an ideal drink for snacks, light food and of course desserts.

Tasting Notes: Beautiful deep pink colour, with hints of amber. Aromas of red fruits like strawberries and raspberries, combined with a touch of roasted cocoa.Very fresh, fruity but dry feel, with a long finish and a perfect fine bubbles.

Size: 0.20L 0.75L 0.50L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

LUXOR, BRUTPURE GOLD 24K

REGION: CHAMPAGNE

Producer: LUXOR

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 90% Pinot Noir, 7% Chardonnay, 3% Pinot Meunier

Tasting Notes:Characteristic aromas of red fruit, Elegance and Style, ensures supply of finish in the mouth. Robe: golden with copper glintsNose: fine and delicate with aromas of red fruit and bush peachMouth: powerful wine with hints of dry and ripe fruit, a spicy touch as well as a fresh finish of mellow liquor aged in little oak barrels.The fizz of the Champagne allows the golden specks to gleam before the pleasure of our eyes.The blending which is of very high quality is fresh and powerful on the palate. The impalpable specks of gold transforms the tasting into a festive and magic moment Size:

0.20L 0.75L 0.50L

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LUXOR, BRUT ROSEPURE GOLD 24K

REGION: CHAMPAGNE

Producer: LUXOR

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 58% Pinot Noir, 42% Chardonnay, 30% Vins de reserve

Tasting Notes:Colour: golden with copper glintsNose: intense, complex and fruity. Citrus fruits and red fruit flavour with light vegetable notes and floral scentMouth: lot of freshness. Balsamic and floral notes are preceded by spicy flavours. The tasting is fresh and subtle.

Size: 0.20L 0.75L 0.50L

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POMMERY POP

REGION: CHAMPAGNE, REIMS

Producer: Pommery

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Tasting Notes:POP is the first Champagne specially designed for drinking directly from the bottle or straw. POP uses traditional methods of Champagne preparation with a high proportion of Chardonnay.

POP can be drunk at any time, day or night. The Extra Dry finish? a slightly sweeter style to the Brut? makes it very easy-drinking and great to enjoy on its own or with a variety of food accompaniments.

Size: BLUE 0.20L PINK 0.20L SILVER 0.20LGOLD 0.20L

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POMMERY, BRUT ROYAL


Producer: Pommery

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier in equal measures

Tasting Notes:Pale Yellow with faint green highlights. Lively and cheerful, fresh, fine, delicate and generous.Elegant and lively with small assertive notes of red fruits. A rounded, rich, delicate Champagne that lingers in the mouth. In short, a clean taste with no dryness. A very smooth Champagne that never wanes on the palate.

Size: 0.20L0.75L1.50L3.00L6.00L

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POMMERY, BRUT ROSE


Producer: Pommery

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 35% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Meunier

Tasting Notes:A festive salmon pink,with a subtle tinge of rust. Fruity and fleshy, elegantly robust with a perfect balance of freshness. Although delightful by day, soft lighting is the most flattering to Brut Rose's colors, making it the champagne of romantic evenings, par excellence.

Size: 0.75L

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POMMERY, CUVEE LOUISE


Producer: Pommery

Drink at: 9 ºC

Vintage 1999

Grape Varieties: 65% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir,

Food Pairing:A great aperitif, or else it makes the perfect accompaniment to seafood dishes, crab, prawns, crayfish

Tasting Notes: This Champagne combines purity and richness of rare complexity. Aromas range from red berries, to notes of beeswax, quince and freshly dried acacia. All of them set off by a flourish of minerality that imbues this Louise with generosity and roundness.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

POMMERY, CUVEE LOUISE ROSE


Producer: Pommery

Drink at: 9 ºC

Vintage 2000

Grape Varieties: 65% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir,

Tasting Notes:Louise Rosé 2000 is pale in color with delicately amber glints and extraordinarily fine and lively bubbles.The nose is intense, opening with red fruits and freshly baked bread, evolving to reveal a light touch of minerality.The Louise Rosé 2000 from Pommery is rich and silky with wild strawberries and white fruits on the palate underlined by crisper apple notes.Round and full bodied with superb length.

Size: 0.75L

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HEIDSIECK & Co. MONOPOLE BLUE TOP, BRUT


Producer: Pommery

Drink at: 9 ºC

Grape Varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier

Tasting Notes:A vigorous and lively Champagne, ideal as an aperitif.

With a dominance of Pinot Noir giving its appealing fruit character, Blue Top is an easy-drinking style of Champagne, and is a perfect accompaniment to seafood and white meats.

Size: 0.75L

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ARMAND DE BRIGNAC, BRUT GOLD


Producer: Cattier

Drink at: 9 ºC

Grape Varieties: 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier

Tasting Notes:Marvellously complex and full-bodied, with a bouquet that is both fresh and lively. Its sumptuous, racy fruit character is perfectly integrated with the wine's subtle brioche accents. Its texture is deliciously creamy and the palate has great depth and impact with a long and silky finish. A superb and singular example of a Prestige Champagne. A complex yet sharply focused Brut. “Pale lemony colour. Smooth peach nose with pear and floral notes. Complex with mineral smokiness, restraint, honey and spicy finesse. Creamy, foamy palate with good freshness and tropical fruit. Linear with compact fruit and wonderful length. Enjoyable today but there is great potential ahead.”

Rated World’s Number 1 Champagne in a blind-tasting competition of 1,000 Champagne brands, ahead of every other Champagne brand in the world. (Fine Champagne Magazine - published

November 2009).

Size: (delivery for sizes larger than 0.75 may take up to 2 weeks)

0.75L, 1.50 L, 3.00 L,4.50L, 6.00L, 9.00L 12.00L, 15.00L, 30.00L

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ARMAND DE BRIGNAC, BRUT ROSE


Producer: Cattier

Drink at: 9 ºC

Grape Varieties: 50% Pinot Noir, 40% Pinot Meunier 10%Chardonnay

Tasting Notes:Armand de Brignac Rose is a beautiful salmon-hued wine produced in the traditional, old-world style, from grape to glass. Its bouquet is rich and pure with red fruits up front and delicately smoky grilled notes behind. The Champagne is fresh and full-bodied on the palate with aromas of fresh strawberries and blackcurrant and Armand de Brignac’s characteristic long, silky finish.

Size: (delivery for sizes larger than 0.75 may take up to 2 weeks)

0.75L, 1.50 L, 3.00 L,4.50L, 6.00L, 9.00L 12.00L, 15.00L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

ARMAND DE BRIGNAC, BRUT GOLD, LIMITED EDITION


Producer: Cattier

Drink at: 9 ºC

Grape Varieties: 40%Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier

Tasting Notes:The special limited edition Green Bottle commemorates golf's Masters Tournament as a nod to the famous Green Jacket. Each year, the first bottle produced has been awarded to the winner of the Masters. The Green Bottle contains the same champagne as Armand de Brignac Brut Gold. The bottle bears gold pewter labels and includes a small spade insignia on the back of the bottle with the year of release. Each bottle is packaged in an ornate wooden box with nameplates and the brand's royal insignia.

“Pale lemony colour. Smooth peach nose with pear and floral notes. Complex with mineral smokiness, restraint, honey and spicy finesse. Creamy, foamy palate with good freshness and tropical fruit. Linear with compact fruit and wonderful length. Enjoyable today but there is great potential ahead.”

Size: 0.75L

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White Wines


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SOLECIO FUSION

REGION: D.O. ALMANSA

Producer: Agricola’s Aguaza

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc

Food Pairing:This wine goes perfectly with all kinds of seafood and pasta dishes. Ideal as an aperitif.

Tasting Notes: Visually this wine is clear with a slight yellow-green tone. In the nose, it presents Mediterranean fruit such as peach and apricot, accompanied by passion fruit, mango and lychees. Good entrance, smooth, silky and mouth-filling. In the center of the mouth, wine shows density and flavor, with a long and harmonious finish with good acidity.

Size: 0.75L

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NIDIA

REGION: D.O. RUEDA

Producer: Bodegas Nidia

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Verdejo

Food Pairing:Sea food, fish, salads, marinade meat, rice dishes and fresh cheeses.

Tasting Notes: Nidia Verdejo is a gorgeous straw yellow colour with greenish glints, radiant, luminous and brilliant. It delivers elegant, clean and intense varietal aromas of fennel, with herbaceous notes of mint, vegetables notes of box and fruit notes of green apple. A very fresh wine with a round and voluptuous palate entry, subtle and elegant freshness, delicious length and marked character. The aftertaste is intense, tasty with a lingering flavour of Verdejo variety.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

NIDIA, BARREL FERMENTED

REGION: D.O. RUEDA

Producer: Bodegas Nidia

Vintage: 2008

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Verdejo

Food Pairing:Sea food, fish, salads, marinade meat, rice dishes and semi-mature cheeses.

Tasting Notes: Nidia Barrel Fermented is a wine with a gorgeous straw yellow colour with greenish glints, radiant, luminous and brilliant. It delivers elegant, clean and intense varietal aromas of fennel, with herbaceous notes of mint and fruit notes of green apple suggesting nuances of vanilla and toast, typical of new wood. A very fresh wine with a sumptuous palate entry and a great volume; a subtle and elegant freshness, a delicious length and a marked character. The aftertaste is intense, tasty and very lingering.

Winemaker’s Notes: Wine fermented in oak barrels during 6 months

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

1808

REGION: D.O. RIOJA

Producer: Bodegas Herederos de Perfecto Martinez

Vintage: 2010

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Viura

Food Pairing:Salad, pasta, omelette, creams cold.

Tasting Notes: Bright pale straw colour with metallic highlights. On the nose, very fresh notes of apple and pears come through with a depth of minerals. Resulting in a pleasant complexity. In the mouth structure, dry, with a refreshing acidity that awakens the taste buds. Good length with a trace of bitterness on the finish.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

O’REI

REGION: D.O. RIAS BAIXAS

Producer: Bodegas Jose Carlos Quintas Perez

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 16 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Albariño

Tasting Notes:Golden yellow-green, with hints of lemony, very clean and shiny. Aromas Abarin typical variety, with good fit between fruit mature (pineapple, apple) and floral accents on a pleasant balsamic power herbaceous freshness. Dry, tasty, with a light mouthfeel, with a strong and lively acidity which becomes the axis of wine in the mouth and ending at its back as fruity notes on the nose.

Size: 0.75L

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J.P. CHENET

REGION: LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON

Producer: Les Grands Chais de France

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 80% Colombard, 20% Sauvignon

Food Pairing:A pleasant aperitif, this wine goes wonderfully with platters of sea-food and cooked or raw fish

Tasting Notes: The wine is of pale yellow colour with soft green reflections. On the nose it delivers a very expressive bouquet highlighting subtle notes of lime fruit. As for the palate, it is fresh and lively, a perfect balance between fruit and acidity.

Size: 0.75L

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CUVEE PRESTIGE


Producer: Château Capendu

Vintage: 2012

Drink at: 10-12 ºC

Grape Varieties: 80% Chardonnay, 20% Sauvignon

Tasting Notes:Attack ample, the palate is a touch of citrus and a whole long, gradual. A wine characterized by its balance, final toasted and full. A marvelous wine!

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

CHATEU DE BERNE

REGION: COTES DE PROVENCE

Producer: Château de Berne

Vintage: 2009

Drink at: 10-12 ºC

Grape Varieties: 50% Sémillon, 50% Rolle (Vermentino)

Food Pairing:Fish in sauce, foie-gras, white meat, goat cheese

Tasting Notes: Light gold colour, with golden brilliance. Very expressive nose : toasted notes and exotic fruits. Spicy hints of smoke and sugared almond. Full, fresh, fruity and persistent mouth. Wine with a beautiful expression.

Winemaker’s Notes: Cold skin maceration, pressing, setting, then transfer for fermentation at 20-22°C into oak barrels from the Allier region in France - Ageing for 9 months with periodic stirring. Size:

0.75L

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AOC SANCERRE

REGION: LOIRE

Producer: Domaine Jean-Paul Picard

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Food Pairing:Good match with fish, shellfish and cheese.

Tasting Notes: Pale gold in colour, the wine opens with bright aromatic notes of exotic fruit ,citrus, subtle hints of minerals and orange blossom. On the palate the wine is full bodied with a surprising balance.

Winemaker’s Notes: Very typical Sancerre with Sauvignon grape variety. This wine comes from magnificent slopes with a south exposure where the grapes are hand picked before undergoing pneumatic pressing and cold racking.

Awards:Guide Hachette des vins 2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011Le New York Times : 3 stars (seconde position)Guide des meilleurs vins 2006 (Revue des vins de France)Decanter 09/2010 : 3 starsArgent au Sauvignon du Monde 2011

Size: 0.75L 1.50 L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

AOC SANCERRE, CUVEE PRESTIGE

REGION: LOIRE

Producer: Domaine Jean-Paul Picard

Vintage: 2008

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Food Pairing:Good match with fish, shellfish.

Tasting Notes: Sancerre Blanc « Cuvée Prestige » is a wine of golden yellow colour and displays delicate white peach and floral aromas. A dry wine with a rich full palate and long finish.

Winemaker’s Notes: This wine comes from a very strict selection of old vineyards with magnificent slopes and a south exposure where the grapes are hand picked and sorted before being pressed.

Awards:Guide Hachette des vins 2005 ( 3*)88/100 Wine Spectator ( 2006)14.5/20 in French national Magazine: Le Point

Size: 0.75L

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CHABLIS, VAUCOUPIN

REGION: BOURGOGNE

Producer: Domaine Ellevin

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 14 ºC


Food Pairing:Good match with sausages, snails, white meat, sweet breed, and certain types of cheese such as Epoisse.

Tasting Notes: Lovely, light yellow intense colour. When opening, the smell is dominated by expressive and fragrant fruit. Lovely aromas of citruses, pears and Mirabelle plums completed by a pleasant touch of minerals. Excellent texture. The palate carries a fleshy taste dominated by citruses. A rich, coated and almost creamy finale which brings out particular charm.

Winemaker’s Notes: A first-class wine among the most widely known wines of the region. Tradidtional vinification in vats.

Awards:Guide Hachette ‘08 (1 star for ‘06) Gold Burgundia at 2009 competition Guide Dussert Gerber 2011 & 2010

Size: 0.75L

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POUILLY FUISSE, QUINTESSENCE

REGION: BOURGOGNE

Producer: Domaine Sangouard-Guyot

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 12-13 ºC


Food Pairing:Ideal with crustaceans, fish, white meat in cream sauce and foie gras.

Tasting Notes: The nose is complex and reveals a lot about the personality of the wine. It shows aromas of the minerals, citrus and gently toasted fruit. The palate reveals flavours of limestone soil perfectly balanced with the subtle toasty notes provided by the oak.

Winemaker’s Notes: Carried out in new oak barrels ( all less than 3 years old) on weekly agitated lees. Continuous ten months maturation before wine is bottled in July.

Awards:Gold Medal at the « grands vins » competition in France (April 2010)Review of wines in France – November 2009 : 2nd of all the Bourgogne whitesGault et Millau 2011 : 15/20 Le Grand guide des vins de France (Bettane et Desseauve) : 14/20 Top 100 of the best wines in France (92/100)« Médaille d’argent » to the Chardonnay of the World (2011) 15.33/20 Decanter magazine (3 star recommended)15/20 Bourgogne Aujourd’hui Spécial (2010)

Size: 0.75L

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PINOT GRIS, CUVEE DE L’OURS

REGION: ALSACE

Producer: Domaine Frey

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 12-14 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Pinot Gris

Food Pairing:It matches well with gourmet food, roasts, foie-gras and is a classy aperitif wine

Tasting Notes: Delicate fruity wine of great finesse, full-bodied, good balanced.

Winemaker’s Notes: Pressing grapes entire, indigenous yeasts, fermentation 4 weeks.

Awards:Guide Dussert-Gerber ’09. Gilbert Gaillard 2010Prix d’Excellence – Gerber Dussert 2011

Size: 0.75L

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TERRES DE LA BAUME

REGION: LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON

Producer: Domaine De La Baume

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: Chardonnay, Viognier

Food Pairing:Excellent as an aperitif, it is also delicious with Asian dishes, white meats and cheeses.

Tasting Notes: Terres La Baume is the top wine of the Domaine de La Baume from Languedoc. Oaked wine Viognier and Chardonnay with bright deep golden colour and intense aromas of exotic fruits such as passion fruit, apricot and peach. The delicate and rich flavour is full and round with spices and vanilla

Size: 0.75L

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REGION: UMBRIA IGT

Producer: Antinori

Drink at: 11-12 ºC

Grape Varieties: 90% Chardonnay, 10% Grechetto

CERVARO DELLA SALA

Tasting Notes: The wine is a straw yellow in color with greenish highlights and expresses intense aromas of white flowers mixed with notes of flint.

On the palate, savory mineral sensations blend perfectly with toasty and citric notes.

Cervaro della Sala is marked by a long persistence and a mineral character and is headed for excellent evolution and aging ability over time.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

BRAMITO DEL CERVO

REGION: UMBRIA IGT

Producer: Antinori

Drink at: 11-12 ºC


Tasting Notes: A brilliant yellow with green highlights, the wine shows a fresh and complex bouquet with buttery notes laced with vanilla. It is a wine of good structure, elegant and mineral, which expresses a tonic and balanced acidity well fused with the delicate sensations of oak.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

VILLA ANTINORI BIANCO

REGION: TUSCANY IGT

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2012

Drink at: 13-14 ºC

Grape Varieties: 50% Tuscan Trebbiano and Malvasia, 35% Pinot Blanc and Pinot Grigio, 15% Rhime Riesling

Tasting Notes: Straw yellow in color, the wine is elegant and classy in its aromas, which recall pineapple and peach fruit and white flowers. Full and savory in flavor and with a good aromatic persistence, it is a wine of much drinking pleasure.

Size: 0.75L

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SAN GIOVANNI DELLA SALA

REGION: UMBRIA IGT

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2012

Drink at: 12-14 ºC

Grape Varieties: 50% Grechetto, 25% Procanico, 25% Pinot Bianco, Viognier

Tasting Notes: A straw yellow in color and endowed with both floral notes and warmer aromas which recall ripe tropical fruit, the wines is savory and mineral on the palate, pleasurably soft, and with a long and rich finish and aftertaste.

Size: 0.75L

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VERMENTINO

REGION: TUSCANY IGT

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2012

Drink at: 12-14 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Vermentino

Tasting Notes: A luminous straw yellow in color, the wine’s aromas are riper and more mature than usual with notes of citrus fruit and herbs which, in this vintage, mingle with fruity sensations which recall yellow peaches and apricots. The flavors are savory, persistent, fresh, and with a pleasurable fruitiness on the finish and aftertaste.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

MEZZO BRACCIO

REGION: TUSCANY IGT

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 13 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Rhine Riesling

Tasting Notes: A light straw yellow wine with golden highlights. The aromas are delicate and precise and are of good complexity with notes of apricots and acacia honey along with, in the background, spicy nuances of origan and hay. On the palate, ripe and sweet flavors of fruit are well sustained by a crisp and savory acidity. The characteristic varietal sensations of petroleum, which will increase in intensity with age, emerge with expressive force on the finish.

Size: 0.75L

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CONTE DELLA VIPERA

REGION: UMBRIA IGT

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 13-14 ºC

Grape Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc (with small percentage of Semillon)

Tasting Notes: Intense and elegant aromas which recall tropical fruit are balanced by varietal notes of herbs. Well structured and with a crisp, clean finish on the palate.

Size: 0.75L

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Rose Wines


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Tuesday, May 21, 13



J.P. CHENET, ROSE



Drink at: 9-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 70%Grenache, 30% Cinsault

Food Pairing:The perfect companion for salads, grilled dishes and spicy shellfish, but can also be enjoyed on its own as an aperitif all year round.

Tasting Notes: A very light, shiny salmon-pink rosé. On the nose it has a very expressive bouquet revealing aromas of fresh red fruit and strawberry. Fine on the palate, fresh and elegant on the palate, a perfect balance.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

SEDUCTION


Producer: Domaine Sangliere

Vintage: 2012

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties:

Food Pairing:Great wine to enjoy on it’s own and with light food.

Tasting Notes: Wine of France with nice structure, well balanced and fine.

Beautiful exotic notes with mango and passion fruits aromas.

The color is pale apricot.

This wine is perfect for your aperitif.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

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MIRAVAL


Producer: Château Miraval

Vintage: 2012

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

BOTTLED BY JOLIE-PITT & PERRIN

Size: 0.75L 1.50 L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

LE POUSSIN


Producer: Château d’Esclans

Vintage: 2012

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Grenache

Tasting Notes: Le Poussin is a delicate, pale pink Grenache from the sandy vineyards of the Camargue on the Mediterranean coast. It has floral, rose petal scents, and a dry well balanced palate of supple summer fruits.

Winemakers Notes:Lots of fruits, soft tannins.Fresh, bold, alive and smooth.Let you be carried away by Edith Piaf, “La vie en rose” !

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

WHISPERING ANGEL



Vintage: 2012

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 73% Grenache, 9% Cinsault, 8.5% Syrah, 5.5% Mourvedre, 4% Rolle

Food Pairing:If not simply drinking Whispering Angel on its own, pair it with lightly grilled steaks, salmon, other fish dishes and salads, as well as cheese. Fabulous with modern cuisine.

Tasting Notes: Strikingly pale pink in colour, the aromas are fresh and fruity. On the palate, it is bone dry through the finish. The name really suits the delicate nature of this wine.

Critical acclaim: "This elegant wine displays a sense of power behind the delicate flavors of dried cherry, licorice, cream and spice. Finishes with notes of dried mango and hints of sage honey."90 Points -Wine Spectator

Size: 0.75L 1.50 L3.00 L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

GARRUS



Vintage: 2010

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: Grenache, Rolle

Food Pairing:With virtually all food, this wine will go all the way through the meal. Alternatively, for a big impression, you could serve the Whispering Angel as the aperitif and along with the starters, climaxing with the main course being accompanied by Garrus.

Tasting Notes: This is a wonderful wine to try at different temperatures, not just exclusively cold. The aromas you will experience are complex and strong with a hint of vanilla. It is a wine to take your time over and discover new tastes and nuances all reflecting its amazing quality. Dry, yet fruity, it has a crisp minerality and a lovely long finish. A truly elegant wine.

Size: 0.75L 1.50 L3.00 L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

LES OLIVIERS



Vintage: 2012

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Grenache

Food Pairing:Ideally suited to aperitif and salads.

Tasting Notes: Pale salmon colour. Fresh, red fruit bouquet with overtones of strawberry and hints of peach. Full, rich and harmonious wine with aromas of summer fruits.

Winemaker’s Notes: Bleeding and direct pressing according to the grape variety.

Size: 0.75L 1.50 L3.00 L6.00 L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

TERRES DE BERNE



Vintage: 2011/12

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 60% Cinsault, 40% Grenache

Food Pairing:Ideal as an aperitif, Provencal dishes (anchoïade, mozzarella and tomatoes), grilled sea bream. Asian and middle eastern cuisine.

Tasting Notes: Very nice rose petal pink, spring flowers flavours, very fruity nose of red berries (strawberries, raspberries). Fresh in the mouth with hints of exotic fruits. The palate is rich and well structured with strawberry flavours.

Winemaker’s Notes: Cold maceration (6 to 7°C) for 10 or 12 hours, setting and fermentation at 18°C.

Awards:Silver Medal - Mondial du Rosé, Cannes

Size: 0.75L 1.50 L3.00 L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

CHATEU DE BERNE



Vintage: 2009

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 80% Grenache, 20% Cinsault

Food Pairing:Rougets, Provencial vegetable pie, artichoke salad with parmesan cheese.

Tasting Notes: A beautiful clear rose petal colour with hints of orange. A fresh nose with hints of peach, nectarine, and violet. A full and expressive mouth with flavours of white fruit and hints of exotic fruits (litchi, guava). A true caress on the palate. A long finale, a sweet and fruity retro-olfaction.

Winemaker’s Notes: A cold maceration (7 C) takes place during 15 hours, with bleeding, setting and fermentation at 18 C.

Size: 0.75L 1.50 L3.00 L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

IMPROBABLELIMITED EDITION, AVAILABLE ONLY IN SPAIN



Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 80% Cinsault, 20% Grenache

Food Pairing:Rougets, Provencial vegetable pie, artichoke salad with parmesan cheese

Tasting Notes: A beautiful clear rose petal colour with hints of orange. A fresh nose with hints of peach, nectarine, and violet. A full and expressive mouth with flavours of white fruit and hints of exotic fruits (litchi, guava). A true caress on the palate. A long finale, a sweet and fruity retro-olfaction.

Winemaker’s Notes: The Improbable 2011 is this years edition to this famous brand. Every year a new bottle design an this years is more impressive than 2010. Limited production and limited distribution, the Improbable 2011 can only be found in selected outlets and is only available to selected customers of The Robertson Shop.

Size: 0.75L 1.50 L4.50 L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

CLOS BEYLESSE (BLUE)


Producer: Domaine de l’Abbaye

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 8-10 ºC

Grape Varieties: 20% Grenache, 60% Syrah, 20% Cinsault

Food Pairing:Stronger flavored light food, fish, salads (starters).

Tasting Notes: Pale pink colour with a faint golden hue this rosé has a perfume of peach and citrus with a faint floral melon undertone. Balanced and flavourful yet with great finesse this is irresistible.

Winemaker’s Notes: This wine comes from a very strict selection of old vineyards with magnificent slopes and a south exposure where the grapes are hand picked and sorted before being pressed. Size:

0.75L 1.50 L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

SCALABRONE

REGION: TUSCANY IGT

Producer: Antinori

Drink at: 12 ºC

Grape Varieties: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 30% Syrah

Tasting Notes: A brilliant peony pink in colour, the wine shows intense and rich aromas, less redolent of the typical pepper and bell pepper notes of Cabernet than usual and more expressive of flowers and fruit, particularly cherries and raspberries. On the palate it is fresh, balanced, fruity, and long on the finish and aftertaste.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13


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Tuesday, May 21, 13



1808 CRIANZA

REGION: D.O. RIOJA


Vintage: 2008

Drink at: 16 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Tempranillo

Food Pairing:Red meat roasted, fish roasted, paste, cheese.

Tasting Notes: Medium intensity dark red picota cherry colour with a thin layer of purple nuances. Good intensity red fruit aromas -cherry very well conjugated with plum and fig- with floral freshness of the violet. Full-bodied, with vivid and well balanced tannins. Elegant and long finish due to fruit and wood harmony.

Winemaker’s Notes: Decanting into a glass jar 30 minutes before drinking will make process of consumption even more enjoyable. Size:

0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

1808 RESERVA

REGION: D.O. RIOJA


Vintage: 2004

Drink at: 16 ºC


Food Pairing:Elaborated red meats, with species and of strong flavors, like chuletón of calf, back with peppers, rioja snails or with manchego cheese very cured.

Tasting Notes: Red cherry color, of medium intensity, clean and shining, iodado border tiles, wide and attractive strip. Discrete aromas of forest red fruits with liquorice, Something of smoked and coffee roasting. It needs time to unfold. Acidity-alcoholic well balanced, long. Predominance of the barrel on the fruit. Aftertaste with coffee roasting memories.

Winemaker’s Notes: Decanting into a glass jar 30 minutes before drinking will make process of consumption even more enjoyable.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

1808 SELECCION DE AUTOR

REGION: D.O. RIOJA


Vintage: 2004

Drink at: 16 ºC


Food Pairing:Alavesa pinto bean, meat or fish stewed.

Tasting Notes: Dark shining cherry, tinted. It has an elegant and tight nose, that needs time to unfold. It offers carameled notes of red fruit (cherry, strawberries), retama and liquorice. On the palate this is frank, this well formed good and contributes a flavorful fruit, toastings and skin of nuts. It has a good acidity and very good persistence.

Winemaker’s Notes: Decanting into a glass jar 30 minutes before drinking will make process of consumption even more enjoyable. Size:

0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

ALTOS DE CORRAL 2008

REGION: D.O. RIOJA

Producer: Bodegas Corral

Vintage: 2008

Drink at: 16 ºC


Tasting Notes: The colour is cherry red, shade of purple, brilliant. Aroma of velvety, red ripe fruits, soft vanilla hints and well-balanced. The taste is round, tasteful, full-bodied, with sweet tannins well assembled, broad and structured.

Winemaker’s Notes: Wine proceeding from hand-picked harvest of Tempranillo variety grapes only. Its fermentation takes place in new American oak barrels thus become a wine of fruity taste and flavours in combination with good tannin, as a result of barrel-ageing. A fresh and tasteful wine with a hint of well-integrated oak.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

ALTOS DE CORRAL 2004

REGION: D.O. RIOJA

Producer: Bodegas Corral

Vintage: 2004

Drink at: 16 ºC


Food Pairing:Read meat, stewed dishes, roast lamb and suckling pig,fish dishes in sauce and cheeses.

Tasting Notes: The colour is intense ruby red. The aroma consists of berries, raspberry and spice. Nice with sweet notes of new fine oak barrel. The palate is complex with notes of vanilla and oak, long on taste, with good structure and persistent.

Winemaker’s Notes: Wine of limited production, with less than 10.000 bottles, carefully selected per vintage.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

PAGO DE VALDONEJE

REGION: D.O. BIERZO

Producer: Vinos Valtuille

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 16 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Mencia

Food Pairing:Enjoy this before dinner or with a plate of charcuterie, cheese, rice or pasta.

Tasting Notes: Deep crimson coloured, it gives up an alluring bouquet of spice box, mineral, incense, black cherry, and black raspberry. Round and smooth- textured, it has intense red fruit flavours, excellent balance, and finishes with no hard edges.

Winemaker’s Notes: The vines are anywhere from 50 to 100 years old providing rich dark grapes that are full-bodied and robust. Harvest is made by hand and are used 20 kg plastic crates to transport them to the winery. Grapes are sorted in the sorting table and then the stainless-still vats are fill up with them by gravity. Alcoholic fermentation takes place at maximum controlled temperatures of 24- 25ºC in small 10.000 litre stainless still vats. Once malolactic fermentation is finished wines are stabilized and then bottled. Wines are not clarified neither filtered.

Awards:www.erobertparker.com : 90 Parker

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

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REGION: D.O. BIERZO

Producer: Vinos Valtuille

Vintage: 2008

Drink at: 16 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Mencia

Food Pairing:Red and white meat, rice, pasta, foîe cheese and chocolate.

Tasting Notes: The 2008 Pago de Valdoneje Vinas Viejas Crianza spent 11 months in French oak. It is more expressive aromatically with notes of Asian spices, cassis, and black cherry leading the way. On the palate it reveals a racy personality with savory red fruits, good balance, and a lengthy, vibrant finish. The wine’s acid structure should carry it in style through 2018.

Winemaker’s Notes: From 100-year old vines, the grapes used to make Pago de Valdoneje Viñas Viejas are carefully selected from the best vines on the property. Harvest is made by hand and are used 20 kg plastic crates to transport them to the winery. Grapes are sorted in the sorting table and then the stainless- still vats are fill up with them by gravity. Malolactic fermentation is made in French oak barrels. Aged for 11 months in French Oak barrels. Very limited production.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

INCREDULO

REGION: D.O. TORO

Producer: Bodegas Pago de Cubas

Vintage: 2009

Drink at: 16 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Tinta de Toro

Food Pairing:It pairs with intense flavoured meals, like red, wild game or roasted meat, mushrooms, rices and ripe cheese.

Tasting Notes: Incredulo 2008, exhibits intense cherry red colour with a thin layer of purple nuances. Clear and brilliant with a beautiful colour sequence and oily intense legs. In the nose has a fruity elegant intense aroma, with a spicy charred ground from French oaks, all in a perfect blend. In the mouth it is fresh and fruity, full-bodied, with vivid and sweet young tannins. Elegant and long finish due to fruit and wood harmony.

Winemaker’s Notes: Decanting into a glass jar 30 minutes before drinking is advisable. Solid natural precipitations may be rarely found because the wine has not been filtered or added any clarifying substance.

Size: 0.75L 1.50 L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

J.P. CHENET, RED



Drink at: 16-18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Syrah

Food Pairing:This wine goes wonderfully well with red meats, food in sauce, Perking duck and goose. It really comes into its own with strong cheese.

Tasting Notes: The colour is dark deep ruby red. On the nose the wine expresses an intense bouquet of cherry & blackcurrant enhanced with a light delicate spicy note. On the palate this wine is beautifully balanced and nicely structured.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

CUVEE PRESTIGE



Vintage: 2010

Drink at: 14-16 ºC

Grape Varieties: 50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon

Awards:Vintage 2007 - Silver medal at Independent Vintners in 2010Vintage 2009 - Gold medal at Independent Vintners in 2010

Food Pairing:Perfect for roasted red meal dishes, mushrooms and cheese.

Tasting Notes: Deep ruby garnet-red coloured. A subtle nose dominated by aromas of ripe fruit, melted with soft spices and hints of wood. The mouth is rounded, ample and silky with well-balanced tannins. A long lasting taste reveals scents of black fruit and spices.

Winemaker’s Notes: Traditional harvest-picking and wine-making. The grapes are matured in French and American oak barrels for 6 months.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

L’EXCELLENCE



Vintage: 2009

Drink at: 17-18ºC

Grape Varieties: Syrah, Carignan and Grenache

Awards:Vintage 2005 - Gold medal at Concours Mondial du Vin (World contest) in Brussels in 2006Vintage 2006 - Gold medal at Contest of the Corbieres in 2008 and 2 stars in Guide Hachette in 2009Vintage 2008 - Bronze medal at Macon Contest in 2010Vintage 2009 - Gold medal at Agricultural Contest in Paris in 2011 and Silver medal at Independent Vintners in 2011

Food Pairing:L’Excellence will be the perfect match to red meat, venison and cheeses.

Tasting Notes: Brilliant ruby colour. Rich and strong nose with aromas of little red fruits, (blackcurrant and blueberries) and spices (thyme and pepper). Hints of vanilla fragrances. The palate is full and elegant, with silky tannins. The finish is long and harmonious.

Winemaker’s Notes: Destemming of harvest. Traditional vinification. Long vatting time. Ageing and blending in oak barrels. Controlled temperature.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

CHATEU DE BERNE



Vintage: 2009

Drink at: 16 ºC

Grape Varieties: 50% Syrah, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Grenache

Food Pairing:Full-flavoured dishes, game, truffle, fermented cheese

Tasting Notes: Dark red, bright colour. At first a smoky nose soon developing aromas of black fruit and sweet violet. Lively on the palate with a fluid, well-balanced structure.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

LE 98/100

REGION: LANGEUDOC-ROUSSION

Producer: Château de Miremont (Minervois)

Vintage: 2008

Drink at: 16 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Grenache Noir

Tasting Notes: Le 98/100 is deep red in colour. Complex nose, slightly grilled. Bouche dense, fine grain tannin with notes candied plum and black cherry, persistent a final elegant

Winemaker’s Notes: Grapes are selected from the vines and hand picked, then pressed in a pneumatic (inflatable) press. Elaboration is done in cement tanks and then aged in French oak barrels for 24 months.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

SABAZIO

REGION: TUSCANY IGT (Montepulciano)

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 16-18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 85% Prugnolo Gentile, 15% Merlot (and other complimentary red grape varieties)

Tasting Notes: The wine shows ripe fruit on the nose along with notes of tobacco and spice. On the palate, the cherry and blackberry fruit is felt along with balanced tannins which give the wine suppleness and elegance. The finish is long and mineral in flavor, typical of the Sangiovese of Montepulciano.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

ACHELO

REGION: TUSCANY IGT (Cortona)

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2010

Drink at: 18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Syrah

Tasting Notes: The 2010 Achelo shows an intense nose of raspberries and fresh fruit. It is ample and enveloping on the palate with soft and elegant tannins which linger and last. The finish is long and savory and is sustained by a tonic acidity which adds a pleasurable mineral character.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

PÈPPOLI

REGION: CIANTI CLASSICO

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2010

Drink at: 16-18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot and Syrah

Tasting Notes: Ruby red in color, the 2010 Pèppoli is characterized by notes of cherry fruit well amalgamated with chocolate and vanilla from the oak aging. On the palate the wine shows much Sangiovese character with soft an silky tannins and a good persistence on the finish and aftertaste.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

REGION: TUSCANY IGT

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2009

Drink at: 16-18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 60% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 5% Syrah

Tasting Notes: The wine is ruby red in color with intense aromas of cherries, mint, and, particularly, chocolate. On the palate the wine is ample in body, supple and with velvety and soft tannins, long and savory.

VILLA ANTINORI

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

LA BRACCESCA

REGION: VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2009

Drink at: 16-18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 90% Prugnolo Gentile, 15% Merlot

Tasting Notes: The wine shows ripe fruit on the nose along with notes of tobacco and spice. On the palate, the cherry and blackberry fruit is felt along with balanced tannins which give the wine suppleness and elegance. The finish is long and mineral in flavor, typical of the Sangiovese of Montepulciano.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

IL BRUCIATO

REGION: TUSCANY IGT

Producer: Antinori

Drink at: 16-18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 15% Syrah

Tasting Notes: A nose of great intensity features red berry fruit and notes of sweet spices. On the palate, the wine is rich, ample on the attack and mid-palate and long and persistent on the finish and aftertaste.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

Awards:Tre StelleGuida I VINI DI VERONELLI 2013 ITALY

REGION: CIANTI CLASSICO

Producer: Antinori

Drink at: 16-18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet

Tasting Notes: An intense ruby red with occasional brick-toned highlights, the wine’s aromas are fragrant and fresh with pleasurable notes of red berry fruit and exotic fruit and hints of liquorice, currants, vanilla, and passion fruit. The notes of Chianti Classico-style Sangiovese dominate the nose and fuse perfectly with a Cabernet which is equally important in characterizing this wine. On the palate the wine is highly pleasurable, supple, round, and soft in texture and savory as well. Tonic and vibrant sensations characterize a notably elegant finish and aftertaste.

MARCHESE ANTINORI

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

SANTA PIA

REGION: VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2006

Drink at: 18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Prugnolo Gentile

Tasting Notes: With a vivid and intense red color, on the nose Santa Pia 2006 demonstrates all of its complexity, with intense aromas of ripe fruit well combined with vanilla hints deriving from wood contact. On the palate the wine is very smooth and enveloping, with soft tannins in the finish and aftertaste which leaves nice minerality and persistence in the mouth.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

REGION: UMBRIA IGT

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2011

Drink at: 16-18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Pinot Nero

Tasting Notes: A brilliant garnet red in color with delicate aromas which range from fruit to spices, the wine is soft and savory with silky tannins which show a very important aging potential.

PINOT NERO

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

BADIA A PASSIGNANO

Awards:Super Tre Stelle Guida I VINI DI VERONELLI 2012, ITALY92/100 Wine Advocate, USA

REGION: CIANTI CLASSICO (Riserva)

Producer: Antinori

Drink at: 16-18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Sangiovese,

Tasting Notes: The wine, one with an important impact, shows an intense ruby red in its tonality.It is complex on the nose with aromas of red berry fruit, raspberries, blackberries, and ripe cherries in addition to its notes of spice and licorice on the finish.The flavors are ripe and sweet and are sustained by substantial tannins, round and ample in support of the supple and velvety structure. Long and persistent, its tonic acidity is a classic characteristic of the Sangiovese cultivated at the Badia a Passignano.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

BRAMASOLE

REGION: TUSCANY IGT (Cortona)

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2008

Drink at: 16-18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Syrah

Tasting Notes: A lovely full red in color with aromas of chocolate: these are the characteristics with which this wine presents itself. The first sensations on the palate are sweet and soft, and the long finish and aftertaste show delicate notes of licorice and ripe fruit.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

PIAN DELLE VIGNE

REGION: BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO

Producer: Antinori

Vintage: 2007

Drink at: 16-18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 100% Sangiovese

Tasting Notes: An intense ruby red with garnet highlights, the aromas of the Brunello Pian delle Vigne 2007 show red fruit and spices which fuse harmoniously with tobacco and chocolate. On the palate it is a wine of great balance, with lively mineral notes supported by vibrant tannins which accompany the flavors elegantly during the entire tasting sequence.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

TIGNANELLO

REGION: TUSCANY IGT

Producer: Antinori

Drink at: 18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc

Tasting Notes: An intense ruby red in colour, the aromas of the wine are characterized by a powerful varietal expressiveness, with ample notes of red fruit, raspberries, and liquorice. On the palate, the wine, still very young, immediately shows firm tannins with much polish and finesse as well, along with a balancing, tonic acidity and savoury mineral notes which add length and persistence to the finish and aftertaste.

Winemaker’s Notes: With increased age, Tignanello takes on a garnet cast as flavours lengthen and dimensions broaden. A wine that has re-written Italian wine-making, it was the first Sangiovese to be aged in small oak barrels, the first red wine in modern times to use a non-traditional grape variety, Cabernet, in the blend, and among the first red wines made in Chianti with no white grapes. Size:

0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

GUADO AL TASSO

REGION: TUSCANY IGT

Producer: Antinori

Drink at: 18 ºC

Grape Varieties: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot

Tasting Notes: On the nose the initial balsamic sensations are followed by aromas of ripe fruit and spices, on the palate is velvety, with soft tannins and much finesse. The finish and aftertaste are well supported by savoury mineral notes and much length and persistence.

Size: 0.75L

Tuesday, May 21, 13

Documents

Marbella Wine Warehouse catalogue