| Australia
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Clarendon
Hills Old Vine Grenache
A famous and highly regarded estate that charges accordingly for a wine
that’s good but can’t justify that price tag. It has good intensity,
rich mulberry fruit with white pepper and liquorice and supple tannins.
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€69.99
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90
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Henscke
‘Julius’ Dry Riesling 2001, Eden Valley
Zesty lime fruit with chalky mineral flavours and a hefty price tag.
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€23.99
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88
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Henscke
‘Tilly’s Vineyard 2001, Barossa
An oaked white blend with orange, melon and nut flavours that for me is a
little clumsy and doesn’t quite gel and not at this price.
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€15.99
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84
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| Chile
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Villard
Sauvignon Blanc 2002, Casablanca
Once again Casablanca proves its worth as a great place to grow grapes as
this has a distinctive mineral as well as gooseberry like varietal
character.
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€10.49
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87
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Villard
Pinot Noir 1999, Casablanca
Almost a parody of pinot noir with a cherry liqueur like style.
. This one doesn’t quite work for me, especially at this price.
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€16.49
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84
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Los
Vascos Grande Reserve 2000
100% cabernet and oddly not labeled as such, but that’s the French for
you as Lafite Rothschild are behind this ripe but elegant blackcurrant,
liquorice and cedar scented wine.
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€16.99
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87
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| France
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Albert
Morot Beaune 1ere Cru 2000
Soft berry fruit with a delicious more-ish silky texture.
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€35.00
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89
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Ch
Vincent Pouilly Fuissé ‘Le Clos’ 2001
A pretty rich wine which oak use makes even richer.
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€29.99
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88
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Ch. Laville Bertrou
Minervois-la-Livinière 2000
Characterful
herbal and spice notes add to the underlying berry fruit.
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€11.49
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87
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Domaine
de Saint Romble Sancerre 2000
Quite smart flinty mineral aromas plus blackcurrant leaf, gooseberries and
cream with good length.
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€17.99
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89
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Domaine
du Clos Godeaux Chinon Rosé 2002
A particularly good rosé redolent of summer fruits and as fresh as a
daisy.
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€9.99
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87
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Domaine
du Langois-Chateau Saumur 2001, Vielles Vignes
Unusually in my experience there’s a little oak use that adds weight to
a classy chenin based wine with typical honey and lemon flavours with good
length.
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€10.49
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88
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Fournier
Sauvignon Blanc 2002, VdP de Jardin de France
raw gooseberry with an earthy mineral edge. Not bad.
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€8.99
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85
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Le
Demi Boeuff Muscadet Cote de Granf Lieu sur lie 2002
Gosh a half decent Muscadet, now there’s a pleasant change.
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€9.99
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85
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M.J
Vincent Morgon ‘Charmes’2001
Ripe cherry and raspberry with pretty good length.
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€14.99
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87
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| Italy
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Ca
de Pipa Valpolicella Ripasso 1999
Turbo charged Valpolicella offering up violet perfume, raisins, cherry and
plums that had me sniffing away for ages before enjoying the ripe cherry,
herbal, prune and tea flavoured palate.
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€16.99
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90
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Montresor
Soave Classico 2002
Okay, so it’s a Soave but you won’t bore your friends to death with
this one a it’s a bit fruitier and richer than usual.
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€8.99
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86
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Poggio
Calvelli Orvieto Classico 2002
A nice surprise, as where you expect bland you find orangey fruit and nut
allied to good length.
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€?
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86
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| Spain
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Borsao
Tres Pios Campo de Borja 2001 Garnacha
A thumper of a wine and the bottle weighs a ton too. Very rich, seductive,
hedonistic prune, plum and violet scented wine with long silky palate.
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€16.99?
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90
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