Winery – Musella Wine – Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore Vintage – 2012 Varietal – Corvina 70% Rondinella 20% Barbera 10% Score – 90/100 Price – GBP £15.99 USD $26.41 This biodynamic beauty from Veneto producers Musella is absolutely outstanding and that doesn’t surprise me, as these guys have been producing wine …
Winery – Bodegas Numanthia Wine – Termes Vintage – 2013 Varietal – 100% Tinta De Toro (Tempranillo) Score – 90/100 Price – GBP £18.00 USD $23.82 The entry level ‘Termes’ is anything but your typical entry level wine and that in itself speaks volumes about Bodegas Numanthia; everything these guys …
Winery – Valenciso Wine – Rioja Reserva Vintage – 2006 Varietal – 100% Tempranillo Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £19.99 USD $26.41 Valenciso’s Rioja Reserva, from the Alta region, is an utterly brilliant wine, offering very good value for money in a market that is fiercely competitive. It ticks …
Winery – Boekenhoutskloof Wine – Syrah Vintage – 2011 Varietal – 100% Syrah Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £40.00 USD $52.94 Quite possibly the pinnacle of South African Syrah in my humble opinion, from the makers of the ever impressive ‘Chocolate Block’ and the inexpensive ‘Porcupine Ridge’ range that …
Winery – Domaine Sainte Rose Wine – Old Vine Syrah Vintage – 2013 Varietal – 100% Syrah Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £9.99 USD $13.10 This stunning Syrah from the Languedoc, is brought to you by British winemakers Charles and Ruth Simpson. It’s a real stand out wine in …
Winery – Chateau Musar Wine – Hochar Pere et Fils Vintage – 2012 (pre-release) Varietal – Cinsault 50%, Grenache 30%, Carignan 10% and CS 10%. Score – 90/100 Price – GBP £13.00 USD $17.21 The Hochar Pere et Fils 2012 vintage is due to be released to the public in September …
Winery – Domaine Sainte Rose Wine – Low Yield Roussanne Vintage – 2013 Varietal – 100% Roussanne Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £9.99 USD $13.10 I loved this the first time I tried it and I love it even more now! It’s aged beautifully since its release over …
Winery – Chateau Musar Wine – Gaston Hochar White Vintage – 2004 Varietal – Obaideh/Merwah (undisclosed quantities) Score – 95/100 Price – GBP £24.99 USD $33.77 A white wine that begs to treated like a red! The Lebanese geniuses at Chateau Musar suggest serving at 15’c and allowing a three …
Winery – Lopez De Heredia Wine – Vina Gravonia Blanco Crianza Vintage – 2006 Varietal – 100% Viura Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £13.00 USD $19.14 Vina Gravonia is yielded from the Zaconia vineyard, one of four vineyards at Bodegas Heredia. All 24 hectares planted are Viura, most of …
Winery – Domaine O’Vineyards Wine – Stranger Stranger Vintage – 2011 Varietal – 100% Merlot Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £24.99 USD $31.22 The 2010 vintage of Stranger Stranger was simply sublime, a truly wonderful wine, punching well above it’s weight, all things considered. This latest vintage, is nearing …
Winery – D’Arenberg Wine – Dead Arm Vintage – 1998 Varietal – 100% Shiraz Score – 95/100 Price – GBP £50 USD $73.46 It’s not often you come across a new world wine approaching twenty years in age, that could last another twenty years! But with the 1998 Dead Arm …
Winery – Louis Roederer Wine – Premier Brut Vintage – NV Varietal – 40% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Meunier. Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £34.99 USD $51.39 I’m not a huge drinker of all things carbonated, but I know that this is highly regarded as one of …