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A beautifully refined wine with intense flavours, the bouquet opens with delicate notes of black cherries and wild flowers. Supple cherry and dark berry fruit characters on the palate mingle with fragrant notes of crushed rose petals and delicate raspberry and cassis flavours. Seamless tannins and an elegant freshness leads to an incredibly long finish. Drink from 2019. Armit Wines

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Situated in the beautiful ‘Golden Shell’ (Conca d’Oro) around the village of Panzano in Chianti Classico, Castello dei Rampolla has long been a darling of fine wine lovers. Its owner, Alceo di Napoli, was inspired by the work of Sassicaia’s oenologist, Giacomo Tachis, and successfully began his own Cabernet Sauvignon project in the early ‘80s, falling in love with the...

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A gorgeous wine showing a great deal of depth and purity. Sweet black fruit of dark cherries and blueberries with beautifully integrated tanninsand a hint of white pepper and spice on the finish. Fresh and precise, this wine has lots of energy and is very impressive. It will be delicious in a few years but has plenty of ageing potential. Drink...

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Poised, structured and brooding with hints of raspberry fruit peeking out behind the sumptuously rich, silky and suave profile. This will certainly benefit from ageing but it is not a crime to open one today. There are already hints of secondary development and the savoury, iron-y, umami character of great Rioja is now there alongside the rich, delicious fruit. This...

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Made from Nebbiolo grapes grown on one of the most historic vineyards in Neive, the 2008 is elegant and complex with sweet plum and cassis aromas, intermingled with prunes, dried fruits and herbs. On the palate, ripe, soft fruit is balanced by fine tannins and delicate mineral notes. This is a beguiling and wonderfully expressive wine which opens up in...

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It’s hard to follow a wine like Champans but once again the Clos des Ducs demands your attention from the moment it steps onto the stage and everything else is quickly forgotten. There is something effortless and commanding about this wine, endlessly fascinating as it offers glimpses of its potential on every turn and yet never goes so far as...