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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...

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A blend of 95% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano and 2% Mazuelo, the wine was matured for 6 years with 10 traditional rackings. Only the very best barrels were then selected, with 199 making it into the final blend. The intensity of the wine is immediately visible from the deep, rich colouring and the fresh, crisp nose which is both pure and...

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Lovely red fruits on the nose with delicate perfume of lavender and dog rose. Restrained style, lovely balance and finely grained tannins. A melée of English summer pudding. Lovely poise, ripeness and purity with length, elegance and vinosity and an excellent mineral backbone - very good indeed. - 17 points

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In Redigaffi’s twentieth vintage, there is no doubting the pedigree of this wonderful Super Tuscan. This brilliant release from Tua Rita is, quite simply, an embarrassment of superlatives. Just 8000 bottles (compared to the usual 10 000) were made of this velveteen wine. As such, demand is expected to be even higher than usual. A wine of remarkable presence; this...

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Deep, brooding nose and a sense of underlying power. Dense brambly black fruits and a dark spicy and earthy quality with finely grained tannins and notable tension. A success. 16.5 points

TASTING NOTES

TASTING NOTES