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Enate Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

Feb 2

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Enate has been my favourite winery since we picked up a bottle in the Barcelona market from one of those wine shops on the perimeter. I’ll list my all time favourite as soon as I try it again, however just last week I got a chance to sample the Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2003. What a fantastic wine, in the €14 region it can be pretty pricy for the casual drinker, however, if you want to try an upmarket wine with that vintage taste that goes down smoothly as a true Cabernet Sauvignon does. This is the one to buy.

Grape Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon

Producer : Enate

Region : Spain – Somontano

Year : 2003

Size : 75cl

Alcohol : 14%

Rating : 4 out of 5

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Zenato Ripassa Valpolicella Superiore DOC

Jan 26

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“Brought over by my Dad during a family Sunday, this was thoroughly enjoyable, bringing out the best in a Valpolicella by adding dried Valpolicella grapes to the wine and processing a second time”.

Grape Variety : Valpolicella

Producer : Zenato

Region : Italy

Year : 2006

Size : 75cl

Alcohol : 14%

Rating : 4 out of 5

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Mapu ‘Reserva’ Cabernet Sauvignon

Jan 26

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Baron Philippe de Rothschild Chile

“The Mapu Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon from Baron Philippe Rothschild is one of our favourite bulk wines.  Highly affordable, and easy drinking, this Chilean wine is great to keep a case of to bring to parties and dinners, or if you just want to pop open a bottle to enjoy without feeling the pinch”.

Grape Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon

Producer : Baron Philippe de Rothschild

Region : Chile

Year : 2007

Size : 75cl

Alcohol : 13.5%

Rating : 3 out of 5

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Banfi ‘Col di Sasso’ IGT

Jan 26

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Banfi Wine

“Picked this bottle up to try something new, the ‘Col Di Sasso’ by Banfi is a Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese retailing for around 6.99 Euro in Malta”.

Grape Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon & Sangiovese

Producer : Banfi

Region : Italy – Tuscany

Year : 2007

Size : 75cl

Alcohol : 13%

Rating : 4 out of 5

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Barbi Brunello di Montalcino 1996

Jan 22

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Another vintage wine we opened during New Years Eve 2009-2010.  I would like to have written more about this wine, expressing the flavours, and intoxicating smells… Unfortunately this won’t be the case due to the lateness of the evening, and the previous alcohol dulling the memories.  One thing I can say for certain is that:

A. it was delicious and…

B. Once you’ve acquired a taste for vintage wines, it can be highly addictive.  Just make sure you have someone around you that knows what their buying.

Grape Variety : -

Producer : Barbi

Region : Italy – Tuscany

Year : 1996

Size : 75cl

Alcohol : -

Rating : 5 out of 5 (Now to just track down another bottle)

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Ferreira Late Bottled Vintage Port 1999

Jan 22

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Arriving in a wooden box last Christmas, we opened this for New Years Eve 2009-2010.  Enjoying our yearly Xmas and New Years tradition of decanting a nice bottle of port and passing it around the table to your left, while never letting the decanter to rest until it’s empty, also not forgetting that you have to pour with your right and not switch hands at any point.

Drunken holiday traditions aside, this is the kind of port that always makes me salivate, ruby red, with a nice dry, sweet, oaky finish.  If anyone ever wants to know what to bring for the holidays, bring one of these… the older the better.

Rating : 5 out of 5

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