£35.00
Top of the range fron Diane’s wonderful estate… Syrah 50 %, Mourvèdre 40 %, Grenache 10 %. Unfiltered. 24 months in oak barrels. Top Wine. As Diane puts it;
“Un vin d’exception tout en équilibre entre concentration et finesse. Avec sa robe sombre, son nez de fruits noirs, mûre et de groseille, et une bouche ample et fraîche.”
Red Blends
Oakey Reds
France
2012
750 ml
14%+Out of stock
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Top of the range fron Diane’s wonderful estate… Syrah 50 %, Mourvèdre 40 %, Grenache 10 %. Unfiltered. 24 months in oak barrels. Top Wine. As Diane puts it;
“Un vin d’exception tout en équilibre entre concentration et finesse. Avec sa robe sombre, son nez de fruits noirs, mûre et de groseille, et une bouche ample et fraîche.”
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Probably our best-selling red. A clear candidate for our 12 wines of Christmas Offer.
Previous vintages recommended; Recommended in The Daily Telegraph: “another one of Mark Hughes’ brilliant finds. Absolutely delicious blend of Primitivo, Negro Amaro and Malvasia. Lush and plush like velvet, also juicy, scented, intense, rich brimming with the smell of violets, deep purple plums and bitter cherries. Such a joy!
Recommended by Oz Clarke as one of his 250 best wines of 2012: “an excellent example of how southern Italian reds are starting to express their own fabulous originality. It’s bulging with youth and it’s soft, yet tempered by a nice edgy bitterness.”
The label is attention-seeking, as is the bright red plastic cork (not my favourite closure, I must admit, but the wine insisted I buy it! The wine has attitude and is a provocative one, railing against the plight of the region (see their website). The region reminds me of the Languedoc in France – loads of rubbish wines but increasing numbers of fanatics making really top wines as they should be made. This was one of my favourite winery visits recently. The wine is made from a blend of the local varieties Primitivo, Negro Amaro and Malvasia Nera and should be consumed in conspiratorial bars in the south of Italy with huge helpings of pasta.
Drink now to end 2020.
Regular Price: £11.00
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This is a superbly rich, honeyed, aromatic Chardonnay which has spent over six months in new oak barrels. Keep it a few years if you can and it will develop into a great accompaniment to Foie Gras or Blue Cheese and will develop beautifully over the next several years. Drink now to 2022.
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The top wine from Diane’s Estate just south of Nimes. Constantly written up and most recently in Decanter Magazine who gave it four stars: “This mainly Mourvedre wine is on rocking good form.” 90% Mourvedre, 10% Grenache from 80 year old vines. This has a beautifully spicy nose with a scent of violets and a palate so rich you would almost think this it was a sweet wine! Decant and drink now or cellar for 10 years! Roast Beef never found a better partner! Drink now to 2018.
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