The Edinburgh Wine Club 

 Red Grapes (page 1)

January 17, 2013

Wine

Grape

Country

Supplier

Price

Comments

Points

Cantari 2009
 

Nero D’Avola (Avola near Syracusa) 14%

Mt Etna

Sicily

Italia

Gambino

(Mt Etna)

€14

=£11.20

Soft ripe, spicy black fruit

The Sicilian grape especially in the S-E

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BaiGorri, Crianza
(1.5 yr oak/1yr bottle)
(Simon Robles)
DOCA
(only Rioja./Priorat)

 2007

Tempranillo

 14%

Rioja

Espana

Lupe Pinto

£13.50

Dark red colour with rich black and compote fruit mixing with classic spice and pasty aromas

Palate rich, fruit driven with burst of bright berried fruit matched by savoury complexity-tobacco leaves, spice, leather, vanilla=long dry dusty finish   Spain’s most famous grape

Innovative Bodega avoiding oxidation and excessive oak=maximising fruit expression(opposite of historical) Gravity flow “pressing”and unique cone fermenters(skin contact)
 

 10

Catena

(Malbec pioneer)

High mountain wines

2010

Malbec

 13.5%

Mendoza

Argentina

Vino

£11.80

Vineyards at3018ft =ripe plum flavours;3117ft=dark fruit character and pepper notes;3593ft=black cherry aromas +excellent structure;4757ft=explosive floral aromatics, full, concentrated

The blend gives natural balance, concentration

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Il Poggione

Rossi di Montalcino

DOC  

2010

Sangiovese

 14%

South Hills

Montalcini

Italia

Majestic

£14.99

Dark-berried vine = most popular in Italy. Vineyard created in 1984 in Tuscany

 Full bodied, intense ruby colour, velvety tannins

Savoury, variable: from prunes to farmyard

14

3rd

Salvaje del Moncayo

2011

Garnachas

 13.5%

V. del Ebzo

Ribera del Queiles

Espana

Majestic

£7.99

Special project to revive traditional grapes

Grown on stony soil(Nth facing)- 5 months in French oak=sweet tannin structure + med depth.

Fresh+fruity, wild berry aromas+mineral qualities+pepper/spice

7
BV

Barbaresco Corsini

DOCG(top Italian tier)

2009

Nebbiola

(fog in Italian)

 14%

Langhe Hills,rt bank Tanaro river

S. Piemonte

Italia

Vino

£13.95

2 years in oak

Light red, nose rose flower+tar

Thick sweet tannins.. Classified in 1980

Austrian General Melas celebrated victory over the French in 1799 with it!!!!

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