The Edinburgh Wine Club |
Does Age Matter? |
May 9, 2016 |
Wine |
Grape |
Country |
Scores |
Price |
Comments |
Ranking 1-3 and Best Value |
| Pila Reserva 2011 14.5%- |
Tempranillo, 18mths oak and bottle |
Rioja |
4=5th
BV-5=1st |
£9 /16 |
Deep cherry red/brickred rim Fruit/vanilla nose bright red Cherry+ spice, lingering |
BV |
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Pila Reserva 2009 13.5% |
Tempranillo 36mths oak and 12 bottle |
Rioja |
2=7th equal
BV-1 |
£10 /17 |
Ruby red/orange rim Liquorice,b/berry,choc tones Ripe tannins, spice, vanilla |
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Pila Gran Reserva 2006 13.5% |
Tempranillo+Mazuelo, (10%) |
Rioja |
2=7thequal
BV-1 |
£14 /22 |
aged complexity and evolved berry+wild herb flavours, toast,balsamic,velvety tannins |
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| Ch Ramage la Batisse 2010 13% 16 awards
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Merlot and Cabernet Sauv (12 months in French oak) |
Bordeaux Haut-Medoc Next to Lafitte |
Zero |
£16 /26 |
tasting-cedar wood, cassis+liquorice (classic hallmarks of Haut-Medoc), rounded with fresh,ripe fruit. |
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| Ch Ramage la Batisse 2009 13% |
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3=6th |
£16 |
Merlot- ÒplummyÓ Ð bÕcurrants, Damsons, blackberries |
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| Ch Ramage la Batisse 2008 13% |
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23=first
BV-2 |
£16 |
Cab Sauv-Black fruits esp bÕcurrants and black cherry with mint or green pepper |
First |
| Ch Ramage la Batisse 2005 13% |
Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot |
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7=3rd
BV-1 |
£16 |
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Third |
| Fox Creek Reserve 2012 14.5% Best in Oz 2012+gold from France, Spain, Germany |
Shiraz |
McLaren Vale |
19=2nd |
£37 |
low cropping, hand pruning, ideal conditions with cooling sea breezes- smoky blackberry, dark choc,spice and liquorice |
Second |
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Pedro Ximenez SherryJerez Ð 15% £10 (37.5cl) |
Pedro Ximenez |
Jerez |
6=4th
BV-1 |
£10 (half bottle) |
specially selected + blended by Romate Ð deep ebony dense aromas of raisins dates + honey. Palate is long, candied with fruit finish. Serve with blue cheese, ice-cream, dark choc. |
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