Wine Reviews

Barbadillo Reliquia Amontillado

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Barbadillo represents a piece of living sherry history - this family bodega was founded in 1821 by Don Benigno Barbadillo and his cousin. The old bodega in Sanlucar de Barrameda, facing the sea and the Coto de Doñana, owns 500 hectares of vineyards spread over two estates, Gibalbin and Santa Lucia.  Among other distinctions, it has the honour of...
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This winery was founded in 1988 by a group of wine lovers from Segovia, who wanted to produce wine from their own Tinto Fino and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes using modern production techniques, in order to bring out the full personality of the Ribera terroir. The estate is strategically located at the confluence of rivers and protected from the cold...
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EX EX 2010 Castell de Perelada

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Castell de Perelada is among the leading and most prominent wineries in Spain today. It is run by one of the country’s best winemakers, and invests much time and energy in the vineyards to recover forgotten areas, such as the Garbet’s steep slopes.  It is therefore able to produce wines, which represent excellent value for money, as well as high...
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Leon Beyer is one of the oldest wineries in France, boasting fourteen successive generations of winemakers since 1580.  Located in the heart of Alsace, in the beautiful village of Eguisheim, at the foot of its three castles, it is the owner of some very prestigious vineyards. In its extensive cellars, including one dug into the hillside under its...
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Krug Vintage 2000

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Krug is the most famous and most sought after champagne in the world. It was named the highest quality champagne on the planet by Wine Spectator, and the French brand has now spent 18 years at the top of the rankings published by the world's most recognized wine magazine. Krug was founded in 1843 and has its head office in Reims. It has 20...
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Stellenbosch is the most important region in South Africa for the production of quality wine, due, in the main, to its great diversity of soils and its prime location surrounded by mountains.  It is here where Gary and Kathy Jordan, a geologist and an economist, have been producing wines since 1993, in an old farmhouse with a history going back...
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Almaviva 2009

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A delightful Joint Venture between the Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and the Chilean winery Concha y Toro which is taking place in Puente Alto, in the most northerly part of the Maipo Valley, in Central Chile. When this company started out in 1996, the idea was to make a First Rate or Premium wine with a markedly Bordeaux style on American...
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Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard is located in Préhy, a village of 140 inhabitants, 7 km from Chablis. From 0.3 hectares planted in 1973, the Jean-Marc Brocard domaine today operates 150 hectares of vineyards located in all the Chablis denominations, with 60 hectares surrounding the domaine.  Today Jean-Marc Brocard’s second son, Julien, with...
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Lanson Age Extra Brut

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Lanson was founded, as Delamotte Père & Fils in 1760, by Francois Delamotte, and is one of the oldest maisons de champagne. The champagne house only gained its Lanson Père & Fils name in 1837. Lanson is supplied from 800 hectares of vineyards growing the three main Champagne grape varieties. The basis of their champagne style lies in the art of...
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Leon Beyer is one of the oldest wine houses in France, with fourteen successive generations following the winemaking tradition since 1580. Located in the heart of the Alsace region, in the beautiful village of Eguisheim, at the foot of its three castles, Leon Beyer is the owner of some very prestigious vineyards. The wines are produced in perfect...
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