Americas
The North American wine producing reputation can largely be attributed to the global fame and success of Napa Valley and Sonoma County in the United States. Although technically ‘new world’, its wines have the same devoted fan base (and often first-growth prices) as many classic European wines. Free from the shackles of European winemaking law, one can find a variety of cooler climate Cabs, Merlots, Pinots, Chardonnays and Rieslings that will entice all wine lovers.
South America is an exciting new melting pot of styles and flavours with a range of soils types and altitudes – taking international varietals and finishing with French winemaking techniques, or in the case of Argentinian Malbec, adopting a largely unloved grape and making it their own.
Americas
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Mendoza | 1 | 90 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£1,178.69 |
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Vinous (90)(13.8% alcohol; 6.0 g/l acidity; 3.45 pH): Healthy dark red. Highly aromatic scents of dark plum, chocolate and smoke. Rounder and sweeter than the 1997 bottling but showing a bit less lift and detail than the earlier vintage. The plum and chocolate notes carry through onto the palate. Finishes with good density and length, an intriguing saline note and chewy, ripe tannins. (There was no 1998 bottling as this was a disastrous El Niño vintage in Argentina during which steady rainfall led to rot before the fruit ripened properly. In fact, Catena bottled only their inexpensive, entry-level Alamos wines in '98.) |
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California | 1 | 95 (WS) |
Inc. VAT
£2,534.69 |
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Wine Spectator (95)A wine of great intensity, depth and complexity. Beautifully crafted, ripe, rich and creamy, showing off pretty vanilla and mocha-scented oak before a deep core of currant, blackberry, black cherry and minerally flavors fold in. Firm tannins add structure on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2004 through 2014. 7,000 cases made. |
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California | 1 | 93+ (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£510.00 |
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Vinous (93+)Bright medium ruby. Deeply pitched aromas of violet, smoke, tobacco, leather and cigar box; real French funk here, says Forman. Dense, sweet and chewy; a rather broad-shouldered cabernet for Forman, with primary fruit flavors of mulberry and cranberry complicated by a cedar note. Finishes with substantial dusty tannins and excellent length. From a low crop level due to a difficult flowering. Contains more cabernet franc than the 2000. |
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California | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£1,081.00 |
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Central Valley | 8 | - |
Inc. VAT
£463.24 |
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Mendoza | 1 | 90 (VN) |
In Bond
£963.00 |
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Vinous (90)(13.8% alcohol; 6.0 g/l acidity; 3.45 pH): Healthy dark red. Highly aromatic scents of dark plum, chocolate and smoke. Rounder and sweeter than the 1997 bottling but showing a bit less lift and detail than the earlier vintage. The plum and chocolate notes carry through onto the palate. Finishes with good density and length, an intriguing saline note and chewy, ripe tannins. (There was no 1998 bottling as this was a disastrous El Niño vintage in Argentina during which steady rainfall led to rot before the fruit ripened properly. In fact, Catena bottled only their inexpensive, entry-level Alamos wines in '98.) |
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California | 1 | 95 (WS) |
In Bond
£2,093.00 |
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Wine Spectator (95)A wine of great intensity, depth and complexity. Beautifully crafted, ripe, rich and creamy, showing off pretty vanilla and mocha-scented oak before a deep core of currant, blackberry, black cherry and minerally flavors fold in. Firm tannins add structure on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2004 through 2014. 7,000 cases made. |
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California | 1 | 93+ (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£510.00 |
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Vinous (93+)Bright medium ruby. Deeply pitched aromas of violet, smoke, tobacco, leather and cigar box; real French funk here, says Forman. Dense, sweet and chewy; a rather broad-shouldered cabernet for Forman, with primary fruit flavors of mulberry and cranberry complicated by a cedar note. Finishes with substantial dusty tannins and excellent length. From a low crop level due to a difficult flowering. Contains more cabernet franc than the 2000. |
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California | 1 | - |
In Bond
£888.00 |
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Central Valley | 8 | - |
In Bond
£370.00 |
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