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On 25 August we had an informal wine tasting, over forty members and friends enjoyed a great tasting of these 24 great wines...

 

Añares Tinto Crianza

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General Information
Type of wine: Still red wine
Alcohol Content: 12.5%
Grape Variety: 80% Tempranillo, 15% Mazuelo, 5% Garnacha
Ageing: 14 months in oak + a minimum of 4 months in bottle
Origin: Spain—D.O.Ca Rioja
Vines per ha: 2,500 to 3,500
Average yield: Less than 36 hl/ha
Average age of the vines: 20 years old
Not suitable for vegetarians

Tasting Note
On the nose, this is a very complex wine that shows a combination of fruit, spices and oak influence.
On the palate, it is meaty and perfectly structured with a good concentration of ripe fruit. The finish is long and clean

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Castellblanch
Carat Brut (Cava)

Tasting Notes
On the nose, it is rich and intense, and shows the characteristic aromas of a young Cava with a classic
blend - fruity aromas with a pleasant citrus fruit background.
This a light and fresh extra dry Cava with a nice smooth finish.

General Information
Type of wine: White sparkling wine
Alcohol Content: 11.5%
Grape Variety: 40% Xarel.lo, 30% Macabeo, 30%
Parellada
Ageing: 12 to 18 months in the bottle
Origin: Spain— DO Cava
Vineyard size:
Vines per ha:
Average yield:
Average age of the vines: 10 to 20 years old
Suitable for vegetarians

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Bodegas Fontana
Mesta Rosado

General Information
Type of wine: Still rosé wine
Alcohol Content: 13%
Grape Variety: 100% Tempranillo
Origin: Spain—D.O. La Mancha
Vineyard size: 80-100 ha
Vines per ha:2,220
Average yield: 2 to 3 kg per vine
Average age of the vines: 4 to 8 years old
Suitable for vegetarians

Tasting Note
Beautiful cherry red colour. Fruit-driven aromas of cherry and raspberry. A ripe rich fruit in the mouth
with strawberry and raspberry hints, finishing smooth and persistent..

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Carquexial (Rias Baixas)

General Information

Type of wine: young white
Alcohol Content: 13%
Grape Variety: 100% Albariño
Origin: Spain— DO Rias Baixas

Tasting Notes
Displays a brilliant golden yellow hue. Intense in the nose with hints of honey and citrus fruits. Aromas are clean and persistent. Fresh and delicious with a weight of fruit in the mouth.

 

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Mesta Blanco

General Information
Type of wine: Dry White
Alcohol Content: 12.17%
Grape Variety: 70% Macabeo and 30% Moscatel
Origin: Spain—D.O. La Mancha
Vineyard size: 80-100 ha
Vines per ha:2,220
Average yield: 2 to 3 kg per vine
Average age of the vines: 4 to 8 years old
Suitable for vegetarians

Tasting Note
Good pale colour. Aromatic fruity nose, with pineapple and banana flavours. Crispy with a good acidity,
juicy, light and refreshing wine.

 

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Cerro Añon Reserva

General Information
Type of wine: Still red wine
Alcohol Content: 12.5%
Grape Variety: 80% Tempranillo, 5% Garnacha, 15%
Mazuelo and Graciano
Ageing: 20 months in oak
Origin: Spain—D.O.Ca Rioja
Vines per ha: 2,500 to 3,500
Average yield: Less than 36 hl/ha
Average age of the vines: 20 years old
Suitable for vegetarians

Tasting Note
This is a wine with complex and fine aromas of rich black fruit and spices.
On the palate, it is round and well balanced with a good fruit intensity and delicate spicy flavours.
The finish is persistent.

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General Information

Type of wine: Still red wine
Alcohol Content: 13.5%
Grape Variety: 100% Tempranillo
Origin: Spain—D.O. La Mancha
Vineyard size: 80-100 ha
Vines per ha:2,220
Average yield: 2 to 3 kg per vine
Average age of the vines: 4 to 8 years old
Suitable for vegetarians

Tasting Note
Intense and attractive nose of ripe red and black fruit.
Clean and fresh, this is a wine with good intensity and balance between fruit and acidity.

 

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The Accomplice Chardonnay 2009
This wine is made from fruit from the Riverina area. It has lively fresh peach and nectarine flavours and a rich creamy texture finishing with a long fresh citrus zest.

 

The Accomplice Shiraz 2009
This wine is made from fruit from the Riverina area. It gives a spicy plum fruit flavour, integrated with oak finishing with soft tannins.

Sero Syrah Tempranillo 2006
A great mix of old and new world. Some of the vines are cane cut to partially raisin the fruit before picking. This gives a richness of flavour as well as a savouriness which is dry and quite interesting. Appx. 30% tempranillo.

Sero Chardonnay Pinot Grigio 2006
Distinctive herbal and melon like flavours from Chardonnay fruit complemented by the honey and hay characters of the Pinot Grigio. Unwooded with a creamy mid pallet softness resulting from extended lees contact. Appx. 25% Pinot Grigio.

Windy Peak Viognier 2007
Subtle aromas of apricot musk and spice lead to spicy fruit flavours and an elegant freshness. Slightly oaked in old French casks to develop texture and complexity while retaining freshness and aroma.

Vat 1 Petite Sirah 2006
Aromas of spicy blackberries with black cherry fruit, and toasted cedar oak on the nose. Rich, abundance of blackberry, cherry and spice. Toasted cedar oak with subtle vanillin overtones and firm integrated tannins allows this wine to be full bodied with a good mouthfeel and a lingering palate.

Emeri Pink Moscato NV
The juice for this wine is picked and gently pressed and allowed to settle naturally before being filtered. The wine is then cold fermented to retain its fresh fruit characters. It has a pale translucent pink appearance and a bouquet of strawberry and musk. It is velvety with a persistant bubbly fresh finish.

Emeri Sparkling Shiraz NV
The fermentation for this wine is mostly in tank with a small percentage of bottle fermented added to increase the complexity. The wine is aged in a mixture of american oak barrels and tank staves for up to 8 months. The appearance is deep red with purple hues, and the nose is dark berry and raspberry fruit. On the palate it gives fresh berry flavours, silky tannins, with a bubbly dry finish.

Old Boys 21 Year Old Tawny
De Bortoli has acquired unique parcels of very old port from Rutherglen in Victoria and the Barossa Valley in South Australia, and with their own substantial reserves now possess one of the most extensive collections of aged fortified stocks in Australia. The Old Boys Very Old Fine Tawny is a very special wine with the final blend having an average age of 21 years

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WINES PRESENTED BY YOUNG STEWART

ARGENTINA

Sol de Mayo - Cabernet Sauvignon
Spicy aromas on the nose, underpinned with blackcurrants and a hint of pepper

Sol de Mayo - Chardonnay
A crisp and well balanced youthful wine, offering intense aromas of tropical fruit

Sol de Mayo - Malbec
A medium to full bodied wine with a pronounced nose of red fruits, cherries and plums, with a hint of smoky oak

CHILE

Kintu - Merlot
A round and velvety wine on the palate tasting of juicy black fruits and a hint of spice

Kintu - Sauvignon Blanc
Refreshing citrus fruit aromas mixed with soft herbal notes and a touch of green apple

ITALY

Castello ‘4257’ - Prosecco Brut
A straw yellow sparkling wine with hints of green, floral and fruity nose – soft and round on the palate

Castello ‘4257’ - Spumante Rosato (new)
A delicate rosé sparkling wine with fresh aromas of small red berries – very well balanced with a long finish

Carlo Damiani - Pinot Grigio
This gentle wine offers a delicate bouquet of white acacia blossom, apricots and peaches

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So, come along, enjoy the tasting, the company and the opportunity to learn something new and interesting about these fabulous wines.

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