About Castillo de Perelada Stars Brut Cava Rosé: 85% Garnaxta, 15% Pinot Noir. Made from selected wines of the 2019 harvest protected by the Cava DO and organically cultivated. Pale pink colour. Aroma is clean, floral, fruity, long lasting and elegant. Complex on the palate, fruity, smooth, silky with a good balance. ABV: 11.5% Awards: Gold award. Drinks Business 2022
About Goose Beret: This New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is produced by one of New Zealands top wine makers. The wine itself comes from vineyards which lie between the Wairau River and Cloudy Bay – where the rich topsoil of the lower Wairau Valley, combine with the Rarangi alluvial deposits help to produce grapes with complex flavour profiles. This wine is bursting with ripe tropical aromas of passion fruit and guava, while the palate is full and rich with intense gooseberry and citrus flavours leading to a crisp finish. ABV: 13%
About Claude Leblanc, Les Heritiers Macon Villages: Since 1978 in Beaune, the Claude Leblanc family has been working with numerous winegrowers in Burgundy who vinify and mature Claude Leblanc wines. The family favours plots from beautiful terroirs so that the finesse, elegance and typicity excel our taste buds. Healthy grapes with good ripeness, it’s essential criterion to provide a great moment of pleasure. The pure, mineral nose boasts aromas of white flowers and roses, which precede notes of ripe white peach. The palate is straightforward and gives way to pleasing roundness with pear and citrus (candied lemon, orange) flavours. Beautiful finish boasting gingerbread and floral notes. ABV: 13%
About Vallée Des Aigles, Organic Carignan: Owning only 3.5 hectare of their own Carignan Vielles Vignes, for several years they have been working with many old Carignan vine producers in Roussillon. Each year, each owner works their own vines, collaborating with each producer to check on maturity and define the date of harvest and vinification. All plots do not mature at the same time, they are picked by hand and vinified separately in Serodes & Kovac winery. Raspberry fruit picks up hints of Garriguella, green peppercorns and floral notes, while the full bodied palate is silky and smooth and the flavours linger on the finish. ABV: 14%
About Palladino: “Since 1974 we have been producing wine in Serralunga d’Alba, in the heart of the Langhe. The love and dedication for this work, the bond with tradition, the awareness of the immense value of the territory: every day, we try to tell all this through our bottles.” The Barbera d’Alba is both easy to drink and elegant, it has a fruity nose with notes of blackberry, strawberry and cherry. The palate is well balanced, with a fresh, dry taste. As it ages, it relaxes and becomes soft and velvety. ABV: 14.5%
About Bodegas Amézola de la Mora Rioja Crianza: Established in the mid-19th Century, is one of Rioja’s oldest and finest wine estates. Restored in the early 1980s by brothers Iñigo and Javier Amézola, this estate is extremely unusual (for Rioja) in that it owns all of its vines. The estate encompasses 60 ha of mature vines overlooking the confluence of the Najerilla and Ebro Rivers in the heart of Rioja Alta.
Following the tragic death of their winemaker father, Iñigo’s daughters María and Cristina have guided the property, capably assisted by winemaking consultant Georges Pauli, who served previously as head enologist at Château Gruaud-Larose and other fine French estates. At the time the sisters took over the winery they were the youngest wine-producers in Rioja. Its bouquet, typical of a classic Rioja, is dominated by aromas of dried fruit and spices, accompanied by a delicate scent of caramel and butter. With pleasant acidity and mild tannins, it is harmonious and not too heavy. Fruity blackcurrant and cherry notes on the nose and the palate with a hint of liquorice and smoke on the finish. This makes it a versatile dining companion. ABV: 14%