ALMA NEGRA (par/by Ernesto Catena) - "M" Blend - 2019
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August 2022Floral and spice aromas pull you in and fold over to the palate, adding juicy boysenberry and...
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Floral and spice aromas pull you in and fold over to the palate, adding juicy boysenberry and...
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Quite brambly in feel, with zesty acidity and a pronounced savory streak adding a perkiness to the...
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Fresh and zesty in feel, with a racy-edged set of raspberry, red currant and bitter plum coulis...
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Quite dry and mineral, with a smoky, flinty lift to the green apples and white blossoms. Lovely...
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A serious nose, with green apples, nectarines, chalk and a hint of white blossom. Off-sweet and...
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Pear-fruit nose with green apples, nectarines and chalk that give an upbeat, almost peachy accent...
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Lovely strawberry, peach-skin and cherry-pip aromas with a similar echoing of fruit on the palate,...
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Shows wild blackberry and blueberry compote, along with streaks of warm earth, singed alder and...
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Shows salted caramel, maraschino cherry and wild blackberry and blueberry flavors that are plush...
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While fleshy and succulent, this leads with crisp acidity. Offers notes of lanolin, litsea oil,...
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A medium-to full-bodied red with plum and cherry aromas and flavors, firm yet medium round tannins...
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Fed up with paying high season Côte d'Azur prices to drink your favourite Côtes de Provence...
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Known as La Croix du Roy, the 2019 Sancerre Calcaires is a highly floral style. The wine is round...
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Tasted as a half-bottle sample, the 2017 Sancerre Chêne Marchand is full bodied with ripe, baked...
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The 2018 Sancerre Chêne Marchand is a structured, powerful style with bucket loads of...
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The 2019 Sancerre Chêne Marchand is not a single parcel; it's from as many as 14 plots across this...
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Wild smoky raspberries, brambleberries and oyster shells on the nose. Medium-bodied with vibrant...
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Deep, spicy red-fruit character on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied and firm, so give it a couple...
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Focused and accessible, featuring earth, tar, tobacco, iron and underbrush aromas that introduce...
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Plenty of strawberry character with iron, peaches and hints of chalk. Full-bodied with medium,...
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Sweet, joyful and full of life, this is immediately really quite vibrant on the palate, the rich,...
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The 2020 Chardonnay Adrianna Vineyard White Stones from Gualtallary, Uco Valley, was barrel-aged...
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Richly scented on the nose. Concentrated and full on the palate, a serious wine with intention....
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The 2020 Chardonnay Adrianna Vineyard White Bones from Gualtallary was aged for 16 months in used...
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