What The Press Say
| Please take time to read what the press have said about our wines. We have received some great reviews from customers and critics alike and we would like to share them with you.
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Wine Spectator Top 100: 'This rich, refined red is very pure-tasting, showing mineral, smoke, dried cherry and sandalwood flavours, with powerful undercurrents of currant and French roast. The long finish echoes spice and roasted meat' 91 points 2008 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate: 'Exceptional value, black raspberry, lavender and black pepper. Floods the palate with a smoothly textured amalgam of juicy sweet raspberry fruit, licorice, lavender, smoked meat and white pepper'. 88 points,2007 Anthony Rose, The Independent: 'A meaty southern French blend stuffed with blackberry fruit and seasoned with spice' 12/02/2005 Jancis Robinson, Financial Times: 'Very individual, characterful red from one of the coolest, highest vineyards in the Languedoc' 12/02/2005 Joanna Simon, The Sunday Times: 'Great value, aromatic, full and spicy' 13/02/2005 Christine Austin, The Yorkshire Post: 'Full and robust with a spicy, peppery background it has layers of character which makes it worth a lot more than its price' 11/2004 Oz Clarkes Wine buying guide 2004: 'Deep and dark, wonderfully scented with sweet dark fruits' 2004 Victoria Moore, The Guardian: 'A gorgeous, savoury blend of cinsault, syrah and grenache' 05/11/2005
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Decanter Magazine: Silver award 2009 Robert Parker, The Wine advocate. 'Black raspberry, bitter chocolate, backed by bacon & beef blood. Palate-filling and persistent in its clear invigorating fruit'87 point 2007 Richard Ehrlich, The Independent: 'Big, spicy blend of syrah/Grenache, loads of juicy ripeness kissed with a sensible dose of warm, toasty oak. Beautiful.'22/05/2005 Jancis Robinson.com: 'Really hand-crafted, terroir driven wine; very rich and satisfying'12/12/2003 Jonathan Ray, The Telegraph: 'Remarkably rich, plumy and peppery mouthful' 12/08/2005 Decanter Magazine: 'Herbal, ripe, smoky and concentrated' Silver award 11/2005 |
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Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar: 'Super ripe, complex nose combines raspberry, redcurrant, cherry, smoke, game and coffee' 89 points 04/2004 Malcolm Gluck, The Guardian: 'Ripe, balsamic-textured fruit, broad shouldered tannins' 16.5 points 11/10/2003
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Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate: 'Explodes from the glass, awesomely concentrated and deep' 91 points 10/2004 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar: 'Knockout, violet, licorice and exotic spices. Very impressive' 91 points 04/2004 Malcolm Gluck, The Guardian: 'A huge wine of great depth and lingering richness' 18 points 11/10/2003 Wine Magazine: 'Dense, floral, fresh fruit with firm tannins and good acidity' 95/100 02/2004 Decanter Magazine: 'Full intense, classy and powerful' Silver Award Top Ten Rhone blends 09/2004 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate: 'An impressive nose of black cherry, cassis and roasted meat. Ample fine tannins, dark chocolate, black cherry liqueur and mint cross the palate in a long-marching finish' 90 points. 2007 |
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