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Mateus Sparkling Rosé, Portugal

Mateus Sparkling RoseRegion/Appellation: Portugal

 

Varietal/Blend: Baga, Shiraz

 

Vintage: NV

 

Tasting note: Mateus Sparkling Rosé Brut Baga and Shiraz has a beautiful, pale, rose petal pink colour, with light hues of salmon. The copious bubbles are extremely fine and the resulting mousse is delicate and persistent. Refined and crisp with floral nuances, this wine has pleasing aromas of apples, pears and raspberries and subtle notes of toasted bread which interplay with a fresh and lively acidity, providing an aromatic and a delicate finish.

Mateus Rosé The Original, Portugal

Mateus Rose Original

Region/Appellation: Portugal

 

Varietal/Blend: Baga, Touriga Franca, Rufele, Tinta Barroca

 

Vintage: NV

 

Tasting note: Mateus Rosé Original is a rosé with a very appealing and bright hue. On the whole, it is a fresh and seductive wine with fine and intense bouquet and all the joviality of young wines. In the mouth, it is a well balanced and tempting wine, brilliantly complemented by a soft and slightly fizzy finish.

Freixenet Cordon Negro brutFreixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava, Cava DO, Catalunya, Spain

Region/Appellation: Cava DO, Catalunya, Spain

Varietal/Blend: 35% Macabeu, 25% Xarel.Io, 40% Parellada

Vintage: NV

Tasting note: Cordon Negro Brut is a crisp, clean and well-balanced ‘cava’ sparkling wine. The fresh palate of apple, ripe pear and bright citrus flavours combine with a long finish and an exciting touch of ginger.

Champagne Nicolas Feuillate Palmes d’Or Brut Vintage 2006, Champagne, France

Palmes d'or 2006

Region/Appellation: Champagne, France

 Varietal/Blend: 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir

 Vintage: 2006

Tasting note: This prestige cuvée celebrates a subtle, creamy style backed by wonderfully nuanced aromas, in perfect unison. 2006 Palmes d’Or Brut offers endless notes of fine honey, bee’s wax, dried fruits and tropical fruits, together with a subtle, nuanced touch of toast.

Penfolds Bin 2 Shiraz-Mataro 2016, Australia

The Penfolds Collection Bin 2 Shiraz Mataro 2015 Screw Cap BottleBlend/Varietal: Shiraz, Mataro

Tasting note: Deep red colour. Mediterranean notes of savoury ratatouille, sundried tomato, olive tapenade, Moroccan spices and charcoal roasted game on the nose balanced by aromatic blueberries, exotic red fruits, perfumed cranberry and fresh pomegranate. A complex amalgam of savoury green olives, pepperoni with a hint of sweet/salty Dutch liquorice on the palate. Soft blue fruits to the fore with textured tannins providing grip.

Bodegas Roda Sela 2012, Rioja DOCa, Spain

Roda SelaBlend/Varietal: 96% Tempranillo, 1% Garnacha, 3% Graciano

Tasting note: A wine with a vivid cherry colour with scarlet edging. On the nose is a sensation of fresh, well-ripened cherries, some strawberry notes and a hint of liquorice and light floral notes with hints of sweet spices. Medium body, friendly, fresh, flavourful and exuberant. The tannin is highly polished, with a silky character.