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It is impossible to
list all fine wines ever made but a list of the 'best' are reviewed along with
some of the more popular wines. Some are recommended and given
notice if they are expensive.
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Quinta Do Carmo 1997 This wine is rich in color, full bodied and so harmonic. Quinta Do Carmo is a fruity wine with wonderful shades of nuts, roasted oak tree and undertones of tobacco. Recommended |
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Condado de Haza 1997, Alejandro Fernândez This highly esteemed wine has been a beautiful, deep, purple color with a pleasant sweet bouquet of wild berries and roasted wood. Recommended |
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Pesquera
1997, Alejandro Fernândez Made from the Tempranillo grapes. This wine has been stored for 18 months giving a soft and light spiced wine with a long durability. |
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Loriñon Crianza 1997, Bodegas Bretòn Deep, mature, dark berry aroma and vanilla. Full taste, tannin, lots of mature berries, good long and light acidic aftertaste. A classic Rioja. |
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Dominio de Conté 1991, Bodegas Bretón Lot's of aroma, well developed and complex. With liquorices, mature berries. Elegant taste, harmonic and full bodied. Both good tannin, lightly acidic and lot's of mature fruit with a long aftertaste. Recommended |
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Dom Martinho 1996 A beautiful aroma and elegant wine, dry and pleasant to drink. Rich in fruit with soft tannic acid and beautiful shades of taste. |
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Château La Rose Bouquey, Saint-Èmilion
1997 A lovely and classic St. Emilion bouquet with a typical soft, full-body and impressively spiced with warmth. |
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Château Clement Vieux Saint-Émilion
1997 Another dark red Saint Emilion. Strongly spiced bouquet and good, full-body taste with a shade of berry flavor, fruit and forest floor. Lovely acidic undertone that follows after a long finish. |
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Château Le Loup, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
1996 Majestic ruby colored wine with a beautiful bouquet of both black current and mature red berries. Amazingly structured wine with a lovely, full-bodied ‘fatness'.(rather expensive). |
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Clairette de Die Tradition, demi-sec,
Rhône Fresh and lightly spiced bouquet. The flavor is dominated by a shade of fresh grapes and also the pleasantly flavored Muscat-grapes. Ideal with fresh strawberries. The natural sugar content gives the distinct light sweetness. |
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Cava Brut, Joan Raventós
Rosell Being stored for two years, gives this wine a dry and light taste with a deep fruit aroma. Best suited for accompanying small canapés and fresh salads. Joan Raventos is of such a high quality that it is among one of the eight best Cavas. Recommended |
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Moscatel Castillo de Liria,
Gandia, Spain |
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Château Villerambert Julien, Cuvee Opéra
1997 A wonderful ‘welcoming’ wine with an odor of dark berries and a hint of roasted tree. A good and pleasant wine that will enrich every meal. Recommended for light meat and poultry. Also suitable for light cheese dishes. |
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Château Villerambert Julien
1996/97 A pleasant dark red color with a unique odor of dark berries and roasted tree. The taste is enriched with some spice, vanilla along with red berries. Enjoy this classic Minervois with heavy meat courses and bird. |
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Château L' Etoile Blanc, Maison Sichel
1996 Ah! Wonderful Graves. Lightly golden with spiced elegance, rich with fruit and a long dry aftertaste. Perfect for fish courses and light lunches such as salad with fish or shellfish. |
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Château L' Etoile Rouge, Maison Sichel
1997 Ruby colored and full-bodied with a complex bouquet of red fruit and dried spice. The taste is soft and fruity with a well balanced after taste. Perfect for lamb. |
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Château
Val Joanis Cotes du Luberon, Rosé
1999 Full-bodied and convincing rosé. Fresh and a bit of a more ‘festive’ alternative to white wine. Also available in white. Recommended. |
