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2005 Backsberg Family Reserve Red

This family run winery based in Paarl, South Africa has over 200 hectares under vine. This red is a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz and Malbec.  The wine isn’ made every year, only in those that produce the best fruit.  On the nose there’s lots of ripe red berry, cassis, plum, and [...]

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Herdade Paço do Conde 2007 (Portugal Red)

Herdade Paço do Conde 2007 (Portuguese Red) PRODUCER – Sociedade Agrícola Encosta do Guadiana REGION – Alentejo GRAPES – Aragonez ( Tempranillo) 40%, Trincadeira 40%, Alicante Bouschet 10% and Cabernet Sauvignon 10% SOIL TYPE – Clay loam. VINIFICATION – Total removal of the stalk. Fermented in stainless vats under controlled temperature at 26/27ºC. 2 weeks [...]

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2006 Paritua Vineyards Pinot Noir – NZ Otago

Wine Advocate Issue #184 Sep 2009 91 points A Pinot Noir Dry Red Table wine from Otago, New Zealand The 2006 Pinot Noir has a beautifully defined, rather “cool”, reserved, Burgundian nose, capturing the lightness of Pinot Noir, its clarity and pellucid nature. Scents of wild strawberry, raspberry leaf and a touch of limestone. The [...]

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