16.09.09 - Tasting of Domaine de la Cristia Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2005
Neil brought a bottle of this home to have with dinner and wow was it impressive. A lot more impressive than my food, it was dark, rich, juicy, fruit forward and succulent. Beautiful spicy notes too. At £18.95 per bottle, I have to say that it represents amazing value and will also cellar for many years. No wonder this domaine is regarded as one of the up-and coming new superstar producers in Chateauneuf du Pape! We have only 22 bottles of this left so you have to be quick.
(Jane)
Friday 18 September 2009
Thursday 17 September 2009
Neil and Liz's visit to Burgundy, Northern Rhone, Beaujolais & Chablis 7th-11th September 2009
Report by Liz Mitchell - General Manager
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I was very fortunate to join Neil recently on a wine trip to the Northern Rhone, Beaujolais, Burgundy, finishing with a visit in Chablis.
We certainly chose the right week to go across on this visit and it rates as one of my best ever wine trips visiting suppliers. The sun was shining all week, and as the harvest took place early this year, we actually watched the grapes being picked and then brought into the wineries. All the winemakers that we spoke to were very positive about the 2009 vintage as the weather was kind and the grapes were very healthy with good ripeness and acidity levels. The general consensus is that they have been ‘dealt a very good hand of cards’ and it is now down to the winemaker to produce some great wines. They are comparing this harvest it to the fantastic 2005, so watch this space as there could be some excellent wines made.
Our visits to the Northern Rhone also showed us that we will all need to be very careful about buying 2008 from the Rhone, as the vintage was difficult and the wines have high acidity. So our general advice will be to stock up on the good 2007 vintage from the Rhone. However 2008 from Chablis is looking very good.
If you are interested to read all the tasting notes from all of our visits during our week away, then they are available to view at ( http://dunells.com/custom/tastingnotes.aspx ). I have mentioned a few of my personal highlights from this trip in my short write up below.
My favourite Rhone Visits:
Domaine Fayolle
This Domaine is now run by Celine Nodin (sister) and Laurent Fayolle (brother) who is also the winemaker. They are the 6th generation of the family and grapes were first planted by the family in 1870. We had a very interesting visit and the enthusiasm and passion that they share for making great wines was very evident. As we drove away, Laurent insisted on taking us to visit his Clos Les Cornirets vineyard and we tasted the grapes that were still on the vines. We enjoyed the late afternoon sunshine, while gaining a greater understanding of his work in the vineyards and the huge importance of owning good vineyard sites.
We both particularly liked the Crozes Hermitage Rouge 2007 ‘Clos les Cornirets’ Vieilles Vignes (produced from 1 hectare of 60 year old syrah vines) and it will be making its way to Jersey as soon as it is available!
Domaine Faurie
Bernard Faurie is a quiet, unassuming winemaker, quite content to lay low at his Northern Rhone enclave and let his wines do the talking. Yet he is also a perfectionist, constantly worrying about how he can make his wines better. Could it be that people with his type of persona (dare I say that he appears a little obsessive compulsive) that invariably can make the finest wines in their appellation, and there is no question that Bernard Faurie today ranks amongst the finest producers in both Hermitage and St Joseph. He produces tiny quantities of wonderfully elegant reds in the cramped, modest cellar at the rear of his house situated in a normal village street. There is no fancy equipment here, just a few barrels and a pipette that Faurie meticulously washes each time he dips it in a barrel to extract a sample.
Faurie’s family have owned vines on the hill of Hermitage since 1935. Today he owns a total of 1.7 hectares in Hermitage (le Méal and Greffieux) and approximately the same in St Joseph. He works his vines as naturally as possible, using a horse to plough, and makes wine in the classic manner; no de-stemming, whole bunch fermentation, natural yeasts, no fining and only a fine filtration if necessary. The wines are aged for up to 24 months in predominantly 600lt demi muids. Whatever new oak there is, typically between 10-30%, is simply the result of Faurie needing to replace barrels that have past their use-by date. His total production is a miniscule 600-700 cases! So we will only have a tiny amount of his wines available.
“Faurie has been one of the up and coming stars of Hermitage for over a decade but he continues to receive little acclaim. While his wines are full flavoured, they retain an elegance and finesse.’’ Robert Parker
My favourite Beaujolais Visits:
Morgon - Domaine La Chaponne
This is a small domaine and everything is done by a small husband and wife team. Laurent Guillet who is the winemaker (& considered the rising star of Morgon) and his wife make fantastic Morgon. Father in law also helps occasionally in the vineyards at busy times. All of us agreed that we are guilty of forgetting this style of red Beaujolais and the wines showed brilliantly during our visit. Perhaps the French have been keeping this Beaujolais to drink themselves? and on the results of this tasting, I really don`t blame them..
Morgon is generally thought to be one of the biggest, richest and most complex of the Beaujolais reds. These wines are made from grapes grown on small, very high quality sites, and they showed great concentration and structure. The average age of the vines is 50 years and the yields are kept very low. We also tasted older vintages that he was pulling out from his hiding places back to the normal cuvee from 1996 and they astounded us. This was the visit that surprised us all, and it is a Beaujolais red that I personally will be ensuring that I do not just pass by in future.
Fleurie - Domaine de la Madone
We tasted two distinct styles of Fleurie on this visit and were lucky to be visiting this domain at exactly the time that the first grapes of the vintage arrived at the winery.
The Domaine La Madone is situated on the famous slopes beneath the La Madone church and is considered to be one of the very best Beaujolais estates. Perfectly situated in the hills surrounding the 1866 Chapel of the Madonna which dominates the Fleurie skyline. The chapel sits high on the hill dominating the village of Fleurie (and, indeed the whole of the region - it is visible from all 10 of the Beaujolais Crus).
La Madone "Tradition" is a classic Fleurie with a feminine, floral bouquet and silky smooth fruit and firm structure. "Vieilles Vignes" is an older-vine cuvée, richer and more age worthy. It is worth noting that these wines are produced using biodynamic practises but they are not yet certified.
The Niagara Domaine wines are made by the son Arnaud Depres, on a property that he inherited from his great grandfather, they are slightly richer in style with some red & black fruit flavours This estate is located on the uplands of the Fleurie area, it is south-facing and therefore bathed in sunlight all day long. The estate is nevertheless very old, having belonged previously to Philibert Despres, Arnaud`s great grandfather, so certain vines are therefore more than 80 years old.
Fleurie - Domaine La Grand Cour (Jean Dutraive)
We then moved on to Domaine La Grand Cour (Fleurie). This Domaine is certified Biodynamic and Jean Dutraive is one of the most well known personalities in Fleurie. The wines were all fantastic, lovely balance with an elegant purity of fruit, you can easily see why he is considered a real star producer in this region.
We then enjoyed a superb three course lunch with the grape pickers washed down with some delicious Fleurie from magnum’s, if they get food like this every day I can definitely see the appeal of joining them.
My favourite Burgundy Visits:
Latour Giraud Meursault (Jean Pierre Latour)
So a 9am appointment at this Domaine resulted in us enjoying Meursault for breakfast, and I have to admit that it was a very nice start to the day.
They have 8 hectares under vine in Meursault, wonderful vineyard sites, low yields & a brilliant wine maker who uses no fining or filtration. We tasted the range from the entry level village Meursault up to the incredible top cuvee Meursault-Genevrieres ‘Cuvee des Pierre’ 1er Cru. All the wines showed very well with great minerality and balanced citrus fruit flavours.
Domaine Rene Bouvier
Anyone who actually knows me, will vouch that I have a not so secret passion for good red burgundy, and I confess that this was my favourite visit of the trip for the sheer quality of all of the wines that we tasted. Bernard Bouvier moved premises 3 years ago to a modern winery in a definitely not so picturesque location (it took a bit of finding, let us just say that the Dunell`s car now knows the Gevrey Chambertin area very well!) and the results of this move are simply stunning. We asked him what he felt was the improvement that he personally noticed in his wines and without hesitation he replied, purity of fruit flavour, and less rusticity of style. The wines are all made from low yields, no chemical sprays are used in the vineyards and they are bottled without fining or filtration. They are fine, pure, concentrated yet still subtle. I have no doubt that Bernard is a potential ‘super star’ winemaker, his passion and great talent are very obvious. I will definitely be trying his wines in future whenever the opportunity arises. He produces Cote de Nuits Villages, Marsannay, Fixin and Gevrey Chambertin wines.
My absolute favourite wine of the visit (and indeed the whole trip away) was the 2007 Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Racines du Temps’ (produced from 80 year old vines).
Domaine Christian Moreau, Chablis
This was another breakfast time visit before the long drive back to St Malo and our boat journey home to Jersey.
They have wonderfully sited vineyards which for generations have been the personal property of the Moreau family. Christian`s son Fabien (highly qualified in oenologue) is making superb hand crafted Chablis. All the grapes are handpicked from vines with an average age of 40-60 years old. The style is classic, minerally Chablis but with purity and finesse. Any oak is well intergrated. The domaine in 3 to 4 years will be totally organic (as they are in the process of changing) but Christian has a strong view point that does not believe that they will see the full difference in quality for about 10 years, as he thinks it will take at least that time for all the soil to heal and repair itself.
We tasted 2008 which is an excellent Chablis vintage combining the richness of the 2006 vintage with the minerality of the 2007. The wines were very good and it certainly looks like 2008 was a great vintage for this Domain. The 2007 wines were also very good but in a much more classically mineral style.
The tasting finished with Christian opening a 2004 1er Cru Chablis Vaillon`s magnum which had lovely subtle honey notes to the fruit flavours and it just kept on improving as it sat in our glasses.
It was a fantastic week, enjoying some excellent wines, meeting some really talented wine makers and seeing for ourselves just how good the 2009 vintage could actually be…
Huge thanks to Simon Hore from Thorman Hunt for a fantastic trip. One that will always be remembered!
End
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We certainly chose the right week to go across on this visit and it rates as one of my best ever wine trips visiting suppliers. The sun was shining all week, and as the harvest took place early this year, we actually watched the grapes being picked and then brought into the wineries. All the winemakers that we spoke to were very positive about the 2009 vintage as the weather was kind and the grapes were very healthy with good ripeness and acidity levels. The general consensus is that they have been ‘dealt a very good hand of cards’ and it is now down to the winemaker to produce some great wines. They are comparing this harvest it to the fantastic 2005, so watch this space as there could be some excellent wines made.
Our visits to the Northern Rhone also showed us that we will all need to be very careful about buying 2008 from the Rhone, as the vintage was difficult and the wines have high acidity. So our general advice will be to stock up on the good 2007 vintage from the Rhone. However 2008 from Chablis is looking very good.
If you are interested to read all the tasting notes from all of our visits during our week away, then they are available to view at ( http://dunells.com/custom/tastingnotes.aspx ). I have mentioned a few of my personal highlights from this trip in my short write up below.
My favourite Rhone Visits:
Domaine Fayolle
This Domaine is now run by Celine Nodin (sister) and Laurent Fayolle (brother) who is also the winemaker. They are the 6th generation of the family and grapes were first planted by the family in 1870. We had a very interesting visit and the enthusiasm and passion that they share for making great wines was very evident. As we drove away, Laurent insisted on taking us to visit his Clos Les Cornirets vineyard and we tasted the grapes that were still on the vines. We enjoyed the late afternoon sunshine, while gaining a greater understanding of his work in the vineyards and the huge importance of owning good vineyard sites.
We both particularly liked the Crozes Hermitage Rouge 2007 ‘Clos les Cornirets’ Vieilles Vignes (produced from 1 hectare of 60 year old syrah vines) and it will be making its way to Jersey as soon as it is available!
Domaine Faurie
Bernard Faurie is a quiet, unassuming winemaker, quite content to lay low at his Northern Rhone enclave and let his wines do the talking. Yet he is also a perfectionist, constantly worrying about how he can make his wines better. Could it be that people with his type of persona (dare I say that he appears a little obsessive compulsive) that invariably can make the finest wines in their appellation, and there is no question that Bernard Faurie today ranks amongst the finest producers in both Hermitage and St Joseph. He produces tiny quantities of wonderfully elegant reds in the cramped, modest cellar at the rear of his house situated in a normal village street. There is no fancy equipment here, just a few barrels and a pipette that Faurie meticulously washes each time he dips it in a barrel to extract a sample.
Faurie’s family have owned vines on the hill of Hermitage since 1935. Today he owns a total of 1.7 hectares in Hermitage (le Méal and Greffieux) and approximately the same in St Joseph. He works his vines as naturally as possible, using a horse to plough, and makes wine in the classic manner; no de-stemming, whole bunch fermentation, natural yeasts, no fining and only a fine filtration if necessary. The wines are aged for up to 24 months in predominantly 600lt demi muids. Whatever new oak there is, typically between 10-30%, is simply the result of Faurie needing to replace barrels that have past their use-by date. His total production is a miniscule 600-700 cases! So we will only have a tiny amount of his wines available.
“Faurie has been one of the up and coming stars of Hermitage for over a decade but he continues to receive little acclaim. While his wines are full flavoured, they retain an elegance and finesse.’’ Robert Parker
My favourite Beaujolais Visits:
Morgon - Domaine La Chaponne
This is a small domaine and everything is done by a small husband and wife team. Laurent Guillet who is the winemaker (& considered the rising star of Morgon) and his wife make fantastic Morgon. Father in law also helps occasionally in the vineyards at busy times. All of us agreed that we are guilty of forgetting this style of red Beaujolais and the wines showed brilliantly during our visit. Perhaps the French have been keeping this Beaujolais to drink themselves? and on the results of this tasting, I really don`t blame them..
Morgon is generally thought to be one of the biggest, richest and most complex of the Beaujolais reds. These wines are made from grapes grown on small, very high quality sites, and they showed great concentration and structure. The average age of the vines is 50 years and the yields are kept very low. We also tasted older vintages that he was pulling out from his hiding places back to the normal cuvee from 1996 and they astounded us. This was the visit that surprised us all, and it is a Beaujolais red that I personally will be ensuring that I do not just pass by in future.
Fleurie - Domaine de la Madone
We tasted two distinct styles of Fleurie on this visit and were lucky to be visiting this domain at exactly the time that the first grapes of the vintage arrived at the winery.
The Domaine La Madone is situated on the famous slopes beneath the La Madone church and is considered to be one of the very best Beaujolais estates. Perfectly situated in the hills surrounding the 1866 Chapel of the Madonna which dominates the Fleurie skyline. The chapel sits high on the hill dominating the village of Fleurie (and, indeed the whole of the region - it is visible from all 10 of the Beaujolais Crus).
La Madone "Tradition" is a classic Fleurie with a feminine, floral bouquet and silky smooth fruit and firm structure. "Vieilles Vignes" is an older-vine cuvée, richer and more age worthy. It is worth noting that these wines are produced using biodynamic practises but they are not yet certified.
The Niagara Domaine wines are made by the son Arnaud Depres, on a property that he inherited from his great grandfather, they are slightly richer in style with some red & black fruit flavours This estate is located on the uplands of the Fleurie area, it is south-facing and therefore bathed in sunlight all day long. The estate is nevertheless very old, having belonged previously to Philibert Despres, Arnaud`s great grandfather, so certain vines are therefore more than 80 years old.
Fleurie - Domaine La Grand Cour (Jean Dutraive)
We then moved on to Domaine La Grand Cour (Fleurie). This Domaine is certified Biodynamic and Jean Dutraive is one of the most well known personalities in Fleurie. The wines were all fantastic, lovely balance with an elegant purity of fruit, you can easily see why he is considered a real star producer in this region.
We then enjoyed a superb three course lunch with the grape pickers washed down with some delicious Fleurie from magnum’s, if they get food like this every day I can definitely see the appeal of joining them.
My favourite Burgundy Visits:
Latour Giraud Meursault (Jean Pierre Latour)
So a 9am appointment at this Domaine resulted in us enjoying Meursault for breakfast, and I have to admit that it was a very nice start to the day.
They have 8 hectares under vine in Meursault, wonderful vineyard sites, low yields & a brilliant wine maker who uses no fining or filtration. We tasted the range from the entry level village Meursault up to the incredible top cuvee Meursault-Genevrieres ‘Cuvee des Pierre’ 1er Cru. All the wines showed very well with great minerality and balanced citrus fruit flavours.
Domaine Rene Bouvier
Anyone who actually knows me, will vouch that I have a not so secret passion for good red burgundy, and I confess that this was my favourite visit of the trip for the sheer quality of all of the wines that we tasted. Bernard Bouvier moved premises 3 years ago to a modern winery in a definitely not so picturesque location (it took a bit of finding, let us just say that the Dunell`s car now knows the Gevrey Chambertin area very well!) and the results of this move are simply stunning. We asked him what he felt was the improvement that he personally noticed in his wines and without hesitation he replied, purity of fruit flavour, and less rusticity of style. The wines are all made from low yields, no chemical sprays are used in the vineyards and they are bottled without fining or filtration. They are fine, pure, concentrated yet still subtle. I have no doubt that Bernard is a potential ‘super star’ winemaker, his passion and great talent are very obvious. I will definitely be trying his wines in future whenever the opportunity arises. He produces Cote de Nuits Villages, Marsannay, Fixin and Gevrey Chambertin wines.
My absolute favourite wine of the visit (and indeed the whole trip away) was the 2007 Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Racines du Temps’ (produced from 80 year old vines).
Domaine Christian Moreau, Chablis
This was another breakfast time visit before the long drive back to St Malo and our boat journey home to Jersey.
They have wonderfully sited vineyards which for generations have been the personal property of the Moreau family. Christian`s son Fabien (highly qualified in oenologue) is making superb hand crafted Chablis. All the grapes are handpicked from vines with an average age of 40-60 years old. The style is classic, minerally Chablis but with purity and finesse. Any oak is well intergrated. The domaine in 3 to 4 years will be totally organic (as they are in the process of changing) but Christian has a strong view point that does not believe that they will see the full difference in quality for about 10 years, as he thinks it will take at least that time for all the soil to heal and repair itself.
We tasted 2008 which is an excellent Chablis vintage combining the richness of the 2006 vintage with the minerality of the 2007. The wines were very good and it certainly looks like 2008 was a great vintage for this Domain. The 2007 wines were also very good but in a much more classically mineral style.
The tasting finished with Christian opening a 2004 1er Cru Chablis Vaillon`s magnum which had lovely subtle honey notes to the fruit flavours and it just kept on improving as it sat in our glasses.
It was a fantastic week, enjoying some excellent wines, meeting some really talented wine makers and seeing for ourselves just how good the 2009 vintage could actually be…
Huge thanks to Simon Hore from Thorman Hunt for a fantastic trip. One that will always be remembered!
End
Wednesday 16 September 2009
Our Wine Tastings resume and we kick off with Hollick Wines on Saturday 19th September 11am - 4pm @ Dunell's
Many of you would have noticed a distinctly unpleasant smell wafting in our shop over the past month. We have been having our roof re-roofed (for the first time in 40 years) and it hasn't been very pleasant for our customers and staff alike. However, we are delighted to inform you that the work is now complete and the smells have gone! We can now get down to some serious wine tastings again and this weekend we kick off with a fabulous tasting of wines from Hollick Winery, Coonawarra, Australia. We have recently increased our range of wines from this stunning winery so this is a great opportunity to come down and try them out for yourself.
Come down between 11am and 4pm. The following wines will be on tasting:
Come down between 11am and 4pm. The following wines will be on tasting:
Hollick Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Hollick Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2005
Hollick Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2008
Hollick Reserve Chardonnay 2006
Hollick Cabernet Sauvignon Ravenswood 2002
Hollick Pinot Noir 2005/06
Hollick Pinot Noir 2005/06
Hollick 'The Nectar' 2008
If you would like to read more about Hollick Wines, please click http://www.hollick.com/ to take you to their website.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Shafer Vineyards En Primeur Offer
Founded in 1979, Shafer is situated in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, east of the Silverado Trail and just north of the town of Napa. Although their main focus has always been luxuriant, richly textured Cabernet Sauvignons from their Stags Leap vineyards, father and son John and Doug Shafer also own and farm vineyards throughout Napa Valley and Carneros.
They are passionate exponents of sustainable farming practices in which they eschew all forms of chemical sprays and their vineyards teem with natural predators including bats, owls, and a variety of insects. They are also totally self sufficient in solar-generated power. The resulting raw materials are of the highest quality and provide them with numerous, stylistic options in the winery.
The current releases are some of the best wines ever tasted from this distinguished producer.
We look forward to hearing from you.
2007 Merlot £347.40 per 12 bottles
2007 Merlot £359.70 per 6 magnums
ROBERT PARKER ‘THE WINE ADVOCATE’ 88-90 points
‘Composed of 82% Merlot and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, the dark ruby/purple-tinged 2007 Merlot reveals soft berry fruit intermixed with leafy, herbal notes, excellent purity, a layered mouthfeel, sweet tannins, lively freshness, and the intense fragrance that this vintage has provided. It should be consumed over the next 10-12 years.’
2005 Hillside Select £701.70 per 6 bottles
2005 Hillside Select £1409.70 per 6 Magnums
ROBERT PARKER ‘THE WINE ADVOCATE’ 97 points
‘The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select continues to put on weight, and displays a Bordeaux-like personality because of the vintage’s cool growing season. A black purple color, stunningly sweet fruit, and a gorgeous bouquet of underbrush, forest floor, creme de cassis, lead pencil shavings, and toasty barrique are found in this ripe, ful -bodied, deep, stunningly well-balanced, substantial wine with undeniable complexity as well as richness. It is approachable now, but promises to evolve for 25 or more years.’
Robert Parker ‘THE WINE ADVOCATE’ wrote "Celebrating 30 years of consistent quality and both critical and commercial success, this family run winery remains one of the most admirable operations in California. The Shafers have had tremendous success with their Relentless, which was first released in 1999. A blend of 80% Syrah and 20% Petite Sirah that spends 32 months in 100% new French oak, it is a remarkably consistent offering that rarely displays much oak. The Syrah is from Napa’s cool-climate Oak Knoll sector. One of the world’s most prodigious Cabernet Sauvignons is Shafer’s 2,000-case cuvee called Hil side Select. Always 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in 100% new French oak for a whopping 32 months, it boasts a gorgeous track record dating back to the early nineties, and just about every recent vintage has flirted with perfection."
Saturday 12 September 2009
Wine Tasting at Dunell's - 12th September 2009 - Mad Fish Wines Showing Well!
We currently have 5 wines from our Autumn Windfall Promotion on tasting in the shop today and Kasia, one of our very experienced Sales Advisors has just sent me some quick notes:
"I must say that the two Mad Fish wines on tasting today (Unwooded Chardonnay and Cabernet Merlot) are showing really well! The Unoaked Chardonnay shows yummy mandarin and melon flavours with a pleasant softness on the finish. Very good quality and the Mad Cabernet Merlot 2004 is opening up (but will still improve during next few years) and is elegant with good depth, but not too heavy. Ripe berry flavours and soft tannins. There is something for every palate here today. ;) It’s not too early for a tasting!"
Click here to see all our Autumn Windfall Promotions
"I must say that the two Mad Fish wines on tasting today (Unwooded Chardonnay and Cabernet Merlot) are showing really well! The Unoaked Chardonnay shows yummy mandarin and melon flavours with a pleasant softness on the finish. Very good quality and the Mad Cabernet Merlot 2004 is opening up (but will still improve during next few years) and is elegant with good depth, but not too heavy. Ripe berry flavours and soft tannins. There is something for every palate here today. ;) It’s not too early for a tasting!"
Click here to see all our Autumn Windfall Promotions
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Jancis Robinson's Wine of the Week is the Mount Horrocks Cordon Cut Riesling 2008 from Clare Valley. She writes 'I'm not the only one to have fallen for this crystal-cut, super-refreshing, molten gold of a sweet wine from South Australia. Cordon Cut is a sweet wine with a difference. No botrytis is involved. Instead, when the grapes are ripe, the canes are deliberately severed to encourage the grapes to shrivel, or raisin, on the vine for about seven weeks.'
Tasting Notes: 'Pale gold. Intense wild honey and white blossom fragrance. A succulent mango juice, but air-borne on finely-spun acidity and freshness. Such purity and delicacy! Diaphanous. Apricot, lime marmalade and exquisitely precise cut-glass edges. Glowing with honeyed fruit. No need for dessert with a glass of this in your hand. Hard not to drink now but if you have the will-power of a monk, it would be fascinating to see how this ages. 11%'
Jancis highly recommends it and we do to. Currently only available in-store. We have the 2007 vintage in stock at the moment but the 08 will be available soon. Please email neil@dunells.com to reserve the 08 vintage.
Thank you.
Great greetings cards and gift wrap at Dunell's
Complementing our huge range of bottle bags, gift cartons, wicker hampers, wooden and leather presentation boxes you can now buy from a fantastic range of Gift Cards and Gift Wrap for all occasions at Dunell's. Our pledge to make our store more of a one stop shop! Huge thanks to Robert and Samantha from UK Greetings.
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