WINE OF THE WEEK.21 NOVEMBER 2011

VINHO REGIONAL PENINSULA DE SETUBAL   ADEGA COOP DE PALMELA    VALE DOS BARRIS    2009    SYRAH

Very dark, quite dense and medium intense colour, nose ripe blackcurrant and licorish, bit of mint, tasting juicy blackcurrant fresh and ripe, quite rich, minty rather lengthy, juicy and smooth with balanced acidity. 14/20

Red.Portugal

www.acpalmela.pt/



WINE OF THE WEEK.14 NOVEMBER 2011

COTE ROTIE     CHAPOUTIER    LES BECASSES 2006     SYRAH

Quite dark, medium intense and dense colour, nose nice liquorish and a bit of minty notes. Tasting juicy, rich, mineral, very long, clean ripe licorish finish. 14/20

Red.France

www.chapoutier.com/

WINE OF THE WEEK. 7 NOVEMBER 2011

LAN    VIÑA LANCIANO     RESERVA   2005    TEMPRANILLO,MAZUELO

Very dark, dense and quite intense colour, nice integrated oak, delicate black chocolate and ripe raspberry on the nose, tasting ripe raspberry and delicate oak, very rich, clean, tiny good bitterness, well balanced.

RED.SPAIN

www.bodegaslan.com

WINE OF THE WEEK. 31 OCTOBER 2011

SANCERRE    DOMAINE FOUASSIER    LES ROMAINS   2010    SAUVIGNON

Nose boxwood and mineral, tasting ripe fresh lemon and herbs, very very zesty, high ripe acidity, very long, nice bitterness

WHITE.FRANCE

www.fouassier.fr

WINE OF THE WEEK.24 OCTOBER 2011

DOLCETTO D'ALBA    TENUTA CISA ASINARI  DEI MARCHESI DE GRESY                     MONTE ARIBALDO 2009  DOLCETTO

Quite dark,medium dense and quite intense colour, nose with vegetal ripe blackcurrant, very aromatic, violets, tasting clean, lively, blackcurrant and spices, nice bitterness, very intense and long. 13,5/20

RED.ITALY

http://www.marchesidigresy.com/

WINE OF THE WEEK.17 OCTOBER 2011

MONTEVIDEO      BOUZA     MONTEVIDEU    2008    TANNAT,MERLOT,TEMPRANILLO

Quite dark,quite dense and very intense colour, nose ripe black fruit and fresh cofee, very elegant and smooth, tasting black fruit ripe and fresh, quite rich, nice ink, rather long, clean, black fruit, juicy and rich . 14/20

RED.URUGUAY

http://www.bodegabouza.com/



WINE OF THE WEEK.10 OCTOBER 2011

SANCERRE     DOMAINE FOUASSIER       LE CLOS DE BANNON    2010     SAUVIGNON

Nose ripe pineapple, ripe kiwi, superb. Tasting clean, lively, ripe lemon and pineapple, zesty, smooth, intense, nice clean bitterness. 14,5/20

WHITE.FRANCE

http://www.fouassier.fr/