This Cortese is a terrific departure from your everyday Sauvignon or Chardy option. Delicate aromas of pear, minerals, pretty apple blossom and citrus, a hint of guava, beeswax and herbal undertones. The texture is rounded, slightly oily with flavours of citrus peel and white fruit, almond lingers. The finish is clean and zesty. Pair with fish or light appetizers.
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Wine Diva reviewed - August 5th, 2009

Vibrant purple with juicy blueberry, plum, sweet spice, vanilla and chocolate notes and a hint of menthol. On the palate it's liqueur-like, warm rich fruit, smooth and weighted with lingering dark chocolate and spice on the finish.
Pair with Christmas cake during the holidays and sweet and sour pork the rest of the year!
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Wine Diva reviewed - November 27th, 2007

History in a bottle.
From one of Australia's oldest family owned wineries this attractive 2004 vintage is a blend of 79% Shiraz and 21% Cabernet and shows aromatics of sweet, mixed dark berries, mint-chocolate and peppery notes. Smooth and fresh on the palate with more dark berry flavours, cocoa, lingering spice and appealing chewy finish.
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Wine Diva reviewed - December 26th, 2007

This classically rustic Tempranillo will pair perfectly with all your meaty dreams--namely stews, game and roasted meat dishes.
Sweet red cherries, vanilla and dried fruit aromas with band-aid and tobacco notes. Medium-bodied on the palate with more cherry, oak and sumac spice, cocoa, toast and leather-y flavours with a smooth, warm finish and attractive price.
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Wine Diva reviewed - November 8th, 2007

Sweet and smoky - this young-ish Tempranillo (Crianza being younger upon release than Reserva) has red cherry and leather, hints of sweet spice, licorice and iodine with undertones of mocha. The acidity stands out - great for cutting through fatty dishes or cheeses - the fruit is bright and flavours echo the aromas.
Pair with rich meat dishes or aged Manchego.
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Wine Diva reviewed - March 20th, 2009

This very approachable Tempranillo falls under the label of Crianza - which means by Spanish wine law it must be aged a minimum of two years, and one of those years must be aged in the barrel.
It presents significant red fruit and leather with exotic spices, cocoa, tobacco and ample peppery tones. The palate is bright led by smoky fruit and spice flavours. A very easy drinking and supple wine that will partner nicely with tapas or aged cheeses.
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Wine Diva reviewed - January 8th, 2010

The aromas are fairly subdued - strawberries and red plums, saddle leather and spice peek out of earth. But the palate that shines in this Tempranillo, with red fruit, coffee and spice box flavours. Expect a wine with great acidity and fine, mouth-coating tannins that grab on mid-palate and don't let go.
Pair with lamb or vegetables in a tomato based stew
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Wine Diva reviewed - March 19th, 2009

This 50/50 blend of Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc has alluring aromas of sweet golden pineapple, creamy apricot, vanilla and hints of musky wild honey. The texture is rounded, the acidity bright and the finish lingers with citrus zest flavours. Easy drinking - a very good value.
Pair with chicken salad and mildly spicy vegetarian dishes.
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Wine Diva reviewed - June 18th, 2009

Sweet aromas - cherries and berries with vanilla and cola spices - clove and cinnamon. Simple, juicy and smooth on the palate - medium-bodied with mocha coffee flavours lingering. A simple quaffer at an affordable price...
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Wine Diva reviewed - March 20th, 2009

A wine expressive enough to knock your socks off!
Expect a potpourri of aromas - crushed violet and rose petals, cedar chips and cinnamon wrapped around ripe blackberries and vanilla. The texture is smooth, the palate is juicy, oozing warm berry, vanilla, espresso, molten chocolate and spiced oak flavours.
This is a full-bodied wine with a creamy, spiced finish that is certain to be a crowd pleaser...
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Wine Diva reviewed - January 8th, 2010

If you have not already explored Argentina's indigenous aromatic white variety, I ask, "why not"?.
You can expect spiced stone fruit aromas to jump out of the glass followed by exotic floral notes with hints of honey and marzipan. It's a nicely weighted white with a lush texture and plenty of rich fruit but the acidity is there for support and plenty of zippy citrus flavours pop up on the finish.
Pair with mildly spiced dishes.
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Wine Diva reviewed - January 8th, 2010

A Super-Tuscan blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon, the Dogajolo (dog-a-yolo) has deep aromas of red cherry and berries, earthier notes of leather, cocoa and tar with undertones of vanilla and coffee liqueur. Medium-bodied with cherry, leather and earthy flavours, mouth-watering acidity and peppery spice on the finish.
Pair with hearty meat and tomato stews or Italian cold cuts.
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Wine Diva reviewed - January 15th, 2008

A Super-Tuscan blend of Sangiovese with 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, the Dogajolo (dog-a-yolo) is a fragrant combination of cedar chips, cherries and crushed floral aromas with sweet spices and undertones of green olives and wild herbs. The entry is smooth and flavours of cherry, leather and spice box cross your palate, the finish is very dry with powdery tannins.
Pair with hearty meat and tomato stews or Italian cold cuts.
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Wine Diva reviewed - September 14th, 2009

This is a wine that says harmony, it is united in both aroma and flavour. Rustic in a completely good way, expect aromas of red cherry, saddle leahter, cigarbox, violets and a hint of dried herbs. It is both satisfying and simple - smooth on the palate, balanced and juicy with flavours of red berries, sunbaked earth and leather with fine spice. The tannins are completely integrated making this an easy wine to sip, but it's even better with homemade thin-crust pizza.
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Wine Diva reviewed - November 27th, 2009

A rich golden-hued colour with primary spiced oak, browned butter and clove aromas with hints of tropical fruits. There is citrus and some tropical fruit on the palate but the toasted oak and spice flavours prevail. It is rounded on the palate but this is certainly not your wine if your aren't an oak fan.
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Wine Diva reviewed - May 25th, 2009

Rich aromas - smoky spices and black currents, warm spices and milk chocolate, red cherries and leather with savoury herbal undertones. The palate is supple and laden with dark, rich earthy flavours of mocha, dark berries and tobacco with fine lingering spice.
Good value!
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Wine Diva reviewed - September 9th, 2009

This wine is a sign of the times for Argentina - great value and robustly flavoured wines...
Lush, spiced meat and ripe blackberry aromas, espresso and rich milk chocolate, iodine and crushed purple floral notes. The palate is creamy - laden with blackberries, chocolate, mixed spices and loads of pepper. The tannins are fine - slightly dusty - and flavours of spice and cocoa linger. Pairing - dense meaty dishes or hearty mid-week meals.
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Wine Diva reviewed - February 3rd, 2009

Loads of sweet, smoky blackberry aromas, chocolate and black currents, sweet spice and pepper, ink and dark floral notes. The palate is generous and juicy with abundant berry fruit, cedar and leather. It's smooth with fine tannins and spice lingering on the finish.
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Wine Diva reviewed - July 22nd, 2009

Beautiful sun-warmed berry aromas - raspberry and blackberry with hints of cherry cola, warm spice and vanilla. Medium-full bodied with fresh berries on the palate - smooth and peppery with tobacco and oak spice flavours and an elegant, lingering finish.
Delicious!
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Wine Diva reviewed - May 29th, 2008

This wine is Christmas cake in-a-glass!
Dense and seductive aromas...black current, prune, fruitcake, and chocolate covered hazelnuts. Its medium-full on the palate with concentrated berry, warm spices, coffee and chocolate flavours. It enters supple and assured, gathers power, shows fine grained tannins and lingers noticeably...
100% Syrah
©copyright 2007 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Diva reviewed - November 6th, 2007