Very good, balanced, fruit-forward NZ Pinot. It’s a young wine made for drinking but could also age for awhile. It would be great to try it agin with a couple more years bottle age. Opens up with time in the glass or decanter. Excellent value for money. Will definitely buy again.
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This is a wonderful example of a top Rioja. It fills the glass with lucious aromas of red and black fruit and toasty oak. On the palate it’s exciting with bold mouth filling flavours with a bit of coconut. I lined this up against 2 other grand reservas and a crianza to get started (with benefit of Coravin). It wasn’t shy standing bedside the 2011 La Rioja Alta 904 and stood well above the 2015 Campo Viejo Grand Reserva (as expected with price difference). I’m glad I bought this by the case!
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A fav wine from previous years visiting BC. The 2018 is an excellent merlot dominant (88%) Bordeaux blend aged in French oak. Rich black fruits, balanced toasty vanilla oak and fine tannins. I like it a lot!
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2021 Escarpment Noir
8/15/2023 - CraigC_UK Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good, balanced, fruit-forward NZ Pinot. It’s a young wine made for drinking but could also age for awhile. It would be great to try it agin with a couple more years bottle age. Opens up with time in the glass or decanter. Excellent value for money. Will definitely buy again.
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2015 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Arana Gran Reserva
4/28/2023 - CraigC_UK Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is a wonderful example of a top Rioja. It fills the glass with lucious aromas of red and black fruit and toasty oak. On the palate it’s exciting with bold mouth filling flavours with a bit of coconut. I lined this up against 2 other grand reservas and a crianza to get started (with benefit of Coravin). It wasn’t shy standing bedside the 2011 La Rioja Alta 904 and stood well above the 2015 Campo Viejo Grand Reserva (as expected with price difference). I’m glad I bought this by the case!
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2018 Tinhorn Creek Merlot Oldfield Series
8/26/2022 - CraigC_UK Likes this wine: 92 Points
A fav wine from previous years visiting BC. The 2018 is an excellent merlot dominant (88%) Bordeaux blend aged in French oak. Rich black fruits, balanced toasty vanilla oak and fine tannins. I like it a lot!
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