Media

Here we're listing some of our wines which have received coverage in the wine press such as Decanter Magazine, Wine Spectator etc. along with what was said about them. Personally I'm not a big fan of Decanter magazine. It's published by IPC Media who own 90 titles like Woman's Own and Country Life, and their business is all about selling and commercial profitability - not about promoting quality wine!

For some reason we're very rarely mentioned in Decanter even when they're reviewing wines which only we stock in the UK! They prefer to list UK stockist as N/A. It only takes 30 seconds to search for a wine on Google to see if it's available in the UK and we would expect such a respected magazine to do their research properly, wouldn't we? If there are several stockists we're still virtually never mentioned although we're virtually always the cheapest and have next day delivery! Could it be anything to do with our refusal to pay them £400 to be listed on their website I wonder?

We have plenty more wines which have been featured. Please bear with me while I trawl through some back issues to find the relevant reviews.

Decanter Magazine

Brunello di Montalcino Casanova di Neri 2004 DOC

Shy nose. Some herbs and warmth on the palate: rich and textural, with dry tannins. Austere, solid briary fruit, and firm acidity. Clean, dry, tannic finish. Subtle, potentially complex. From 2012. 17.25/20

Eral Bravo YBS 2005

Attractive mint and blackberry fruit. Well balanced, with good sweet fruit and ripe tannin structure. Rich. Drink from 2010. (15.66 points)

Brunello di Montalcino Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova 2003 DOC

Perfumed fruit, aromatic tea, flowers. Energetic, lively palate. Creamy texture and a good, savoury finish. From 2009. 16.33/20

Susana Balbo Malbec

Classic herb and pepper nose. Elegant tannins, fine acidity and attractive red fruit; good depth on the finish. 4 stars

Santi Solane Ripasso

Savoury, serious, classy, spicy. Good balance. Very good, appetising, savoury. 17/20

Linton Park Shiraz

15.33/20

Linton Park Capell's Court Shiraz

14.66/20

Mara Cesari Ripasso

Firm, dense damson nose. Hedonistic, ripe and sensuous, fine texture, concentrated. Spicy, balanced, vigorous. Long finish. 16.4/20

Bosan Cesari Ripasso

Meaty, chocolatey, fruit, oak dominant adding to richness, balancing acidity. Impressive but could be more complex. 16.33/20

Cusumano Jale

Who'd think a Chardonnay from Sicily could be this good? The alcohol shows a bit, but it's subtle and mineral, with complexity and lovely texture. 4 stars.

Cusumano Sagana

Nero D'Avola that is utterly Italian: supple succulent black plum fruitiness and a modern touch of spicy oak, bringing a stylish polish to a concentrated rich wine of good structure and ageing potential. 4 stars.

Barolo Beni di Batasiolo

Complex, pronounced, rich and smoky. Layered, elegant. Integrated fruit and tannin and backing acidity. Delicious, long. 16.25/20

La Corda della Bricolina Barolo Beni di Batasiolo

Subtle, oak, violet and plum nose. Intensely fruity, good, warm, nice integration, needs time.Powerful structure. 15.75/20

Bofani Barolo Beni di Batasiolo

Developed undergrowth, leather and floral, making the wine seem older than it is. Dry, dense tannins but a light finish. 15.5/20

Cerequio Barolo Beni di Batasiolo

Shy savoury characteristics. Dark fruit, svelte tannins, little closed, spicy and savoury, astringent finish. 15.4/20

Boscareto Barolo Beni di Batasiolo

Tar and roses nose. Very woody and closed now. Good structure but tannic. May not have the fruit to last. 14.5/20

Ripassa Zenato

Plenty of stamina, vivacity and richness. Very good balance, depth, big finish. Big but not overdone. 16.2/20

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