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MoneyWeek, 18 December 2009, 2006 Rosso di Montalcino, Ginestreto, Fuligni

2006 Rosso di Montalcino, Ginestreto, Fuligni, Tuscany, Italy (£17.95, by the case £16.50, Lea & Sandeman, tel. 020 7244 0522 and www.leaandsandeman.co.uk).  This is the finest wine I can possibly think of drinking this week, not least because it is delicious, wintry, noble, highly intellectual and also perfect with all of the usual Christmas…
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MoneyWeek, 11 December 2009 – Six Christmas Wines

2005 Saumur-Champigny, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Filliatreau, Loire, France (£29.50, Magnum, Yapp Brothers Ltd tel. 01747 860 423 & www.yapp.co.uk). The 75cl version of this legendary wine is now on the 2007 vintage, and it is an undeniable beauty. Thankfully though the magnums have lagged behind a touch (as they tend to do) and so the fastest fingered…
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MoneyWeek, 4 December 2009 – 2005 Lillian Shiraz / Mataro, Pemberton, Australia

2005 Lillian, Shiraz / Mataro, John Brocksopp, Pemberton, Western Australia (£13.51, Domaine Direct tel. 020 7837 1142 & www.domainedirect.co.uk).  John Brocksopp is a pioneering wine guru. Expert viticulturalist and visionary he spent twenty-five years at Leeuwin Estate, in Margaret River, securing this winery's reputation for exceptional wines…
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MoneyWeek, 27 November 2009 – NV Prosecco, Conegliano, Vettori, Italy

NV Prosecco, Extra Dry, Conegliano, Vettori, Veneto, Italy (£15.75, reduced to £14.75 for a single bottle or £13.95 per six if you mention MoneyWeek, Philglas & Swiggot tel. 020 7924 4494 branches in Battersea, Richmond and Marylebone).  I will, of course, drop a Champagne on you in a few week's time, but I came across this beauty recently and…
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MoneyWeek, 20 November 2009 – 2007 Moric Lutzmannsburg, Austria

2007 Moric, Blaufränkisch Lutzmannsburg, Alte Reben, Mittelburgenland, Austria (£46.50, Huntsworth Wine tel. 020 7229 1602 & www.huntsworthwine.co.uk; www.slurp.co.uk; Clark Foyster Wines tel. 020 8567 3731).  Winemaker Roland Velich is in a class of his own.  He is a charismatic, shamanic gentleman, with impeccably tailored suits and suave,…
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MoneyWeek, 13 November 2009 – 2008 Pechstein Forst Riesling, Von Buhl, Pfalz

2008 Pechstein Forst Riesling, Grosses Gewächs, Reichsrat Von Buhl, Pfalz, Germany (£34.50, Harrods tel. 020 7730 1234).  It is the black basalt soil in this vineyard which gives these Grand Cru Riesling vines their extraordinary complexity.  I tasted the full range of Von Buhl ‘08s the other day and they are a mightily impressive lot.  Pechstein…
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MoneyWeek, 6 November 2009 – 2008 Domaine les Filles de Septembre, Thongue

2008 Côtes de Thongue ‘Tradition', Domaine les Filles de Septembre, Hugues & Roland Géraud, South of France (£7.50, Yapp Brothers Ltd, tel. 01747 860423 & www.yapp.co.uk).   I think that the text-message abbreviation for the impact that this wine has on your senses is ‘OMG'.  I spent a rather wonderful afternoon last week lunching…
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MoneyWeek, 30 October 2009 – 2006 Tim Adams, The Fergus

2006 Tim Adams, The Fergus, Clare Valley, South Australia (£10.19, Tesco). It was over three years ago when this awesome wine made its debut appearance in this column (it was the 2004 vintage, back then). Tim continues his incredible ascent to the pantheon of great Aussie winemakers (where they presumably drink awesome wines all day and night!),…
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MoneyWeek, 23 October 2009 – 2006 Kepos, Maremma, Italy

2006 Kepos, Ampeleia, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy (£15.99, Corks Out tel. 01925 267 700 & www.corksout.com). I met Elisabetta Foradori years ago on my very first wine tasting trip to Italy. I visited the far north – Trentino and Alto Adige - and her Teroldego Rotaliano was not only one of the most brilliant wines of the whole tour, but it was also…
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MoneyWeek, 16 October 2009 – 2006 Spinifex Esprit, Barossa Valley

2006 Spinifex, Esprit, Barossa Valley, South Australia (£17.25, Caviste tel. 01256 770397). Pete Schell is the guy behind the Spinifex label. He is a quiet chap and a contemplative and very astute winemaker. He set up Spinifex in 2001 with the idea of making truly great wines from some of the oldest vines in the Barossa Valley. My favourite of his…
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MoneyWeek, 9 October 2009 – 2005 Landelia Cabernet Sauvignon

2005 Landelia Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Alto Agrelo, Argentina (£8.99, Virgin Wines tel. 0845 543 8864 & customerservice@virginwines.com). This week I am writing about a wine that I know nothing about at all! Rumour has it that Paul Hobbs (a Californian Cabernet guru) consults at the property, or at least did at some stage. It certainly…
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MoneyWeek, 2 October 2009 – 2001 Grans Murralles, Torres

2001 Grans Murralles, Torres, Conca de Barberà, Spain (£54.95, Handford Wines tel. 020 7589 6113). It is a crying shame that, after extensive research, only one merchant in the UK appears to sell this monumental wine. So, with this in mind, please give Greg Sherwood or James Handford (a brace of Masters of Wine, no less) a call and a pat on the back…
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