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WINE REVIEW
Only made in years when select Pinot blocks produce the very best fruit, this is another strong offering from Denbies Vineyard Select Range. Aged for 17 months in used French oak, this is another intense and spicy expression.
There’s kirsch cherry, dark chocolate and dried cranberry on the nose, with a generous helping of vanilla spice and quite prominent oak.
The palate is less heavy than the nose suggested – there are sour cherry and ripe raspberry flavours, backed by dark chocolate and a crushed peppery spice.
Other Wines by this Winemaker
Denbies Cubitt Blanc de Noirs 2015 Magnum
Weighty and structured, delivering on the promise of a bready, savoury mix with stone fruit pastry.
Denbies Cubitt Blanc de Noirs 2014
Delicious winter spiced notes that stands out with orange peel and spiced roasted almonds.
Denbies Ranmore Hill 2017
WOTM July 2019 A curious fusion of ripe peach, hints of lightly grilled tropical fruit, with a twist of lime & smoky notes.
Denbies Sparkling Bacchus 2016
A fusion of pear, elderflower, zesty lime and gooseberry, with a softer, riper mix of light peach and honeydew melon.
M&S Bacchus Reserve 2017
A punchy palate, packed full of zingy citrus fruit, with papaya and guava tropics.
Sainsbury’s TtD English Sparkling 2014
Probably the best mainstream own-label English wine on the market right now.