{"title":"Fine Wine Top Picks","description":"Fine Wines we highly recommend you buy.","products":[{"product_id":"dog-point-marlborough-pinot-noir-2019","title":"Dog Point 2019\/2021, Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New Zealand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e£39.95\u003c\/span\u003e per bottle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV 13.5%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarlborough Ninot noir is really developing a style of its own. In this intense low-yielding vintage, Dog Point have crafted a delicious, concentrated but refreshing example, with a wonderful perfume of ripe red berries, joined on the silky palate by gorgeous cherry and vanilla notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the producer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarlborough’s Dog Point is a partnership between viticulturalist Ivan Sutherland and winemaker James Healy, both formerly of Cloudy Bay. After leaving Cloudy Bay the pair began making wine from fruit sourced from Sutherland’s own vineyards in the Wairau Valley. Abundant sunshine, low rainfall and cool autumn nights here make for a long grape growing season, enabling the slow evolution of a rich array of vibrant fruit flavours. Dog Point produces a small but high-quality portfolio of four incredibly exciting wines. Their sauvignon blanc is beautifully elegant and fine-tasting with a stunning perfume. Section 94 is, unusually for Marlborough, a barrel-fermented sauvignon blanc which undergoes extended lees contact in older barrels. We regard it as New Zealand’s most distinctive sauvignon - the name comes from a specific plot known as section 94 on an early survey map of the area. The impressive chardonnay too sees some oak and is broad-flavoured yet restrained. Pinot noir is highly perfumed and stylish with a silky palate. Grapes are hand-picked and winemaking is as natural as possible with only indigenous yeasts being used. 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These key attributes afford a wine with broad layers of ripe pears, fresh stone fruit and white flowers on a canvas of flinty, wet stone that contributes to the overall texture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePHILOSOPHY:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Chenin for the Fine Art Collection reflects a sophisticated approach to a variety that is widely planted in the Western Cape. A cool site in a unique part of the Elgin Valley was selected specifically for its flinty, wet stone attributes that would enhance restraint and classical notes with a modern new world touch. The Chenin from the Bottelary Hills in Stellenbosch contributes fleshy nectarine and richness on the mid palate for added complexity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINEYARDS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrapes were selected from a single vineyard in Elgin grown on red Laterite Soils also known as “koffieklip” or coffee stone as it resembles the same structure as ground coffee. The vines are vertically shoot positioned on a 5- wire fence trellis system planted 2.2m x 1.2m apart on south to south-east facing vineyards for maximum, even budburst in spring and even vine ripening throughout the season. The Chenin grown in Bottelary Hills is from old bush vines on lighter soil structure. 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Primary fruit aspects include white pears, fresh nectarines and may evolve into almond paste, baked apple and spicy cardamom notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACCOLADES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Tim Atkin (UK )MW Cape Report: 94 Points (2016)\u003cbr\u003e2018 Tim Atkin (UK) MW Cape Report: 94 points (2017)\u003cbr\u003e2019 Tim Atkin (UK) MW Cape Report: 93 points (2018)\u003cbr\u003e2020 Tim Atkin (UK) MW Cape Report: 94 points (2019)\u003cbr\u003e2018 John Platter Guide: 93 points (2016)\u003cbr\u003e2019 John Platter Guide: 94 points (2017)\u003cbr\u003e2020 John Platter Guide: 4.5* (2018)\u003cbr\u003e2021 John Platter Guide: 5* (2019)\u003cbr\u003e2019 Greg Sherwood (UK) MW: 95 points (2017)\u003cbr\u003e2020 Greg Sherwood (UK) MW: 96 points (2019)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seckfords","offers":[{"title":"6 Bottle Case 6x75cl","offer_id":21136636706875,"sku":"","price":179.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Bottle 75cl","offer_id":21136636739643,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0131\/6713\/2731\/products\/Catherine_Marshall_Wines_Chenin_Blanc_Fermented_in_Clay.png?v=1560958588"},{"product_id":"cloudy-bay-te-wahi-pinot-noir","title":"Cloudy Bay Te Wahi Pinot Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV 13.5%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTe Wahi is a blend of grapes harvested from our two special Central Otago vineyard sites. 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It has a detailed bouquet of blackberry and cedar, quite backward and seemingly having advanced little since I tasted it in April 2016. The palate remains full of tension and brimming with energy, delivering classic cedar and tobacco notes toward the persistent finish. Batailley can produce wines that live many decades, and this is clearly one of them. Tasted at the property.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Martin, vinous.com, December 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Tasted at the Batailley vertical tasting the chateau, the 2010 Batailley may well have been the best wine in a tasting that encompassed three centuries of winemaking at the estate. The nose offers outstanding delineation and mineralit. 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Something quite sweetly aromatic on the nose - violets? vanilla? Rather more solid than I would have expected from Lafite in a year like this. Definitely earth-bound. Very solid, and lower in acidity than I would expect. While, unlike Mouton, it's obviously Pauillac, it's less obviously Lafite than in some other years. Very dry finish. Very correct but reticent. Drink 2025-38.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScore: 18 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, August 2005\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003eThis beautiful, stunningly dense purple-colored effort (includes about 90% Cabernet Sauvignon) offers up precise notes of graphite, black cherries, cassis, scorched earth, and minerals. Medium to full-bodied with fabulous fruit, impressive richness, refreshing acidity, and sweet tannin, this beauty should be approachable in 4-5 years, and last for three decades. As Lafite Rothschilds go, this is somewhat of a sleeper vintage. 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Racy, elegant, but powerful with medium to full body, and sweet tannin, it will benefit from 5-7 years of cellaring, and should keep for three decades. It is a very impressive offering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScore: 95 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (171), June 2007\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine of the vintage, Latour’s 2004 boasts a dense purple color as well as a classic nose of ink, black currants, sweet cherries, crushed rocks, and minerals. Even though it is aged in 100% new French oak, there is not a hint of woodiness. It possesses a beautiful texture, moderately high tannin, fabulous concentration, and a long, full-bodied finish. A brilliant wine from a challenging vintage, it should be at its apogee between 2013-2035. Kudos to everyone at Latour!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScore: 94\/96 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (165), June 2006\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a 2003 production of less than 10,000 cases, there are a whopping 15,000 cases of the 2004 Latour. The harvest began on September 23 (Merlot) and finished on October 19. About 51% of the production made it into the final blend (89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc). At this early stage, Latour appears to be the wine of the Medoc, and provides additional evidence of why Latour is pushing slightly ahead of most of its first-growth rivals. It boasts an inky\/purple color in addition to a sweet perfume of crushed rocks, black currants, raspberries, and hints of wood as well as cold steel. It reveals the most density and depth of any of the Medoc first-growths. Manager Frederic Engerer believes the 2004 is closest in style to the 2002. By the standards of the vintage, which did not produce many big, powerful, deep, full-bodied wines, it is a large-scaled yet elegant wine with sweet tannin and plenty of depth. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2030.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScore: 95\/97 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (158), April 2005\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2004 Latour is perhaps evolving slower than I expected, although it remains one of the finest Left Bank wines of the vintage. It has that quintessential graphite-scented bouquet intermixed with blackberry and cedar, although the liquorice note that I observed previously has receded. Again, there is wonderful definition. The palate is full-bodied but surprisingly more sultry than I expected, especially here where I was able to directly compare it with the other 2004 First Growths. It delivers the \"authority\" you expect from Latour, although I might be inclined just to give it another 2-3 years in bottle. 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Of course, production has increased significantly to slake the world’s elite rosé palate, but there seems to be no end in sight for the desire that committed rosé drinkers have for this pioneering wine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI have faith that the quality of the wine will not dip, lag or wallow and in past vintages, even with an ever-increasing order book, the flair and deliciousness have actually increased!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo with the world waiting with ice bucket and glass in hand, how good is the first taste of 2022 Whispering Angel?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am relieved to report that the unbroken run of excellence is still intact, but there is more. This is the first vintage of Whippy that actually seems actively youthful and taut. While it normally hits the ground running, with pliable fruit and welcoming freshness, this crisp, expressive wine is firm, tense, energetic and utterly ravishing. The rose petal nose, melon flesh silkiness and grapefruit acidity are all in place, and they are layered, glisteningly attractive and immediately impressive, but this 2022 vintage is different from previous vintages because it nips in on the finish promising more drama as it relaxes and billows over the next six months.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo, take it from me, that while this is already a cracker, I know that come May, right on cue, it will have even more glamour and allure on the nose, palate and finish!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the very first time I have added a ‘+’ to my score below because this is the symbol I use, across all of my wine writing, to indicate that a wine will improve and evolve with age! Who would have thought that Whispering Angel would be such a wine?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Jukes 18+\/20\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst taste – 2021 Whispering Angel, Caves d’Esclans, Matthew Jukes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I was unpacking a few cases of wine on New Year’s Eve and popping the bottles into gaps in my cellar when I came across a plain brown single bottle sample box. How had I missed this? Perhaps my wife had signed for it earlier in the day, and it was lost among other boxes in our hallway. There was no indication on the outside of its contents, but I am delighted that I felt moved to open it because it meant that I managed to taste 2021 Whispering Angel in the last few hours of 2021. It is oddly exciting to taste a wine when it is so young and so recently bottled, and one rarely gets the chance to taste Northern Hemisphere wines in the year of their birth. More often than not, newly bottled samples taste shocked and reticent, but these are not descriptors of this tremendous wine. I usually taste alone, but as my wife and I felt obliged to abandon plans for a party in favour of inviting a handful of neighbours around for an early evening drink, I opened this nascent Angel for a small group of us to taste. \u003cstrong\u003eThe appreciation was unanimous\u003c\/strong\u003e, and I was impressed with the many descriptors offered by our friends – after all, they are all keen wine drinkers. \u003cstrong\u003eThe overarching feeling of the group was that this was a superb effort\u003c\/strong\u003e and one which \u003cstrong\u003etasted delicious\u003c\/strong\u003e already but which had a seam of nervy acidity which might propel it forwards for more than just one summer, and I couldn’t agree more. There has been a gradual tightening up of Whispering Angel since the 2019 vintage and in \u003cstrong\u003e2021 there is a wonderful backbone to this wine\u003c\/strong\u003e from which the fruit is carefully draped. With the trademark watermelon and pomegranate hints and a deeper and \u003cstrong\u003emore structured mid-palate than was found on the lithe 2020 this is a more sophisticated wine\u003c\/strong\u003e than its crowd-pleasing predecessor. This, in turn, means that it is a foodier proposition, too, which is great news. So, my \u003cstrong\u003every first 2021 Provence Rosé is set to, once again, wow all-comers\u003c\/strong\u003e and this is encouraging news not least because the price has moved up from late-teens to £20 for this vintage in order to reflect its heightened ambitions.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhispering Angel from Chateau d'Esclans is arguably the World's greatest Rosé. The grapes come from the most select land in the surrounding region of La Motte in Provence. The blend consists of Grenache, Cinsault, Rolle (Vermentino), Syrah and Tibouren. This rosé is crisp, fresh and elegant and comes highly recommended. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes (2020 vintage)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is a sublime vintage for Whispering Angel building on its magical reputation by adding an otherworldly texture to the already ravishing perfume and taste. Indeed the flavor is the embodiment of its name.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Jukes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuotes from previous vintages-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Always delicious”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Suckling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Chewy and mouthwatering”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecanter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Very clear and clean and will gain flavours during the year”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Spurrier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“You could drink it from mid-day to midnight”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Jukes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“It’s hard to find fault with this sensational rosé”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/37122573\" allowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Château d’Esclans\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChateau d’Esclans is located on an exceptional site, on elevated land near the Gorges de Pennafort, twenty five kilometers northwest of the ancient Roman city of Frejus on the Mediterranean coast. The first traces of the chateau’s site date back to Gaullist times during which its location served as a lookout point to spot intruders coming by boat into the Gulf of Frejus. The chateau’s cellar structure or foundation (known today as the oldest in the region) housed an original Chateau that was given by the Comte de Provence to Gérard De Villeneuve, in 1201. The current chateau, inspired by Tuscan Villa design, was built during the mid 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChâteau d’Esclans lies in the center of the Department of the Var, where the majority of Provence AOC rosé is produced. The land was occupied as long as 2500 years ago when it was probably used as a lookout point for intruders sailing into the Gulf of Frejus. The original château—of which now only the cellar remains—dates back to before the 12th century. In 1201, Gérard De Villeneuve, part of a wealthy family from Marseille, took ownership of the château and the majority of the surface area of the Vallée d’Esclans that would eventually be sold off in lots. Two brothers, Sauver Louis Ranque and Francois Alexandre Ranque, were the next to own the château, known then as Terre d’Esclans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1875, they sold the property to Joseph Toussaint Caussemille, who manufactured wooden matches near Marseilles. In 1955, the Perraud family owned the property until 1994. At that time, it was purchased by a Swedish pension fund that produced a small amount of wine and the remaining grapes were sold to neighboring winemakers. Sacha Lichine aquired Château d’Esclans in 2006. Today there are 108 acres (44 ha) of vineyards. The total proprety has 659 acres (267 ha).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe primary grape grown on the property is Grenache followed by Vermentino. 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Blocking malolactic fermentation keeps the flavors brisk. This cool site in Oak Knoll suits the Montelena style very nicely. Readers who enjoy focused Chardonnays will find plenty to like. This is an especially fine vintage for the Montelena Chardonnay. Drink 2020-2028.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e92\u003cbr\u003eAntonio Galloni, vinous.com, September 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMontelena's Chardonnay was one of the stars of the Judgement of Paris tasting in 1976, beating a lot of very famous and expensive French white wines. 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