Capellanía Scores 96 Points in Decanter!

The Marqués de Murrieta Capellanía 2012 came top in a recent Decanter Panel Tasting of White Rioja, scoring an outstanding 96 points!

Sarah Jane Evans MW descried the wine as “a modern classic: the palate builds with layers of French oak, white flowers and sweet spices. Supple, well-rounded, very complex. Murrieta is doing great things with its reds, but don’t miss this”.

This superb tasting note and score was given in an article which also reveres the Castillo Ygay 1986 Blanco, a wine venerated for its incredible freshness and ability to age. Marqués de Murrieta’s second white, the Capellanía, is grown from the same vines as this celebrated white Rioja, and this high score of 96 points shows that this precious insight into the famous Ygay Blanco is not to be missed!

Contact Christine Allen to find out more about this high scoring wine.

Carpe Diem Pinot Noir Scores 95 Points!

The Carpe Diem Pinot Noir, Louis Roederer‘s outpost in the Alexander Valley, has recently come top in Decanter Magazine’s “40 under £40: best of California” tasting, scoring an outstanding 95 points!

Oz Clarke described the Carpe Diem Pinot Noir as “an exciting wine that is positively lean in style, and then a pure, dry strawberry fruit asserts itself on the palate, mingled with herbs and rosehip, and just a little nutty sweetness to soften it.”

Ronan Sayburn MS called it “remarkable”, and described aromas of “red and black fruits coming through on the nose and lingering throughout the palate making this a well-balanced wine with great length”.

Contact the Domaine Anderson Brand Manager, Marinel FitzSimons, to find out more about this high scoring wine.

Gold and Grand Gold for Ramos Pinto’s Wines!

We are delighted to announce that Ramos Pinto have been awarded Gold and Grand Gold for their Duas Quintas Reserva 2014 and Port Collector Reserva in the 2017 San Francisco International Wine Competition!

The Duas Quintas Reserva 2014 was awarded a Grand Gold Medal and an outstanding 97 points for its structure, complexity and power. The wine expresses the strength and profile of the Douro Superior and the elegance of Ramos Pinto’s wines. The balance of the blend is achieved using wines from two estates; Ervamoira and Bons Ares, located both at low (200m) and high (600m) altitudes, providing both depth of flavour and fresh fruit notes.

Ramos Pinto’s Collector Reserva Ruby Port was rewarded for its elegance and precision with a Gold Medal and 90 points! Ana Rosas, Master Blender at Ramos Pinto, described the wine as a “deep red reserva port with pronounced fruit flavours and aromas of dried plum, fig, blackberry, raspberry and cherry. It is a smooth, full bodied and well balanced wine”.

Contact Christine Allen to find out more about these Gold Medal winning wines.

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