Wine for Laying down, 5-10 Years

2011 TAITTINGER Comtes de Champagne Brut Gift-Pack Stock
Champagne France 0% White
Chardonnay.
The 2011 vintage was very different, marked by early ripening and a spring drought. This forced the root network to delve deep in the earth in search of the water it needed for proper growth and resulted in a voluptuous...(read more)
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2013 NYETIMBER Tillington Vineyard Brut
England United Kingdom 12% White
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay.
Pleasingly pale, with a fine bead of soft, well-integrated bubbles that fill the nose with aromas of wild strawberry, some perky red berries and a very gentle, soothingly doughy, autolytic note. In the mouth the fine bri...(read more)
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2019 COULSH-ROTIE Syrah-Viognier Vin de France Domaine des Trinités
Languedoc-Roussillon France 14.5% Red
Viognier, Syrah.
This gorgeous and intriguing wine is Simon 'The Coulsh' Coulshaw's take on the classic Côte-Rôtie blend of Syrah - with about 5% Viognier. He only makes this in exceptional vintages when the Syrah and Viognie...(read more)
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2019 SAINT NICOLAS DE BOURGUEIL Les Malgagnes Amphore Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France 14% Red
Cabernet Franc.
Organic farming. Deeply coloured. Wonderfully pure and intense nose of sweet blackcurrant and black cherry with notes of chalk and clay. There’s even a hint of blackberry jam. The palate shows lovely concentration, with...(read more)
Jamie Goode, www.wineanorak.com
2018 BOURGUEIL Les Quartiers Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France 13.5% Red
Cabernet Franc.
Les Quartiers comes from the pure limestone soils at the top of the estate. The resulting Cabernet Franc fruit has a power and a purity that is unmatched from their other vineyards. Crunchy cassis - crisp and brisk at th...(read more)
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2011 POMMARD Vieilles Vignes La Levrière Domaine Bernard Dugat-Py
Côte d'Or Burgundy France 13% Red
Pinot Noir.
Seems quite oaky, but it's really just that the fruit is a little on the back foot. In need of a racking? No doubting the volume; it's as rich and full as it could be. Rich and tense and relaxed and velvety all the the s...(read more)
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2019 CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Tradition Domaine Jean Royer
Southern Rhône Rhône France 16% Red
Grenache, Syrah.
Sleek and fresh, with cassis and plum puree notes that shimmer prettily as they race through, lined with light lavender, dried anise and singed alder hints along the way. Showing nice range, this is approachable already,...(read more)
James Molesworth, The Wine Spectator
2020 FLEURIE Cuvée Tardive Clos de La Roilette
Beaujolais France 14% Red
Gamay.
As always more dense and compact, touch smoky, spice and plum flesh, cherry and blackberry fruit. The volume is turned up on the palate, beautiful richness, delivered in a very sleek pure way, rich tannins undoubtedly bu...(read more)
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2017 BAROLO Bussia Barale Fratelli
Piedmont Italy 13.5% Red
Nebbiolo.
Bussia is renowned for the deep blue clay soil and a good slug of limestone that lies beneath and so always delivers wines with breadth and structure. The Barale family handle this power with their trademark restraint. T...(read more)
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2017 BARBARESCO Cottá Sottimano
Piedmont Italy 14% Red
Nebbiolo.
The 2017 Barbaresco Cottà is punchy, with terrific freshness and verve. Red toned fruit, flowers, mint and bright acids yield a decidedly delicate expression of Cottà, a Neive vineyard where the wines tend...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com
2013 BARBARESCO Riserva Sottimano
Piedmont Italy 14.5% Red
Nebbiolo.
Sottimano's 2013 Barbaresco Riserva, a blend of old vines from Cottà and Pajorè, is off the charts gorgeous, and also one of the best wines I have ever tasted here. Rich, dramatic and sweeping, the 2013 pos...(read more)
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