{"id":32367,"date":"2020-11-23T11:29:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T11:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=32367"},"modified":"2021-03-22T10:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T10:30:16","slug":"press-reviews-november-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/11\/press-reviews-november-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Reviews: November 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest press reviews from Lockdown 2.0: The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail &amp; The Times of Tunbridge Wells.<\/p>\n<p>Benefit from our case price discount in <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>red<\/strong><\/span> by buying any 12 bottles from this selection &#8211; in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>You Magazine, Christmas cheers: Olly Smith\u2019s 30 best festive drinks, Olly Smith,<\/strong><strong> 29\/11\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30492 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"2018 GRENACHE-CINSAULT Ros\u00e9 Domaine Saint F\u00e9lix\" width=\"400\" height=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2019 GRENACHE-CINSAULT Ros\u00e9 Domaine Saint F\u00e9lix<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a38.50 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a37.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Now you\u2019re talking! Seriously good ros\u00e9 with a seamless elision of peach, red fruit, summer berries and a long fragrant finish of vitality and refreshment.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2019-GRENACHE-CINSAULT-Rose-Domaine-Saint-Felix-37083-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Telegraph, The best red wines to buy for Christmas 2020,<\/strong><strong>Victoria Moore<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong> 28\/11\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>&#8216;You will find a concentration of bottles from three places: Lea &amp; Sandeman, The Wine Society \u2013 and Tesco. You can add more from last week. Lea &amp; Sandeman and The Wine Society will come as no surprise.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32396 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/NV-ROSSO-DI-MONTALCINO-Ginestreto-Fuligni.png\" alt=\"NV-ROSSO-DI-MONTALCINO-Ginestreto-Fuligni\" width=\"400\" height=\"102\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2017 ROSSO DI MONTALCINO Ginestreto Fuligni<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a329.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a326.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Fuligni makes very evocative wines. In this, a rich tapestry of flavours from old saddle leather to red and black cherries and dusts recalls Tuscany with every sip. You don\u2019t need to bring in the rib of beef to enjoy it; a glass of this will make a feast of a bowl of pasta.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2017-ROSSO-DI-MONTALCINO-Ginestreto-Fuligni-36298-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32388 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2019-LANGHE-NEBBIOLO-Cigliuti.png\" alt=\"2019 LANGHE NEBBIOLO Cigliuti\" width=\"400\" height=\"106\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2019 LANGHE NEBBIOLO Cigliuti<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a324.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a322.75<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Charles Lea was horrified when I asked to taste this \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s so young, it\u2019ll be \u2013 \u201c he squeaked and did one of his full-body horrified tasting notes. It IS young but 2019 seems to be a generous vintage and this nebbiolo is also fruity and wonderfully perfumed. I liked it; Charles liked it.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2019-LANGHE-NEBBIOLO-Cigliuti-43711-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32393 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2018-MUNIA-TORO-Roble-8-Meses-Bodegas-Vinaguarena.png\" alt=\" MUNIA TORO 2018 Roble 8 Meses Bodegas Vi\u00f1aguare\u00f1a\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2018 MUNIA TORO Roble 8 Meses Bodegas Vi\u00f1aguare\u00f1a<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a311.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a310.75<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;From the Spanish region of Toro, which sits on the Duero river close to the Portuguese border, a spicy and warming red. There\u2019s oak here, a suggestion of autumn leaves, licorice root and roasted fruits, almost cinnamon and the effect is fragrant not sticky.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2018-MUNIA-TORO-Roble-8-Meses-Bodegas-Vinaguarena-43490-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32392 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2016-LEA-SANDEMAN-Bordeaux.png\" alt=\"2016-LEA-SANDEMAN-Bordeaux\" width=\"400\" height=\"103\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2016 LEA &amp; SANDEMAN Bordeaux<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a311.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a310.50<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Meet your house claret for the winter. \u201cThat\u2019s good!\u201d was my response when I reached this in a tasting line-up. And it is \u2013 a single-estate claret from the Entre-Deux-Mers, from a cracking vintage (and it shows) with a cedary nose and a soft nap of fruit.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2016-LEA-SANDEMAN-Bordeaux-37264-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32391 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2019-LA-PETITE-SYRAH-Domaine-les-Yeuses.png\" alt=\"2019 LA PETITE SYRAH Domaine les Yeuses\" width=\"400\" height=\"110\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2019 LA PETITE SYRAH Domaine les Yeuses<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a38.50 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a37.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Syrah is responsible for the deep and wild wines of the northern Rh\u00f4ne and its aristocracy shines out in this humble Languedoc incarnation. There\u2019s no oak here, but you do feel a touch of spice amidst the dark fruit. Excellent.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2019-LA-PETITE-SYRAH-Domaine-les-Yeuses-43601-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Times, The 50 best red wines for winter, Jane MacQuitty,<\/strong><strong> 27\/11\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32388 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2019-LANGHE-NEBBIOLO-Cigliuti.png\" alt=\"2019 LANGHE NEBBIOLO Cigliuti\" width=\"400\" height=\"106\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2019 LANGHE NEBBIOLO Cigliuti<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a324.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a322.75<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;This Langhe nebbiolo is so blooming delicious and polished that everyone should buy a bottle this Christmas. Fragrant with rose petal, oregano and sweet tobacco, this is barbaresco in all but name.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2019-LANGHE-NEBBIOLO-Cigliuti-43711-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32387 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2015-CHATEAU-PUYBARBE-Cuvee-Apanage-Cotes-de-Bourg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"99\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2015 CH\u00c2TEAU PUYBARBE Cuv\u00e9e Apanage C\u00f4tes de Bourg<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a312.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a311.75<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Lea &amp; Sandeman is a treasure trove of not so well-known bottles, and this humble C\u00f4tes de Bourg, a hop across the Gironde River from Haut M\u00e9doc, is one of them. This dashing, new-in L&amp;S claret, from a good Bordeaux vintage, is all big, beefy, meaty, cedary charm. Buy it!&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2015-CHATEAU-PUYBARBE-Cuvee-Apanage-Cotes-de-Bourg-33092-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Financial Times, Jancis Robinson\u2019s guide to the best festive bubbles, Jancis Robinson,<\/strong><strong> 26\/11\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32378 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LARMANDIER-BERNIER-Longitude-Blanc-de-Blancs-Extra-Brut-1er-Cru-NV.240x700.25053.png\" alt=\"Longitude Larmandier bernier\" width=\"400\" height=\"103\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>LARMANDIER-BERNIER &#8216;Longitude&#8217; Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 1er Cru NV<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a342.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a340.50<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Although this was one of the first so-called grower champagnes to earn an international reputation, its prices have not increased unduly and quality has been admirably consistent.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/LARMANDIER-BERNIER-Longitude-Blanc-de-Blancs-Extra-Brut-1er-Cru-NV-9760-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Telegraph, The best champagne and sparkling wines for Christmas 2020, Victoria Moore,23\/11\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32399 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/GONET-MEDEVILLE-Blanc-de-Noirs-Brut-1er-Cru-NN.png\" alt=\"GONET-MEDEVILLE-Blanc-de-Noirs-Brut-1er-Cru-NN\" width=\"400\" height=\"111\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>GONET-M\u00c9DEVILLE Blanc de Noirs Brut 1er Cru NV <em>Star Buy<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a335.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a332.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em> | Reduced from \u00a340.95 until 31\/12\/2020<br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;For me blanc de noirs \u2013 made only with black grapes \u2013 is true winter champagne, sappy, structured, with a faint tinge of black cherries, a wine you can imagine drinking on a frosty day. This one has incredible finesse and charm. A real find.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/GONET-MEDEVILLE-Blanc-de-Noirs-Brut-1er-Cru-NV-29579-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11467 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CHAMPAGNE-LEGRAS-Blanc-de-Blancs-Brut-Grand-Cru-Chouilly-Lea-and-Sandeman.png\" alt=\"CHAMPAGNE-LEGRAS-Blanc-de-Blancs-Brut-Grand-Cru-Chouilly-Lea-and-Sandeman\" width=\"400\" height=\"111\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>LEGRAS Blanc de Blancs Brut Grand Cru Chouilly R &amp; L Legras NV<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a332.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a329.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em> | Reduced from \u00a335.95 until 31\/12\/2020<br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;R&amp;L Legras is a family grower \u2013 meaning they\u2019re a producer who grows the grapes (rather than buying them in) as well as making the wines. This is serious quality for a very reasonable price \u2013 pale, lustrous, elegant all-chardonnay champagne.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/LEGRAS-Blanc-de-Blancs-Brut-Grand-Cru-Chouilly-R-L-Legras-NV-3618-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Telegraph, The best white wines to buy for Christmas 2020, Victoria Moore,<\/strong><strong> 23\/11\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32376 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2018-SAINT-VERAN-En-Creches-Domaine-Daniel-Barraud.240x700.23784.png\" alt=\"Saint Veran En Creches Barraud\" width=\"400\" height=\"109\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2018 SAINT V\u00c9RAN En Cr\u00e8ches Domaine Daniel Barraud<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a323.75 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a321.25<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Brother and sister Julien and Anais are the latest Barrauds to join the family domaine. This cuv\u00e9e, from a south-easterly facing parcel of vines, is a more intense, bold wine than the Chagnoleau, barrel-aged and gleaming.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2018-SAINT-VERAN-En-Creches-Domaine-Daniel-Barraud-36477-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32375 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2018-MACON-VILLAGES-Clos-Saint-Pancras-Domaine-Frantz-Chagnoleau.240x700.22023.png\" alt=\"2018 Macon Villages Chagnoleau\" width=\"400\" height=\"118\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2018 M\u00c2CON VILLAGES Clos Saint Pancras Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a318.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a316.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Whites from the M\u00e2connais have become much grander and more respected. I\u2019ve picked two very good contrasting examples here. The first is from a small estate run by a husband and wife team (Caroline Gon is also winemaker at Comte Lafon). Delicate, elegant and detailed, yet it has a floaty feel.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2018-MACON-VILLAGES-Clos-Saint-Pancras-Domaine-Frantz-Chagnoleau-36363-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Guardian, <em>Perfect pairings: books that combine wine and food<\/em>, Fiona Beckett,<\/strong><strong> 20\/11\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32378 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LARMANDIER-BERNIER-Longitude-Blanc-de-Blancs-Extra-Brut-1er-Cru-NV.240x700.25053.png\" alt=\"Longitude Larmandier bernier\" width=\"400\" height=\"103\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>LARMANDIER-BERNIER &#8216;Longitude&#8217; Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 1er Cru NV<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a342.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a340.50<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Elegant fresh growers\u2019 champagne that would hit the spot with any kind of seafood.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/LARMANDIER-BERNIER-Longitude-Blanc-de-Blancs-Extra-Brut-1er-Cru-NV-9760-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Daily Mail, <em>Tom Parker Bowles and Olly Smith: Eating out<\/em>, Olly Smith,<\/strong><strong> 08\/11\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32374 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2017-QUINTA-DA-ROMANEIRA-Reserva.240x700.25195.png\" alt=\"2017 Romainera Reserva\" width=\"400\" height=\"106\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2017 QUINTA DA ROMANEIRA Reserva<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a348.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a343.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;For a wine to wow, the spicy concentration in this Portuguese stunner is as memorable as it is magical.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2017-QUINTA-DA-ROMANEIRA-Reserva-43575-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Times of Tunbridge Wells, <em>Raise a glass to sherry &#8211; the perfect winter warmer<\/em>, James Viner,<\/strong><strong> 05\/11\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32377 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/INOCENTE.png\" alt=\"Inocente Fino\" width=\"400\" height=\"102\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>INOCENTE Fino Valdespino<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a315.95 | <span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a314.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;One of the world\u2019s most appetizing wines, Fino is a bone dry, full-flavoured sherry that has aged under a protective, bread-like layer of the film-forming saccharomyces yeast \u2018flor\u2019 that flourishes and lives on top of Fino\/manzanilla sherry in a butt (a barrel usually made from American oak) five-sixths full. Along with manzanilla, Fino is the brightest, palest, freshest and most delicate sherry, making top-notch food wines. This is one of the best, a zingy flavour grenade of a rare oak-fermented, 8-10-year-old-solera-aged sherry from a single iconic (Macharnudo district) vineyard \u2013 think sea salt, crisp apples, herbs, salted almonds, vanilla, yeast and brioche. It makes a great, appetising ap\u00e9ritif and is also just the ticket for all kinds of tapas, salted nuts, pa\u00eblla, sushi, tandoori\/teriyaki salmon, fish and chips, cured ham, smoked fish, sashimi, Westcombe cheddar, fish curry and shellfish. Always drink fridge cold (like champers) and consume within a week once opened.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/INOCENTE-Fino-Valdespino-8459-00.html\">VIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest press reviews from Lockdown 2.0: The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail &amp; The Times of Tunbridge Wells. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection &#8211; in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. 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