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Composed predominately of Cabernet Sauvignon, this dark, silky wine has a candied orange aroma with undertones of cardamom, clove, and black olives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe palate is full of graphite, cassis, and rich tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ernie Els","offers":[{"title":"DUTY PAID \/ 1 X75CL","offer_id":47053673824563,"sku":"ERNI-ELSR-16-1-75-DUTY PAID","price":60.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/7463\/7875\/products\/ernie-els-signature-red-750.jpg?v=1695997087"},{"product_id":"tenuta-san-leonardo-san-leonardo-2016","title":"Tenuta San Leonardo, San Leonardo, 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter banging the drum for the Guerrieri Gonzaga family’s remarkable (and remarkably consistent) Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend for the last fifteen years, we relish each new endorsement and instance of critical appreciation and Jancis’ is the just the latest in a long line of articles from major critics. As a reminder...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wines of San Leonardo are more akin to Bordeaux than Bolgheri with their balance and purity and (said the late and greatly respected Italian specialist Nicolas Belfrage) \"\u003cem\u003ecan have an elegance-cum-depth capable of taking on the best clarets of the world\u003c\/em\u003e\". Jancis clearly agrees, noting latterly the wine’s “\u003cem\u003eastoundingly consistent quality\u003c\/em\u003e” and how each vintage is “\u003cem\u003ebeautifully low-key and like the most refined red bordeaux imaginable\u003c\/em\u003e”, determining it is \"\u003cem\u003eSurely the most successful Bordeaux blend of Northern Italy\u003c\/em\u003e”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wine Advocate’s Monica Larner calls it “\u003cem\u003e… one of the great wines of Italy… Sassicaia and San Leonardo seem like brothers separated in childhood\u003c\/em\u003e” after James Suckling had previously made the comparison referring to San Leonardo as “\u003cem\u003eThe Sassicaia of the North\u003c\/em\u003e”. The comparison is more than skin deep as San Leonardo’s owner Marchese Carlo Guerrieri Gonzaga, a rare example (at the time) of a professionally-trained aristocrat-oenologist, spent time at Tenuta San Guido back in the 1960s helping create Sassicaia with legendary consultant, Giacomo Tachis, whom he subsequently employed at his own estate. The estate has received the top ‘Tre Bicchiere’ rating from Gambero Rosso for an unprecedented seventeen vintages, and has twice been voted by aggregate Italy’s top wine release of the year (jointly with Sassicaia, to continue the comparison).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntonio Galloni weighs in saying “\u003cem\u003eThe Guerrieri Gonzaga’s are one of the great families of Italian wine. Over the years, the Guerrieri Gonzaga’s have produced a number of stellar Bordeaux-influenced reds at San Leonardo, many of which I have had the privilege to taste.\u003c\/em\u003e” Meanwhile his colleague at Vinous, Eric Guido, after a 28-vintage vertical, says “\u003cem\u003eIf you enjoy classic Bordeaux, if you enjoy the energy and verve of Italian wine, and if you crave experiencing history in a bottle, then you should seek out Tenuta San Leonardo\u003c\/em\u003e”. He also concludes “\u003cem\u003eI frankly don’t remember the last time I found so much pleasure in tasting for hours on end\u003c\/em\u003e”.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenuta San Leonardo","offers":[{"title":"DUTY PAID \/ 1 X75CL","offer_id":47053974962483,"sku":"SLEO-SANL-16-1-75-DUTY PAID","price":71.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"DUTY PAID \/ 6X75CL","offer_id":47053974995251,"sku":"SLEO-SANL-16-1-75-DUTY PAID","price":426.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"IN BOND \/ 6X75CL","offer_id":47053975126323,"sku":"SLEO-SANL-16-1-75-IN BOND","price":336.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/7463\/7875\/products\/san-leonardo-nv-750_d5d77df2-fc42-4726-8fcf-9ddf7a4e029e.jpg?v=1695950422"},{"product_id":"nuits-saint-georges-bas-de-combe-domaine-jean-tardy-et-fils-2016","title":"Nuits-Saint-Georges ‘Bas de Combe’, Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils, 2016","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\"'The best Nuit Saint Georges village wine – it should be a 1er Cru' is how Guillaume describes ‘Bas de Combe’ – just look at where the vineyard is situated to see why (nestled between 1er Cru ‘Aux Baudots’ and neighbouring Vosne Romanée aristocracy: 1er ‘Chaumes’, and its northern corner practically touching 1er Cru ‘Aux Malconsorts’. From eighty-five year-old vines which have a lot of millanderage.\"\u003cbr\u003eTom Harrow, Head Wine Guru\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTardy's 2016 Bas de Combe is all about finesse over muscle - a seductive, quietly complex NSG that’s drinking wonderfully now but still has years ahead of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomaine Jean Tardy et Fils is a small, quality-focused family estate known for producing polished, supple Burgundies that lean into perfume and purity. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils","offers":[{"title":"DUTY PAID \/ 1 X75CL","offer_id":52667992506675,"sku":"TRDY-BACO-16-6-75-DUTY PAID","price":69.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"DUTY PAID \/ 6X75CL","offer_id":52667992539443,"sku":"TRDY-BACO-16-6-75-DUTY PAID","price":414.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/7463\/7875\/files\/jean-tardy-nst-bas-de-combe-750.jpg?v=1705611594"},{"product_id":"puligny-montrachet-domaine-pernot-belicard-2016","title":"Puligny-Montrachet, Domaine Pernot-Belicard, 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003ePernot-Belicard's 2016 Puligny is classic, understated elegance - cool citrus and white peach wrapped in a fine veil of florals, with a quiet mineral line that tightens and lengthens as it opens. On the palate it’s poised and gently textural, offering just enough mid-weight creaminess before tapering into a saline, stone-etched finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2016 was challenging but rewarding: frost cut yields dramatically, yet what remained was wonderfully concentrated, pure and finely balanced. Pernot-Belicard turned adversity into precision, producing wines with real focus and drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePernot-Belicard is one of Puligny’s rising stars, run by Paul Pernot’s grandson, Philippe. 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