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Contrada


Italian for single vineyard. Each Contrada will have its own name.

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Italian for single vineyard. Each Contrada will have its own name. Plural = Contrade. Etna’s Contrade have certainly raised knowledge of the term. Each year a tasting, the Contrade dell’Etna, is held to taste the current releases from Etna. The term is used throughout Italy.

Contrade names you might have heard of from Etna: Rampante, Guardiola, Feudo di Mezzo, Acuria, Sciaronuova, Calderara, and Rivaggi. Moving north to Veneto, Gini’s top Soave is from the Contrada “Salverenza”.

 

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"Good medium purple-red. Knockout nose offers wild red and dark berries, minerals, violets, white pepper and truffley underbrush. Very suave on entry, then rich, boasting suave ripe red cherry and dark plum flavours complemented by strong brown spice undertones. The wine's impressive volume is nicely buffered by plenty of fresh cut. Closes very long, with serious but fine tannins. Another very sophisticated Montepulciano wine like practically nobody in the world can do. Drinking window: 2028-204
$880
$860ea in any 3+
$840ea in any 6+

Domaine Marc Morey Bourgogne Blanc 2021

Chardonnay | France, Burgundy

The 2021 Bourgogne Blanc has a simple but bright malic nose, well-defined and a little flinty in style. The palate is well balanced with bitter lemon on the entry, moderate depth and a short saline finish. Fine.Neal Martin, Vinous 85-87 PointsA background hint of reduction blurs the nuance of the petrol and citrus zest-scented nose. The racy, delicious and nicely concentrated middleweight flavors possess a lovely texture that contrasts somewhat with the mildly rustic and agreeably dr
$117
$112ea in any 3+
$107ea in any 6+

Te Mata Estate Coleraine 2023

Bordeaux Blend | New Zealand, Hawke's Bay

**DUE 2nd Week March**A single vineyard wine until 1989, Coleraine is an blend of the finest wines produced from distinct plots within Te Mata Estate’s oldest Havelock Hills vineyards, first planted in 1892. Always a cabernet sauvignon dominant wine, often with merlot and cabernet franc, Coleraine is refined and classical, demonstrating the immense potential for Bordeaux blends in Hawke’s Bay.Very powerful in its youth, this wine transforms over time to deliver a wine with elegance
$157
$152ea in any 3+
$147ea in any 6+
Looking good! Fresh, style with a nice phenolic grip and cleansing astringency with crunchy mineral acid. Spiced pear and quince with citrus rind and fresh marmalade are balanced by silvery almond lining. Building generosity in the glass.Give this a year in bottle to settle a little and drink over 5 years.
$72
$69ea in any 6+
$66ea in any 12+