Methoxypyrazines

Methoxypyrazines are flavour and aroma compounds present in both Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc responsible for the herbaceous, vegetal, grassy, capsicum aroma.

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Methoxypyrazines are flavour and aroma compounds present in both Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc responsible for the herbaceous, vegetal, grassy, capsicum aroma.  The concentration of these flavours and aromas is reduced through exposure of the fruit to heat and sun. The riper and more exposed the fruit is the lower the concentration of methoxypyrazines.

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Te Mata Estate Coleraine MAGNUM 2021

Te Mata Estate Coleraine MAGNUM 2021

Bordeaux Blend | Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Perfumed Refined Goodness! 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. In fact, it looks mroe Bordelais than most Aussie Cabernet.Very powerful in its youth, t
$355
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Giovanni Sordo Barolo 'Monvigliero' 2021
Gardini 98 ID 94 GW 93+
Perfumed. Wonderful shape and flow. Savoury and earthy with roses. A certain delicacy. Beautifully spiced, aromatically a little more developed yet fresh and vibrant, playful with a generosity. Clearly needs a little more time to come together and settle the acid tannin complex layering in nicely. Long and nutty tannins. The freshness of the 2021 vintage.A superb expression of Verduno.Gardini 98 Points ID 94 Points GW 93+ Points**Arriving in multiple tranches beginning September + be
$173
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Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva 'All 9 Crus' + 'Don Fiorino' + Barbaresco 2016
1ea x All 10 PdB Riservas + Barbaresco!
1 x each of the 9 ~ 2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Cru Riservas + 1 x 2016 Don Fiorino Riserva + 1 x 2016 Barbaresco. 11 bottles in total.The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Don Fiorino by all reports is a unique and special wine. I have a philosophical soft spot for blends over single vineyards when the goal is excellence without compromise!Details of production are a bit thin. I'd be fascinated to now if this was a continuous ferment adding the best grapes from each parcel whilst the fruit
$2,525
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Terre Nere Santo Moganazzi Rosso D.O.C. 2018
The latest Contrada from Terre Nere! Complex aromas of ripe berries with toffee, cedar and some floral undertones. Hot ash as well. The palate is full-bodied, but tight and linear with a chewy palate and lots of dried-peach and orange-peel undertones to the ripe fruit, but always linear and focused. Try after 2022.Suckling
$125
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