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Touriga - Are We Ready?

25th January 2012Posted in : featured

There’s a decent argument that anyone planting significant quantities of touriga nacional has rocks in their head. It is a challenging beast to grow and market and in the vineyard it is both vigorous and difficult to ripen. It has a high skin to juice ratio, so the harvest seems to shrink as it passes through the crusher. Also.....

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Lost Valley Merlot

1 COMMENTPosted in : Reviews6th July 2011

As a rule, I'm not a merlot guy. It can be thin, bland and unimaginative. Lost Valley Merlot on the other hand is bold, brassy and inspired. Well at least for a  merlot. The complexity and exquisite delicacy of this drop totally surprised me. It was like talking to a teenage girl about the merits and talent of Justin Bieber..... and becoming a convert. I cracked it with a particularly fishy and spicy pad thai, not a usual pairing but i ... CONTINUE READING »
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