Trapiche Broquel Pinot Noir 2010
£9.99
Mendoza
100% Pinot Noir
Aged for 9 months in French oak barrels
13%
Lovely aroma.  Oaky and warm with blackcurrant. Very savoury, oaky taste.  Nice.  Quite different from either France or NZ. More savoury, with darker fruit – a hint of blackcurrant.

Viñalba Malbec 2011
£6.79
Mendoza
100% Malbec
Unoaked
14%
A very light style of malbec. Pleasant, spicy, easy.

Finca Mirador Shiraz 2010
£6.49
Mendoza
100% Shiraz
40% aged for 10 months in American oak barrels
14%
Deep, rich, brambly nose. Sweet and rich taste, with some minty, cooked blackcurrants. Nice.

Vinalba Patagonian Cabernet Merlot 2009
£8.99
Patagonia
80% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Merlot
50% aged in French oak barrels for 12 months
14.50%
Dark, rich and blackcurranty nose. Dark chocolate, quite bitter, flavour.

The Co-operative Mount Barker Shiraz 2009
£7.99
Mount Barker
100% Shiraz
18 months in 50% new oak (French and American) barrels
14.50%
Baked, rubbery aroma, as expected. Light and fresh in the mouth, with a little tannic structure. Pleasant and a very good price.



Casillero del Diablo Carmenère 2010
£7.99
Rapel
85% Carmenère, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
70% aged in American oak barrels for 8 months
13.50%
Lovely dark, rich, baked raspberry aroma. The smell when you make raspberry jam. Mmm. Black peppery taste. Savoury and creamy, with a lot of sweet vanilla.

Chono Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2009
£8.99
Maipo
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
12 months in French and America oak barrels
13.50%
Dark, spicy and with some blackcurrant. A bit sweet and a bit stalky. Not terribly impressed.

Luis Felipe Edwards Reserva Syrah 2010
£6.99
Colchagua
100% Syrah
6 months in new and second use American and French oak barrels
14%
Spicy, oaky nose. Nice taste. The price is about right.

Montes Alpha Syrah 2009
£10.99
Colchagua
90% Syrah, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Viognier
12 months in French oak barrels
14.50%
Very rich, deep and inviting nose. Oaky, smoky bacon taste.  It’s lovely but I’d slice a bit of alcohol off it. 

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