Gomez Cruzado Crianza Rioja MAGNUM 2022Vintage 2022 Size 150cl ABV 15. 5% Tasting Note The Gmez Cruzado winery dates back to 1886 when Angel Gmez de Arteche started to produce and bottle his own wine in Haro, at the very heart of Rioja Alta. This was in the day when the wine trade between Rioja and France passed along the Tudela Bilbao line, and the key Rioja wineries were located around the station of Haro. The winery sits just 100m from the station to this day. Closure Cork Organic No

and toasted oak

limited yield

herbs & a liveliness from fresh blueberries

set up on a mountain overlooking Franschhoek on the edge of the Western Cape is a paradise for wine and nature lovers alike

a mere 93pts from wine spectator this time round

This has a really more-ish acidity with a bitter cherry attack crying out for fatty carpaccio

Fermentation in Qvevries adds great complexity and texture

The result is an elegant wine that combines complexity and fineness

with a long and persistent finish

A serious wine of real complexity that balances fine tropical fruit with lively citrus in a pure and precise whole

local to Mendoza and the Andes giving intense

The 2023 Butler’s Grant Old Vines Riesling is a stunning showcase of the estate’s oldest Riesling vines