Chris England

9.2

This is probably my favourite Sangiovese for the money so thought I’d take one for the community & try the new 2015 @ £65 so you know if you should buy 😉 The 07 is stunning now & this 15 is drinking well but should be just as fab but is lighter at present 😉 We drank 3 bottles over the weekend 😊 Oakier than others I’ve had but not dominating 😉

🐮 The 3rd bottle paired perfectly w/ Mrs Es slow cooked Beef Stew & Dumplings in gloopy gravy 😍 on a cold rainy ☔️ day

📍 Isole e Olena Cepparello 2015

🏵 92-93 today w/ potential for 95-96 I’d say

🍇 Sangiovese

🍷 Clear rich ruby

👃 Smokey oak infused cherry w/ tones on spiced black fruits, minerals, cranberry, cedar chards & light herbs

👄 Med body of smooth red cherry & black berry in touch dry minerals w/ a slight mocha & cranberry tones coming through

🎯 Med+ big red cherry boom w/ a slight sweet black berry undertone oozing through mineral, red berry & mocha w/ a dry oaky linger
— 6 years ago

Chris England

9.8

In preparing for an upcoming trip to 🇪🇸 we popped a stunning £235 Vega now £320+ Fabulicious now but will be an epic change your trousers moment in time 😍 I better get some spare ones ready 😁 Like eating a decadent cherry raspberry chocolate gateaux in a bramble bush in secret 😎 One of a few wines I think is worth the big bucks 😉
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📍Vega Sicilia Unico 2004
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🏵 98+ points
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🍇 87% Tempranillo & 13% Cabernet Sauvignon
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🍷 Opaque deep ruby
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👃 Rich dark cherry & chocolate gateaux w/ blackberry, vanilla, soft smoked oak & sweet cedar, violets, prune, date, mint driven herbs & blueberry that expressed perfectly in a #zalto bordeaux glass 😍
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👄 Med+ rich chewy cocoa driven ripe concentrated black cherry creamy smooth satin silk body w/ mineral, blackberry, blueberry, raspberry & purple damson
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🎯 Long triple chocy cherry & black berry mouth filling sexylicious yummyness
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⚠️ No trousers were harmed in this review 🤣
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😋 Mrs Es review “It’s Yummy”
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🚨 Don’t forget to enter the Instagram competition for 10k friends to be in with a chance to win a vSpin from @openyourwine & 2 Zalto Burgundy glasses from @zaltify — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Rare 96RP Priorat, only 1,008 bottles @ €146+ that's just beautiful & will age into 96-98 divinity 😍 Mrs E says "It's as smooth as Antonio Banderas' moves" I said "No as smooth as Penelope Cruz breasts" 😁

🍇 100% Carignan

🍷 Dark ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Strawberries & red cherries w/ touches of blackberry & raspberry seduced by oak, earth, farmyard, violets, liquorice & fine smoke

👄 Med silky polished delicate dark & red fruits that just seduces your taste sensations

🎯 Med+ soft earthy summer fruits 💋 — 8 years ago

WC Fields

9.8

Blauww! Complex beyond words. Brie, baked apples, caramel, some butterscotch (insisted by Mrs Fields), hazelnuts, buttered brioche toast. Softer finish but this is insanity with Nobu sushi Omokase. — 8 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Fragrant, transparent, balanced, cherries and minerals. Perfect with braised rabbit! — 9 years ago

Neil Shah

9.5

"Stupid good" - Mrs Shah — 9 years ago

Colin Rayye

8.9

a nice hop — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Taking one for the community again & popping a 2015 Talbot @ £60 too see if it’s worth stocking up on as it got a low rating for such a good year - my verdict .. they’re wrong again it’s going to be mega with age 😉 but needs time 👍

🐮 Paired with Mrs Es Beef Stroganoff ⏩ scroll for pic on Instagram 😍

📍 Chateau Talbot 2015

🏵 93 points w/ great potential in 10-15 years

🍇 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot & 3% Petit Verdot

🍷 Opaque deep ruby

👃 Soft smoked oak through black berries & dark plum into minerals & pencil lead w/ blueberry, liquorice, mocha & autumn earthy wet leaves

👄 Med body of creamy blackcurrant, dark plum & mineral w/ a mocha & red liquorice undertone in med acidity

🎯 Med+ rich dark fruit filled warming finale in stoney mineral & liquorice mocha
— 7 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

9.0

6 months on the skins, aged 20 months in neutral oak. 11.8% abv. Drink with mekhong whisky ribs. — 7 years ago

Ashley Wilmer

9.0

This wine was more than I expected! Robust tannin/oak structure. Leather and dark fruit — 8 years ago

Marc M

8.9

Great Marlboro S B. — 8 years ago

Grace Glen

9.1

Rubard notes that I'm loving. Slight tartness, good floral aromas. — 8 years ago

Emily Foster

9.0

Whole Foods — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.5

When Mrs Es been away in the 🇺🇸 all week & she lands .. what does she want 🤣 I think the 2012 is the best priced, finessed & yet w/ depth Sass going @ £107 (now £145+) from 09-15 vintages although 09 & 15 are my favourites 👍

📍 Sassicaia 2012

🏵 95 points

🍇 85% Cabernet Sauvignon & 15% Cabernet Franc

🍷 Dark opaque ruby

👃 Minty, herby, sweet cedar & soft smoked oak through dark cherries, raspberry jam, peppery spiced light blackcurrant & wild blackberry w/ stoney minerals, clove, lavender, liquorice & leather 😍

👄 Med body of silky elegant ripe spiced blackcurrant w/ cracked rock mineral & liquorice tones

🎯 Med+ black fruit blackcurrant driven wallop w/ mocha & raspberry liquorice slap
— 7 years ago

Chris England

9.5

Fabulous relaxed & reasonably priced meal at “Blanc” in the Mandarin Oriental with Chef Carme Ruscalleda, whose restaurants have won 7 Michelin stars! ⏩ Scroll for delish city’s food pics on Instagram ⏩

A truly unique wine that’s €112 in restaurant & €56 from winery that went with all the foods shown perfectly 😍

📍 Terroir Al Limit Pedra de Guix 2014

🏵 95 points

🍇 Pedro Ximénez, Macabeo & Garnatxa Blanca

🍷 Amber honey w/ a bronze orange tone

👃 Light burnt marmalade, stick toffee pudding foam, old sherry cask, fallen green apple & vanilla custard

👄 Med refreshing body of brown green apple in torched brown sugar w/ honey, citrus zest & baked orange w/ soft sherry tickles

🎯 Long aged tortured toffee old apple in honey & brown sugar - a sherry but elegant & subtle

💭 Mrs E says “Nowhere near as heavy as it looks”

— 7 years ago

Thomas Disco

8.9

Affordable. — 7 years ago

Brett Francis

9.0

Enjoyed widely, again. Flavorful, hint of butter but not overpowering, citrus and hint of honey. — 8 years ago

Manny Abascal

10

Tasted at winery with Mr. and Mrs. Mascarello. Humble, authentic, inspiring winemakers. The 2013 is not yet bottled, but it drinks well now and will be incredible. — 8 years ago

Erin Bentley

9.7

Smooth rich rose. Very drinkable — 8 years ago

Allison Muma

9.0

Loved this Sangiovese. Nice, robust without being too big, good dark fruit. — 9 years ago