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Clerico Ciabot Mentin Ginestra 01


Clerico Ciabot Mentin Ginestra  01
Domenico Clerico Azienda Agricola

Tipo: Tinto
País: Italy
Zona: Barolo
Localidad: 12065 Monforte d´Alba (Cuneo)
Dirección: Via Manzoni, 67
(+39) 017378171
Año de fundación: 1976
Producción (botellas): 92.000
Hectáreas y ubicación: 21
Marcas: Langhe Dolcetto Visadì, Langhe Arte, Barolo Pajana, Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra y Barolo Percristina
Precio: 50 €


A vigorous wine, full-bodied, powerful, expressive, captivating… satisfying without saturating. An exuberant bouquet of ripe fruits with balsamic and mint sensations, adding to its complexity and personality. Its depth and vigorous nature are confirmed on the mouth with tannins and warmth. A noble, rustic character.
Exclusively Nebbiolo, from vines that date to 1979. Aged for 24 months. Only 18,200 bottles produced from a 4.4 hectare vineyard.

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8,5

Château Carbonieux 02


Château Carbonieux 02
SC Des Grandes Graves, Ch. Carbonieux

Tipo: Tinto
País: France
Zona: Burdeos Pessac-Léognan
Localidad: 33850 Léognan
Dirección:
(+33)0557965620
Año de fundación: 0
Producción (botellas): 240.000
Hectáreas y ubicación: 45
Marcas: Château Carbonieux y La Tour Léognan
Precio: 26 €


An impressive, vigorous, substantial wine that offers itself unabashedly in both nose and mouth. Fruit–cherries and raspberries–as well as licorice and, of course, the woody, vanilla, toasted notes, all expressed in a concise manner. Its elegance and balance stand out, reproducing its olfactory characteristics with moderation.
60% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, 7% cabernet franc and 3% of malbec and petit verdot. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels.

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Clerico Pajana 01


Clerico Pajana 01
Domenico Clerico Azienda Agricola

Tipo: Tinto
País: Italy
Zona: Barolo
Localidad: 12065 Monforte d´Alba (Cuneo)
Dirección: Via Manzoni, 67
(+39) 017378171
Año de fundación: 1976
Producción (botellas): 92.000
Hectáreas y ubicación: 21
Marcas: Langhe Dolcetto Visadì, Langhe Arte, Barolo Pajana, Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra y Barolo Percristina
Precio: 50 €


An impressive bouquet with characteristic Nebbiolo aromas. Notes of soil, minerals, licorice, anise… Powerful in the mouth, well structured, demonstrating an enormous energy and complexity without overstating its intricacies: acidic, bitter, warm… with fine tannins; an infinity of noble sensations, dominated by elegance and a round finish.
100% Nebbiolo. Aged for 24 months in oak barrels. 8,200 bottles produced from 1.8 hectares of the vineyard.

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8,5

Château La Lagune 03


Château La Lagune 03
Château La Lagune

Tipo: Tinto
País: France
Zona: Burdeos Haut-Médoc
Localidad: 33290 Ludon
Dirección: 83 Avenue Europe
(+33) 0557888277
Año de fundación: 0
Producción (botellas): 400.000
Hectáreas y ubicación: 80
Marcas: Château La Lagune y Moulin de La Lagune.
Precio: 42 €


A substantial and fresh flavor that perfectly reflects the personality of the regional varieties. Clean, lively aromas, reminiscent of dark fruits and berries, very balanced, with a woodiness that is perfectly integrated and appropriately relegated to a secondary role. These factors are confirmed on the mouth: a fine grape, forest elements, licorice, acidity, tannins… all expressed in their just amounts and with precision. A drinkable wine that carries with it more than enough impact and identity to exceed.
60% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot and 10% petit verdot. Aged between 15 and 18 months in new barrels (55%) and used (45%). Qualified as 3e Grand Cru Classé.

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8,25

Château d’Aurilhac 03


Château d’Aurilhac 03
SCEA Château d´Aurilhac et La Fagotte

Tipo: Tinto
País: France
Zona: Burdeos Haut-Medoc
Localidad: 33180 Saint Seurin de Cadourne
Dirección:
(+33) 0556593532
Año de fundación: 1986
Producción (botellas): 90.000
Hectáreas y ubicación: 19,8
Marcas: Château d´Aurilhac y Château La Fagotte
Precio: 13 €


This Cru Bourgeois won a Gold Medal in 2005 at the Concours de Bordeaux. It is, quite simply, superb. Remarkably well structured and notably substantial, as one would expect from such a special vintage as 2003, when the sun heated up. Within its extraordinary body, which develops even further when left open for a while, it is elegant, silky and balanced. In the nose and on the mouth sensations of dark berry confit are noted, extending from a fine maturing process, combined with hints of licorice that offer freshness and idiosyncrasy.
45% cabernet sauvignon, 50% merlot, 2.5% petit verdot and 2.5% cabernet franc. 12 months in new barrels (35%). Bottled August 1, 2005.

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7,5

Sydre Argelette Schistes


Sydre Argelette Schistes
Eric Bordelet

Tipo: Sidra
País: France
Zona: Normandia
Localidad: 53250 Charchigné
Dirección: Château de Hauteville
(+33) 0243039572
Año de fundación: 1992
Producción (botellas): 15.000
Hectáreas y ubicación: 10,5
Marcas: Sydre, Sydre Doux, Sydre Brut Tendre, Sydre Brut, Sydre Argelette, Sydre Poire, Calvados
Precio: 10,5 €


With a name such as his, Eric Bordelet was destined for the sommelier profession, a craft that he developed over the course of 5 years in the 3-star restaurant Arpege. In 1992 he returned to his native Normandy, where he rediscovered the ancient fruit trees, some of them over 100 years old. The name “Arglette” defines the nature of a land comprised of old pebbles where the trees develop with difficulty, producing small, wild-tasting apples with a very concentrated flavor. This brand is a product of prestige sustained by a rigorous selection of around twenty carefully picked apples.
It is arguably the best cider in the world or, at the very least, the most special. Powerfully calling attention to the presence and color that one identifies with beer – aged gold with natural head and bubbles. Elegant bouquet and flavor, unmistakably apple, very natural, with bitter, sweet and acidic sensations, all expressed with subtlety and harmony.

DISTRIBUIDOR:
L'Excellence
Josep Bertrand, 15
08021 Barcelona
Tel. (+34) 934145311
E-mail: barcelona@excellence.ad

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8,5

Petitjean-Pienne Brut


Petitjean-Pienne Brut
Petitjean-Pienne

Tipo: Espumoso
País: France
Zona: Champagne
Localidad: 51530 Cramant
Dirección: 4, Allée des Bouleaux
(+33) 0326575826
Año de fundación: 1981
Producción (botellas): 40.000
Hectáreas y ubicación: 6,5
Marcas: Petitjean-Pienne Brut, Extra Brut, Sec, Cuvée de Reserve, Cuvée de Traditión, Millésime y Carte Noire.
Precio: 13,30 €


A Blanc de Blancs gathered from estate vineyards with the maximum qualifications regarding territory: Grand Cru. The vineyard’s production is very limited, speaking to the artisanal qualities of the product. This champagne has weight and body both in the nose as well as on the mouth, but even more acutely in the latter. The chardonnay is expressed in all its splendor, with a subtle acidity, recalling lime and apple, patently fresh, but also substantial, creamy and full of character – pervading the palate.



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Finca Villacreces Nebro 06


Finca Villacreces

Tipo: Tinto
País: Spain
Zona: Ribera del Duero
Localidad: 47350 Quintanilla de Onésimo (Valladolid)
Dirección: Ctra. de Soria, km. 322.
(+34) 983680437
Año de fundación: 1994
Producción (botellas): 300.000
Hectáreas y ubicación: 43
Marcas: Finca Villacreces Reserva y Finca Villacreces Nebro
Precio: 120 €


A spectacular, impressive wine that continues to prove, year after year, its exceptional level – it is among the most singular and qualitative of Spain. The floral sensations in the bouquet and on the palate, strangely reminiscent of spikenard, are paired with fairly sweet fruits alongside hints of cocoa and toasted aromas. It boasts interesting, astonishing, incredible flavors of vegetables: vines sprinkled with thyme, licorice in particular, a wide variety of elements illustrated with a restrained and colossal expressivity next to its fine woody characteristics.

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8,5

Ruinart Blanc de Blancs


Ruinart Blanc de Blancs
Dom Ruinart

Tipo: Espumoso
País: France
Zona: Champagne
Localidad: 51100 Reims
Dirección: 4, rue des Crayères
(+33) 0326775151
Año de fundación: 1729
Producción (botellas): 3.000.000
Hectáreas y ubicación:
Marcas: Ruinart Brut, Ruinart Blanc de Blancs , Ruinart Brut Rosé, Dom Ruinart y Dom Ruinart Rosé
Precio: 55 €


A candid chardonnay that fully responds to the characteristics of the variety. Exuberant fruity aromas impregnated with citric notes, lime zest, grapefruit and acacia… releasing remarkably fresh, pleasant sensations that are reproduced in the mouth. The result is refined, delicate, not only with regard to flavor but also texture, expressing a subtle effervescence. A champagne aperitif, lively, light, balanced, fruity, acidic and very well balanced.



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Dom Ruinart 96


Dom Ruinart  96
Dom Ruinart

Tipo: Espumoso
País: France
Zona: Champagne
Localidad: 51100 Reims
Dirección: 4, rue des Crayères
(+33) 0326775151
Año de fundación: 1729
Producción (botellas): 3.000.000
Hectáreas y ubicación:
Marcas: Ruinart Brut, Ruinart Blanc de Blancs , Ruinart Brut Rosé, Dom Ruinart y Dom Ruinart Rosé
Precio: 150 €


The oldest champagne producer in existence offers us their flagship bubbly: a blanc de blancs of grands crus distinguished by an extraordinary delicacy. This quality is extendable to the texture as well, with remarkably fine bubbles. It boasts an incredible fruitiness, with varied aromatic and sapid tones of grapefruit, passion fruit, mango, honey, orange flower, raisins and almonds… an exuberance of nuances expressed with measure and harmony. One is astounded by the elegance and depth found in this refreshing chardonnay, conveying the excellence of a historic harvest.