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Alternatives to Pinot Noir - Mixed Case of 6

Product code: 00921060

Italy, France, Greece

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Case Contains

This case contains

1 x Beaujolais Lantignie 2010

1 x Monferrato Rosso 2011

1 x Valpolicella Classico 2012

1 x Piedmont Barbera 2011

1 x Red on Black Agiorgitiko Nemea 2012

1 x Grenache Noir 2011

Product Description

A 6-bottle collection of wines to try that we think you'll enjoy if you know and love Pinot Noir.

  • This case includes

    Valpolicella Valpantena

    Vintage: 2018

    A bright and fruity medium-bodied red offering fresh raspberry and cherry aromas over a deliciously mouthwatering palate.

    About this bottle: A mouth-watering red from Italy’s Valpantena Valley, which is Greek for ‘Valley of the Gods’, an area of Valpolicella that was beloved by the Romans for the quality of its wines. A blend of local Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella grapes, left unoaked to let the fruitiness shine.

    • Grape Variety: Corvina 70%, Rondinella 15% and Corvinone 15%
    • Country of origin: Italy
    • Region: Valpolicella
    • Bottle size: 750 ml
    • Alcohol content: 12.5 %
    • Alcohol units per bottle: 9.4
    • Alcohol units per serving: 1.6
    • Serving Size: 125 ml
    • Allergens: Sulphites
    • Stopper type: Screw cap
    • Consume Within: 12 months of purchase
    • Bottling address: Cantina Della Valpantena, Via Colonia Orfani Di Guerra N, 37142 Quinto Di Valpantena, Vr

    Piedmont Barbera

    Vintage: 2014

    A lively, medium bodied, juicy red wine with sweet sour cherries and a hint of tobacco.

    About this bottle: Barbera is a classic red variety from the famous wine producing region of Piedmont in north-west Italy. Modern winemaking and a spell with French and American oak ensure that the wine has classic typicity combined with a new world twist.

    • Grape Variety: 100% Barbera
    • Country of origin: Italy
    • Region: Piedmont
    • Bottle size: 750 ml
    • Alcohol content: 13 %
    • Alcohol units per bottle: 9.8
    • Alcohol units per serving: 1.6
    • Serving Size: 125 ml
    • Allergens: Sulphites
    • Stopper type: Screw Cap
    • Consume Within: 12 months of purchase
    • Bottling address: Viale Laudano, 2 - 14040 Castel Boglione (At) - Italia

    Beaujolais Lantignie

    Vintage: 2010

    This aromatic, fruity red is pure Beaujolais at its best with wonderfully succulent, refreshing flavours of red cherries and blackberry leaf.

    About this bottle: Lantignie is one of the most famous of the privileged villages that qualify to make Beaujolais Villages (a designation that indicates a quality level higher than that of straight "Beaujolais") Here the local gamay vines grow on granite and schist slopes, yielding small quantities of healthy, full-flavoured grapes.

    • Grape Variety: 100% Gamay
    • Country of origin: France
    • Region: Burgundy
    • Bottle size: 750 ml
    • Alcohol content: 12.5 %
    • Alcohol units per bottle: 9.4
    • Alcohol units per serving: 1.6
    • Serving Size: 125 ml
    • Allergens: Sulphites
    • Stopper type: Cork
    • Consume Within: 12 months of purchase

    Grenache Rouge

    Vintage: 2013

    A seductive medium-bodied red bursting with red berry and cherry flavours and lovely spicy notes.

    About this bottle: Made from the Grenache Noir grape with a little Syrah blended in for added complexity, this classic southern French wine hails from the Rhône Valley, where the vines grow on terraced gravely slopes overlooking the river. M&S winemaker Belinda Kleinig blended this wine with local expert Philippe Amphoux, creating a sunny, fruit-forward red with bags of character.

    • Grape Variety: 100% Grenache Noir
    • Country of origin: France
    • Region: South France
    • Bottle size: 750 ml
    • Alcohol content: 12.5 %
    • Alcohol units per bottle: 9.4
    • Alcohol units per serving: 1.6
    • Serving Size: 125 ml
    • Allergens: Sulphites
    • Stopper type: Screw Cap
    • Consume Within: 6 months of purchase
    • Bottling address: Route D'Orsan - 30200 Chusclan France

    Red on Black Agiorgitiko Nemea

    Vintage: 2014

    This is a vibrant Greek red with cherry, plum and redcurrant fruit, great depth of flavours and soft, rounded tannins.

    About this bottle: Greece's beloved Agioritiko grape is famed for its rich velvety red wines, the best of which are from Nemea. It’s been a favourite here since as long ago as 800BC when the Greek poet Homer sung its praises. Winemaker Kostas Mitravelas uses his finest 20-year old Agioritiko vines for this wine and uses no oak for maturation, he lets the grape flavours speak for themselves.

    • Grape Variety: 100% Agiorgitiko
    • Country of origin: Greece
    • Region: Nemea
    • Bottle size: 750 ml
    • Alcohol content: 13.5 %
    • Alcohol units per bottle: 10.1
    • Alcohol units per serving: 1.7
    • Serving Size: 125 ml
    • Allergens: Sulphites
    • Stopper type: Synthetic closure
    • Consume Within: 6 months of purchase
    • Bottling address: Mitravelas Winery, Nemea 20500, Greece

    Monferrato Rosso

    Vintage: 2011

    A deep purple colour combines with an exuberant, juicy melange of plum and sour cherry fruit flavours in this delicious example from the Monferrato Hills of Piedmont in North West Italy.

    About this bottle: The wine is an exciting combination of Barbera and Merlot varieties with the latter matured for 12 months to add weight and flavour.

    • Grape Variety: 85% Barber and 15% Merlot
    • Country of origin: Italy
    • Region: Piedmont
    • Bottle size: 750 ml
    • Alcohol content: 13.5 %
    • Alcohol units per bottle: 10.1
    • Alcohol units per serving: 1.7
    • Serving Size: 125 ml
    • Allergens: Sulphites
    • Stopper type: Screw Cap
    • Consume Within: 6 months of purchase
    • Bottling address: Viale Laudano, 2 - 14040 Castel Boglione (At) - Italia
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