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Italian: A good vintage. The wines produced are generally of good consistency. Barolos are now fully mature and ready for drinking.
Bordeaux: Generally under-rated as a vintage. Had it not been for 14 straight days of rainfall in early October, then the harvest would have been a great one. However, the unharvested grapes, particularly the Cabernet Sauvignon became saturated and watery and much was discarded. The wines are characterised by being light to medium bodied, ripe and fruity with low tannins and low acidity. There is a tendency to view 1987 as a poor year particularly in view of the great vintages that followed in 1988-1990. However, those producers who adopted strict selection policies produced some very good wines which still make good drinking but should be consumed in the next few years.
Port: This was very close to being a fully-fledged Vintage. The port wines are balanced and elegant and will provide fine drinking in the medium-term. The result is that the consumer can buy Ports at a fraction of the price of what they would have cost.
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Barbaresco Gaja
Barbaresco wines are produced from the Nebbiolo grape, the king of the italian grape varities, in the Italian Piemonte region. This 1987 Barbaresco Gaja delivers a pronounced nose of rich aromas including dried cherries, herbs, cedar, and toasty oak. In the mouth it delivers a medium to full-bodied pallate, with considerable tannic clout. The long finish is dominated by the wine's tannins.
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Price: £139.00
Stock: 1 in Stock
Producttori del Barbaresco DOC
Tasting note: The colour is still quite intense with only a little age showing around the rim. It has intense fruit, but not as much tar character as a classic Barolo. There still was some medium tannin and plenty of acidity. It had a full body and the finish was long. It likely would hold at least a few years longer. This is a wine that should hold up
to most very rich meat and game.
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Price: £39.95
Stock: 8 in Stock
Terre del Barolo
The 1987 Terre del Barolo shows superb clarity and definition, with lovely notes of dark raspberries, black cherries, earthiness, menthol, spices and toasted oak. This is a wine that is all about precision and granularity in its detail. The tannins which once were heavy have now integrated well. Long finish.
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Price: £69.95
Stock: 3 in Stock
Serio Battista Borgogno - Cannubi
Slightly bricking color with good depth. The nose jumps to a start with notes of toasted cinamon which is quickly joined by smoky speck, plumskin, matchstick, and notes of candle wax and incense. Just a touch lean in the mouth yet with lovely balance. Moves through the mouth with strong acidity and offers up lots of amarena cherry that benefits from a touch of sweetness up front and the cut of minerality on the finish. Fully mature
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Price: £109.95
Stock: 1 in Stock
Barolo Francesco - La Brunata
The 1987 Francesco Rinaldi - la Brunata Barolo is a traditional rustic, highly enjoyable Barolo. The nose shows dusty cherry with animal musk and hints of mushroom and undergrowth. On the palate, there is dark sweet fruit with leather and tobacco leading to a medium finish with drying tannins.
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Price: £89.95
Stock: 5 in Stock
Barolo Saffirio Josetta
Good wine. Still plenty of tannin tannic, but will not improve further with time. Classic floral and light red fruits on the nose, and wonderful red fruits and cedar notes on the palate with subtle leather and minerals to follow.
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Price: £48.95
Stock: 1 in Stock
Prandi
Aromas of roasted fruits, herbs, toast, and blackberries jump from the glass of this sweet, soft italian wine. Earthy, ripe and decadent on the nose. Full-bodied and tannic. The bottles are in very good condition for their age.
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Price: £44.95
Stock: 11 in Stock
Mogavero
A good Brunello that outshines the vintage. Strong earthy and mushroom aromas on the nose, some fruit (cherries) with raisins on the palate.
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Price: £49.95
Stock: 16 in Stock
St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe A
Complex aromas of figs, ripe plums, sweet cedar, tobacco, and new wood jump from the glass of this Burgundian-like St.-Emilion. It is medium-bodied, lush, and elegant, rather than powerful. The wine possesses supple tannin and a distinctive personality.
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Price: £92.95
Stock: 1 in Stock
Pessac-Leognan First Growth Classification
The 1987 has been delicious since bottling, exhibiting a dramatic, earthy, singed-leather, sweet tobacco, and ripe black currant-scented nose. Although not a blockbuster, it offers a medium-bodied, generous, sweet, rich fruitiness, as well as a seductive personality. This fragrant, round, elegant, and delicious Haut-Brion has been fully mature since the early nineties.
Rating 88/100 (excellent)
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Price: £275.00
Stock: 4 in Stock
