Wine Tasting @ The

Cellar
Thursday 11
th
September 2014
Sparkling
Conti dArco rosecco !1"#"$
Grown from 100% Prosecco grapes, the Conti d'Arco is known for its lively form, its fne
and tightly formed eads and pale straw colo!r"
White
%rey&acke Sau'ignon (lanc !24#"$
Greywacke is the greatest of all the #arloro!gh vineyards prod!cing $a!vignon %lanc,
&iesling and Pinot 'oir" (evin )!dd, who was the chief winemaker at Clo!dy %ay from
1*+, !ntil -00*, farms organically and io.dynamically" 'ative trees and shr!s have
een widely planted aro!nd the vineyards to enco!rage diversity in insects and irds" /e
also makes his own compost teas in the vineyard to ma0imi1e overall soil and vine
health"
Ca'e de )una&ihr %e&urt*raminer !21#"$
2!r1 means spice in German, !t a good Gew3r1traminer has hints of lychees and
grapefr!it and is perfect with rich dishes of goose, or elly of pork . 4 love it with pate
+ed
A ,ano rima ,ano !22#-$
5!ll of fr!it" 6his wine is a res!lt of 10 days at ,07c heat waves which contri!ted to the
concentration of 8avo!rs and colo!rs of this vintage" 9!antities were down y ao!t half
normal prod!ction levels !t the intensity of the wine is incredile" Californian winemaker
#ark $hannon and his 4talian wife :lve1ia pay top dollar for the est grapes so!rced from
;0 to 100 year old vines and their foc!s is solely on <!ality and a modern style" 6he local
growers now know if they want the higher prices paid y A#ano they need to keep
constantly improving their grapes" Aged in 5rench oak, 4talian cherry and chestn!t
arrels, cherry, pl!m and chocolate" A st!nner"
Cien . ico !20#"$
=ark colo!red >!icy wine f!ll of l!eerries, damsons and cherries with >!st a hint of lavender"
6his wine is the res!lt of many years of e0perience in the region of Castilla ?a #ancha which
incl!des #anch!ela in $o!th :ast $pain, y A!stralian @ar %rooks, his wife :lena, $paniard
?o!is )!mine1 Garcia and 4talian 'icola 6!cci" Cien y Pico A100 and somethingB is the age of
the vines" 2ith only C0mm of rain a year these deep rooted gnarled old vines thrive in the
limestone rich soils" =epth and layers of comple0ity ao!nd along with a great str!ct!re"
6his wine won gold at the 4nternational 2ine Challenge"
S&eet
Sol Alto !2/#$0 0-#$cl
A wonderf!l sweet wine from 6!scany" 4 was at a poor wine tasting a co!ple of years ago,
when at the end of the meal 4 was oDered $ol Alto y the winemaker" 4t made !p for all
the disappointments and it is a wine that we have stocked in the cellar ever since"