2005 Henriot - Cuvee HemeraColour : Sparkling Producer : Henriot Label Name : Cuvee Hemera Country : France Region : Champagne Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2005 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : 91 RP Tasting Note : The wine is still quite tight knit after its recent disgorgement, unwinding in the glass with a refined bouquet of ripe citrus fruit, crisp yellow apple, lemon confit and freshly baked bread. On the palate, it's medium to full bodied, bright and

occupies a position in the fine Champagne market as one of the appellation’s most intellectually compelling propositions: a monopole single-vineyard wine of genuine Burgundian ambition from a house with an unbroken commitment to this exceptional site since 1935

Veeder Country : USA Region : California Sub Region : North Coast Appellation : Napa Valley Sub Appellation : Mount Veeder Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage : 2005 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Rating : AG96 - Vinous by Antonio Galloni Tasting Note : The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon is a gorgeous wine

strawberry

Colour : Red Producer : Chateau Pichon Baron Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : Pauillac Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 1998 Capacity : 1

25% Merlot

farming biodynamically from 35 hectares of old vine Chenin Blanc across three premier lieux-dits in the Vouvray appellation

Colour : Red Producer : Chateau Lynch Bages Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : Pauillac Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 1989 Capacity : 1

and spices

Tasting Note : The green-tobacco and pepper character is very intense with blackberry and black-cherry undertones

Medium to full-bodied

20% Tempranillo and some 5% Garnacha

This wine is very robust in terms of structure and therefore needs extra time in the bottle before it finds its proverbial sweet spot