The Pinot Noir grape requires very specific conditions to grow, which makes it a difficult variety to grow economically for winemakers outside of the traditional areas of Burgundy, Champagne and Baden (Germany).
The climate of many New World regions is too warm, but carefully monitored developments in Chile have had great success. The rewards are a fine flavour and easy-drinking juice adding soft, light tannins that develop quickly and do not need to age for a long time to reach complexity.
A deep, intense ruby-red colour, the Apaltagua Colección Carignan has a powerful nose, with notes of wild fruits like blackberry and cherry, with floral notes reminiscent of Syrah and Pinot Noir. More subtle hints of sweetness and cedar are also present. In the mouth it is fresh, deep and potent, with an irresistible purity and an impressive persistence. Ageing potential from now until 2020.
The Apaltagua Reserva Pinot Noir possesses a clean, brilliant, ruby red colour and emphasizes aromas of cherries and raspberries, well combined with soft notes of oak. In the mouth, it boasts smooth and elegant tannins followed by a sophisticated finish.
An exquisitetly elegant sparkling wine, with a brilliant pale pink colour and a fine, persistent perlage. Delicate fruity fragrance, with a bouquet of strawberry, raspberry and rose. Savoury, fresh flavour, with a delicate aromatic touch.
Excellent as an aperitif served with battered vegetables, fries and cheeses; excellent pairing with raw fish such as oysters, truffles and scampi. Hints of roses, fresh wild berries and strawberries. Well-structured, balanced and tangy, it is pleasant and harmonious on the palate.
Fine, elegant bubbles, a fruity nose and a fine balance between acidity and roundness. A suave, racy finish. An easy drinking, thirst quenching Cremant. Clearcut and clean with a lovely freshness. Easily enjoyed on it's own.
Very intense colour, with hints of ruby. This wine offers a wide palette of aromas dominated by morello cherry and red fruits. After several months, hints of smoke and leather appear. Its structure is finely balanced with harmonious tannin. This wine may be enjoyed young and it is also ideal for laying down.
Very intense colour, with hints of ruby. This wine offers a wide palette of aromas dominated by morello cherry and red fruits. After several months, hints of smoke and leather appear. Its structure is finely balanced with harmonious tannin.
This wine may be enjoyed young and it is also ideal for laying down.
A highly classical Champagne, which expressed itself gently and elegantly. Its aromatic balance hovers between freshness and a feeling of early maturing, its softened effervescence and balanced sugar/acidity combination make it particularly attractive.
Flaxen gold in colour. Gentle and steady effervescence.
A vinous champagne whose effervescence is mellow with
a silky texture. It displays a fine maturity as well as a certain
complexity. The finish perfectly preserves the sensations
perceived on the palate.
This champagne has a clear finish that is slightly mineral and effervescent. The general flavour is fruity with hints of toasted bread. When you let it breathe, this cuvée becomes even more full-bodied and welcoming.
Its robe is reminiscent of the colour of rose petals. The first nose is fruity and floral. Raspberry and roses combine with biscuit aromas. After airing, fresh ripe cherries and peonies appear with aromas of strawberry liqueur and blackcurrant. This is a cuvee of pure elegance and class.
A steady, creamy sparkle enhances the flaxen gold colour of this
champagne with its predominance of Pinot noir grapes. On the
nose, we find harmonious fruit aromas, particularly reminiscent
of pears and raspberries. This is a full, round wine that leaves
good impressions on the palate.
Slightly spicy on the nose with hints of strawberry and blueberry. Round and concentrated in the mouth with lots of ripe fruit flavours coming through. A good balance of pleasant sweetness and integrated
oak.
The wine stylishly defends the appellation Côte de Nuits Villages. It has a serene ambition: to express the finesse of the Pinot Noir. It develops a dashing nose which ventilates the notes of morello cherries and fruit stones, often drifting towards cloves, sandalwood and sometimes cocoa. Alert and agile, the wine draws out the suppleness and elegance by affirming itself through a substance of red fruit flavours with touches of pepper and vanilla notes. Its character enables it to be tasted quite young, "on the fruit”, but it may improve with age, up to 10 years or so.
Complex aromas of blackcurrant mingled with spicy blackberry are revealed on the nose with darker notes of liquorice, leather and blood orange. The well-built mouth affirms itself with density and strength around a tight structure with rich, well-wrapped tannins. It becomes increasingly seductive over time, which comes from the elegance, intensity and purity of the fruit.
When young, the wine
offers floral notes mingled with raspberry, morello cherries and blackcurrant. With time the aromas evolve and develop
towards spices, liquorice, undergrowth and leather.
This wine has a nose of red fruit and cherry with a supple and fresh
attack but silky tannins. Goes well with Quiches, appetizers and
terrines. Fruity style and flexible to drink young.
This distinguished grower creates rich and voluptuious Meursaults,
exotic with the bouquet of toasted hazelnut, almond and butterscotch
yet elegant and supple with a hint of toasted oak.
Aromas of red fruits with a vanilla oak. The mouth is round and still a little closed, but with the silky side specific to Volnay. It suits Red meats while young, and cheeses when mature.
Elegant bouquet with redcurrant and cranberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and a keen line of acidity. Good structure with light mineral touches.
Pale Salmon pink in colour with a good, intense, fruity and aromatic nose. In the mouth the attack is soft and the mid-palate is round with just enough firmness. Aromas of caramel and liquorice give it a vinous character. Nice finish with hints of grapefruit and blood orange.
Lovely light pink salmony hues with red fruit and rose aromas on the nose. This elegant fruity wine shows good balance, smoothness and lovely long lasting aromas. Ideal as an aperitif or paired with starters.
This Cremant is light and dry, restrained and subtle. The palate fills with gentle flavours of shortbread and apple peel. Slightly bitter grapefruit zest and hints of citrus freshness dispersed by a lively, fine-fizzing mousse. The finish is elegant and very clean cut.
Brut with a soft rosé and a fine pearl, this rosé is ample, balanced and fruity at the same time. Ideal as an aperitif, with paella or with a red fruit dessert.
Some smoky notes and crushed boysenberry play on nose and palate. The pleasant smokiness reaches into all corners of this soft but fresh wine. It has a lovely rounded balance with a relatively light body where earthiness is as present as fruit.
Aromatic red berries signal tart pleasure: redcurrant and raspberry. The very easy and smooth body fully plays into that with light-bodied charm. Drink while the aromas still sing.
This wine is very charming when it is young and can age easily, developing more complexity with leather
and undergrowth notes. Round, well-balanced and rich wine, with a good length. The mouth has red fruits notes.
Attractive, bright ruby colour with a forthcoming, fruity nose and
palate. Full of strawberry and raspberry flavours balanced by firm
acidity and gentle wooding. Full red berry aromas compliment
a firm tannin structure supported by delicate oak. An elegant,
drinkable medium bodied wine.
Huaquen Pinot Noir Reserva wine possesses a clear brilliant ruby red colour and emphasizes aromas of cherries and raspberries well combined with soft notes of oak. In the mouth it boasts smooth and elegant tannins followed by a sophisticated finish.
Delicate mousse, pale lemon in colour. Clean, vibrant and bursting with lemon, green apples and freshly cut grass on the nose. Excellent depth of flavour with tantalising acidity and length on the palate. This wine shows balance and gives way to citrus and toast flavours.
Black Cherry with lighter edge tones. Intense, red fruit combines with smoky, vanilla oak and mild tobacco overtones. Red stone fruit notes of cherry & plum blend blackcurrant, strawberry & toasty oak to give a rich, but balanced weight on the palate and a mouth-watering finish that lingers and evolves.
Anthony Byrne Fine Wines Ltd. Registered in England and Wales with company number 01713692. Privacy Policy.
Registered office: Ramsey Business Park, Stocking Fen Road, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, PE26 2UR.