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Book 5 Index 
951. Mullineux, Syrah Swartland, 2011 
950. W & J Graham & Co, 30 Year Old Tawny Port, NV (2010) 
949. Cartuxa, Pêra-Manca Branco Évora, 2012 
948. Pella, Xi-Ro Cuvée Experimentale, NV Book 1
Category for all posts of wine labels and their texts from wine book number 1, from late 1998 – Christmas 2004, all of which are indexed here.
154. Château Latour, Les Forts de Latour Pauillac, 1975
Very pleasant way of celebrating my 29th birthday – completing the set of Latour 1975s! Found this on eBay, and a pretty good piece …
153. San Pedro, 35 South Sauvignon Blanc Chile, 2003
Got this as a freebie after taking part in a Focus Group for the 35 South brand, at LBS. Most of the low-price (mainly …
152. Bodegas Valduero, Ribera del Duero Primium Reserva Especial, 1995
Trying to complete the Valduero set! Not as good VFM here, but good drinking over several days. On opening, banana on nose, giving quickly …
151. Terre del Barolo, Barbera d’Alba Le Terre Oak Aged, 2001
Good value, easy drinking Old World wine. Medium bodied, with acid rather than tannic structure. Lightly oaked aromas of red fruit (?strawberry?). Somewhat fruity …
150. Miranda Wines, Grafton Reach Oak Aged Semillon South Eastern Australia, 2003
At first pass I thought this may have been “corked”, but quickly remembered a description of Hunter Valley Aussie Semillon as having “burnt toast” …
149. Wyndham Estate, Bin 555 Shiraz South Eastern Australia, 2001
Decided to see what the Aussie branded wine industry was doing to move “upmarket” (this one comes in its own cardboard box per bottle…). …
148. Weingut Probst, Achkarrer Schlossberg Muskateller Beerenauslese Kaiserstuhl Baden, 2001
So finally got around to tasting one of the other of Reiner Probst’s wines bought when in Breisach-am-Rhein, rowing. This was orange gold in …
147. Baron de Oña, Rioja Reserva, 1996
Not a big-name Rioja in UK at all, but bought in Madrid airport on the recommendation of the “Guia Penin”, the Spanish equivalent of …
146. Bodegas Alejandro Fernandez, Pesquera Tinto Ribera del Duero, 1996
I had drunk this a couple of times before so had to get some when in Banyoles. Served in 2004 with lots of Italian …
145. Bertrand Machard de Gramont, Vosne-Romanée, 1999
The soft texture and flavour were the remarkable facets of this Burgundy villages – supple texture with just a gentle bite of tannin, making …