Intense ruby red turning to garnet with ageing. The bouquet is spicy with hints of cherry, black cherry & plum compote. Fine & velvety palate, persistent, with soft tannins at the end. ...

Intense ruby red turning to garnet with ageing. The bouquet is spicy with hints of cherry, black cherry & plum compote. Fine & velvety palate, persistent, with soft tannins at the end. ...

Intense straw yellow with greenish reflections. Delicate with floral notes & hints of citrus fruits & yellow flesh fruits. Fresh, mineral & very well structured & well balanced. ...

Made to be a semi-sparkling Frizzante. A gently sparkling style of wine with delicate flavours of pears & apples with a refreshing finish. A style of wine perfect for sipping on the patio in the sunshine. Vines planted at 3, 500 to 4, 000 rootstocks per hectare & the crop growing technique is the typical one for this area (with simple or double espalier). Only traditional pruning is carried out with an annual yield of about 100 tons of grapes. ...

Elegant, delicate, & aromatic Prosecco with hints of apples & honeysuckle. Very easy to enjoy! Excellent as an aperitif, perfect with appetisers, but also an ideal accompaniment for the entire meal, particularly with fish courses. Vines are planted at 3, 500 to 4, 000 root-stocks per hectare & the crop growing technique is typical for this area (with simple or double espalier). Only traditional pruning is used & the annual yield is about 100 tons of grapes. Harvest is handmade &, in order to avoid any skin or acetic fermentation, the grapes are immediately carried to the vinification cellar during the first hours of the day. De-stalking & soft pressing at controlled temperature are the next two steps, where the must is kept in small stainless steel tanks until fermentation is completed. Fermentation is partially interrupted trough the cold-process, & the wine obtained is then transferred into small stainless steel tanks under nitrogen. Around 4 months after vinification, re-fermentation might be made to occur following the typical procedure used for spumante (in autoclaves that keep up to 12 atmospheres of pressure). ...

Ripasso wines benefit from extra structure & fruit delivered by using the skins of sun-dried grapes. This wine is bursting with cherries on the nose, has a great depth of flavour, silky smooth fruit & a long, rich velvety finish. ...

Ripasso wines benefit from extra structure & fruit delivered by using the skins of sun-dried grapes. This wine is bursting with cherries on the nose, has a great depth of flavour, silky smooth fruit & a long, rich velvety finish. ...

Macallans unfaltering obsession with selecting the finest casks & distilling sublime spirit brings an unsurpassed, timeless quality to The Macallan. Distilled at their distillery in Speyside, this legendary Single malt is carefully matured for a minimum of 10 years. The unique combination of Bourbon & Sherry oak casks produces a particularly smooth, delicate & light whisky. Colour of pale s & on the nose is complex, with hints of fruit & heather honey. On the palate it is soft, with a maltiness, balanced with oak & fruit with a lingering finish with hints of oak & fruit. Dave Broom tasting notes, Issue 42, Whisky Magazine
- Best neat. Clean crisp attack. 8/10!
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Hidden in a fold of wooded hills lapped by the waters of Ringorm Burns, it hurries on its way to meet the Fabled Spey below, & stands the manor house of Easter Elchies, home of The Macallan. The site of whisky making for many generations, the distllery was formally accorded legal status in 1824. It has since become famous as the seat of Scotlands most prized malt whisky. What is the secret of this legendary single malt? Since time immemorial, The Macallan has been distilled by craftsmen on the same estate in particularly small, h&-beaten copper stills &, whilst other distillers no longer insist on using oaken sherry casks, whilst at Macallan this costly tradition is maintained. The results are shown partly in The Macallans sumptuous colour, partly in the nose & wholly in the glass. Its preminence is perenially confirmed in blind tastings of the finest malt whiskies where The Macallan is time & again accorded the supreme laurel in its category, befitting the definitive dictum on The Macallan:- The single malt against which ultimately all others must be judged. ...

The Double Cask 12 Years Old comes from a balance of handpicked, sherry-seasoned American & European oak casks. Delivering a classic Macallan style with the unmistakable sweet influence of American oak. Appearance: Harvest sun Nose: Creamy butterscotch with a hint of toffee apple, candied orange, vanilla custard & newly felled oak. Palate: Deliciously honeyed, wood spices & citrus, balanced with raisins & caramel. Finish: Oak lingers, warm, sweet & drying. ...