“Tony, this double Gold-medal red is my
Wine of the Year” “Plus the price is AMAZING – so please, please get it in the catalogue!”
My mobile rang. It was late. But the caller was our keen-as-mustard Buyer, Davy – in South America.
“Tony, I know luxury reds from Chile aren’t trendy right now but this is too good to miss. This isn’t just my wine of trip: it’s my wine of the year.”
Given Davy tastes up to 8,000 wines a year, that’s saying something.
The quality knocked my socks off . Balduzzi Cabernet is inky dark, with a depth of fl avour to match. Oodles of ripe red and black fruit – cassis, blackberry, redcurrant – with hints of spice and leather. Rich, round and cloaked in toasty oak.
What’s more, it boasts two Gold medals already and, better still, the winery will do a special price too.
As the fi rst UK wine merchant to take Chile seriously in the 1980s,
I know the quality you can fi nd. Fine Cabernets from top names like Concha y Toro and Montes fetch from £40 to £150 a bottle. Yet people don’t realise the real value to be had for a tenner.
Balduzzi Cabernet will put this right. It is everything Davy says. So soft and smooth, but rich and mouthfi lling too. The king of the red grapes on regal form from a century- old estate (and a family who fi rst made wine in Italy in 1706).
At JUST £10.99 £8.99 a bottle, I was happy to insist this stunning red got a page in the catalogue. Do give it a try and let us know what you think.
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Tony Laithwaite
“Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon is the most exciting red for the money in the world” The Guardian
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