Cielos y Besos, Bodega Almaroja 2017 Region_Niagara Peninsula floral and lively with lots

floral and lively with lots of crisp citrus and gooseberry fruit

a wonderfully pure expression of Chardonnay thanks to the distinctive chalk soils of this exceptionally well sited vineyard on the North Downs

a world apart from the often quite bland mass-produced versions made by the big co-operatives

Roberto Olivan is a leading name among the new generation of young Rioja winemakers and produces a range of quite modern style wines in the high-altitude Lanciego district

Clare Valley

Cielos y Besos, Bodega Almaroja 2017 Region_Niagara Peninsula floral and lively with lotsAn unusual, characterful blend of local varieties made by English wine trade expat Charlotte Allen at her estate in the Arribes del Duero National Park. Farming of the old vines on granite bedrock is organic, and sometimes according to biodynamic principles, and winemaking is very much with a 'natural' approach, with neither fining nor filtration and minimal use of sulphur. This full of fresh, ripe berry fruit with darker, more savoury, earthy and