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Bats Blood Merlot
Viticulture and Vinification
100% estate grown grapes from our vineyards. Gently destemmed and crushed, the grapes were cold macerated for 2 days at 5°C before being inoculated with selected yeast for the alcoholic fermentation which took 3 weeks at 27°C . Gently pressed, centrifuged and then put through a full malolactic fermentation, the wine was then matured for 3 months with French oak staves.Tasting notes
Vibrant, floral aroma of spiced plums, vanilla toffees and peppery aromas with a silky, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a long, tangy raspberry finish with elegant tannins.We recommend this wine with:
Powerful Pasta dishes and roasted red meats.Serving temperature: 14°C - 16°C
Price range: £11.95 through £59.95
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Castel Huniade - Roze
Viticulture and Vinification
Crushed and destemmed red grapes are sent to red fermenter vessels. They are chilled on the way and left for 12 to 36 hours to allow a certain amount of the colour to leach from the grape skins. When the colour is perfect, the pink juice is drained and sent to settling tanks to clarify further. After that the winemaking is the same as for white wine. The ferment is cool around 11 to 15 ° C and the wine is protected form the air and oxidation. Fermentation takes 2 to 3 weeks and is stopped when the wine has around 10.75 g/l of sugar remaining. Much attention is given to ensuring the wine goes to bottles fresh and fruity with a bright colour.Tasting notes
Pleasant visual impact, raspberry colour, very good limpidity. It impresses by aromas of red berries, such as raspberries and wild strawberries, cherries, with a tint of glazed fruit. Recomforting with good acidity, round, with an intense sensation of freshness and a pleasant endingWe recommend this wine with:
Sushi, salmon, Asian dishes, salads with fish and pomegranate, algae and salmon salads, grilled veal, turkey or duck dishes with red sauces and desserts with berries.Serving temperature: 8°C - 9°C
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Castel Huniade – Cabernet Sauvignon
Viticulture and Vinification
Cabernet grapes are fully destemmed and crushed before going to 50.000 litres stainless steel fermenters. All are seeded with known and trusted yeast cultures to produce a reliable fermentation. Temperatures up to 28°C are employed when on skins to achieve full extraction of colour and flavor from the skins. Temperature is controlled through out these 5 - 6 days of on-skins fermentation before pressing. The heavy pressings fractions are not used in Castel Huniade wines.Tasting notes
Intense red with violet reflections. Intense aromas of blackberries (currants), with mineral aspect. Medium attack, good acidity, good body, young and active tannins, slightly vegetal, with an easy spicy aftertaste.We recommend this wine with:
Smoked hard cheese, moldy cheese, cow goulash, Moldavian tochitura,medium and large game, veal, duck. Desserts with chocolate cream and red fruits.Serving temperature: 14°C - 16°C
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Castel Huniade Feteasca Neagra
Viticulture and Vinification
Feteascã Neagrã grapes are fermented on skins for 5-7 days. They are pressed while still slightly sweet and the final amount of sugar which remains later ferments out off-skins. The timing of pressing is used to control the quality of the tannins extracted into the final wine. Too much time would leave a wine without fruit and dried out, too little, and some of the vital important flavour and color could be left behind in the skins.Tasting notes
Light lavender red, good limpidity. Dense aromas of slightly dried plums (glazed), sour cherries. Medium attack, a velvet wine with good acidity, reduced and pleasant tannins and slightly bitter finish that helps salivation and resuscitates the aromas on the tongue.We recommend this wine with:
Semi-hard cheeses, Romanian snacks (meatballs, sausages, stuffed aubergines), chicken ragout, Moldavian tochitura, roasted or grilled pork, plum dumplings.Serving temperature: 14°C - 16°C
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Castel Huniade Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon
Viticulture and Vinification
Merlot grapes are fermented on skins for 6-8 days. During fermentation special timer-controlled pumps recirculate the wine from the bottom of the tank, up and over the top of the fermenting mass. This is to control the extraction of the flavours and colour from the skins which are floating on the top of the fermenting wine. As fermentation starts, recirculation, known as pump- over or remontage is done infrequently , but from day 2 to near the end, the frequency is increased to several times per hour. All red fermenters at Cramele Recas have a dedicated pump attached to the tank to allow this process to be controlled and the timing of the remontage adjusted to suit the wine and the stage of fermentation.Tasting notes
Purple red, with intense lavender reflections , good limpidity. Fresh aromas of red fruits (dwarf cherry, sour cherry, currant) and slightly vegetable aromas. Medium acidity and body , well integrated alcohol, a delicate and balanced wine. The taste gives aromas of raspberries , dwarf cherries and sour cherries, with a slightly bitter and nice aftertaste.We recommend this wine with:
Matured cheeses, meat salads, traditional Romanian snacks, grilled meat, pastrami, chocolate cake, “Foret Noir” cake.Serving temperature: 16°C - 18°C
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Castel Huniade Merlot Pinot Noir
Viticulture and Vinification
100% estate grown, handpicked grapes from our Gipsy Hill and Uberland Hill vineyards were gentle destemmed and crushed into stainless steel automated maceration/fermentation tanks and fermented for 2 weeks at 25 ◦C. Gently pressed while still fermenting, the juice is then cooled to -2° C to stop the fermentation with residual sugar and blended also with some dry wine that has been aged on oak staves for 3 months.Tasting notes
Soft and inviting, with a dense core of chocolate cake, cherry and dusky spice flavours that sprawl over a layer of supple tannins. It all melds together on the finish, shooting off sparks of vanilla and raspberry.We recommend this wine with:
Dark Chocolate mousse or Forest fruit flan.Serving temperature: 14°C - 16°C
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Castel Huniade Sauvignon Blanc
Viticulture and Vinification
Good Sauvignon Blanc is characterized by zesty green flavors combined with tropical fruit notes. This is highlighted by the way the grapes are harvested for this wine. A part of the vineyard is harvested early for the crisp green style, a further part at mid maturity for a balanced component and then a final section is held until later to develop tropical/passion fruit characters to finish the blend. In the winery the processing is simple. Some parts are given some skin contact before pressing to extract more richness from the grape skins. All parts are fermented cool in stainless steel. Early bottling helps to seal in the freshness.Tasting notes
Straw yellow with greenish tints, good limpidity. Freshness with vegetable accents, black locust flowers, ripened fruits and melon, on a mineral background. Minerality confirmed by taste, sustained by good acidity, citric tint (lime), passion fruit. The well integrated alcohol sustains the structure of a wine marked by good taste dynamics and tonic notes.We recommend this wine with:
Green cheese, ewe-cheese, fish salads, caviar salad, Caprese salad, Bulgarian salad, chicken or turkey, pasta with pesto sauce, oven dishes (turkey, partridge), fish and desserts (tarts) with apricots, pears, apple pie.Serving temperature: 5°C - 8°C
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Cuvee Uberland 2021
Viticulture and Vinification
Central to this wine is the “cane-cut” process. Better parcels of Cabernet and Merlot grapes are left to hang on the vine until fully ripe. Then to further concentrate the flavour, they are partially dried/stressed by cutting the cane on which the bunches are born to separate the grapes from the roots of the vine. Over a period ranging from a week to 20 days (depending on the weather) the grapes begin to soften and finally to appear a little saggy. This is due to evaporative water loss which concentrates the flavour and sugars. At the same time, by some unknown process, additional flavours are formed in the grape as a slight violet-like, floral aroma. These translate into the wine and can be tasted quite strongly in the wine when young and becoming more integrated with time in bottle.Tasting notes
Ruby red. Aromas of overly ripened fruits are revealed after aeration (sour cherries, cherries, currants and plums), on a background of raisins and Caribbean rum, vanilla san slightly caramel, with an ending of pepper. The acidity is high, fixes the aromas well and gives life to the wine with a good aging potential.We recommend this wine with:
Pfeffersteak, fillet mignon, large and medium game, boar cooked over the embers, veal, duck, pork dishes, lamb, Mangalitsa pork, beef tartare, mouldy cheeses, desserts with cherries, blackberries, currants, chocolate mousse.Serving temperature: 14°C - 16°C
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La Putere - Feteascã Neagrã
Viticulture and Vinification
Feteascã Neagrã grapes for this wine come from special green harvested- yield-reduced vines. Early in the season, workers go through the vineyards and individually cut a percentage of the grapes from the vine and throw them on the vineyard floor. This process is more painful for the viticulturist than the grape vine, which benefits by being able to put more of its resources into the remaining grapes, to give riper and develop more flavour. In the winery the grapes are treated to the same fermentation on-skins process, with controlled temperatures around 28°C and regulated pump overs while on skins to ensure good mixing/fruit extraction.Tasting notes
Violet red (typical for this variety), good limpidity. Strong aromas of fruits (sour cherries, currants, plums), flowers and slightly vegetal aromas. It initially resembles wet tree roots after rain and the young plants in the forest, followed by notes of fruits and flowers, with vague tints of vanilla. Attack above average, very good acidity, a lively taste, with active, persistent tannins and integrated alcohol. Good body and taste dynamics, slightly vegetal ending interesting aftertaste for a young wine.We recommend this wine with:
Traditional Romanian dishes, aubergine salad, small and medium game cooked in the oven, pasta with prosciutto, pizza, pork, beef and duck dishes, desserts with cherries, blackberries, currants.Serving temperature: 16°C - 18°C
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Muse Day
Viticulture and Vinification
The grapes are picked at dawn in order to get a maximum freshness of the wine. The red grapes used for this wine are left in their skins for a short period, in order to extract just a hint of colour, before the light pink juice is collected for fermentation. Fermentation takes place at cool temperatures, in order to retain the fresh aromas during the entire process. The vinification is as minimal as possible and aims to transform the grapes into wine in the purest way. In order to achieve this, we do not use oak wood or secondary fermentations, the wine remaining in neutral stainless steel tanks and from there it goes directly into bottles, without aging it too much in the winery, so that the character and freshness of the grapes reaches the glass..Tasting notes
Rose pink colour, medium intensity, with good limpidity. Opens gently with aromas of red fruits (sweet cherries, pomegranates), rose petals, with vegetal aspects. A refreshing and lively wine, with a good acidity sustaining a structure based on freshness and elegance, with an ending reminding of cranberriesWe recommend this wine with:
Sushi, Asian dishes, fish salads, roast beef, veal, turkey, duck, desserts with berries.Serving temperature: 7°C - 10°C
£19.95
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Muse Night
Viticulture and Vinification
The grapes are picked at dawn in order to get a maximum freshness of the wine. The red grapes used for this wine are left in their skins for a short period, in order to extract just a hint of colour, before the light pink juice is collected for fermentation. Fermentation takes place at cool temperatures, in order to retain the fresh aromas during the entire process. The vinification is as minimal as possible and aims to transform the grapes into wine in the purest way. In order to achieve this, we do not use oak wood or secondary fermentations, the wine remaining in neutral stainless steel tanks and from there it goes directly into bottles, without aging it too much in the winery, so that the character and freshness of the grapes reaches the glass..Tasting notes
Rose pink colour, medium intensity, with good limpidity. Opens gently with aromas of red fruits (sweet cherries, pomegranates), rose petals, with vegetal aspects. A refreshing and lively wine, with a good acidity sustaining a structure based onWe recommend this wine with:
Sushi, Asian dishes, fish salads, roast beef, veal, turkey, duck, desserts with berries.Serving temperature: 7°C - 10°C
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Selene Barrique Feteascã Neagrã
Viticulture and Vinification
Taking grapes from a few know spots in the vineyard, which each year give the best results, allows the making of a Feteascã Neagrã which epitomizes the variety’s attributes. This wine is only made in the better years, when nature combines with good viticulture to best demonstrate the wines. Controlled time in the fermenting what means that the naturally soft structure of Feteascã Neagrã is preserved, allowing the spicy fruit to be best displayed. Micro-oxygenation is also central to managing the mouth feel and texture of the wine. Average brix: 25.2 Grapes destemmed and lightly crushed, pressed at 9 days, Natural Malolactic. New French oak barrique - Alliers, Jupille oak for 12 months. Bottled unfiltered. Age of vines: 17 years Training Head trained, cane pruned on vertical trellis, vertical shoot positioned. Yeild: 6500 kg/ha. Soil Fractured limestone with light iron oxide rich loams and clay.Tasting notes
Dark ruby red, with violet robe, good limpidity. Vegetal aromas followed by intense aromas of black and red fruits (plum, blueberry, sour cherry, currant), weaved with brown sugar, slight tints of vanilla, cinnamon, pepper and leather (at the ending). Very good acidity. Medium body, it opens nicely after a 30 minutes settling, ripened, young and active tannins which sustain the entire structure and announce a good evolution for the next two years. Long ending, slightly spicy.We recommend this wine with:
Sheep pastrami, veal, Beef tartare, lamb ribs, eggplant “ la parmiggiana” (aubergines en gratin), pork dishes, duck, mouldy cheeses. Desserts with cherries, blackberries, currants.Serving temperature: 15°C - 16°C
£21.95
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