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The word ‘icon’ is bestowed on a person or element worth
admiring and hailed as a symbol of brilliance. In the vinous universe, that honour is reserved for wines that exude timeless quality and the eternal capacity to keep evolving towards greatness. Wine Park invites you to discover its peerless, select range of Icon Wines, painstakingly collected from the world’s most illustrious wine families. Be it vintage Bordeaux, classic Super Tuscan or ripe and adventurous Californian, each of these aged reds has earned cult status among wine lovers and collectors. Come meet our Icon Wines. Cheers!
Querciabella, Camartina “Super Tuscan” 2018
Super Tuscans are part of more Italian folklore and proof of just how creative Italian winemakers are. And Querciabella ranks high on that list with a Super Tuscan signature that has floored critics and won worldwide acclaim. This Super Tuscan, a blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet laid the foundation for Querciabella’s Super Tuscan success. Produced from grapes grown on hillside of Greve’s arid sandstone slopes in Chianti. This superb red blend has been aged for over 18 months in French oak barrels and has a delicious palate of succulent cherries, herbs and floral tones. Only a precious 100000 bottles are released annually.
The Prisoner Red Blend 2019
The new world has its own veritable galaxy of wine icons and California’s Napa Valley is dotted with some of the finest. The Prisoner Red Blend 2019 is a bold and heady blend that enjoy feverishly cult status across the world for rich fruit and bold expression. This Napa Valley red blend is borne of great art that adorns the bottle and handcrafts the wine inside. A blend of five noble grapes, the Prisoner is produced from handpicked fruit growing on Napa Valley’s finest parcels. and each bottle is embellished with a label featuring one of Spanish artist Goya’s finest work. Beaming with rich notes of cherry, chocolate and vanilla, this Californian red is rated Vivino 4.3 and is widely held up as a shining example of Napa Valley potential.
Echo De Lynch-Bages 2017
The convergence of sheer discipline and near perfect terroir is a rare thing and yet that is what is contained inside a bottle of Echo De Lynch-Bages 2017. Chateau Lynch-Bages nestles has strived to create vinous art for decades in Medoc’s highly rated commune of Pauillac. The Chateau’s modern renaissance began in 1934 when it was acquired by the Cazes. Thus began and a slow yet promising rise to dizzying height and quality reflected in this classic Left Bank blend. Cabernet Sauvignon simply loves Pauillac’s gravel and chalk soils, shining through in the estate’s second wine. This estate signature expresses subtle red fruit, classic structure and earthiness with a backbone of firm tannins that will keep this wine drinking for years to come. Robert Parker was impressed enough to rate the Bordeaux 89 points.
Vietti, Barolo Castiglione 2018
Barolo is the crowning glory of Italy’s Piedmont region and Vietti is one of its finest makers. Vietti’s Barolo style is rated as a benchmark in the region, expressing the greatness of the local Nebbiolo grape. Handpicked grapes from Vietti’ Castiglione best vineyard parcels rooted in clay and limestone are delicately fermented and barrel aged separately to coax out unique ‘terroir’ character. The wine is aged for 30 months in oak even though regulations require just 18 months. Vietti believes in going above and beyond and their Barolo is a shining example of this philosophy. This DOCG wine has been rated 93 points by Robert Parker and dazzles with depth of flavour and layers of cherry, plum, mint and wild earth, cradled by elegant yet firm tannins. This wine is pure Italian royalty and merits pairing with an opulent feast.
