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STELLA BELLA - Skuttlebutt Shiraz Merlot Rose 2010 75cl Bottle

86/100 Ray Jordan Cellar Notes The West Australian. Crystalline ruby red colour and flushed with the spring-time aromas of seasonal red fruits - cherry, strawberry, raspberry and rose-hip. The palate is tangy and full of these same fresh and fleshy bright red fruits, yet luscious, rich and creamy. Food Ideas: Thai Green Chicken Curry or Warm Duck Salad. Drink It: Now and over the next 2 years. The antiquated nautical term for the source of drinking water on sea going vessels has the derived meaning of slang, gossip, chitta chatta, rumour etc. The site of this life- sustaining liquid on board was also the bed from which the grapevine of social gossip did sprout. As such, the chance to catch up with friends over a glass of good wine is the perfect occasion for Skuttlebutt. Grape: 60%
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86/100 Ray Jordan Cellar Notes The West Australian. Crystalline ruby red colour & flushed with the spring-time aromas of seasonal red fruits
- cherry, strawberry, raspberry & rose-hip. The palate is tangy & full of these same fresh & fleshy bright red fruits, yet luscious, rich & creamy. Food Ideas: Thai Green Chicken Curry or Warm Duck Salad. Drink It: Now & over the next 2 years. The antiquated nautical term for the source of drinking water on sea going vessels has the derived meaning of slang, gossip, chitta chatta, rumour etc. The site of this life- sustaining liquid on board was also the bed from which the grapevine of social gossip did sprout. As such, the chance to catch up with friends over a glass of good wine is the perfect occasion for Skuttlebutt. Grape: 60% Shiraz, 40% Merlot.

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Strawberry - A type of fruit, red in colour

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Rose - Commonly associated with a light pink colour

Rose - A fragrant garden plant

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Glass - A solid, typically transparent. Brittle and used in windows. The first patent granted in the UK was for Glass.

water - A chemical substance. Chemical formula H2O.

bottle - A container with a narrow neck in comparison to the body. Often used for containing fluids such as wine and milk.

Friends - A close associate or a popular US based sitcom about a group of friends

Red - One of the three primary colours

Colour - The categorised spectrum of light visable to humans

Ruby - A rare red coloured gemstone. A form of corundum they are red due to the presence of chromium in the crystal.

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