Cellar Collection at the Decanter London Fine Wine Encounter 2022

It was always going to be a special Decanter Fine Wine Encounter. On Saturday 5 November, readers descended on The Landmark, London for the first time since 2019 to taste a selection of the world’s fine wines, poured by the producers. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for a selection of highlights from the Cellar Collection room [subscriber-content] Not only was it the first in-person Decanter tasting in London since before Covid, it was also the 25th anniversary of the event, which has been bringing fine wine lovers and some of the world’s top estates together since 1998. And new for 2022, ticket holders to the Grand Tasting were given the opportunity to experience a deep dive into vertical tastings from 21 hand-picked estates, in the Cellar Collection room. Each winery present poured three back vintages of their flagship cuvée, including one library vintage of around 10 years of age, to demonstrate the evolution of the wine. Not only was it a rare opportunity to taste library vintages of some of the world’s finest wines, it was also a chance to meet the people behind these bottles, and have them introduce their own wines in person. See tasting notes and scores for all the wines in the Cellar Collection Room Wine world tour Each guest was issued with a Cellar Collection passport, gaining a stamp at each table visited. And it really was a world tour - without the queues for passport control! Lovers of bubbles could start off with a visit to Tasmania’s House of Arras – the 2007 Vintage Rosé a highlight – followed by two of Cava’s most elite names, Llopart and Recaredo. Two dry white wines were on show, Planeta’s famous Sicilian Chardonnay, and Château Olivier’s white Graves, displaying delicious evolution in the 2010 vintage poured from magnum. [caption id="attachment_491696" align="alignnone" width="300"] William Jonquères d'Oriola presents to guests three vintages of his flagship red, Château de Corneilla Cavalcade[/caption] Red wines were unsurprisingly the main focus, with fine Rioja from Marqués de Murrieta and Bodegas Roda, and a selection of top Bordeaux names, including representation from Margaux (Siran) and Pauillac (Lynch-Bages). Over in Italy, Tedeschi was pouring its Capitel Monte Olmi Riserva Amarone back to 2005, while Tuscan estates Tua Rita, Tenuta Luce and Lamole di Lamole also fielded their top cuvées. Argentina’s Catena Zapata shared its Nicolás Catena cuvée going back to 2004, while California estate Arkenstone wowed with its 2010 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa’s Howell Mountain. Sweet wines from Château Bastor-Lamontagne in Sauternes and Disznókö in Tokaj, and colheita white Ports from historic Port house Kopke provided the perfect conclusion to a very special tasting. Cellar Collection Room wines Arkenstone, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2018 Arkenstone, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2013 Arkenstone, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2010 Catena Zapata, Nicolás Catena Zapata, Mendoza, Argentina 2019 Catena Zapata, Nicolás Catena Zapata, Mendoza, Argentina 2010 Catena Zapata, Nicolás Catena Zapata, Mendoza, Argentina 2004 Château Bastor-Lamontagne, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2019 Château Bastor-Lamontagne Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2010 Château Bastor-Lamontagne Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2006 Château de Corneilla, Cavalcade Rouge, Côtes du Roussillon, France 2019 Château de Corneilla, Cavalcade Rouge, Côtes du Roussillon, France 2017 Château de Corneilla, Cavalcade Rouge, Côtes du Roussillon, France 2010 Château Lynch-Bages Pauillac, 5ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France 2018 Château Lynch-Bages Pauillac, 5ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France 2015 Château Lynch-Bages Pauillac, 5ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France 2010 Château Olivier Blanc, Cru Classé de Graves, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France 2018 Château Olivier Blanc, Cru Classé de Graves, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France 2015 Château Olivier Blanc, Cru Classé de Graves, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France 2010 Château Patache d’Aux, Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois, Bordeaux, France 2018 Château Patache d’Aux, Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois, Bordeaux, France 2016 Château Patache d’Aux, Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois, Bordeaux, France 2010 Château Siran, Margaux, Bordeaux, France 2018 Château Siran, Margaux, Bordeaux, France 2015 Château Siran, Margaux, Bordeaux, France 2010 Disznókó, Aszú 5 Puttonyos, Tokaji, Hungary 2013 Disznókó, Aszú 5 Puttonyos, Tokaji, Hungary 2007 Disznókó, Aszú 5 Puttonyos, Tokaji, Hungary 2002 Domaine de Baronarques, Grand Vin Rouge, Limoux, Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2018 Domaine de Baronarques, Grand Vin Rouge, Limoux, Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2015 Domaine de Baronarques, Grand Vin Rouge, Limoux, Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2007 House of Arras, Rosé, Tasmania, Australia 2014 House of Arras, Rosé, Tasmania, Australia 2007 House of Arras, Rosé, Tasmania, Australia 2005 Kopke, Colheita White Port, Douro Valley, Portugal 2008 Kopke, Colheita White Port, Douro Valley, Portugal 2005 Kopke, Colheita White Port, Douro Valley, Portugal 2003 Lamole di Lamole, Vigneto di Campolungo, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Tuscany, Italy 2017 Lamole di Lamole, Vigneto di Campolungo, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Tuscany, Italy 2015 Lamole di Lamole, Vigneto di Campolungo, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Tuscany, Italy 2009 Llopart, Original 1887 Les Flandes Single Vineyard, Corpinnat, Catalonia, Spain 2010 Llopart, Original 1887 Les Flandes Single Vineyard, Corpinnat, Catalonia, Spain 2009 Llopart, Original 1887 Les Flandes Single Vineyard, Corpinnat, Catalonia, Spain 2008 Luce, Tuscany, Italy 2017 Luce, Tuscany, Italy 2012 Luce, Tuscany, Italy 2007 Marques de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Especial Gran Reserva, Rioja Alta, Spain 2011 Marques de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Especial Gran Reserva, Rioja Alta, Spain 2010 Marques de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Especial Gran Reserva, Rioja Alta, Spain 2009 Planeta, Chardonnay, Menfi, Sicily, Italy 2021 Planeta, Chardonnay, Menfi, Sicily, Italy 2018 Planeta, Chardonnay, Menfi, Sicily, Italy 2011 Recaredo, Serral del Vell, Corpinnat, Catalonia, Spain 2017 Recaredo, Serral del Vell, Corpinnat, Catalonia, Spain 2014 Recaredo, Serral del Vell, Corpinnat, Catalonia, Spain 2011 Roda, Roda I Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2017 Roda, Roda I Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2005 Roda, Roda I Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2004 Tedeschi, Capitel Monte Olmi, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva, Veneto, Italy 2016 Tedeschi, Capitel Monte Olmi, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva, Veneto, Italy 2011 Tedeschi, Capitel Monte Olmi, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva, Veneto, Italy 2005 Tua Rita, Redigaffi, Tuscany, Italy 2020 Tua Rita, Redigaffi, Tuscany, Italy 2016 Tua Rita, Redigaffi, Tuscany, Italy 2012 [/subscriber-content] Book here for future Decanter events Cellar collection highlights: top-scoring wine from each producer [wine-collection] Related articles Collector's guide: Right Bank Bordeaux World's greatest vineyards: our top 12 Tua Rita Redigaffi: every vintage tasted

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