Wine Merchant Turton Wines’ New Range Of Moroccan Wines Is A Hit With Wine Lovers.

Brett Dawson, Director of Turton Wines, said, “We love unusual wines. When I first tasted L’Excellence de Bonassia from Morocco I couldn’t believe the taste especially for the price. Among the countries of North Africa, Morocco is considered to have the best natural potential for producing quality wines, due to its high mountains and cooling influence of the Atlantic, as these factors offset the risk of having too hot vineyards. The Moroccan wine industry is experiencing a revival and expansion due to an influx of foreign investments obviously due to the outstanding quality of the wine.”
L'Excellence de Bonassia 2008
Price £10.40
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon 70%, Merlot 30%
Strength: 13%
Style: Medium bodied
Size: 75cl
Cellar Notes: the grapes are picked by hand; the wine is then matured in stainless steel for three months. Subsequent oak aging adds complex burnt earthy notes, making this a particularly well-finished wine.

Appearance: an appealing ruby colour with a deep mauve rim.

Aromas: light oak on the nose: vanilla and incense mingling with nutmeg and liquorice; burnt caramel and ripe, jammy black fruit (plums, dates, figs and wild strawberries).

Palate: A good fleshy attack on the full and well-rounded palate. This is a rich wine with a particularly well-balanced structure: fruity and finely oaked but also rich and mature.medium bodied with a refreshing balancing acidity.

Serving suggestions: has the weight to go perfectly with roast lamb, the fruit to go with the dates, figs and lemons of rich tagines, and the gorgeous oak treatment to complement spicy spatchcocked birds with harissa and ras el hanout.

Vineyard Notes: Bonassia
The Bonassia estate is in the Beni M'Tir appellation in the foothills of the Atlas mountains, near Meknes and 130km from the sea. The wine is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot and is impressively round and smooth, with a lovely warming and spicy use of oak.

By: brett dawson

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About Turton Wines Since 2007 Turton Wines has rapidly gained a reputation for importing some of the best artisan wines from the world’s leading independent wineries - wine you won’t find in supermarkets. Owner Brett Dawson only selects wines from vineyards that put extra special effort into growing their own luscious grapes and producing the finest wines. He particular enjoys wines from countries not necessarily associated with producing wine, including Georgia, Slovenia, Morocco, Moldova...