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PINPOINT PINOT FROM DAWSON JAMES

TINA GELLIE The early success of Ed Carr’s House of Arras sparkling wine in the late 1990s was the impetus(£76.99 ) with its filigree tannins, wholebunch vibrancy and the dial cranked up loud on exotic spiced cherry and wild strawberry flavours. Acool, brooding beauty that will reward patience.

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