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June is the time for... - 03/06/2007

Laroche Punto Alto Pinot Noir

What do you drink when the mercury rises above 12 degrees in the UK? Especially if you are of a red wine persuasion. Once the warm weather kicks in, the big Cabernets and Syrahs which have comforted you through the chilly season suddenly lose their lustre.

Now is the time to think Pinot. And Laroche in Chile have produced the perfect example for a bit of quality early Summer sipping. You could even chill it!

Susy Atkins in the Sunday Telegraph is certainly a fan.

She calls it "one of the best new wines from Chile's cooler regions...soft but fairly concentrated style with ripe mulberry fruit. A sophisticated New World Pinot..."

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