The second thing: Verticals are a wine tasting technique where one is offered several consecutive vintages of the same grape, from the same producer. The aim here is to appreciate vintage, the year in which the grapes were picked. In this case: Viña Ventisquero Pinot Noir, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.

The 2005 will be the best – eventually. Now it’s the 2003. The 2002 is on its way out, and so lacks fresh vivacity and sandal soapiness of a Chilean Pinot Noir. The 2004 had too much rain, and that is evident in the wine, especially when running against the others.

A vertical of the Cabernet Sauvignons 2003, 2004, 2005: All decent. New Oak and mineral. The evening was sealed as winemaker Felipe Tossa Bruna presented a sneak peek of Ventisquero’s latest Iconic wine, Pangea. The wine is a collaboration of John Duval of Penfold’s Grange fame. The wine is being launched at the end of June, and will retail for around £25 per bottle.

Out of the league for the InterWined.com wallet, which doesn’t want to give away any tasting notes on Pangea just yet, except for this: buy a bottle for a special occasion. It is an incredibly delicious and drinkable wine.

Pangea rocks, dude.

Even more than those bitchin’ Vertical Magnums.

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