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Reveilo’s wines are very good
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One of the more interesting aspects of Maharashtra’s 2001 wine policy was the emergence of wineries (80-odd at last count), of which Vintage Wines is an outstanding example.
Yatin Patil is a true-blue ‘son of the soil’ — his family has been into farming for over a hundred years. In 2003, he left a corporate job to build a state-of-the-art winery (with Italian know-how and machinery) adjacent to the 200-acre vineyard owned by the family, and launched his four varietal wines (Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon) in 2005 under the ‘Reveilo’ label.
In 2007 they launched their ‘Reserve’ range of four wines as well as a Sauvignon Blanc.Reveilo’s wines set the benchmark. They were priced at Rs. 500-Rs. 750 for the regular range and at Rs. 1,000-Rs. 1,400 for the reserves, making them the most expensive Indian wines. Reveilo Chenin Blanc (Rs. 505) has a surprisingly yellow colour andthe aroma has apple and citrus fruit while the wine is refreshingly crisp.One gets a whiff of tropical fruits as well as peach; a full-bodied wine with moderate acidity and a nice long finish, this is one libation to savour.
Reveilo’s Syrah (Rs. 545) is again unusual as the aroma has hints of not only pepper and fruit but also coffee and liquorice.
But it’s the Reveilo Cabernet Sauvignon (Rs. 745) that is their most distinctive wine – the aroma is complex: coffee, cinnamon, tobacco and vanilla, with a hint of leather; the wine is smooth and silky with a long finish.
ALOK CHANDRA
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