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| Producer: Bruichladdich
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| Wine: "Cuvee B - Latour" First Growth Series 16 year old
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Sub-region: Islay |
| Region: Island
Country: Scotland |
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| Tasting notes: Bruichladdich 16 year old cuvees, each benefiting from additional cask evolution in the best French oak. This one has benefittd from the much sought after casks of Chateau Latour. |
 Price: £53.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Bruichladdich
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| Wine: "Rum Cask" 17 year old
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Sub-region: Islay |
| Region: Island
Country: Scotland |
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Tasting notes: Matured in American oak and then lush Caribbean Rum.
Non chill filtered and colouring free for a fuller flavour.
Hand-crafted by Master Distiller Jim McEwan. |
| Price: £57.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Bruichladdich
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| Wine: 2001 The Resurrection 2001
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Sub-region: Islay |
| Region: Island
Country: Scotland |
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Tasting notes: In contrast to heavily-peated Port Charlotte and the mighty peat of Octomore, Bruichladdich itself retains the traditional, minimal peat level of 3-5 ppm. However, casks for this first bottling alone were surprisingly selected from a small, one-off distillation of lightly-peated barley, at an experimental 10 ppm.
The whisky, a pale gold colour after maturing in premium quality American oak, was naturally bottled, with out chill-filtration and colouring-free, on Islay.
MD Mark Reynier says, “Our progressive outlook is inextricably linked to our Hebridean heritage - which means Bruichladdich will always stand out from the crowd.
“2001 is a Spirit Odyssey, an exciting journey into the new millennium.” |
| Price: £38.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Dinner Party Mixes
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| Wine: Dinner Party White Mixed Case NV
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| Region:
Country: Mixed Cases |
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Tasting notes: Something a little more special - great for entertaining.
3 x Sherwood Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, NZ 2010
3 x Colome, Torrontes, Argentina 2009
3 x Soave Classico Pieropan, Italy 2009
3 x Cave d'Aze, Macon Peronne, Burgundy, France 2008 |
| Price: £125 |
Size: 12 x 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Decadent Cases
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| Wine: Decadent White Mixed Case NV
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| Region:
Country: Mixed Cases |
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Tasting notes: Great quality, and a terrific range of styles.
3 x Greywacke, Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Marlborough
3 x Chateau Beauchene, Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc 2007, Rhone Valley
3 x Ca dei Frati, Lugana Brolettino 2009, Veneto (Lake Garda)
3 x Jean Jacques Girard, Pernand Vergelesses, 2009, Burgundy |
| Price: £225 |
Size: 12 x 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Decadent Cases
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| Wine: Decadent Red Mixed Case NV
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Country: Mixed Cases |
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Tasting notes: A seriously good selection of wines to really enjoy.
3 x Felton Road, Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2009 - Central Otago, NZ
3 x Planeta, Santa Cecilia Nero D'Avola 2006 - Sicily, Italy
3 x Engelbracht Els, Estate Red 2008 - Stellenbosch, SA
3 x Corton Marechaudes, Chandon de Briailles 1995 - Burgundy, France |
| Price: £330 |
Size: 12 x 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Decadent Cases
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| Wine: Reds to die for NV
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| Region:
Country: Mixed Cases |
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Tasting notes: Truly indulgent.
3 x Domaine du Pegau, Chateauneuf du Pape, 2007 - Rhone Valley, France
3 x Vincent Girardin, Chambertin Grand Cru 'Clos de Beze', 1998 - Burgundy, France
3 x Pintia, owned by Vega Sicilia, Toro 2005 - Toro, Spain
3 x Torbreck, The Steading Shiraz, Barossa Valley 2006 - Barossa, Australia |
| Price: £600 |
Size: 12 x 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Abadia Retuerta
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| Wine: Rivola 2008
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| Region: Ribera del Duero
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo / Aragonez |
| Tasting notes: A superb Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon blend, matured for 12 months in barrel. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine Alain Chavy
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| Wine: Alain Chavy Puligny Montrachet 2007
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Appellation: Puligny Montrachet
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Tight and taut minerality races across the palate with a very delicate use of oak balancing out the body perfectly. This is classic terroir driven Puligny. |
| Price: £29.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Albert Morot
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| Wine: Beaune 1er Cru Toussaints 1988
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Appellation: Beaune
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: A fully evolved but extremely well integrated mature Burgundy. This wine is one for those who love the earthy notes that evolved Pinot can offer. It is mature but drinking remarkably well and one to try for sure. |
| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Albet y Noya
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| Wine: Organic Tempranillo 2009
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| Region: Penedes
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez |
| Tasting notes: This Tempranillo is made using a technique called 'carbonic maceration' which always delivers extremely fruity wines with barely perceptible tannins. Wonderfully fresh and aromatic you can easily enjoy this with or without food. You could even serve it ever so slightly chilled. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Albet y Noya
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| Wine: Organic Xarel Lo Penedes 2010
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| Region: Penedes
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Xarel Lo |
Tasting notes: An absolute favourite which is full to bursting with animated citrus fruit
Xarel.lo is indigenous to Spain. Here it's unoaked with a fine seam of crisp acidity and come the sunshine, this is one of the most enlivening dry white wines we know. Very good indeed. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Bodegas Alion
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| Wine: Alion Reserva Tinto Magnum 2006
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| Region: Ribera del Duero
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez |
Tasting notes: Alion is fermented and rested in stainless steel vats, then matured in new Nevers oak barrels for 13 months, followed by further ageing in bottle until release.
A concentrated, dark and seductive wine whose ripe, fleshy fruit is wrapped in smooth toasty oak. Flavours of cherry, hazlenut and mocha. |
| Price: £125 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Allegrini
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| Wine: Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2006
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Corvina, Rondinella |
| Tasting notes: Intense ruby red in colour, with the characteristic Amarone perfumes of dried cherries, spicy and powerful which gives way to a wonderful fusion of concentrated fruit and fine, toasty oak that enhances a traditional style of wine. Allegrini’s modern approach ensures that the volatility which often characterises lesser Amarone is never found in his. Intense and powerful through to the end, with a hint of spiced, sour cherries on the finish. |
| Price: £53.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Allegrini
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| Wine: Allegrini La Grola (Magnum) 2007
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese, Shiraz / Syrah, Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara |
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| Price: £42.95 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Allegrini
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| Wine: La Grola IGT 2007
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese, Shiraz / Syrah, Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara |
| Tasting notes: Between the Palazzo & La Grola, it's the La Grola that is certainly the more elegant and velvety of the two. Displaying multidimensional layering of fruit this vineyard is now producing the quality after almost 20yrs that made it Valpolicella's most fabled 'Crus' |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Allegrini
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| Wine: La Poja 2005
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese, Corvina, Rondinella |
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| Price: £56.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Allegrini
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| Wine: Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre (Magnum) 2007
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese, Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara |
Tasting notes: Enticing scents of chocolate, espresso, dark fruit, licorice and new leather emerge from the boisterous 2007 Palazzo della Torre. The fruit is sumptuous as always, but in 2007 Palazzo della Torre is not quite as approachable upon release as it usually is. Another year or two in bottle should help smooth some of the slightly rough edges that are present today. There is enough balance and elegance in the finish to suggest this will drink well for a number of years. Palazzo della Torre is made from 70% Corvina, 25% Rondinella and 5% Sangiovese, all traditional Veneto grapes. Approximately 30% of the fruit is air-dried, Amarone-style. The fermenting juice from those grapes is added to the rest of the juice to give the wine an extra dimension of richness and body. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2017.
90 Pts. Antonio Galloni- The Wine Advocate |
| Price: £44.95 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Allegrini
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| Wine: Palazzo della Torre 2008
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese, Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara |
Tasting notes: The Palazzo is produced using the 'ripasso' method. Well-structured, smooth and rounded, this wine is characterised by a long, elegant finish. Deep ruby red in colour, it has a delicious wild berry perfume, with flavour of raisins. The grapes Corvina Veronese, Rondinella and Sangiovese from the Palazzo della Torre vineyard follow two different paths: 70 % of the grapes are vinified immediately after the harvest, the remaining percentage is dried until the end of December. At this point, the wine ferments again with the dried grapes.
This wine will age easily for 8 - 10 years. |
| Price: £17.95 |
Size: 75 |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Allegrini
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| Wine: Allegrini Recioto della Valpolicella Classico 2007
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara |
Tasting notes: This sweet wine, deep ruby red in colour, has a spicy bouquet with hints of dried fruit and is full and velvety on the palate. It shares with Amarone the technique of 'appassimento', the natural drying of the grapes Corvina Veronese, Rondinella and Molinara, yet it differs in that the fermentation process is interrupted before all the grape sugar can change into alcohol. This extraordinarily concentrated wine is named after the founder of the estate, Giovanni Allegrini, who chose it as his favourite.
Traditionally this wine is enjoyed with dry desserts, such as shortbread, cantucci (dry almond biscuits), sbrisolona (local crumb cake) but it is also ideal with strawberries and tropical fruits. Thanks to its outstanding roundness, it makes a perfect partner for some cheeses, especially a mild Gorgonzola. |
| Price: £35.95 |
Size: 50cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Allegrini
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| Wine: Valpolicella Classico 2010
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara |
Tasting notes: A medium-bodied wine with moderate alcohol content. Vibrant ruby red in colour, with a fresh cherry aroma.
Its aromatic qualities are at their peak when the wine is young, but it has the potential to age for 2-3 years. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Alpha Zeta
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| Wine: Alpha Zeta 'A' Amarone Della Valpolicella 2008
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Corvina, Rondinella |
| Tasting notes: Rich, intense and full-bodied, with cherry, vanilla and coffee flavours. Accumulates with a velvety and well-balanced finish. |
| Price: £27.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Alpha Zeta
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| Wine: Alpha Zeta 'R' Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso 2009
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Corvina, Rondinella |
| Tasting notes: This bright wine is full and rich on the palate, with subtle cherry characters, sweet vanilla and dark chocolate, balanced well by smooth, round tannins. Supple and long with an intruiging bitter finish. |
| Price: £12.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Alpha Zeta
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| Wine: Alpha Zeta G 2010 Garganega 2010
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Garganega |
| Tasting notes: Beautifully clean and fresh with zingy citrus fruit flavours. |
| Price: £7.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Alvaro Palacios
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| Wine: Alvaro Palacios Les Terrasses 2009
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| Region: Priorat
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Carignan |
| Tasting notes: Set alongside the great wines, Ermita and Finca Dofí, Les Terrasses is produced under simpler guidelines, easy, relaxed and more diverse in nature, yet, still has a great personality and a good balance of opulence and elegance.Produced from grapes which the winery acquire from small vine-growers in Priorat whom they themselves advise and manage. Les Terrasses spends a year in French oak barrels, 20% of which are new, the remaining 80% being in their second or third year of use. |
| Price: £27.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Andre Brunel
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| Wine: Chateauneuf du Pape Les Cailloux - Cuvee Centenaire 1995
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Appellation: Chateauneuf du Pape
Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Rhone Blend |
| Tasting notes: "1995 was a powerful vintage for Brunel. The Cuvee Centenaire remains a young, promising wine offering notes of licorice, cedar, vanilla, and sweet black currant/cherry fruit presented in a full-bodied, virile style. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2018." Robert Parker 94 points (Jan 2003) |
| Price: £115.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Andre Brunel
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| Wine: Andre Brunel Chateauneuf Du Pape Cailloux Cuvee Centenaire 2007
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Appellation: Chateauneuf du Pape
Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre / Mataro |
| Tasting notes: Not as massive as the 1989, 1990, or 1998, but superior to the 2000 and 2001, the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Centenaire reveals a surprisingly light ruby color that is somewhat deceptive given the explosive aromatics. Aromas of lavender, roasted herbs, pepper, and super-intense black raspberry and sweet black cherry fruit represent the essence of Grenache. Full-bodied, opulent, and disarmingly supple-textured as well as fruit-forward at present, this wine is extraordinarily deep with incredible length and remarkable seamlessness, the likes of which one sees in haute couture. The Cuvee Centenaire, is a combination of 80% tank-aged Grenache, and 15% Mourvedre and 5% Syrah aged in small barrels. This will be interesting to taste out of bottle, but my best guess is that this wine will be approachable young, and last for 15-20 years. Wine Advocate # 179: Oct 2008 Robert Parker |
| Price: £155.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Angelo
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| Wine: Chardonnay 2007
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| Region: Puglia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Cataratto |
| Tasting notes: Hints of melon from the Chardonnay gives structure to the Cataratto. |
| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Angelo
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| Wine: Negroamaro Sangiovese 2007
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| Region: Puglia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese, Negroamaro |
| Tasting notes: Ripe, round, full-bodied red from the heel of Italy, showing concentrated plum and raisin fruit flavours, and a spicy lift on the finish. |
| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Anselmi
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| Wine: Anselmi San Vincenzo 2010
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Trebbiano, Garganega |
| Tasting notes: Winemakers notes: Light straw color with crisp and pure aromas, with scents of minerals, apple, banana and lemon blossoms. Medium-bodied, dry and fresh, with notes of citrus fruit, pear, grapefruit and hints of hazelnut. |
| Price: £13.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Antinori
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| Wine: Cervaro 2008
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| Region: Umbria
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: This wine is made from 85% Chardonnay and 15% Grechetto grapes from vines planted at Antinori's Castello della Sala in Umbria, at elevations ranging between 200 and 400 metres. The varieties are vinified separately and the musts remain in contact with the skins for about 8 hours at 10°c to maximise the wine's aromas. Fermentation is in French oak barriques, and the wine then remains on the lees in the barriques for about 5 months, during which time it completes its malolactic fermentation. It then spends a further 10 months in the bottle in the historic cellars of Castello della Sala before being released.
The result is a complex array of aromas of citrus, pineapple and pears blending with vanilla from the oak used for ageing. Excellent and unspoilt varietal character. Well-structured palate with a long, satisfying finish. |
| Price: £45.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Antinori
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| Wine: Antinori Bramito Del Cervo Chardonnay 2010
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| Region: Umbria
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: The wine is of a straw yellow color with golden tinges. It has a fruity aroma with clear varietal characteristics and hints of vanilla and toasty notes. The wine is beautifully structured, elegant, and has a great minerality. |
| Price: £15.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Antinori
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| Wine: Antinori Cervaro Della Sala 2008
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| Region: Umbria
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Grechetto |
Tasting notes: The 2008 vintage was truly one to remember: a rather mild winter was followed by a spring with very intense rains, which, in turn, was followed by a summer filled with beautiful weather.
Cervaro expresses an intense fragrance with aromatic notes of citrus, pears, and acacia flowers, which blend with hints of vanilla to heighten the wine's complexity. It is full-flavored and well-structured, with sweet notes of butter and hazelnut, while simultaneously persistent and minerally. The wine is intended for evolving and aging well in the bottle. |
| Price: £45.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Antinori
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| Wine: Guado al Tasso 2005
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz / Syrah, Merlot |
Tasting notes: 92 Points - Antonio Galloni (The Wine Advocate)
"The estate's flagship wine, the 2005 Guado al Tasso, possesses gorgeous aromatics and a core of vibrant, dark fruit framed by finessed tannins. Medium to full-bodied, it shows superb balance, particularly in the use of French oak, something that I haven't always been able to say in the past. With air, attractive notes of wild herbs, smoke, minerals and sweet toasted oak develop to complete this very pretty Guado al Tasso. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2019." |
| Price: £61.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Antinori
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| Wine: Antinori Solaia 2005
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc |
| Tasting notes: The exclusivity speaks for itself, only 3,000 cases made. Offers gorgeous aromas of blackberry, a full body, with superfine tannins and a long, long finish. A complex and wonderfully structured wine. Long and beautiful. Best after 2012. |
| Price: £275.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Antinori
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| Wine: Antinori Tignanello Magnum 1985
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
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| Price: £485.00 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Cantina Santa Maria La Palma
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| Wine: Aragosta Vermentino Di Sardegna 2010
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| Region: Sardinia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Vermentino |
| Tasting notes: This white wine is produced using Vermentino di Sardegna DOC grapes. Best consumed the year after harvesting. Dry without being bitter it's fresh and lively with excellent persistence. A divine match for fish, particularly shellfish. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Argiano
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| Wine: Argiano Solengo 2001
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
Tasting notes: 95 points, Wine Spectator
October 2003
Still one of the top wines of the region. Bold and exotic, with a muscular style. Fullbodied, with fantastic, velvety tannins and a long, opulent finish. Got to love this wild wine. Best after 2007. 3,750 cases made.
This unique red wine is a rather newly expression of Argiano's winegrowing potential compared to its Sangiovese-based reds. ‘Solengo’, a Tuscan word meaning 'lone wild boar', marries Tuscan soil with French grapes: Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Solengo is produced from vineyards which are 12 to 18 years old. It is the result of a team effort between Adriano Bambagioni, Argiano’s long’serving cellarmaster and Hans Vinding-Diers, a master winemaker and blender with worldwide experience. While keen to retain Solengo’s unique style the new team is also endowing Solengo with even greater levels of finesse, balance and depth. |
| Price: £52.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Argiano
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| Wine: Argiano Suolo 2000
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese |
| Tasting notes: Suolo has a dark ruby color, with its typical “nose” of complex notes of dark fruits that all fans of it will easily recognise from vintage to vintage. With its beautiful texture, Suolo is smooth and silky, overall very balanced, dark and mysterious, with superbly well-integrated oak. The aftertaste is long-lasting with hints of balsam and earth, and lingering fruit. It exhibits beautifully delineated, perfumed red fruits, flowers, spices, licorice, smoke and earthiness in a gorgeously pure, vibrant expression of Sangiovese that bursts onto the palate. Suolo shows important ageing potential, with an impressive capital of tannins and acidity. A wine with outstanding potential to mature for 10 to 15 years… for those who will be patient enough to wait. |
| Price: £68.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Ata Rangi
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| Wine: Ata Rangi Crimson Pinot Noir 2010
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| Region: Central Otago
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Crimson Pinot Noir 2010 is the wonderfully aromatic result of a cooler than normal summer and a warm, dry autumn that stretched lazily through to the end of our April harvest and well into May. Crushed rose-petal, light cherry, brambly notes and a hint of red licorice conspire to create an enchanting, heady fragrance. The silky smooth palate is beautifully balanced; seamless, feminine and very approachable. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Au Bon Climat
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| Wine: Chardonnay Santa Barbara County 2008
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Sub-region: South Central Coast |
| Region: California
Country: USA |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: An uncompromising approach to quality here: low yielding, high quality vineyards are hand-pruned and thinned, sustainably farmed, and hand picked.
The grapes are barrel fermented with lots of lees stirring and bottled without filtration. The result is a great example of elegant, leesy chardonnay. |
| Price: £20.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Vina Ijalba
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| Wine: Organic Navarra Blend 2009
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| Region: Navarra
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon are aged in oak for ten months in this succulent, appealing red that has smoky notes over the vibrant violet and plum fruits. Bound to be loved by everyone, the challenge will be making sure you've got plenty in stock! |
| Price: £14.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Cavalchina
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| Wine: Bardolino Chiaretto 2010
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Sub-region: Lake_Garda |
| Region:
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara |
| Tasting notes: A suave, elegant pink with that characteristic snap of herbiness on the finish and bags of character. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Rose |
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| Producer: Angelo Gaja
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| Wine: Barolo 'Conteisa' 2004
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Nebbiolo |
Tasting notes: "The 2004 Langhe Conteisa, from vineyards in La Morra, is especially dark-toned and rich in this vintage. Made in an uncharacteristically weighty, opulent style for this wine, it reveals plenty of ripe dark fruit, spices, new leather, licorice and tar. With air it gradually turns more feminine and delicate, yet it remains a gorgeous, sumptuous wine of outstanding pedigree. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2022." 94pts Parker
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| Price: £150 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Baron de Lustrac
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| Wine: Baron de Lustrac Bas-Armagnac 1960
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Appellation: Bas-Armagnac
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| Region: Armagnac
Country: France |
| Grape: Ugni Blanc, Baco 22A |
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| Price: £210.00 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Baron de Sigognac
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| Wine: Baron de Sigognac Bas-Armagnac 1969
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Appellation: Bas-Armagnac
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| Region: Armagnac
Country: France |
| Grape: Ugni Blanc, Baco 22A |
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| Price: £135.00 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Baron de Sigognac
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| Wine: Bas-Armagnac VS NV
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Appellation: Bas-Armagnac
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| Region: Armagnac
Country: France |
| Grape: Ugni Blanc, Baco 22A |
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| Price: £26.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Baron de Sigognac
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| Wine: Bas-Armagnac VSOP NV
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Appellation: Bas-Armagnac
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| Region: Armagnac
Country: France |
| Grape: Ugni Blanc, Baco 22A |
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| Price: £31.50 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Beaucastel, Chateau de
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| Wine: Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge 2003
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Appellation: Chateauneuf du Pape
Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Rhone Blend |
| Tasting notes: "The 2003 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape turned out as well as I could have hoped and is certainly an outstanding wine, deep ruby/purple with a tight but promising nose of black fruits, loamy, earthy notes intermixed with pepper, smoke, licorice, and dried herbs. The wine is somewhat closed in the mouth (but it had been bottled 30 days prior to my visit), has full bodied, moderately high, slightly rustic tannins, but big-impact flavors with plenty of texture, density, and purity. Give this wine 3-5 years of bottle age, and drink it over the following 20 years." 92+ pts Robert Parker |
| Price: £41.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Glaetzer
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| Wine: Anaperenna 2009
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| Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: Blended of 76% Shiraz and 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2009 Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet presents a very deep purple-black color and pronounced aromas of black cherries and blackberries with an undercurrent of coffee, aniseed, damp loam, chocolate, cloves and menthol plus a hint of cedar. Very crisp, full and rich on the palate, it has firm very finely grained tannins, commendable concentration and a long bramble fruit finish. Drink it now to 2022+. WA 94/100 pts |
| Price: £42.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Glaetzer
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| Wine: Bishop Shiraz 2009
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| Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: The 2009 Bishop Shiraz is 100% Shiraz coming from 35-120 year vines. It was aged 14 months in oak: 30% new, 90% French and 10% American. Deep garnet-purple in color, it has pronounced pepper and spice aromas over blackberries and black currant plus a bit of Mediterranean herbs. Full-bodied, crisp with just enough flesh, it has firm fine tannins and a long finish. WA 89/100 pts |
| Price: £26.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Billaud Simon
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| Wine: Billaud Simon Chablis AC 2009
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Sub-region: Chablis |
| Region:
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: The taste is a pleasant compromise between richness, freshness and elegance; it remains full and supple right through to the finish. The ripe fruit with a hint of vanilla and a light vegetal and mineral touch are all in gentle harmony with the softness of its structure. It is a Chablis for the pure pleasure of the palate. |
| Price: £15.95 |
Size: 75cl |
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| Producer: Bruichladdich
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| Wine: Black Art 1989
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Sub-region: Islay |
| Region: Island
Country: Scotland |
| Grape: |
Tasting notes: "A Single Malt Out of The Black Art of Alchemy
al-kimia was an ancient, mysterious and secretive Arabic philosophy. It involved the search for ultimate wisdom, immortality and using the water of life and philosopher’s stone.
Our own alchemist, Jim McEwan, was similarly tasked to use his own extensive skills to produce an ultimate nightcap dram; a brooding, complex and bewitching Bruichladdich. Using the 1989 vintage, the bottling was created from an exceptionally wide variety of cask types and oak origins, precisely what he won’t say. It’s his secret. And he ain’t telling."
Only 6000 bottles produced!
Courtesy of Bruichladdich |
| Price: £89.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Bodegas Castano
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| Wine: Bodegas Castano Hecula Monastrell 2008
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| Region: Yecla
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Monastrell |
Tasting notes: Deep red cherry colour. Complex aromas of raspberry, mulberry and liquorice. Intense juicy blackberry flavours. Squashy acidity and long aftertaste.
Robert Parker rates this wine at 90+ vintage after vintage and has suggested that it is one of the two best red wine values in the world. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Bodegas Castano
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| Wine: Bodegas Castaño Macabeo Chardonnay 2010
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| Region: Yecla
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Viura |
| Tasting notes: Shiny pale yellow colour. Clean and delicate on the nose with aromas of white and tropical fruit (apples and pineapple), but also smoked notes. In the mouth, it is silky, round, well structured and long. |
| Price: £8.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Bodegas Laus
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| Wine: Bodegas Laus Flor De Gerwurztraminer 2008
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| Region: Somontano
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Gewurztraminer |
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| Price: £14.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Bodegas Muga
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| Wine: Rioja Torre Muga 2005
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez |
| Tasting notes: A modern style "Super-Riojan" with ripe, concentrated, old vine fruit matched to new French and American oak. Structured, powerful and capable of long ageing, but with the silky smooth Riojan style and integrated tannin that allow for outstanding drinking already. |
| Price: £46.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Bodegas Muga
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| Wine: Rioja Torre Muga (Magnums) 2005
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez |
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| Price: £96.95 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Bodegas Palacios Remondo
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| Wine: Bodegas Palacios Remondo La Montesa Rioja Crianza 2007
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez, Grenache, Mazuelo |
| Tasting notes: "The 2007 La Montesa is composed of 60% Garnacha, 35% Tempranillo, and 5% Mazuelo aged for 12 months in a mix of new and used French and American oak. Aromas of cedar, tobacco, white pepper, spice box, and black cherry lead to a medium-bodied wine with a silky texture, savory flavors, and excellent balance. It will evolve for 1-2 years but can be enjoyed now and over the next 6-8 years. " The Wine Advocate |
| Price: £14.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Boekenhoutskloof
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| Wine: Boekenhoutskloof Chocolate Block 2010
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| Region: Franschhoek
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Viognier, Cinsault |
| Tasting notes: This massive wine has a grippy acidity and well integrated tannins with a well textured and rounded mouth feel. The long, elegant and succulent finish with superb structure from the Cabernet Sauvignon suggests at least 8 years of aging potential. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Boekenhoutskloof
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| Wine: The Chocolate Block Magnum 2009
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| Region: Franschhoek
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Viognier, Cinsault |
| Tasting notes: This massive wine has a grippy acidity and well integrated tannins with a well textured and rounded mouth feel. The long, elegant and succulent finish with superb structure from the Cabernet Sauvignon suggests at least 8 years of aging potential. |
| Price: £50.00 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Boekenhoutskloof
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| Wine: Boekenhoutskloof Wolftrap 2010
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| Region: Western Cape
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Viognier, Mourvedre / Mataro |
Tasting notes: 50% Syrah, 48% Mourvedre, 2% Viognier. Matured and bottled by Boekenhoutskloof, Franschhoek, South Africa.
The Wolftrap is a spicy, aromatic, red blend that has been French oak matured. The name is a tribute to the pioneers who in the early days of the Cape erected a wolf trap at Boekenhoutskloof. To date, no wolf either real or mystical has been seen in the valley. |
| Price: £8.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Bonneau du Martray
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| Wine: Corton Charlemagne 1995
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Appellation: Aloxe Corton
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: I was bowled-over by the quality of the 1995 Corton-Charlemagne, it is certainly the finest wine I have tasted from this famous estate. Beguiling aromas of red berries, vanilla, and traces of coconut are followed by a powerful punch of concentrated, extracted, and intense flavors. This gorgeous medium-to-full-bodied wine has a tightly wound "nugget" of red currants, almonds, hazelnuts, pears, and minerals in its silky-textured, extremely well-balanced, and admirably long character. It should be at its peak between 2002 and 2010. Bravo! to Jean-Charles de la Moriniere for the three outstanding Corton-Charlemagnes he has crafted since taking over this estate in 1994. 93pts RP - WA |
| Price: £85.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Bonneau du Martray
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| Wine: Corton Charlemagne 2006
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Appellation: Aloxe Corton
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Scents of fresh lime, heliotrope and white peach usher in a subtly-creamy yet persistently bright and juicy display of continued citrus, peach, and inner-mouth floral notes. Airy and elegant, this finishes almost delicately but tenaciously. 93/94 pts RP - WA |
| Price: £76.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Bouchard Finlayson
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| Wine: Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak Pinot Noir 2008
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| Region: Walker Bay
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: This is no doubt one of the fruitiest presentations of Galpin Peak in many years. It has an appealing fresh fruit structure with accentuated length and elegance on the palate. Fully dry, but soft & gentle with a touch of crispness. Flavours of cherry, blackberry & violets followed by an earthy spicyness. It is in harmony with its expectations and does not disappoint in its rich drawn out finish! |
| Price: £22.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Patrick Javillier
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| Wine: Bourgogne Blanc Cuvee des Forgets 2009
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Appellation: Meursault
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: The nose of this wine is expressive with notes of white and yellow fruits, succulent flowers and a touch of toast. The attack is round and vivacious on the palate, the wine displays a fine balance and a lovely body with crisp acidity. This is an expressive and fresh wine with a lovely long finish. |
| Price: £18.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Patrick Javillier
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| Wine: Bourgogne Blanc Cuvee Oligocene 2009
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Appellation: Meursault
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: This wine comes from the les Pellans vineyard in the commune of Meursault in the direction of Puligny-Montrachet below Meursault Charmes. It exhibits a nose of great finesse. Round with lovely vivacity and freshness on the palate as well as minerality and attractive floral notes. The wine finishes with light citrus notes. This is a Bourgogne of fine finesse with great persistence on the palate, balanced and with fine aromatic freshness. |
| Price: £23.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Yves Boyer Martenot
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| Wine: Meursault 2006
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Appellation: Meursault
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Spicy delicate perfume. Some orange on the palate. Rich, dense, a little rustic. (JH) (Drink between 2009-2011) 16.5 points JR.com |
| Price: £26.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Brancaia
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| Wine: Brancaia Tre 2008
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: 80% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the estates in Chianti and Maremma, aged for 12 months in second year oak barriques. The wine is lively and elegant and represents an excellent introduction to the "Super Tuscan". |
| Price: £15.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Briottet
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| Wine: Creme de Cassis de Dijon Liqueur 15% NV
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Sub-region: Dijon |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
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| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Bruno Clavelier
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| Wine: Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 1996
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Appellation: Vosne Romanee and Flagey Echezeaux
Sub-region: Cote de Nuits |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Beaux Monts is often viewed as the vineyard site that 'got away' - that is to say that it often punches well above its weight on a par with many Grand Cru sites. Situated as it is next to Echezeaux one is able to appreciate the true quality of this wine. |
| Price: £45.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Bruno Rocca
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| Wine: Bruno Rocca Barbaresco 2006
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Nebbiolo |
| Tasting notes: Rocca’s 2004 Barbaresco normale, or “classico” as he calls it, is a lovely introduction to the vintage. It is a beautiful wine, medium ruby in color, with expressive, floral aromatics, plenty of fruit, well-integrated oak and excellent length as well as freshness. |
| Price: £46.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Bruno Rocca
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| Wine: Bruno Rocca Barbera d' Alba 2007
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Barbera |
Tasting notes: 90 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Nov/Dec 09
"Good deep ruby-red. Black cherry, blackberry, violet and dusty brown spices on the nose, with a hint of reduction. Sweet and deep but with real barbera sap and energy: nothing overdone about this 2007. There's a cool medicinal reserve to the ripe red and black fruit flavors. Finishes long and elegant. This was aged entirely in used barriques." |
| Price: £27.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Ca Dei Frati
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| Wine: Lugana Brolettino 2009
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Sub-region: Lake_Garda |
| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Lugana |
| Tasting notes: The "Cru Brolettino" Lugana, produced from the eponymous vineyard is more international in style and made from grapes harvested in October then fermented in barrique. The oak supports rather than masks the fruit, resulting in a wine with depth and breadth that ages well. |
| Price: £21.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Ca Dei Frati
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| Wine: Lugana 2010
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Sub-region: Lake_Garda |
| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Lugana |
| Tasting notes: Fresh & zesty with lovely depth on the mid palate. Made solely from the Lugana grape, this wine offers remarkable value for money |
| Price: £15.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Celler de Joan Sangenis (Cal Pla)
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| Wine: Cal Pla Priorat Crianza 2006
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| Region: Priorat
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Carignan |
Tasting notes: 50% Garnacha, 45% Cariñena and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 14 months on lees in American (15%) and French (85%) oak.
Bright red ruby colour. Damson fruit with nutmeg, cinnamon and white pepper nose. A wine of character, medium bodied, dry, concentrated redcurrant and blackcurrant, gooseberry fruit with good acidity and soft leathery tannins. Lingering finish.
Production: Just 30,000 bottles. This is the second wine to Mas d'en Compte.
OLN Awards 2010 - selected in Top 100 New Wave Spanish Wines |
| Price: £13.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Cal Y Canto
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| Wine: Cal Y Canto Verdejo Viura 2009
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| Region: La Mancha
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Viura, Verdejo |
| Tasting notes: A classic Spanish white - 50/50 Viura/Verdejo blend. Lots of fresh zippy lemon with soft melon fruit to balance. Great with seafood, and a lovely summer drinker. |
| Price: £5.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Calbuco
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| Wine: Calbuco Semillon Chardonnay 2009
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| Region:
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Semillon |
| Tasting notes: The fruit for this wine is grown in Chile's Central Valley, the strip of land between the Pacific and the Andes. Nicely balanced, and highly drinkable, this is a 50/50 blend of Semillon (giving a lemony lift) and Chardonnay (melony and a little weight) which shows remarkable character at the price. |
| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Casa Defra
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| Wine: Pinot Grigio della Venezia 2010
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| Region: Friuli - Venezia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio |
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| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Casa Defra
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| Wine: Pinot Grigio Rose 2010
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| Region: Friuli - Venezia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio |
| Tasting notes: A light blush colour and a flavour to match , this is the perfect summer drink and is one of the hits of the year with the ladies! |
| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Rose |
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| Producer: Casa Lapostolle
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| Wine: Casa Lapostolle BoRoBo 2004
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| Region: Casablanca
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Pinot Noir, Shiraz / Syrah, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: COLOR: Intense bright ruby red with deep purple shadows. NOSE: very complex and elegant, red and black fruit, spices and tobacco. MOUTH: attractive attack followed by a balanced and pleasant mid palate, with a long fi nish. Smooth and round tannins with some more spices and red fruit create a complex and harmonic ensemble. |
| Price: £45.00 |
Size: |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Casa Lapostolle
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| Wine: Casa Lapostolle Limited Release Clos Apalta 2006
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| Region:
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: Concentrated, velvety tannins lead towards a juicy mid palate with good acidity and soft, elegant yet concentrated structure. Very long finish full of yet more lush fruit flavors. Being touted as the new 'Pomerol of Chile'. |
| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Casale Marchese
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| Wine: Casale Marchese Frascati Superiore 2009
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Trebbiano, Malvasia, Bonvino, Bellone |
| Tasting notes: Hints of tropical fruit are immediate, nuanced with light, herby floral notes. A zesty wine, that is robust, with a soft, elegant, mouthfilling finish. |
| Price: £9.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Castillo Del Moro
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| Wine: Castillo Del Moro Sauvignon Blanc 2010
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| Region: Tierra_de_Castilla
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Airen |
| Tasting notes: A deliciously crisp, dry white made from Spain's most widely planted varity, Airen and the international superstar variety, Sauvignon Blanc. The resulting wine is tangy, citrussy and very moorish. |
| Price: £5.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Castillo Del Moro
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| Wine: Castillo Del Moro Tempranillo Syrah 2010
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| Region: Tierra_de_Castilla
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Tempranillo / Aragonez |
| Tasting notes: A beautifully soft and succulent red made from spain's most important red grape, Tempranillo and the international superstar, Syrah. The resulting wine has ample ripe red fruits and just a little exotic spice. |
| Price: £5.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chandon de Briailles
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| Wine: Corton Marechaudes Grand Cru 1995
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Appellation: Aloxe Corton
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: The gentle tannins are supported by a long, perfumed finish. Elegant and utterly delightful. |
| Price: £46.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chard Farm
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| Wine: Chard Farm Mata Au Pinot Noir 2009
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| Region: Central Otago
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
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| Price: £24.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chard Farm
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| Wine: Chard Farm Pinot Noir 2007
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| Region: Central Otago
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
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| Price: £22.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Charles Melton Wines
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| Wine: Charles Melton Nine Popes 2009
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| Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre / Mataro |
Tasting notes: The Grenache combines intricatly with the smoky, earthy spice from the Mataro and Shiraz. Aniseed, sweet liquorice and cinnamon give way to a long, spicy finish.
The answer to Chateauneuf du Pape from Down Under! |
| Price: £33.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Charles Pelletier
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| Wine: Grande Reserve Blanc de Blancs Methode Traditionnelle NV
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Sub-region: Montagny-les-Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Colombard |
| Tasting notes: A wonderful sparkling Blanc de Blancs, blended from Chardonnay, Colombard and Chenin. Fun, fresh, light and elegant. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Charles Pelletier
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| Wine: Grande Reserve Rose Methode Traditionnelle NV
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Sub-region: Montagny-les-Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: Great fun sparkling Rose, made from Syrah, giving a lovely colour and bags of strawberrry fruit. Perfect for the summer! |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme
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| Wine: Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme Double Magnum 2003
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Appellation: Haut Medoc and Medoc
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: A dark and deep and slightly glossy wine, with a good concentration of colour right out to the rim. Still with a good, matt, dark oxblood hue, maturing but certainly not advanced. The nose has a very deep and rich character, with a dense macerated-fruit style. There is a high-toned edge to the fruit, but a freshness too, a gentle perfume alongside a more vibrant but plump cherry note. Quite fresh on entry, but broad and dense, full of texture and body and grip. There is good acidity here despite the heat of the vintage, and the tannins although firm sit quite well behind the meat of the wine. A full-on style of wine, with lots of extract and tangible matter. (The Wine Doctor) |
| Price: £99.95 |
Size: 300 cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme
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| Wine: Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme Magnum 2004
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Appellation: Haut Medoc and Medoc
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: One taste of the wine of Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme provided an early realisation that both good quality and good value can be found outside the long-ordained hierarchy that is the 1855 classification. The fruit has a light, red character, crunchy but with a perfumed edge. (The Wine Doctor) |
| Price: £35.00 |
Size: 150 cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Cos d'Estournel
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| Wine: Chateau Cos d'Estournel 2003
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Appellation: St Estephe
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
Tasting notes: The prodigious, fantastic 2003 Cos d’Estournel is a candidate for “wine of the vintage.” A blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon (unusually high for this chateau), 30% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc, 17,500 cases were produced from low yields. An inky/blue/purple color is accompanied by a compelling perfume of black fruits, subtle smoke, pain grille, incense, and flowers. With extraordinary richness, full body, and remarkable freshness, elegance, and persistence, this is one of the finest wines ever made by this estate. The good news is that it will be drinkable at a young age yet evolve for three decades or more. Kudos to winemaker Jean-Guillaume Prats and owner Michel Reybier.
98/100pts Robert Parker Drink 2006-2036 |
| Price: £199.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau d Yquem
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| Wine: Chateau d'Yquem 1982
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Appellation: Sauternes and Barsac
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
| Tasting notes: The 1982 vintage, seriously maligned because of the rains that plagued the harvest in Sauternes, was actually an outstanding vintage for both d'Yquem and its nearby neighbor, Chateau Suduiraut, who brought in much of their crops before the rains did any damage. D'Yquem then waited until the harvest dried out, bringing in their last grapes on November 7th. The 1982 is a very forward style of d'Yquem, plump, succulent, with honeyed pineapple, peach, and apricot flavors, exhibiting some, but not a great deal of botrytis. In the mouth, it is massive, thick, and almost as impressive as the 1983, but one does not sense the same degree of length or potential complexity. Nevertheless, this is still a great d'Yquem that has been somewhat overlooked. Anticipated maturity: 1997-2020. 92 points RP |
| Price: £295.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Chateau d Yquem
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| Wine: Chateau d'Yquem 1991
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Appellation: Sauternes and Barsac
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
| Tasting notes: Yquem's 1991 is a beautifully made, medium gold-colored wine with a gorgeous nose of creme brulee, roasted coffee, and sweet, honeyed pineapple and other assorted fruits. Full-bodied, unctuously-textured, and rich, but not yet revealing a lot of complexity or enormous weight. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2040 91pts RP |
| Price: £235.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Chateau d Yquem
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| Wine: Chateau d'Yquem 1996
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Appellation: Sauternes and Barsac
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
| Tasting notes: Compared with the flamboyant aromatics of the 1997, Yquem's 1996 plays it closer to the vest, although there is a lot going on. Light gold with a tight but promising nose of roasted hazelnuts intermixed with creme brulee, vanilla beans, honey, orange marmalade, and peaches, this medium to full-bodied offering reveals loads of power in its restrained, measured personality. There is admirable acidity, weight, texture, and purity in this impeccably made Yquem. However, patience will be a virtue. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2060. 95 points RP |
| Price: £235.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Wine: Chateau De Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc 2007
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Appellation: Chateauneuf du Pape
Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Roussanne |
Tasting notes: Beaucastel Blanc is produced from 80% Rousanne with small amounts of Grenache blanc, Picardin, Bourboulenc and Clairette, all of which are grown without the use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides or systematic pesticides.
The wines has a lovely complex nose of acacai and peaches, with a subtle hint of hazelnuts. it is fresh yet velvety in the mouth with an exetensive engaging honey finish. |
| Price: £59.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Chateau de la Riviere
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| Wine: Chateau de la Riviere 12 Bottle Case 2007
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Appellation: Fronsac
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
Tasting notes: 12 Bottle Case Saving
One of our most popular wines and one of the best of all the Fronsac appellation situated to the west of Pomerol. This genuinely one of the best value Clarets available today and delivers good quality Right Bank wine at a very modest price. Merlot dominated claret with gentle cherry and blackberry flavours. This will drink well for another 8 years. |
| Price: £215.40 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau de la Riviere
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| Wine: Chateau de la Riviere 2007
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Appellation: Fronsac
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: One of our most popular wines and one of the best of all the Fronsac appellation situated to the west of Pomerol. This genuinely one of the best value Clarets available today and delivers good quality Right Bank wine at a very modest price. Merlot dominated claret with gentle cherry and blackberry flavours. This will drink well for another 8 years. |
| Price: £17.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau de Rayne Vigneau
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| Wine: Ch. de Rayne Vigneau 1er Grand Cru Classe 2005
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Appellation: Sauternes and Barsac
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| Region:
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
| Tasting notes: Bright honeyed fruit here, and a really appealing vigour and concentration. Delicious entry, cool, gently fleshy, bordering on unctuous, but with a lightly floral, fruity and minerally lift. Lots of flare and character, good grip, and a light, acidic freshness. |
| Price: £32.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Chateau Doyac
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| Wine: Chateau Doyac Haut Medoc 2006
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Appellation: Haut Medoc and Medoc
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: A fruit driven, concentrated wine with cherry and cedar flavours to the fore, silky tannins, good structure and a nice long finish. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Du Pin
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| Wine: Chateau Du Pin Bordeaux 2009
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: An exceptional, relatively inexpensive Bordeaux that has flown under the radar for a while. This wine is ready to drink. It has a nose of cherries and spice followed by dense plummy flavors with lip-smacking spice on the palate. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Du Pin
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| Wine: Chateau Du Pin Bordeaux 12 bottle case 2009
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: An exceptional, relatively inexpensive Bordeaux that has flown under the radar for a while. This wine is ready to drink. It has a nose of cherries and spice followed by dense plummy flavors with lip-smacking spice on the palate. |
| Price: £119.40 |
Size: 12*75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Fuisse
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| Wine: Pouilly Fuisse 1995
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Appellation: Pouilly_Fuisse
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| Region:
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
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| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Chateau Grand Bateau
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| Wine: Chateau Grand Bateau 2009
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Appellation: AC Bordeaux
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
Tasting notes: The boat, which decorates the Grand Bateau label, is the internationally recognised symbol of CHATEAU BEYCHEVELLE, classified growth of Saint-Julien, whose history has frequently been associated to maritime themes. CHATEAU BEYCHEVELLE, our sister company, took part and sponsored the conception and creation of Grand Bateau.
STYLE
Rich styled Bordeaux Blanc wine. Aromatic to the nose with notes of buttery-vanillin oak flavours and exotic fruit flavours. On the palate, the wine is powerful and fleshy with very pleasant exotic fruit notes. The new-oak flavours are present. Clean and lively acidity. Very nice balance between the oak, fruit and acidity. Excellent finish. Perfect as an apéritif or to serve with seafood. |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Chateau Haut Badon
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| Wine: Chateau Haut Badon St Emilion 2007
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Appellation: St Emilion
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: Owned by the Cassat family for 15 Generations since 1741 this historic property is called Ch Mauvezin. However the chateau has a 2nd label called Chateau Haut Badon . The vines are grown on this tiny vineyard of only 8 acres and have an average age of 50 years +. Here the Merlot and Cabernet grapes flourish on the clay and chalk soils of the St Emilion appellation. These soils are renowned for producing deep coloured, powerful and well structured reds that are stylish and traditional. |
| Price: £14.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau L'Ecuyer
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| Wine: Chateau L'Ecuyer Pomerol 2006
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Appellation: Pomerol
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
Tasting notes: Dark ruby in color, with aromas of dark chocolate and blackberry. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and an aftertaste of smoky, toasty oak and fruit. Soft and balanced. Best after 2012.
Score: 90. —James Suckling, 2009. |
| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau La Croix de Cabut
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| Wine: Chateau La Croix de Cabut 2007
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Appellation: Cotes_de_Blaye
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec |
| Tasting notes: A fruity, fleshy, delightful wine with a good structure resulting from a 100% new oak barrel maturation. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau La Fleur Dallon
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| Wine: Chateau La Fleur Dallon 2005
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Appellation: Cotes_de_Blaye
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: The nose is intense with a bouquet of red berries and undergrowth. The structure is well-posted, but the tannins are very soft. |
| Price: £8.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau La Fleur de Gay
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| Wine: Chateau La Fleur de Gay 1993
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Appellation: Pomerol
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: On the palate it has a full, not-quite creamy character, with a very grippy, precisely laid-out structure. Finely extracted, with lovely body and full, rich texture, this wine has a beautifully seductive style. Initially so stylish, the midpalate is where it reveals a little more tannin and precise acidity, revealing that there is no rush to drink this, and in fact at the end there is quite some grip, although to my palate it is quite ready now. A most impressive wine and my only regret is that excluding the small quantity I kept back for drinking the next day (which I am still looking forward to), I have no more. 18/20 Chris Kissack |
| Price: £78.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau La Lagune
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| Wine: Chateau La Lagune 2003
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Appellation: Haut Medoc and Medoc
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
| Tasting notes: Round and attractive in style, this wine has extremely approachable tannins. A very appealing vintage that is ready for drinking. |
| Price: £43.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau La Noe
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| Wine: Chateau La Noe Muscadet de Sevre et Main Sur Lie 2009
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Muscadet / Melon de Bourgogne |
| Tasting notes: Chateau La Noe Muscadet 2009 is crisp and fresh, with a bracing citrus edge. A lovely white wine to show the joys of the Loire Valley, paired with shellfish, it is truly a match made in heaven. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Chateau Miraval
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| Wine: Rose "Pink Floyd" 2010
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| Region: Provence
Country: France |
| Grape: Grenache, Cinsault |
| Tasting notes: This dry, pale salmon-pink rosé shares its superstar status with more than one other. Named after Pink Floyd (the band recorded part of the album ‘The Wall’ here), the estate is currently leased by a-list stars, Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt. Estate owner Tom Bove says ‘it’s my idea of summer in a glass’. Who are we to argue? |
| Price: £12.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Rose |
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| Producer: Chateau Miraval
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| Wine: Rose "Pink Floyd" 2010
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| Region: Provence
Country: France |
| Grape: Grenache, Cinsault |
| Tasting notes: This dry, pale salmon-pink rosé shares its superstar status with more than one other. Named after Pink Floyd (the band recorded part of the album ‘The Wall’ here), the estate is currently leased by a-list stars, Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt. Estate owner Tom Bove says ‘it’s my idea of summer in a glass’. Who are we to argue? |
| Price: £34.95 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Rose |
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| Producer: Chateau Musar
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| Wine: Chateau Musar Hochar Pere et Fils 2003
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| Region:
Country: Lebanon |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Carignan, Cinsault |
| Tasting notes: The second wine of Chateau Musar, this robust red hails from a 35-year-old single vineyard near Aana, with deep soils over limestone. Five years in the making, this wine was fermented in cement vats, followed by 9 months on Nevers oak. Intense and powerful with spicy forest fruits, this wine lingers with a long round finish. |
| Price: £11.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Palmer
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| Wine: Chateau Palmer 2006
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Appellation: Pomerol
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: The dense ruby/purple-hued 2006 Palmer reveals sweet aromas of melted licorice, underbrush, toast, plums, and black cherries. Outstanding density, a medium to full-bodied style, and a personality that recalls 1996, this blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon and 34% Merlot possesses moderately high tannins as well as plenty of aging potential. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2028. 92pts RP |
| Price: £165.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Plessis
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| Wine: Pineau des Charentes NV
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| Region: Languedoc Roussillon
Country: France |
| Grape: Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard |
Tasting notes: Pineau des Charentes is a regional French aperitif, made in the départements of Charente and Charente-Maritime in western France. It is a fortified wine (mistelle or vin de liqueur), made from a blend of unfermented grape must and Cognac brandy.
The taste is predominantly sweet, but is balanced by both acidity and the increased level of alcohol. Serve chilled or over ice as an aperitif. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Fortified |
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| Producer: Chateau Rauzan-Segla
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| Wine: Chateau Rauzan-Segla 2002
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Appellation: Margaux
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
Tasting notes: Fine deep colour, finely concentrated blackcurrant nose, good length and very fine expression
of fruit with potential complexity and fine tannins. A very good wine and one of the rare wines in
this line-up with breeding and class.
Drink 2007-2015 : DECANTER – June 2003 |
| Price: £47.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Tournefeuille
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| Wine: Chateau Tournefeuille Lalande de Pomerol 2007
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Appellation: Pomerol
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
Tasting notes: This is a youthful, bright claret with a touch of cedary spice from its subtle oak aging and voluptuous cassis and dark cherry fruit flavors. It is a smooth style Pomerol-esque effort that offers a brilliant value drop for a little extra sparkle this Christmas.
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| Price: £21.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Tournefeuille
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| Wine: Chateau Tournefeuille Lalande de Pomerol 2007
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Appellation: Pomerol
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: This is a youthful, bright claret with a touch of cedary spice from its subtle oak aging and voluptuous cassis and dark cherry fruit flavors. It is a smooth style Pomerol-esque effort that offers a brilliant value drop for a little extra sparkle this Christmas. |
| Price: £131.70 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Tournefeuille
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| Wine: Chateau Tournefeuille Lalande de Pomerol Magnum 2007
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Appellation: Pomerol
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
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| Price: £44.95 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Selvapiana, Fattoria
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| Wine: Chianti Rufina 2008
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese, Canaiolo |
Tasting notes: The grapes for the Rufina were grown in various vineyards covering 40 hectares on this ancient estate situated in the Chianti Rufina DOCG zone, north east of Florence. At an altitude of up to 200 metres above sea level, most of the vineyards face west/north west with soils formed of clay and limestone. The older vines (31 years old) are planted at a density of 3,200 per hectare with 5,200 per hectare for the younger 7 year old vines resulting in an average yield of between 35 and 40 hl per hectare.
The outstanding 2008 is one to be cherished, very pure, very classic and complex for the price. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Selvapiana, Fattoria
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| Wine: Chianti Rufina Riserva 'Bucerchiale' 2007
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese |
| Tasting notes: The most characterful of the Selvapiana range, the Riserva Bucerchiale is full of vivacity displaying pure fresh berried flavours and high levels of complexity. This is a wine that although showing well now, will require 5-10 years to reveal it's true potential. |
| Price: £21.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Selvapiana, Fattoria
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| Wine: Chianti Rufina Riserva 'Bucerchiale' 2007
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese |
| Tasting notes: The most characterful of the Selvapiana range, the Riserva Bucerchiale is full of vivacity displaying pure fresh berried flavours and high levels of complexity. This is a wine that although showing well now, will require 5-10 years to reveal it's true potential. |
| Price: £21.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine des Cinq Autels
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| Wine: Cidre de Normandie NV
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| Region:
Country: France |
| Grape: |
| Tasting notes: A slow fermentation process allows the sparkling effect to occur naturally in the bottle and lets the best aromas and flavours develop. Aperfect summer's day tipple! |
| Price: £4.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Beers & Cider |
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| Producer: Cien y Pico
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| Wine: Doble Pasta 2008
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| Region: La Mancha
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Grenache |
| Tasting notes: Attaching intense fresh and uplifting powerful pure blueberry and strong red fruits, followed by complete and almost summer pudding array of juicy blackberries, delicious strawberries and cream. There is also some significant tannin as well as strong dark chocolate dominates on the pallet, supported by blueberry coulis like flavours. A long fine finish is a hallmark of top quality wine. |
| Price: £12.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Leoville Las Cases
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| Wine: Clos du Marquis 2006
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Appellation: St Julien
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: As usual, the second wine, the 2006 Clos du Marquis, exhibits a character similar to the grand vin, but it is a more fruit-forward effort with sweeter tannins, and a more precocious, evolved personality. With super intense black cherry and cedary notes intermixed with hints of licorice and barrique, this deep, medium to full-bodied, velvety-textured wine is ideal for consumption over the next 15+ years. 90 pts RP |
| Price: £34.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Colome
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| Wine: Colome Malbec Blend 2009
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| Region: Salta
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec |
| Tasting notes: The Estate Malbec is the flagship wine of the winery and is the ultimate expression of Argentinean Malbec. Full bodied and powerful yet unquestionably elegant. The wine is partially aged in French oak barrels for fifteen months. Production limited to miniscule 900 bottles per vintage |
| Price: £16.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Colome
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| Wine: Torrentes 2010
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| Region: Salta
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Torrontes |
Tasting notes: This wine shows the typical pale golden colour characteristic of the wine variety. Floral and fresh aromas of honeysuckle, roses, lemon and grapefruit on the nose.
In the mouth, the wine is intense and well balanced, with an attractive, fresh finish. Complex and powerful, this is a stylish version of the Argentina's signature white wine variety. |
| Price: £10.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Gutierrez Colosia
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| Wine: Fino del Puerto NV
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| Region: Jerez - Sherry
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Palomino |
| Tasting notes: Fine, elegant and subtle, an extraordinary wine for the price. |
| Price: £6.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Fortified |
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| Producer: Contero
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| Wine: Brachetto d'Acqui 2010
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: |
| Tasting notes: The wine is a frothing pink cacophony of fun and frolics. A real summer party treat and at only 5.5% it is one for those who like to go all day! |
| Price: £16.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Contero
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| Wine: Moscato d'Asti 2009
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Muscat |
| Tasting notes: As a low-alcohol alcohol choice, this sweet Moscato d'Asti is bound to charm. It has delicious fresh and grapey aromas with a hint of ripe peach. The palate is well balanced and supported by elegant floral characters, and there's an appealing sweetness on the finish. (Decanter) |
| Price: £12.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Conti Zecca
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| Wine: Negramaro Cantalupi 2008
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| Region: Puglia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Negroamaro |
| Tasting notes: A stunning bouquet of ripe fruit with hints of spices which follows through to a palate of soft velevety tannins and a punchy hit of ripe Puglian fruit! |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Cousino-Macul
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| Wine: Cousino Macul Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
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| Region:
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Tasting notes: Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 12 months in French oak barrels. This is a supple soft style of rustic Cabernet with real charm. |
| Price: £21.95 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Crawford River
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| Wine: Crawford River Riesling 2010
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| Region: Victoria
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Riesling |
| Tasting notes: The capacity to improve with age gives riesling its extra dimension. Take a great Aussie riesling such as the 2010 Crawford River Riesling Henty, £23.80, Imbibros (imbibros.co.uk), intensely aromatic with tropical fruit opulence and refreshing zest. It will age beautifully. Anthony Rose - Independent on Sunday JAN 2012 |
| Price: £23.80 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Crawford River
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| Wine: Crawford River Riesling 2009
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| Region: Victoria
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Riesling |
| Tasting notes: A soft and textured palate of great purity and elegance is underpinned by the typical stoney, chalky minerality derived from the basalt loam/ancient seabed in which the vines have their extensive root-systems. The long, even palate is poised and balanced with layers of sweet fruit flavours and bright, innate acidity. |
| Price: £16.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Bouchard Finlayson
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| Wine: Croc's Lair Chardonnay 2008
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| Region: Walker Bay
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Grown at a high elevation of 700 meters in a blind mountain valley behind the village of Villiersdorp where this location is more reminiscent of the Swiss Alps than a typical South African Vineyard site. These vineyards are without irrigation & they ripen about a month later than elsewhere in the Cape. The 2008 vintage was very late but has still managed to produce another excellent Chardonnay bottling. Characterised by rich mineral and citrus fruit design overlaid with peach & vanilla flavour tones all enhanced by only the best French Oak – 25% being new barrel compliment. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Croft
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| Wine: Croft Vintage Port 2007
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| Region: Douro - Port
Country: Portugal |
| Grape: Port Blend |
Tasting notes: Richard Hemming, www.jancisrobinson.com, May 2009
“Blueberry, cranberry, clove, violets - very opulent. Rich, thick mouthfeel with lovely balance of acidity, very approachable, surprisingly soft whilst remaining very concentrated. 20%.
Drink 2009-19” Score 18/20 |
| Price: £44.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Fortified |
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| Producer: Domaine Fayolle Fils & Fille
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| Wine: Crozes Hermitage Domaine Fayolle Fils & Fille Le Sens 2007
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Appellation: Crozes Hermitage
Sub-region: Northern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: A dark smoky edge softens the black fruit, fig, tobacco and roasted chestnut notes. The long fleshy finish has excellent buried minerality. |
| Price: £15.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Cullen
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| Wine: Cullen Mangan 2009
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| Region: Margaret River
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot |
Tasting notes: The fruit for this unique style of wine was biodynamically grown at the Mangan vineyard in Margaret River. The quality of the fruit benefited from an exceptional growing season in 2009.
It was naturally fermented and aged for 12 months in predominantly used French oak to retain fruit freshness.
Drink now to 15 years. |
| Price: £24.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Cullen
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| Wine: Cullen Margaret River Red 2008
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| Region: Margaret River
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot |
| Tasting notes: Rich, plummy fruit flavours define the palate, lifted by the lively mulberry flavours. Soft in style whilst carrying great persistence and power, this wine gained great complexity from 15 months of maturation in French oak. |
| Price: £15.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Terroir Les Mourels
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| Wine: Cuvee Image 2005
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Appellation: AOC_Minervois
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| Region: Languedoc Roussillon
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache |
| Tasting notes: An intense yet smooth grenache/syrah blend that has subtle spice and lovely silky tannins. Finishes with a toasty maturity. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Dog Point Vineyard
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| Wine: Dog Point Pinot Noir 2008
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| Region: Marlborough
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Spending 18 months in Troncais oak this wine is rich, structured and very elegant. |
| Price: £25.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Dog Point Vineyard
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| Wine: Sauvignon Blanc 2010
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| Region: Marlborough
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: Generous full bodied wine displaying an excellent balance of fruit and acidity with a fine citrus infused finish. This is arguably a far finer wine than Cloudy Bay at a considerably lower price. |
| Price: £14.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Dog Point Vineyard
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| Wine: Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 2008
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| Region: Marlborough
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: The Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 is only produced in very small quantities. Extended lees contact in barrel produces a wine with considerable texture and flavour along with immense character. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Dom Perignon
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| Wine: Dom Perignon 2002
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: |
Tasting notes: Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne one of the world's most famous Champagnes, this prestige cuvée Dom Perignon 2002 Vintage released in 2010 retains its founder's modern vision of true luxury.
The making of each vintage involves a delicate job of assemblage and adjustment, before the mysterious balance between Dom Pérignon's chardonnay and pinot noir can be reached.
"Extraordinarily firm, confident, intense nose. Broad and long with a hint of orange peel. Great persistence.This already delivers but has such a backbone and great acidity and light grip (only noticeable at the very end of the tasting experience) that it surely has a long life ahead of it. Really reaches every hidden cell of the palate, A very assured performance.” August 2010 www.jancisrobinson.com |
| Price: £130.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Domaine Carneros
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| Wine: Avant Garde Pinot Noir 2006
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Sub-region: Napa Valley |
| Region: California
Country: USA |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
Tasting notes: Wine Enthusiast Rating, 91 points
"This bottling has been getting steadily richer and better over the years and has now reached the point where it’s an authentic Carneros beauty. The ’06 is a Pinot Noir to drink now, to savor its raspberry and cherry freshness, crispness and silky texture." — Steve Heimoff |
| Price: £22.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine de Combiaty
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| Wine: Domaine Combiaty Piron Brouilly 2009
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Appellation: Beaujolais
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| Region: Calatayud
Country: France |
| Grape: Gamay |
Tasting notes: This vibrant wine exudes dark fruit with notes of cherry and blueberry backed up by soft, ripe tannins. Although still very grapey, it will shine with most bistro now, but will age gracefully for 3-5 years.
"loaded with ripe blueberry and blackberry mingled with black pepper and salted beef marrow; is silken smooth; and finishes with generous refreshment."90 Points-Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate |
| Price: £14.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine Crochet
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| Wine: 'Exils' Sancerre Blanc 2008
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Appellation: Sancerre
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: This cuvée is pure flint (silex) as the name suggests, sourced from a parcel near Thauvenay. Very evocative on the nose, certainly very different to the first two wines. Lots more fruit here, still a fine citrus character but much more overtly expressed. The palate continues in the same vein, round and almost fat with pleasure, but with a good stony texture beneath, and also super acidity. This is a finely styled wine, full of substance, extract and grip. It is delicious. 18+/20 (The Wine Doctor) |
| Price: £21.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine Crochet
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| Wine: Sancerre Blanc 2010
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Appellation: Sancerre
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: Classic Sancerre - dry with leaf blackcurrant and gooseberry fruit and a cool, lingering finish. |
| Price: £15.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine de Durban
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| Wine: Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2007
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Appellation: Beaumes de Venise
Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Muscat |
| Tasting notes: From a top producer of the AC, delicious apricot and honeyed fruit. |
| Price: £11.50 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Domaine de Larzac
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| Wine: Domaine De Larzac Rousanne Chardonnay 2008
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| Region: Languedoc Roussillon
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Roussanne |
| Tasting notes: This refreshing wine, reflects the charm and suppleness of its two grapes, with a silky texture, delicate citrus, fine herbs and spicey notes. |
| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine des Clairneaux
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| Wine: Sancerre Rose 2010
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Appellation: Sancerre
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: A beautifully delicate rosé made totally from Pinot Noir. The average age of the vines is 25 years resulting in an enticing mineral complexity. This is light, fresh and truely moreish stuff! |
| Price: £14.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Rose |
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| Producer: Domaine des Geneves
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| Wine: Domaine des Geneves Chablis 2009
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Sub-region: Chablis |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: This excellent wine possesses all the freshness, lightness, firmness and distinctive , mineral character one associates with top quality Chablis. Especially good with seafood. |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine du Pegau
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| Wine: Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee 2006
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Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Rhone Blend |
Tasting notes: "As for the Domaine du Pegau estate wines, the 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee was tasted from multiple foudres, and appears to be better than the 2005 and 2004. The 2006 exhibits gamy, meaty, new saddle leather, kirsch liqueur, black currant, pepper, lavender, and spice notes. The wine is full-bodied, rich, deep, and long. One foudre, which may become a Cuvee Laurence, appears to be of the same quality as the Cuvee Reservee, but the Laurence will be bottled much later than the Reservee, which was about to be bottled at the time of my visit in late August.
92-94"94 Points (The Wine Advocate) |
| Price: £46.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine du Salvard
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| Wine: Cheverny 2009
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Appellation: Cheverny
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: A Sauvignon dominated blend from the Loire with a touch of Chardonnay to add a little weight and spice. “Tingly, nervy and admirably fruity” according to Jancis Robinson MW, it is certainly better than many Sancerres that we have tried. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe
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| Wine: Chateuneuf du Pape 2008
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Appellation: Chateauneuf du Pape
Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Rhone Blend |
Tasting notes: Wine Advocate # 185
Oct 2009 Robert Parker (89-91)
Production for the grand vin in 2008 was down by 20-25%, and the 2008 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape appears to be a soft, richly fruity wine revealing lots of raspberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with notions of nori (the seaweed wrapper found in sushi restaurants), roasted Provencal herbs, and garrigue. This lovely front end-loaded effort will be unusually precocious, so it should be drinkable upon release, and will evolve for 7-10 years. |
| Price: £41.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe
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| Wine: Chateuneuf du Pape 2008
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Appellation: Chateauneuf du Pape
Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Rhone Blend |
Tasting notes: Wine Advocate # 185
Oct 2009 Robert Parker (89-91)
Production for the grand vin in 2008 was down by 20-25%, and the 2008 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape appears to be a soft, richly fruity wine revealing lots of raspberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with notions of nori (the seaweed wrapper found in sushi restaurants), roasted Provencal herbs, and garrigue. This lovely front end-loaded effort will be unusually precocious, so it should be drinkable upon release, and will evolve for 7-10 years. |
| Price: £85 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine Faiveley
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| Wine: Domaine Faiveley Mercurey Premier Cru Clos Des Myglands 2008
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Appellation: Nuits St Georges
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: A fine vintage from Faiveley's 15-acre monopole, this wine is tight, transparently simple and fresh. The flavors are gentle and round, with lovely red fruit. A perfect match for seared duck breast. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine Faiveley
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| Wine: Mercurey Premier Cru Clos Des Myglands Magnum 2008
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Appellation: Nuits St Georges
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: A fine vintage from Faiveley's 15-acre monopole, this wine is tight, transparently simple and fresh. The flavors are gentle and round, with lovely red fruit. A perfect match for seared duck breast. |
| Price: £41.95 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine Gayda
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| Wine: L'Archet Cuvee Occitane 2006
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| Region: Languedoc Roussillon
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre / Mataro, Carignan |
Tasting notes: 45 % Grenache, 30% Syrah, 15 % Carignan, 10 %
Mourvèdre. The fruit is hand harvested from the ‘La Liviniere’ cru of Minervois and represents the terroir and style of this ancient wine producing area. A truly exceptional wine for the price.
Vibrant, expressive nose of red fruits, pepper, spice, and
“garrigue”. A full bodied wine, with expansive depth on the palate, integrated tannins and a long, silky finish.
ARRIVING SHORTLY! |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine Haut-Marin
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| Wine: Domaine Haut-Marin Blanc 2009
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Sub-region: Cotes_de_Gascogne |
| Region: Gers
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Colombard |
| Tasting notes: You know that great house wine you get at the little bistro in southern France? This is that wine. Similar flavour to a Sauvignon Blanc and only 11.5% alcohol. Drink this on the patio all summer long. This is a real hark back to summer holidays in the Languedoc. A perfect aperitif! |
| Price: £6.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine La Closerie
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| Wine: Domaine La Closerie Gigondas 2009
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Appellation: Gigondas
Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre / Mataro |
| Tasting notes: Intense and deep in colour, this wine has a delicate nose of red soft fruits, with raspeberry notes and subtle aromas of the forest. Full bodied and concentrated, the wine has suprising suppleness leading to a warm round finish. |
| Price: £17.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine Le Claux Delorme
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| Wine: Domaine Le Claux Delorme Blanc 2009
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Appellation: Valencay
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
Tasting notes: Fresh citrussy notes with a generous cut of minerality on the nose.
A full and concentrated wine with enticing floral and fruity notes. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine Leflaive
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| Wine: Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2008
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Appellation: Batard_Montrachet
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: Deepish gold. Floral nose, less obviously rich than the rather oaky Bienvenues tasted. But with great purity. Very obviously Leflaive style. Still a little fizzy and with lots of density and great structure. Real body. Big and powerful. Very long.
18/20 Jancis Robinson |
| Price: £250.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine Leflaive
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| Wine: Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 2008
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Appellation: Puligny Montrachet
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Grapes from seven separate parcels of vines go into the village wine. The most important are Les Brelances and Les Tremblots and in total the parcels add up to 4.64ha. With vines on the Chassagne side of the village giving density and weight and those towards the Meursault side bringing minerality, together with the purity and floral qualities of those in the heart of the village, the combination produces a village wine of unusual complexity. The oak regime here is typically 15-20% new. |
| Price: £56.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine Leflaive
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| Wine: Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru Clavaillon 2008
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Appellation: Puligny Montrachet
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: Fine and tight and introvert. Quite pure and lean and mineral with just a hint of wild flowers. A hint of bitter quinine on the finish. This should eventually be very pure and fine but one will have to wait. Our sample is from a tank with more new oak than the final blend will have.
16+/20 Jancis Robinson |
| Price: £74.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine Leflaive
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| Wine: Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru Folatieres 2008
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Appellation: Puligny Montrachet
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: Interesting, complex bouquet already of undergrowth, vegetation. Quite substantial and dense on the palate. Very firm, almost rigid at this point. Should blossom into something very intriguing. Long and nuanced. But that backbone...! Good fruit too.
17/20 Jancis Robinson |
| Price: £120.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine Leflaive
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| Wine: Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru Les Pucelles 2008
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Appellation: Puligny Montrachet
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: Just finished its malo, still quite surly on the nose. Some smokiness. Very very embryonic. Still dominated by very young, almost raw, acidity. Minerals, not obvious fruit at this stage. This will presumably be a very slow burner. Extremely firm but impressive length. Baby Chevalier, suggests Eric Remy.
17/20 Jancis Robinson |
| Price: £150.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine Patrick Vauvy
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| Wine: Domaine Patrick Vauvy Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2010
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: Sampled by Karl and James at the Rickyard, they were both blown away by the value of this wine. It is youthful, vibrant and fresh yet has an underlying weight and structure that brings everything together. This added dimension of depth comes from Patricks technique of a short `maceration pelliculaire'. At £8.95 it punches well above its weight. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine Pfister
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| Wine: Gewurztaminer Silberberg 2009
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| Region: Alsace
Country: France |
| Grape: Gewurztraminer |
Tasting notes: This wine comes from two plots in the Silberberg named-place. Facing South/South-East, the grapes enjoy plenty of sunshine and reach a good level of maturity.
The wines develop strong floral aromas of rose and display a slight acidity.
The Silberberg renders the Gewurztraminer "airy", a remarkable characteristic for this grape variety. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine Pierre Fil
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| Wine: Domaine Pierre Fil Cuvee Heledus 2006
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Appellation: Minervois
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| Region: Languedoc Roussillon
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Carignan |
| Tasting notes: |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine Saumaize-Michelin
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| Wine: Pouilly Fuisse Pentacrine 2009
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Appellation: Pouilly_Fuisse
Sub-region: Maconnais |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: In the winery Roger gives each barrel individual attention during their maturation and then, like a mad alchemist, blends various barrels together to give a balanced and harmonious wine.
The resulting wines are full of pure Chardonnay fruit with an amazing balance between creamy oak, ripe, rich fruit and fresh, crisp acidity. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domane Wachau
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| Wine: Gruner Veltliner 2010
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| Region:
Country: Austria |
| Grape: Gruner Veltliner |
| Tasting notes: There is no other wine that is more versatile at the table! Pronounced peppery flavour and racy structure offer plenty of pleasant refreshment. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domane Wachau
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| Wine: Riesling 2007
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| Region:
Country: Austria |
| Grape: Riesling |
| Tasting notes: Deeply fragrant with exotic components; subtle minerals lend an aristocratic character. A charming wine with typical Wachau character. |
| Price: £14.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Donnafugata
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| Wine: Ben Rye Passito di Pantelleria 2008
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| Region: Sicily
Country: Italy |
| Grape: |
Tasting notes: A stunning sweet wine from the Island of Pantelleria closer to the North African coast than that of Sicily. The grapes come from 11 different areas of the island having unique micro-climates that determine different times of maturity. After August 15, harvesting begins by picking the grapes that will be left to dry naturally by the sun and the wind for 20-30 days. In September, the less precocious vineyards are harvested. The fresh grapes are cooled to preserve their aromas and then soft-pressed to obtain the must. During the course of fermentation, the dried grapes, that have been de-stemmed by hand, are added several times. The phase of maceration of the dried grape in the must is delicate and essential to obtain the extraordinary qualities of persuasive sweetness, freshness and special aroma. The wine then ages in stainless steel tanks for at least 4 months and 6 months in the bottle.
The wine displays its extraordinary personality and depth initially with its bright amber yellow colour. After the first, intense notes of apricots and peaches, the bouquet offers sweet sensations of dried figs, honey, herbs and mineral notes. The wine is impressive on the palate with its outstanding complexity due to a fusing of sweetness, acidity and softness.
A great sipping wine, perfect with blue cheese or foie gras. |
| Price: £34.50 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Donnafugata
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| Wine: Ben Rye 2008
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| Region: Pantelleria
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Zibibbo |
| Tasting notes: The 2008 Passito di Pantelleria Ben Rye flows with the essence of burnt sugar, candied orange peel, dried figs and sweet spices. There is a wonderful salinity that frames the fruit beautifully to the long, creamy finish. Ben Rye is made from air-dried Zibibbo grown on Pantelleria, an island located off the Western coast of Sicily. It is a fairly rich, weighty dessert wine that is probably best enjoyed on its own. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2018. 90pts RP |
| Price: £34.50 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Donnafugata
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| Wine: Polena Catarratto / Viognier 2010
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| Region: Sicily
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Viognier, Cataratto |
| Tasting notes: Both varieties contributed in equal parts to the final blend. Ripe grapes without excessive concentrations created a wine that’s moderately alcoholic. Very clean nose, with notes of lime and tropical fruits along with delicate mineral nuances. In the mouth the fruit is very flavoursome. Its freshness assures a long and pleasant finish. |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Duette
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| Wine: Duette Chardonnay 2009
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| Region: Casablanca
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Rich ripe wine with superb depth and concentration. There are flavours of burnt buttered toast, cream and bright citrus notes all intermingled in this juicy and complex wine. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Duette
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| Wine: Duette Pinot Noir 2010
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| Region: Casablanca
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Sourced from vines grown in the Alta Maipo region, close to Santiago, Duette Pinot Noir is a premium wine that displays a silky texture, good structure with hints of violets and vanilla. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: El Escoces Volante
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| Wine: Manga del Brujo 2008
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| Region: Calatayud
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Tempranillo / Aragonez, Grenache |
| Tasting notes: Norrel Robertson MW's joint venture with San Gregorio, taking advantage of old Garnacha vines. Sweet and rich and flattering. (JR) |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: El Escoces Volante
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| Wine: El Puno Garnacha 2007
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| Region: Calatayud
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Grenache |
| Tasting notes: The pioneer of California’s “Rhone Ranger” movement Randall Grahm recently chaired the Worldwide Grenache Symposium in the Rhone Valley, France. On tasting 2007 El Puno he said; “'Garnacha from Calatayud thoroughly rocked my world today. So much finesse, elegance. (El Puno is) possibly the greatest Grenache that no one (hardly anyone) has ever tasted.” |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: El Escoces Volante
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| Wine: El Puno Viognier 2009
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| Region: Calatayud
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Viognier |
Tasting notes: Restricted production allowed only 4000 bottles of this exceptional wine to be produced.
Pale straw with an unctuous texture. Pronounced varietal aromas of peach and honeysuckle, well integrated oak character with complex notes of ginger spice and jasmine. Full bodied, yet elegant, with crisp acidity, fresh stone fruits and a long mineral finish.
A real alternative to Condrieu and other great Viognier's of the world! |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Ernie Els Wines
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| Wine: Ernie Els Proprietor's Blend 2008
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
Tasting notes: "Polished and lengthy, with a nice mix of ripe plum and blackberry fruit woven with grilled herb and tobacco notes. The long finish gets a dusting of cocoa powder. Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2011. 3,325 cases made. 90 points"
James Molesworth, Wine Spectator (05/10) |
| Price: £23.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Ernie Els Wines
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| Wine: Ernie Els Signature 2006
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
Tasting notes: Producing a wine made up of five Bordeaux varieties to reflect the unique diversity of the Stellenbosch terroir. This wine, made by cellar master Louis Strydom, is Ernie Els and Jean Engelbrecht's vision to produce an exceptional wine, reflecting their respective commitment to quality.
The different clones of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot are kept separate (micro-vinified) throughout vinification. Vinified in 300 litre French oak barrels for 20 months, the wine underwent bottle maturation for a further 18 months. This wine is made in a full robust style and has the potential to age.
Drink now through 2020. |
| Price: £48.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Ernie Els Wines
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| Wine: 'Cirrus' Syrah 2006
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Viognier |
Tasting notes: As Jean Engelbrecht gained knowledge and an understanding of Californian wine, he was drawn to the wines of the legendary Californian producer, Silver Oak Cellars, their philosophy and the focused way they ran their operation. Drawing a parallel to his own family estate in South Africa, Rust en Vrede, he noted that both wineries focused on producing only red wine, and even further, concentrating on a specific wine – Cabernet Sauvignon for Silver Oak and a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, and Merlot for Rust en Vrede.
Jean met Ray Duncan, proprietor of Silver Oak, and a friendship was formed. The synergy that developed between the two families, their mutual love for wine, and the challenge to produce a wine together, led to the formation of The Cirrus Wine Company. In 2004 Jean’s longtime friend and business partner, Ernie Els, became part of this exciting venture that was now formed between the three families.
This is Rhone meets South Africa in a spectacular way! |
| Price: £26.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Ernie Els Wines
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| Wine: Guardian Peak Merlot 2009
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Merlot |
| Tasting notes: The nose of this youthful wine is dominated by intense ripe plum and cherry aromas. This is backed-up by toffee and mocha which is extracted from the oak. On the palate this wine offers up-front fruit and a good length of cherry flavour. The ripe fruit is complimented by an elegant chocolate flavour. This juicy and chewy wine offers a medium to long finish which is provided by its intriguing balance of fruit-flavour and complexity. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Ernie Els Wines
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| Wine: Guardian Peak Shiraz 2008
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: A lively Shiraz, with lots of lush and vibrant red berries. There is a broad mocha structure backed up by plums and blackberries with an elegant velvety finish. |
| Price: £9.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Escarpment
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| Wine: Escarpment Chardonnay 2009
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| Region: Martinborough
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: This wine compares well to a decent Macon. It's ripe, rich, yet soft and tactile. An absolute joy to drink with an unexpected long finish. |
| Price: £15.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Escarpment
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| Wine: Kiwa Pinot Noir 2009
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| Region: Martinborough
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
Tasting notes: The Escarpment “Insight Series” allows individual vineyard expression from exceptional sites within the Martinborough Geographic Indication. This wine was grown on the Cleland Vineyard Cambridge Street, Martinborough from 27 year old vines. A combination of deep alluvial gravels which the Martinborough Terraces are renowned for and a blend of Clones UCD 5, 6 and 13 always rewards us with savoury, complex and spicy wine.
It was open topped fermented in traditional wooded cuves, hand plunged every 8 hours, with a total vat time of 16 days. After pressing it was matured in 30% new French oak barriques for 12 months. It was fined using a minimum of egg whites to protect the flavours but aid brightness in the glass, promoting soft mouth feel and texture.
This is an outstanding example of classic Pinot Noir. It will continue to develop for up to 10 years and will always be a wonderful counterpart to any game food. |
| Price: £22.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Escarpment
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| Wine: Escarpment Pinot Gris 2009
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| Region: Martinborough
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio |
| Tasting notes: Powerful opulent fruit combines beautifully with barrel fermentation in this Burgundian inspired Pinot Gris. The flavours are reminiscent of ripe pears and white stone fruit with delightful soft texture ensuring a long commanding finish; 4 grams residual sugar has enhanced the fruit flavours Pinot Gris is renowned for. Drink now or over the next 2 to 3 years. |
| Price: £12.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Familia Zuccardi
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| Wine: Q Tempranillo 2008
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| Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez |
| Tasting notes: A wine of great structure with notes of tobacco, leather, vanilla and chocolate. This wine has the potential to age gracefully as well as offering immediate pleasure. |
| Price: £15.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Felton Road
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| Wine: Chardonnay 2009
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| Region: Central Otago
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: At this early stage of its life the wine is pert and lively with spring flowers and citrus blossom on the nose and a hint of hazelnut. The palate is smooth, racy and seamless, with a full texture, but a lithe and taught structure. It is clean and long in the finish and while delicious now, will take some bottle age to start to evolve the evident complexity that lies in wait. |
| Price: £21.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Felton Road
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| Wine: Pinot Noir 2009
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| Region: Central Otago
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Already starting to let its perfume emerge. This vintage is spicier, with chocolate and violets overlaying dark cherry and raspberry. The palate is seamlessly plush and richly textural, with significant very fine dusty tannins constructing a framework through the finish. While concentration is abundant, the wine still holds on to its precision. A candidate for long haul keeping as well as enjoying its exuberance in the first few years. In short, a benchmark Felton Road. |
| Price: £27.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Finca Allende
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| Wine: Finca Allende Aurus 2004
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez, Graciano |
Tasting notes: 98pts - Jay Miller, Robert Parker
The 2004 Aurus is not quite as large-scaled as the 2005 but makes up for it with elegance. This stylish wine has a splendid perfume of sandalwood, incense, truffle, Asian spices, lavender, and black cherry leading to an already complex, spicy, savory wine with superb volume and mouth-coating flavors. Give it another 4 years of cellaring and drink it through 2034. Collectors will discuss the merits of 2004 and 2005 for many years to come.
The Calvario Vertical Tasting : Allende’s Calvario cuvee is typically 90% old-vine Tempranillo and the balance Garnacha and Graciano sourced from the vineyard of the same name planted in 1945. The wine is aged in new French oak for 16 months and bottled without filtration. The Aurus Vertical Tasting : The flagship Aurus is typically 85% old-vine Tempranillo and 15% Graciano aged in new French oak for 24 months. |
| Price: £99.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Bodegas Norton
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| Wine: Finca La Colonia Barbera 2009
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| Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Barbera |
Tasting notes: Ruby red in color. Red fruit, plum and raspberry aromas.
Good body, fresh and fruity, with tinges of spice and a nice finish. |
| Price: £7.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Bodegas Norton
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| Wine: Finca La Colonia Sauvignon Blanc 2009
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| Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
Tasting notes: Bright , pale yellow, with a touch of green.
Intense citrus, including pink grapefruit, and fresh herbs. Fresh and fruity on the palate with an elegant, balanced finish. |
| Price: £7.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Finca Los Prados
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| Wine: Chenin Semillon 2009
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| Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Chenin Blanc, Semillon |
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| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Fonseca
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| Wine: Fonseca Vintage Port 2007
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| Region: Douro - Port
Country: Portugal |
| Grape: Port Blend |
Tasting notes: Neal Martin, www.erobertparker.com, May 2009
“A limpid purple garnet core. The nose is quintessential Fonseca, like a riotous party reaching its crescendo in the glass. Macerated black cherries, eau-de-vie, damson, fig and a touch of Seville orange. Then what is fascinating is that the uproar dies down with aeration, becomes more focused...as if the host has asked everyone to quieten down. The palate is powerful and spicy on the entry, sweet ripe black berried fruits, a touch of spice, fig and apricot, lovely cohesion and weight building towards a deeply joyous finish that lacquers the mouth in port-like reverie. Perhaps more approachable than the 2000 or the 2003 at this stage, this is a marvellous Fonseca.”
Score 96 |
| Price: £55.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Fortified |
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| Producer: Fontodi
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| Wine: Fontodi Chianti Classico 2007
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese |
| Tasting notes: Wine Spectator: Issue Oct 31 2009 - Blackberry and dark plum aromas follow through to a full body, with silky tannins and a bright, fruity finish. There's a nice combination of bright fruit and clean acidity. Drink now. 14,000 cases made. |
| Price: £18.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Fontodi
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| Wine: Flaccianello della Pieve 2007
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese |
| Tasting notes: Flaccianello is a 100% Sangiovese of stunning depth, supple tannins and wonderful balance. The vines from which this wine is made are all in excess of 30 years old at an altitude of 400m. A wine which shows terrific style. |
| Price: £52.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Foxdenton
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| Wine: Foxdenton London Dry Gin 48% NV
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| Region: South
Country: England |
| Grape: |
Tasting notes: "The best gins I've had in an absolute age - the fruit ones for keeping warm outdoors and the 48%vol London Dry for keeping cool indoors."
Jonathan Ray, wine editor, Daily Telegraph
"Over Christmas I was lucky enough to enjoy a foxdenton 48% gin and it was a relevation . I had entirely forgotten that gin actually tastes of something - in this case a vivid alchemy of aromatic herbs and harmonious spices in a limpid , ardent spirit of remarkable purity..."
Ned Halley wine writer for the Press Association
"The strength of this Gin (48% ABV) produces a strong tingling sensation in the mouth and it's certainly a Gin that packs a punch. It has pronounced flavours of citrus and juniper, particularly on the finish. This a Gin-lover's Gin and moves away from a recent trend of gentle, more "sippable" Gins being created."
J David Smith SummerFruitCup Blog |
| Price: £24.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Francois Parent
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| Wine: Pommard 1er Cru Vergers Magnum 1999
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Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
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| Price: £79.95 |
Size: 150 cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Frogs Leap
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| Wine: Frogs Leap Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
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Sub-region: Napa Valley |
| Region:
Country: USA |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Tasting notes: Aiming to make a very satisfying Napa Cabernet and not a showy one, winemakers John Williams and Paula Moschetti followed the lessons of many Bordeaux-style predecessors, the net result of which is a wine that is just as balanced and drinkable young as it is old. The 2007 carries a nose of black fruit and fresh herbs, followed by tastes of ripe plum and black currants, finished with hints of cedar and velvety tannins. |
| Price: £32.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Frogs Leap
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| Wine: Frogs Leap Chardonnay 2008
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Sub-region: Napa Valley |
| Region:
Country: USA |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Fresh and vibrant, the 2008 Frog’s Leap Chardonnay abandons contemporary trends of big oak and butter for crisp acidity and a bright finish. Aromas of pear and white peaches are layered with delicate notes of honeysuckle and peach blossoms. The wine enters the palate with flavors of green apple, citrus, and a hint of vanilla; all underscored by its racier mineral-and-slate essence. With a finish that is clean and tart, it practically begs for the next sip-making it a great wine to pair with your meal. |
| Price: £23.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Geoff Merrill
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| Wine: Jacko's Blend Shiraz 2005
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| Region: McLaren Vale
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: Shiraz fanatic and flamboyant winemaker, Geoff Merrill has made as stunning McLaren Vale red wine. Dark and youthful in colour, the nose shows subtle toasty oak, moving to fruit aromas of spice and fresh berries. Rich and well structured on the palate with a savoury integrated oak to add complexity, this fantastic full bodied red delivers all the oomph of blockbuster aussie reds but still with a refined finish and long lingering flavour. |
| Price: £16.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Gerard Thomas
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| Wine: St Aubin 2006
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Appellation: St Aubin
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: We’re big fans of Thomas’ St Aubin. Seriously classy for the price displaying lots of mineraltiy, richness and fresh acidity. |
| Price: £18.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Giol
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| Wine: Organic Prosecco NV
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Prosecco |
| Tasting notes: Semi-sparkling Prosecco has always been better suited for simple, immediate consumption than its sparkling version. Pale straw yellow in color with greenish highlights, this wine has a fruity nose with pronounced notes of green apple and hints of peach, accompanied by floral notes of wisteria and acacia blossom. The nose is slightly more delicate. Its crispness makes the perfect match for shellfish, smoked salmon canapés or spinach crepes. |
| Price: £11.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Giustiniana, Tenuta La
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| Wine: Giustiniana Gavi di Gavi Lugarara 2010
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Appellation: Gavi
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Cortese |
| Tasting notes: A quintessential Italian white - light, zingy and deliciously drinkable. |
| Price: £16.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Gosset
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| Wine: Gosset Celebris Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: The latest addition to the Celebris portfolio is the just released Blanc de Blancs. A selection of the very best chardonnay from the four vintage of 1999, 1998, 1996, and 1995. A blend of 11 Grand and Premier Crus, this is the benchmark example of the Gosset house style. No malolactic fermentation which imparts greater freshness and longevity to the wine matched with a minimal dosage of just 3.5g/l which further highlights the quality of the fruit. The extended time on lees has built wonderful complexity and interest to the cuvee and is one to watch develop further in the cellar. |
| Price: £130.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Gosset
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| Wine: Gosset Excellence NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: Gosset only uses juice from the first and best pressing of grapes, and unlike most other producers, initial fermentation is still carried out in small oak barrels. Riddling and disgorgement are performed by hand. Significantly, and in contrast to virtually all other houses, Gosset Champagnes do not undergo a malolactic fermentation, resulting in a heightened acidity, slower maturing wines and that inimitable Gosset style – powerful and full-bodied, of unrivaled richness and staying power – in other words, some of the world's most legendary Champagne. |
| Price: £35.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Gosset
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| Wine: Gosset Excellence 6 for 5 NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: Gosset only uses juice from the first and best pressing of grapes, and unlike most other producers, initial fermentation is still carried out in small oak barrels. Riddling and disgorgement are performed by hand. Significantly, and in contrast to virtually all other houses, Gosset Champagnes do not undergo a malolactic fermentation, resulting in a heightened acidity, slower maturing wines and that inimitable Gosset style – powerful and full-bodied, of unrivaled richness and staying power – in other words, some of the world's most legendary Champagne. |
| Price: £215.70 |
Size: 6*75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
| Special offer: £179.70 | See more special offers |
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| Producer: Gosset
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| Wine: Gosset Excellence NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: Gosset only uses juice from the first and best pressing of grapes, and unlike most other producers, initial fermentation is still carried out in small oak barrels. Riddling and disgorgement are performed by hand. Significantly, and in contrast to virtually all other houses, Gosset Champagnes do not undergo a malolactic fermentation, resulting in a heightened acidity, slower maturing wines and that inimitable Gosset style – powerful and full-bodied, of unrivaled richness and staying power – in other words, some of the world's most legendary Champagne. |
| Price: £195 |
Size: 300 cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Gosset
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| Wine: Gosset Grande Millesime 1999
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Tender yellow colour with hints of green gold, fine and abundant bubbles. Regular and intense cordon. Fresh apricots, pair and quince. Vine flower nose with a slightly honey backdrop. Rapid and persistent note of citrus fruit on aromas of apricot, mango and fresh fig. Delicate final flavour, dominated by a zest of lemon freshness. |
| Price: £58.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Gosset
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| Wine: Gosset Grande Millesime 1999
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Tender yellow colour with hints of green gold, fine and abundant bubbles. Regular and intense cordon. Fresh apricots, pair and quince. Vine flower nose with a slightly honey backdrop. Rapid and persistent note of citrus fruit on aromas of apricot, mango and fresh fig. Delicate final flavour, dominated by a zest of lemon freshness. |
| Price: £125 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Gosset
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| Wine: Gosset Grande Reserve NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: Light golden yellow, light bubbles. Intense and complex. Aromatic notes mixed with flowers (daffodil, linden flower) and fruits (cherry, blackberry, drying raisins) on a backdrop of roasted scents. Ample, vinous and concentrated. First aromas of dried fig and stuffed cherries and then very quickly aromas of grilled almonds and biscuit. Long and powerful flavour. |
| Price: £42.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Gosset
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| Wine: Gosset Grande Rose NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
Tasting notes: Vivid pink with a lively mousse. Redcurrant and dried cherry on the nose, with subtle floral and cinnamon notes adding complexity. Juicy red fruit flavors are firmed by gentle mineral and bitter cherry skin qualities, gaining depth with air. Finishes with dusty mineral grip and excellent persistence.
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 91/100 |
| Price: £54.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Gouguenheim Winery
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| Wine: Gouguenheim Malbec Reserva 2007
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| Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Malbec |
| Tasting notes: This shining example will not disappoint the burgeoning hordes of ‘Goug’ fans out there with its deep purple, almost opaque colour, big wafts of dense black fruits on the nose and a velveteen texture on the palate that is the winery’s hallmark. ‘Easy-drinking’ meets ‘serious kit’; lovely! |
| Price: £13.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chiorri
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| Wine: Grechetto 2009
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| Region: Umbria
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Grechetto |
| Tasting notes: 100% Grechetto which has a straw yellow appearence with hints of gold. The nose is fresh and intense with tropical fruit overtones and a dry palate. This would be an ideal match for hors d'oeurves and fish dishes as well as cheeses and cold meats. Excellent with mature cheese "fossa stagionato". |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Greywacke
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| Wine: Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2011
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| Region: Marlborough
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
Tasting notes: A tangy salsa-like combination of honeydew melon, yellow peach and
pawpaw tossed with some red capsicum, a sprig of spicy tomato leaf and a twist of grapefruit zest — this is an intensely aromatic, mouth-filling wine with a refreshingly crisp, flinty finish. |
| Price: £16.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Grosset
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| Wine: Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling 2008
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| Region: Clare Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Riesling |
| Tasting notes: Long, fine and very controlled, reluctantly opening layers of pristine, concentrated flavour that tie together neatly and culminate in a long, austere finish of lingering minerality and lime juice |
| Price: £20.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Guy Allion
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| Wine: Guy Allion 'Les Parcs' Pinot Noir 2009
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: This is a very good introduction to Pinot Noir, lots of red berry aromas and a suppleness that is on a par, if not more appealing than many of the entry level Burgundies. "Les Parcs" is an easy choice for a different, lighter red that is relatively low in alcohol. A great value wine. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Hamelin Bay Winery
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| Wine: Rampant Red 2007
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| Region: Margaret River
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: Red fruits, licorice and white spices fill the nose. Restrained and elegant, the palate is medium weight and length, with excellent midpalate sweetness and dry rustic tannins to finish. |
| Price: £13.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Hamelin Bay Winery
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| Wine: Rampant White 2009
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| Region: Margaret River
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
Tasting notes: The wine opens with lovely tropical fruit & citrus blossom pungency. A little gooseberry aroma from the Sauvignon Blanc component is also evident on this lifted aromatic profile.
The palate is soft, juicy and succulent showing fleshy stone fruit and grape flavours. Fine natural acidity gives this wine a lovely cut of freshness and minerally persistence. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Bouchard Finlayson
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| Wine: Hannibal 2007
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| Region: Walker Bay
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Shiraz / Syrah, Nebbiolo, Mourvedre / Mataro, Barbera |
| Tasting notes: This 2007 vintage has reverted to receiving a much smaller content of Shiraz than in 2006 – This time 13%. Sangiovese dominates with 52% followed by Pinot noir at 14% then Shiraz 13%, Nebbiolo 9%, Mourvedre 9% and Barbera 3%. This wine has concentrated dark fruit nose with an austere, gentle palate weight. Tannins are velvety and offer a slow-pronounced aromatic finish. |
| Price: £17.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Haute Cabriere
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| Wine: Chardonnay/Pinot Noir 2009
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| Region: Franschhoek
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
Tasting notes: The Haute Cabrière Chardonnay/Pinot Noir has a unique elegance and balance: the Chardonnay contributing elegance, and the Pinot Noir fruit and flavour intensity. The 2009 vintage is refined, with a firm acidity and an abundance of ripe fruit on the bouquet and palate. The aftertaste lingers long on the palate, a typical characteristic of Cabrière wines.
The slightest pink hue can be discreetly detected in this vintage - this could be dangerously enticing. |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Haute Cabriere
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| Wine: Pinot Noir 2006
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| Region: Franschhoek
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
Tasting notes: The Haute Cabrière Pinot Noir 2006 was matured in barrels of 9 months, 30% of which are always new barrels. Achim's philosophy is for the wood to enhance the varietal flavours of the Pinot rather than to disguise them with too much wood. "Like in a theatre, the wood must only be the supporting platform for the wine to perform on".
Concentrated fruit aromas of raspberries and cherries and a refreshing, lingering acidity entice the nose and linger long on the palate. Liveliness and elegance combined create, yet again, the Haute Cabrière style. Very young at only 3 years of age, this Pinot Noir will enjoy a further 3 to 7 years of maturation. When drunk now, decanter it before enjoyment, the contact with the air will bring all the flavours to the fore. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: One Chain Vineyards
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| Wine: Spindrift Shiraz Cabernet 2008
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| Region: South Eastern Australia
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: A bright spicy red with ripe berry flavours and lovely velvety texture. Youthful and spicy, it is ideal on its own or with lightly spiced meats or casseroles. |
| Price: £7.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Heartland Wines
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| Wine: Heartland Dolcetto Lagrein 2009
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| Region: Limestone Coast
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Dolcetto, Lagrein |
| Tasting notes: The rich savoury palate has flavours of cracked pepper, cedar and cherries. Matured in French hogsheads. Enjoy now or cellar for up to 5 years. |
| Price: £13.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Heggies Estate
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| Wine: Heggies Chardonnay 2008
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| Region: Eden Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: The Heggies picking and pressing regime gives fine juice with light solids; the whole juice fraction was fermented by the wild vineyard yeasts in new and previously used French oak barrels. The nose is rich and complex, it is a delightful meld of lime fruit, wild ferment flintiness and fine French oak. The palate is full and rich offering flavours of pear, quince and nashi showing a creamy nougat fullness underpinned by the typical Heggies Vineyard minerality. The finish is long and fine with a fresh zestiness. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Henschke
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| Wine: Henschke Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
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| Region: Eden Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: Named after Cyril Henschke (1924-1979),one of Australia’s outstanding winemaking pioneers and cabernet sauvignon planter in 1960. A supple pallet showing soft, fleshy, nicely textured fruit. Blueberries, cassis and plummy notes linger only to be emphasised with mossy notes and a long finish. |
| Price: £62.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Henschke
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| Wine: Henschke Mount Edelstone 2005
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| Region: Eden Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: This wine has intense and concentrated sweetness with juicy plum pudding fruit and structured ripe tannin. An attractive level of power, seamless texture and lingering finish display the hallmark characters of the Mount Edelstone vineyard in one of its greatest years. |
| Price: £58.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Herdade Grande
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| Wine: Branco Colheita Seleccionada (White) 2009
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| Region: Alentejo
Country: Portugal |
| Grape: Antao Vaz, Arinto |
Tasting notes: Made from Antao Vas and Arinto, indigenous Alentejan white grapes, and part matured in new oak for just 3 months. Antao Vas in particular is a grape that responds very well to a little oak as its fresh pineapple character is softened by a hint of vanilla.
This is quite a complex wine, with pleasing weight, and fresh lime and pineapple flavours entwined with peppery and nutty flavours and a fine lingering finish. Perfect for a summer chicken salad. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Herdade Grande
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| Wine: Condado das Vinhas (White) 2009
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| Region: Alentejo
Country: Portugal |
| Grape: Antao Vaz, Rupeiro |
| Tasting notes: This little gem is a blend of two indigenous Portuguese grapes, Roupeiro and Antao Vaz. Medium straw in color; chalk, mineral and bee’s wax play as prominent a role in the wine’s personality as the grapefruit, lemon and lime flavors and aromas. Medium full-bodied and fairly rich, with good depth, cut and length, it offers great value. |
| Price: £6.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Herdade Grande
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| Wine: Monte das Talhas 2009
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| Region: Alentejo
Country: Portugal |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alfrocheiro |
| Tasting notes: This is an admirably fruity wine made from the indigenous varieties Aragonez, Tincadeira and Alfrocheiro. The soft ripeness of the Aragonez is complemented by the fragrance of Trincadeira, and the edges softened by a short maturation in second use barrels. Great everyday stuff and a brilliant alternative to new world BBQ accompaniments! |
| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Herdade Grande
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| Wine: Tinto 2007
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| Region: Alentejo
Country: Portugal |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo / Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet |
| Tasting notes: Predominantly Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet, this wine also has a small proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon completing the blend. Powerful and dense berry fruits combine with good integrated oak characters from 6 months spent in barrel. Meaty tannins will ensure that this continues to develop further in bottle. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Heredad Ugarte
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| Wine: Rioja Crianza (Jeroboam) 2008
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez |
| Tasting notes: A classic party piece! over 6 bottles of smooth and sultry Crianza Rioja, this is bound to impress all and sundry! |
| Price: £99.95 |
Size: 5000ml |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Hollick
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| Wine: Hollick Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
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| Region: Coonawarra
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
Tasting notes: A rich and powerful wine with layers of
concentrated blackberries, cassis, and plum flavours
supported by hints of menthol and fine grained
tannins. A focused and intense wine displaying
balance, elegance and a long and persistent finish.
It will effortlessly cellar for at least 10 years. |
| Price: £17.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Hollick
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| Wine: Hollick Sauvignon Blanc / Semillon 2009
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| Region: Coonawarra
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
| Tasting notes: A lively palate dominated by fresh and clean citrus fruits with an enticing mix of passionfruit, gooseberry, mineral tones and herbaceous traces creating complexity. This wine has elegance, texture and persistence with a crisp finish. |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Illuminati
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| Wine: Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 'Ilico' 2007
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| Region: Abruzzo
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Montepulciano |
| Tasting notes: Ruby red in colour, the bouquet is full of red fruits and has a soft ripe character. On the palate it is deep, full, round and harmonious with a hint of liquorice that finishes with a long and smooth richness. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Illuminati
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| Wine: Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 'Ilico' 2008
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| Region: Abruzzo
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Montepulciano |
Tasting notes: Colour: red ruby with violet, highlights when young.
Nose: red fruits, pleasant and persistent
Flavour: it well fills the mouth, on the palate is deep, full, round and harmonious, it lingers with a hint of liquorice at the end.
It is a great accompaniment to roasted or braised red meats, game, poultry, semi-matured cheese; ideal with lamb. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Inniskillin Wines
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| Wine: Inniskillin Gold Vidal Icewine 2006 2006
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| Region: Niagara Peninsula
Country: Canada |
| Grape: Vidal Blanc |
| Tasting notes: Harvested at the pinnacle of Canada's crisp winter, the grapes are naturally frozen on the vines and picked when the temperature drops below -10c. The removal of ice crystals, separated from the frozen grapes during pressing concentrated the juice into a delicate nectar to achieve the rich and alluring speciality known as Icewine. |
| Price: £59.95 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Innocent Bystander
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| Wine: Innocent Bystander Shiraz 2008
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| Region: Victoria
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Viognier |
| Tasting notes: This style of shiraz derives from the Northern Rhone, just a splash of Viognier provides ethereal, floral aromas. It is elegantly structured and relaxed, showing white pepper but not overpoweringly so, finishing with lovely smooth yet rich tannins. Unbelievably drinkable. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Isole E Olena
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| Wine: Isole e Olena Cepparello 2006
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese |
| Tasting notes: 93 points Robert Parker: "Isole e Olena’s 2006 Cepparello (100% Sangiovese) reveals superb density and richness in a surprisingly medium-bodied style for this vintage. Candied red fruit, flowers, menthol and sweet herbs emerge from the glass with almost liqueur-like sweetness. The wine possesses outstanding balance and a long, sweet finish, with subtle notes of tar, licorice and herbs that make an appearance on the close. This is an elegant Cepparello that combines the ripeness of the vintage in a mid-weight, ethereal style. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2019." |
| Price: £46.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Isole E Olena
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| Wine: Isole e Olena Chardonnay 2009
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Barrel fermented with a significant turn on the lees, this offers a fragrant, sweetly spiced nose, with notes of banana, melon and pear. Shows roundness and texture in the mouth, further sweet oak notes, nuts and touches of pineapple. Serious stuff with some warmth on the finish. (Decanter.com) |
| Price: £33.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Jacques Picard
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| Wine: Brut NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: This is a blend of 60% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Meunier and 5% Pinot Noir. At least 30% of the blend is reserve wines and it has a minimum of 3 years bottle age before release. Great lemony, biscuity character with good length and incredible complexity for the price. Exceptionally good value champagne. |
| Price: £24.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Jacques Picard
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| Wine: Brut NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: Our excellent house fizz, in a size designed for solo drinking. |
| Price: £13.50 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Jacques Picard
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| Wine: Brut NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: Our excellent house fizz, this bottle is almost large enough for two people to share! |
| Price: £55.00 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Jacquesson
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| Wine: Jacquesson Cuvee No.735 NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
Tasting notes: Jacquesson ceased making non-vintage cuvées that aimed for the same taste from year to year some years ago. They also eschew the use of herbicides. They use only the cuvée from each pressing and have absolutely no hesitation, in difficult vintages, in rejecting juice which does not meet high standards.
Cuvée No. 735, so-called because it is the 735th cuvée made by the House since their Centenary Cuvée in 1898, was produced by an assemblage based on the 2007 harvest. |
| Price: £35.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Jacquesson
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| Wine: Jacquesson Cuvee No.735 6 for 5 NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
Tasting notes: Jacquesson ceased making non-vintage cuvées that aimed for the same taste from year to year some years ago. They also eschew the use of herbicides. They use only the cuvée from each pressing and have absolutely no hesitation, in difficult vintages, in rejecting juice which does not meet high standards.
Cuvée No. 735, so-called because it is the 735th cuvée made by the House since their Centenary Cuvée in 1898, was produced by an assemblage based on the 2007 harvest. |
| Price: £215.70 |
Size: 6*75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
| Special offer: £179.70 | See more special offers |
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| Producer: Jansz
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| Wine: Premium Brut NV
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| Region: Tasmania
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Jean Grivot
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| Wine: Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Brulees 1998
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Appellation: Vosne Romanee and Flagey Echezeaux
Sub-region: Cote de Nuits |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: The palate has plenty of tannin, but very much in the Grivot style i.e. quite extracted but not too grainy. Good fruit with reasonable espresso-style length and just right acidity. |
| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Jean-Jacques Girard
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| Wine: Jean-Jacques Girard Volnay 2007
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Appellation: Volnay
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: An excellent balance of forward fruit and fine tannin give this wine great structure and good aging potential. |
| Price: £22.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Jean Marc Boillot
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| Wine: Pommard 1er Cru Jarollieres 2003
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Appellation: Pommard
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: "Ripe, rich, cool and balanced. Good substance. Generous and quite profound at the end. Very good. From 2009." Clive Coates MW |
| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Jean Marc Boillot
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| Wine: Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2003
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Appellation: Puligny Montrachet
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Ripe lush fruit, fullish bodied with balanced clean acidity and a long finish. From 2006/07 |
| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Jean Marc Boillot
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| Wine: Volnay 1er Cru Pitures 2003
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Appellation: Volnay
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: "Marl soil here, so less affected by the heat. Rich and fat and with slight mocha notes. Medium full body. Good depth and grip. Long and complex at the end. This is very good. From 2009." Clive Coates MW |
| Price: £35.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Jenkyn Place Vineyard
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| Wine: Jenkyn Place Brut 2007
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| Region: South
Country: England |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
Tasting notes: Pale and golden in colour, this light and yeasty sparkling wine has a lovely fruit to acid balance. The style is light brut with a delicate fruit character.
"A steady stream of small bubbles, a classic slightly toasty nose, light, good mid-palate, flavour and acidity, perhaps lacking the length of a top vintage champagne, but faultless." Michael Broadbent
The 2007 has been awarded a bronze medal in the International Wine and Spirit Competition. |
| Price: £24.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Jermann
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| Wine: Vintage Tunina 2007
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| Region: Friuli - Venezia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay Blend |
| Tasting notes: Reviewer : Antonio Galloni. The 2007 Vintage Tunina is very pretty in this vintage. An open, inviting bouquet leads to a perfumed, honeyed expression of ripe peaches, apricots, flowers and mint with gorgeous textural richness, depth and elegance. The round, soft finish is quite pretty. Vintage Tunina is a blend of Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia Istriana and Picolit that revolutionized the Italian wine scene in the mid- 1970s and served as the archetype for the blended cuvees that nearly every other producer in Friuli makes today. 91pts RP Anticipated maturity: 2009-2017. |
| Price: £37.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Jip Jip Rocks
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| Wine: Chardonnay 2008
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| Region: Padthaway
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Light yellow with a pale straw hue. A lifted nose of citrus, fresh stone fruit and melon. The palate is clean and fresh with subtle lees characters and has great poise. This wine will age beautifully over the next 4-5 years. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Julien Schaal
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| Wine: Julien Schaal Mountain Vineyards Chardonnay 2010
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| Region: Elgin
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: This is a complete and complex wine that fully respects the great variety and terroir from which it came. Peachy and citrussy with a great minerality, this wine has brilliant structure. Do not hesitate to decant to enjoy its color and enjoy all its flavors as soon as possible. |
| Price: £14.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Kaapzicht Estate
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| Wine: Kaapzicht Estate Pinotage 2008
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Pinotage |
| Tasting notes: A lovely ripe juicy example of how good Pinotage can be, extended maturation in small French Oak barrels adds complexity beyond its price-tag. Great value. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Antinori
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| Wine: La Braccesca Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2006
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: |
| Price: £18.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Antinori
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| Wine: La Braccesca Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2006
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese, Merlot |
Tasting notes: "The 2006 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is a relatively accessible, straightforward offering with an attractive plumpness in its dark fruit. This juicy Vino Nobile offers good length, if not tons of complexity. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2012. 88 points.
La Braccesca, the Antinori family’s property in Montepulciano, continues to be an excellent source for the wines from this corner of Tuscany."
Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate |
| Price: £18.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: La Ferla
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| Wine: La Ferla Inzolia 2009
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| Region: Sicily
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Inzolia |
Tasting notes: A light, refreshing stylish wine with a little something different.
If you like your Pinot Grigio, give this wine a swirl as a slick alternative. |
| Price: £7.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Lagar de Bouza
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| Wine: Lagar de Bouza Albarino 2010
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| Region: Rias_Baixas
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Albarino |
| Tasting notes: Albarino has long been likened to Riesling for its lemony, crisp style but this indigenous grape of the region of Galicia has a personality very much of its own. Great with shellfish. |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Laibach Vineyards
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| Wine: The Ladybird Organic Blend 2009
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: Deep dark color with a lovely refreshing red tint. Sexy and sleek with oodles of pure black fruit. Good dollops of spice well, supported with some lovely soft supple tannins. An explosion of fruit, on a medium bodied palate with good complexity and length. Drinking already nicely now, but with good building components to improve the next 4–5 years. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Casa Lapostolle
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| Wine: Lapostolle Casa Semillon 2008
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| Region:
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Semillon |
| Tasting notes: Subtle nose with white flowers, pears and sweet spices from the oak at the finish.Palate: Very bright texture and rich volume, pleasant acidity and a long finish. Service and Food Pairing: Very food friendly, this Semillon is perfect for fresh vegetable salads, sea food and appetizers in general. Serve well chilled. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Laurent Perrier
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| Wine: Cuvee Rose Brut NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
Tasting notes: The Cuvée Rosé Laurent-Perrier was created in 1968 using bold, innovative ‘savoir-faire’ methods learnt from production of still wines called ‘Coteaux Champenois’. Perfected at each stage of its making, the Cuvée Rosé is now the benchmark in its category. Held in an elegant wine bottle inspired by King Henri IV, this rosé champagne has been widely acknowledged for its consistent high quality for more than 40 years.
Laurent-Perrier’s technical facilities are dedicated to the making of the Cuvée Rosé. Grapes from carefully selected plots are then meticulously sorted and destemmed before going into the vats. Controlled maceration – lasting from 48h to 72h depending on the harvest – helps the extraction of colour and the development of the full aromatic richness of the Pinot Noir. It is aged in the cellars for at least four years. |
| Price: £54.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Laurent Perrier
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| Wine: Cuvee Rose Brut Duo NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
Tasting notes: The Cuvée Rosé Laurent-Perrier was created in 1968 using bold, innovative ‘savoir-faire’ methods learnt from production of still wines called ‘Coteaux Champenois’. Perfected at each stage of its making, the Cuvée Rosé is now the benchmark in its category. Held in an elegant wine bottle inspired by King Henri IV, this rosé champagne has been widely acknowledged for its consistent high quality for more than 40 years.
Laurent-Perrier’s technical facilities are dedicated to the making of the Cuvée Rosé. Grapes from carefully selected plots are then meticulously sorted and destemmed before going into the vats. Controlled maceration – lasting from 48h to 72h depending on the harvest – helps the extraction of colour and the development of the full aromatic richness of the Pinot Noir. It is aged in the cellars for at least four years. |
| Price: £109.90 |
Size: 2 * 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
| Special offer: £79.90 | See more special offers |
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| Producer: Le Clos Du Caillou
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| Wine: Le Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf-du-Pape Les Safres 2007
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Appellation: Chateauneuf du Pape
Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Grenache |
| Tasting notes: The dark ruby-hued 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Safres offers the sweet black cherry and licorice characteristics one would expect from a 100% Grenache cuvee. Elegant full-bodied round silky textured and consumer-friendly this complex well-made 2007 should drink well for a decade. Drink 2008 - 2018" 89 - 91 Points Robert Parker |
| Price: £34.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine des Escaravailles
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| Wine: Le Petit Scarabee VDT 2008
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| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault |
| Tasting notes: Le Petit Scarabee has a fresh and easy bouquet; it is a supple wine that goes well with most dishes and presents a noble character – all too often lost with a table wine and this has all the hall marks of top quality Cotes du Rhone! |
| Price: £7.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine La Bouissiere
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| Wine: Les Amis de la Bouissiere 2007
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Appellation: Gigondas
Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: Luscious, dark and dense, this is midnight in the glass and manna on the tongue. Deep, black fruits take on an almost syrup-like richness, with mineral highlights that make this wine completely fresh and alive. Great balance, great vibrancy of fruit and tangy acidity. |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau de la Riviere
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| Wine: Les Sources de la Riviere 2005
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Appellation: Fronsac
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: The second wine of Château de la Rivière. 2005 was a great vintage for Bordeaux and has lent this wine brilliant levels of fruit purity and a stunning length. Although it will not age like its senior sibling it is a wine that is coming into its own right now and for the next 2 years. Simply awesome value for money! |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Templiers
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| Wine: Les Templiers Chardonnay 2010
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| Region:
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Creamy ripe medium bodied wine with refreshingly clean citrus fruit flavours. |
| Price: £7.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Living Rock
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| Wine: Living Rock Chenin Blanc Chardonnay 2010
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| Region: Western Cape
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc |
| Tasting notes: A vibrant and refreshing wine with floral and tropical fruit flavours that superbly balances the zinginess of fresh Chenin Blanc with the structure and weight of Chardonnay. |
| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Living Rock
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| Wine: Living Rock Cinsault Ruby Cabernet 2010
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| Region: Western Cape
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Cinsault, Ruby Cabernet |
| Tasting notes: Deep, ruby core with wide, bright rim. Ripe berry nose with hints of strawberry and raspberry. Hints of thatch and lavender. Full and soft in the mouth with pliable tannins and lots of strawberry flavours and hints of green pepper. Long, berry filled finish. Very easy drinking now yet has the structure to develop over a few years. |
| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Livio Felluga
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| Wine: Livio Felluga Sharjs 2009
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Ribolla Gialla |
Tasting notes: Appearance: pale canary yellow with light golden hues.
Nose: fruity, fresh with notes of pineapple, citron, peach, white flowers and hints of fresh spices.
Palate: lively, fresh, excellent balance of acidity; long and persistent aftertaste with evident notes of citrus and spices. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Loimer
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| Wine: Gruner Veltliner 2010
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| Region:
Country: Austria |
| Grape: Gruner Veltliner |
| Tasting notes: This is a classic dry Grüner Veltliner, with spicy, peppery, and even exotic perfumes of grapefruit and pineapple. Medium bodied, with good levels of acidity and minerality on the palate. A great alternative to Sauvignon Blanc. |
| Price: £14.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Louis Roederer
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| Wine: Cristal 2004
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: “Brilliant yellow color displaying light amber nuances, combined with an ultra-fine, persistent, soft effervescence. There’s an intense, highly expressive bouquet on the first nose! The aromatic elegance and precision of Chardonnay is apparent: white fruit, sweet pollen, fine citrus fruit and very pure minerality. After a few minutes, the aromas move on to more confit, lightly grilled hints. The bouquet is rich and sweet, almost generous, remaining precise and impeccably refined. The bite in the mouth is full and creamy, revealing an incredible concentration of juicy fruits: yellow peach, apricot, mango and others. This silky, meaty concentration, which is both dense and soft – and typical of great pinot noirs – is immediately combined with a sophisticated touch of acidity, bringing the wine alive with minerality. The overriding impression is one of a true harmony of flavors, senses and silky textures...Absolute sensuality.” – Jean Baptiste Lécaillon, Cellar Master. |
| Price: £160.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Louis Roederer
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| Wine: Louis Roederer Brut Premier Magnum NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: The excellent Brut Premier in larger format - ideal for a family gathering. |
| Price: £180 |
Size: 300cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Luis Canas
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| Wine: Luis Canas Amaren Graciano 2004
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Graciano |
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| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Luis Canas
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| Wine: Luis Canas Reserva 2004
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez, Grenache, Mazuelo, Graciano |
| Tasting notes: Produced from the finest vintages, Luis Canas Reserva is aged in oak to give a mellow but complex and full flavoured red. |
| Price: £14.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Luis Canas
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| Wine: Luis Canas Reserva 1999
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez, Grenache, Mazuelo, Graciano |
| Tasting notes: Produced from the finest vintages, Luis Canas Reserva is aged in oak to give a mellow but complex and full flavoured red. This example is fully mature and a real treat for drinking with some duck or lamb! |
| Price: £29.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Lustau
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| Wine: Almacenita Palo Cortado NV
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| Region: Jerez - Sherry
Country: Spain |
| Grape: |
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| Price: £9.50 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Fortified |
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| Producer: Lyme Bay Winery
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| Wine: Lyme Bay Blueberry Liqueur NV
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| Region: South
Country: England |
| Grape: |
| Tasting notes: Hand picked wild & cultivated blueberries for colour & flavour balance, steeped on vodka with a little sugar. A refreshing take on a new English fruit favourite and a perfect base to a sparkling aperitif - Kir Royale with a twist! |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: M. Chapoutier
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| Wine: Ermitage Blanc De L'Oree 1995
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Appellation: Hermitage
Sub-region: Northern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Marsanne |
| Tasting notes: "The extraordinary white Hermitage Cuvee de l'Oree is mindboggling in both 1995 and 1996. Both wines represent the essence of white Hermitage. Made from 100% Marsanne from extremely old vines and microscopic yields of 12 hectoliters per hectare, the wines overwhelm any evidence of their barrique aging. Both possess extraordinary intensity, full body, the multi-layered texture of a great Montrachet, and intense, honeyed, mineral-like fruit flavors that ooze over the palate with remarkable richness, yet no sense of heaviness. These are undoubtedly the greatest white Hermitages I have ever tasted. Both should drink fabulously for another 2-3 years, and then shut down for 10-15 years. Both wines should easily last 40-50 years - assuming excellent storage." Robert Parker 97 points |
| Price: £95.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: M. Chapoutier
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| Wine: M.Chapoutier Bila Haut Cotes Du Roussillon-Villages 2009
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Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Carignan |
| Tasting notes: This wine is fleshy and well-structured with great warmth and depth gained from the soils of the Roussillon area. |
| Price: £9.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: La Cave d'Aze
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| Wine: Macon Peronne 2008
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Appellation: Macon Villages
Sub-region: Maconnais |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: A fresh zingy un-oaked Macon that has a real note of minerality and depth of flavour. With lemon and floral notes this is a very stylish Macon for drinking now and over the next 18 months. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: La Cave d'Aze
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| Wine: Macon Villages 2008
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Appellation: Macon Villages
Sub-region: Maconnais |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: A fresh zingy un-oaked Macon with lemon hints and a really smooth finish that lends itself to occasions with or without food. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Main Divide
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| Wine: Main Divide Sauvignon Blanc 2009
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| Region: Marlborough
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: This wine is like a bowl of ripe fruits on a bed of freshly picked herbs. Underlain with a hint of crushed thyme and mint and supported by a whiff of gun-flint complexity. Generously mouth-filling, it has a spine of tangy minerality and grapefruity acidity, keeping it lively and fresh and drawing out its length. |
| Price: £11.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Majella
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| Wine: Majella Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
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| Region: Coonawarra
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
Tasting notes: This classy wine is almost black in colour, with a complex nose of blackberries and rich cassis.
This deep complexity carries over to the palate combining rich, juicy, plumminess and fruitcake characters. The finish is long and lingering with wonderful 'soft grain' tannins. |
| Price: £17.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Man O' War
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| Wine: "Ironclad" Estate Blend 2008
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| Region: Waiheke
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
| Tasting notes: Aromas of cassis and charcuterie from the Cabernets introduce a big and bold palate with luscious Merlot softening the blow and Petit Verdot providing exotic spice. Commanding with granite like authority yet generous in nature the Ironclad strikes an impressive and stylish pose. |
| Price: £26.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Man O' War
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| Wine: Man O' War Dreadnought Syrah 2008
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| Region: Waiheke
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: The Dreadnought 2008 has layers of complex, vibrant characters that unfold as the wine opens revealing subtle hints of spice and game. A rich supple palate with graphite-like tannins make this wine stand out from the crowd. |
| Price: £27.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Man O' War
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| Wine: Man O' War Valhalla Chardonnay 2008
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| Region: Waiheke
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Aromas of fresh rain, torn apricots and quality French oak lead into a rich and full tempered palate with lively acidity and the pithy tannin of ripe tropical fruits. Lingering and refreshing on the palate. |
| Price: £24.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Man O' War
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| Wine: Man O' War White Label Pinot Gris 2008
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| Region: Waiheke
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio |
Tasting notes: Hand harvested grapes were transported by barge to the Man O’War winery from Ponui Island, located just to the south east of Waiheke.
An excellent balance of acidity, a hint of natural sweetness and a pleasing tonic like finish make this mineral driven pinot gris quite something. Refreshing and elegant, this wine makes a magnificent aperitif or if your feeling extravagant, have a splash with fresh oysters. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Man O' War
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| Wine: Man O'War White Label Syrah 2008
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| Region: Waiheke
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: Intense aromas of blueberry and sweet spice intricate well with a nicely balanced palate of succulent fruit and vibrant spiced acidity. Linear tannins lead to a dark chocolate, mocha finish. This is an elegant cold climate style Syrah that is fast becoming a bit of a New Zealand speciality. |
| Price: £16.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Mandrarossa
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| Wine: Mandrarossa Fiano 2009
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| Region: Sicily
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Fiano |
| Tasting notes: An exotic and generous wine, displaying aromatic tropical fruits with a hint of minerality. Medium bodied and dry with balancing acidity, keeping the tropical fruits clean and refreshing. |
| Price: £7.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Domaine Marc Roy
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| Wine: Gevrey-Chambertin 'Vieilles Vignes' 2007
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Appellation: Gevrey Chambertin
Sub-region: Cote de Nuits |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
Tasting notes: “A subtle floral hint adds nuance to the ripe dark berry fruit and warm earth aromas that complement the delicious, balanced and intense medium-bodied flavors that possess a subtle minerality and lovely finishing punch.”
Allen Meadows, Burghound |
| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marques De Murrieta
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| Wine: Rioja Reserva 2005
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez |
| Tasting notes: A well established Imbibros classic. This wine is soft, rich and seducing with aromas of vanilla spice and ripe morello cherry. If this isn't on the Christmas table then what is!? |
| Price: £17.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marquis d Angerville
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| Wine: Volnay 1er Cru 2003
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Appellation: Volnay
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Richly textured and ripe, with layer upon layer of fresh black fruits. Amazing value for the quality level you're getting. |
| Price: £35.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marquis d Angerville
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| Wine: Volnay 1er Cru Champans 2003
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Appellation: Volnay
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: "Slightly more structured. Slightly more black fruity. Lovely ripe, rich fruit on the nose. Cool and composed. More concentration. Very lovely long finish. Very good indeed. From 2009" Clive Coates MW |
| Price: £45.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marquis d Angerville
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| Wine: Volnay 1er Cru Fremiets 2003
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Appellation: Volnay
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: "Good colour. Ripe, succulent, ample but quite soft red fruit on the nose. Medium to medium-full body. Fresh. Just a little tannin but elegant and intense. Long at the end. Very good. From 2008" Clive Coates MW |
| Price: £37.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marquis d Angerville
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| Wine: Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds 2003
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Appellation: Volnay
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Lovely intense fruit here on the attack. Medium to medium-full body. Very elegant... Very good plus. From 2008" Clive Coates MW |
| Price: £55.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marquis d Angerville
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| Wine: Volnay 1er Cru Champans 2007
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Appellation: Volnay
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: "Mild reduction knocks the nose down somewhat but the flavors are everything one looks for in Champans with the iron-infused, rich, full and powerful yet elegant and refined flavor profile that culminates in a tautly muscled, minerally and silky yet firm finish that delivers stunning length." 92-94 Burghound 04/09 |
| Price: £55.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marquis d Angerville
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| Wine: Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Clos des Ducs 2008
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: |
| Price: £89.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marquis d Angerville
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| Wine: Volnay 1er Cru 2007
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Appellation: Volnay
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
Tasting notes: Rated: 88-90 by Stephen Tanzer, Mar/Apr 09
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
Medium red. Red cherry, minerals and tobacco on the nose. Juicy and sweet, with more life and mineral precision than the village offering. Finishes supple and suave but with good energy. Incidentally, d'Angerville will offer a separate Les Angles bottling in 2008, as the estate purchased another half-hectare of vines here after the '07 harvest. |
| Price: £43.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marquis d Angerville
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| Wine: Volnay 1er Cru 2008
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Appellation: Volnay
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Fruit from Mitans, Pitures, and Clos des Angles make up d’Angerville’s 2008 Volnay 1er Cru, although the cuvee of this name for many years included fruit from young vines of the estate’s top sites. Tart plum and red raspberry, fresh ginger and saline meat stock mingle on a firm palate, with a chalky sense to the wine’s bright finish. Gripping and energetic, if spare, and thankfully generous enough in primary fruit juiciness to avoid being downright austere, this ought to be worth following for 7-10 years. 89 pts WA |
| Price: £44.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marquis d Angerville
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| Wine: Volnay 1er Cru Champans Magnum 2003
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Appellation: Volnay
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Harvested at 13.8% natural potential alcohol, the dark-colored 2003 Volnay Champans (red) offers aromas of red plums, mocha, and cherries. Medium-bodied and powerful, it sports a structured character packed with dark cherries, stones, and chocolate. Some slightly dry tannin in the finish will require d’Angerville and de Villette’s attention prior to bottling. Projected maturity: 2008-2015. 89-90 pts RP |
| Price: £115.00 |
Size: 150 cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marquis d Angerville
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| Wine: Volnay 1er Cru Champans 2008
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Appellation: Volnay
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
Tasting notes: John Armit Tasting note
Rich liqueur fruits dominate the nose here. On the palate, this is far more masculine and sturdy but there is a sucrosity on the attack that allows a degree of accessibility. Everything else however points towards patience- the drive, the earthiness, the serious side of Volnay as opposed to the playful. All the while, the wine keeps moving but this will clearly be drinking really well after ten years in bottle and beyond. Drink from 2014. |
| Price: £59.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Marquis d Angerville
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| Wine: Volnay 1er Cru Fremiets 2008
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Appellation: Volnay
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Rich and seductive. Ripe black fruits. Lively. (Drink between 2012-2018) 17 points. Jancis Robinson |
| Price: £52.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Masi Tupungato
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| Wine: Paso Doble 2009
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| Region:
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Corvina, Malbec |
Tasting notes: "The Veneto's Masi has transported the local Corvina grape to the other side of the world, blending it with 70% Malbec. It has also taken the "ripasso" method, crafting a wine that is fermented twice. The result is one of Argentina's most intriguing reds, with notes of violets and plums on the nose and sweet and sour, oak-tinged flavours on the palate."
thewinegang.com - 91 pts |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Massolino
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| Wine: Massolino Barolo 2006
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Nebbiolo |
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| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Meerlust Estate
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| Wine: Chardonnay 2008
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: A full bodied & generous chardonnay, whilst still managing to retain a crisp acidity. Lots of ripe tropical fruit & creaminess are balanced by a minerality typical of the variety. This wine has a long , pleasant lingering finish indicating the richness and persistence of the 2008 vintage. |
| Price: £18.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Meerlust Estate
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| Wine: Pinot Noir 2009
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: This classy, medium bodied pinot noir offers an abundance of plum and red cherry supported by a fine and dense tannin structure. The wine exudes volume and a carries through to a vivacious savoury finish. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Meerlust Estate
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| Wine: Meerlust Estate Red 2009
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| Region:
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: An abundance of creamy oak and baking spice with earthiness and minerality. Full bodied palate with lively natural acidity. Juicy plum-cassis fruit, fine silky tannins and excellent length. Made from young vine fruit so will age nicely for up to 10 years. |
| Price: £11.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Meerlust Estate
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| Wine: Rubicon 2007
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: Very classic Rubicon nose with violets, ripe plum, cedarwood and intense spiceynesss. Palate: Still young but brooding, promising further maturation potential. The palate is full bodied, structured but packed with fresh dark fruit and rounded, linear tannins. |
| Price: £23.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Meerlust Estate
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| Wine: Rubicon Magnum 2005
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
Tasting notes: The 2005 Rubicon is 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 16% Cabernet Franc. The wine spent a total of 24 months in 75 % new French Nevers oak with 25 % 2nd Nevers and Alliers barrels.
Tasting Notes
The wine has an intense, opaque deep ruby colour, very slight gradation to the rim. Bright and vivacious in the glass, very youthful.
The nose is brooding and restrained at this stage, yet beginning to emerge with deep, dark fruit, cassis, plum and black cherry. There is a pronounced minerality on the nose with graphite, cedar smoke and cigar box bouquet. The palate is beautifully structured, fuller bodied than some earlier vintages of Rubicon due to the intensity of the fruit and intricate tannin structure. The wine exhibits rich juiciness and savour already, but the compactness and sinewy taughtness of this young wine suggest a long maturation potential. The perfectly formed, ripe tannins are densely packed and tightly woven but remain lithe and almost powdery, giving the wine a generous opulence even at this early phase of its development. |
| Price: £49.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Menard Gaborit
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| Wine: Muscadet Sur Lie 2009
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Appellation: Muscadet
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Muscadet / Melon de Bourgogne |
| Tasting notes: A bright and clear colour, an intense and pleasant nose, is supple to taste…here is a expressive and delightful fresh wine ! Long lasting in the mouth, this fruity and silky Muscadet wine will please. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Mesh
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| Wine: Mesh Eden Valley Riesling 2009
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| Region: Eden Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Riesling |
Tasting notes: The aroma is zesty lemon and white flowers with a hint of spice. The palate is powerful, lively and generous, with intense citrus fruit flavours. The wine finishes clean and dry with refreshing slatey acidity.
As is the case with all great Eden Valley Rieslings, mesh will age gracefully and reliably into a mature wine under the Stelvin closure. |
| Price: £17.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Patrick Javillier
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| Wine: Meursault Les Tillets 2009
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Appellation: Meursault
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: The nose is expressive, marked by aromas of white flowers, yellow and white fruit as well as lightly spicy notes. The palate is round with a lovely vivacity and excellent aromatic freshness and minerality. This is a wine with a great deal of finesse and persistence on the palate that doesn’t conceal its power. Elegant and linear, its style is somewhere between a classic Meursault and a Puligny-Montrachet. |
| Price: £41.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Michel Bouzereau
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| Wine: Michel Bouzereau Bourgogne Aligote 2009
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Aligote |
| Tasting notes: The nose of this wonderful wine shows ripe apples, peach kernel and a certain minerality. It has more weight and roundness than one would normally expect whilst a racy streak of lime cuts through the creamy texture, all finished off with a long, crisp, cooking apple like end. |
| Price: £12.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Michel Bouzereau
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| Wine: Michel Bouzereau Bourgogne Chardonnay 2009
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
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| Price: £18.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Millton Vineyards
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| Wine: Riverpoint Organic Viognier 2010
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| Region: Hawkes Bay
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Viognier |
| Tasting notes: A haunting wine with bristling delicacy, buoyed by a noted mineral edge. Poached pear and warm croissant give a spiced and sappy appeal. The salinity sings the proximity of the vineyard to its maritime environment. We consider the aromatic delight of Viognier will enhance and partner foods high in Umami flavours. |
| Price: £13.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Millton Vineyards
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| Wine: Shotberry Organic Chardonnay 2010
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| Region: Hawkes Bay
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: Aromas of white peach and acacia flowers give a pleasing brightness and energy. A hint of oak adds a wave of texture. The alluvial soils are reflected in the wet-stone minerality of the finish. A glass of Gisborne Sunshine!
A versatile food wine, particularly suitable with seafood, cheeses and summer salads. Serve cool. Suitable for vegetarians. |
| Price: £11.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Millton Vineyards
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| Wine: Te Arai Organic Chenin Blanc 2009
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| Region: Hawkes Bay
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Chenin Blanc |
Tasting notes: The Millton Vineyard has gained a world-renowned reputation for this unique and classic grape variety. Consistently recognised by international writers as one the best examples in the world, outside of the Loire. The Te Arai vineyard Chenin is included in the book '1001 Wines you must try before you die'. Published by Penguin 2008.
With luminescent golden hue, and aromas of fresh lime zest and fragrant gardenias, the 2009 is a rich, pure and elegant vintage. Subtle notes of orange blossom and bees wax, with evocative aromas of brûléed pears, allude to the delicacy of the wine. |
| Price: £13.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Mischa Estate
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| Wine: Eventide Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
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| Region: Wellington
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Tasting notes: Bright ruby hue with a touch of youthful purple at the edge. Persistent red berry fruit on the nose with a hint of mint and tea leaves. Ripe tannins, mulberries with some coffee that harmonizes with the spice and wood flavours to make a pleasing combination a long finish. |
| Price: £10.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Mischa Estate
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| Wine: Eventide Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
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| Region: Wellington
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
Tasting notes: THIS OFFER HAS NOW ENDED BUT FEEL FREE TO BUY THE SINGLE BOTTLES
Originally £10.50 a bottle = £126 per case
Bright ruby hue with a touch of youthful purple at the edge. Persistent red berry fruit on the nose with a hint of mint and tea leaves. This is a classic Cabernet wine with oodles of class and sophistication and for this price is one of the best value wines available! Stock up on this cracker as it will keep for 2 more years or more with ease. |
| Price: £126 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Mitolo
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| Wine: GAM Shiraz 2007
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| Region: McLaren Vale
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
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| Price: £25.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Mitolo
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| Wine: Jester Shiraz 2009
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| Region: McLaren Vale
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: Concentrated ripe blackberry and plum fruit, a hint of bitter dark chocolate with a subtle touch of French oak and a very long finish. A really superb wine. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Momo
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| Wine: 2010
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| Region: Marlborough
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
Tasting notes: "Silken-textured Sauvignon Blanc with subtle grassy flavours and a fine-grained texture. Sophisticated food wine with a focus on texture rather than overt fruit character."
Bob Campbell, Bob’s Wine Reviews (NZ) |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: DIT Cellar
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| Wine: Montsant Organic Cabirol 2009
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Grenache |
Tasting notes: Ripe, lush fruit-forward red from Spain. Garnatxa (Grenache) is a soft, jammy grape that is refreshed by the red-berry led Tempranillo.
You'll also find touches of rosemary here too. An excellent red with a plate of lamb. |
| Price: £49.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Morey Blanc
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| Wine: Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 1999
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Appellation: Aloxe Corton
Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
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| Price: £45.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Morgenhof
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| Wine: Morgenhof Estate Red 2004
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec |
| Tasting notes: Intense ripe fruit flavours lead to a layered a complex palate with added hints of dark chocolate and mixed spice. The supple tannins and complexity of this wine give at least 10 years of cellaring potential. |
| Price: £18.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Morgenhof
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| Wine: Morgenhof Sauvignon Blanc 2009
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: A crisp , full bodied, fruity wine. A clean mineral freshness lingers for a very delicate but pleasent finish. |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Moulin Gimie
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| Wine: Moulin Gimie Merlot 2009
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| Region: Languedoc Roussillon
Country: France |
| Grape: Merlot |
| Tasting notes: A delicate and fruity vintage appreciated for its balance and delicate texture of tannins. This is cracking value quaffing Merlot. |
| Price: £7.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Mount Horrocks
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| Wine: Mount Horrocks Watervale Semillon 2008
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| Region: Clare Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Semillon |
| Tasting notes: Bright pale lemon in colour with intense aromas of lemon and lime citrus fruit with plenty of minerality. On the palate it is restrained and elegant with zesty, limey acidity and a touch of spice due to the barrel fermentation. Good weight and balance with a long, refreshing finish. One of the best value wines with the ability to age. Stock up on this and enjoy across the next 5 - 8 years! |
| Price: £14.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Mulderbosch
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| Wine: Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc 2009
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Chenin Blanc |
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| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Mulderbosch
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| Wine: Mulderbosch Faithful Hound 2006
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec |
| Tasting notes: A plethora of ripe plum, intense blackberry and voluptuous vanillins help give this intriguing wine great structure and complexity. Perfect served with roast beef and yorkshire puds. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Noon Vineyards
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| Wine: Noon Vineyards Eclipse 2008
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| Region: McLaren Vale
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Graciano |
Tasting notes: Blended of Grenache, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Graciano, 2008 Eclipse has a medium-deep garnet-purple color and intense aromas of black cherry, black raspberry, menthol, cumin and fennel seed with some white pepper and a whiff of dusty earth. Full bodied and rich, the fruit is very opulent if a little straight-forward with crisp refreshing acid, medium-firm velvety tannins and a long finish. Drinking well now, it should develop a few more layers with 2-3 years in bottle and drink to 2023+. 94/100 RP pts
-In short, due to weather conditions, the only premium red produced in 2008 was Noon Eclipse (no Reserve Shiraz or Cab produced),- reported Drew Noon. -The 2008 marks a change to the traditional blend of Grenache and Shiraz, to include a little Cabernet and Graciano fruit. We always intended for the Graciano fruit to be included in Noon Eclipse but only after 10 years in the ground do we feel the time is right to begin introducing it to the blend. |
| Price: £36.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Nostros
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| Wine: Nostros Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
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| Region: Casablanca
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Nostros
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| Wine: Nostros Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2010
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| Region: Casablanca
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: A cracking value Chilean Sauvignon Blanc - and a much better value alternative to cheap Kiwi Sauv Blanc! |
| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Emiliana Organico
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| Wine: Organic Viognier 2010
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| Region: Casablanca
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Viognier |
Tasting notes: Superb Viognier which manages to express all the white peach and honeysuckle character of this variety, in a concentrated, opulent 'new World' kind of style.
At the same time it manages to be perfectly balanced and refined too. Scrumptious and delicious and a great partner to spicier foods |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Emiliana Organico
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| Wine: Winemaker's Selection Organic White 2008
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| Region: Casablanca
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Viognier, Marsanne |
| Tasting notes: All the grapes here are sourced in Emiliana Orgánico's biodynamic vineyards in the Casablanca Valley. Here, because the climate is that bit cooler that further inland, the grapes have a nice long ripening season. This means you get lots of flavour in the wine without losing the all-essential acidity that keeps the wine fresh. The apricot, peach and tropical citrus fruit flavours make quite an explosion in the palate of this truly lovely wine. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Nyetimber
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| Wine: Nyetimber Classic Blend 2004
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| Region: South
Country: England |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: Critics and consumers alike have much enjoyed this vintage which works well both as an aperitif and one to be enjoyed with food. It won critical acclaim at the International Wine & Spirit Competition when first shown in 2008 and narrowly missed winning the trophy for the best sparkling wine in the world.
A beautiful pale gold, the wine has a persistent fine mousse with expressive aromas on the nose suggesting citrus, honey and spice. The palate is full bodied with mature honey and toast, with some lime undertones. |
| Price: £29.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Nyetimber
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| Wine: Nyetimber Premier Cuvee Blanc de Blancs 2003
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| Region: South
Country: England |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: A lovely bright straw yellow colour with hints of green and a fine bead with delicate mousse.
The nose displays powerful flavours of lemon and baked apple, jasmine, butter and vanilla with hints of caramel and marzipan.
There is a clean fresh green apple entry on the palate quickly followed by classic Chardonnay characters of baked lemon and minerals. The mousse is soft and gives a lovely delicacy to the wine. The long finish is buttery and toasty - a sophisticated and elegant wine.
AWARDS
Gold Medal IWC 2010
Silver Medal and Best in Class IWSC 2010
Gold Medal UKVA 2008
Silver Medal IWSC 2008
Silver Medal IWC 2008
Silver Medal Decanter WW Awards 2008 |
| Price: £32.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Odfjell Vineyards
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| Wine: Odfjell Armador Carmenere 2009
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| Region:
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Carmenere |
| Tasting notes: |
| Price: £9.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Odfjell Vineyards
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| Wine: Odfjell Orzada Carignan 2004
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| Region:
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Carignan |
| Tasting notes: With such an elegant and mature profile this wine is great value for money. The palate is juicy and round, showing notes of vanilla and blackcurrant. Its tannins are abundant and ripe which allow a long and complex finish. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Olivier Leflaive
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| Wine: Bourgogne Chardonnay Les Setilles 2009
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Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Bourgogne Blanc "les Sétilles" comes from a blend of vineyards in the villages of Puligny-Montrachet (60%) and Meursault (40%).The vineyard, in which we own certain parcels, adjoin communal appellations.The calcareous clay vineyards face southeast to south on flatter land.Thanks to our loyal suppliers for many years, this wine has been very successful, probably owing to the finesse and elegance it offers - a sign of its Cote d’Or origins. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Olivier Leflaive
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| Wine: Olivier Leflaive Meursault Clos Du Cromin 2009
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Appellation: Meursault
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Situated just north-east of Meursault towards the village of Volnay, the rich soil is perfect for growing chardonnay. This wine is solid, with good concentration. It has excellent developing floral and vegetal aromas as well as umptious honey and brioche notes. |
| Price: £25.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Olivier Leflaive
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| Wine: Olivier Leflaive Rully 1er Cru Rabource 2009
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Sub-region: Cote Chalonnaise |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: The terroir of Rully 1er Cru Rabourcé is situated on the upper slopes just behind this nice village enjoying an excellent exposure facing south, with a fairly white marble and limestone soil.
The composition of the soil is responsible for the elegance and finesse of these wines expressing floral and honey aromas with a hint of citrus.
This wine is one of the benchmarks of Olivier Leflaive. |
| Price: £16.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Olivier Leflaive
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| Wine: Olivier Leflaive Rully La Chatalienne 2009
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Appellation: Rully
Sub-region: Cote Chalonnaise |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: The exceptional vineyards of Olivier Leflaive's Rully La Chatalienne are situated just yards from well-known premier cru sites. Fermentation in large old oak barrels gives this apple-scented Rully a subtle creamy richness. |
| Price: £15.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: One Chain Vineyards
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| Wine: One Chain Vineyards Brut Sparkling Seraglio NV
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| Region: South Eastern Australia
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Chardonnay Blend |
| Tasting notes: An excellent value fizz, fragrant and frivolous with an abundance of pear and pineapple. Plenty of bubbles. Keep a bottle in the fridge for one of those spontaneous indulgent moments. |
| Price: £7.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: One Chain Vineyards
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| Wine: The Opportunist White 2010
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| Region: South Eastern Australia
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling |
| Tasting notes: This lovely crisp refreshing white wine is vibrant and grassy, and its grapefruit tinged fruit is testament to the work of an Opportunist. We think this will be superb with Thai or fusion style food or why not just enjoy a glass on its own. |
| Price: £7.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: One Chain Vineyards
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| Wine: 2008
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| Region: South Eastern Australia
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: Sometimes opportunities are too good to pass up. This McLaren Vale Shiraz has a deep an intense cassis, plum and bramble nose. Rich, voluptuous and silky on the palate with creamy black fruits and a little savoury smokiness from oak. How can being an Opportunist be so bad when the wine tastes this good? |
| Price: |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: One Chain Vineyards
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| Wine: The Pugilist Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
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| Region: Limestone Coast
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Tasting notes: This Cabernet from the Limestone Coast displays all the rugged and powerful characteristics of the best Australian Cabernet, yet it is also elegant and balanced. The wine is deep and generous with blackcurrants, plums and wood spice on the pallet. The finish is long, silky and smooth. |
| Price: £7.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: One Chain Vineyards
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| Wine: The Wrong 'Un Shiraz Cabernet 2009
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| Region: Limestone Coast
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: This Cabernet from the Limestone Coast displays all the rugged and powerful characteristics of the best Australian Cabernet, yet it is also elegant and balanced. The wine is deep and generous with blackcurrants, plums and wood spice on the pallet. The finish is long, silky and smooth. |
| Price: £7.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Bruichladdich
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| Wine: Organic 2003 2003
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Sub-region: Islay |
| Region: Island
Country: Scotland |
| Grape: |
| Tasting notes: The world's first organic Islay Single Malt. Only 15000 bottles of this creamy single vintage malt were ever produced. matured in both new and old american oak casks this whisky is sold strictly on allocation and we were lucky enough to obtain a small quantity for our discerning clients. |
| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Painted Wolf
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| Wine: Painted Wolf Madach 2008
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| Region: Western Cape
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Merlot, Mourvedre / Mataro, Pinotage |
| Tasting notes: A fruit packed, medium bodied, spicy blend with good balance and a long finish. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Painted Wolf
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| Wine: Painted Wolf Penny Viognier 2009
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| Region: Western Cape
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Viognier |
| Tasting notes: A beautiful, harmonious wine with a powerful, exotic bouquet. Lots of lime and stone fruit on the palate balance nicely culminating with a round, long finish. This is the first of a series of single vineyard and special wines. Only 350 cases of 6 produced. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Painted Wolf
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| Wine: Painted Wolf The Den Pinotage 2009
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| Region: Western Cape
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Pinotage |
| Tasting notes: A juicy, fruit packed wine with a smorgasbord of red and black summer berries. The wine has a lovely silky texture and a long smooth finish. 15% of shiraz is blended in, to give the wine a smoother mouth feel and a more sophisticated style. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Pascal Jolivet
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| Wine: Pascal Jolivet Attitude Sauvignon Blanc 2009
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
Tasting notes: This 'vin de pays du val de Loire', results from vines planted on the beutifully managed soils close to the area of the Loire castle, Touraine.
It has a beautiful freshness with an abundance of green apple and kiwi fruit. A lovely minerality gives a smooth elegant finish. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Sacchetto
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| Wine: Prosecco Brut NV
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Prosecco |
Tasting notes: This wine has everything that you would expect from a really good prosecco – superb freshness, a nice frothy mousse, wonderful fresh apples on the nose and a smooth rounded taste profile that has just the right balance between fruit and acidity.
A terrific wine to enjoy as an aperetif, and equally a good choice for the big occassion such as weddings - this wine is a real crowd pleaser, not as dry as Champagne but wonderfully smooth and fresh. The bubbles persist for a good long time making it an excellent wine to use for toasts etc. at weddings and dinners. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Paul Cluver
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| Wine: Paul Cluver Noble Late Harvest Riesling 2009
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| Region: Elgin
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Riesling |
| Tasting notes: A full and impressively sweet wine with a superb acidity to balance the elegant Riesling. This wine will gain complexity after 2 to 5 years in the bottle. The perfect way to end a meal. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Paul Cluver
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| Wine: Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc 2010
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| Region: Elgin
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: An excellent cool climate sauvignon, with a component of oak matured Semillon for an added splash of weight. A clean fresh wine packed with flavour ending with a long mineral finish. |
| Price: £11.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Paul Hobbs Wines
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| Wine: Paul Hobbs Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2008
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| Region:
Country: USA |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: The lively and bright acidity of the 2008 vintage are a perfect complement to this wine's bold personality and creamy texture. Enticing aromas of Granny Smith apple, citrus and orange blossom carry through over a viscous, firmly-structured palate. The wine shows great complexity, with oak playing a supporting role. Subtle impressions of nutmeg and minerals lengthen an elegant finish. |
| Price: £34.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Bruichladdich
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| Wine: Peat
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Sub-region: Islay |
| Region: Island
Country: Scotland |
| Grape: |
Tasting notes: Released at 46% in their new ultra premium packaging. Heavily peated flavour profile 35ppm Multi-Vintage, Matured in Bourbon,
Colouring Free
Non Chill Filtered
Bottled with Islay Spring Water |
| Price: £36.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Pegasus Bay
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| Wine: Chardonnay 2007
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| Region: Waipara_Valley
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: On release the aroma and flavour emphasises stone fruit and corn characters supported by hints of bacon and mushrooms grilled on a wood fired barbeque. The wine has gained extra concentration and depth from the naturally low crop. It seems to expand in the mouth and becomes very powerful, but there is a backbone of minerality and acidity which keep it tight knit and refined. It lingers on the palate long after swallowing. It will show further development and integration with careful bottle ageing. |
| Price: £18.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Pegasus Bay
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| Wine: Riesling 2007
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| Region: Waipara_Valley
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Riesling |
Tasting notes: The aromas and flavours invoke impressions of ripe stone fruits, such as nectarines and peaches, supported by hints of tropical spices, passionfruit and lycees. There is a backbone of tangy lime- and lemon-like citrus fruits which add a zesty “nervosity”. It has a spine of minerality and crisp acidity which keep it tight-knit and focused, drying out its lingering after-taste. While ready to drink on release it should develop a fascinating array of additional flavour and aroma nuances with careful cellaring.
This is a wine with balance and finesse and is made in a style similar to the spatlese wines of Germany. |
| Price: £14.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Pegasus Bay
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| Wine: Sauvignon/Semillon 2008
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| Region: Waipara_Valley
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
Tasting notes: The low crops have helped give this traditional French blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon extra concentration and depth. The bouquet shows the exotic characters of lychee, paw paw and passionfruit, underlain by nuances of gooseberry. These come from the sauvignon. The semillon provides complimentary lemon and lime flavours as well as structure and length on the palate. The wild fermentation has added a racy component of Turkish musk complexity. While ready to drink on release, with careful cellaring, the wine will develop an array of other fascinating characters and the semillon should help it live for 5-10 years of more.
"The 2007 Sauvignon/Semillon is endowed with a vibrant fresh, animated nose so crisp and well-defined. Apple, limestone and a touch of smoke. The palate has a wonderful balance, perfectly-pitched acidity with a crisp, lanolin-tinged finish. This is how Sauvignon should be! Outstanding." 95pts Robert Parker |
| Price: £15.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Peroni (Italy)
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| Wine: Peroni Nastro Azzurro (24 *330ml) NV
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| Region:
Country: Italy |
| Grape: |
Tasting notes: Peroni Nastro Azzurro is the best-selling Italian premium lager worldwide, with its distinctive, intensely crisp and refreshing character.
Brewed in Italy since 1963 and available in the most stylish bars and restaurants across the UK, Peroni Nastro Azzurro captures the Italian spirit: a passion for life, authenticity and quality.
The approach to making this premium Italian beer is inspired by Italy’s’ creative spirit and flair: whether applied to food, design or fashion, it always stands out from the crowd.
Everything from Peroni Nastro Azzurro’s distinctive look, matchless taste and pride in its heritage reflects this unique quality. |
| Price: £29.76 |
Size: 24 * 330ml |
Colour/style: Beers & Cider |
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| Producer: Perrin & Fils
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| Wine: Perrin & Fils Chateauneuf Du Pape Les Sinards 2007
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Appellation: Chateauneuf du Pape
Sub-region: Southern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Rhone Blend |
| Tasting notes: Dense ruby, with liquorice, sweet cherry and lavender notes. This is a truly full-bodied, admirably concentrated wine with an excellently balanced finish. |
| Price: £28.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Perrin & Fils
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| Wine: Perrin & Fils Vinsobres Les Cornuds 2007
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Sub-region: Cotes du Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache |
| Tasting notes: |
| Price: £12.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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This item is currently out of stock - please email us or telephone 01483 861164 to order. |
| Producer: Pieropan
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| Wine: Pieropan 'La Rocca' Soave Classico 2008
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Garganega |
| Tasting notes: La Rocca is 100% Garganega from the La Rocca vineyard. La Rocca is characterised by lovely perfumes and great balance between ripe fruit and cool, elegant acidity. Intense yellow in colour, it has perfumes of honeysuckle and almonds, ripe but restrained fruit and a long, nutty finish. |
| Price: £24.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Pieropan
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| Wine: 'La Rocca' Soave Classico 2009
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Garganega |
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| Price: £24.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Pieropan
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| Wine: Soave 2010
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Garganega |
| Tasting notes: Pieropan are considered one of the best producers in Italy of this stunning grape variety. "This is how soave should taste but seldom does. Plenty of ripe pear-like fruit plus a dash of toasted nut flavours. Crisp and fresh, with a hint of honey in the finish, this is a delightful aperitif wine, as well as a fine choice for pairing with light seafood or vegetarian. It's delicate charm stands out in todays sea of heavy often hot wine." Beautiful classical white wine. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Pierre Marchand
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| Wine: Pouilly Fume Les Loges 2009
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Appellation: Pouilly Fume
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: Flinty nose with a classy, lean grassy palate which blends well with the fresh citrus flavours and crisp minerality. |
| Price: £13.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Pierre Mignon
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| Wine: Pierre Mignon Grand Reserve Brut NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: A crisp, well balanced champagne with citrus hints on the nose overlaid with touches of brioche and yeastiness. The palate is fresh, clean and lively with a creamy mousse and long finish. |
| Price: £24.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Pierre Mignon
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| Wine: Pierre Mignon Rose Brut Champagne NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: A beautifully coloured rosé with delicate red berry fruit on the nose with hints of biscuity complexity. Bright, juicy and creamy on the palate with a core of ripe red fruit and a delicately scented finish. |
| Price: £26.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Innocent Bystander
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| Wine: Pink Moscato 6 bottle saving 2010
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| Region: Victoria
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Muscat |
| Tasting notes: Made in the style of Moscato d’Asti. It's crisp, refreshing and lightly sparkling. Being slickly packaged with a crowned closure, this is perfect for picnics, BBQs or even as a fun aperetif. Certainly one to be tried with a straw!!! At only 5% abv this will be the crowd pleasing hit for the summer this year! |
| Price: £41.70 |
Size: 6*37.5cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Innocent Bystander
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| Wine: Pink Moscato 2010
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| Region: Victoria
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Muscat |
| Tasting notes: Made in the style of Moscato d’Asti. It's crisp, refreshing and lightly sparkling. Being slickly packaged with a crowned closure, this is perfect for picnics, BBQs or even as a fun aperetif. Certainly one to be tried with a straw!!! At only 5% abv this will be the crowd pleasing hit for the summer this year! |
| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Bodegas Pintia
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| Wine: Tinto de Toro 2005
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| Region: Toro
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez |
Tasting notes: 100% Tinto de Toro (Tempranillo) (25-45 years on average)
Fresh dark cherries and violets wrapped around vanilla. Big powerful and long, the Pintia is an extremely seductive wine that will drink for many years. |
| Price: £35.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Vega Sicilia
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| Wine: Pintia, Toro 2007
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| Region: Toro
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez |
Tasting notes: The 2007 Pintia was sourced from 50% ungrafted Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) vines and aged in 100% new French and American oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it shows off a compelling bouquet of wood smoke, scorched earth, mineral, incense, blackberry, and licorice. Already complex on the palate, this full-bodied offering is dense, succulent, and structured.
(Jay Miller - Wine Advocate - Apr 2010) |
| Price: £98.95 |
Size: 150 cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Planeta
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| Wine: Planeta Burdese 2006
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| Region: Sicily
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc |
| Tasting notes: An initially sweet profile recalling blackberry and sour cherry, followed by peppers, leather, light tobacco and cocoa. In the mouth it's full, forceful and energetic, with a voluminous, flowing structure. |
| Price: £21.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Planeta
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| Wine: Chardonnay 2007
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| Region: Sicily
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: This is a wonderfully rich Chardonnay with delicate aromatics and plenty of ripe varietal fruit and a mineral backbone. With elegant structure and excellent length this is a wine of great quality. |
| Price: £48.95 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Planeta
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| Wine: Chardonnay 2008
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| Region: Sicily
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: This is a wonderfully rich Chardonnay with delicate aromatics and plenty of ripe varietal fruit and a mineral backbone. With elegant structure and excellent length this is a wine of great quality. |
| Price: £21.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Planeta
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| Wine: Merlot 2006
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| Region: Sicily
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Merlot |
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| Price: £21.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Planeta
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| Wine: Planeta Santa Cecilia Nero D'Avola 2007
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| Region: Sicily
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Nero d'Avola |
| Tasting notes: Robert Parker 90 (2006) - Wine Advocate # 182 Apr 2009. Reviewer : Antonio Galloni. The 2006 Santa Cecilia is Nero d’Avola that spends 12 months in French oak. In this vintage it is a beautiful, refined wine, with pretty, layered notes of red fruits, sweet herbs, and licorice. A subtle note of mint comes through on the long finish. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2012. |
| Price: £22.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Mauricio Lorca
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| Wine: Poetico Viognier 2009
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| Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Viognier |
Tasting notes: Yet more evidence that Argentina can produce great white wines as well as awesome reds. This limited production wine offers utterly delicious benchmark Viognier characteristics of white peach and quince; the palate is full and round yet most astutely balanced. Lovely, quite exotic but not over the top, clever acidity.
Bronze Medal, Decanter Magazine Awards 2010 |
| Price: £14.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Pol Roger
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| Wine: Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs 1999
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
Tasting notes: The champagne is light gold with fine bubbles. The nose initially reveals notes of violets, brioche, toast and almonds which then gain subtle tones of leather and iodine – a characteristic of Chardonnays and signifying the mature development of this vintage. The palate demonstrates a balance of fullness and strength, dominated by fresh fruit with hints of violets and aniseed.
Very elegant on its own, this Chardonnay will pair beautifully with seafood. |
| Price: £59.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Pol Roger
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| Wine: "White Foil" Brut Reserve Jeroboam NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: |
| Tasting notes: A great larger format for those special occasions! |
| Price: £245 |
Size: 300cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Pol Roger
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| Wine: Rich NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: |
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| Price: £33.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Pol Roger
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| Wine: Rose Vintage 2000
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: |
| Price: £65.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Pol Roger
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| Wine: Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 1998
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: The 1998 Brut Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill opens with intriguing, exotic notes of smoke, cured meats and tar. This is a big, sweeping Sir Winston Churchill endowed with layers of perfumed ripe pears, quince, flowers and spices in a style that balances a generous expression of fruit with acidity and minerality. Everything is in the right place in this delicate yet deeply satisfying Champagne. Winston Churchill is Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with Pinot playing the leading role. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2023. |
| Price: £250 |
Size: 150 cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Pol Roger
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| Wine: Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 1999
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: The 1998 Brut Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill opens with intriguing, exotic notes of smoke, cured meats and tar. This is a big, sweeping Sir Winston Churchill endowed with layers of perfumed ripe pears, quince, flowers and spices in a style that balances a generous expression of fruit with acidity and minerality. Everything is in the right place in this delicate yet deeply satisfying Champagne. Winston Churchill is Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with Pinot playing the leading role. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2023. |
| Price: £115 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Pol Roger
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| Wine: Pol Roger Vintage 2000
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: A rich, soft golden glow in the glass, with a good central bead surrounded by plenty of small-to-moderate sized bubbles. The nose is just gorgeous, broad and seductive, with elements of brioche, toasted almonds over notes of sweet stone fruit, white peach and more. The palate is just as the nose suggests it will be, generous but not flabby, soft and welcoming like a plumped-up down-filled pillow, enveloping the tastebuds and gently caressing them one by one. And yet it remains bright and lively, with a very linear core of acidity flanked by a finely poised mousse. This is absolutely delicious stuff, so approachable and easy-going and yet clearly of very fine, well-defined quality too. This, to my palate, is ready now - so I suggest you drink on. I've certainly been doing so! (The Wine Doctor) |
| Price: £49.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Pol Roger
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| Wine: "White Foil" Brut Reserve NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: |
| Tasting notes: With over 20% off when you buy 6 bottles or more this is the perfect excuse to celebrate during this Bank Holiday period. Don't just take our word for it - this Champagne has already received Royal Approval! |
| Price: £35.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Pol Roger
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| Wine: "White Foil" Brut Reserve 6 for 5 NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: |
Tasting notes: Take advantage of our cracking offer on one of our favourite Champagnes. With a bottle free in each case of 6, this is the perfect excuse to celebrate.
Don't just take our word for it - this was the feature Champagne for the Royal Wedding in 2011!
Equivalent bottle price - £29.95 |
| Price: £215.70 |
Size: 6*75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
| Special offer: £179.75 | See more special offers |
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| Producer: Domaine Chatelain
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| Wine: Pouilly Fume "Les Chailloux" 2009
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Appellation: Pouilly Fume
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| Region: Loire
Country: France |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: Very characteristic of Pouilly-Fumé with notes of gunflint, typical of the wines from the slopes of St-Andelain this would be a superb match for seafood espeicially smoked salmon or scallops. |
| Price: £16.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Terre di Montelusa
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| Wine: Primitivo Terre di Montelusa 2010
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| Region: Puglia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Primitivo |
| Tasting notes: Soft and supple ripe damson fruit, dark chocolate, spice, and just a whiff of vanilla on the finish. |
| Price: £7.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Pulenta Estate
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| Wine: Pulenta Estate La Flor Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
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| Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Tasting notes: Soft tannins give good structure, volume and balance. An elegant and long finish make this a great wine. |
| Price: £9.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Pulenta Estate
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| Wine: Pulenta Estate Merlot 2007
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| Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Merlot |
| Tasting notes: A supple, spicy and well rounded wine, with a nice level of intensity. Finishes with firm tannins and lingering fruit. |
| Price: £15.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Quinta de Ventozelo
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| Wine: Late Bottled Vintage 2000
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| Region: Douro - Port
Country: Portugal |
| Grape: Port Blend |
Tasting notes: A very ripe style, with baked plum and prune aromas and flavors supported by hints of pastry crusts and dried spices. Medium to full in body, with soft tannins and a long, spicy finish.
Wine Enthusiast, June 2006, Joe Czerwinski. |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Fortified |
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| Producer: Ramos Pinto
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| Wine: Ramos Pinto Vintage Port 1985
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| Region: Douro - Port
Country: Portugal |
| Grape: Port Blend |
| Tasting notes: On the nose it is an intensely aromatic wine. Rich, fruity and flowery nose with hints of blackberry, cherry, cassis, grape, rose and violet. On the palate the first sensation is voluptuousness and softness. Rich and mouth filling sweetness in perfect harmony with the fortifying spirit. |
| Price: £69.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Fortified |
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| Producer: Redbank
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| Wine: Sunday Morning Pinot Gris 2009
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| Region: Victoria
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio |
Tasting notes: Subtle, fresh and clean
From the King Valley high in the mountains in Victoria in the hinterland behind Melbourne. The altitude and the cool evenings make for very sophisticated wines. |
| Price: £14.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Remelluri
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| Wine: Remelluri Rioja Reserva 2006
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez |
| Tasting notes: This finely crafted, elegant wine has great structure and complexity. An inviting nose with hints of wild berries and spice is overlaid with light woody notes. The palate is silky, mellow and warm with savoury touches of tobacco and a hint of spice. |
| Price: £21.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Rene Bouvier
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| Wine: Bourgogne Rouge 'Chapitre' 2009
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Appellation: Gevrey Chambertin
Sub-region: Everyday Burgundy |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: A richer style of Bourgogne Rouge than most, with a developing savoury element that is so sought after in classic old world Pinot Noir. |
| Price: £17.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Rene Bouvier
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| Wine: Rene Bouvier Marsannay Blanc Le Clos 2009
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: |
| Price: £22.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Rene Bouvier
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| Wine: Rene Bouvier Marsannay en Ouzeloy 2009
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| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: |
| Price: £26.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Rene Mure
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| Wine: Rene Mure Clos St Landelin Grand Cru Riesling 2005
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| Region: Alsace
Country: France |
| Grape: Riesling |
| Tasting notes: A wine driven by fresh fruit and minerality. This is an exceptionally harmonic wine with a crisp long finish. |
| Price: £22.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Rene Mure
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| Wine: Rene Mure Pinot Gris 2010
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| Region: Alsace
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio |
| Tasting notes: |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Chateau Pichon Lalande
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| Wine: Reserve De La Comtesse 2007
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Appellation: Pauillac
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: 2nd Wine of Pichon Lalande. |
| Price: £31.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Chateau Pichon Lalande
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| Wine: Reserve De La Comtesse Magnum 2007
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Appellation: Pauillac
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| Region: Bordeaux
Country: France |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
Tasting notes: The second wine, the 2007 Reserve de Comtesse, is a lighter, but equally soft and approachable version of the grand vin. Already evolved, it is a round, plump, delicious Pauillac to enjoy over the next 7-8 years.
87/100pts Robert Parker |
| Price: £65.00 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Ridge
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| Wine: Ridge Geyserville 2008
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| Region: California
Country: USA |
| Grape: Zinfandel, Petite Syrah, Carignan |
| Tasting notes: The dark ruby/purple-colored 2008 offers up attractive aromas of boysenberries, black cherries, earth, pepper, and spice. Medium to full-bodied, elegant, and pure, this classy wine should drink well for 7-8 years. |
| Price: £33.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Ridge
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| Wine: Ridge Lytton Springs 2008
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| Region: California
Country: USA |
| Grape: Zinfandel, Petite Syrah, Carignan |
| Tasting notes: The 2008 Lytton Springs Proprietary Red, a blend of 74% Zinfandel, 21% Petite Sirah, and 5% Carignan, possesses a deep ruby/purple color and good acidity, and a more closed style than the Geyserville, with a firmer, more restrained overall personality. It should drink well for 7-8 years. Wine Advocate 02-2010 |
| Price: £33.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Roederer Estate
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| Wine: Roederer Estate Quartet Brut NV
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| Region: California
Country: USA |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Crisp and elegant with complex apple, spice and nutty flavors. It is fresh and lightly fruity with great finesse and depth of flavor. |
| Price: £23.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Rolf Binder Wines
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| Wine: Hales Shiraz 2008
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| Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
Tasting notes: Wine Advocate # 186
Dec 2009 Jay Miller 90 pts Drink: 2009 - 2017
The 2008 Hales Shiraz contains dollops of Grenache, Mataro, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Purple-colored, it offers up a bouquet of cedar, spice box, violets, plum, and blueberry. Layered, savory, and full-flavored, what it lacks in complexity, it makes up for in unadulterated pure fruit. Drink it over the next 6-8 years. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Rolf Binder Wines
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| Wine: Rolf Binder Halycon Cabernet Merlot 2008
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| Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: Savoury dark chocolate and plums of the Cabernet match the spice and fruitcake of the Merlot, creating a rich, full bodied blend. Subtle use of French oak lends a supporting role to this wine, layering the palate with soft velvety tannins and concluding with a long, opulent finish. This is an amicable wine to be enjoyed during long Halycon days. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Rolf Binder Wines
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| Wine: Heinrich 2007
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| Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre / Mataro |
Tasting notes: The Heinrich was harvested by hand. The Shiraz, Mataro and Grenache are separately crushed, fermented and aged until final blending and bottling.
Mostly shaven and older French and American oak barriques are used for barrel-ageing, although some new oak was implemented in the ageing of the Shiraz. The wines are left in barrel for approximately eighteen months, and then blended before bottling.
The wine was blended to taste and style, utilising the body and strength of the Shiraz, the ripe confectionary fruit of the Grenache and the fine earthy tannins of century old Mataro. |
| Price: £14.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Rotari
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| Wine: Talento Brut Metodo Classico NV
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| Region: Trento
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: Rotari Brut is a combination of 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Nero grapes grown in the Adige Valley. It is hand harrested on the estate vineyards and is produced in the “Metodo Classico” and adheres to the strict quality standards mandated by the “Trento DOC” guarantee. The Rotari Brut is bottle fermented for 18-24 months. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Royal Tokaji Company
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| Wine: Tokaji Ats Cuvee Late Harvest 2009
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| Region:
Country: Hungary |
| Grape: Muscat, Furmint |
Tasting notes: Fine citrusy aroma as well as a hint of orange peel that hit the nose, later turning to linden honey, and then all of a sudden, the bouquet of damp soil after rain captures the nose.
As soon as the wine reaches the palate, it is fascinated with the aromas of apricot, later a note of pear and lime with a hint of vanilla. An ethereal elegance is accompanied with the delicate and rich taste. Refreshing aroma of grapefruit adds to the lingering finish. |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 50cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Royal Tokaji Company
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| Wine: Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos 2007
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| Region:
Country: Hungary |
| Grape: Muscat, Furmint |
| Tasting notes: Royal Tokaji’s 1st growth Nyualszo vineyard is the benchmark for quality. As in all aszu wines, the three grape varieties are Furmint, Harslevelu and Muscat de Lunel. The characteristics are a vivid gold colour with honeyed apricot and orange peel flavours which are uplifted with dramatic acidity. |
| Price: £23.95 |
Size: 50cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Royal Tokaji Company
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| Wine: Dry Furmint 2008
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| Region:
Country: Hungary |
| Grape: Muscat, Furmint |
| Tasting notes: The 2008 Furmint is a pale green lemon colour, on the nose some hints of spicy oak as well as lemon, ripe apples. On the pallet it is dry with a refreshing acidity. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Rust En Vrede
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| Wine: Estate Wine 2006
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz / Syrah, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: The flagship of the estate, this wine offers great intensity with a powerful mouth filling experience. Dark berry fruit and subtle notes of coffee give way to a lingering finish. |
| Price: £26.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Domaine Samuel Billaud
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| Wine: Samuel Billaud Chablis AC 2009
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Sub-region: Chablis |
| Region:
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: An elegant, steely style of mineral rich Chablis. This is an example of what can be acheived through the blending of different proprietors grapes and is as classic and rich as any other Chablis AC wine. One not to be missed! |
| Price: £14.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Casa Lapostolle
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| Wine: Santa Alvara Chardonnay 2010
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| Region: Casablanca
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
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| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Casa Lapostolle
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| Wine: Santa Alvara Merlot 2010
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| Region: Casablanca
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Merlot |
| Tasting notes: Fresh, attractive nose dominated by ripe fruit notes – plum, cherry, cassis and blackberry – with a hint of spice. Medium-bodied and smooth with discreet oaky notes on the palate. |
| Price: £6.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Tenuta San Guido
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| Wine: Sassicaia San Guido 2007
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: The 2007 Sassicaia (Cabernet Sauvignon) explodes onto the palate with masses of rich, opulent fruit that caress the palate with gorgeous length and a seamless beauty that is hard to fully capture. Dark wild cherries, plums, spices, minerals and herbs develop in the glass. This is an especially bold, perhaps slightly uncharacteristic Sassicaia in its extroverted personality, but it is beautiful all the same. The inner perfume and sweetness carries through the long finish, where the sheer weight and glycerol of the fruit leaves a lasting impression. The 2007 is more than a worthy follow-up to the profound 2006. While it may lack that wine’s freshness, structure and potential longevity, the 2007 is immensely appealing today, and should drink beautifully pretty much out of the gate. That said, Sassicaia is always the most restrained of Bolgheri’s heavy hitters. This is a superb effort from Tenuta San Guido. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2037 95 pts (AG) RP |
| Price: £67.50 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Tenuta San Guido
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| Wine: Sassicaia San Guido Halves 2008
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
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| Price: £70.00 |
Size: 37.5 |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Schlumberger
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| Wine: Schlumberger Pinot Blanc Les Princes Abbes 2006
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| Region: Alsace
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Bianco / Pinot Blanc |
| Tasting notes: Classic varietal charecteristics and trademark Schlumberger weight, at an everyday price. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Schubert
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| Wine: Tribianco 2008
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| Region: Central Otago
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Chardonnay Blend |
Tasting notes: Lightly straw-coloured wine stylistically reminding of varieties like Viognier and Rousanne with yeasty, nutty aromas combined with fruit of zesty mandarins, wild flowers and a touch of vanilla. A full bodied, yet elegant wine nicely combining the creaminess of the lees with the fruitiness and the toasty oak aromas.
CELLARING: now to 8 years
BOTTLES PRODUCED:274!!! |
| Price: £17.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Scotto
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| Wine: Scotto Chardonnay 2008
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| Region: California
Country: USA |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Zesty citrus fruit flavours on the palate balanced with a touch of succulent green melon and ripe pineapple. |
| Price: £8.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Scotto
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| Wine: Scotto Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel 2009
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| Region: California
Country: USA |
| Grape: Zinfandel |
| Tasting notes: With initial flavors of rich, ripe plums and dark chocolate, followed by vanilla and spice this wine is very well. Excellent with hearty stew dishes. |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Bruichladdich
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| Wine: Second Edition 12 year old
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Sub-region: Islay |
| Region: Island
Country: Scotland |
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| Tasting notes: The unusually tall, narrow-necked stills produce a refined floral, and fruity spirit. Distilled Matured & Bottled at Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay. Non chill filtered and colouring free for a fuller flavour. Hand-crafted by Master Distiller Jim McEwan. Traditional - matured in bourbon casks. Flavours of warm vanilla, mellow oak and soft exotic fruits. |
| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Seghesio
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| Wine: Sonoma County Old Vine 2007
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Sub-region: Sonoma County |
| Region: California
Country: USA |
| Grape: Zinfandel |
| Tasting notes: The 2007 Zinfandel Old Vine (a selection from the oldest vineyards) reveals a dense ruby/purple-tinged color as well as a floral, blueberry and black raspberry-scented nose, a rich, full-bodied mouthfeel, and serious tannin in the background. Textured, rich, and long with considerable upside, it can be drunk now or cellared for a decade. 90+/100pts Robert Parker |
| Price: £35.95 |
Size: 75cl (16% abv) |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Seghesio
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| Wine: Sonoma Zinfandel 2008
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Sub-region: Sonoma County |
| Region: California
Country: USA |
| Grape: Zinfandel |
| Tasting notes: Every year, Seghesio bring in approximately 35 lots of Zinfandel averaging 25-30 years in age. Each of these lots is produced under the careful eye of winemaker, Ted Seghesio. The best of these lots are selected to make Sonoma Zinfandel. A small amount of Petite Sirah is added to the wine for added complexity. The result is a tantalising black raspberry and classic briary flavoured wine with a balance of components for which Seghesio wines are known. |
| Price: £21.50 |
Size: 75cl (16% abv) |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Seresin Estate
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| Wine: Seresin Sauvignon Blanc 2009
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| Region:
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: This Sauvignon Blanc displays passionfruit, and cut grass on the nose with a chalky mineral complexity. The mouth feel is textured with a slight creaminess and concentrated with greengage plum, ripe gooseberry and mineral flavours. A persistent acidity helps to draw out the palate. |
| Price: £15.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Castello di Argiano
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| Wine: Sesti Monteleccio 2008
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese |
| Tasting notes: Made from 100% sangiovese this wine oozes true Tuscan class. Right from the off, you are met with a striking, dry, dark cherry fruit palate. A well-structured wine, without being heavy. |
| Price: £15.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Shafer Vineyards
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| Wine: Shafer One Point Five (Halves) 2006
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Sub-region: Napa Valley |
| Region: California
Country: USA |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
Tasting notes: Sourced primarily from two Stags Leap Districts - the famed Hillside estate and the Borderline vineyard - this generation-and-a-half idea is a great selection for Shafer lovers who might not be able to indulge in the Hillside Select (or can't get their hands on a bottle). Sweet blackberry, plum and current fruit aromas and flavors are complemented by nuances of savory herbs, cocoa and cigar box (complete with cigars!).
"Bright, medium ruby-red. Expressive, rather wild nose melds cassis, black cherry, tobacco, iron, mocha, leather and brown spices. A bit less plump than the 2005 version, but suave and vinous, with good cut and life to the varietally typical flavors of currant, leather, mocha and tobacco leaf. This slightly restrained, soil-driven wine still needs time to unwind and will merit a higher score if time brings more pliancy. Finishes with firm, building tannins and sneaky length." (May/June '09) 90 points Wine Enthusiast. |
| Price: £23.95 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Shaw And Smith
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| Wine: Shaw And Smith M3 Chardonnay 2009
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| Region: Adelaide_Hills
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: The 2009 M3 Chardonnay is extremely Burgundian in style. Distinctly savoury, slightly austere, with restrained ripe citrus fruit and great palate length. The M3 Vineyard is named after the vineyard owners Michael and Martin along with Michael’s brother Matthew. |
| Price: £25.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Shaw And Smith
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| Wine: Shaw And Smith Sauvignon Blanc 2010
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| Region: Adelaide_Hills
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: This bone dry (less than 2 g/l residual sugar) 2010 Sauvignon Blanc is crisp and medium bodied. The wine lends a touch of viscous/creamy texture to generous flavor concentration, continuing through to a long finish. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Bruichladdich
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| Wine: Sherry Edition "Pedro Ximenez" 1992
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Sub-region: Islay |
| Region: Island
Country: Scotland |
| Grape: |
| Tasting notes: 17 Year Old Single Malt that has undergone ageing in old PX Sherry Casks. A real treat for anybody looking for a rich and smooth style of whiskey. |
| Price: £59.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Sherwood Estate
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| Wine: Pinot Noir Marlborough 2009
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| Region:
Country: New Zealand |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
Tasting notes: The 2009 Sherwood Estate Pinot Noir displays ripe, sweet plum notes with an edge of complexity on the nose. The palate is rich and round supported by fine grain tannins.
An excellent match for most meat dishes. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Balestri Valda
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| Wine: Soave Classico 2010
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| Region: Veneto
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Garganega |
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| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Mauricio Lorca
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| Wine: Tematico Torrontés 2009
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| Region: La_Rioja
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Torrontes |
Tasting notes: Torrontés can be a tricky grape; poor vinification can easily lead to flabby wines that lack crispness and definition, and blousy wines with overblown aromatics. So, it’s important to know your label and your producer. Mauricio Lorca is increasingly known for his gift with this labour-intensive but rewarding variety. This delicious, refreshing example is testament not only to his skill, but proof positive that when it comes to Torrontés there is life beyond Salta. Mauricio’s grapes are grown in Famatina Valley in La Rioja and this wine is a skillfully crafted exponent of the region.
"Savoury, meaty side of Torrontés ...very lively and interesting ..."
Janis Robinson's Purple Pages, May 2010. |
| Price: £8.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Tenuta dell' Ornellaia
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| Wine: Ornellaia 2007
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: The 2007 Ornellaia is remarkably open and accessible, very much in keeping with the personality of the vintage. Clean, minerally notes frame a core of silky, perfumed dark fruit, mocha, spices, licorice, grilled herbs and leather that impresses for its exceptional length. Tasted next to the 2007 Le Serre Nuove, the 2007 Ornellaia shows more muscle (from the higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon), but in terms of pure quality the wines are very close. The 2007 is not a big, massive Ornellaia, but rather a wine built on elegance and finesse, both of which are on full display. The 2007 should drink well with a minimum of cellaring, but whether it will make old bones remains a question mark at this point. The 2007 Ornellaia is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2022. 93 pts RP |
| Price: £130.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Tenuta dell' Ornellaia
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| Wine: Ornellaia Double Magnum 1994
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: The 1994 Ornellaia (magnum) is a decidedly small-scaled, mid-weight effort with attractive, fragrant aromatics and delicate notes of tobacco and spices that add a measure of nuance to the fruit. While the 1994 lacks the complexity of the finest vintages, it nevertheless possesses lovely overall balance and harmony. The 1994 Ornellaia is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc that spent 15 months in French oak, a third of which was new. 89 pts RP |
| Price: £495.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Tenuta dell' Ornellaia
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| Wine: Ornellaia Magnum 2007
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: The vintage weather conditions encouraged the development of an Ornellaia which shows elegance and development of richly-faceted aromatics, with its classic dark, intense ruby colour. Fully-ripened fruit pervades the nose, with crisply-delineated dark wild berry fruit and spice, with balsamic notes. On the palate, exceptionally glossy, velvet-smooth tannins immediately impress, along with intense notes of fruit and spice. Good volume and depth contribute to an overall harmony of all its components, suitably crowned by a long-lingering finish infused with aromatic fruit and balsamic impressions and marked by a healthy vein of tannins that promise a long and salutary development. |
| Price: £295.00 |
Size: 150cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Capezzana, Tenuta di
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| Wine: Barco Reale Tenuta di Capezzana 2007
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Sangiovese Blend |
| Tasting notes: The 2007 Barco Reale is a blend of 70% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet and 10% Canaiolo Nero. It is ruby red in colour, with attractive youthful perfumes of ripe, red fruit, strawberries and redcurrants with the French oak adding a spicy depth. On the palate, it has lovely balance between lively, red fruit characters and smooth, spicy tannins. The quality is sustained right to the finish. |
| Price: £11.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Capezzana, Tenuta di
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| Wine: Capezzana Vin Santo 2005
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| Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Trebbiano |
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| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 37.5cl |
Colour/style: Sweet |
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| Producer: Parker Estate
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| Wine: Terra Rossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
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| Region: Coonawarra
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
Tasting notes: "Deep, saturated ruby. Brooding cherry and cassis on the nose, with tobacco, minerals, espresso and herbs adding complexity. Tightly wound dark berry and bitter cherry flavors are sweetened by vanilla and given firm grip by dusty tannins. A tangy, focused wine with very good finishing lift and clarity. This could only be cabernet. 90 points"
Josh Raynolds, Stepthen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (09/08) |
| Price: £21.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Terre da Vino
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| Wine: Barolo Paesi Tuoi 2006
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Nebbiolo |
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| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Terre da Vino
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| Wine: Dolcetto d'Ovada 2008
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Dolcetto |
| Tasting notes: This wine is from the Dolcetto grape grown in Ovada, which is its area of origin in Piemonte. It is a much under-rated variety that deserves greater appreciation and this example illustrate why. Lovely perfumed nose with hints of tobacco in the middle. Bags of fruit on the palate with a light, dry finish and plenty of length. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Terre da Vino
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| Wine: Terre da Vino Gavi Aureliana 2010
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Cortese |
Tasting notes: Gavi was made famous by the Italian Riviera particularly in the nineteen
fifties; it has now become Piemonte’s most prestigious white wine. After you
have tasted it you will not be surprised to discover that both the wine and the producer are regular medal winners. A delicious, lively and citrusy nose is
matched with a fullness and rounded flavour on the lengthy palate. |
| Price: £9.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Terre da Vino
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| Wine: Terre da Vino Gavi Aureliana 2010
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Cortese |
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| Price: £9.50 |
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Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Compass Box Whisky
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| Wine: The Peat Monster NV
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| Region: Highland
Country: Scotland |
| Grape: |
| Tasting notes: Peat Monster combines very smoky and peaty whiskies from the island of Islay with rich, medium-peated Speyside whisky. The result is a balanced, very drinkable peaty malt. 46% abv |
| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Compass Box Whisky
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| Wine: The Spice Tree NV
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| Region: Highland
Country: Scotland |
| Grape: |
| Tasting notes: Our award winning malt whisky is back. Aged on heavy toasted, new French oak sourced from 195 year-old Vosges forests. The nose suggests clove, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. The palate is full, round and sweet, with the spice and vanilla following and complimenting the core distillery characters. 46%abv |
| Price: £39.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Torbreck
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| Wine: Torbreck Juveniles 2009
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| Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre / Mataro |
| Tasting notes: Bold and seductive, this youthful, unoaked blend encapsulates all that is great in natural, pure, unseasoned wine. Its fragrance, intensity and energy are all reminiscent of freshly fermenting must, with ripe juicy flavours of blackberry, spiced cherries, minerals and Asian spices. Soft and sensuous, this wine is frightfully drinkable already, but as with its predecessors will greatly recompense those who choose to give it a few years in the cellar. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Torbreck
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| Wine: Torbreck Steading 2006
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| Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre / Mataro |
| Tasting notes: Robert Parker 91 (2006) - Wine Advocate # 181. Feb 2009. Reviewer : Jay Miller. The 2006 The Steading is the same cepage as the Juveniles but aged for two years in neutral hogsheads (300-liter barrels) and is David Powell’s spot-on take on Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Dark ruby/purple in color, it offers an alluring perfume of garrigue, damp earth, clove, kirsch, and black raspberry. Slightly austere now, it will profit from 2-3 years of additional cellaring and drink well through 2018. Drink: 2011 - 2018. |
| Price: £34.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Tormaresca
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| Wine: Tormaresca Chardonnay 2009
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| Region: Puglia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
| Tasting notes: Bright, fruity medium-bodied Chardonnay showing the purity and richness of Puglian fruit. |
| Price: £9.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Tormaresca
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| Wine: Tormaresca Neprica 2008
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| Region: Puglia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Negroamaro, Primitivo |
| Tasting notes: This modern Italian has intense aromas of red fruits, black cherry with light violet notes. The mouthfeel is soft with balanced acidity, round tannins with a long finish. |
| Price: £9.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Angelo Rocca
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| Wine: Trentatre Salento Rosso 2009
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| Region: Puglia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Montepulciano |
Tasting notes: A modern blend from Puglia, a traditional part of Italy in the south east. They make
good easy wines ideal with a meal. This particular example is a deliciously herbal almost grassy nose up front. With soft ripe red fruit and a sumptious texture this is a wine built for the summer months!
Trentatre = 33. Its relevance? The blend! 33% Cabernet Sauvignon 33% Merlot 33% Montepulciano |
| Price: £8.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Trentham Estate
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| Wine: Trentham Estate Pinot Noir 2006
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| Region: Mornington Peninsula
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: A rich and balanced wine showing lovely long and rounded berry flavours, excellently complimented by fine french oak tannins. |
| Price: £15.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Trentham Estate
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| Wine: Trentham Estate Shiraz 2006
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| Region: Heathcote
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: A lovely spice driven wine, showing lots of pepper, plum and chocolate. The subtle sweetness is expertly offset by the fine oak. |
| Price: £14.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Turkey Flat Vineyards
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| Wine: 'Butchers Block' 2008
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| Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Roussanne, Viognier, Marsanne |
| Tasting notes: This blend offers a complex nose of lime, fresh apricots, and citrus peel with lifted aromas of orange blossom and acacia flowers with nutmeg and toasted barrel nuances. A crisp, minerally white with flavours of ripe white stone fruits, citrus and grapefruit are enhanced from partial barrel fermentation in French oak hogsheads. Extended lees contact has further contributed to the mouth-feel and structure of this wine. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Vega Sicilia
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| Wine: Valbuena 2004
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| Region: Ribera del Duero
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Tempranillo / Aragonez |
| Tasting notes: The saturated purple 2004 Valbuena offers up an expressive perfume of mineral, scorched earth, espresso, incense, and black cherry. This is followed by a medium to full-bodied, intensely flavored, spicy wine with layers of fruit, soft tannins, and a pure, lengthy finish. It will benefit from another 5-7 years of bottle age and offer optimal drinking from 2015 to 2029. 94 pts RP |
| Price: £115.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Veuve Clicquot
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| Wine: Veuve Clicquot Brut Magnum NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Tasting notes: This Pinot Noir dominated champagne will go well on its own but why not try it with smoked salmon. A superb style that lingers long in the mouth and is a given at times of celebration! |
| Price: £85.00 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Vie di Romans
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| Wine: Chardonnay 'Vie di Romans' 2008
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| Region: Friuli - Venezia
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Malvasia |
| Tasting notes: A blend of Malvasia Istriana, Friulano and Riesling. |
| Price: £29.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Vietti
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| Wine: Barbera d'Alba Tre Vigne 2007
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| Region: Piemonte
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Barbera |
| Tasting notes: Ruby purple color with ripe red cherry aromas and vanilla. With hints of violets the Barbera d'Alba Tre Vigne is slightly rounder in structure than the Barbera d'Asti. On the palate it shows bright acidity, soft tannins with good integration of oak, good complexity and a lingering cherry finish. |
| Price: £16.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Vilmart
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| Wine: Vilmart Cuvee Rubis NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: |
| Tasting notes: "The NV Cuvee Rubis is mostly Pinot Noir aged in cask (90%), with a small addition of Chardonnay (10%) which Champs uses to give the wine a touch of freshness and elegance. This is an incredibly friendly wine that comes across more like a wine than a Champagne. The Chambolle-like perfumed fruit is striking, as is the wine’s superb balance and restrained, elegant personality. It is a superb effort at this level." Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate. 92 Points |
| Price: £49.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Rose |
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| Producer: Vilmart
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| Wine: Grande Reserve NV
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| Region: Champagne
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Tasting notes: 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay and aged for 10 months in large oak casks. With fine richness and fruit, this is a Champagne for any occasion. |
| Price: £33.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Sparkling |
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| Producer: Vina Cobos
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| Wine: Bramare Cabernet Lujan de Cuyo 2008
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| Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon |
Tasting notes: The 2008 Bramare Cabernet Sauvignon Lujan de Cuyo is a glass-coating opaque purple color with an impressive nose of toast, mineral, espresso, violets, black currant, and blackberry. On the palate spice notes and chocolate flavors emerge for added complexity. The wine displays excellent volume, balance, and length and will provide pleasure over the next 8-10 years.
92 pts Jay Miller |
| Price: £23.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Vina Cobos
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| Wine: Felino Malbec 2009
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| Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina |
| Grape: Malbec |
| Tasting notes: Paul Hobbs is justifiably famous for producing some of the finest wines in the U.S and South America. His Felino Malbec is youthful, succulent and juicy with savoury, earthy tones and a delicious minerally, fruit packed finish. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Vina Ijalba
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| Wine: Rioja Blanco 2009
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Maturana Blanca |
| Tasting notes: Made from the first documented grape in Rioja, Maturana Blanca, Viña Ijalba have pioneered a project to resurrect this variety and return it to it's formaer glory. Low yielding in comparison to the widely planted Viura, Maturana Blanca has a more aromatic style and picks up the minerality inherent to the area beautifully. This wine is unoaked in style but packed full of fresh citrus and stone fruit character and has a long round finish. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Vina Ijalba
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| Wine: Rioja Crianza Organic Graciano 2007
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| Region: Rioja
Country: Spain |
| Grape: Graciano |
Tasting notes: Rarely found, Graciano is an enticingly aromatic grape. Wonderful wine
Less than .04% of total plantings in Rioja are Graciano which may be to do with the fact that it's tricky to grow and gives very low yields. However, when well looked after, it can deliver wines of exceptional quality with a deep, distinctive spicy aroma and a long, long length. This is a sublime wine and fantastic value. |
| Price: £14.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Vina Von Siebenthal
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| Wine: Vina von Siebenthal Parcela #7 Reserva 2007
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| Region:
Country: Chile |
| Grape: Bordeaux Blend |
| Tasting notes: A soft, fresh and fruity wine with balanced, sweet tannins and a very smooth, long finish. |
| Price: £12.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Vincent Girardin
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| Wine: Bourgogne Rouge Vieilles Vignes 2007
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Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Pinot Noir, Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: Ruby red with still youngish purple at the rim. Medium bodied with good acidity. Sweet red fruits on the attack with some animalistic flavours and a bit of woody spice on the finish. Enjoyable. |
| Price: £13.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Warwick
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| Wine: Warwick Professor Black Sauvignon Blanc 2010
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tasting notes: A mineral driven, yet crisp and rich style of wine with a touch of fruit to coat the pallet evenly. The well balanced acid and fresh flavours ensures a long lingering aftertaste. |
| Price: £12.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Warwick
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| Wine: Warwick Trilogy 2008
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| Region: Stellenbosch
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot |
| Tasting notes: Winemaker’s comments: The wine displays an intense brick red dark colour. On the nose the wine expresses intense Cedar, herbaceous spiciness and lots of wild berries and black olive aromas. On the pallet the full rounded feel of the well ripened tannins slowly gives way to roasted almonds, vanilla and coffee flavours, and another hit of wild berries on the aftertaste. Decanting when young will give more pleasure and aroma. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Bruichladdich
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| Wine: Waves
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Sub-region: Islay |
| Region: Island
Country: Scotland |
| Grape: |
Tasting notes: Released at 46% in their new ultra premium packaging.
Medium peated flavour profile c 15ppm Multi-Vintage
Matured first in Bourbon then additionally in Madeira casks.
Colouring Free
Non Chill Filtered
Bottled with Islay Spring Water |
| Price: £34.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Lyme Bay Winery
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| Wine: Whisky and Ginger Liqueur NV
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| Region: South
Country: England |
| Grape: |
Tasting notes: The classic warming winter tipple.
Awarded One-star Gold at 'Great Taste Awards' 2010. |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 350 ml |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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| Producer: Robertson Estate
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| Wine: William Robertson Chenin Blanc 2009
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| Region:
Country: South Africa |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
| Tasting notes: Robertson Winery is highly regarded for producing wines of excellent character and consistency of which this is no exception! This full-bodied wine shows freshly crushed black pepper aromas with hints of cinnamon and cloves on the nose with lots of brambly red berry fruit, rich mulberry and well integrated vanilla tones. Enjoy now with roast beef, stews, lamb, venison, pasta and steak. |
| Price: £7.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Willunga Hundred
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| Wine: Willunga 100 Grenache 2010
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| Region: McLaren Vale
Country: Australia |
| Grape: Grenache |
| Tasting notes: This lively wine displays intense aromatics of cherry, raspberry, spice and hints of dried herbs. The palate demonstrates all the characters expected from a medium bodied Grenache: sandy, gritty tannin structure; lovely dryness on the finish; coupled with balanced sweet plum and strawberry fruit, a fantastic food wine! |
| Price: £10.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Yann Chave
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| Wine: Crozes Hermitage 2008
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Appellation: Crozes Hermitage
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| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Shiraz / Syrah |
Tasting notes: "Chave is a great name in the northern Rhône and while this isn't Gérard or Jean-Louis of Hermitage fame, it's surely one of the greatest modern expressions of Crozes-Hermitages, a red bursting with an aromatic peppery fragrance and seductively juice blackberry fruit opulence infused with camphor and tar and delightfully balanced. Anyone for partridge?"
Anthony Rose, Saturday Independent
"Rising star winemaker Yann Chave makes northern Rhône syrahs of quite astonishing purity. Here he's come up with a kind of distilled essence of pepper and blackberry with a silky texture that means it simply skates across the tongue."
David Williams, Observer Food Monthly |
| Price: £17.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: Red |
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| Producer: Yves Boyer Martenot
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| Wine: Yves Boyer Martenot Meursault Villages 2008
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Sub-region: Cote de Beaune |
| Region: Burgundy
Country: France |
| Grape: Chardonnay |
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| Price: £26.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Yves Cuilleron
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| Wine: Condrieu 'Les Chaillets' 2010
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Appellation: Condrieu
Sub-region: Northern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Viognier |
| Tasting notes: Sourced from the best and oldest vines on the estate, on south/southeast-facing terraces overlooking Chavanay. "Les Chaillets” is not a district but the local name for terraces. This world class Viognier should be drunk with shellfish over the next 5 years and will keep through to 2018 as the aromas continue to evolve. |
| Price: £58.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Yves Cuilleron
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| Wine: Viognier Collines Rhodaniennes 2010
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Sub-region: Northern Rhone |
| Region: Rhone
Country: France |
| Grape: Viognier |
| Tasting notes: A VDP Viognier sourced from organically-maintained vineyards situated just outside Condrieu, the wine has foral/peachy/tropical fruit aromas and favours. The medium-bodied palate has a viscous texture and a long, lifted finish. |
| Price: £19.95 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Chiorri
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| Wine: Zeffiro NV
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| Region: Umbria
Country: Italy |
| Grape: Trebbiano, Malvasia, Grechetto |
| Tasting notes: A fresh, crisp wine with lots of citrus fruits. If you like a Pinot Grigio give this a try. An equal blend of Grechetto, Malvasia and Trebbiano. Good weight and complexity. Stylish. |
| Price: £7.50 |
Size: 75cl |
Colour/style: White |
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| Producer: Zuidam
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| Wine: Genever NV
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| Region:
Country: Holland |
| Grape: |
Tasting notes: enever or Dutch style sweet gin is a full bodied, malt-based spirit that was introduced to the Netherlands in the 16th century.
The popularity of Genever spread so quickly that it was soon hailed as Holland's national drink, as it remains today.
100 years later, Genever was introduced to England where the style as well as the name was changed to reflect the more familiar product of today, gin. Genever is considered the original gin.
It is a decidedly different taste then the more familiar dry gins imported from England. The unique flavours and aromas of Zuidam Genever come from the finest, most natural imported botanicals, spices & herbs from around the world. Experience the heritage of Holland and one of Europe's oldest traditional spirits, proudly produced by two generations of Master Distillers from the family of Zuidam. |
| Price: £23.95 |
Size: 70cl |
Colour/style: Spirits & Eaux de Vie |
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