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Iris Merlot
A bright, aromatic red from Mendoza. Juicy blackberries, plums and figs with just a dash of creamy oak.
Caldora Ortonese
Born from the co-op, Cantina Sociale di Ortona, Caldora is based in the province of Chieti in Italy’s Abruzzo region. This is a historic cooperative with over 1500 hectares of cultivated land and around 700 farmers. Striving to reduce their yield per hectare, Caldora was created as the cooperative’s ‘Progetto Qualità’ (Quality Project).
This is a fruity red with cherries, prunes and vanilla on the nose. Medium-bodied, very well balanced and soft, ready to drink.
Metic Merlot
Great, Natural red from Chile. Blueberry, fresh cherries and blackcurrant with smoke on the nose. A soft, rounded palate with red and black fruit flavours, cinammon spice and a dash of pepper.
Gaia de Chateau Puybarbe
Château Puybarbe is situated at the highest elevation of the Côtes de Bourg appellation, looking over the Gironde estuary on the right bank of Bordeaux. The 36-hectare vineyard comprises predominantly Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon and is cultivated according to sustainable philosophies. Château Puybarbe uses no herbicides or chemical fertilizers.
This wine is a delight with various including rich salads, various vegetarian meals as well as moderate red-meat dishes. Roasted chicken, fried veal escalope & duck confit.
Siegel Handpicked Reserva Merlot
On the nose, it has notes of cassis and black cherries. In the mouth, it has smooth tannins, balanced acidity, and good persistence. The nose has a touch of savoury leather and lightly roasted coffee note, but this is really all about the fruit.
Caparzo Sangiovese Di Toscana
Intense, fruity, bouquet, with ripe blackberries, wild strawberries and spice. The palate has a warm brambly feel, full of soft ripe fruit and a peristant spice to the finish. Easy drinking and perfect with sausages with white beans, spaghetti with tomatoes and basil.
Egri Korona Harmonia
The Egri Korona Borház (Crown Wine House of Eger) is a family winery which can be found in the middle of the Eger wine region, right next to the thermal hot spring of Egerszalók and it’s unbelievable white cliffs. This area is renowned for its thermal baths and its resulting soil rich in minerals of volcanic origin.
Harmonia is a blend of the dominant blue grapes of the area, true to the tradition of the region making wines with many varietals. This wine is JUICY with good body. Fruit and sour-cherry aroma of Menoire & Blauburger perfectly entwined with the spiciness of Kekfrankos and fiery character of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Chateau La Bienveillance Bordeaux Rouge
An organic and biodyanmic Bourdeaux blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, producing rich red fruit aromas and blackcurrant and dark cherry on the palate.
Smooth and well balanced, pairs well with red meat in sauce dishes, poultry, game and hard cheeses.
Chateau Les Tourelles Du Barrail, Médoc, Bordeaux
The higher percentage of Merlot in this wine makes it rounder and easy to drink whilst young. Full of plum and cherry fruits with hints of the minerality Medoc in known for.
Gran Passione Rosso
Vibrant purple colour, rich luscious nose full of sweet ripe dark cherry, plum, vanilla and spice. Rich and velvety, with lots of juicy fruit. Very easy drinking.
A great wine for roasted and grilled meats. Ideal with game dishes. Excellent with mature hard cheeses.
Vins el Cep Negre de Terrer
A delicious organic and biodynamic red from just west of Barcelona. It’s very approachable and silky smooth with lovely fresh berry notes – a blend of international varities – Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah.
Chateau Argadens
A complex and expressive Bordeaux made following sustainable viticultural methods in Entre-deux-Mers. Dark red fruit aromas and elegant oaky notes. You get sweetness and richness on the palate with fresh Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc working in perfect harmony. Great balance, ready to drink now but will age for many more years.
Holden Manz Vernissage
Holden Manz Wine Estate, known as Franschhoek’s hidden gem, is located in the southernmost corner of the stunningly beautiful Franschhoek Valley.
75kW of solar panels provide electricity and a 40,000 litre roof water collection system supplements the underground water supply.
This is their entry-level wine and represents such great value for money. Raspberries, cherries, mulberry flavours, with soft and silky tannins and a lingering finish. Pair with slow cooked lamb stew or your favourite pizza/pasta dish.
Chateau Haut Barrail Médoc, Bordeaux
Aged for 15 months in stave oak barrels, three-quarters of which is renewed each year, this wine is full of finesse and elegance, it stands out for its attractive, delicate bouquet and its rich aromas of ripe fruit and toasted almonds. The vineyard grows on a clay-limestone terroir and covers some 6 hectares planted with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Chateau Grandis Haut Medoc, Bordeaux
Château Grandis became a family run estate in 1857 and was later modernised in 1985. The vineyards are made up of a modest 10 hectares which enables the family to maintain the strictest high standards both in the vineyard and the cellar.
A wine for enthusiasts of classic Haut-Medoc. Charming, well-balanced and elegant with red fruits and a long silky finish.
Chateau Puybarbe Cotes de Bourg
Cotes de Bourg is one of the oldest Bordeaux AOCs. It is situated 35 km north-west of Bordeaux on the Right Bank of Garonne and Dordogne rivers around the town Bourg-sur-Gironde. The first “vitis biturica” in Cotes de Bourg were planted by the Romans. The area mainly consists of family farms with less than 10 hectares of vines. Production is mainly red wines, based on Merlot grape, blended with smaller quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Cabernet Franc.
A full-bodied wine with flavours of blackberries, spice and oak.
Etyeki Kuria Red
From the Sopron wine region. Harvested by hand and carefully destemmed. Fermented for 14 days on the skin. Aged in Hungarian oak barrels for 8 months.
Ripe fruits on the nose and palate. Blackberry, cherry and cooked red plums. Subtle smokey character with a hint of cloves. Soft, delicious, lively acidity
Holden Manz Visionaire
Winemaker Thierry Haberer has been making wines around the world for over a decade. He has spent time working in Bordeaux and Napa Valley in the USA before settling at the Holden Manz Wine Estate in Franschhoek Valley, one of South Africa’s premiere winemaking regions. The estate boasts 22 hectares of exclusively red grape varieties; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah.
This multi award winning wine is a blend of predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Malbec. This is a big, bold spicy beast of a wine that has more than a whiff of top end Bordeaux and Hermitage about it. Ripe black fruit , liquorice and leather on the nose and palate; the fruit dominates but well balanced acidity and tannin are very much in the mix. A peppery spicy finish is particularly satisfying.
Best enjoyed with steak.
Chateau Perron Lalande de Pomerol
Having been in the Massonie family for three generations, Perron is now the responsibility of Bertrand Massonie, whose drive, passion, technical skill and respect for the property’s exceptional terroir have contributed massively to its recent renaissance. One of the top wines in the appellation and a rising star of the Right Bank.
Rich, powerful and many-layered nose of red fruits, dark spice, fresh oak and cocoa. Supple, velvety palate with fine, crisply elegant tannins. Fresh lingering finish with menthol flavours. A charming, easy-to-drink wine which will go down well with any fine food.
Nittardi Ad Astra
The Nittardi winery was once owned by Michaelangelo, and whilst painting the Sistine Chapel, he gifted his wines to the pope. As homage to Michelangelo, the unique combination of art and wine is still cultivated today at Nittardi. Every year a well-known artist paints the label as well as the wrapping paper used for the Casanuova di Nittardi Vigna Doghessa wine bottles.
Ad Astra is an approachable yet serious red wine that is also a pleasure when enjoyed young. Fascinating notes of spice and chilli character with blackcurrant and fresh cherry fruit on the nose. Medium bodied, with good tannins and a long, silky, powerful finish
Maison Sichel Pauillac
This wine offers all the richness and elegance typical of this prestigious appellation.
Grown in the very best terroirs and vinified with the same meticulous care as the Grands crus, it shows pepper and liquorice on the nose, and pure well-structured cassis, blackberries and vanilla on the palate
Drink from 2020 onwards for several years.
Keermont Merlot
Keermont Vineyards is a specialist wine estate set in the naturally-formed amphitheatre between the Helderberg and Stellenbosch Mountain ranges.
This is a stunning Merlot, with just a drop of Cabernet Sauvignon. Dusty strawberry on the nose with notes of cinnamon. Elegant, clean palate of orange and dried herbs. Good natural acidity helps maintain a fresh elegance and long, juicy finish.
Maison Sichel Margaux
An impressively elegant Margaux with impeccable provenance (declassified from one of the top Margaux Chateaux) showing textural richness and intensity, along with dark fruits and silky tannins. Drinking really well now.
Margaux wines are the most floral in all of Bordeaux, often compared to violets. The wines of Margaux are easy to pair with a wide array of different foods – especially lamb & game.
Avignonesi Cantaloro Rosso Magnum
Located just outside the quiet village of Valiano di Montepulciano, with Cortona on one side and Montepulciano on the other, Avignonesi is comprised of 9 vineyard plots, a villa, a chapel and the historic wine cellars. This is fruit forward, easy drinking and accessible. A fantastic option for an everyday bottle. Black cherry pie, black berries, thyme, red pepper grains and exotic spices.
Château Lamothe Bouscaut Rouge, Pessac Léognan
Bouscaut is now producing some of the best wines in Pessac Léognan and certainly one of the best value wines in this much sought-after part of the Graves.
Chateau Fleur de Lisse Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Château de Lisse was one of the largest vineyards in Saint Étienne de Lisse in the early twentieth century. It is one of the oldest vineyards in Saint Émilion, which explains why the average age of the vines is 45 years. From 1940 to 2015 it belonged to the Minvielle family, who over the years made it prosper and modernised the winemaking business by building a vatting cellar. In 2015, the château was acquired by the Teycheney family, who already owned Château La Loubière and, being passionately interested in farming and wine, decided to farm using biodynamic methods.
Its bouquet is perfectly pure and expressive, displaying notes of red berries, cassis and blackberry, and is followed by an ample, smooth and remarkably balanced palate. The finish is refined, the back-of palate discretely toasty and smoky. It is the ideal accompaniment for grilled meat, lamb chops or blue cheese over an informal meal.
Gaja Ca’Marcanda Promis
Gaja Ca’Marcanda Promis is a blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Syrah and 10% Sangiovese. The three varieties are fermented and macerated separately for around 15 days, and after 12 months of oak ageing, the wines are finally blended together. The resulting wine shows aromas of black cherries and black plums. It is complex and deeper on the nose, with enticing notes of sandalwood and essential oils. It is well-structured, with a round mouth-feel, combined with a refreshing acidity.
Bargylus Vin Rouge
“The Syrian Vineyard making the world’s most dangerous wine” – The Telegraph.
From Syria’s only private wine estate, this is a blend of 60% Syrah and 20% each Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Packed with fruit and spice, it’s a dinner party wine to impress, and what a talking point! Black pepper sprinkled summer fruits – bowls of plums and intense blackcurrant coulis, a dusting of cocoa and cinnamon. Rich yet with great lift and precision to the finish, and fine tannins.
Avignonesi ‘Desiderio’ Merlot
Founded in 1974, Avignonesi is the leading winery in the Montepulciano area of Tuscany. The Desiderio is the perfect balance of sweet fruity aromas with blackcurrant, eucalyptus and cherries on the palate. Desiderio is the name of a Chianina bull, pictured on the label, which lived on the Avignonesi’s Capezzine farm over one hundred years ago and has become a legend. At his time, Desiderio was the largest bull in Tuscany and because of his amazing stamina, this majestic animal helped refine and define the Chianina cattle breed endemic to Tuscany
Chateau Cantemerle
Located in the southern part of the Bordeaux Medoc peninsula, near the villages of Macau and Ludon, Chateau Cantemerle, designated a great growth in the famous 1855 classification, has deep gravel soil. Thanks to its unique terroir, Cantemerle produces complex, well balanced and refined wines.
Powerful and elegant with rich flavours of blackcurrant, cloves and tobacco. A classic Bordeaux
Chateau Perron Lalande de Pomerol Magnum
Having been in the Massonie family for three generations, Perron is now the responsibility of Bertrand Massonie, whose drive, passion, technical skill and respect for the property’s exceptional terroir have contributed massively to its recent renaissance. One of the top wines in the appellation and a rising star of the Right Bank.
Rich, powerful and many-layered nose of red fruits, dark spice, fresh oak and cocoa. Supple, velvety palate with fine, crisply elegant tannins. Fresh lingering finish with menthol flavours. A charming, easy-to-drink wine which will go down well with any fine food.
Gitana Winery Lupi
Intense nose of mixed berries and vanilla with hints of chocolate. A robust, well-balanced wine, powerful tannins that amplify its elegance of black fruit, ripe plum and cassis flavours. Can drink now with grilled meats, aged cheeses or dark chocolate and a cigar or will age for a long time.
Hoopes Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
The Hoopes Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of fruit from a rich variety of sites which represent the complex tapestry of Napa terroir. Sublime balance, intense aromas and luscious textures that bring the diverse valley into harmony in a glass.
Flavours of strawberry jam, oak, creamy milk chocolate. Enjoy with a cheese plate.
Chateau Angludet Margaux
Home to the Sichel family since 1961, Château Angludet is one of the oldest properties in the Médoc, with a history which goes back to the twelfth century. It is named after Bertrand d’Angludet, a knight and lord of the noble residence which stood on this site in 1150.
Since 1758, the vineyard of Château Angludet has retained a configuration down the centuries which is very close to the original, 93 percent of the current surface area having nurtured vines for more than 250 years – exceptional continuity for a vineyard.
Surrounded as it is by Grand Cru Classé properties, Château Angludet would almost certainly have been included in the famous 1855 Classification, had the property not been broken up as part of an inheritance settlement. In an act of faith (given the property’s state of decay) and belief in Angludet’s potential, the Sichel family bought the estate in 1961. Since then, the Sichels have worked tirelessly to restore and, indeed, improve the vineyard and cellars, giving Angludet back the reputation its exceptional terroir deserves.
Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello 2017
From this iconic Californian vineyard comes possibly its most sought after wine, and from a truly exceptional vintage that will likely rank as one of the all-time greats from this producer. A blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc rounding out the last 4%, the majority of which has been aged in new American oak. Full-bodied and showing immense power, with incredible concentration that will certainly benefit from extended cellaring, some critics suggesting up to 60 years, though it will still bring pleasure to the drinker even now. In its youth, it shows notes of fresh plum, crème de cassis, black truffle, graphite, chocolate, and chalky minerality, with its firm yet ripe tannins and freshness indicating its ageing ability.