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Centelleo Tempranillo, Syrah
Spain’s most famous grape variety, Tempranillo, is full of juicy bramble and cherry fruits with a hint of spice on the nose while the palate displays soft rounded tannins. This red is supple and succulent with a juicy finish.
Great on its own or with grilled lamb cutlets, mild curries or casseroles.
Te Quiero Field Blend Red
Much of Spain’s vineyards are devoted to the commercial grape varieties that we all know and love such as Tempranillo and Syrah, but there are also small plots of older, native varieties such as Graciano, Monastrell, Tinto Velasco that farmers have preserved out of a sense of pride or interest in their history. Today we recognise more and more the value of this diversity and the wealth of flavours of some of these older varieties when they come together in a blend.
Rich, ripe, spiced and brambly fruit, pure and mouthfilling with round tannins, and a lively finish. The small amount of these grapes that remain means it is not possible to vinify them separately so the grapes tend to be harvested together as a Field Blend.
El Otro Tinto
A great value red, this excellent all-rounder is essentially an old-vine Garnacha with a generous splodge of Syrah in the blend, about 15%. It’s remarkably bold in weight and structure given the humble price tag, and absolutely oozes clean, fresh, dark berry fruits from nose to finish.
Adaras Aldea Tinto
Adaras, located in the Terra Alta, Catalonia, is somewhere that’s breaking away from the traditional vineyards to produce modern, pure wines. One to watch! The Aldea Tinto shows a purity of fruit and is a summertime wine that is designed to be enjoyed.
Les Vignerons d’Estezargues Les Oliviers Cotes du Rhone
A big, chunky Rhone from a fantastic little cooperative in Estézargues near Avignon. Made with minimal intervention, unfined, unfiltered. Soft red fruits on the palate, hearty, but really approachable.
Cellar Des Capcanes Mas Donis Negre
Mas Donis Negre is a fruity and juicy young red wine. A perfume of cherry and red berries, spicy cake and a complex floral medium bodied palate packed full of pure fruit seduction and charm.
Chateau St Cyrgues Salamandre Rouge
The Château Saint Cyrgues estate is located in the South of France, near Nîmes. It faces the Petite Camargue, one of the most beautiful sites in France, and the Mediterranean Sea. The estate is over a hundred years old, but keeps up with the times as it is certified organic.
A natural red with plenty of red berry fruit, liquorice and black pepper. No added sulphur.
Domaine La Dourbie Oscar Rouge
An expressive nose with spicy and smoky notes underneath a bouquet of red berry fruit aromas. Smooth with silky tannins and a beautiful finish. This is a vibrant, more-ish wine. Pair with beef carpaccio and a variety of Mediterranean dishes.
Lo Petit Fantet d’Hippolyte
Château Ollieux Romanis is located in the heart of the Pinada massif , in the Corbières. Lo Petit has an intense nose, with sweet raspberry and kirsch fruit. Lightly spiced, unfined and unfiltered.
Domaine La Loyane Cotes du Rhone Rouge
From vineyards close to the village of Lirac, this wine offers complex dark fruits with garrigue notes on the nose along side a touch of violets. The delicious and more’ish palate is rich and concentrated showing good depth and fine elegance through to a balanced finish.
DelMoro La Comarcal
A tiny vineyard located in Valencia, specilaising in Garnacha, Bobal and Syrah.
This wine is fairly light in style, with pronounced notes of wild herbs and peppery spice, on a bed of crunchy red berry fruit and a touch of grippy tannins. Rustic, natural and great value.
Domaine Yves Cuilleron Syrah
A top star domaine. Yves Cuilleron took over the reins as the 4th generation vigneron in 1987. He is based in Chavanay, just south of Condrieu and has built up a formidable reputation in recent years.
A pleasant and aromatic wine. Pretty fresh red fruits and delicate spices give a beautiful expression of syrah.
Echeverria GCM Coast
Enticing aromas of forest fruits, cherry, raspberry and mulberry are laced with vanilla and tobacco nuances through to a rounded palate with a fine tannin structure and a persistent fruity finish.
Massaya Le Colombier
A fresh, thirst-quenching wine for everyday drinking, distinguished by hints of spice and pepper.
Domaine Capmartin Pimpant
This cuvée is light and fresh with mouthwatering juicy red fruits. Pairs perfectally with roasted, grilled or smoked meat dishes like; duck, beef, veal, sausage, and chicken dishes.
Chateau Oumsiyat Grande Reserve
Grown in vineyards 1200 metres above sea level, whichentails a big difference between day and night temperatures helping to produce grapes with great aromatic intensity and wonderful balance. The resulting wine is rich and robust, with ripe red fruits enveloped in spicy aromas, with a savoury and earthy palate leading to a long, satisfying finish.
Domaine d’Audaux Je Reve d’un Tracteur Syrah
Light bodied but intense with some recognisable Syrah character, lovingly made! Fresh but not lightweight with a bone dry finish and very appetising and honest. A wine made in south west France just outside the Jurançon zone; a wine with a story; a wine worth seeking out! Very, very limited availability.
Altolandon Tinto 2012
The unusual blend produces cherries in liqueur aromas typical from the Garnacha and herbal and meaty notes from the French varieties. It needs powerful food, but it’s also ready now.
Domaine La Soumade Rasteau Cuvée Confiance
André Roméro is one of our most characterful and talented growers and a favourite. He founded the domaine in 1979 and was joined by his son Frédéric in 1996 on completion of his oenology studies, and by his nephew Régis. Today the estate covers 26 hectares, including a new plot of 2.5 hectares of the finest land in Rasteau.
The yields at Soumade are low – around 40 hl/ha for his Côtes du Rhône, 35 hl/ha for the Villages and much less for his super cuvées. All the grapes are picked exclusively by hand.
Iona Solace
Layers of bramble and red berry fruit, with spicy, peppery aromas. Energetic and lightly rich palate that emphasises floral elements. The cool climate of the vineyards help to keep the ripeness of fruit in check, giving great freshness.
Holden Manz Reserve Syrah
Ripe and bold dark fruit, meaty and spicy notes, think Cornas/Hermitage style, smoky, steak tartare, black pepper, rounded tannin, long powerful finish.
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape
This is an outstanding wine and a true classic. Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe has been run by the Brunier family since 1891. The estate’s vineyards are situated on the famous “Plateau de la Crau”, the stony terrace where there is nothing but “galets roulés”, or rounded stones, as far as the eye can see. This special terroir imparts a highly distinctive minerality to the wines. Vieux Télégraphe is made from predominantly three grape varieties, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre plus Cinsault and Clairette.
The blending is done at the end of June after which the wine is matured in large foudres for 20 months. The red wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered and display tremendous concentration and intense flavours of dark cherry and “garrigue”. The best vintages will age for 20 years and more.