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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.
Deep red-purplish wine. Intense notes of wild blackberries, mixed berries and prunes, meet spicy undertones. Pleasant tannin structure and acid balance. A great pairing for game dishes.
A blend of estate and négociant fruit aged in concrete tanks, ‘Le Pur Fruit du Causse’ is Julien’s joyful vin de soif, gorgeously scented with notes of plum, violets, and herbs, a lighter more delicate style of Malbec from its original home.
The Monte Bernardi Fiasco! Vino Rosso is a great-value, soft, and highly drinkable red wine that comes in one-liter bottles. This non-vintage wine is a blend of organic red grapes sourced from several regions across Italy, including Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Malvasia Nera, and Colorino from Tuscany, Montepulciano from Le Marche, and Frappato, Nerello Mascalese, and Nero d’Avola from Sicily.
With its versatile character, this wine is perfect for impromptu gatherings, a mid-week tipple, or pairing with BBQs. It offers an affectionate and amusing nod to the straw-covered flasks that became popular table lamps.
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.
Kadarka is the oldest historic vine variety cultivated in the Szekszárd region, a difficult and delicate grape to grow due to it’s thin skin. Hand picked from 100 year old short vines reminiscent of Bonsai trees. Peter Vida has a natural approach without using any chemicals, rather planting flowers, grasses and herbs. ‘We try to reach harmony in the soil that we believe brings us harmony and balance to our wines too.
Great aperitif, chicken, veal & with indian or asian spiced food. Slightly chilled with fish and vegetable dishes.
This is a charming 7 hectares Domaine owned and run by Nicole Chanrion, who is a star grower. Nicole studied viticulture in Beaune at a time when there were not many women doing so. She is delighted that there are more female winemakers nowadays. The Domaine was started by her grandfather, but she can trace her family roots in viticulture back to the 1840s.
Together with her son Romain, they produce delicious, pure Côte de Brouilly. Their vines are east facing, some slightly south facing. The alluvial soils here are very diverse and the roches bleues give a mineral, pepper spice note to the wine.
Quinta Da Raza is perfectly located in the interior of the Minho region, benefitting from great sun exposure but gets some moderating influence from the Tamega River. Preserving traditional wine making techniques as well as promoting biodiversity and natural balance.
This expression of Vinhão could not be more authentic! Packed with lots of black fruits, this is clean and fresh with a fantastic colour. Chill it down, drink on it’s own or with grilled (BBQ!) meats.
Saroto Tinto is made from a small, old, field-blend parcel comprised of old-fashioned red and white Douro varieties. The resultant wine is full of wild forest fruit, lots of berries with a kick of natural sourness. Plenty of fresh acidity adds juiciness and balances the rustic, grippy tannins, making for quite a light red. Earthy minerality adds extra complexity and the finish is long and moreish.
A madcap blend of Grenache, Cinsault, Pinot Noir and Pinotage, with 16% white grape varieties blended in too. Very juicy, very drinkable! Serve chilled – lots of strawberry juice, cherry and earthy notes too, blackcurrant leaf and pomegranate. It’s a fun little wine to not be taken too seriously. Like Pieter’s answer to a Beaujolais-villages and ultimate ‘vin de soif.’
Intense cherry red, with bright blackberries and plums develop into a dark and brooding concoction with hints of spice, tobacco and toffee.
The tannins give you a gentle tug and then give way to a smooth and velvety caress on the palate. Simply outstanding value from the region.
The ArnaldoRivera wines are a result of a collaboration between Terre del Barolo winery and a selection of their growers, with the aim to produce a range of top-quality wines, showcasing their best sites and highest quality fruit. In addition to their Nebbiolo-based wines, they also work with very small parcels of rare native grapes such as Pelaverga.
Pelaverga is native to Piedmont, this is a fragrant, floral red, with characteristic notes of white pepper and wild strawberries. The palate is fresh and delicate, with great structure and balance.
A blend of several vintages, this wine shows Duckman’s link to the greatness of Bairrada’s Baga grape. The heritage of Joao Pato can be seen in this more classic style of baga, with dark cherry and berry fruit, pine resin spice, and a good smack of acidity.
This wine is a blend of grapes grown on the stony soils of the Gimblett Gravels. The vines in the Ngakirikiri, Twyford and Omahu Gravels vineyards are now approaching 20 years of age and are cropped at low levels to produce grapes of the highest possible quality. All this combines to produce a wine with rich aromas of black fruit and fragrant spicy oak in this sumptuous red wine. The palate is full-bodied with incredible concentration of supple, rich ripe fruit, smooth supple tannins, beautifully integrated oak and great complexity.
Established in 1982 by Richard and Jill McIntyre, Moorooduc Estate is a small, family run wine business that has developed an enviable reputation for complex and food friendly wines. Their wines are fermented using only wild yeasts (found on the skin of the grape and in the air) and minimal intervention to allow them to express the character of the individual vineyard sites. The Mornington Peninsula – south of Melbourne – is famed for the quality of their Pinot Noir and this wine is no exception.
Red and black cherry fruit on the nose and palate with a slight savoury undertone on the finish. Mouth watering acidity, firm tannins and a long lingering finish makes this an outstanding wine. We love it!
Pairs well with any game meats, porcini mushroom risotto & charcuterie.
Davenport Winery started in 1991 when Will Davenport planted 5 acres of vines at Horsmonden in Kent. Always a supporter of organic farming practices, the winery was one of the first in England to be certified fully organic in 2000.
Deep flavours of cherries and blackberry with plenty of tannic structure that will allow this wine to mature fro several years. Drink now or keep for up to 5 years to gain more complex flavours and softness.
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.
Estate grown blend of Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cão, Tinta Barroca and Touriga Nacional. A good combination of red berry aromas with a mix of cedar and cinnamon wood spices. Flavours of plums, cherries and a little milk chocolate on the finish.
This is a food friendly style well matched to grills and roasts. Try it with some good quality pork sausages.
This is a light to medium bodied wine to enjoy young and fresh. Short term cellaring for up to 5 years will enhance the integration of the flavours in this blend.
The grapes come from the oldest vineyards of the Borgo dei Trulli estate, located in the commune of Guagnano in the province of Lecce. Very low yields and carefully selected grapes are used to make this impressive Negroamaro.
Notes of red fruits such as redcurrant, cherry and black cherry. A full-bodied wine, soft and harmonious, rich in tannins, with a pleasant, long finish. The spicy notes of cinnamon, coffee and vanilla make it particularly enveloping, velvety and elegant. A meditation wine, which is also delicious with game and mature cheeses.
A deep cherry red colour, that is clean and bright in the glass. Good aromatic intensity with notes of ripe red fruits over a base of elegant balsamic. The palate is mellow and fresh, with nuances of delicate sweet fruit. It has a nice body with integrated, polished tannins, with touches of very ripe fruit and nuances of liquorice on a long finish.
This wine is made from the Avgoustiatis grape, which is unique to the island of Tinos. Flavours of dark cherries, blackberries and vanilla.
T-Oinos is a project inspired by estate owner Alexandre Avatangelos and Gerard Margeon, the head sommelier of the Alain Ducasse Group, the wines are the first in 3,000 years to be produced from the volcanic soil of Tinos, a World Heritage-listed island of the Cyclades.
Château des Tours is a beautiful estate surrounded by its own vines. The Château itself dates back to the 14th Century and is the heart of the estate. During the harvest, as per tradition, an old bell is rung to signify the start of the day. This is a magnificent Gamay full of fruit, minerality and lingering tannins.
This wine stands out for its elegance and intense aromas of dried fruit, liquorice, spices, cocoa and coffee. Fresh and enticing on the palate, with ripe Garnacha notes of red berries, there are spicy overtones and layers of red fruit. A rich, long and pleasantly spicy finish.
Winegrowers from father to son for 10 generations, Domaine Badoz is located in Poligny in the heart of the Jura vineyards. This beautiful region called “Le Revermont” offers a hilly geography, wines with a strong personality and gourmet gastronomy, at the foot of the first foothills of the Jura massif.
An expressive and ripe nose, with aromas of stone fruits and blackberries. The palate is fresh, well structured, with a finish of pomegranate, liquorice and a touch of menthol. Perfect with white meats, red meats and cheeses with character.
The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (100% Prugnolo Gentile) is another big, powerful wine loaded with dark fruit, leather, spices and earthiness. This generous, cask-aged Vino Nobile builds on the finish as the tannins come to life, but the balance is unquestionably outstanding.
Made in partnership with Diego Rosso, whose Pinot vines in Tunuyán are amongst the oldest in the Uco, this is clone 777 planted in the 1990s and made with the utmost respect for this most fickle of grapes. Everything is done by hand, with fermentation in a combination of concrete eggs and old barrels, fully de-stemmed with partial whole bunch. 100% of the wine is aged for 10 months in second use French oak.
On the nose, bounteous wild red fruits and the unmistakable whiff of forest floor; in the mouth silky tannins and fresh juicy fruit with a long finish. This is definitely New World Pinot Noir approaching its South American best and sees Argentina taking a seat at the top table. It bodes for amazing things to follow in future.
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
Coste del Vivo is the personal project of winemaker Toby Owen. 20 years ago, he was manager of a wine shop in Scotland, dreaming of one day being able to make wine like the best of those he sold. In 2009 a chance meeting led to experience working with Brunello producer San Polino in Montalcino.
Later, in 2012 he returned to Montalcino as winemaking assistant at Casa Raia. By the following vintage he was winemaker for micro-producer Hortulanus in the beautiful vineyards of Seggiano on Monte Amiata, and it’s here he began producing his own range of fabulous wines.
A Tuscan masterpiece with sumptuous dark fruit, spice and cedar.
Payten and Jones has always been a winery to follow its own path, they specialise in minimal intervention, natural farming and winemaking. This translates into styles which are fruit forward and very enjoyable, this Sangiovese is a perfecrt example of what they’re all about. Whilst being a fruit forward style with black plum and a little strawberry, leading to a lighly savoury finish but with structure and finesse to make sure it’t not simply a fruit bomb! Perfect for lamb or venison.
Xinomavro (pronounced Ksee-NOH-mav-roe) is a native variety found in northern Greece. The vines are grown in a single vineyard in the ‘Hedgehog’ subregion, of the Amyndeon plateau. This is a pale and lively pink coloured rosé with an aromatic and fresh bouquet of peach and strawberry, layered with rose petals, spice and mineral notes. Crisp with a creamy, fruity palate through to a long finish.
Gitana Vineyards are located in the area of two villages in Leova district, being divided into three areas. One area is in Filipeni village and the other two in Romanovca village. These areas are favourable for vine growing, meeting all soil and weather conditions required to produce high quality wine.
Rara Neagra is an ancient grape variety with aromas of fresh red berries, an intense and complex palate with dried fruits on the finish.
Josten & Klein is a new winery that offers high-quality white and red wines from the two Rhineland-Palatinate wine-growing regions of Ahr and Mittelrhein.
With around 560 hectares, the Ahr is one of the smallest wine-growing regions in Germany. But that doesn’t detract from its class. As the largest closed red wine growing area in Germany and at the same time as the northernmost area for red vines, it has developed into a wine region of great renown over the past two decades. This is a classic style of Pinot Noir. Ripe flavours of sweet and sour cherry and bramble fruit. Soft tannins and acidity keeps the finish fresh and long.
Syrah from south west Romania. In Segarcea the wine is made using carbonic maceration, a process in which fermentation begins with whole, unpressed grapes. The result is an explosion of aromas, with sweet sensations and well- integrated tannins that give intensity and roundness.
Of Portugal’s more than 200 traditional varieties, Touriga Nacional is considered the flagship grape, primarily due to its ability to produce high quality wines, from the intricate and harsh Douro wines to the delicious Porto wines. The grape is beautifully adapted to the long sunny days in Segarcea.
This is a big, intense, but beautifully balanced red.
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.
Whilst overflowing with intense red fruit aromas on the nose and palate, this medium-bodied Nebbiolo also presents hints of white pepper and aniseed, complemented and supported by both bright tannins and a fresh acidity.
A very versatile red, this Nebbiolo can be a delightful accompaniment to antipasti dishes of cured meats and chargrilled vegetables, yet also enjoys a successful pairing with red meat, poultry and even lightly-spiced pasta courses.
Ca dei Maghi is a small farm in the hills of Valpolicella making very small quantities of the most exquisite wines. Although started in the 1950’s it is only since 2011 when Paolo Creazzi took over the reins that this estate has gone from being ‘good’ to outstanding.
If you translate the word “Mal” from Afrikaans to English, it means “crazy” and “Bek” means “mouth”. And that was quite clearly the inspiration behind this label! This is of course 100% Malbec from the Helderberg.
Like dark chocolate dipped oranges, with lovely minty notes, violets and a sweet perfume. Medium-full bodied, and very much so showing the softer, prettier side of Malbec, with gentle tannins, good freshness, and a lovely rounded mouthfeel.
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 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.
