1974 Bas Armagnac, Veuve Goudoulin

The 1974 Bas Armagnac from Veuve Goudoulin was a Gold Medal winner at the presitgious San Francisco Spirits Awards.  Complex yet beautifully integrated with notes of cocoa, prunes and liquorice.  Silky smooth and an absolute delight to drink, this vintage Armagnac makes a perfect anniversary gift, just keep your fingers crossed that the recipient will share it with you! 

£150.00

1974 Colheita, Barros, Douro

Red Blend

The 1974 Colheita from Barros really is something rather special.  This wonderful aged Tawny from the 1974 vintage expertly balances power and finesse, being rich, engaging and amazingly complex.  There's an abundance of prunes, spice and dried fruits along with delicate oak which carry through to the complex, silky palate. 

£150.00

2017 Extra Brut, D’Urberville Vineyard, Dorset

Champagne Blend

Perfectly sited on protected, south-facing, chalk soils, the D'Urberville vineyard produces perfectly ripe grapes for exuberant, fruit led English sparkling wines.  We are proud to represent them and love the fact that it is less than a mile from the shop as the crow flies.  Zesty, fresh and very easy drinking this is a great aperitif style of English fizz.

£29.95

2020/22 S.R.S. Chardonnay, Flametree, Margaret River

Chardonnay

The Flametree SRS (Sub-Regional-Series) Chardonnay reveals classic grapefruit, white peach and dried pear fruits. This gives way to barrel ferment and sulphide complexities, providing a lovely savoury oyster shell/saline character and adding to the wines complexity and overall purity.

£42.00

2019 Cabane Langhe, Cantine Povero, DOC Langhe

Red Blend

The Cabanè Langhe from Cantine Povero is a unique velvety wine, which blends the full body of Cabernet Sauvignon, the fruity notes of Barbera, and the elegance, complexity and rich bouquet of Nebbiolo. The is the first wine from Povero that included international grapes in the blend and was created so the winemaker could express the power of these varietals. 

£90.00

NV Blanc de Blancs, Langham Wine Estate, Dorset

Chardonnay

Following many ultra-successful vintage releases, the Langham Blanc de Blancs has switched to a non vintage blend following the 2018 vintage.  Made with 100% Chardonnay, 90% of which is from the 2020 vintage, and aged on the lees for two years, this is an energetic and wonderfully focussed Blanc de Blancs. The nose displays a tense balance between ripe green apple and conference pear with notes of white flowers and intense graphite minerality. The palate is delicate yet weighty in texture, with soft ripe pear, honeydew melon and white grapefruit acidity, finishing with a trademark saline nuttiness.

£39.95

1983 Bas Armagnac, Veuve Goudoulin

Ugni Blanc

Beautifully bright in the glass, the 1983 Bas Armagnac from Veuve Goudoulin has an inviting nose of toasted hazlenuts and warming oak.  The palate is rounded with more oak coming through alongside very appealing hints of vanilla and earthy, herbal characteristics.

£125.00

2019 Crozes Hermitage ‘Nouvelere’, Philippe Jaboulet

Syrah/Shiraz

The Crozes Hermitage Nouvelere is made from 100% Syrah from old vines that is fermented and aged in oak. This is wonderfuly complex and concentrated, showing brooding dark fruits, liquorice, herbs and spice.  An absolute joy and a terrific example of Crozes Hermitage.

£28.95

2022/23 Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Panizzi, DOCG

Vernaccia

The cracking Vernaccia di San Gimignano from Panizzi has a beautifully bright, light straw colour in the glass.  The expressive nose is fragrant and fresh with delicate notes of spring flowers.  The palate is fresh and fruit-driven with crisp green apple, pear, white peach and grapefruit intermingled with fine minerality and a slight bitterness to the finish, often typical of Vernaccia. 

£18.95