2024 Delicado PX, Bodegas Ximnenz-Spinola

Pedro Ximenez

The Ximenez Spinola Delicado is utterly delicious, showing an enticing deep golden colour, with exceptional aromas from the sun dried grapes and pronounced notes of orange peel and herbs. Smooth, round and intense on the palate with currants, dried apricots, toasted wood and immense concentration of fruit on the palate.

£28.00

2024 Diamantopetra Vidiano/Assyrtiko, Diamantakis, Crete

Assyrtiko

The Diamantopetra Vidiano/Assyrtiko is a bright, pale yellow in the glass. The aroma is elegant with flavours of pineapple, apricot and chamomile which are combined elaborately with vanilla, nuts and oak. In the mouth, full bodied with crisp acidity that integrates nicely allowing the fruit to be properly expressed. The finish is long as leaving you a wonderful aftertaste with apricot and vanilla hints.

£22.95

2024 Dolcetto ‘Gioia Mia’, Cantine Povero, 3 Litre BIB

Dolcetto

This is a wonderfully juicy and fresh Dolcetto that is packed with fresh blackberry and cherry fruit and has a clean, fruity finish.  Great value, eminently quaffable and very versatile as a food wine, there is very little not to like here!

£43.00

2024 Dolcetto, Cantine Povero, DOC Monferrato

Dolcetto

Cantine Povero is a wonderful, historic winery that perfectly blends authenticity and tradition handed down from generation to generation, with an innovative approach and distinct ecologically sustainable philosophy.  The results are wonderfully characterful wines that not only represent a true sense of place, but provide superb value for money. 

£12.95

2024 Douro Tinto, Quinta do Vallado, D.O.C

Red Blend

A concentrated and beautifully structured Portuguese red blend with intense notes of mature red fruit, hints of violet and herbaceous nuances carrying through to a lingering finish.

£16.95

2024 Duc De Belmonde Cabernet/Syrah, Pays D’oc

Syrah/Shiraz

The Duc de Belmond Cabernet/Syrah has a lovely deep colour in the glass. The nose shows spice, blackberry and cassis with a whiff of oak, and leads to a palate that is round, smooth and spicy.

£11.95

2024 Duc de Belmonde Malbec, Pays d’Oc

MALBEC

The Duc de Belmonde, (formerly Cuvee M) is a hugely enjoyable single varietal Malbec from the warm, sunny climes of Southern France.  Rich and fruit led, yet easy to drink, this is a great match for roasted red meats and summer quaffing favourite.

£11.95

2024 Eclat de Granite, Domaine Serol, AOP Cote Roannaise

Gamay

£23.00

2024 Entre les Vents Cotes du Rhone Villages Sainte Cecile

Rhone Blend

The Entre les Vents Cote du Rhone Villages as an inviting nose of dark fruits, a touch of jam and subtle smokiness along with sweet, spice notes.  These flavours carry through to the full, rounded palate that is suported by fine, elegant tannins.  A terrific Cotes du Rhone that goes well with slow roasted meats and rich, herby sauces.

£13.95

2024 Esporao Colheita Branco, Vinho Regional Alentejano

White Blend

The Esporao Colheita Branco is an organic blend of Antao Vaz, Viosinho and Alvarinho grown in schist and loamy-clay vineyards.  This fabulous wine is wonderfully refreshing and bursting with notes of fresh grapefruit with tropical fruit notes and a zesty, herbaceous edge.  The palate continues to be fresh and complex with a richer, slight creamy texture to the finish.

£16.95

2024 Estate Chardonnay, Kumeu River

Chardonnay

The Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay is made from grapes grown in six different vineyard sites in the Kumeu Region. Particular care is taken to select only the very best grapes from these vineyards for Kumeu River Estate label.

£29.95

2024 Etna Rosso Ciauria, Pietro Caciorgna

Nerello Mascalese

The Ciauria Etna Rosso is a flag bearer for the amazing terroir of Mount Etna.  Intended to be drunk early, this deliciously fresh example of Nerello Mascalese is open and generous with bright, upfront fruit and jucy acidity underpinned by the typical minerality of the Etna terroir. Utterly delicious and somewhat irresistible.

£22.95

2024 Follow The Line Cinsault, Duncan Savage, WO Darling

Cinsault

Duncan Savage is responisble for some of South Africa's most sought after wines.  The wines are usually made with minimal intervention from exceptional parcels of grapes and are elegant, sophisticated and above all, hugely drinkable. 

£39.99

2024 Goldmine White, Boekenhoutskloof, WO Western Cape

White Blend

The Goldmine White is the long awaited partner to The Chocolate Block, Boekenhoutskloof iconic red wine.  The blend of Swartland Chenin along with Chardonnay, Semillon and Viognier from other regions in the Cape fermented in a mixture of french oak, concrete eggs and clay amphora.  This lovely, textured white shows plenty of stony/savoury notes with herbal aromas and rich yet clean pear and citrus fruit.

£25.95

2024 Grillo Bianco Maggiore, Cantine Rallo, DOC Sicilia

Grillo

The Bianco Maggiore Grillo comes from organic grapes grown in Marsala in western Sicily.  The wine is packed with a heady mix of zesty grapefruit and tropical fruits underpinned by fine minerality, lasting through the long, balanced finished. Grapes at Cantine Rallo tend to be harvested earlier than their neighbours, leading to a characteristic freshness in their wines.

£19.95

2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu River

Chardonnay

The 2024 vintage is a fantastic one for Hunting Hill. Even though the yields were low, the fruit was pristine and beautifully ripe. The aroma of 2024 Hunting Hill is quite reticent in its youth, but you can get glimpses of the typical lemon/lime blossom fragrance and a touch of flintiness. The palate is concentrated and long showing the density of the low yield. This is a fabulous Hunting Hill that will show its best with 7-8 years of bottle age.

£55.00

2024 Jurancon Sec ‘Le Veritable’, Cave de Gan

Gros Manseng

From the foothills of the Pyrenees comes this crisp and beautifully dry Gros Manseng. Grapefruits and baked lemon flavours flesh out the mouthwatering acidity making for a perfect all occasion tipple. Enjoy this cracking white as an aperitif with excellent seafood, asian or spicy foods.

£13.50

2024 Kuzubag Kalecik Karasi, Cal Denizli

Beautifully earthy and velvet-smooth Turkish red wine made from Kuzubag, a variety native to Anatolia. The grapes were hand-picked from the high-altitude inland Güney region of Denizli and fermented in stainless steel to preserve freshness. The result is a textured wine with plum and ginger flower aromas with red cherry, plum, leather and silky tannins on the palate.

£19.95

2024 Kydonitsa White, Monemvasia Winery, Tsimbidi

Kydonitsa

Dry yet exotic, this delicious Kydonitsa from Monemvasia Winery in Laconia.  The climate is mediterranean with lots of sunshine and cooling sea breezes, allowing the grapes to develop gentle aromatics yet retain lovely fresh acidity.  Ripe quince and tropical fruits with a delicate creamy texture and lively acidity, this is not unlike an Italian Malvasia with  exotic spice to the fresh, lifted finish.  Utterly delightful. 

£21.00

2024 La Foule Chardonnay, Pays d’Oc

Chardonnay

The La Foule Chardonnay is a delicious, fruit led white wine from the Languedoc with ripe fruit, buttery notes and nicely integrated oak.  Packed with citrus, pineapple and almond tinged fruit and a tantalising creamy texture, this is a terrific value alternative to entry level white burgundy.

£13.50

2024 Lambrusco Concerto Reggiano, Medici Ermete, DOC

Lambrusco Salamino

A sparkling red wine bursting with aromas of vibrant strawberry, raspberry and a touch of cherry. Dry and fruit-forward on the palate, with a rounded, refreshing character.

£16.95

2024 Langhe Nebbiolo ‘Che Vale’, Agricola Marrone, DOC

Nebbiolo

Agricola Marrone's Langhe Nebbiolo Che Vale is a divine, unadulterated expression of the grape.  Made without the use of oak, this wonderful wine shows immense purity and drive, with lots of ripe cherry and small red fruits alongside pretty aromatics of delicate rose and violets.  The palate continues with a vibrant freshness, perky fruit and is well-balanced with fine tannins. 

£25.00

2024 Lecco Roble, Bodegas Resaltes, D.O. Ribera del Duero

Tempranillo

The Lecco Roble is a juicy, approachable red from Ribera del Duero.  Made from younger (15Year Old) vines, this 100% Tempranillo spends 5 months in a mixture of French and American oak barriques.  It is a delicious expression of Ribera del Duero with a lovely balance of freshness and dark fruits with a touch of supportive oak.

£19.95

2024 Leticia Malbec, Las Estelas, Finca Mangato, Tupungato

MALBEC

The Leticia Malbec is co-fermented with a touch (10%'ish) of Syrah, giving an added dimension and richness to the fruit.  Big, yet soft and rich with plenty of dark fruits, cherry and notes of chocolate.  The finish is long and concentrated with beautifully integrated tannins. 

£16.95