2001 Domaine de Viaud, Lalande de Pomerol

Merlot

The Domaine de Viaud is made with 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc from organically farmed vineyards sitting on sandy/gravelly soils.  This mature claret was aged for 22 months in concrete tanks to preserve the wines natural character and is bottled without filtration. 

£39.95

2006 Chateau Bel Air ‘Cuvee Edouard Rive, Montagne Saint-Emilion

Bordeaux Blend

This fully mature claret has come direct from the property and offers lovers of aged claret a real treat.  Black fruits on the nose mingle with herbal notes, cedar and a complex spice.  The palate is nicely balanced with some dried dark fruits and earthy notes well-integrated with spicy oak and mineral undertones.  The finish is long, showing more complex liquorice, smokiness and dark chocolate along with lingering oak. 

£38.95

2009 Merlot di Vistorta, Conte Brandolini d’Adda, DOC Friuli

Merlot

The Merlot di Vistorta comes from a fabulous spot in Friuli with gravelly, alluvial soils that helps to produce this complex and elegant red from Friuli. 

£25.95

2010 Chateau Angludet, AC Margaux

Bordeaux Blend

Chateau Angludet is one of the oldest properties in the Medoc and is owned by the Sichel family, 6th generation Bordeaux Negociants and part owners of Chateau Palmer.  The wines from Angludet come from vineyards which are all classified as Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel and are consistently excellent.  The superb 2010 comes hot on the heels of the terrific 2009 and although expressive and open now, it will continue to develop very nicely.

£90.00

2011 Chateau Bellegrave, AC Pomerol

Bordeaux Blend

The 2011 vintage had a hard act to follow coming after two exceptional years in Bordeaux and whilst the wines aren't as showy as the '09's and '10's they are charming and drinking beautifully with a decade in bottle. 

£65.00

2011 Chateau Grandis, Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc

Bordeaux Blend

Château Grandis became a family run estate in 1857 and 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. In 2005 Brice Vergez took over the running of the estate and has continued to practice the techniques of hand harvesting, hand pruning and racking from barrel to barrel.  He also prefers ploughing between the rows of vines rather than the systematic use of herbicides, promoting soil health wherever possible.

£21.00

2011 Lecco Seleccion Especial, Bodegas Resaltes, Ribera de Duero

Tempranillo

The Lecco Seleccion Especial from Bodegas Resaltes is a gem of a wine.  Made from very old Tempranillo vines (60+ years), this elegant, fully mature red is aged in a mixture of French (90%) and American (10%) oak barriques for 15 months, with extended ageing in bottle prior to release.  Hand-harvested and carefully sorted, only the healthiest bunches are used for this impressive cuvee.  A gastronomic wine, this mineral, savoury red shows beautiful oak integration and is a great match to hearty stews and grilled meats.

£45.00

2011 Rioja Reserva Vina Tondonia, Lopez de Heredia, DOCa Rioja

Red Blend

Lopez de Heredia is an ultra traditional winery where little has changed since it's founding in 1877.  The wines are generally kept in the cellar for longer than other producers and also have enormous ageing potential. 

£46.00

2012 Rioja Reserva Hinia, Martinez Lacuesta, DOCa Rioja

Tempranillo

The wine shows a wonderful deep cherry red colour in the glass.  The nose is intense and aromatic with ripe dark fruits and elegant notes of balsamic, tobacco, caramel, vanilla and chocolate.  The palate shows a wonderful freshness which hints towards longevity, with soft tannins and an elegant mouthfeel.  Enjoyable now, this wonderful Reserva Rioja will age for years to come.

£27.95

2012/16 Sauternes, Chateau Lamourette

Semillon/Sauvignon

The Sauternes from Chateau Lamourette are beautifully balanced with dried fruits, honeycomb and quince alongside perfectly poised acidity which freshens the wine.  Already showing nicely with a bit of time in bottle, this will continue to evolve for years to come.

£37.00

2013 Clos Abella, Marco Abella, Priorat DOCa

Red Blend

We are massive fans of the wonderful Priorat red wines from Marco Abella.  The Clos Abella is particularly impressive with a strikingly perfumed bouquet, encompassing a myriad of red and dark fruits, fresh flowers, oak spices and liquorice. The complex palate shows black cherry, minerals, spice and chocolate and manages to be both subtle yet dense and harmonious with silky tannins, good balance, and a long, fresh finish. 

£90.00

2013 La Reserve d’Angludet, AC Margaux

Bordeaux Blend

This second wine of Chateau Angludet is a perfectly mature claret that shows the elegance and finesse of it's more grown up sibling at a fraction of the price.  Silky, red and dark fruits abound with notes of cedar and liquorice sitting alongside well-integrated spice and oak.  Medium-bodied and approachable now, there is still enough structure to suggest further ageing would be possible. 

£31.00

2015 Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne Germar Breton

Chardonnay

Germar Breton are a relatively young Champagne House that started in 2005.  Based in the southerly Aube region, they make approachable, terrific value wines solely from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, eschewing the use of Pinot Meunier as they believe that it brings a harshness ot the final wine. 

£58.00

2015 D’orset Brut Reserve

Champagne Blend

The D'orset Brut Reserve is our own label traditional method sparkling wine made in conjunction with our friends at Langham Estate.  We've worked closely with Langham from their first vintage and have been staunch supporters of their fabulous, low intervention wines since day one, so it made perfect sense for us to collaborate on an own label project. 

£30.00

2016 Chateau Poujeaux, Moulis en Medoc

Bordeaux Blend

The 2016 Château Poujeaux offers up a rock star, medium to full-bodied, layered profile as well as pretty notes of ripe black fruits, graphite, violets, and background oak. Give this sleeper 2-3 years of bottle age and it will impress for a decade or more. An outstanding Moulis made with consulting help from Stéphane Derenoncourt.

£52.00

2017 Granito Cabernet/Carmenere, Julio Bouchon, Maule Valley

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bouchon are 4th generation viticultutralists situated in the Maule Valley. Current incumbent Julio Bouchon and his children carry on the family tradition of creating distinctive, terroir-driven wines.  The Granito wines are micro-terroir wines made from old vines which are dry farmed on ancient granite soils.  The roots of the old vines need to dig deep in order to find nutrients which translates into concentrated, complex flavours in the grapes. 

£34.95

2017 Hermitage Monier de la Sizeranne, Chapoutier, AOP

Syrah/Shiraz

Chapoutiers wonderful Hermitage Monier de la Sizeranne is characterised by elegance and restraint, showing red fruits with hints of liquorice on the nose.  The medium bodied palate is elegant, if a touch broody, with blackcurrant and raspberry fruit characters and a spicy youthfulness.  Coming from a mixture of vineyard sites with different exposures and soil types ranging from granite to silt via alluvial, gravelly soils, this is a complex yet open and forward style with soft tannins.  85% of the wine is fermented in oak giving spicy, woody notes with the remainder fermented in concrete tank providing freshness and the preservation of mineral characteristics.

£65.00

2018 Balbiacus Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru, Champagne Delavenne

Pinot Noir

The 2018 Balbiacus Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru is a new release from Champagne Delavenne that immediately captured our attention when tasting their impeccable range.  Made from 100% Pinot Noir this beautiful Champagne is pale golden in the glass and has a toasty nose of brioche, red fruits and mineral undertones.  The palate is rounded and soft from 4 years of bottle age and finishes with a wonderful freshness and vitality that simply begs for you to go back for another sip.  Mightily impressive.

£60.00

2018 Beaune 1er Cru, Louis Jadot

Pinot Noir

Only made in the best vintages, this delightful Beaune is a blend of 17 1er Cru parcels that illustrate the quality, depth and structure of this classic appellation.

£110.00

2018 Brunello di Montalcino Pieve Santa Restituta, Gaja, DOCG

Sangiovese

Gaja's Brunello di Montalcino shows notes of juniper berries, liquorice and sweet wood on the nose. It has a very clear expression of sweet and ripe fruit, opening on the palate, with notes of spice and earthy aromatic herbs. This wine has remarkable texture, mouth-filling fruit and a very good length.

£80.00

2018 Conebush Syrah, Lomond Estate, WO Cape Agulhas

Syrah/Shiraz

The Conebush Syrah from Lomond is a wonderfully elegant, plush wine which reflects the cool Cape Agulhas climate perfectly.  Displaying a distinct richness, this juicy Syrah is wonderfully balanced with appealing notes ofplum, oak spice and white pepper complemented by finely integrated tannins.

£29.95

2018 Cuvee Constance, Thunevin-Calvet, AC Cotes de Rousillon

Grenache/Garnacha

The collaboration between the ‘bad boy’ of Bordeaux Jean-Luc Thunevin and Roussillon ‘local boy’ Jean-Roger Calvet has produced a range of wines that are not only spectacular but are exceptional value for money. There’s no hiding the class of this little gem from Maury, a commune that sits at the foot of the Pyrenees.  It’s a blend of 50% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 20% Carignan from vines of up to 45 years old and shows plenty of rounded fruit, a balanced spicy backbone with underlying minerality and impeccable finish.

£16.95

2018 Expression Ull de Llebre, Bodegas Son Vich, Mallorca

Tempranillo

This beautifully mature red wine from Mallorca has a lovely deep cherry red colour. The nose shows a beautiful balance of complex red fruits and minerals, leading to a nicely rounded palate that is elegant and textured. The finish is long with well-balanced acidity.

£14.95

2018 Solita Nebbiolo, Chris Ringland, Barossa

Nebbiolo

The Solita Nebbiolo is made from the oldest Nebbiolo vines in South Australia, planted on North East facing slopes.  This age-worthy red wine displays the typical characteristics of the grape one would find in Piedmont, yet it wears an Aussie overcoat.  Silky and scented with rose petal, sour cherry and floral notes, the palate shows impeccable balance with beautifully integrated alcohol and silky yet drying tannins.  Delicious after a decent decant, this terrific example of Nebbiolo from one of the very best Barossa producers will reward careful ageing and the wine should happily evolve for decades to come.

£75.00