10 year old verdeldo reserva velha, barbeito, madeira

Verdelho

The 10 Year Old Verdeldo Reserva Velha is a delicious example of it's type, the wine is an enticing, clear bright, light gold colour. The nose offers citrus notes mixed with floral and honey notes which leads to a palate that is soft, well-balanced and persistent.  One to savour!

£40.00

1985 warre’s vintage port

Douro Blend

Founded in 1670, Warre’s is the oldest British Port House and has remained a family-owned company throughout its long history.

£105.00

1999 serciall, d’oliveiras, madeira

Sercial

The aged Madeiras from this fine property are an utter delight and always offer a degree of complexity and elegance that puts them firmly in fine wine territory.  Bottled after 19 years in cask, this is complex and nutty with a fresh, zingy vein of acidity running through it, sharpening the richness of the fruit on the amazingly long finish.

£75.00

2000 malvasia d’oliveiras, madeira

Malvasia

2000 Malvasia D'Oliveiras has an intensely rich nose and a full rich mouthful of raisins and caramel, a powerful long finish and finely balanced acidity belying its relative youth.

£75.00

2010 chateau kirwan, 3ieme cru classe margaux

Bordeaux Blend

For over a decade Chateau Kirwan has undergone a massive overhaul both in the cellar and vineyard and has also had a change of winemaker.  Meticulous care and attention is paid to every part of the viticultural and vinification process and as a result the wines are truly delicious.  The grapes used for Chateau Kirwan are hand picked from the very best plots from the predominantly gravel (with some clay) soils, and then go through two sorting processes, by hand, before being vinified in seperate batches according to the vineyard plot they came from.  The wine spends 18 months in oak prior to bottling and half the barrels are brand new each year. 

£95.00

2011 comtes de champagne, grand cru blanc de blancs, taittinger

Chardonnay

Taittinger's Comtes de Champagne is a rare treat and only made in the finest vintages from 100% Chardonnay from 5 of the greatest Grand Cru vineyards in Champagne.  2011 was a particularly good vintage for Chardonnay, marked by its early ripening and drought conditions which forced the vines to delve deep in search of water for growth. 

£150.00

2014 brunello di montalcino pieve restituta, gaja

Sangiovese

The property's entire 40 acres have been dedicated to Sangiovese, the most well-known of the indigenous Italian grape varieties. The grapes from the different vineyards are fermented and macerated separately for three weeks. They are then aged in oak for 24 months before being blended and then aged for another six months in concrete vats.

£75.00

2014 chateau saint-pierre, 4ieme cru classe st.julien

Bordeaux Blend

The 2014 vintage of this 'under the radar' Chateau is a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc.  Chateau Saint-Pierre is the smallest classed growth in Saint Julien but has a growing reputation for producing excellent, deeply coloured reds.  It is part of the Chateau Gloria stable and often eclipses it's more illustrious stablemate in blind tastings.  Prices are creeping up as their reputation grows but these beautifully made wines still represent good value.

£60.00

2014 corte di cama sorfzato di valtellina 75cl

Nebbiolo

This terrific red comes from Nebbiolo grapes grown in the Valtellina Superiore area in the districts of Berbenno, Sondrio, Montagna e Teglio, between 350 and 500 metres above sea level. The best quality grapes are dried for 2 months in the “fruttaio”, a ventilated area on the top floor of the CasaClima Wine cellar.

£49.95

2015 valpolicella ripasso classico superiore, ca dei maghi

Corvina

This 2015 Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 'Canova' is part of the 'Gold Label' range from Ca dei Maghi, representing the finest wines of this remarkable property.  This is a luscious, ethereal red based on Corvina and shows a wealth of silky red fruits, raisined undertones and perfect balance - pure class!  Hand harvested in October, the wine is fermented in stainless steel and then spends 4 years in oak resting on the Amarone marc, giving a wonderful depth and concentration.

£36.00

2016 ch. lynch-moussas, 5eme cru classe pauillac

Bordeaux Blend

83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot with 60% new oak used during maturation, the 2016 Chateau Lynch-Moussas is just begining to hit it's drinking window but is defintiely set to improve.

£55.00

2016 chateau musar, bekaa valley

Red Blend

The 2016 vintage of Musar is a deep ruby in colour with high viscosity. Red cherries, plums, carob and figs dominate the nose with a hint of eastern spice. Kirsch and plums follow through to the palate with blackcurrant and chocolate. The tannins are velvety soft and this wine has a lot of depth and fruit concentration with a long finish.

£36.00

2016 rioja blanco las planas, real agrado, rioja doca

Viura

The 2016 Rioja Blanco Las Planas, Real Agrado is a pale golden colour, with the aromas of aniseed tinged oak, balsamic and honey notes. The palate is complex with flavours of peach compote and silky oak notes courtesy of 24 months in a mixture of American and French oak. The velvety palate is soft yet retains plenty of freshness with a fine, elegant and very long finish.

£55.00

2017 50 & 50 toscana igt, avignonese

Sangiovese

The 50 & 50 is a blend of 50% Merlot and 50% Sangiovese and has a deep, ruby red color, producing aromas of red berry fruits and black cherries which intertwine with scents of sweet tobacco and mediterranean herbs. The flavour is rich, enveloping and long lingering with lots of ripe fruit and warm notes of baking spices.

£120.00

2017 pouilly fume ‘les demoiselles’, domaine henri bourgeois

Sauvignon Blanc

The wines from Domaine Henri Bourgeois display the complex chalky and flinty terroir of Chavignol and are a delight once they take on a bit of bottle age.  The 'Les Demoiselles' is made from select Sauvignon grapes from Saint-Laurent, the site of the first vines planted in Pouilly-Fume.  85% is fermented in stainless steel with the remainder fermented in oak from the Troncais forest.  Aged on fine lees for seven months, this classy wine is losing some of it's up front,classic Sauvignon fruit and showing it's complex, woody notes with quince and pear fruit and an underlying flintiness. 

£32.99

2018 barbaresco, produttori di barbaresco

Nebbiolo

Barbaresco DOCG is produced every year from the 100 hectares of vineyards controlled by the Produttori within the appellation, mainly in the Barbaresco village itself. In the best vintages, when the quality of the grapes is great everywhere, the historical crus are vinified separately and Barbaresco is then produced with the grapes from the remaining vineyards.

£38.95

2018 blanc de blancs, bride valley, dorset

Chardonnay

Wow, Bride Valley have truly excelled in this vintage with their Blanc de Blancs.  Distinctly elegant with a beautifully balanced citrus and creamy palate, notes of toasty brioche with green apple and stone fruit.  Crisp and fresh initially, the palate builds to give a well rounded, textured wine with a zesty, sherbert tinged finish.  It is a deserved winner of multiple awards including a Gold at the IEWA (Independent English Wine Awards) and also the coveted 'Best in Show'. 

£35.95

2018 blanc de blancs, langham wine estate, dorset

Chardonnay

The nose is complex with ripe gala apple and poached pear. Some floral notes of apple blossom and honey suckle. A seriousness here too, with wet beach pebbles and toasted granary bread. A well-integrated orchard fruit acidity. Confected apple, some creaminess and great texture. A lovely salinity and citrus balances well. Some light brioche and almond notes too.

£36.99

2018 cabernet sauvignon, chateau montelena, napa valley

Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2018 Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet spent 16 months in a mixture of French and Eastern European oak, 26% of which was new.  The wine is a wonderful dark garnet in the glass.  The enticing nose has plenty of aromatic intensity making it irresistible, with fresh berries and dried cherries combining with bergamot, lavender, mint and sage in perfect harmony.

£70.00

2018 clos le comte cuvee celine, sauternes

White Blend

The Clos le Comte is a tiny, organically farmed vineyard that produces wonderfully elegant Sauternes.  The grapes are harvested after several passages through the vineyard ensuring that only the very ripest grapes are selected.  Wonderfully ripe, concentrated and complex fruit aromas. The rich bouquet shows notes of dried fruits, almonds, apricots, fresh citrus and peach blossom. Well structured on the palate with a viscous density resulting from the high levels of botrytis. Beautiful acidity gives excellent lively freshness to the spicy notes on the long finish.

£35.00

2018 meursault, christian bellang

Chardonnay

The Bellang family history in Meursault dates back to 1789 and the estate totals 9 hectares of vines, mainly within Meursault, but also in Savigny-les-Beaune, Beaune and Chorey-les-Beaune. 

£38.99

2018 nuits st. georges ‘les allots’, gilles remoriquet

Pinot Noir

Gilles Remoriquet is forever looking for ways to improve the wines from his 12.5 hectare sustainably farmed domaine, whether that means a dedicated trip the Jura to see a specialist about selecting the right blend of manure, or investing in a second sorting table which eliminates under-ripe berries by flotation, he is not one to rest on his laurels. Cuvaisons in concrete vats are long, giving a light colour yet concentrated yet elegant fruit flavours. Wines are fermented with natural yeasts and never see more than 30% new oak, allowing the fruit to shine through.

£38.95

2018 soave classico monte fiorentine, ca rugate

Garganega

Ca’ Rugate is an agricultural business which produces wines of the territory with distinctive and identifiable character that can evoke the land that they derive from, the Soave Classico, Valpolicella and Lessini Durello.

£17.95

2019 ‘lux’ pinot noir, luminous hills, willamette valley

Pinot Noir

A complex and expressive bouquet evokes fresh dark berries, candied rose, incense and five-spice powder. Concentrated yet lively as well, offering pal-ate-staining black raspberry, bitter cherry and floral pastille flavors that pick up a smoky mineral flourish on the back half.

£38.99