2018/19 Paraduxx Proprietary Red Blend, Napa Valley

Red Blend

The Paraduxx red blend is rich, luxurious and complex, opening with alluring aromas of ripe cherry, red currant, cranberry and blueberry, along with sophisticated notes of sandalwood, clove, anise and black tea. On the palate, smooth, silky tannins underscore the lush black cherry and currant flavours, with hints of chocolate, spice and cracked pepper adding depth and nuance to the long, flowing finish.

£55.00

2019 ‘The Mutt’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Hoopes Vineyard

Cabernet Sauvignon

The aromas are rich and inviting with juicy blackberry, violet, and anise lending layered complexity. The mid-palate is full and plummy with a touch of toasted oak. This structured yet smooth wine finishes with hints of cola and vanilla.

£26.95

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

2019 Cabernet Franc, Nathan Kendall, Finger Lakes

Cabernet Franc

Nathan Kendall is a well traveled winemaker, having gained experience in Waipara (New Zealand), the Mosel (Germany), Adelaide Hills (Australia) and also closer to home in Sonoma, prior to retunring to his native finger lakes to set up N.Kendall Wines on the banks of Seneca Lake.  The philosophy here to produce, classic and restrained styles of wine from healthy fruit with minimal intervention.  Long, spontaneous fermentation is followed by extended ageing to enhance texture. 

£38.95

2019 Casa de las Monjas, Clos de Lom, DO Valencia

Monastrell

The Casa Las Monjas from Clos de Lom is made from 60 year old Monastrell (Mouvedre) vines grown organically in the mountains south east of Valencia.  This delicious wine has a great depth and spiciness making it at once immediately appealing, yet capable of ageing further in bottle. Packed with dark fruits, hints of chocolate and spice mingling with herbal notes, this is the maiden release of this very limited wine.  The wine was fermented in stainless steel, following a cold maceration for 10 - 15 days, and was then transferred to French oak barrels for 2 years.  The wine rested for a furtehr year in bottle prior to release.

£43.00

2019 Chateau Fleur de Lisse, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Magnum

Merlot

The Chateau Fleur de Lisse is a blend of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc grown on rocky limestone soils which adds some beautiful freshness to their wines.  The property is now owned by the Teycheney family who are passionate about organic and biodynamic farming and owns a high proportion of old vines. 

£72.00

2019 Chateau La Gorce, Cru Bourgeois Medoc

Bordeaux Blend

This classic Cru Bourgeois is a blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon selected from the best grapes and oldest vines on the property.  Aged for 12-18 months in oak, this generously fruited with good structure, supple tannins and well balanced finish.

£21.95

2019 Chateau Saransot-Dupre, Cru Bourgeois Superieur Listrac

Bordeaux Blend

Chateau Saransot-Dupre is an excellently sited 17 hectares property that lies between Fourcas Dupré and Fourcas Hosten in Listrac.  Due to Listrac’s cooler temperatures, Merlot and Cabernet Franc are favoured over Cabernet Sauvignon to form the majority of the blend, helping them achieve optimum ripeness.  Much like Chateau Fourcas Hosten, the wines have improved year on year since 2010 and the property were put on the radar thanks to a certain Robert Parker hailing the 2010 vintage as 'classed growth quality'.  High praise indeed!

£22.95

2019 Chateau St. Pierre, 4ieme Cru Classe, St. Julien

Bordeaux Blend

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.

£78.00

2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Trois Sources, La Vieille Julienne

Rhone Blend

The Les Trois Sources has a dense, inky purple hue with rich, elegant aromas of red- and black-berry fruits, including raspberry, black cherry, cassis, complemented by herbal garrigue, liquorice, and hints of pepper and earth. On the palate it is powerful yet poised, with lush fruit, fine-grained tannins, refreshing acidity, and a long, minerally-saline finish.

£78.00

2019 Clos Abella, Marco Abella, Priorat DOCa

Red Blend

We were thrilled to see that the Clos Abella picked up a Platinum Medal in the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards, making it the top Spanish wine in the competition and also featuring in the top 100 wines worldwide in the competition.

£52.00

2019 Embers Cabernet Sauvignon, Flametree, Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The Embers Cabernet Sauvignon from Flametree has lifted aromas of violets, ripe black fruits with chocolate and cedar notes, leading to a palate bursting with flavours of  plum, blackberry and chocolate. Medium-bodied with soft fruit and a fine tannin structure, this is an impeccable Margaret river red.

£21.00

2019 Gladstone Pinot Noir, Wairarapa

Pinot Noir

The hugely enjoyable Gladstone Pinot Noir is packed with fragrant ripe fruit with heaps of blackberry and dark cherry alongside floral notes and subtle, savoury oak.  Although made in a crowd pleasing style there is nothing run of the mill about this wonderful north island Pinot Noir.  The palate is tight and refined with a distinct savoury edge. 

£22.95

2019 Grenache Gravels, Newfound Wines, California

Grenache Blend

Newfound Wines, a small family owned winery located in the Sierra Foothills was established in 2016 and is the very essence of 'New California'.  Matt and Audra were intent on intent on producing wine in the most sustainable way possible and tore out the existing vineyard that they purchased.  Amongst the mesaures they took was to enlist the help of 200 goats to graze the hillsides and to naturally compost the site, as well as creating a fire safe zone by lifting the densely forested canopy and cover cropped with a recipe of legumes, clovers and nitrogen fixing green manures.

£38.00

2019 Grifi, Avignonesi, IGT Toscana

Red Blend

The Grifi from Avignonesi is a 50/50 blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon from two vineyard sites in Montepulciano.  Both varieties marry particularly well in this powerful red with Sangiovese showing up front fruit, spice and elegance whilst the Cabernet gives backbone and tannins.  Packed with dark berry fruits with lighter hints of blueberry and plum, the nose also shows plenty of oak and spice, the palate is complex and shows great depth.  This is a wonderful wien to enjoy with pelnty of breathing now, but has the capacity to age for at least a decade.

£45.00

2019 KWV The Mentors Orchestra, Western Cape

Bordeaux Blend

The KWV Mentors Orchestra Red wine is a multi-region, modern Bordeaux Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Carmenere that shows an abundance of rich, dark berry fruits, with layers of blueberry, plum and blackcurrant.  The palate is balanced with concentrated, sweet dark fruit, hints of pencil lead and a herbal edge.  The finish is long and well balanced with nicely integrated oak, suggesting a good few years graceful ageing ahead for this complex red.

£19.95

2019 Malbec, Bodegas Sottano, Mendoza, Half Bottle

MALBEC

The Sottano Malbec is packed with ripe red fruits such as plums and raspberries, with notes of chocolate and vanilla provided by the oak. Good structure and velvety tannins give it an elegant long finish.

£6.95

2019 Malbec/Cabernet, Bodegas Staphyle, Mendoza

Red Blend

The 2019 Malbec/Cabernet, Bodegas Staphyle is packed full of dark fruits, spice and backed up by great structure.  This is definitely one to enjoy with roasted meats and is particularly good with almost anything that is cooked over coals on the barbeque.

£14.95

2019 Odyssée, Chateau Nadal Hainault, AOP Cotes de Rousillon

Red Blend

The Odyssee from Chateau Nadal Hainault is a blend of 65% Grenache Noir and 35% Syrah that is packed with red fruits that verge on the exotic.  Supple on the palate with mineral undertones and a beautiful freshness. 

£17.95

2019 Pais Salvaje, Bouchon, Maule

Pais

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 Pais Salvaje is a wine which celebrates the native grape of Chile which up until relatively recently was considered a workhorse variety tha most wienreis were grubbing up in favout of international varities.  This fascinating wine comes from wild Pais vines which have grown unchecked with a wooded area and now requires hand harvesting on ladders, some of which are 5 meters tall.

£16.99

2019 Promis Ca Marcanda, Gaja, IGT Toscana, Magnum

Red Blend

The Ca Marcanda Promis is a complex wine with an undeniable elegance. The nose is rich and concentrated, with blueberry, liquorice and cocoa hints. It starts fresh and then develops balsamic notes and scents of graphite, before becoming more mellow in character with a rhubarb and menthol note. The palate is voluminous with fine-grained and silky tannins on the finish.

£85.00

2019 Proposis Red, Voyatzi Winery, PGI Macedonia

Xinomavro

The Proposis Red is a blend of Xinomavro and Merlot from the modern and forward thinking Voyatzi Winery in northern Greece. Complex yet approachable with dried red and dark fruits, a nicely rounded palate and balanced, aromatic finish. 

£16.95

2019 Recioto della Valpolicella, Fabiano, 50cl

Corvina

The production area for this wine is located in northern part of Verona and it is crossed by hills that slope towards Adige river. Rich soils provide the perfect conditions for a balanced mix of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara and Negrara grapes.

£29.99

2019 Rioja Crianza, Bodegas Luis Canas, DOCa Rioja, Magnum

Tempranillo

In 1970 Luis Cañas changed two hundred years of tradition and became the first winemaker in Rioja Alavesa to bottle his young wine rather than sell it in bulk. This bold move, and his continued pioneering spirit, has cemented the winery's enviable reputation as one of the most progressive in the region. Sheltered below the watchful Sierra Cantabria, the vineyards are all old, small plots on chalky-clay soils with a dedicated team of vineyard workers carrying out organic practices.

£37.95