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 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

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

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

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 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 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 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 Quinta Boa Esperanca Tinto, Vinho Regional Lisboa

Touriga Nacional

The Quinta Boa Esperanca Tinto wine has an intense garnet colour, with a dominant aroma of red fruits, well balanced, with notes of black berries and spices. Good structure and intensity, with a pleasant long lasting finish.

£17.95

2018 Trois Cailloux , Idun, Elgin

Syrah/Shiraz

The Trois Cailloux by Idun is a classic Southern Rhone blend of Syrah/Mourvedre/Grenache that shows a deep ruby red with a violet rim.  Aromas of ripe currants, forest floor and tea leaf caressed by the spicy flavours of white pepper and coriander. Complex concentrated fruits, medium bodied with dense but silky tannins.

£18.95

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 Chateau Cambon La Pelouse, Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc

Bordeaux Blend

The Château and it’s vineyards are on the outskirts of Macau and counts the Margaux estate of Giscours and Cantemerle as neighbours. With an average annual production of 250,000 bottles, the estate is planted with 52% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot to a vine density of 7,000 vines per hectare, with an average age of 30 years for the vines.  The terroir is composed of sandy gravels which provides effective drainage. This ensures a consistent production of elegant medium-bodied wines which have been praised by Robert Parker as “one of my favorite estates from the southern part of the Médoc”. This historic estate has produced a very classic claret, but with lovely modern dense dark fruit, soft integrated tannins and a ripe, clean, bold Bordeaux finish. Whilst Cambon is always a very good Cru Bourgeois, from this 2019 vintage the Châteaux has surpassed itself in terms of a price to quality ratio.   

£23.95

2019 Chateau Cantemerle, Haut Medoc Grand Cru Classe, Half Bt

Bordeaux Blend

£30.00

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!

£23.95

2019 Chateau Treytins, Montagne Saint-Emilion

Merlot

Chateau Treytins are a little better known for their Lalande de Pomerol, but have been making wine in Montagne Saint Emilion since 1998.  This fruit forward and approachable claret is made with 90% Merlot with the remainder being Cabernet Franc and other varieties, and is fermented in stainless steel, followed by a long maceration and bottling after 18 months of ageing.  Fresh with elegant red fruit notes and delicate tannins.

£24.95

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.

£80.00

2019 Les Allees de Cantemerle, AOC Haut-Medoc

Bordeaux Blend

This second wine of Chateau Cantemerle always represents terrific value, especially in great vintages like 2019.  Classic fruit notes of blackcurrant, plum and red cherry mingle with tobacco, dark chocolate and subtle menthol.  The nicely balanced palate shows more fruit with the addition of pepper and spice, balanced tannins and fresh acidity.  Fruit forward and very enjoyable now.

£26.95

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