2021 Reserve du Couvent, Chateau Ksara, Bekaa Valley

Red Blend

The Reserve du Couvent from Chateau Ksara is a great value, approachable red from Lebanon's oldest winery.  The Gallic influence extends to both Bordeaux and the Rhone Valley, with 40% Syrah being blended with 30% each of Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc.  The result is an approachable, medium to full-bodied red that shows dark cherry and blackberry fruit laced with savoury black pepper spice and a soft lik of vanilla.  Charismatic and great value.

£18.95

2021 Santa Macarena Pinot Noir, Aconcagua Valley

Pinot Noir

A single vineyard Pinot Noir from one of the most coastal vineyards in Chile. This wine is bright, aromatic and fresh with subtle oak playing a supporting role. The emphasis on the delicious red fruit flavours, drinkability and enjoyment.

£12.95

2021 Soli Pinot Noir, Eduardo Miroglio, Thrace

Pinot Noir

This stunning value Pinot Noir has beautiful scents of red currant coulis with tinges of crunchy autumn leaves, woodsmoke, orange oil and clove, with very fine acidity. 

£15.95

2021 Soli Rouge, Edouardo Miroglio, Thracian Valley

Bordeaux Blend

The Soli Rouge is a superb value Bordeaux style blend from an exciting and innovative winery in Bulgaria.  Beautifully balanced with ripe red and dark fruits, good structure and impeccable finish.

£14.95

2021 Spatburgunder Trocken, Hanewald-Schwerdt, Pfalz

Pinot Noir

The Hanewald-Schwerdt Spatburgunder Trocken reveals bright strawberry and cherry notes leading the way with some delicious savoury character and good minerality. Intense and medium bodied this is designed to be drunk easily and could be served with pigeon or duck

£18.95

2021 Toscana Rosso, Monte Antico, IGT

Sangiovese

The Monte Antico Toscana Rosso is an accessible 'baby' Super Tuscan and has an elegant bouquet of leather, black cherries, liquorice and plums leading to a medium to full-bodied palate with ripe red fruit along with subtle notes of lingering vanilla and violets. The soft tannins have a gorgeous silky texture yet the wine still shows some backbone with perfect integration of acidity and fruit.

£14.95

2021 Ver Sacrum Gloria S Garnacha, IG Los Chacayes

Grenache/Garnacha

The Gloria S Garnacha is a beautiful example of modern Grenache, balancing elegant, silkily textured fruit with lightness that belies it's complexity.  This vibrant red wine is 50% whole bunch fermented and then aged in a mixture of used French Oak and clay Amphorae, before resting in bottle for 20 months prior to release.  Impecabbly balanced with soft tannins and bags of fruit, this is a delightful wine for lovers of first class Grenache.

£32.00

2022 ‘Les Chirats’ Syrah/Viognier, Aurelien Chirat, VDF

Syrah Blend

The Les Chirats Syrah/Viognier is a wonderfully floral and elegant blend of 90% Syrah and 10% Viognier from vineyards around Saint Joseph.  The practice of adding a small proportion of Viognier to Syrah is common in Cote Rotie and helps to add softness and aromatics to the Syrah from this part of the Northern Rhone.  This wonderfully friendly and approachable red wine is fermented on Condrieu lees which gives the wine even more aromatics. Enticing blue and black fruits on the nose are joined on the palate by more savoury leathery notes and hints of peppery spice.  The mineral-tinged finish is finely poised showing evidence of the granite soils.   

£18.95

2022 Awatere Valley Pinot Noir, Tohu

Pinot Noir

The Tohu Awatere Pinot Noir is beautifully aromatic on the nose with layers of red fruit and spicy florals and underlying hints of crushed herbs. The silky palate shows bright cherry, red berries and finely integrated French oak. Medium bodied and well-balanced with refined smooth tannins leading to a long and elegant finish.

£20.95

2022 Bourgogne Rouge Cote d’Or, Louis Jadot, AC Cote d’Or

Pinot Noir

The Cote d'Or AC is the newest appellation in Burgundy and this tremendous Pinot Noir from Jadot is just delicious.  Concentrated with silky red and dark fruits, good structure and a savoury note to the finish.  This isn't too juicy and a great food wine, especially with grilled or roasted red meats and a variety of cheeses.

£27.00

2022 Chateau Saransot Dupre, Cru Bourgeois Superieurlistrac

Bordeaux Blend

Chateau Saransot-Dupre is a favourably 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!

£12.95

2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Habemus Papam, Santa Duc

Rhone Blend

Domaine Santa Duc have long been one of our favourite southern Rhone producers.  The Habemus Papam is made from a selection of old vine Grenache (60%) and Syrah (40%) selected from the Le Pradel and Le Font du Pape plots in the east and centre of Chateauneuf respectively. 

£46.00

2022 Chianti Classico, Castello di Volpaia, DOCG

Sangiovese

The Volpaia Chianti Classico shows wodnerful purity of fruit and is a very elegant, balanced wine.  The complex nose shows fresh cherry and strawberry fruit with typically earthy nose and whiffs of spice.  The palate is open with elegant, silky fruit and herbal notes mingling with a delicate floral character and perfectly poised tannins. Delicious now but with the ability to age, this is a wonderful introduction to the wines of this top notch Tuscan estate.

£29.95

2022 Corryton Burge Shiraz, South Australia

Syrah/Shiraz

The Corryton Burge Shiraz is a rich, soft and subtle Australian Shiraz showing deep ruby red with purple hues.  The nose has plenty of strawberry, raspberry and vanilla aromas. Richly fruited on the palate with forward characters of raspberry and plum alongside a soft toasty oak influence that enhances the vanilla and spice. Subtle tannins leave the palate quite moreish and a delight to keep coming back to.

£13.95

2022 District 7 Pinot Noir, Scheid, Monterey

Pinot Noir

The District 7 Pinot Noir is a plush, approachable red wine from Monterey.  Silky red fruits and hints of toastiness lead to a fresh, balanced finish.

£17.95

2022 El Chivo Merlot, Central Valley

Merlot

Round and pleasing wine with a fine aromatic persistence, highly supple tannins, silky and very fleshy.

£9.95

2022 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

2022 Lomond Estate Syrah, Cape Agulhas

Syrah/Shiraz

The Lomond Syrah is a deliciously plush, well-rounded Syrah that shows plenty of violet-scented blackberry fruit with spicy notes of white pepper. Terrific value!

£19.95

2022 Morgon Cote du Py, Domaine Grange Cochard

Gamay

The Morgon Cote du Py is a wonderful example of hand crafted Cru Beaujolais from the prestigious Cote du Py plateau.  Made with organically grown, hand harvested grapes from a mixture of Granite and blue stone soils, the wine is made in the traditional semi-carbonic method with 2/3rds of the bunches being de-stemmed and 1/3rd left whole.  The wine is matured in a mixture of cask and old barrels and bottled with minimal sulphur without fining.  The result is a wonderfully complex wine that is expressive yet elegant and finely balanced.  Dark fruits and kirsch like characters mingle with dried herbs, liquorice and mineral undertones along with finely poised acidity which helps the wine remain focussed.  Delicious in it's youth, the Cote du Py also shows great ageing potential in the medium term and will continue to develop in complexity.

£23.00

2022 Moulin-A-Vent, Domaine du Granit, Franck Bessone

Gamay

Classic Moulin, with violets and rich dark fruit on the nose. On the palate, plenty of crunchy brambly fruit, excellent structure and a hint of spice. Good with game and red meats.

£26.95

2022 Pianerosse Susumaniello, Paolo Leo, IGP Puglia

Susumaniello

Susumaniello is a rare Italian grape variety almost exclusively grown in the Salice Salentino region, with small pockets of vines in Brindisi. This new release from our friends at Paolo Leo is tremendous value and a really interesting wine.  It is packed with red fruits, plums and spice on the nose and palate with hints of pepper and dark chocolate on the finish. The tannins are quite firm, but very fine and there is a pleasant amaro bitterness and underlying savouriness.  Distincitve, (in a good way), and hugely enjoyable for the money.

£12.95

2022 Qupe Syrah, Santa Barbara County

Syrah/Shiraz

The fabulous Qupe Syrah is a wonderfully expressive wine showing a gorgeous purple colour in the glass.  The inviting nose balances sweet blackberry, raspberry and cherry with more savoury, leather notes and white pepper.  The fruit flavours on the nose carry through to a luscious palate that is juicy and fresh with spicy notes and a superbly balanced finish.  The wine spends 18 months in used French Oak.  This is a very appealing red that is especially good for Autumn drinking and to accompany game dishes.

£28.95

2022 Resonance Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

This beautiful wine is a blend of three prime vineyards in the Willamette Valley.  Packed with red fruits and touches of spice and wood on the generous, silky palate, this is a wonderful example of classic winemaking meeting superb quality fruit.

£38.00

2022 Rioja Crianza, Palacio Camino Real, DOCa Rioja

Tempranillo

The colour is a deep, dark and velvety red cherry, with a complex nose showing aromas of ripe dark fruits mixed with coffee, vanilla, balsamic and woody notes. On the palate it is a typically smooth and fruity wine with gentle tannins. Great persistence and structure make it extremely enjoyable and easy to drink.

£13.95