Monastrel Rosado Castano 341

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Rosa
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Il Fresco Rosato, Villa Sandi

Veneto, Italy,

Villa Sandi’s long history, tradition and devotion to winemaking marks them as an iconic premium Prosecco producer. Villa Sandi is an exquisite Palladian-style villa dating back to 1622, located in the heart of the prosecco DOCG zone. They refrigerate the Prosecco upon crushing, keeping it fresh and fermenting on demand. This unique method guarantees Villa Sandi Prosecco is always fresh and lively and has ensured Villa Sandi’s standing as Italy’s leading Prosecco.

£11.99
Extra Brut Collection 2010
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Extra Brut

Mareuil-sur-Aӱ, France, n/v

Since its founding in 1818, by Nicolas François Billecart and his wife Elisabeth Salmon, the BILLECART-SALMON House, situated in Mareuil-sur-Aӱ, remains independent to this day. The House is now run by the seventh generation who continues to produce champagnes of the highest quality.

£48.00
Ed Guy Allion Sauvignon De Touraine
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Sauvignon de Touraine, ‘Le Haut Perron Thésée’, Domaine Guy Allion (Organic Practices)

France, Loire, 2010

This delicious and great value Sauvignon de Touraine has lifted aromas of elderflower cordial, Victoria plums and hints of grass. The palate is filled with gooseberry fool infused with elderflower and hints of summer fruit. This domaine, with its beautiful Touraine-style house, overlooks vineyards on the banks of the river Cher, producing first class Sauvignon from vines grown on perruche (sandy-clay) soil. The estate is managed according to the Terra Vitis programme, a codified system which posits not only respect for the environment but knowledge of the land, parcel by parcel. This sensitivity to the environment means that natural rather than chemical solutions can be pursued in the vineyard, and the health of the soil is preserved for future generations. In the cellar, fermentation under controlled temperatures preserves the fresh vitality of the fruit, whilst maturing on lees for some months softens the grapes.

£10.00
Barrandica Pinot Noir Copy
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Barrandica Pinot Noir

Uco Valley, Mendoza Province, Argentina, 2013

100% Pinot Noir grapes, aged for 3 months in French oak barrels, prior to resting in bottle for at least 6 months . An expressive and fruity Pinot Noir from the Valle de Uco, with ripe red fruit, nuts and lilac floral notes. Compared to French Pinot Noir, the Barrandica is fuller and fruitier. It nonetheless manages to maintain all the finesse one expects from a good Pinot Noir. It was once declared that “God made Cabernet Sauvignon, whereas the devil made Pinot Noir.” Our friends at Bodega Antucura have not only managed to tame this mischievous vine, but have produced a Pinot Noir that should make the producers in Burgundy want to up their game!

£14.50
Br Sous Bois Pack 2011
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Cuvee Brut Sous Bois

Mareuil-sur-Aӱ, France, n/v

Since its founding in 1818, by Nicolas François Billecart and his wife Elisabeth Salmon, the BILLECART-SALMON House, situated in Mareuil-sur-Aӱ, remains independent to this day. The House is now run by the seventh generation who continues to produce champagnes of the highest quality.

£0.00
Erz08 R9 B
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Errazuriz Wild Ferment Pinot Noir

Casablanca valley, Chile, 2012

A refreshing fruit forward yet complex and elegant Chilean Pinot Noir made from grapes grown in the Casablanca Valley, just 20 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Floral violet notes mingle with strawberry and raspberry aromas on the nose, while subtle hints of the typical Pinot earthiness and toast are also evident from the 9 months of oak aging in Burgundian style French oak barrels. The forest fruit flavours follow through onto the silky generous palate, most notably wild strawberries and red cherries, while the gentle tannins and lively acidity make for a wine that slips down just effortlessly. A fantastic match for mushroom based dishes, duck, chicken dishes and some of the more deeply flavoured Japanese sauces such as Teriyaki.

£13.00
Celler Del Pont Lo Givot 2004 Copy
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Celler Del Pont Lo Givot

Priorat, Spain, 2006

Medium purple in colour, the wine has a expressive nose of forest floor, truffles, spice box, black pepper, lilac and wild blueberries. On the palate the wine is full bodied, rich and dense with layers of fruit and terrific integration of oak, tannin, and acidity. Intense, concentrated, and very long yet still an infant in terms of its development, just coming round and drinking superbly well and will continue to do so for another15 years.

£38.89
Tempus Tempranillo
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Bodega Tempus Alba

Maipu, Mendoza Province, Argentina, 2010

An awesome 100% Tempranillo from 50-year-old vines. The wine was aged for 6 months in a mix of 70% French and 30% American oak barrels. 12 months rest in bottle allows this wine to develop to its full potential. This wine is big, yet subtle – the mark of exquisite winemaking, resulting in the finest of Tempranillos. This wine has flair, sophistication and class.

£17.00
Edterras Gauda O Rosal
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Terras Gauda ‘O Rosal’, Bodegas Terras Gauda

Spain, Rias Baixas, 2015

A selective blend of the best Albarino grapes in the O Rosal subzone, blended with the indigenous Loureira and Caiño Blanco (harvested in October). This is greenish-yellow, evoking white flowers and green plums on the nose, and filling out on the palate with fresh grape and apple compote flavours. Laced with superb acidity and a bristling minerality, this wine has delicacy and persistence in equal measure. Made for drinking alongside a feast of seafood – lobster, scallops, prawns, clams or mussels would be perfect.

£16.99
Corbieres
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Abbotts & Delaunay, Corbières Reserve AOC

France, Languedoc-Roussillon, 2014

A blend of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre. Very intense black colour. Floral nose reminiscent of violet along wth fine spices (white pepper), black olive and notes of humus and tobacco. Rich and full-bodied on the palate with lovely substance and smooth tannins. Flavours of jammy fruit and baked goods on the finish. Serve with game, red meats, spit-roasted rabbit and poultry.

£11.99

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