St Michael-Eppan, Alto Adige, Italy
From an award winning winery, this is a stunning example of Pinot Grigio! Grown at altitude on the foothills of the Alps, where the cooler climate allows the development of great fruit flavour combined with intense freshness.
Zenato, Veneto, Italy
A beautifully smooth and velvety wine with a great depth of fruit – very soft and gentle.
Bodegas Muga, Haro, Rioja Alta, Spain
Classic white Rioja fermented and aged in oak barrels giving a crisp acidity and a greater depth of flavour, with a distinct lemon zest and vanilla finish. Quite Burgundian in style, this wine makes a refreshing change from Chardonnay.
Bodegas Muga, Haro, Rioja Alta, Spain
Meticulously faithful to their traditional wine-making methods, Muga use the classic Rioja grape mix -Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano which are vinified in traditional Rioja oak vats and then matured for 24 months in small French and American oak barrels. A stunning Rioja, from one of the most sought after bodegas.
Nautilus, Marlborough, New Zealand
This Sauvignon is intensely aromatic with aromas of fresh basil, mint and coriander with subtle notes of mandarin peel. A mouth-watering yet smoothly integrated palate reveals notes of passion fruit and papaya with a well-rounded mouthfeel.
Bon Cap Organic Wine Cellars, Robertson, South Africa
South Africa’s own grape ( a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault) this is a full bodied and soft wine and packed full of ripe fruit with a long and persistent finish
Bekka Valley, Lebanon
A stunning red that is a must-try for all lovers of Rhone Valley wines. Made in partnership with the Brunier brothers of Chateauneuf Vieux Télegraphe fame and Dominique Hébrard, who used to own Cheval Blanc, you can be assured of its supreme quality. Made with Grenache Noir, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon and Mourvèdre it has a huge concentrated fruitiness and seriously long finish. A world class wine, from one of the oldest wine growing regions in the world. We recommend with red and white meat dishes with rich sauces.
Fernand Verpoix, Beaujolais, France
Very concentrated with rich and silky black cherry fruit.
4emeCru Classe Margaux,Bordeaux,France
Abeautiful-textured,charming,elegant cream-draped,pure plumb vintage. The vineyard was first established by monks,the Priors of Cantenac ,some 400 years ago,The property was taken over by Alexis Lichine in 1951 and subsequently renamed from Prieure-Cantenac to Prieure-Lichine
Cru Grand Bourgeois Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Soft, rich and medium-bodied with plenty of fruit shining through and good, soft tannins that lend the wine structure
Pomerol,Bordeaux,Frace
Merlot Cabernet Franc. A very classic style Pomerol with masses of black fruit concentration enveloping some extremely well intergrated fine tannins. Very long finish and great balance
Grand Cru ClasseSaint Emilion,Bordeaux,France
Merlot Lush Plush and mesmerising wine developing a boatload of pleasure ,Packed with liqourice, chocolate,coffee,jam,stone and earthy scents the sensuous finish delivers a lot of fresh wripe juicy,fruits. Ideally positioned below ‘LeGrande Muraille’ at the gates of St.Emilion the tiny two hectare vineyard is planted on clay -limestone in a microclimate that always ensures great maturity.
Domaine Jacques Dury, Burgundy, France
A full bodied and complex white Burgundy with ripe citrus aromas and a touch of hazelnut, from an exceptional year.
Domaine Pinson, Burgundy, France
First class fruit excellently balanced by a fresh crispness; a very elegant wine with perfect concentration.
Domaine Pinson, Burgundy, France
If Louis Pinson’s ‘basic’ Chablis is a delight then his 1er Cru is superlative with superb depth and complexity of rich, balanced fruit.
Domaine Jean Louis Chavy, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Finely balanced and very concentrated; a remarkable purity of Chardonnay fruit from this Premier Cru showing it’s typicity and ‘terroir’.
Domaine de la Tourlaudière, Loire Valley, France
Dry with plenty of balanced fruit and good with seafood
Domaine Laporte, Loire Valley, France
Serge and Elizabeth Laporte’s Sancerre has a wonderful purity of intense fruit extract as well as great vivacity and perfect balance.
Michel Bailly, Loire Valley, France
Well balanced fruit and freshness with a typical flinty finish.
Huber & Bleyer (‘Medaille d’Or’), Alsace, France
A classic Gewürztraminer with plenty of spicy, lychee fruit and superb balancing freshness.
Bordeaux Blanc, France
Aromatic, and refreshingly crisp, with deep subtle flavours. Made with 40% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Semillon and 20% Muscadelle
Domaine Florence and Denis Dubourdieu,Pujols-sur-ciron,Graves;Borbeaux France
SavignonBlanc,Semillon hand crafted with great care and attention to detail,this wine is in the top 100wines to try before you die’.wonderful aromas of whie peaches,lemons,grapefruit and toasted nuts and dense flavour of creamy fruit with a stunning balance.From a 21 hectare property owned by Denis Dubourdieu (Professorof oenologyat the university of Bordeaux)this truly is one of the must try’s
Domaine Roche-Audran, Buisson, Rhône Valley, France
Made by the very talented Vincent Rochette, this is a bio-dynamique wine, which is the equivalent of ‘turbo-organic’! This blend of Grenache Blanc and Viognier is fermented in small oak barrels and offers a superb depth and texture. Apricot, almond and ‘honeysuckle’ flavours are to the fore, balanced by a fresh acidity and underlying ‘mineral’ tang, which leads to a superb finish on the palate.
Domaine Roche-Audran, Buisson, Rhône Valley, France
Made by the very talented Vincent Rochette, this is a bio-dynamique wine, which is the equivalent of ‘turbo-organic’! Made from 55% Grenache, 40% Syrah and 5% Mourvedre. The Grenache is from 55-100 years and the Syrah & Mourvedre are a minimum of 50 years old. On the palate there are many layers of voluptuous yet clearly defined and structured fruit. Overall, very full-bodied but with a beautiful purity and freshness. Very long and intense at the finish. A must have for any Rhône wine enthusiast!
Domaine de la Tourlaudière, Loire Valley, France
Made with vines of 25+ years – good fresh acidity with citrus flavours and a rich texture.
Domaine Laporte, Loire Valley, France
Serge and Elizabeth Laporte’s Sancerre has a wonderful purity of intense fruit extract as well as great vivacity and perfect balance.
Michel Bailly, Loire Valley, France
Well balanced fruit and freshness with a typical flinty finish.
Domaine Jean Louis Chavy, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Elegant and concentrated with a wonderful balance of acidity and richness on the palate.
Fernand Verpoix, Beaujolais, France
Very concentrated with rich and silky black cherry fruit.
Zenato, Veneto, Italy
A beautifully smooth and velvety wine with a great depth of fruit – very soft and gentle.
Xavier Durand, Comblanchien, Cotes de Beaune Burgundy, France
Xavier Durand took over the 12 hectare family domaine , from his father René, at the beginning of 2011. This highly talented young man has propelled this domaine into the region’s premier league. Here we have a wine of great precision and freshness, with a wonderful purity
Bodegas Muga, Rioja, Spain
Classic blend of Garnacha, Tempranillo and Graciano, aged for two years in oak. Rich, ripe and spicy!
Cru Grand Bourgeois Médoc, Bordeaux
Soft, rich and medium-bodied with plenty of fruit shining through and good, soft tannins that lend the wine structure.
5eme Cru Classé Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
The bouquet offers aromas of cassis, earth, dried herbs and licorice. Medium bodied, with good ripeness and moderately hard tannin.
Domaine de Rolland, Roussillon, France (15% abv)
Rich and flavoursome with a soft, grapey fruit.
2nd wine of Ch de Malle, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
A beautiful Sauternes which demonstrates everything you would expect from this appellation. Fine, concentrated and well balanced with notes of white flowers and honey. The perfect partner for foie gras or desserts.
2nd Wine of Chateau Climens, Barsac, Bordeaux, France
An uplifting bouquet of honeyed apricot and peach fruit, which, along with its vibrancy, gives its powerful, rich, intense flavours a sense of balance and focus.
Quady Winery, California, USA
From Black Muscat grapes, giving a plummy, damson fruit flavour.
Domaine Pouderoux, Languedoc Roussillon, France
This remarkable sweet wine is made from hand picked 50 year old Grenache Noir grapes grown on the south facing slopes. It has an intense flavour of rum-soaked raisins, sweet plums, prunes and liquorice together with roasted nuts. Tremendously complex, this is a wine to sip and savour again and again. Perfect with rich puddings, especially chocolate!
Churchill Graham, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
The LBV is a rich concentrated port from one good harvest which has been aged for 4 years in wood. It has been bottled without any filtration to allow the port to continue to develop in the bottle. After 2 more years in bottle it is then released for sale. It is renowned for being full bodied, well balanced with deep plummy fruit, big tannins and superb structure.
Balnot-Sur-Laignes, Aube, Champagne, France (12.5% abv)
Our stunning ‘House’ Champagne made from a blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. Wonderfully creamy in texture and it has a lovely depth of fruit. A little known ‘grower’s champagne’ that has won many awards.
Borgo del Col Alto, Veneto, Italy
A delicate nose of white flowers, almonds and pears. Delightfully fresh, light and fruity; the Italian fizz made from the Prosecco grape. Delicious!
Ay, Champagne, France
Famous for its robust style and richness, Bollinger Special Cuvée for many, is in a class of its own. Made predominantly from Pinot Noir, it is big and biscuity and, because of the fermentation in wooden casks, has a touch of spicy, creamy vanilla on the palate.
Quite sensational! Opening the bottle is like uncorking a pear orchard. (43% abv)
Made by an exceptional winemaker, at a domaine situated in the heartland of Alsace at Ribeauvillé. Made from little yellow plums, this example is soft and fruit driven. (45% abv)
Maxime Trijol, Martial Sur Né
Aged between 10 and 20 years old, this stunning Cognac comes from Jean-Jacques Trijol whose family have been distilling for over 150 years. Praised internationally with frequent Gold medals for his VSOP Cognac, it is well structured with a mellow and rich palate and a fruity and elegant backdrop.
Ragnaud-Sabourin, Barbezieux
As unique and outstanding as the soil of the Grande Champagne region may be, the Ladies that have managed the House of RAGNAUD-SABOURIN for years endow it with an incomparable specificity and originality. Complex rich flavours with some dried fruit and a distinguished balance between the fruit and oak showing good rancio and finesse in the lengthy finish. Extremely limited and somewhat rare, Alliance No 35 is the Cognac used at the Elisé Palace in Paris.
Baron de Sigognac, Castelnau d’Auzan
Very supple on the nose dominated by impressions of vanilla and reminiscent of brioche. Quite velvety on the palate at the start followed by flavours of violets, prunes, and vanilla. A gentle but long finish evokes liquorice, cinnamon and dried fruit.
Domaine Dupont, Victot- Pontfol
Domaine Dupont is situated in the heart of the Pays d’Auge, a region long considered to add a little extra to the finesse and delicacy of the calvados and only permits the use of apples and insists on double pot distillation. Etienne Dupont took over from his father in 1980 and has worked hard to improve both the old orchards and the distilling methods. All the apples are hand picked and personally selected for quality. To perfect his distilling, Etienne went to Cognac to study their techniques. This combined with the knowledge he inherited produces a calvados with the complex flavours and ripeness of the apple alongside the mellowness and warmth of a well aged spirit.
Domaine St Hilaire, Montagnac, Languedoc, France (13.5% abv)
A pure, clean and intensely flavoured ‘unoaked’ Chardonnay.
Les Costières de Pomerols, Pays d’Oc, France (12.5% abv)
Delightfully crisp, grassy/gooseberry Sauvignon Blanc from the Languedoc.
Weingut Dr. Loosen, Bernkastel, Mosel, Germany (8% abv)
Fairly light in style, very fresh and perfectly balanced, and of Kabinett quality although bottled as Qba, it is wonderfully “grapey” with some residual sweetness, The balancing acidity makes it a perfect match for a huge variety of foods and it is delicious with most white fish dishes. At only 8% abv a glass makes a good aperitif.
Les Costières de Pomerols, Languedoc, France (12.5% abv) Ripe clean and surprisingly powerful with a very long finish. Alluringly exotic with aromas of ripe apricots, peaches and blossom.
Côtes de Provence AOC, South East France (13% abv )
A dry delicious Provence rosé in a super elegant and curvaceous bottle. Full of peach and apricot aromas and a herby soft palate with a summer berry finish. This is truly a delightful bottle of rosé.
Domaine Bailly, Loire, France(12.5%abv)
The freshness of Pinot Noir strawberry fruit with a floral bouquet produce a clean and elegant style.
Domaine St Hilaire, Montagnac, Pays d’Oc, France (14.5% abv)
Medium bodied, classy red, with plenty of lush, chocolate scented fruit.
Domaine de Coussergues, Montblanc, Languedoc, France (13.5% abv)
Vibrant Pinot Noir bursting with strawberry and raspberry fruit against an earthy backdrop. Wine maker Natalie Arnaud (who trained at St Hallets in the Barossa Valley), clearly understands the importance of low yields for Pinot Noir.
Cote de Bordeaux Castillon, Bordeaux,France (14% adv)
Rich berry fruit flavours and fine tannins giving a silky texture from one of the best vintages in the past 50 years
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