Felino Malbec 2022
Regular price £18.95Put a steak on the griddle pan, prepare a fresh green salad and crack open a bottle of this delicious Malbec - Heaven!
Irresistable pure blueberry fruit make this a particular favourite of ours. Made by legendary Californian Wine Maker, Paul Hobbs.
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Malbec
De Alto Rioja Reserva 2018
Regular price £18.95A classic Rioja Reserva with beautifully intertwined fruit and oak flavours.
Beautiful blackberry notes with spices, smoky and subtle nuances of vanilla, toffee and tobacco. An excellently balanced wine which offers layers of red berry fruits on the palate, laced with vanilla and hints of mocha.
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Grapes: Tempranillo 80%, Garnacha 15%, Graciano 5%
ABV: 13.5%
Long Barn Pinot Noir 2021
Regular price £15.95Really bold and smokey Pinot oozing loads of ripe cherries and mulberry characters.
Country: USA
Region: California
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 13.5%
Château Pineraie, Cahors Tradition
Regular price £15.95The original home of Malbec - Cahors in France. Argentina is the young upstart trying to take this regions crown!
Intense berry fruit with plum, blackberry and lots of spice. Vanilla and soft oak as well as violets and a potpourri character add complexity, which is balanced by gentle tannins.
Country: France
Region: Cahors
ABV: 14%
Grapes: 85% Malbec, 15% Merlot
Food Match: Roast Spring lamb with rich red wine gravy
Fleurie La Reine de l'Arenite 2022
Regular price £16.25Fleurie is the most perfumed of the Beaujolais Cru wines, which this example shows so clearly with its floral aromas and flavours.
A heady perfume of freshly picked irises and peonies drift above the crushed, berry fruit nose. The fleshy, luscious, cherry flavours and hints of rose are typically vivacious, backed up with a good touch of spice and good depth.
Country: France
Region: Beaujolais
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Gamay
'Arenite' is the terroir of pinky, crumbly sandstone of the La Madone vineyards, rated as one of the best vineyards in Fleurie. The South East facing vineyards are steep in places, below the Chapel of the Madonna at the top of the hill.
The Cloud Factory Pinot Noir Marlborough 2020
Regular price £16.95Pretty and poised Pinot.
Classic cranberry and red current aromas giving us a wine with enough bite and texture to be foody but with enough generosity of fruit to be a delicious glass on its own. A touch of oak in the wine making lends a little soothing creaminess to the finish.
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
ABV: 13%
Grape: Pinot Noir 100%
Château Milon Cuvée Caprice St Emilion 2021
Regular price £19.95Exceptional value right-bank Bordeaux from the village of St Emilion.
Rich plummy fruit throughout, this is a medium-bodied, food-friendly Bordeaux with an earthy, cocoa-dusted finish.
Country: France
Region: St Emilion
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: 100% Merlot
Ruminat Primitivo 2022
Regular price £17.95This Primitivo is a bright ruby red in colour. On the nose, aromas of black cherry and violets leap from the glass. The palate is soft and smooth with notes of sweet black cherries and blackcurrant fruits combined with notes of cinnamon and cloves supported by lovely soft tannins. Well balanced with a fresh acidity and a long, fruity finish.
Country: Italy
Region: Abruzzo
Grapes: Primitivo
ABV: 14%
Organic
Biodynamic
Darriaud Cairanne 2019
Regular price £17.95Rich, intense and packed with dark red fruits. With morello cherry and a touch of sweet spice on the nose, ripe berry, liquorice, chocolate, summer pudding and a hint of cinnamon spice on the palate, this wine is full flavoured and smooth with supple tannins. Brilliant! Perfect for Chateauneuf lovers.
Country: France
Region: Rhone Valley
Grapes: Grenache Noir, Syrah, Carignan
ABV: 14%
This wine has a natural affinity with herby lamb dishes, but would be superb with most grilled meats and roasted vegetables.
Grüner Veltliner Mittelbach Losserl 2023
Regular price £15.95One of the hidden secrets of the wine world - Gruner Veltliner. A must try if you haven't before.
Dry, refreshing, with citrus and green apple aromas. The palate is wonderfully tight and pure with mineral acidity flowing around the apple and peach flavours. Delicious with roast pork and apple sauce.
Country: Austria
Region: Niederosterreich
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Gruner Veltliner
KWV Mentors Pinotage 2020
Regular price £19.95A superb, modern style Pinotage, with an abundance of blackcurrants and plums, and hints of fruit cake and cloves on the nose. Intense concentration on the palate shows sweet fruit and well-integrated oak. The silky-smooth tannins contribute to the wine’s juicy, round and seamless finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Pinotage
ABV: 14.5%
Food match: Great with braaied red meat and boerwors, but also amazing for just sipping in front of the fireplace on a cold wintery evening.
Bolney Lychgate Bacchus 2021
Regular price £18.95Bright and crisp, with aromas of melon, grapefruit and white pepper. Hooray for quality English Wine!
Country: England
Region: West Sussex
Grapes: Bacchus
ABV: 12%
Le Riche ‘Richesse’ 2021
Regular price £18.25From the true masters of Cape Cabernet - the benchmark Stellenbosch Cab. 2015 was the winner of platter 5* best Cabernet Sauvignon in South Africa.
This is the only red wine produced by Le Riche that is not 100% Cabernet. A reincarnation of Le Riche's classic Cab Merlot blend, this is an exceptionally lovely, classically Bordelaise blend. Restrained but appealing on the nose with typical red fruit aromas of plum, cherries and milled pepper are balanced by an aroma of finely ground graphite found in Left Bank Bordeaux. The palate is a masterpiece of blending - hugely appealing with juicy mouth-filling flavours of red berries, plums and smoky hints balanced with a fine, soft tannic structure and rounded finish. Finely structured and phenomenally fine, Christo Le Riche has more than stepped into his father’s shoes!
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
ABV: 14.5%
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Petit Verdot
The backbone of the range, it’s a phenomenal expression of Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon when it’s allowed a maritime influence, and it is this that sets it apart and marks it as truly Bordelaise. With carefully selected fruit from the cool gravelly slopes facing False Bay to the rich red granitic soils around Stellenbosch, the wine gains its complexity by expertly blending fruit from 4 specifically diverse terroirs.
Maxale Appassimento Primitivo
Regular price £15.45Ripe, rich and complex red. Intense ruby-red, with a bouquet reminiscent of cherry, dried fruit, chocolate and prune; the palate is full-bodied, soft and round, with a toasted spice and lingering finish.
Country: Italy
Region: Puglia
Grapes: Primitivo
ABV: 14.5%
Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner Federspiel 2022
Regular price £17.95Dry, crisp, medium bodied and elegant white from Austria’s flagship grape. Discreetly spicey, minerally finish.
Country: Austria
Region: Wachau
Grapes: Gruner Veltliner
ABV: 12.5%
The Domäne Wachau is deeply rooted in the Wachau region of Austria. Close to 440 hectares of vineyards are cultivated by the members of this quality-oriented cooperative – that makes 30 percent of the entire Wachau vineyard area. These vineyards are found on steep terraces reinforced by old dry stone walls and are part of a World Cultural Heritage. Famous names like Achleiten, Kollmitz, Loibenberg and Tausend-Eimer-Berg are found on the Domäne Wachau’s vineyard map and make it the only winery in the Wachau with wines from all of the most prestigious sites in the region.
Domäne Wachau strives for the highest quality and as a member of the Vinea Wachau Nobils Districtus quality association, produces wines in the categories Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd. Grapes are sourced from our own vineyards in the Wachau; the purchase of grapes, must or wine from outside the Wachau is not permitted.
Mittelbach Pinot Noir 2022
Regular price £16.95Very few places are capable of making high quality Pinot Noir. This one is exceptional.
Bitter dark cherry and ripe mulberry on the nose. Juicy red fruit and red plum skin flavours on the palate, super soft tannins. Light and easy drinking, perfect summer red for sipping on the verandah. Will match well with just about anything because of soft tannins and fruitiness, even slightly spicy dishes.
Country: Austria
Region: Ried Windleutehn, Niederosterreich
ABV: 12%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Cantina di Negrar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico 2021
Regular price £17.95Forget your usual idea of Valpolicella being light and thin...this is a Valpol' on steroids. The Ripasso winemaking method is the equivalent of a month down the weightlifting gym!
Typical aromas of Valpolicella; cherry, red berries, a hint of rose petals, but then the flavour gives so much more generosity and richness. Moving towards black cherry, bramble and rich warming spice. Such an expressive and delicious wine.
Country: Italy
Region: Valpolicella
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella
A class above 'standard' Valpolicella, this wine is made by the Ripasso (or repassed) method of winemaking. The grape skins that have been used to make Amarone or Recioto wines are taken and added to the Valpolicella. This results in a further period of fermentation giving more alcohol, greater flavour and intensity and richness.
Cremant de Bourgogne Jaffelin NV
Regular price £18.95A pretty pale-yellow gold tints. Floral aromas and a touch of citrus come through on the nose, which develops buttery and brioche-like notes with age. Full and supple on the palate, long finish.
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 12%
Henry of Pelham Riesling 2019 VQA Niagara Peninsula
Regular price £16.25Delicately sweet and elegant Riesling from the Speck family in Ontario. Peach, apricot and honey blossom notes with a long mineral finish.
Country: Canada
Region: Niagara Peninsula
Grapes: Riesling
ABV: 11.5%
Don Nicanor Malbec
Regular price £18.95A top Malbec from one of Argentina’s most respected wineries. Full-bodied and richly flavoured Malbec at its best!
Full bodied with great concentration of vanilla, mocha, blackberries, sweet spices & cloves. The palate is rich and warming with notes of vanilla, black fruit, plums & cherries, as well as hints of leather. Enjoy with a juicy steak - just as they would in Argentina!
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Malbec
Nieto Senetiner has grown to become one of the leading stars of Mendoza. The vineyards and winery were developed in 1969 and continue to be extended and updated. Nieto have vineyards in virtually all of the best sub districts of Mendoza from which they produce typical and classic wines, characterised by the uniquely appealing balance of power and finesse that defines the best wines of Mendoza. The top wines come from very old vineyards in the famed subdistrict of Agrelo and are fully deserving of their iconic status
Waterkloof Circumstance Biodynamic Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Regular price £15.95Crushed laurel on the nose with more than a nuance of residual seaside salt.... or if you want a less pretentious description...bl**dy delicious!
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
ABV: 13%
Vegan, Vegetarian friendly
Biodynamic
This has a big and textured palate with stone fruit and fennel hints – it is rich and minerally, showing even a slight rocky quality about it. As bracing as the wind through the vines at Waterkloof.
Founded by Paul Boutinot in 2004 this majestic and fully-fledged biodynamic estate is perched high on top of hill overlooking the Western Cape’s False Bay and produces delicately fine wines with a real sense of place.
Laibach The Ladybird Organic Red 2019
Regular price £17.95Complex nose with hints of spice, chocolate and mocha. Good structure with plum and mineral complexity and a lingering finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet & Malbec
ABV: 14%
Henry of Pelham Baco Noir Short Hills Bench 2021 VQA Ontario
Regular price £18.95Ripe bramble berry and plum aromas with coffee, cedar and smoky notes. Full-bodied with loads of black cherry flavour. Well balanced with soft, ripe tannin and a long finish.
Country: Canada
Region: Ontario,Niagara Peninsula
Grapes: Baco Noir
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Roast lamb
Reichsrat Von Buhl Bone Dry Riesling 2022
Regular price £17.95Exceptionally bright, fresh and lively with distinct aromas of yellow peach and apricot, balanced by an edge of flinty minerality.
Counrty: Germany
Region: Pfalz
Grapes: Riesling
ABV:12%
Appassimento 100% De Conti Puglia 2020
Regular price £15.95Intense and rich with soft, sweet tannins.
Country: Italy
Region: Puglia
Grapes: Negroamaro, Primitivo
ABV: 14.5%
Made with naturally dried grapes - this is the Appassimento method.