Saraja Kramori Vermentino di Gallura DOCG 2023
Regular price £26.95Straw yellow in colour. Fresh in flavour, this wine is fruity with superb minerality which adds length. Elegant and intense in aroma.
Country: Italy
Region: Gallura, Northern Sardegna
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Vermentino
Food match: Seafood Linguini
Fresh and zesty nose with notes of citrus, peach, and a hint of honeysuckle. The palate is lightly honeyed and textural with ripe lemon characters balanced by crisp acidity, and with a touch of white spice and a fresh, mineral finish.
Château Montaud Provence Rosé 2023 Magnum
Regular price £39.95Delicate and elegant floral aromas with lively minerality on the palate, clean attack and delicious strawberry notes.
Country: France
Region: Côtes de Provence
Grapes: Grenache, Cinsault
ABV: 12.5%
Food Match: Perfect as an aperitif or an accompaniment to southern French dishes
Beykush Lerici Timorasso 2021
Regular price £37.95This famous Northern Italian Piemontese white grape Timorasso has found a new home in the Ukrainian Black Sea region.
Concentrated, floral, fruity, with a warmth on the palate. Soft, elegant, yet intense. Very typical of Timorasso, mineral with notes of chamomile flower, yellow plums, and toasted almond in the finish. Lovely!
Grapes: Timorasso
Country: Ukraine
Region: Mykolaiv
ABV: 14%
Food pairing: Poultry. grilled fish, seafood, soft cheese and salads.
Beykush Winery is a family winery located close to the Black Sea in Chernomorka village, Mykolaiv region. Beykush vineyards consist of 14 hectares of French, Italian, and Georgian clones. They also expertly work with the Ukrainian indigenous white grape variety Telti Kuruk, which is the most important and unique for the area. The winery is recognized for its accolades at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Drift Estate Penelope Méthode Cap Classique Brut Rosé 2017
Regular price £38.00 Sale price £33.00Fresh, creamy, with soft red fruit flavours on the palate and aromas of mangosteen and strawberry.
Country: South Africa
Region: Overberg Highlands
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Malbec
Food Match: Oysters, fresh from the sea or antipasti.
Chanzy Mercurey Blanc 'Les Caraby' 2021
Regular price £36.95A much warmer site than ‘Clos Les Bussieres’, ‘Les Caraby’ is a small 1 hectare ‘clos’ tagged on to the end of Mercurey’s most famous premier cru, ‘Clos du Roy’. Almost always the first vineyard picked, this is a fast ripening site with its own little valley of both north and south facing vines. This vintage has produced a really well balanced wine with ripe tropical fruits jumping out of the apple and citrus background. Really good texture and weight. No new oak was used in this vineyard. Only one barrel produced. *Limited Availability*
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Chardonnay
Food Match: Wonderful with rich lobster linguini
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Marsala Baglio Florio 1998 50cl
Regular price £26.00A full sweet, yet smooth and rich wine. A perfect wine to serve at the end of a meal with its heady nutty flavours, caramel notes and mouth watering backbone of acidity. Pair with ripe creamy cheeses for a full on taste sensation.
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Grapes: Grillo
ABV: 19%
Blandy's 10 YO Malmsey 500ML
Regular price £24.95The rich-styled Malmsey is the most famous of the Madeira grape varietals, located today mostly in the region of São Jorge on the north of the island. The wine is matured in small oak casks, which are naturally heated for 10 years at the Blandy?s Wine Lodges in the centre of Funchal.
Country: Portugal
Region: Madeira
Grapes: Malvasia
ABV: 19%
A dark, rich, sweet style of wine.
Food Match: Chocolate Torte with vanilla Ice Cream
Etna Rosso Barone di Villagrande 2020
Regular price £29.95A vibrant burgundy colour with a ruby red hue. Aromas and flavours of violets, red cherries, raspberries and a hint of dried herbs. The tannins are delicate and warm and the finish is lingering.
Country: Italy
Region: Etna, Sicily
Grapes: Nerello Mascalese
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Seared Tuna steak with grilled egg plant salad.
Château Feytit-Guillot Pomerol 2017
Regular price £39.95Aromas of crushed, black fruit, damson, mint, oak and mocha.
Rich, almost succulent black fruit which has great purity and exuberance. Impressive concentration and elegance.
Country: France
Region: Pomerol. Bordeaux
Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc
ABV: 13.5%
This tiny property of 1.3 hectares has seven parcels spread throughout the Pomerol appellation, positioned between Clos René, Château Trotanoy, Château Nénin, and next to Château Le Pin.
Château Feytit-Guillot truly benefits from these wonderful plots on the plateau. The vines have an average age of forty years and are always entirely hand-picked before undergoing traditional fermentation and aging in oak barrels for 14 months. The wine is pure and understated for a Pomerol, with a fresh nose and floral aromas on the palate. It is also one of the best value Pomerols on the market.
Pomerol is a much respected red wine appellation in the Bordeaux region of SouthWestern France. Both historically and physically, it stands apart from other Bordeaux appellations. It does not conform to the accepted image of a Bordeaux wine district as being a wealthy, Chateau-laden area with an all important classification system. Pomerol is none of these things, yet has managed to earn itself a place among the world's most revered wine region.
Akrathos Xinomavro 2020
Regular price £31.95Expressive and complex with aromas of cherry and blackberry which are complemented by sweet spice and vegetal notes. Opulent and rich with balancing freshness, refined tannins and a long finish.
Country: Greece
Region: Macedonia, Halkidiki
Grapes: Xinomavro
ABV: 13.5%
The organically cultivated vineyard is located on the eastern slopes of Mount
Cholomon, facing Mount Athos and the Syggitikos Gulf. The vines are grown at an
elevation of 200 to 500 metres, just a short distance from the Aegean Sea. The vines are
strongly influenced by ocean breezes and cool, humid winds from the surrounding
mountains at night. This temperate climate allows for natural, bright acidity and
contributes to the seasonal hydration of the vines, allowing the precious natural
resources to be used more sparingly.
Domaine du Pré Semelé Sancerre Red 2022
Regular price £31.95Rich red fruit aromas of cherry, raspberry and sweet spice. Full-bodied on the palate packed with delicious pure fruit flavours, enhanced by the well balanced oak and silky tannins on the finish.
Country: France
Region: Sancerre
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Food match: Grilled chicken, light game dishes, mushroom linguine or cheese and charcuterie.
Domaine du Pre Semele is located in Maimbray in the town of Sury-en-Vaux 5 km north of Sancerre. The vineyard has been passed on for four generations now and we want to remain a family structure.
Herdade do Cebolal Tinto 2021
Regular price £26.95Gorgeous, silky red made from native Portuguese grapes. Leathery, leafy nose, bramble berry fruit, with a long, rich finish.
Country: Portugal
Region: Setubal
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Castelao and Touriga Nacional
ABV: 12%
Fertilize with seaweed
Fermented in large clay tanks
Donna Elvira Campania Gift Pair
Regular price £40.40 Sale price £35.00A pair of Italian Wines from Donna Elvira - Perfect for a gift beutifuly presented in our burgundy 2 bottle gift box
Pineau des Charentes Montifaud Blanc 10 yo
Regular price £33.00Pineau des Charentes often referred to as Pineau Charentais or simply Pineau, is a regional aperitif of western France, made in the areas of Charente, Charente-Maritime, and Dordogne.
It is a fortified wine/ liqueur, made from either fresh, unfermented grape juice or a blend of lightly fermented grape must, to which a Cognac eau-de-vie is added and then matured.
17% abv
10 yo
France
Fernando de Castilla Antique Oloroso (50cl) NV
Regular price £37.95Very pure and classic attributes, fine polished and beautifully crafted. Quite earthy and masculine. Very dry and aromatic with walnut, spices and orange peel notes.
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
ABV: 20%
Grapes: Palomino Fino
Bodegas Rey Fernando de Castilla is located in the historic centre of Jerez. Its story began with the aristocratic Andrada-Vanderwilde family, who for two centuries provided grapes and wine for the production of sherry in the area. In 1972 Fernando Andrada-Vanderwilde took over some old sherry cellars and brandy soleras from a couple of local bodegas, and changed the name of the company from Fernando III to Fernando de Castilla.
Grapes are sourced from Fernando de Castilla's partners vineyards in the Jerez district. The soil type is Albariza. Picking takes place in early September. Oloroso typically comes from the second pressing of the grapes or the coarser wines. This wine does not spend any of its life under flor and is fortified in the February after harvest to 18% abv. This is then added to the first Criadera of the Oloroso Solera. The Antique Oloroso is bottled without blending, cold stabilization or filtration of any kind in order to preserve the subtlety, purity and distinctive aromas. On average this wine is 20 years old.
Quinta da Costa do Pinhão, Branco
Regular price £38.80This golden coloured wine has a welcome reductive nose with hints of mineral, gunpowder and stone combined with delicate fruits, citrus and white flowers. Excellent acidity, minerals and herbal touches on the palate this is complex and intense with a lovely long finish.
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro
Grapes: Old Vine Field Blend
ABV: 13%
The wine spent 3 weeks on the skins and was fermented in concrete with minimal interventention. This is a low sulphite wine that is good introduction to the orange wine styles with wonderful texture and tannins.
Mittelbach Grüner Veltliner Gebling 2020
Regular price £24.95One of the hidden secrets of the wine world - Gruner Veltliner. A must try if you haven't before. This take on Gruner is exceptional - with some barrel fermentation - this wine has the most extraordinary length and minerality.
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, Kremstal DAC
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Grüner Veltliner
ArnaldoRivera Verduno Pelaverga 2023
Regular price £24.95Bright ruby red in colour. Intensely, fragrant, and floral, with notes of white pepper and wild strawberries on the nose. The palate is fresh and delicate, with great structure and balance. Perfect to chill in the summer if the outside temperature is high.
Country: Italy
Region: Piemonte
Grapes: Pelaverga
ABV: 14 %
Food Match: Beef Carpaccio or rocket salad and balsamic vinegar
Pelaverga is not a very widely grown grape variety, native to the Verduno commune in Piemonte. The soil in this area of the North West of Italy is rich in clay and gypsum crystals. ArnaldoRivera have hand harvest the rare Pelaverga grapes.
Sijnn Malgas Chenin Blanc 2021
Regular price £37.95Rich, complex and voluptuous Chenin stony soils, with a warm, dry climate and sea breeze unique to the Malgas region of South Africa. Fresh fruit and complex mineral flavours, this wine carries on for a long time on the finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Malgas, Swellendam, Western Cape
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
ABV: 14%
Sijnn is prounounced 'sen', or 'seine'
Certified IPW sustainable
Niepoort Lagar de Baixo Tinto 2021
Regular price £26.95Gorgeous, natural, silky red made from native Portuguese grapes, the nose could be mistaken for Pinot Noir with it's elegant floral perfumed notes with hints of herbs and ripe crushed strawberry.
Country: Portugal
Region: Bairrada
Grapes: Baga
ABV: 12%
Givry Blanc Domaine Michel Sarrazin et Fils Sans Nom 2022
Regular price £31.95A wonderfully mature Chardonnay character with ripe white pear, orchard fruits, candied orange and a savoury twist on the finish. Very well balanced and drinking beautifully now.
Country: France
Region: Southern Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Grilled trout
Petit Chablis Courtault-Michelet 2023
Regular price £26.95A brilliant Petit Chablis - ripe and untouched by oak. Showing all the characteristics of the terroir, as well as lemony freshness and vivacity, underpinned by tight minerality.
Country: France
Region: Chablis
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
Mélanie Pfister Berg Riesling 2023
Regular price £29.95Great balance and fruit in this high quality Alsace Riesling.
A pure fruit driven nose, perfumed with cut limes and a hint of petrol and candle wax. The wine has a voluptuous, honeyed palate and is intensely fruity with white peach and apricot flavours and mineral complexity. The finish is dry, refreshing and beautifully balanced, and incredibly open for a young Alsace Riesling.
Country: France
Region: Alsace
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Riesling
Julia Kemper Dão Branco 2020
Regular price £26.95From the Quinta do Cruzeiro winery. Made with hidden gem grape varieties Encruzado and Malvasia Fina - famous grapes in Portugal and should be world famous in my opinion!
Aromas of lime, green apple and toast. This wine is clean, precise and has great depth of richness and minerallity with a long, complex finish.
Country: Portugal
Region: Mangualde, Dão
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Encruzado and Malvasia Fina
Akashi-Tai Junmai Daiginjo Gensu Sake 30cl
Regular price £25.95Well pronounced nose with melon, peach, green grass and sage characteristics. Superbly balanced on the palate evoking peach, tropical fruits particularly papaya and crystallised fruit notes as well. Very subtle umami on a long lasting finish.
Rice Milling Rate: 38%
ABV: 16%
Food pairing: Tuna tartare with chili, ginger and sesame, marinated octopus and calamari salad. Sea bream and white fish pan fried dishes. Pork medallion with cream true sauce.