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Palo cortado is a special type of sherry that starts its life and maturation under protective flor, destined to become a fino or amontillado.

Partway through the maturation it loses its veil of flor and begins oxidative ageing as an oloroso sherry would.

This combined maturation results in a wine with some of the richness of oloroso and some of the freshness of amontillado. It is a rare beverage though as just 1 to 2% of the grapes pressed for sherry naturally develop into palo cortado.

A very full-flavoured sherry with fruit intensity and concentration on the nose and palate. Lots of dried fruit with light toffee sweetness and oak caramel. Delicious!

Country: Spain

Region: Jerez

Grapes: Palomino and Pedro Ximenez

ABV: 20%

Food Match:

Biodynamically farmed, no added sulphites(or natural, if you prefer) limited production wine. Intense garnet red colour with violet hues. It displays varietal characteristics of Barbera. Very complex aroma and flavour of ripe blackberries, forest undergrowth, plums, liquorice, graphite. A rich, full body with an exceptionally long aftertaste and pleasing freshness.

Country: Slovenia

Region: Primorska

Grapes: Barbera

ABV: 14.5%

Very pale straw yellow sparkling with fine, persistent bubbles. Intensely fruity aromas with clear hints of ripe golden apple, exotic fruit salad and citrus fruits, alongside a floral aroma reminiscent of wisteria flowers. On the palate La Rivetta is fresh, dry and austere but at the same time smooth, with soft fruity flavours.

Country: Italy

Region: Treviso, Cartizze

Grapes: Glera

ABV: 12%

Villa Sandi lies in the heart of Treviso in the north east of Italy and has a history that goes back to the 17th century. The Moretti Polegato family have been devoted to wine culture for many generations and their winemaker Stefano Gava has consistently won prestigious awards for their range of Proseccos.

A fine, non vintage sparkling wine made from the classic Champagne varietals – 12% Chardonnay, 82% Pinot Noir, 6% Pinot Meunier. Delicate pink colour, on the nose it has floral and yeasty brioche notes combined with zesty apple and citrus fruit, fresh and clean with a soft mousse and a vibrant finish.

Country: England

Region: West Sussex

Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier

ABV: 12.5%

A stunning, rich, textured and complex barrel aged white Rioja.  

Country: Spain

Region: Rioja

ABV: 13%

Grapes: Viura and Malvasia

Food match: roast duck or partridge. Perfect pairing for Thanksgiving or Christmas Turkey and all of the trimmings.

A real blockbuster wine - so full-bodied and rich. Just how we love it at Cellar Door! One can enjoy the notes of black cherry, dark fruit, black olives, plums, chocolate, cedar and oak.

Country: Portugal

Region: Lisbon

Grapes: Touriga Franca, Alicante Bouschet, Touriga Nacional

Food pairings: beef, veal, pasta, poultry

ABV: 13.5%

A very lovely expression of Carignan showing hints of spice and smokiness.  Notes of saline water, cassis and bitter cherry with layers of complex minerality. The palate is fresh, and elegant but intense with characters of black plum, dried cranberry notes and a long structured finish.

Country: South Africa

Region: Wellington

ABV: 14.5%

Grape: Carignan

Food Match: Rack of roast lamb with all the trimmings

This is an aromatic wine with notes of lemon, peach, dried mango. On the palate it`s crisp and fresh with flavours of pineapple, stone fruit, and has a citrus finish. You can age this wine 5+ years in the bottle.

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Grape Variety: Garganega 70%, Trebbiano di Soave 30%

ABV: 13%

Food Match: goats cheese, basil and roasted red pepper salad; asparagus or fish (turbot sprinkled with lemon juice and olive oil), stir-fried Cantonese dishes featuring fresh vegetables and/or tiger prawns

Made only from a selection of the best grapes from organic vineyards. A rich and complex Rioja with a true sense of place; a serious and sophisticated wine that ages fantastically.

Country: Spain 

Region: Rioja Alavesa

Grapes: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Maturana, Graciano andMerlot

ABV: 14%

An excellent vintage in the Southern Rhone, full-bodied and creamy-textured for the estate. Hints of wood char and roasted meat mark the nose, while the flavours of mocha and brown sugar carry through the plush, velvety finish.

Country: France

Region: Rhone Valley

Grapes: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah,
Mourvedre

ABV: 14.%

Swartskaap (‘black sheep’).

Country: South Africa

Region: Hemel en Aarde

Grapes: Cabernet Franc

ABV: 13.5

You’ve probably heard of the quaint beach town of Hermanus, situated on South Africa’s
famous Whale Coast. Between 1855 and 1902, it was called Hermanuspietersfontein. In
1902, the local postmaster decided to shorten the name of the town to make addressing
letters to the locals easier.

150 years later, the wine farm Hermanuspietersfontein, or HPF for short, craft outstanding
wines with a serious sense of place. Their grapes come from Sondagskloof (they produce
90% of WO Sondagskloof wine), which competes with Elgin and the Ceres Plateau for
South Africa’s coolest wine growing region. This area is perfectly suited to Bordeaux
varietals and, with the exception of Shiraz, is exclusively planted with them.
The Afrikaans wine names might look like a bit of a mouthful, but they are good fun;
Bloos (‘blush’), Kaalvoet Meisie (‘barefoot girl’), Kat Met Die Houtbeen (‘cat with the
wooden leg’), Posmeester (‘postmaster’), Kleinboet (‘little brother’) and Swartskaap
(‘black sheep’).

A nose of raspberry, cranberry, black liquorice, and exotic tea notes. The palate has red cherry, plum, and boysenberry, subtle hints of espresso and cocoa nib underpin notes
of spice and toast. Firm yet integrated tannins and bright acidity drives a long finish.

Country: USA

Region: Sonoma County, California

ABV: 13.5%

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Exceptional! Elegant aromas and flavours of pineapple, apricot and fresh green apple. Zippy, honeyed, lingering 

Country: South Africa

Region:Franschhoek

Grapes: Semillon

ABV: 9.5%

On the nose there are notes of apricot with florals and clove spice. Yellow fruit on the palate and a savoury spice. The wine has an aging potential thanks to its fruity freshness and acidity.

Country: South Africa

Region: Stellenbosch

Grapes: 100% Chenin Blanc

ABV: 13%

Food pairing: gently spiced chickpeas stew with coconut milk, ginger and garlic.

Medium-bodied Bordeaux that you can consume now or leave it to age till 2030. Hints of vanilla, dark and fruit-driven with herbaceous notes, smooth tannins and a long finish.

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

ABV: 13.5%

Food pairing: Beef Wellington, cheddar, roast beef, roast lamb, roast pork, roast veal.

Aromas of white flowers, green apple and yellow plums. Fresh and structured on the palate with a lovely balanced weight of fleshy fruit and a long, elegant finish.

Grape: Pinot Gris

Country: USA

Region: Oregon

ABV: 13.1%

Food match: Thai green curry or South African Babotie (curried mince dish)

Offering great enjoyment in its youth, especially once decanted for a couple of hours, but BOREAS has a long future ahead and will develop in complexity over the next 10-15+ years.

Complex aromas of redcurrant, plum and red cherry with cedar  and spice notes with a hint of pencil shaving. The predominance of Cabernet Franc gives a wine an elegance with lifted berry fruit and a supple, finely structured mid palate. Firm yet fine tannins frame the spicy, long finish.

Country : South Africa

Region: Stellenbosch

Grape: Cabernet Franc 51%, Merlot 25%, Petit Verdot 14%

ABV: 14%

Food Match: Beef short rib, roast lamb or t-bone steak

Waterkloof Wine

'A serious, refined and age worthy Cabernet Franc-based South African red that is excellent value' - Jancis Robinson Feb 2024

Super star super Tuscan!

Country: Italy

Region: Tuscany

ABV: 13.5%

Grapes: Sangiovese. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

Organic

A bold inky Graciano, with burst of black current cherry and raspberry with delicious savoury notes of herbs and added depth of cocoa.

Country: USA

Region: Paso Robles California

Grapes: Graciano

ABV: 13%

Food Match: barbecue meats and mature cheese

Crafted with 30% whole-cluster fermentation and aged for nine months in neutral barrels, this wine retains its natural vibrancy. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur, it offers a pure and textured expression of this rare Spanish varietal.

Penny's new obsession is the rare, native grape variety of Nascetta. This beautiful ageworthy white has lemon zest, green pear and white pepper on the nose, with hints of wild fennel and saltiness. A precise and balanced, mouthfilling mid-palate with a long, saline finish. 

Country: Italy

Region: Piemonte

Grapes: Nascetta

ABV: 13 %

Food Match: Seafood linguine or grilled white fish with creamy sauce.

100% Nascetta - from vineyards located in Novello (a wild plot planted in 1963 in Ravera cru is included).

A stunning, elegant red from the volcanic Canary Island of Tenerife. Made from a field blend of red and white indigenous grape varieties, some from very ancient vines up to 150 years old. This complex red has aromas and flavours of wild berries, tomato leaves, black olive, white pepper and has a very long, silky finish. If you love Nebbiolo from the Coste della Sessia or Valetellina, this is the wine for you.

Country: Spain

Region: Valle del Orotova, Tenerife

Grapes: Listán Negro, Bijariego Negro, Castellana, Listan Blanco, Abillo Criollo

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: Game, roast, stewed and braised meat, aged cheese

From a warm vintage, this wine displace beautiful aromatics with notes of guava and passion fruit paired with a wonderful freshness, which combined with its inherit intensity and complexity makes this a finely balanced, terroir focused, dry white.

Country: Italy

Region: Soave

Grapes: Garganega 70% and Chardonnay 30%

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: Blue Cheese like Gonganzola or Dolcelatte

This delicious English sparkling wine is pretty much equal quantities of Chardonnay , Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier with 15% Reserve Wine from previous vintages going right back to 2010.

It was disgorged in late 2021 after four years on the lees. It still has plenty of room for development and will continue to improve for five or more years.

Country: England

Region: Langport, Somerset 

Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier

ABV: 12%

16%

The ‘Aperitif’ of the Maison Montanaro originated a secret recipe studied and put into practice by our Master Distiller. In fact, this allows us to have a bright red tones without using chemical dyes, only natural plant extracts such as red apple, radish, cherry, carrot and sweet potato are used. The balance and unmistakable taste is given by citrus essences, herbs and natural aromas.

It is a Typical Italian aperitif perfect for after work, hence the name 6 p.m., in combination with the Vermouth Rosso Montanaro for a classic cocktail typical of the 1970s. Excellent on the rocks with soda.

Juniper, warm citrus, and green tea combine to create this smooth, flavourful gin. Partners brilliantly with Mediterranean or citrus tonics. A smooth, citrus forward gin, delicately infused with green tea botanicals, distilled slowly from 100% molasses spirit.

ABV: 40%

Appearance: Bronze gold

Nose: Juniper, mandarins, warm citrus notes, pink peppercorn, hints of vanilla, cacao, white almonds

Palate: Mandarin flesh, cacao, orange
blossom, with tannins from the green tea

A unique blend of 12 botanicals includes Juniper, Sicilian lemon, Seville orange, White Korean ginseng, coriander seed, Angelica root and Orris root.

Distilled by Blackbridge on the Luton Hoo estate.