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This wine presents a lovely light golden colour and a brilliant robe with fresh and rather subtle fruity nose. Thanks to the flinty soil, we notice the particularity of the "pierre à fusil" taste with a hint of minerals. The wine combines freshness and roundness.

Country: France

Region: Loire Valley

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 12.5

A fantastic example of classic French Sauvignon Blanc. Intense and flowery on the nose with hints of acacia and lime blossom with notes of tropical fruit. The palate follows through from the bouquet and offers a great balance of freshness and flavour, finishing with great length and minerality.

Country: France

Region: Loire Valley

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 13%

Aromatic, medium to full bodied and powerful, with good extraction of the sweet flavours of black ripe fruits. Elegant with good texture and firm tannins, giving wine great ageing potential. A touch of mint, with lavender notes. Firm, well balanced oak and long finish with fresh, spicy, integrated mouthfeel.

Country: South Africa

Region: Wellington

ABV: 14%

Grape: Shiraz

Andreas Wine

Andreas only produce this wine - and they are good at it. The wine is aged for 18 months in French and American oak and bottle matured for another year. Winemaker Shaun Meyeridricks' first first vintage was in 2018, since joining Andreas from Boekenhoutskloof where he was previously making exemplary Shiraz.

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Red-violet colour, a nose of ripe forest fruits. In the mouth, it is elegant, silky fruity and complex. A classic Late Bottled Vintage from Porto's oldest Port house. 

Country: Portugal

Region: Douro

Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca
and Tinta Roriz and Sousão

ABV: 20%

Aromatic intensity, with ageing notes (vanilla, roast, spices), very ripe fruit, caramel and subtle hints of leather and fallen leaves, characteristic of a prolonged period in bottle. Long and silky on the palate.

Country: Spain

Region: Rioja Alavesa

Grapes: Tempranillo

ABV: 14%

Tempranillo grapes grown in the Elciego area known for its poor clay-loam texture of calcerous soils. Aged for 24months in American and French barrels, then matured for 3 years in bottle

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With the colour of arterial blood, the nose reveals wild berries, rhubarb and custard. The palate is dense, concentrated and brooding opening to a rich mid-palate with cherry-stone fruit and bitter plum and a long finish with a gentle brick-like texture.

Country: Australia

Region: Adelaide Hills

Grape: Barbera

ABV: 14.5%

Food Match: Gamey meats or delicious on its own.

A very classy Nebbiolo from Alba with an affordable price tag.

Delicious lifted aromatics of liquorice, redcurrant and ripe red fruit on the nose, mingling with sour cherry, blossom and notes of leather on the palate. A richly flavoured and multi-layered wine combining vibrant acidity, perfectly poised tannins and rich spicy fruit. 

Country: Italy

Region: Piemonte

ABV: 14% 

Grape: Nebbiolo

Food Match: Serve with grilled steak and red meat, or alternatively robust pasta dishes with wild boar or rabbit ragu

Complex nose with hints of dark chocolate, blackberry, lavender and mocha. Good structure with plum, vibrant red berry and mineral complexity and a lingering finish.

Country: South Africa

Region: Elim, Cape Agulhus

Grapes: Shiraz Grenache Mouvedre Viognier

ABV: 14% 

Bright, light straw colour. Fragrant, fresh spring flowers on the nose and fresh fruit-driven palate of green apple, pear, white peach and grapefruit. Dry, crisp, and mineral, with a slight saline. The fruit and mineral balance is so delicious! Very long, clean and precise.

Country: Italy

Region: Tuscany

Grapes: 50% Petit Manseng 50% Viognier 

ABV: 13% 

Food Match: soups, aperitif, soft fresh cheese or antipasto.

Certified Organic

Heavenly sweet treat from the steep banks of the Danube!

Country: Austria

Region: Wachau

Grapes: Chardonnay, Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, Weissburgunder

ABV: 10.5%

Petit Guiraud 2016 seduces with incredibly fresh fruit: grapefruit, passion fruit, pineapple. Thanks to a very rigorous plot selection, Petit Guiraud expresses something different of the Château Guiraud's terroir. The wine is floral and feminine, very tasty and light.

Country: France

Region: Sauternes, Bordeaux

Grapes: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 13%

This wine has an attractive shiny light ruby colour. It is both refined and very frank on the nose and palate. It opens to aromas of red fruits. Its silky tannins support the balance of a wine, such that it can be kept for some time (5 to 7 years) while remaining pleasant in its youth.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Food Match:  Serves well as an aperitif for fresh and savoury tapas, soft-boiled eggs or roasted fish.

Maison Chanzy is a highly respected Burgundian producer, their wines are a classical demonstration of premium vineyard sites in Côte Chalonnaise, Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits.

Their range has been carefully engineered by winemaker Max Blondelle, whose primary task is to create wines that eloquently communicate their respective terroir, whilst remaining hands-off in his approach. As such, Chanzy are one of the few Burgundy producers to achieve Haute Valeur Environnementale level 3; the most highly regarded certification for agriculture in France.

Pinot noir is the heritage of Red Burgundy. The pinot noir grape was born in Burgundy and has carried the name since 1375. Pinot noir is the hereditary source to all of the great red wines from Burgundy vineyards. Pinot noir is jealously desired, but it is fragile and it requires very careful care during its vegetative period.

Scrumptious, complex white wine. Distinct aromas of ripe pineapple, passionfruit and a hint of toasted sesame. In the mouth, it is full-bodied, yet fresh and zesty.  This wine will evolve nicely over a few years, although it's so delicious now, it will be hard to resist drinking immediately.

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

Grapes: Sauvignon, Semillon

ABV: 13.5%

A delicious, medium-bodied, rustic yet smooth red made with native grapes Alfrocheiro and Baga. On the palate there are notes of stewed red berries, red fruit leather, spice and earth.

Country: Portugal

Region: Lisbon

Grapes: Alfrocheiro and Baga

ABV:13.5%

A beautifully made medium bodied red from Greece from indigenous varietal Koiniariko. Aromas of sweet spice, black pepper and crushed strawberries. Black cherry and supple tannins on the palate with a long, soft finish.

Country: Greece

Region:  Macedonia, Thrace near Drama

ABV: 13%

Grapes: Koiniariko 

pronounced keen-ee-YAR-iko

Food match: This versatile, medium bodied red will go well with soft cheese and cured meats, salads and grilled meat or roast chicken.

We love these organic, low intervention wines from ancient terroir with a touch of New Zealand magic. Expressive and unique you've got to try them!

Refreshing and zesty fizz from Germany, with a delicate creamy note and elegant long finish.

Country: Germany

Region: Rheingau

Grapes: Riesling

ABV:12%

Food Match: Perfect as an aperitif or with the fish/salad course.

The Allendorf family has lived and worked in the Rheingau for 700 years. Based in Oestrich Winkel in the heart of the Rheingau, the estate has grown dramatically over the last 60 years from 1.5 ha to 70 ha, making it one of the biggest family-owned wineries in the Rheingau.

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Made solely from Chardonnay, this is a serious and elegant Crémant du Jura. On the nose it is creamy; on the palate well balanced with good depth and classic Champagne-esque toasted brioche flavours and creamy notes evident again, giving this complex wine an appealing softness.

Country: France

Region: Arbois, Jura

Grapes: Chardonnay

ABV: 12.5%

Domaine de Désiré Petit’s Crémant is made using the ‘methode traditionelle’, from Chardonnay purposely grown on poor soils to maintain good acidity in the wine. Bottling is generally carried out during the January to March following harvest, after which the wine spends 12 to 15 months on its lees before disgorgement and dosage of 0.6cl per litre.

Gorgeous, natural, silky red made from native Portuguese grapes.

Country: Portugal

Region: Bairrada, Alfrocheiro from Quinta de S. Mateus

Grapes: Alfrocheiro and Baga

ABV: 14%

Soil Type: Clay-Limestone

A fruit-driven red wine, a great balance of acidity and juiciness. Notes one can taste: red fruit, pepper, liquorice, cinnamon, vanilla, tobacco, chocolate.

Grape: Carignan

Country: South Africa

Region: Swartland

ABV: 15%

Food pairing: beef, lamb, game, mushrooms

Vegan

Liquid golden honey in a tiny bottle - a very special, hard to make wine.

Country: Bulgaria

Region: Black Sea Coast

Grapes: Riesling

ABV: 13%

Aromas of red fruits and berries with a hint of vanilla and sweet spice. Velvety and soft on the palate with a natural sweetness on the finish.

Country: Georgia

Region: Racha, Khvanchkara 

Grapes: Aleksandrouli and Mudjuretuli

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: Cheese board

Giuaani Winery is located in the historic village of Manavi, the heartland of Georgian wine producing region, Kakheti. The Manavi village, cradled by the southern slopes of the minor Caucasus, is a home to one of the 29 PDOs (Protected Denomination of Origin) of Georgia. Its unique soil composition and microclimate provides perfect conditions for vine cultivation, especially for Kakhuri Mtsvane grape variety, and for the production of Manavi PDO white dry wines.

One of the most delicious wines in the shop! Bold aromas of white peach and lemon zest with subtle spice and honeycomb notes. Absolutely wonderful.

Country: Germany

Region: Baden

Grapes: Pinot Gris

ABV: 13%

The perfect match with Turkish chicken shish, taboulet and warm crushed potatoes with spring onions.

Located between the Rhine River and the Black Forest, Burkheim produces lush and mineralic wines that are ideal companions to a wide range of modern cuisine. Bercher
produces Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc) and Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris). All the wines go through extended lees-aging and have a wonderful aging potential.

Fruity, nettly and mineral in equal measure, with a delicate balance of white fruits, summer elderflower and green apple, finished off with a dry but playful tang of minerality. Produced and blended from three top parcels of Aligoté in Bouzeron; Les Clous, Les Corderes and Les Corcelles.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Grapes:  Aligoté

Food Match:  Roast Salmon, Goats Cheese salad with fennel

Hunter Semillon at its very best!

This wine possesses intensely flavoured, pristine fruit with a clean and zippy palate and fresh fruit flavours of sherbet, lemon, passion fruit and pineapple. Fresh cut grass notes too.

Country: Australia

Region: Hunter Valley

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes: Semillon