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, Petit Verdot & Malbec
ABV: 14.5%
Finca constancia seleccion Red
Regular price £12.95Made from a blend of six indigenous and international grape varieties, this is a truly distinctive wine, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Tempranillo, Petit Verdot, Graciano and Cabernet Franc, each adding a new dimension and complexity.
The grapes were hand picked and aged in a mixture of American and French oak barrels for 6 -12 months. The result is a full-flavoured wine, with intense berry aromas, beautifully integrated sweet oak and hints of leather and spice.
Country: Spain
Region: Castilla
ABV: 14%
Grapes: 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Syrah, 16% Cabernet Franc, 10% Tempranillo, 4% Graciano, 4% Petit Verdot.
KWV Mentors Petit Verdot 2019
Regular price £18.95A cracking Petit Verdot from Stellenbosch in South Africa.
Rich and full with full but supple tannin. It shows flavours of Cassis and plum with a whack of oak spice on the finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
ABV: 14.5%
Grapes: Petit Verdot
The KWV name is historically synonymous with South African wine and brandy - often the everyday drinking end of the spectrum. Since its launch in 2006, The Mentors range has established itself as one of the most sought-after premium brands in the South African wine landscape. Built around a philosophy of expressing terroir and pioneering new wines and winemaking techniques, it is wine that showcases the original philosophy of KWV, and the rich history and depth of expertise at one of South Africa’s leading wine producers and exporters.
Highly acclaimed winemaker, Izele van Blerk joined KWV’s premium Mentor's range cellar team in 2009 where her focus was and still is to maintain the high standard of producing leading, multi-regional wines from the best grapes South Africa has to offer.
Zorgvliet Petit Verdot 2019
Regular price £18.95This tight, dark-skinned variety loves the exposed mountain soils of the Simonsberg – this is fully ripe but defined by the winds that howl down the slope’s poor soils. Elegant and well-balanced it has a wonderfully spiced fruit nose with dark plum and prune fruit on the palate and a full but fine tannic structure. Can be enjoyed now but will mature well for at least 5 years.
Country: South Africa
Region: Bankhoek, Stellenbosch
Grapes: Petit Verdot
ABV: 14.5%
Food Match: rich and fatty meat dishes
Las Perdices Ala Colorada Petit Verdot 2017
Regular price £28.75Deep ruby red colour. Eucalyptus and violets on the nose. Vibrant and concentrated red current fruit on the palate and a black olive finish.
Country: Argentina
Region: Agrelo
Grapes: Petit Verdot
ABV: 13%
Food match: Great with red meat dishes and rich stews
Caios 2011 Herdade do Cebolal
Regular price £38.95Gorgeous, silky red made from native Portuguese grapes.
Country: Portugal
Region: Terras do Sado, Setubal
Grapes: Touriga Nacional+Petit Verdot+Alicante Bouschet +Cabernet
ABV: 14%
Château Lamothe-Cissac 2017
Regular price £25.80A classic deep red with a balanced oak and fruit taste.
A wonderfully traditional Bordeaux that has all the reassurance you’d expect from the Haut-Médoc. Cabernet Sauvignon dominant, from the estates 33 hectares
in Cissac, it exhibits lifted dark cherry, cassis and secondary oak aromas, with a little leather and spice evolution. Harmonious, with perfectly poised tannins, the
wine is drinking well now but will develop further in bottle
Country: France
Region: Medoc, Bordeaux
ABV: 12%
Grapes: Bordeaux blend red
Tiago Teles Raiz Natural Red
Regular price £24.95Gorgeous, 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
Donovan Rall Vuurberg Red 2018
Regular price £25.95A ripe and intriguing nose of wild berries, blackberry compote, graphite and tobacco. These delights follow through onto a palate with layers of dark black fruits, brown spice and subtle oak. The freshness of the Petit Verdot complements the richness of the Cabernet and Cinsault, creating a wine of concentration and structure with the potential to evolve beautifully over the next 10 years. After decanting the wine evolves nicely, showing notes of crushed-rock minerality amongst the layered and complex fruit.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
ABV: 14.5%
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cinsault
Food Match: A braai of course! Good steak, bashed and barbecued with a sprinkling of rock salt and grilled veg
The wine is made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cinsault from estate-grown fruit. The grapes are picked as early as possible and rushed to the cellar where it is not crushed only destemmed, hand sorted and transferred to tank. Fermentation occurs naturally without the addition of any yeasts after a cold soak of about 3 to 5 days. As soon as fermentation starts the grapes are given soft pigeage twice daily during the first week and then once every few days just to keep the cap wet. When the desired extraction is achieved the wine gets drained and pressed in a tiny hand operated basket press and transferred into 225l french oak barrels of which 50% new for 22 months before bottling unfined and with only a light filtration.
Tenuta di Trinoro "Le Cupole"2017/2020
Regular price £44.95Intense nose, full of beautiful ripe fruit. Bold, mature and elegant, with excellent tannin structure and length. Very complex.
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Grapes: Merlot: 60%, Cabernet Sauvignon: 17%, Cabernet Franc: 16%, Petit Verdot: 7%
ABV: 14.5%
Food match: Game meat and wild mushrooms