Calusari Pinot Noir 2022
Regular price £10.95Pinot Noir is one of Romania’s greatest hidden secrets. Probably the only place in the world that can do this grape variety justice at such brilliant value.
Delicate aromas of blackberry and touches of violets. A juicy, light-bodied palate with black cherry flavour and fresh finish. Enjoy slightly chilled with rich, creamy fish dishes.
Country: Romania
Region: Recas and Minis
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
As you walk through the rolling vineyards of the 700 hectare Cramele Recas estate, two things are inescapable. The first is the scale of the transformation that Englishman Philip Cox and his wife Elvira have managed to achieve, replanting 700 hectares of decrepit vineyards and replacing them with immaculately tended sites the equal of anywhere else in the world. The second is that if you didn't know where you were, you'd be convinced you were in Tuscany or any other "Classic" wine producing region. And, to a certain extent you are, Romania has a history of winemaking stretching back millennia and it was this potential that has driven this dynamic duo to dedicate their lives to driving forward Romanian winemaking to it's current state of rude health. A 20 million euro investment in the vineyards and brand new winery.
Biscardo Rosapasso Pinot Nero Rosé 2022
Regular price £14.95From the Euganei hills in Veneto, Pinot Nero vines were planted by the Biscardo family over 20 years ago in volcanic soils, rich in minerals and clay. These characters are found in their Rosapasso: a smooth, fresh and structured rosé, light salmon-pink in colour.
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Grape: Pinot Noir
ABV:12%
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%
Santa Macarena Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
Regular price £13.95Only 5km from the coast, this cool climate vineyard produces fantastic Pinot Noir.
This wine is bright, aromatic and fresh with subtle oak playing a supporting role. The emphasis on the delicious red fruit flavours, drinkability and enjoyment. A seriously cool Pinot.
Country: Chile
Region: Aconcagua Valley
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
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%
Il Cascinone Monferrato Chiaretto Rosé DOC 2021
Regular price £12.50 Sale price £9.95Fresh, crisp and clean with a hint of ripe raspberries, citrus and red cherries. A delicate pink colour. A delicious Chiaretto from the heart of Piemonte - sure to give adamant French pink wine lovers a compelling alternative.
Country: Italy
Region: Piedmonte, Monferrato
Grapes: Barbera, Pinot Noir
ABV: 12%
Jaffelin Pinot Noir Vin De France 2021
Regular price £13.95This wine represents phenomenally good value for money! Soft, red berry fruit and silky tannins, very moreish.
Country: France
Region: Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 12.5%
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
Conte Vistarino Maria Novella Pinot Nero Rosé 2020
Regular price £13.95 Sale price £10.95Dry and clean, with some fleshy fruit characteristic from the red varietal. Really delicious and moreish.
Country: Italy
Region: Lombardy
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 13%
Conte Vistarino are specialists in Northern Italian Pinot Noir. We're delighted to be working with this historic, highly regarded estate.
The Vistarino estate in Rocca de’ Giorgi, Oltrepò Pavese has been owned by the same family for hundreds of years. Carlo Giorgi di Vistarino introduced the Pinot Noir grape to the region at the end of the 19th Century, now his great granddaughter Ottavia is
taking the lead. Pinot Noir has become synonymous with the province, and by using state-of-the-art vineyard and winery technology, Ottavia is producing consistently high-quality, complex and elegant wines.
Eagle Rock Vineyards 11th Hour Pinot Noir NV
Regular price £13.95Cherry, strawberry and rhubarb notes define the aromatics of this wine and are backed by hints of cinnamon and oregano. Bright flavours of cherry, raspberry and ripe tomato are balanced by a layer of earthy mushroom. Smooth and silky!
Country: USA
Region: California
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Vegan/Vegetarian
From the Sacramento and Lodi areas at the northern end of California’s San Joaquin Valley.
Solara Natural Red Wine 2022
Regular price £13.90This natural wine is chocca block packed full of bramble fruit notes with raspberry and blackberry dominating the aroma, smooth and juicy with complex notes of blueberry and moderate acidity and smooth tannins on the finish.
Country: Romania
Region:Panciu
Grapes: Merlot, Pinot Noir
ABV: 13.5%
Four Acres Estate Rosé Brut Sparkling
Regular price £29.95By carefully blending Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir grapes, all grown in Hertfordshire's Little Hadham, this is a handcrafted, delicate Rosé version of English Sparkling Wine.
Country: England
Region: Hertfordshire
Grapes: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
ABV: 12.5%
The Four Acres Estate is a small family run vineyard and orchard set on a hillside above the Ash Valley in Little Hadham, Hertfordshire.
After a lifetime spent in the travel industry, Platon Loizou decided that he wanted to get back to his Cypriot roots and fulfill a long-term dream of making wine. Since 2010 he has been out in all weathers, getting closer to nature tending his precious vines, nurturing them from saplings to maturity, bolstering his knowledge by consulting at every step with some of the best vinters in the country.
Ferghettina Franciacorta Brut NV
Regular price £26.95Forget Prosecco...the best sparkling from Italy comes from Franciacorta. Traditional method sparkling wine from Champagne grapes as well!
An exuberant, confident and bright style – lively and very approachable with citrus fruits – a golden apple character which is, at the same time, both incisive yet quite gentle.
Country: Italy
Region: Lombardia
ABV: 11.5%
Grapes: 95% Chardonnay, 5% Pinot Noir
One of the emerging estates in Italy's booming sparkling wine sector. Roberto Gatti spent 20 years as cellarmaster and viticulturalist at Bellavista, one of the early pioneers of the Franciacorta region, before creating Ferghettina in 1990. A new winery and cellars, started in 2002, were completed in 2005 and sit in a magnificent location overlooking the beautiful Lake Iseo. Roberto is assisted by his daughter Laura, also an oenologist, shortly to be joined by his son Matteo. The Gatti's control production of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, using only half of the grapes available for their production of 300,000 bottles. Meticulous attention to detail, skillful blending and long bottle maturation give wines of great finesse and individuality. The 'Italy's answer to Champagne' tag is unavoidable but these wines are much more than that.
Boschendal Brut Rosé Cap Classique NV
Regular price £17.95Vibrant, fresh and clean with a hint of richness from 12 months of lees contact.
Country: South Africa
Region: Franschhoek, Western Cape
Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinotage
ABV: 13%
Grand Arte Pinot Noir 2020
Regular price £15.95Notes of plums, dark chocolate and raspberries. Yum!
Country: Portugal
Region: Lisbon
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 14.5%
Cartlidge & Browne Pinot Noir 2022
Regular price £21.95Without a doubt, one of the very best Pinot Noirs we have found (and we kiss a lot of frogs!)
Cherry, strawberry and rhubarb notes define the aromatics of this wine and are backed by hints of cinnamon and oregano. Bright flavours of cherry, raspberry and ripe tomato are balanced by a layer of earthy mushroom. Smooth and silky!
Country: USA
Region: California
Grapes: 89% Pinot Noir, 11% Zinfandel
Vegan/Vegetarian
Food Match: Veal, Venison, Salmon
The Cartlidge & Browne slogan; “Please stick your nose in our business”, has become an offbeat way of expressing the winery's attitude that wine should not be taken so seriously! Everyone at C&B has chosen winemaking as a profession for many reasons, but above all else, they want the wines they produce to ignite stories of good friends, good food, lots of laughter and lasting memories.
Pegasus Bay Pinot Noir 2019/2020
Regular price £39.95Rich, ripe, but savoury Pinot from Canterbury. We love this wine!
Country: New Zealand
Region: North Canterbury
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Champagne Palmer & Co Brut Rosé Solera Reserve NV
Regular price £48.95Palmer & Co is not a widely recognised Champagne, but once you've tried it and realised how fantastic it is..shhhh, don't tell everyone, so there is more for those in the know!
A rich aromatic of delicate summer red berries alongside fresh brioche and yeasty notes. The finish is long, harmonious and structured, with a beautiful freshness.
Country: France
Region: Champagne
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Sancerre Rosé Aurore Dezat Domaine des Chasseignes 2021
Regular price £24.95 Sale price £21.95Delicate, salmon pink in colour. Dry, fresh and elegant nose and palate. Essential summer drinking.
Country: France
Region: Loire
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 13%
Iona Elgin Pinot Noir 2020/2021
Regular price £29.00Succulent black cherry aroma, bright but delicate and hints of forest floor, with underlying floral and spicy notes. On the palate, the wine is powerful, with silk-textured length.
Country: South Africa
Region: Elgin
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Food match
Beef Bourginon with mushroom or braised lamb shanks.
In early 1997, Andrew Gunn, an engineer by training was contemplating his next career move. Having always loved the outdoors, the prospect of farming appealed to him and feeling young and energetic enough to start a new career, left the hustle and bustle of Johannesburg to begin the search for the ‘perfect’ farm.
After months of searching and 40 farm visits later, Andrew and a very tired estate agent stumbled upon a solitary run down apple farm on a mountain top overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The prospect of a suitable farm in Elgin intrigued Andrew and on driving through the valley, he became excited by the beauty of the area. Surrounded by the Kogelberg Biosphere and Forestry the property had no agricultural neighbours. The rolling hills and the drive up the mountain to where the farm was situated, 420 meters above sea level, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, was unlike anything he had ever seen. It was love at first sight.
As he drove in and stopped in front of a rather run down Herbert Baker homestead, he felt, “this is where I would like to live”, and the view from the front of the house overlooking the Elgin Valley below, made up his mind.
Krone Borealis Cap Classique 2021
Regular price £19.95Super elegant, traditional method sparkling from one of South Africa's best producers.
Country: South Africa
Region: Tulbach
Grapes: Chardonnay,Pinot Noir
ABV: 11%
Gusbourne Brut Reserve 2020 Gift Boxed
Regular price £49.95A Pinot Noir-dominated blend. Aged on the lees for at least 36 months with a small proportion fermented in old oak barrels, the result is rich and creamy with a clean and moreish finish. Aromas and flavours Amalfi lemons, crunchy white peach, honey drizzled on brioche, strawberries and cream topped with toasted almonds, apple pie, poached pear and warm baguette.
Country: England
Region: Kent
Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
ABV: 12%
Yabby Lake Red Claw Pinot Noir 2020
Regular price £26.95A serious wine that would make the medieval monks of Burgundy proud! Silky and smooth, perfectly balanced Pinot.
Country: Australia
Region: Mornington Peninsula
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 14%
Almost unparalleled in his dedication to the cause of fine, terroir wines, Tom Carson has divided his Yabby Lake vineyard area into no fewer than 90 blocks with 10 clones of Pinot Noir & 7 of Chardonnay. Each plot is raised and vinified separately.
Nuits St Georges Jaffelin 2020
Regular price £52.95Red fruit aromas: red currants and raspberries. Full and fruity on the palate, with great length and minerality. The tannins are silky and ripe.
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir
ABV: 13%
Montsablé Reserve Pinot Noir 2021
Regular price £13.95Aromas of dark cherry and blackberry plus a rich, round palate of red berry fruit are complemented by toasty, vanilla notes that bring a touch of spice to the finish.
Country: France
Region: P Haute Vallée de L’Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Food Match: Beautiful drinking on its own or with game, robust fish or slow cooked stews.