On the 25th of November we hosted our annual Christmas Tasting in the Riding School Venue in The Stable Yard at Hatfield House
We hosted 300 guests who placed their Christmas orders with us after having had the opportunity to taste over 190 wines from 25 different producers and winemakers. Browse our order booklet to see what you missed.
Here are some of the best loved festive wines from the day's tasting.
A modern style Rioja Joven with juicy fruit driven characters of black cherry and raspberry combined with subtle sweet vanilla spice. Medium – bodied with a creamy smoothness leading into a fresh finish.
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Grapes: Tempranillo
ABV: 13%
Darriaud Cairanne 2020
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£19.95
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Rich, intense and packed with dark red fruits. With morello cherry and a touch of sweet spice on the nose, ripe berry, liquorice, chocolate, summer pudding and a hint of cinnamon spice on the palate, this wine is full flavoured and smooth with supple tannins. Brilliant! Perfect for Chateauneuf lovers.
Country: France
Region: Rhone Valley
Grapes: Grenache Noir, Syrah, Carignan
ABV: 14%
This wine has a natural affinity with herby lamb dishes, but would be superb with most grilled meats and roasted vegetables.
Adega de Penalva Dão Rosé 2023
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£11.95
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Crisp, clean and super refreshing Portuguese Rosé!
Food Match: Red meat dishes such as beef Wellington or roast lamb.
Tio Pepe Sherry Tasting Tin 6 x 50ml bottles
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£29.95
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A fantastic gift for a sherry lover or a wine student!
Contains 6 different Sherry Wines.
Tio Pepe Fino Muy Seco, 50ml, 15% Cristina Medium Sherry, 50ml, 17.5% Viña AB 12 Year Old Amontillado Seco Sherry, 50ml, 16.5% Alfonso Oloroso Seco Sherry, 50ml, 18% Nectar Pedro Ximénez Dulce Sherry, 50ml, 15% Solera 1847 Cream Sherry, 50ml, 18%
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
Grapes: Palomino & Pedro Ximenez
ABV: 15% - 18%
Doran Vineyards ARYA 2024
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£14.95
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A fresh, crisp and fruity Chenin with a dash of Sauvignon Blanc. Complex beyond its style with flavours of pear, white peach and lychee.
Country: South Africa
Region: Voor Paardeberg
Grapes: Chenin, Sauvignon Blanc
ABV: 13%
Cluricaun Skin 2021
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£16.70
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We love this orange wine with it's pale amber colour. Beautifully pure and textured palate with fresh nuttiness and fine spices. Tangerine and a hint of marmalade and lovely pure citrus fruits. Juicy linear and expressive with a salty tang on the finish.
Country: Portugal
Region: Lisbon
Grapes: 20% Fernão Pires from Lisbon; 80% Siria from Beira Interior
ABV: 13%
Winemaker Andre is always interested in experimenting with new and old methods. He is the 5th generation of winemakers at Quinta do Montalto, the farm has 15Ha of Vineyards grown with organic certification since 1997 in Clay and Chalk soils under the Lisbon DOC Encostas D’Aire. He uses ancient methods the create DOC Medieval Ourem, but also made new Portuguese Amphoras and uses the most modern low intervention techniques for his traditional range.
Verus Pinot Gris 2023
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£18.75
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Made with Pinot Gris (AKA Pinot Grigio / Sivi Pinot). Fermented in stainless steel, the wine then spends two months on fine lees to develop texture. Bottled unfined and gently filtered.
Ripe grapefruit, almonds and citrus, flavours on the nose. Moderate acidity, with a fleshy stone fruit character, very elegant on the palate and finish.
Grapes: Pinot Gris
Region: Ormoz
Country: Slovenia
ABV: 12.5%
Food Match: Fleshy white fish dishes such as pan fried Halibut with artichokes Cod served with seasonal squash and green vegetables.
Verus (Latin for “true”) is an exciting new winery founded in 2007 and owned by three friends who now produce some of the most exciting white wines coming out of Slovenia. The 12 hectare vineyards are located around Ormoz in the appellation of Styria (Stajerska) on the Jeruzalem-Ormoz hills. The cool climate here is influenced by the Alps, the Adriatic Sea and the Pannonian Plain. The wines are true expressions of each grape variety and are bottled under screw cap with anexquisitely designed label. Their inaugural vintage 2007 received much acclaim from the press and wine writers and previews the future success of this young dynamic winery.
Quinta da Pedra Alta Tinto Reserva 2020
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£28.95
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Concentrated, complex and rich, oak matured Douro red, made from a blend of selected parcels from the best vineyards on the estate.
Crisp peach, under-ripe pineapple, honeysuckle and a touch of tangerine all emerge from this medium-bodied, fresh and crisp white that doesn’t lack for intensity or length.
One of our favourite bubblies in the shop - such good value for money for a traditional method sparkling. Rich, toasty and complex.
Country: Spain
Region: Catalonia
Grapes: Chardonnay, Macabeo and Paralleda
ABV: 11.5%
Travaglini Gattinara Riserva 2019
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£56.95
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You can't miss this bottle on the shelf with it's distinct tactile, voluptuous shape. Deep garnet ruby-red colour, it is a full and rich wine, the bouquet verges on dried fruit, violet, blackberry, raspberry with hints of spices coming form the barrels. Deep, dry and full bodied finish, long and lingering.
Country: Italy
Region: Piemonte
Grapes: Nebbiolo
ABV: 13.5%
Gattinara Riserva is a characterful red wine from Piedmont, a region in Northern Italy. With great ageing potential Gattinara rivals Barolo and Barbaresco. The Riserva Gattinara is made only in the best vintages. The wine spends at least three years in oak barrels and 1 year in the bottle.
De Grendel Proposal Hill Méthode Cap Classique Brut Rosé 2018
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£29.95
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The Proposal Hill Cap Classique Brut Rosé is made from 100% Pinot Noir grown on the western slope of the Tygerberg hill on De Grendel, overlooked by the original homestead built by the first baronet Graaff, the vines enjoying the same view that Sir De Villiers and Lady Graaff treasured all those years ago.
Country: South Africa
Region: Durbanville Hills, Tygerberg
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Food Match: Oysters, fresh from the sea or antipasti.
De Grendel Brut Rosé has all the hallmarks of a traditional, meticulously constructed Cap Classique, with the added allure of being playful and exciting, Hopkins said. Complex and with a weightier palate than the average sparkling wine, this bone-dry rosé has a fine and persistent mousse introducing hints of oyster shell and fresh lavender on the nose. Intense strawberry coulis and black cherry flavours are well-balanced by firm acidity and linger in the exceptionally long finish.
Doran Vineyards Honor D Red 2022
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£15.95
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Very Rhone -like style of Shiraz/ Grenache. Earthy, with spicy notes and hints of black berries. Very rich and ripe, but juicy and easy drinking.
