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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.
Calusari Pinot Grigio 2023
Regular price £10.50Great value Pinot Grigio - not only the Italians can make ‘PG’ of this sort of quality!
An easy drinking style with crisp citrusy fruit flavours, hints of peaches and apples and a refreshing finish
Country: Romania
Region: Recas and Minis
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Pinot Grigio
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 wine making stretching back millennia and it was this potential that has driven this dynamic duo to dedicate their lives to driving forward Romanian wine making to it's current state of rude health. A 20 million euro investment in the vineyards and brand new winery.
Solara Orange Wine 2022
Regular price £13.95Refreshing like a white wine, with the complexity of red wine. This orange wine is made by leaving the grape skins and seeds in contact with the pressed juice, creating a deep orange-hued finish. The wine ferments naturally without the addition of yeasts, sulphur or any other additions. The different varieties are then blended and before a natural cold stabilisation, and bottled unfiltered and unfined.
Country: Romania
Region: Viile Timisului
Grapes: Feteasca Alba 51%, Sauvignon Blanc 19%, 30% Other
ABV: 12.5%
Villa Tinta VIP Wine Selection Odesa Black 2019
Regular price £19.95Dense, spiced nose with intense blackberry and blueberry aromatics. The ripe fruit is supported with cocoa and spiced oak notes; intense to the finish.
Grapes: Odesa Black
Country: Ukraine
Region: Odesa
ABV: 13%
Food pairing: Excellent with beef and other red meats, and also grilled vegetables and chicken. Also fabulous with 70% plus dark chocolate after a meal.
Serving temperature: 16-18°C
ABV: 13%
Villa Tinta has been a family estate winery since 1998 when the winery foundation was laid and 500 hectares of family-owned vines were planted. The winery is situated in the Bolgrad district where winemaking was the source of life centuries ago.
Logodaj Melnik 55 2023
Regular price £17.95Medium to full bodied with a dark ruby colour and aromas of black cherries and berries, sweet spices and vanilla. The finish is soft and long with hints of black pepper and tobacco.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Struma Valley
Grapes: Melnik 55
ABV: 14%
Food Match: Red meat dishes especially roast lamb, charcuterie and hard cheeses.
Verus Pinot Gris 2023
Regular price £17.95Made 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.
Domaine Bessa Valley Enira 2018
Regular price £18.95Excellent Bordeaux Blend from Bulgaria. Big and bold in flavour with richness and spice in equal measure but a lovely fine-grained tannic structure with good acidy, keeping it moreish and balanced.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Bessa Valley
Grapes: 52% Merlot, 14% Petit Verdot plus 8% Cab Sauv
ABV: 14.5%
Food Match: Roast lamb with all the trimmings
Kaba Gayda Red 2022
Regular price £13.95Ruby coloured with soft crimson nuances. Intense nose with ripe blackcurrants, plums and cherries. The palate is smooth and harmonious with soft long finish.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Thracian Valley
Grapes: 40% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Rubin
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Red meat dishes, charcuterie and hard cheeses.
From the Yamantiev's Winery
Matic Wines A Love Story in 3 Acts Sauvignon
Regular price £12.95Delicious, dry and fresh organic white from winemaker Matija Žerjav. A concentrated and layered Sauvignon with grassy notes and mouth-watering citrus, peach and green apple.
Country: Slovenia
Region: Podravje
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
ABV: 13.5%
Beykush Albariño 2022
Regular price £29.95The wine has a special character when a delicate, creamy taste softens all its audacity. Notes of sea spirit, passion fruit, and a gentle pear mousse.
Grapes: Albarino
Country: Ukraine
Region: Mykolaiv
Food pairing: pasta, pork, poultry, vegetarian, appetizers and snacks, mild and soft cheese
Beykush Winery is a family winery located close to the Black Sea in Chernomorka village, Mykolaiv region. Beykush vineyards consist of 14 hectares of French, Italian, and Georgian clones.
Kolonist Bisser Brut 2020/21
Regular price £35.00This delicious traditional method (méthode traditionnelle) with ageing sur lie in bottles no less than 1,5 years. Bisser – Blanc de Blancs – is a classic style brut sparkling made from Chardonnay grapes from Kolonist vineyards.
Grapes: Chardonnay
Country: Ukraine
Region: Odesa, Bessarabia sub region
ABV: 11,5%
The estate winery "Kolonist" was founded by the Plachkov family in 2005 in Bessarabia,
Ukraine. Named in honour of Bulgarian colonists who came to these lands over 200 years ago.
Korten Natura Mavrud & Rubin 2022
Regular price £15.95Tasting Notes: Deep ruby red colour. Complex aromas of cherries, blackberries and herbs. Medium bodied with further notes of plums, dark chocolate, vanilla and blackcurrants, very well-balanced acidity and ripe tannins.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Thracian Valley
Grapes: 60% Mavrud and 40% Rubin
ABV: 14%
Food Match: Beef, Game, Iberico Pork, Stews and Mature cheeses
Tsarev Brod Pet Nat Riesling 2023
Regular price £21.95A natural, beautifully golden sparkling wine. The aroma is dominated by apple, quince and citrus fruit notes. Medium-bodied, with a pleasantly fresh fruit-forward finish.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Danube Plain
Grapes: Riesling
ABV: 11,5 %
Food Match: Aperitif, shellfish, salads, fish & chips.
Biologist Intriga Red 2021
Regular price £41.00It boasts an intense, dark ruby colour. The wine is made with wild yeast, undergoing spontaneous fermentation and aged for 12 months in barrels. A flagship blend of red varieties with an unexpectedly complex aroma of dried plum, blackcurrant, blackberry, and strawberry. This medium-bodied wine features a rich berry flavour and a lingering, warm aftertaste.
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir
Country: Ukraine
Region: Kyiv, Odesa
ABV: 14%
Food pairing: red meat dishes such as steaks, ribs, various types of ham, and smoked meats
"BIOLOGIST craft winery” from the Kyiv region creates unique and unmatched wines. They have rented vineyards in the Odesa region (the majority of nowadays wines are made from these grapes) and a 1.5-hectare vineyard in the Kyiv region, which is experimental and biodynamic.
Furmint Tornai Premium Nagy Somlói 2021/22
Regular price £15.95Stone fruits on the nose, followed by citrus, and a crushed stone character. Subtle integration of oak. Typicity, vibrant palate, minerality, rich fruit, and a touch of creamy oak on the finish.
Grapes: Furmint
Region: Somlo
Country: Hungary
Food: Caesar salad, poultry, and creamy pasta dishes.
The Furmint grapes are hand-harvested from 20-year-old vines. The grapes are pressed and transferred to stainless steel for fermentation. Post fermentation 50% of Tornai's Premium Furmint is aged in 500 L Hungarian oak, on the lees, for 3 months, and 50% remains stainless steel. After which the two wines are blended and given time to harmonize and settle before bottling.
Kolonist Riesling 2024
Regular price £26.95Soft, harmonious, with subtle mineral tones, which gradually turn into tropical fruits. Aroma: fresh, bright, with dominant notes of mango and white peach, elegant flowery notes.
Grapes: Riesling
Country: Ukraine
Region: Odesa, Bessarabia sub region
ABV: 11.5%
Food pairing: Excellent with beef and other red meats, and also grilled vegetables and chicken.
ABV: 11,7%
The estate winery "Kolonist" was founded by the Plachkov family in 2005 in Bessarabia,
Ukraine. Named in honour of Bulgarian colonists who came to these lands over 200 years ago. The winery started with 30,000 bottles of wine on the market, today it produces 350,000 bottles, which include classic aged reds and whites, Haut de Gamme wines, sparkling wine "Bisser" by classic method, semi-dry and sweet wines. In addition, Kolonist makes grape seed oil, two types of balsamic vinegar and some cosmetics.
Alira Tribun 2018
Regular price £16.50Ruby red colour with garnet reflexes. Red fruit flavours, but also slightly minty reminiscent of eucalyptus. Black cherries, cardamom, white pepper and black chocolate on the palate with fine tannins from grapes harvested at full maturity.
Country: Romania
Region: Oltina DOC
Grapes: Feteasca Neagra, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
ABV: 14,5 %
FOOD MATCH: Beef goulash, Mushroom Risotto, Roasted Lamb
Bratanov Merlot & Syrah Quel Mariage 2018
Regular price £20.95Wild fermented Merlot and Syrah - beautiful medium intensive red colour with brick nuaces. Lovely bouquet of fruit and spicy aromas dominated by plum, cherry, a touch of cardamon and nutmeg. Fruity, juicy and elegant body with good structure. Leather and loquoric notes, finishing with fine and intriguing aftertaste of blackcurrant and tobacco leaves.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: South Sakar
Grapes: Merlot & Syrah
ABV: 14,5%