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Brouilly cru vineyards of the Beaujolais region are the most southern in the area and produce riper, more concentrated grapes. The wines therefore tend to be more robust and intense than their neighbouring villages such as Fleurie. This Gamay red is medium bodied and full of ripe black cherry and cocoa aromas and flavours.

Country: France

Region: Beaujolais

Grapes: Gamay

ABV: 14%

Food match: excellent with roast pork or duck

We recommend decanting this wine to reveal an olfactory wave of glazed cherries, red currants, violets and mulberries, woven into a tapestry of fine French oak tones of cedar, freshly roasted coffee and bay.

Passel Estate, founded by Wendy and Barry Stimpson, is in the heart of the spectacular Margaret River region. Their 6Ha vineyards are surrounded by an impressive granite outcrop and pristine bushland of ancient flora. Sea breezes from the Ocean nearby provide calming relief in the hot summer months and this special location not only produces some of the region’s finest wine grapes, but also provides sanctuary to the endangered Western Ringtail Possum, whose collective noun is a "Passel”!

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Country: Australia

Region: Margaret River

ABV: 14%

Rich and fruity Pet Nat with the notes of apricot, peach, and vanilla

Grapes: Garnacha Blanco

Country: Spain

Region: Navarra

ABV: 12.5%

Food Pairing: light foods such as appetizers, sushi, seafood, and vegetables, as well as risotto and pasta. It also complements tapas, carpaccio, and light white meats

Rich, concentrated aromas of black, ripe fruit, candied peel, rose petals and sweet spice with a hint of tobacco leaf and menthol. The palate is complex with ripe plum, blackberry and black cherry, fine tannins and notes of black pepper. Elegant and long.

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Grape Variety: Corvina 35%, Corvinone 35%, Rondinella 25% 

ABV: 14.5%

Food Match: Cumberland Sausage and mash or beef casserole

Twenty year old vines from their the Morandina vineyard near the Lessini mountains is at 450 metres altitude. Soils are limestone, calcareous and the site has a south-easterly exposure.It is a blend of Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, plus a tiny bit of Oseleta, the vine shoots are cut allowing the grapes to dry for a month on the vine before harvesting. After fermentation the wine is aged for 18 months in barrel.

A new white Pet Nat from Ukraine. Fruity, floral and aromatic, notes of citrus, peach and pineapple.

Country: Ukraine

Region: Mykolaiv

Grape: Riesling 50%, Pinot Gris 50%

ABV: 11%

Light, crisp, refreshing dry white wine. The notes of minerals, citrus, stone fruit

Grapes: Roussanne, Grenache Blanc

Country: France

Region: Languedoc-Roussillon

ABV: 12.5%

Food pairing: pasta, poultry, vegetarian, aperitif, fish

Organic

A great starting point if you're just discovering sake. this is made with Gohyakumangoku rice milled down to 60% of its original size. Light, delicate and complex with a creamy mouthfeel and tropical fruit notes.

Authentic Japanese Sake, handmade in small batches by Kimio Yonezawa, 4th generation Sake maker at the Akashi-Tai Brewery in Japan.

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Regarded as one of the best sites in the region, Montestefano does not disappoint! Complex aromas of red fruit, blood orange, sweet spice and cedar wood. Juicy, rich and full bodied with a mid palate and finish that goes on forever. Very elegant and refined. Special wine!

Country: Italy

Region: Piemonte

Grapes: Nebbiolo

ABV: 14.5%

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Drinking Window: 2025 - 2035
Antonio Galloni, September 2024
The 2020 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano is one of the most elegant, polished wines in this range. Bright red-toned fruit, blood orange, spice, mint and cedar are beautifully lifted. The tannins are remarkably polished for a young, recently bottled Riserva. I admire its poise and elegance. This is an especially refined edition of the Montestefano. In 2020, the mix of vineyards is a bit younger than in the past, as one of the blocks of older vineyards was replanted and not used. If I could have only one of the Riservas in 2020, this would be it!

Country: Italy

Region: Piemonte

Grapes: Erbaluce

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: Grilled prawns with parsley or hard Italian cheese.

Perfumed nose of white flowers of tropical fruit (pineapple and mango) with hints of grapefruit, candied citrus fruits and sweet spices (ginger and cardamom). Very clear mineral notes on the palate with a long, elegant finish.

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Grape Variety:  Garganega

ABV: 12.5%

Located in Fitta, in North West Italy, Suavia is owned and run by the three Tessari sisters: Meri, Valentina and Alessandra.

Food Match: goats cheese, asparagus or fish stir-fried Chinese dishes featuring fresh vegetables and/or  prawns.

Ginger, lime zest and quinine; the palate has a saline minerality, spice, ripe pear, quince and citrus and a lingering minerality. 

Country: South Africa

Region:  Elgin

Grapes: Semillon

ABV: 13%

Food Match: Seafood, grilled fish, salads or creamy pasta dishes.

Shannon’s Sémillon vineyards are planted on Table Mountain Sandstone soil, eight miles inland from the cooling breeze of the Atlantic Ocean. Matured in new French oak barrels for 3 months.

Rich and textured from spending 12 months in oak barrels. Aromas and flavours of stone fruit, citrus and vanilla with a long and mineral finish.

Grapes: 50% Chardonnay, 50% Aligoté

Country: Ukraine

Region: Kyiv, Odesa

ABV: 12%

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"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.

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Country: Italy

ABV: 12.5%

Organic

Amoterra means to ‘love the land’, this is the vineyards ethos. The harvesting period of the Trebbiano starts from the second week of September. As soon as the grapes arrive in the cellar they are crushed and de-stemmed, then softly pressed. Cold maceration for 24 hours at 8 degrees. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature in stainless steel for about 10-15 days.

Light, raspberry colour, almost looks like a rosé in the glass. Full of redcurrants, raspberries, crushed ripe strawberries and watermelon on the nose and palate. Lovely freshness and length on the finish,

Country: France

Region: Coteaux du Pont du Gard

Grapes: Grenache and Syrah

ABV: 11.5 %

Food Match:

 Organic

Super, easy drinking, modern everyday Claret. A lovely fruit expression on very soft and delicate tannins.

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

Grapes: Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

ABV: 13%

Super, easy drinking, modern everyday Claret. A lovely fruit expression on very soft and delicate tannins.

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

Grapes: Merlot

ABV: 13%

Dry, complex and textured Chenin from a part of the Loire typically famed for its sweet wines.  Beautifully rich and ripe on the nose that suggesting it may not be bone dry - and yet it is! Notes of beeswax, honey, white peach. There is a touch of vanilla on the nose on the palate. Wonderfully complex and special wine that is a steel for this price.

Country: France

Region: Loire Valley

Grapes: Chenin Blanc

ABV: 12%

Elegant aromas of fresh citrus peel, white flowers and a hint of green melon. The palate is full of crisp orchard fruit and a stony minerality and outlined by a gentle chalky grip and a long finish. 

Region: Piemonte, Langhe DOC

Country: Italy

Grapes: 50% Arneis, 50% Viognier

ABV: 13.5%

Vegan

Nestled in the hills of Diano d’Alba, Camparo is a multi-generational family estate and one of the Langhe’s true organic pioneers — certified since 2000. Their philosophy is rooted in respect for nature and authenticity, practicing a holistic approach that embraces cover crops, biodiversity, minimal intervention, and a restrained use of wood to let each vineyard’s unique character shine through.

Straw yellow in colour. Elegant and intense. Clean, fresh and zesty in aroma flavour, this wine is citrussy with superb minerality and salinity which adds length. 

Country: Italy

Region: Tuscany

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes: Vermentino

Food match: Seafood Linguini

Perlato del Bosca means the Pearl of the forest, reffering in this case to the famous white marble of Carrara in Tuscany, not to the white truffles.

A very serious and austere sherry with the classic greenish amber tint, typical of aged amontillados of a rich golden colour. There is a real tang to both nose and palate with orange peel, eucalyptus, varnished wood, fennel and a myriad of other flavours and sensations singing subdued screams against the background canvas of stark dryness and tense acidity defeated by the overwhelming complexities - a really sublime wine.

Country: Spain

Region: Jerez

ABV: 19%

Grapes: Palomino Fino

Aromas of plum, bramble leaf, and a hint of black pepper and spice. The palate is complex with ripe black fruits, prune, fig and an orange zest hint balanced by savoury characters of cloves and cedar. A rich wine with supple tannins and a graphite minerality, finishing long and elegant.

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Grape Variety:  50% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 10% Rondinella, 10% Merlot 

ABV: 14.5%

Food Match: Sausages and rich stews

Country: France

Region: St Emilion, Bordeaux

ABV: 13.5%

Grapes:  80% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc

Readers will find a rich, flamboyant wine in the 2016 Barde-Haut. There is not a ton of subtlety here, but I am not sure that matters all that much given how immensely pleasing the 2016 is. Crushed rocks, graphite, lavender, blackberry, plum, and violet infuse a Saint-Émilion that offers tremendous textural richness as well as vibrancy. Most importantly of all, the 2016 is flat-out delicious. This is a decidedly opulent, dark Saint-Émilion with all of the elements impeccably balanced. I loved it. Drink 2021-2036.

96 points, Antonio Galloni

A perfumed nose, with notes of wet stone. The perfect balance of sweet mulberry, red cherry and strawberry fruit, with some herbal (Eucalyptus and Pine) undertones, and a lovely lifted finish. This is beautifully balanced and delicious, and will be even more so in 3-5 years’ time.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy, Cote Chalonnaise 

Grapes:  Pinot Noir

Food Match:  Roast duck or partridge

Brick red colour. Pronounced nose of sultanas, dried apricot and raspberry, and a touch of spice. The palate is rich and complex with layers of dried fruits, butterscotch, hazelnut, spice and cinnamon. Full and generous on the finish.

Region: Douro

Country: Portugal

Grape: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela and Touriga Franca

ABV: 20.5%

Food Match: pair with pecan pie, apple strudel or crème brulée

This wine will benefit from being served slightly chilled (12 - 16ºC). It doesn't need to be decanted , and it's worth noting that colheitas can be enjoyed for a while after opening without losing freshness and vibrancy - optimum drinking time after opening is 2-3 months.