Reds

Concentrated, warming aromas and flavours of blackberries, blueberries and bitter cherry on the nose with a secondary layer of meatiness and stewed fruit. Earthy and minerally on the finish. This is the perfect treat for Sunday roast lunch.

Country: Georgia

Region:  Kakheti

Grapes: Saperavi

ABV: 13.5%

Food Match: Goes wonderfully with roast lamb or slow cooked pork dishes.

Read all about Penny's recent trip to the cradle of wine, Georgia in her blog here.

Powerful and concentrated on the nose. This may only be a village wine, but it has has the opulence and stature of a 1er Cru.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Grapes: Pinot Noir

ABV: 13.5%

Made only from a selection of the best grapes from organic vineyards. A rich and complex Rioja with a true sense of place; a serious and sophisticated wine that ages fantastically.

Country: Spain 

Region: Rioja Alavesa

Grapes: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Maturana, Graciano andMerlot

ABV: 14%

Fifth growth Château Batailley's 2016 vintage is superb. Precise and fresh with great purity of fruit. Elegant and poised with supple tannins. Great value Bordeaux.

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux, St Julien

Grapes: 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc

ABV: 14.5%

The name is said to be derived from a  battle fought 600 years ago between the French and the English on the same site as the present Chateau.

Black cherries, earthy tones and hints of tanned leather. Soft, supple in texture with a ripe berries and savoury notes, juicy acidity, silky tannins. Dry, minerally, structured and very long finish . Gorgeous. Drinking window: now - 2028

Country: Italy

Region: Tuscany

ABV: 13.5%

Grapes: Sangiovese

As seen in the movie 'Letters to Juliet' starring Amanda Seyfried, Gael García Bernal and Vanessa Redgrave. The Carpazo vineyard is the real deal!

Eric Guido, October 2022

The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino La Casa has a vivid ruby colour. It shows no decline, with a remarkably fresh bouquet of dusty rose, wild strawberries, rosemary and hints of worn leather. There’s a pleasant inner sweetness that blends with its soft contours and ripe wild berry fruits to create a jovial and energetic character within. The tannins are still slightly grippy and drying, yet this maintains wonderful momentum, finishing with hints of liquorice and balsamic spice. There are many years of positive evolution in store here, yet there’s also no harm in enjoying the 2012 today. While not indicated on the label, La Casa is a high-elevation vineyard on the hill of Montosoli.

Grape: Syrah

Country: South Africa

Region: Swartland

ABV: 15%

Food pairing: 

Vegan

A nose of raspberry, cranberry, black liquorice, and exotic tea notes. The palate has red cherry, plum, and boysenberry, subtle hints of espresso and cocoa nib underpin notes
of spice and toast. Firm yet integrated tannins and bright acidity drives a long finish.

Country: USA

Region: Sonoma County, California

ABV: 13.5%

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Biodynamically farmed, no added sulphites(or natural, if you prefer) limited production wine. Intense garnet red colour with violet hues. It displays varietal characteristics of Barbera. Very complex aroma and flavour of ripe blackberries, forest undergrowth, plums, liquorice, graphite. A rich, full body with an exceptionally long aftertaste and pleasing freshness.

Country: Slovenia

Region: Primorska

Grapes: Barbera

ABV: 14.5%

Your ready to go Organic Favourites Box!

2 x Zensa Rosé 2019
2 x Zensa Fiano 2019
2 x Zensa Primitivo

Stunning, perfumed nose, dark and intense colour. Concentrated blackberry, bramble fruit and liquorice characters on the palate with a precise structure and very long finish.

Country: Italy

Region: Piedmont

Grapes: Nebbiolo

ABV: 14.5%

Drinking window now - 2045

Food match: red meat, braised meat, game and cheese.

An elegant perfumed nose of dark fruits, blackcurrant, cassis, spice, cinnamon and mocha. Quite tight and taut on the palate with a refreshing weight on the mid-palate and fine-grained tannins on the finish. Great special occasion food wine, opens up beautifully with decanting.

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux, St Julien

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon 59%, Merlot 31%, Petit Verdot 6%, Cabernet Franc 4%

ABV: 13.5%

Food Match: perfect with beef Wellington

Bright ruby red in colour. Intensely, fragrant, and floral, with notes of white pepper and wild strawberries on the nose. The palate is fresh and delicate, with great structure and balance. Perfect to chill in the summer if the outside temperature is high.

Country: Italy

Region: Piemonte

Grapes: Pelaverga

ABV: 14 %

Food Match: Beef Carpaccio or rocket salad and balsamic vinegar

Pelaverga is not a very widely grown grape variety, native to the Verduno commune in Piemonte. The soil in this area of the North West of Italy is rich in clay and gypsum crystals. ArnaldoRivera have hand harvest the rare Pelaverga grapes.

Ruby red in colour and beautifully fresh and fruity on the nose and palate. Velvety tannins and a long, elegant finish. The Dão region of Portugal is known as their Burgundy - when you taste this lovely wine you will understand why.

Country: Portugal

Region: Dão

Grapes: Jaen, Alfrocheiro and others (field blend)

ABV: 13%

Food Match: Lamb tagine

One of our Superstars from one of the best in Burgundy - Delicious, supple red berry fruit with elegance, integrated tannins and a long, pure, Pinot finish.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

ABV: 12%

Grapes:  100% Pinot Noir

A stunning, elegant red from the volcanic Canary Island of Tenerife. Made from a field blend of red and white indigenous grape varieties, some from very ancient vines up to 150 years old. This complex red has aromas and flavours of wild berries, tomato leaves, black olive, white pepper and has a very long, silky finish. If you love Nebbiolo from the Coste della Sessia or Valetellina, this is the wine for you.

Country: Spain

Region: Valle del Orotova, Tenerife

Grapes: Listán Negro, Bijariego Negro, Castellana, Listan Blanco, Abillo Criollo

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: Game, roast, stewed and braised meat, aged cheese

Porseleinberg is the result of Marc Kent’s search for the best Syrah grapes, a journey that inevitably took him to the Swartland. It was here that Kent found an isolated and windswept wine farm perched atop the Porseleinberg mountain. The site is now recognised as one of the greatest Syrah vineyards in the world.

Country: South Africa

Region: Swartland

ABV: 13.9%

Grape: Syrah

Organic

Tim Atkin MW  

Porseleinberg Syrah 2022

99 points

Produced in the teeth of what Callie Louw calls a "crazy year", with lots of winter rain and one of the hottest Januarys ever, this is the latest in a series of world-class Syrahs from the brilliant Callie Louw. Fermented and aged in foudres and 15% concrete, using the submerged cap technique that has transformed the style here, this has 95% whole bunches, fynbos and Mediterranean herb aromas, sculpted, detailed tannins and layers of plum, blackberry and raspberry and impressive freshness for a wine with a pH of 4.1. A refined wine from a brutal site.

Drinking 2025-40

An excellent vintage in the Southern Rhone, full-bodied and creamy-textured for the estate. Hints of wood char and roasted meat mark the nose, while the flavours of mocha and brown sugar carry through the plush, velvety finish.

Country: France

Region: Rhone Valley

Grapes: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah,
Mourvedre

ABV: 14.%

Intense 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

Perfumed nose of fynbos flowers and raspberry. The palate is juicy and appealing with notes of rooibos tea and blueberries with smooth velvety tannins and a lingering, elegant aftertaste.

Country: South Africa

Region: Wellington

Grapes: Pinotage

ABV: 14%

Food matches: great with rich meaty stews - potjie kos especially

Perfect summer picnicking wine or great gift idea for an organic wine lover..

Contains:

3 x Allumea Organic Grillo Chardonnay

Straw yellow in colour with an elegant bouquet, reminiscent of pineapples and lemons. The palate shows hints of tropical fruit with a beautifully crisp acidity and a persistent finish. Only the best, handpicked, organically grown grapes are used to make this wine!

Country: Italy

Region: Sicily

Grapes: Grillo. Chardonnay

ABV: 12%

3 x Allumea Organic Nero D'Avola Merlot

Soft and velvety, bursting with dark berry and bitter cherry fruit characters.

Country: Italy

Region: Sicily

Grapes: Nero D'Avola, Merlot

ABV: 13.5%

Light, fruity dry red wine with subtle tannins. Full of red and black fruit character - cherry, blackcurrant, cloves with a velvety finish.

Grapes: 50% Cinsault, 25% Grenache, 25% Syrah

Country: France

Region: Languedoc-Roussillon

ABV: 13.5%

Food pairing: charcuterie, poultry, red / white meat, cheese, barbecue

Organic

Medium-bodied Bordeaux that you can consume now or leave it to age till 2030. Hints of vanilla, dark and fruit-driven with herbaceous notes, smooth tannins and a long finish.

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

ABV: 13.5%

Food pairing: Beef Wellington, cheddar, roast beef, roast lamb, roast pork, roast veal.

Pale ruby coloured with aromas and flavours of bitter cherry, rose hip, herbs, sour plum, and meatiness. Fine balanced tannins and fresh acidity on the finish. Light to medium in body, yet full of energy, interest and complexity.

Country: Spain

Region: Lanzarote

Grape: Listan Negro

ABV: 13%

Casa Althay is a relatively new winery built in the heart of La Geria, just outside the village of Uga. They work with traditional viticulture including many of the craters, which lie next to the winery itself. The wines combine a beautiful creamy textural element with a saline, mineral precision. These are wines of exceptionally high quality and character.

A deep and expressive nose of blackberry jam, ripe, fresh fruit, with lots of red berries and earthy notes. Rich and complex palate in a tight, elegant and intense combination of sweet spice and wood.

Country: Portugal

Region: Alentejo

Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro Preto, Jaen

ABV: 13.5%

Amphora wines are in fashion these days and are produced all over the world. While making wines in amphora (qvevri) may have originated in Georgia , it is Portugal that has the world’s only appellation dedicated to wines made in amphora. In Alentejo, these vessels go by the name “talha”. It is derived from the Latin word “Tinalia” which refers to a large pot or vessel. 

Portuguese wine from amphora in Alentejo dates back to Roman times, around 2000 years ago. Although the traditions have persisted in the region, it’s only recently that the wines have had a commercial renaissance. Many of the wineries, big and small, have added Vinho de Talha wines to their portfolio.

Offering great enjoyment in its youth, especially once decanted for a couple of hours, but BOREAS has a long future ahead and will develop in complexity over the next 10-15+ years.

Complex aromas of redcurrant, plum and red cherry with cedar  and spice notes with a hint of pencil shaving. The predominance of Cabernet Franc gives a wine an elegance with lifted berry fruit and a supple, finely structured mid palate. Firm yet fine tannins frame the spicy, long finish.

Country : South Africa

Region: Stellenbosch

Grape: Cabernet Franc 51%, Merlot 25%, Petit Verdot 14%

ABV: 14%

Food Match: Beef short rib, roast lamb or t-bone steak

Waterkloof Wine

'A serious, refined and age worthy Cabernet Franc-based South African red that is excellent value' - Jancis Robinson Feb 2024