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Reds
Reds
Zensa Nero d'Avola Appassimento
Regular price £12.95Completely untainted example of Nero D'Avola - just as nature intended!
The wine has a deep purple-red colour & intense aromas of blackberries & blueberries. The palate is soft & silky, bursting with spicy flavours of black pepper, dark chocolate, wild berries & vanilla. The tannins are elegant yet persistent. The finish is long & lingering and offers a burst of wild cherries at the end.
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
ABV: 13.5 %
Grape: Nero D'Avola
Fun Fact: Zensa in Italian means “without” referring to the absence of any chemicals or pesticides in the winemaking process.
Cabaret Frank No2 'The Aviary'
Regular price £11.95Meet Cabaret Frank & his Fabulous Facial Furniture! A 'proper' wine that, for the money, is generous on all fronts.
Made predominantly from Old Vine Cabernet Franc, the balance of Cabernet Sauvignon brings out even more of the finesse to this wine. Full, rich and dark with cherry fruits and a smoky twist.
Country: USA
Region: Lodi, California
ABV: 14%
Grapes: 85% Cabernet Franc 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
In The Vineyard: The Cabernet Franc grapes are harvested from 'old vines' (35 years) sourced from the world's largest grower of this varietal, which is located in Lodi, Central California
Darriaud Cairanne 2019
Regular price £17.95Rich, 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.
Los Espinos Merlot 2021
Regular price £10.95Chilean Merlot has become a byword for value and quality. This cracking example is the perfect easy-drinking example.
This is simply an outstanding wine for the money. Soft, super-juicy, ripe, plummy fruit and a long flavoured finish with spicy flavours of plum and cherries.
Country: Chile
Region: Central Valley
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Merlot
This easy drinking wine comes from Chile's renowned Valle Central region, where long, hot days are followed by cool nights. This temperature difference ensures the grapes ripen slowly, so they develop maximum flavour
Extreme Vineyards Bonfire Hill Red 2021
Regular price £14.95Extreme Vineyards Bonfire - sounds like the catchline to a terror movie..but don't worry, this wine is fantastic!
An intriguing, inviting blend of red summer fruits, spring fynbos flowers, Indian spice and just a hint of toasty oak on the nose. The palate is surprisingly decadent, rich, with almost creamy tannins. You’ll find raspberries, blackberries, ripe plum and a hint of pepper, spice and leather on the palate.
Country: South Africa
Region: Elgin, Swartland, Overberg
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Syrah, Grenache, Pinotage, Touriga National
Tesoro de los Andes Malbec Bonarda
Regular price £11.25Argentina's famous Malbec, blended with the lesser known Bonarda grape variety, giving this wine a delightful twist of individuality compared to other Malbec wines.
Dark, damson and savoury overtones on the palate with a smoothly rounded finish – a delightful expression of a huge, brambly Malbec
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: 60% Malbec 40% Bonarda
Malbec needs no introduction, and has become as closely associated with Argentinian wine as Pepperoni is to Pizza! - well in my mind (and stomach) it is……! Bonarda on the other hand is a lesser known ‘ingredient’ of Argentina’s wines. More often thought of as a grape variety originating in the Piemonte region of Italy, however arguments abound about whether this grape variety in Argentina is actually the same as the Italian one. Who cares, unless you are studying for a doctorate in Ampelography (the study of grape vine identification). All we care about is that it makes delicious wines and when combined with Malbec it offers a uniquely Argentine experience.
KWV Mentors Pinotage 2020
Regular price £19.95A superb, modern style Pinotage, with an abundance of blackcurrants and plums, and hints of fruit cake and cloves on the nose. Intense concentration on the palate shows sweet fruit and well-integrated oak. The silky-smooth tannins contribute to the wine’s juicy, round and seamless finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Pinotage
ABV: 14.5%
Food match: Great with braaied red meat and boerwors, but also amazing for just sipping in front of the fireplace on a cold wintery evening.
Trastullo Organic Primitivo 2022
Regular price £14.45New to our 'Favourites' section, this silky smooth, ripe and rich Puglian beauty will not disappoint!
Country: Italy
Region: Puglia
Grapes: Primitivo
ABV: 13.5%
ORGANIC
Le Riche ‘Richesse’ 2020
Regular price £18.25From the true masters of Cape Cabernet - the benchmark Stellenbosch Cab. 2015 was the winner of platter 5* best Cabernet Sauvignon in South Africa.
This is the only red wine produced by Le Riche that is not 100% Cabernet. A reincarnation of Le Riche's classic Cab Merlot blend, this is an exceptionally lovely, classically Bordelaise blend. Restrained but appealing on the nose with typical red fruit aromas of plum, cherries and milled pepper are balanced by an aroma of finely ground graphite found in Left Bank Bordeaux. The palate is a masterpiece of blending - hugely appealing with juicy mouth-filling flavours of red berries, plums and smoky hints balanced with a fine, soft tannic structure and rounded finish. Finely structured and phenomenally fine, Christo Le Riche has more than stepped into his father’s shoes!
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
ABV: 14.5%
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Petit Verdot
The backbone of the range, it’s a phenomenal expression of Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon when it’s allowed a maritime influence, and it is this that sets it apart and marks it as truly Bordelaise. With carefully selected fruit from the cool gravelly slopes facing False Bay to the rich red granitic soils around Stellenbosch, the wine gains its complexity by expertly blending fruit from 4 specifically diverse terroirs.
Piteira Red Granja Amareleja 2019
Regular price £12.95Deep ruby colour. On the nose shows spice notes typical of Moreto, like clove, nutmeg, liquorice, and also some ripe cherry and strawberry notes. On the palate it is dry, fruity, spicy and easy to drink. Offers a surprising complexity of flavours and a long finish for the price!
Country: Portugal
Region: Alentejo
Grapes: Moreto, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet
ABV: 14%
Granja Amareleja vineyards are located in the left bank of Guadiana River, where the soils are sandy and the temperatures the highest in Alentejo reaching >40C. Moreto grape variety is the ex-libris of the viticulture here, where it continues to be cultivated, mostly, ungrafted (“Pé-Franco”). Perhaps for this reason its wines are so aromatic, balanced and distinct.
Neil Ellis Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Regular price £21.95Gorgeous, dark garnet colour with a bright ruby edge. Aroma’s of black cherry, plum and peppery notes with a subtle hint of liquorice. The palate shows dark fruit and sweet spice supported by fine, supple tannins and a fresh finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
ABV: 14.5%
Maxale Appassimento Primitivo
Regular price £15.45Ripe, rich and complex red. Intense ruby-red, with a bouquet reminiscent of cherry, dried fruit, chocolate and prune; the palate is full-bodied, soft and round, with a toasted spice and lingering finish.
Country: Italy
Region: Puglia
Grapes: Primitivo
ABV: 14.5%
Nieto Malbec 2020 (Screwcap)
Regular price £12.95A deep dense blockbuster from 40+ year old vines.
This Malbec is possibly even juicier, fresher and tastier still!. Bright on the nose with ripe blackberry plum fruit and sweet spice. The palate is silky and warming with more black fruit and cherries. The wine is vibrant with an alluring blend of fruit along with clove, pepper and cinnamon spice finished off with well-structured integrated tannins. A great wine with structure balance and elegance.
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Malbec
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
Cantina di Negrar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico 2021
Regular price £17.95Forget your usual idea of Valpolicella being light and thin...this is a Valpol' on steroids. The Ripasso winemaking method is the equivalent of a month down the weightlifting gym!
Typical aromas of Valpolicella; cherry, red berries, a hint of rose petals, but then the flavour gives so much more generosity and richness. Moving towards black cherry, bramble and rich warming spice. Such an expressive and delicious wine.
Country: Italy
Region: Valpolicella
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella
A class above 'standard' Valpolicella, this wine is made by the Ripasso (or repassed) method of winemaking. The grape skins that have been used to make Amarone or Recioto wines are taken and added to the Valpolicella. This results in a further period of fermentation giving more alcohol, greater flavour and intensity and richness.
Don Nicanor Malbec
Regular price £18.95A top Malbec from one of Argentina’s most respected wineries. Full-bodied and richly flavoured Malbec at its best!
Full bodied with great concentration of vanilla, mocha, blackberries, sweet spices & cloves. The palate is rich and warming with notes of vanilla, black fruit, plums & cherries, as well as hints of leather. Enjoy with a juicy steak - just as they would in Argentina!
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Malbec
Nieto Senetiner has grown to become one of the leading stars of Mendoza. The vineyards and winery were developed in 1969 and continue to be extended and updated. Nieto have vineyards in virtually all of the best sub districts of Mendoza from which they produce typical and classic wines, characterised by the uniquely appealing balance of power and finesse that defines the best wines of Mendoza. The top wines come from very old vineyards in the famed subdistrict of Agrelo and are fully deserving of their iconic status
Crocera Barbera d'Asti Superiore 2019/20
Regular price £11.95Aromas of ripe black cherry, damson and toasty spice. A rich palate with plum and sour cherry fruit, juicy acidity, and notes of dark chocolate on the finish.
Country: Italy
Region: Piemonte
Grapes: Barbera
ABV: 14%
Food Match
Duck in plum sauce... or rich beef stews, cassoulet or even belly of pork.
Waterkloof Circle of Life Red (Biodynamic)
Regular price £12.95Champions of Biodiversity and Sustainable Biodynamic Farming.
A hugely compelling wine. Deeply refined single estate expression showing bounds of character, finesse, length, breadth and structure - it really does have it all! A classically styled wine with notes of cassis and cedar. The seamless, elegant palate is encased by fine tannins.
A harmonious and integrated blend that combines the spiciness of the Syrah, the fresh fruits of the Petit Verdot and the juiciness from the Merlot. The beginning is fresh and fruity with good acidity, evolving into riper flavours and herbaceous notes, with elegant tannins and fine, bright acid in the finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
ABV: 14.5%
Grapes: 56% Syrah, 27% Petit Verdot, 17% Merlot
Organic, Biodynamic
WATERKLOOF estate was founded in 2004, ending Paul Boutinot’s persistent and uncompromising 10 year search for a vineyard site with the potential to produce truly fine wine with a defining sense of origin. Located on the south-facing slopes of Schapenberg Hill near Somerset in the Stellenbosch district of the Western Cape’s Coastal Region, Waterkloof shares its magnificent Atlantic views with free-roaming peacocks and other natural fauna and flora attracted to this haven. Certified by Demeter in 2015, their vineyards are of only a few in the Cape to boast official biodynamic approval and status. The estate has 56 hectares under vine and Tim Atkin’s Cape Classification currently ranks Waterkloof as 5th Growth level. With production around 165,000 bottles per year, Waterkloof make “honest wines” from their unique biodynamic coastal site. Respect for nature, traditional winemaking practices and minimal intervention are all key to their success.
Laibach The Ladybird Organic Red 2019
Regular price £17.95Complex nose with hints of spice, chocolate and mocha. Good structure with plum and mineral complexity and a lingering finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet & Malbec
ABV: 14%
Amarone della Valpolicella Centenero DOCG 2019
Regular price £32.95Gorgeous garnet colour. Aromas of roasted beetroot, rosemary, sun dried tomato, and ripe figs with a round, vibrant, fruity palate. Flavours of pomegranate reduction, chocolate and fresh coffee. Savoury, black olive finish. A balanced, complex Amarone with a rustic charm.
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella
ABV: 14.5%
Amarone also known as Amarone della Valpolicella - a powerful red wine from Italy's Veneto region. It is made from the same grapes as Valpolicella: with Corvina and Rondinella as the main varieties, other grapes used are Molinara, Corvinone and Dindarella.
Henry of Pelham Baco Noir Short Hills Bench 2021 VQA Ontario
Regular price £18.95Ripe bramble berry and plum aromas with coffee, cedar and smoky notes. Full-bodied with loads of black cherry flavour. Well balanced with soft, ripe tannin and a long finish.
Country: Canada
Region: Ontario,Niagara Peninsula
Grapes: Baco Noir
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Roast lamb
Appassimento 100% De Conti Puglia 2020
Regular price £15.95Intense and rich with soft, sweet tannins.
Country: Italy
Region: Puglia
Grapes: Negroamaro, Primitivo
ABV: 14.5%
Made with naturally dried grapes - this is the Appassimento method.
Heilan Coo Shiraz Mataro 2020
Regular price £12.95From estate owned vineyards in Victoria, Australia; the Heilan Coo is a silky Shiraz based blend with a touch of spicy Mataro, finished with a (cow) lick of toasty oak.
Country: Australia
Region: Victoria
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Shiraz, Mataro
'La Chaussynette' Mas de Boislauzon 2021
Regular price £16.25'Baby Chateauneuf Du Pape' A rich fruity wine that is made easy to drink with smooth tannins and an elegant finish. The harvest is hand-picked, meticulously sorted and 100% destemmed. It’s a traditional vinification with temperature control. No yeast added.
Country: France
Region: Rhone Valley
Grapes: Grenache, Syrah
ABV: 14 %
Organic
Food: It’s enjoyed with grilled meat, cheese, barbecue…