Silky Reds
Silky Reds
Els Vilˑlusionistes Turbulent Priorat red 2020
Regular price £29.95'Natural’ in everything but name – the DOQ won’t allow the word on the label so you’ll have to take our word for it. 100% Carignan from their southernmost terroir ‘Mas Rasquera’. Grapes are placed in amphora to ferment spontaneously before being removed after 10 days for a manual press. The must is then returned to the amphora for 9 months to ensure any spiky tannin is buffed into glossy magnificence. No added sulphites.
Country: Spain
Region: Priorat
Grapes: Carignan
ABV:14%
French Date Night Flight
Regular price £91.55 Sale price £75.00We've got date night in covered for you! Starting with Champers and finishing with a sticky sweet.
Adelsheim Breaking Ground Pinot Noir 2021
Regular price £59.95Deliciously layered aromas of black cherry and raspberry lift out of the glass, followed by exotic spice notes and a dark, rich loamy quality. This wine is like satin in the mouth—so supple. It toes the line between ethereal and ponderous in the most delightful way.
Country: USA
Region: Chehalem Mountains, Oregon
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 13%
De Trafford Elevation 393 2014
Regular price £59.95Deep red colour. Lifted aromas of fruitcake and tomato paste, cinnamon, cloves and smoky blackberry emerging too. Syrah spice complimenting the Bordeaux varietals and new oak component nicely integrated. Elegant dry tannin running with the complex spicy fruit from beginning to end of a long fine finish. Best 2023 to 2030.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch, Helderberg
Grapes:Cabernet Sauvignon 31%, Merlot 19%, Shiraz 32%, Cabernet Franc 18%
ABV: 14.5%
Chanzy Mercurey Rouge 1er Cru 'Clos Voyens' 2021
Regular price £45.00One of the first Premier Crus to be designated as such in 1943, ‘Clos Voyens’ is a 1ha south-west facing vineyard at the top of a hill that borders a small wood. Around 40-50% whole bunch fermentation this year and to great effect. 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 5 - 8 years’ time.
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Food Match: Roast duck or partridge
Chateau du Gazin AOC Canon Fronsac MDC 2018
Regular price £26.00Garnet color, limpid with ruby reflections. The nose is complex with resinous, toasted notes, then with agitation the
fruity aromas take over: black fruits, blackcurrant, blackberries, burlat cherry. The palate is smooth, with melted
tannins. Balanced wine, with a long finish, with notes of coffee, blackcurrant, blueberry, cedar.
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
ABV: %
Els Vilˑlusionistes Unanim Priorat red 2019
Regular price £26.95The nose is quite forward with some big black cherry and milk chocolate notes, you expect the palate to follow and yet it doesn’t. Instead you get super bright, silky raspberry notes with some properly exciting acidity – we’re rocking along at 15.5% abv but you’d never know – the thread which starts here and runs through the entire range is one of unadulterated purity and drinkability.
Country: Spain
Region: Priorat
Grapes: Grenache
ABV: 15.5%
Chateau Caronne St Gemme 2015 Wooden Gift Case 6x75cl
Regular price £159.00Concentrated cassis with a hint of liquorice. Bright and elegant Bordeaux red.
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux, Haut Medoc
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
ABV: 12.5%
Chateau D'Eyran AOC Pessac Leognan MDC 2019
Regular price £42.00With an intense ruby color, a fresh nose with notes of ripe fruit and spices, the palate is full and lively, with good
aromatic length.
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
ABV: %
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2021
Regular price £49.95Subtle, lifted, fragrant black pepper, blueberry and rose petal nose with ripe cherry and plum fruit characters. The palate has a beautiful silky texture with fresh red berry fruit and a fine savoury tannin finish. Drinking well now and for the next 10-15 years.
Country: South Africa
Region: Swartland,
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Syrah
The Syrah grapes come mainly from the Porseleinberg vineyard - one of the best sites in the world to grow the variety. Renowned winemaker and viticulturalist Callie Louw farms the land. The 'brutal' soils (according to winemaker Marc Kent) are made up of Mica and Schist. 10% of the grapes are from the Goldmine vineyard which has brown schist soil.
Tim Atkin MW
97 points. Given that 90% of its raw material comes from Porseleinberg - the other 10% comes from Boekenhoutskloof's Roundstone property - it's no surprise that this is such an impressive Syrah. Fermented with 65% whole bunches, it combines fynbos, lavender and Asian spice aromas with a palate of white pepper, barbecued meat, oregano and blackberry framed by sappy, granular tannins. World class. 2025-35.
James Suckling
94 points. Lovely fragrance with thyme, cracked pepper, iron, coriander and black berry fruit. Medium-bodied, peppery and compact, with vibrant acidity and a focused finish. Long and persistent. Drink or hold.
Neal Martin – Vinous.
93+ The 2021 Syrah was picked later than the 2020. It contains more whole bunches than prior vintages (65%) and matured for 18 months, 90% in Stockinger foudre and Stockinger demi-muids. This is quite concentrated on the nose with dark berry fruit, bay leaf and white pepper, perhaps less floral than some of its peers. The aromatics feel tightly coiled at the moment. The palate is smooth and harmonious on the entry, with a fine structure. It is compact at the moment with cracked black and white pepper and garrigues notes flourishing toward the persistent finish. Much more backward than expected. I would cellar this for three to five years before cracking open as it’s a serious Syrah.
Chateau La Tour de By Medoc 2014 Wooden Gift Case 6x75cl
Regular price £165.00Classic, smooth, dry claret with a bit of bottle age. Notes of cassis at the front leading onto subtle hints of leather and tobacco.
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux, Medoc
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
ABV: 13.5%