Latest Additions To Our Range
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Single Bottle |
In a case of 12 |
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White |
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Saint Clair Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2009, Marlborough (6)
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£11.99 |
£11.39 |
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2009 was super vintage, much improved on the high cropping 2008 and shows huge concentrated flavours from small bunches and lower yields. Rich, zesty and crisp finish. Lovely! Drink now to 2012.
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Passito di Pantelleria 2008 Pellegrino, (37.5cl Bottle)
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£12.99 |
£12.34 |
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Made on the small island of Pantelleria which situated off the Sicilian coast between north Africa the island is perhaps better known for the
fine capers it produces.Carlo Pelligrino produce Marsala as their main wine.Passito di Pantelleria is made from Moscato grapes some of
which are dried naturally before vinification this is a marvellous dessert wine with intense flavours of dried apricots and fruit and a real find.
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Valle Tocai Friulano 2008, Colle Orientali del Friuli (6)
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£17.99 |
£17.09 |
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Lovely fresh peachy citrus fruits make for an attractive glassful.
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Puligny Montrachet Les Enseignieres 2006, Domaine Henri Prudhon et Fils
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£35.95 |
£34.15 |
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Harvest is done manually. The whites are fermented and aged in barrel and generally are exposed to about 15% new oak. The majority of the whites are bottled just prior to the succeeding year's harvest. Malolactic fermentation occurs in barrel. Gerard Prudhon, with his son, Vincent, produces honest wines of extremely good value.
This wine shows a typical punchy, nutty, honied nose of ripe lemons and wet grass. Also plenty of smokey minerality and wet pebbles and gravel notes on the nose. The palate has massive concentration confirming the pedigree of this "lieu dits" that borders onto Bartard Montrachet Grand Cru. Just think, a few metres away you will be paying £100+ per bottle which makes this super rich Puligny a steal at the price. The finish goes on for over 40 seconds! Wow. Bit of a star!
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Kistler les Noisetiers Chardonnay 2007, Sonoma (6)
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£85.00 |
£80.75 |
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This 2007 Chardonnay rich and elegant, with clean acidity and a classical leaness, with a chalky mineral character. White currant, hazelnut, ripe lemons, and nutty spice notes are present in this medium to full-bodied white. Drink now to 2014.
Another impressive group of Chardonnays from Steve Kistler, the 2007s are unmistakably Burgundian in their aromatics, textures, and flavour profiles. Kistler has given up on the highly fashionable Dijon clones, relying on old California clones, primarily old Wente selections. He feels the same about Pinot Noir, using the Calera and other older California clones rather than the Dijon selections.
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Red |
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Yalumba Shiraz / Viognier 2006, Barossa (6)
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£10.99 |
£10.44 |
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The 2006 Hand-Picked Shiraz-Viognier (6%) was fermented naturally and aged for 15 months in 33% new French oak hogsheads. It shows off a captivating perfume of pain grille, pencil lead, pepper, lavender, and blueberry. Medium to full-bodied, ripe, and succulent, it reveals plenty of spice, excellent balance, and a lengthy finish. Give it 2-3 years of additional cellaring and drink it from 2012 to 2018.
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Yalumba Patchwork Shiraz 2007, Barossa (6)
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£10.99 |
£10.44 |
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The 2007 Patchwork Shiraz was raised in a mix of new and seasoned French and American oak. It is dark ruby-colored with a nose of pepper, violets, smoked meat, blueberry, and black cherry. On the palate it exhibits some complexity, savory flavors, and some elegance. It over-delivers for its modest price. Drink it over the next 3-4 years.
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Cru Beaujolais Fleurie 2007, Domaine de Cedres
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£14.99 |
£14.24 |
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Crisp bright crunchy red fruits, strawberry and raspberry primarily, and beautiful boiled sweet and floral perfume aromas. A juicy mouthful. Drink now to 2012.
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Duckhorn Monitor Ledge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Napa Valley (6)
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£85.00 |
£80.75 |
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The sensationally, cool, elegant 2006 Napa Valley wines are definitely for the "Franco-files". The Single Vineyard wine from Duckhorn reveals creamy mineral powder tannins along with a dense core of ruby / purple colour, and piercing pure cassis, blackberry fruit, cedar and licorice on the entry. The finish is wonderfully classical and elegant with mineral tannins, fresh, pure linear acids and more creamy cassis and saline black berry kick on the long cool finish. Perhaps not a Parker wine, but we think the 2006s are one of the coolest, finest and most "European" vintages we have yet tasted from Napa. Buy to drink now but mostly to lie down until 2016+.
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Kistler Hyde Vineyard 2006, Carneros
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£90.00 |
£85.50 |
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Lemon grass, orange blossom, marmalade, and nectarine characteristics along with notes of buttered citrus, peach, and wet stones are found in the 2006 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard. A full-bodied, beautifully textured style suggest this beauty will drink nicely for 5-7 years.
93-95/100 pts Robert Parker, Wine Advocate # 174 Dec 2007
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