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The Californian wine industry is huge, with vast tracts of land under vine, the equivalent of driving from Manchester to London and seeing nothing but vines! They make some truly stunning wines but struggle against an image dominated by cheap factory produced brands. The immense Central Valley is a mass producer of mediocre grapes, trapped inland between two mountain ranges, too hot, where the grapes ripen too quickly. The secret to finding good Californian wines is to look for vineyards which are cooled by the sea. We've sourced some great wines, in particularThe R H Phillips range are exceptional and highly recommended.

Franciscan Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2004 75cl
13.5% abv. Superb wine. From the prestigious Southern end of the Nappa Valley where their Oakville vineyards are surrounded by the likes of Mondavi and Opus One, reputed to produce the best fruit in California. The wine is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with 19% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, producing a fruit driven but soft and supple wine with gentle oak and great length. It's delicious and is drinking well now but will keep for several years.


Price: £16.22 (Including VAT at 17.5% )

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Franciscan Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2004 75cl
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Stonehedge Old Vine Zinfandel Napa Valley 2005 75cl
13.5% abv. 2001 vintage won IWC Gold, Orange County Gold. An exceptional wine from a small winery established by the Shahabi family in 1992. They specialise in the production of small quantities of high quality hand crafted wines. This Zinfandel is a deep opaque purple colour, with a wonderful nose of fruit and spice. Swirl it in your glass and it opens up with aromas of cherries and pepper. Delicious cherry fruit on the palate with a spicy, peppery finish. Very smooth, nicely balanced alcohol and tannins, and good length. Red Zinfandel is California's forte, and this one from Stonehedge is superb. Highly recommended.


Price: £8.05 (Including VAT at 17.5% )

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Stonehedge Old Vine Zinfandel Napa Valley 2005 75cl
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Hogue Cabernet Merlot Columbia Valley 2004 75cl
13.5% abv. A good wine showing plenty of fruit with good length and balanced tannins and acidity. Delicious on it's own or well suited to food.


Price: £6.76 (Including VAT at 17.5% )

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Hogue Cabernet Merlot Columbia Valley 2004 75cl
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Smoking Loon Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 75cl
IWC Commended 2007. 2004 won Orange County Fair Gold

13.5% abv. From the Sebastiani family who have been making fine wines in California since 1904 when they emigrated from Northern Italy. They were voted American Winery of the Year in 2005 in Wine Enthusiast magazine. Don Sebastiani's sons, Donny and August joined with their father to create the present Company, Don Sebastiani & Sons in 2001, based in Sonoma County. A medium bodied wine with good fruit up front, well structured and very smooth. Easy drinking on it's own but also big enough to stand up to foods like lamb or beef, casseroles and tomato based dishes.


Price: £8.72 (Including VAT at 17.5% )

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Smoking Loon Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 75cl
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R.H. Phillips. The Giguiere family founded their own vineyard in the Dunnigan Hills area. Despite being in the poor quality Central Valley, the vineyards specific location is cooled by sea breezes from San Francisco Bay. As a result of this unique mesoclimate they produced excellent grapes, and facing reluctance by winemakers to trust this unproven grape growing region, they founded their own winery. They now produce nearly half a million cases per year. I personally believe their wines are excellent. Check out http://www.bairds-wines.co.uk/frame_usa.asp

R H Phillips Merlot 2002 75cl
13.5% abv. What a beautiful wine. Deep ruby colour and a vibrant fruity nose. Delicious 'jammy' fruit, a term I hate to use but highly appropriate. Very smooth with light vanilla and oak on the finish. Very, very long. This is a fantastic wine, I actually prefer it to the Toasted Head Merlot below. Great for drinking on it's own. Highly recommended.

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Price: £8.08 (Including VAT at 17.5% )

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R H Phillips Merlot 2002 75cl
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R H Phillips EXP Syrah 2001 75cl
14.5% abv. Deep garnet colour. Their Syrah grapes are grown in their cooler vineyards to retain acidity. 50% of the grapes then undergo a long barrel fermentation in French oak, then the wine is aged 'sur lies' with regular 'batonnage' (stirring). The wine has a complex, rich, aromatic nose, great concentration of fruit and depth of flavour. It is delicious and very smooth with a good length. I love this one. Highly recommended.

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Price: £10.48 (Including VAT at 17.5% )

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R H Phillips EXP Syrah 2001 75cl
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R H Phillips Toasted Head Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 75cl
13.5% abv. Jane just said 'Wow, absolutely wonderful' on first tasting this one. Smooth, lingering beautiful flavours and just the right amount of toasted oak. We thoroughly enjoyed leisurely drinking this on it's own over an evening, but it's also a great acompaniment to food. Highly recommended.

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Price: £10.41 (Including VAT at 17.5% )

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R H Phillips Toasted Head Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 75cl
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R H Phillips Toasted Head Merlot 2004 75cl
13.5% abv. Great fruit on the nose. Good fruit with taosty oak on the palate. Light and smooth. Good wine but I actually prefer their standard Merlot above, which is sensational. It's considerably cheaper too.

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R H Phillips Toasted Head Merlot 2004 75cl
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