Red Wine
As you will probably know the wine world is divided up into “old world” and “new world” countries. Old world consists of mainland Europe – France, Spain, Italy, Germany etc, while New World consists mainly of the regions colonised by European settlers such as Australia, New Zealand, USA, Chile, Argentina and South Africa, although the South African wine insustry dates back to the mid 17th century so “new” could be a misleading term. This sector is ever expanding with new emerging regions such as Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, and these days even India and China.
So there is a lot to choose from! The UK is regarded as the “shop window” of the world and most producers want their goods on sale here. And as the UK has no history of producing quality wines there is no allegiance to traditional regions or styles over here, giving every wine an equal chance to shine on it’s own merits. Hence the UK wine market is probably the most diverse in the world.
Naturally we assume more choice is a good thing. But with a subject as vast and confusing as red wine there is such a thing as too much choice. Most UK consumers find selecting the right red wine amid the myriad of different retailers and brands a very challenging experience. Unfortunately the UK is flooded with poor quality wine, driven by low supermarket prices and some of the highest excise duty rates in the world – the UK pays over 40% of all the excise duty of the entire European Union! This means a cheap wine in mainland Europe costing three Euros, would cost you more like £8.99 by the time it is on sale in a UK off license – three times as much!
Most retailers, whether supermarkets, grocery chains, off licenses or even independent retailers end up sourcing factory produced wines made on a large scale, with large quantities of additives, driven by price, so finding a good bottle of wine amongst them is like finding a needle in a haystack. This is where we come in. We are a small privately owned, fiercely independent business specialising in sourcing only good quality wines, made properly by people (not machines), with minimal if any additives. We buy the vast majority of our red wines direct from small family owned wineries, and pass the savings onto our customers.
That means you get great quality wines at the right price, our small family wineries get their wines to market, and hopefully we make a profit in the middle which we reinvest into sourcing more great wines. We only sell GOOD WINES so every wine on our site is good, many are exceptional. Most have at least one award, many are multi gold medal winners. So you can be confident of getting a good bottle regardless of which country or region you choose. Many of our really tiny artisan wineries don’t actually enter their wines for awards as they produce so little, but these are also sourced on their merits and are excellent wines.
Here is a guide to help you decide where to start looking.
Argentina
Our boutique producers make some truly world class red wines. Malbec is the signature grape as it flourishes in Argentina producing wines in a big, bold and punchy style not found in the old world. There is a move toward more restrained styles now but there are still plenty of big blockbusting Malbecs out there if you know where to look. They also make exceptional “Bordeaux blends” and great single varietal reds. Look out for “Tannat” and Bonarda as other favourites from here.
Australia
The best regions are around Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills (at the bottom of Australia in the middle). Margaret River south of Perth is widely regarded but personally I find these red wines too expensive for their quality. The Australian dollar is particularly strong so Aussie wines aren’t great value at the moment. We struggle with their whites too as we like to source only wines with low sulphite content and we just can’t seem to find them in Australia. The reds from Barossa and Adelaide can be very good though, particularly Shiraz whether on it’s own or in a blend.
Chile
Famous for quality wines at an affordable price. We don’t currently import from Chile as it’s a difficult country to deal directly with. We have some decent wines from Aresti and Undurraga but Chile is not a focus of ours.
France
We don’t get involved with the established regions like Bordeaux and Burgundy. These sectors are very well catered for already, and in truth I find the red wines to be very disappointing value for money. I would much rather have a Bordeaux blend from South Africa or Argentina than one from Bordeaux – it will be half the price and twice as good! But we do like France for natural wines and we import exclusively from several wineries along the south coast producing excellent organic and sulphite free wines.
Italy
In my opinion Italy makes some of the best wines in the world. It is also the world’s largest producer by volume. There is a vast array of different grapes and styles from cool climate Pinot Nero in the snowy north to hot weather Primitivo in the south. Italian red wine labels are very difficult to understand for the amateur enthusiast as most Italian wines are named after their region rather than grape varieties. We have beautiful top quality Amarones from Veneto, from world class producers like Zenato and Campagnola. Superb Tuscans from La Selva and Casanova di Neri – I could go on and on as there is a wealth of great wines on our Italian page. Read through it for yourself.
New Zealand
Famous for Pinot Noir, but also getting more acclaim for heavier reds like Syrah, subject to it coming from the right region of course. I find their red wines a bit too manipulated for my personal taste, with the exception of the real top end like Jurassic Ridge on Waiheke Island, but I am particularly fussy on purity. The New Zealand dollar is very strong so we have stopped importing from here foe the forseeable future as the wines are simply not value for money at the present time.
South Africa
A country producing exceptional wines. There are roughly 1600 wineries in South Africa, many of them small and family owned, with the wine industry dating back to the 1600s. The reputation of SA red wines has suffered due to the poor quality mass produced plonk flooding our high streets, but get onto their top boutique wines and they stand right up there with the best from the rest of the world. We import from about ten top quality boutique family owned wineries, and these wines are amongst the best on our site. The Rand is weak so South Africa is easily the best value of all the new world countries at present, and in my opinion produces some of the best wines in the new world.
Spain
Famous for red wine of course as one of the biggest producers in the world. Rioja is their most famous region but that has been surpassed by Ribera del Duero for quality which in turn is finding fierce competition from emerging regions such as Toro and Bierzo. Tempranillo is their signature grape but there are also significant plantings of Cabernet, Merlot and Grenache as well as native Spanish grapes, which are often blended with Tempranillo. We are now importing directly from a dozen tiny artisan Spanish wineries. These wines tend to be made naturally with minimal additives, and are not only delicious but also great value for money too.
USA
California is their biggest red wine region but there are other emerging regions on the east coast. We specialise in sulphite free wines and import directly from Frey Winery, the USA’s oldest organically certified winery.
93 Points – James Suckling
A new “Appassimento” wine from Zenato.
Big, smooth and delicious as you would expect. This is a neat fit between their Valpolicella and Ripassa.
£16.99
93 Points – James Suckling
A new “Appassimento” wine from Zenato.
Big, smooth and delicious as you would expect. This is a neat fit between their Valpolicella and Ripassa.
£16.99
Amarone Guiseppe Campagnola is a delicious Amarone, perfect with food. It’s a bit softer and lighter in style than Campagnola’s Caterina Zardini Amarone, but is still a big wine. It’s super smooth and full flavoured. It’s great value to get such a quality Amarone at this price.
Guiseppe Campagnola makes some great red wines at affordable prices when compared to other Amarone, Valpolicella and Ripasso wines. They are consistently good quality and great value for money.
£28.99
Amarone Guiseppe Campagnola is a delicious Amarone, perfect with food. It’s a bit softer and lighter in style than Campagnola’s Caterina Zardini Amarone, but is still a big wine. It’s super smooth and full flavoured. It’s great value to get such a quality Amarone at this price.
Guiseppe Campagnola makes some great red wines at affordable prices when compared to other Amarone, Valpolicella and Ripasso wines. They are consistently good quality and great value for money.
£28.99
Sergio Zenato’s personal Riserva Amarone is something special. We’ve been stocking it for years and enjoyed many great vintages. It is the one wine we turn to when we decide to treat ourselves to a special wine. Sergio Zenato sadly passed away a few years back, so this wine is now made by his son Alberto. It is still extremely limited of course and made to honour the great Sergio Zenato who is one of the all time great exponents of Amarone.
Regrettably we’ve had to pass on significant supplier increases as Italy is struggling with excessive energy prices affecting both production and transport.
£100.00
Sergio Zenato’s personal Riserva Amarone is something special. We’ve been stocking it for years and enjoyed many great vintages. It is the one wine we turn to when we decide to treat ourselves to a special wine. Sergio Zenato sadly passed away a few years back, so this wine is now made by his son Alberto. It is still extremely limited of course and made to honour the great Sergio Zenato who is one of the all time great exponents of Amarone.
Regrettably we’ve had to pass on significant supplier increases as Italy is struggling with excessive energy prices affecting both production and transport.
£100.00
Amarone Classico Della Valpolicella Zenato to give it it’s full name is one of the finest Amarones on the market and Zenato are one of the top Amarone producers. They are members of the elite Amarone producers consortium of course. This Amarone is made by Alberto Zenato who took over the winemaking from his father, the great Sergio Zenato, who sadly passed away a few years back.
In my opinion one of the best and most consistent Amarones on the market. Certainly my favourite out of all the big name Amarones out there. I’ve been drinking this wine for as long as I can remember and have never had a disappointing vintage. Consistently excellent every year!
Regrettably we’ve had to pass on significant supplier increases as Italy is struggling with excessive energy prices affecting both production and transport.
£49.99
Amarone Classico Della Valpolicella Zenato to give it it’s full name is one of the finest Amarones on the market and Zenato are one of the top Amarone producers. They are members of the elite Amarone producers consortium of course. This Amarone is made by Alberto Zenato who took over the winemaking from his father, the great Sergio Zenato, who sadly passed away a few years back.
In my opinion one of the best and most consistent Amarones on the market. Certainly my favourite out of all the big name Amarones out there. I’ve been drinking this wine for as long as I can remember and have never had a disappointing vintage. Consistently excellent every year!
Regrettably we’ve had to pass on significant supplier increases as Italy is struggling with excessive energy prices affecting both production and transport.
£49.99
A delicious Cotes Du Rhone without sulphites.
This latest vintage is superb, big and juicy with a long finish.
Great value.
£13.00
A delicious Cotes Du Rhone without sulphites.
This latest vintage is superb, big and juicy with a long finish.
Great value.
£13.00
Another sulphite free Rhone blend, this time from the Cairanne AOC. Full flavoured and fruity with medium body.
£14.99
Another sulphite free Rhone blend, this time from the Cairanne AOC. Full flavoured and fruity with medium body.
£14.99
Audacia Codebreaker is a fantastic no added sulphur blend from this artisan producer.
Dep purple with ruby edges. A powerful natural nose followed by big deep flavours.
There is a balance of initial restrained fruit, then the oak followed by a lighter fruit lift as with Rhone reds blending in some Viognier. It’s very smooth, full and round with power and a long finish.
In my opinion this is superb. Sulphite free wine South African style!
£13.99
Audacia Codebreaker is a fantastic no added sulphur blend from this artisan producer.
Dep purple with ruby edges. A powerful natural nose followed by big deep flavours.
There is a balance of initial restrained fruit, then the oak followed by a lighter fruit lift as with Rhone reds blending in some Viognier. It’s very smooth, full and round with power and a long finish.
In my opinion this is superb. Sulphite free wine South African style!
£13.99
Gilbert & Gilliard International Challenge – Gold Medal
Deep ruby. Big black fruit flavours on entry, powerful yet super smooth. Medium bodied with dark chocolate and black cherry with subtle oak showing on the long finish.
An excellent example of premium sulphite free Cabernet Sauvignon.
£16.99
Gilbert & Gilliard International Challenge – Gold Medal
Deep ruby. Big black fruit flavours on entry, powerful yet super smooth. Medium bodied with dark chocolate and black cherry with subtle oak showing on the long finish.
An excellent example of premium sulphite free Cabernet Sauvignon.
£16.99
Gilbert & Gilliard International Challenge – Gold Medal
Deep ruby with big legs. Fantastic balance of dark fruit and oak, full in the mouth but not heavy.
Very smooth and well balanced with both elegance and power. This wine is very good.
£16.99
Gilbert & Gilliard International Challenge – Gold Medal
Deep ruby with big legs. Fantastic balance of dark fruit and oak, full in the mouth but not heavy.
Very smooth and well balanced with both elegance and power. This wine is very good.
£16.99
Gilbert & Gilliard International Challenge – Gold Medal
Old Mutual Wine Show – Bronze Medal
A delicious sulphite free red again. Very deep ruby in colour with big initial flavours and some spice.
Very smooth, round and balanced with a dry finish.
£16.99
Gilbert & Gilliard International Challenge – Gold Medal
Old Mutual Wine Show – Bronze Medal
A delicious sulphite free red again. Very deep ruby in colour with big initial flavours and some spice.
Very smooth, round and balanced with a dry finish.
£16.99
Audacia no sulphur added Premium Blend
Very deep ruby with a chocolate and plum nose.
Big opulent fruit balanced with some spice, round and full in the mouth, very smooth and beautifully balanced.
This is a cracker!
£16.00
Audacia no sulphur added Premium Blend
Very deep ruby with a chocolate and plum nose.
Big opulent fruit balanced with some spice, round and full in the mouth, very smooth and beautifully balanced.
This is a cracker!
£16.00
Premium artisan no added sulphur Cabernet Malbec blend from Stellenbosch South Africa
This wine is another cracker and right up there with the very best of our sulphite free reds.
Deep ruby with a powerful natural earthy nose. Big, juicy and powerful with concentrated dark fruit flavours and a very long finish.
Full and round in the mouth, velvet smooth.
This wine is something special. Very impressive presentation too in a heavyweight embossed bottle sealed with wax.
£25.00
Premium artisan no added sulphur Cabernet Malbec blend from Stellenbosch South Africa
This wine is another cracker and right up there with the very best of our sulphite free reds.
Deep ruby with a powerful natural earthy nose. Big, juicy and powerful with concentrated dark fruit flavours and a very long finish.
Full and round in the mouth, velvet smooth.
This wine is something special. Very impressive presentation too in a heavyweight embossed bottle sealed with wax.
£25.00
This is the signature wine from Costes Cirgues. Syrah and Grenache aged in oak for 15 months. Tiny production of around 4000 bottles annually.
£24.95
This is the signature wine from Costes Cirgues. Syrah and Grenache aged in oak for 15 months. Tiny production of around 4000 bottles annually.
£24.95
Merlot, Mourvedre and Carignan lightly pressed to extract only the free run juice so very low in tannins. This produces a soft and fruity, very easy drinking wine.
£14.99
Merlot, Mourvedre and Carignan lightly pressed to extract only the free run juice so very low in tannins. This produces a soft and fruity, very easy drinking wine.
£14.99
Foglia Tonda is an ancient Tuscan grape, similar to Sangiovese although larger cropping and later ripening. This wine is beautiful!
£25.00
Out of stock
Foglia Tonda is an ancient Tuscan grape, similar to Sangiovese although larger cropping and later ripening. This wine is beautiful!
£25.00
Out of stock
This Pugnitello is something special. Big and full flavoured yet really smooth and balanced. This is a very rare wine and a real treat!
Sequerciani have already sold out of it.
£29.99
This Pugnitello is something special. Big and full flavoured yet really smooth and balanced. This is a very rare wine and a real treat!
Sequerciani have already sold out of it.
£29.99
Organically certified by ICEA and Demeter
Sequerciani Ciliegiolo grapes which were previously blended with Sangiovese in their superb Libello, now used to produce a straight Ciliegiolo, fermented in concrete with no wood used.
Big black fruit flavours, super smooth with good weight. This is excellent.
£19.99
Organically certified by ICEA and Demeter
Sequerciani Ciliegiolo grapes which were previously blended with Sangiovese in their superb Libello, now used to produce a straight Ciliegiolo, fermented in concrete with no wood used.
Big black fruit flavours, super smooth with good weight. This is excellent.
£19.99
Organically certified by ICEA and Demeter
A truly magnificent dessert wine! Aleatico is a grape native to Maremma. Please note this is a half bottle 375ml.
“grapes, sun and earth – that’s it”
£23.99
Organically certified by ICEA and Demeter
A truly magnificent dessert wine! Aleatico is a grape native to Maremma. Please note this is a half bottle 375ml.
“grapes, sun and earth – that’s it”
£23.99
93 / 100 Tim Atkin’s Argentina Report 2021 (2019 vintage) 94 / 100 Descorchados (2019 vintage) 92 / 100 James Suckling.com (2019 vintage)
This is a fantastic Bodeaux Blend right up there with the very best from Argentina. 50% Malbec, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, 16 months in 50% first use French oak and 50% in second use.
Dark ruby, big legs. Powerful wine with big fruit flavours, noticeable oak and a really long finish.
This wine is excellent.
£42.95
93 / 100 Tim Atkin’s Argentina Report 2021 (2019 vintage) 94 / 100 Descorchados (2019 vintage) 92 / 100 James Suckling.com (2019 vintage)
This is a fantastic Bodeaux Blend right up there with the very best from Argentina. 50% Malbec, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, 16 months in 50% first use French oak and 50% in second use.
Dark ruby, big legs. Powerful wine with big fruit flavours, noticeable oak and a really long finish.
This wine is excellent.
£42.95
Organically certified by ICEA and Demeter. All Sequerciani grapes are farmed biodynamically too.
A beautiful wine from this amazing tiny natural wine producer! This is one of our biggest selling sulphite free wines.
We have just received stock of the 2021 vintage.
£14.99
Organically certified by ICEA and Demeter. All Sequerciani grapes are farmed biodynamically too.
A beautiful wine from this amazing tiny natural wine producer! This is one of our biggest selling sulphite free wines.
We have just received stock of the 2021 vintage.
£14.99
Tim Atkin 93 Points
Hand harvested fruit from 30 year old vines fermented in a combination of concrete eggs and old oak barrels.
Pale ruby in colour with a perfumed nose. Good red fruit upfront with medium body, nicely balanced with just the right amount of oak coming through on the very long finish.
Delicious wine, drinking now but will continue to improve if you want to lay it down.
£23.99
Tim Atkin 93 Points
Hand harvested fruit from 30 year old vines fermented in a combination of concrete eggs and old oak barrels.
Pale ruby in colour with a perfumed nose. Good red fruit upfront with medium body, nicely balanced with just the right amount of oak coming through on the very long finish.
Delicious wine, drinking now but will continue to improve if you want to lay it down.
£23.99
Tim Atkin 92 Points
Estella Perinetti is one of Mendoza’s best wine consultants in high demand. These Las Estellas wines are her pet project, and they are excellent wines.
Going back over my tasting notes I stated “Dark ruby in colour. Mid weight on the palate, elegant, balanced, beautiful! All the elements in harmony with good oak on the finish”.
12 months in 40% new French oak, 40% second use French oak, and 20% no oak
Highly recommended.
£20.95
Out of stock
Tim Atkin 92 Points
Estella Perinetti is one of Mendoza’s best wine consultants in high demand. These Las Estellas wines are her pet project, and they are excellent wines.
Going back over my tasting notes I stated “Dark ruby in colour. Mid weight on the palate, elegant, balanced, beautiful! All the elements in harmony with good oak on the finish”.
12 months in 40% new French oak, 40% second use French oak, and 20% no oak
Highly recommended.
£20.95
Out of stock
Tim Atkin 91 Points, Descorchados 91 Points, James Suckling 91 Points, Vinous 90 Points
Estella Perinetti is one of Mendoza’s best wine consultants in high demand. These Las Estellas wines are her pet project, and they are excellent wines.
Hand harvested fruit from a high altitude vineyard. Beautiful clear ruby with a big nose. Intense fruit, juicy yet with fantastic balance again, and a purity and elegance. The wine was 30% first use oak, 30% second fill and 40% unoaked for 12 months which does come through on the long finish without overpowering the wine.
Highly recommended.
£20.95
Out of stock
Tim Atkin 91 Points, Descorchados 91 Points, James Suckling 91 Points, Vinous 90 Points
Estella Perinetti is one of Mendoza’s best wine consultants in high demand. These Las Estellas wines are her pet project, and they are excellent wines.
Hand harvested fruit from a high altitude vineyard. Beautiful clear ruby with a big nose. Intense fruit, juicy yet with fantastic balance again, and a purity and elegance. The wine was 30% first use oak, 30% second fill and 40% unoaked for 12 months which does come through on the long finish without overpowering the wine.
Highly recommended.
£20.95
Out of stock
Estella Perinetti is one of Mendoza’s best wine consultants in high demand. These Las Estellas wines are her pet project, and they are excellent wines.
Clear ruby in colour with good legs. Prominent Cabernet nose leading to red and black fruit flavours in the mouth. I’d say the body is full and mouthfilling without being heavy, again great overall balance with noticeable oak coming through on the long finish. Some straight Cabernet Sauvignons can be a bit “dry” but this lovely blend retains the fruit flavours and elegant feel to the end.
£15.95
Estella Perinetti is one of Mendoza’s best wine consultants in high demand. These Las Estellas wines are her pet project, and they are excellent wines.
Clear ruby in colour with good legs. Prominent Cabernet nose leading to red and black fruit flavours in the mouth. I’d say the body is full and mouthfilling without being heavy, again great overall balance with noticeable oak coming through on the long finish. Some straight Cabernet Sauvignons can be a bit “dry” but this lovely blend retains the fruit flavours and elegant feel to the end.
£15.95
Estella Perinetti is one of Mendoza’s best wine consultants in high demand. These Las Estellas wines are her pet project, and they are excellent wines.
Purple with ruby hints. Big fruit flavour on entry (but not heavy on residual sugar as the wine is clean and elegant). The oak is subtle and there’s good natural acidity from the altitude, overall a wine of great balance, good mouthfeel and body with a delicious long finish.
Highly recommended.
£15.95
Estella Perinetti is one of Mendoza’s best wine consultants in high demand. These Las Estellas wines are her pet project, and they are excellent wines.
Purple with ruby hints. Big fruit flavour on entry (but not heavy on residual sugar as the wine is clean and elegant). The oak is subtle and there’s good natural acidity from the altitude, overall a wine of great balance, good mouthfeel and body with a delicious long finish.
Highly recommended.
£15.95
A brand new wine from Mauricio Lorca. As I’ve known Mauricio for many years now, when he decided to produce a sulphite free wine we were the obvious choice to market it so we bought roughly half of the very limited quantity he produced.
It’s hand picked and hand selected fruit from his best vineyards at Finca los Inicios in the Uco Valley at over 1000 meters altitude. The wine is superb as you would expect from Mauricio. Being sulphite free is a bonus.
Deep opaque ruby with good legs and a natural nose. Big concentrated black and red fruit flavours with subtle liquorice and a hint of violet coming in on the long finish. Medium weight and body, smooth and velvety on the palate with the perfect combination of power from the Malbec and elegance from the Cabernet Franc producing a superbly balanced wine well suited to food (but great on it’s own too).
£25.00
A brand new wine from Mauricio Lorca. As I’ve known Mauricio for many years now, when he decided to produce a sulphite free wine we were the obvious choice to market it so we bought roughly half of the very limited quantity he produced.
It’s hand picked and hand selected fruit from his best vineyards at Finca los Inicios in the Uco Valley at over 1000 meters altitude. The wine is superb as you would expect from Mauricio. Being sulphite free is a bonus.
Deep opaque ruby with good legs and a natural nose. Big concentrated black and red fruit flavours with subtle liquorice and a hint of violet coming in on the long finish. Medium weight and body, smooth and velvety on the palate with the perfect combination of power from the Malbec and elegance from the Cabernet Franc producing a superbly balanced wine well suited to food (but great on it’s own too).
£25.00
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
This Syrah is something special!
Reminded me very much of Boekenhoutskloof Syrah which is now (well) over £40 per bottle. Very deep ruby in colour with big legs and a spicey nose. Big fruit flavours with high natural acidity giving a nice balanced weight on the palate. Super smooth with fruit, pepper and oak all in harmony.
This is a fantastic wine in a classical elegant style.
£27.00
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
This Syrah is something special!
Reminded me very much of Boekenhoutskloof Syrah which is now (well) over £40 per bottle. Very deep ruby in colour with big legs and a spicey nose. Big fruit flavours with high natural acidity giving a nice balanced weight on the palate. Super smooth with fruit, pepper and oak all in harmony.
This is a fantastic wine in a classical elegant style.
£27.00
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
Fruit from very old vines in a historic vineyard. Fermented in a concrete tank then aged for twelve months in oak with further bottle age before release.
Deep ruby in colour with good legs. Big, dense black fruit flavour lifted by natural acidity. Good weight on the palate, well balanced oak and fruit with a silky velvet texture, all presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
This is excellent.
£19.99
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
Fruit from very old vines in a historic vineyard. Fermented in a concrete tank then aged for twelve months in oak with further bottle age before release.
Deep ruby in colour with good legs. Big, dense black fruit flavour lifted by natural acidity. Good weight on the palate, well balanced oak and fruit with a silky velvet texture, all presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
This is excellent.
£19.99
Ver Sacrum is a very exciting newcomer. It’s basically Eduardo’s garage and a rented warehouse. A small group of Vignerons returning the original Spanish grapes to Argentina, and making the wines as naturally as possible.
This Garnacha S is fantastic. Partial carbonic maceration to avoid extracting too much tannin. Then fermented in both used 500ltr Fremch oak barrels and clay amphorae (with no skin contact, again minimising tannin extraction).
Then aged in both small oak casks and clay amphorae for 18 months, bottled and aged for a further 20 months prior to release.
Red fruit flavours with natural acidity giving it a lift (much in the style of good GSM or Chateauneuf), super smooth with a very long finish. Eduardo has achieved a great balance without the wine being “heavy”, keeping it in an elegant and classical style.
£29.95
Ver Sacrum is a very exciting newcomer. It’s basically Eduardo’s garage and a rented warehouse. A small group of Vignerons returning the original Spanish grapes to Argentina, and making the wines as naturally as possible.
This Garnacha S is fantastic. Partial carbonic maceration to avoid extracting too much tannin. Then fermented in both used 500ltr Fremch oak barrels and clay amphorae (with no skin contact, again minimising tannin extraction).
Then aged in both small oak casks and clay amphorae for 18 months, bottled and aged for a further 20 months prior to release.
Red fruit flavours with natural acidity giving it a lift (much in the style of good GSM or Chateauneuf), super smooth with a very long finish. Eduardo has achieved a great balance without the wine being “heavy”, keeping it in an elegant and classical style.
£29.95
Ver Sacrum is a very exciting newcomer. It’s basically Eduardo’s garage and a rented warehouse. A small group of Vignerons returning the original Spanish grapes to Argentina, and making the wines as naturally as possible.
This Dona Mencia is very much in the style of top Pinot Noir, reminding me both of top Burgundy and top Elgin cool climate Pinot from South Africa. It’s a beautiful ruby colour, black and red fruit flavours initially, super smooth with some oak coming in on the very long finish. This is a class bottle of wine.
£29.95
Ver Sacrum is a very exciting newcomer. It’s basically Eduardo’s garage and a rented warehouse. A small group of Vignerons returning the original Spanish grapes to Argentina, and making the wines as naturally as possible.
This Dona Mencia is very much in the style of top Pinot Noir, reminding me both of top Burgundy and top Elgin cool climate Pinot from South Africa. It’s a beautiful ruby colour, black and red fruit flavours initially, super smooth with some oak coming in on the very long finish. This is a class bottle of wine.
£29.95
Another delicious Malbec in a natural style. Medium bodied, very smooth and silky. Lovely flavours with vanilla coming through on the long finish.
£30.00
Another delicious Malbec in a natural style. Medium bodied, very smooth and silky. Lovely flavours with vanilla coming through on the long finish.
£30.00
This is Atamisque’s premium Malbec. It is excellent!
Atamisque is a fabulous winery set up by a French couple focussing on making real wine in a more natural style. They hand pick into small boxes to avoid damaging the grapes. They designed the winery to work on a gravity feed system too, so they wouldn’t need to pump the wine around or handle more than necessary. This resultant Malbec is excellent.
Floral on the nose. Dark opaque plumb colour with big legs sticking to the side of the glass. Assorted black fruit flavours with vanilla and a very long, dry finish. Full in the mouth and velvet smooth. Hand picked grapes from high altitude vineyards (1100m above seal level) The wine is aged for 14 months in new French oak.
Made with grapes from a 100 year-old vineyard of La Consulta (Uco Valley).
£23.99
This is Atamisque’s premium Malbec. It is excellent!
Atamisque is a fabulous winery set up by a French couple focussing on making real wine in a more natural style. They hand pick into small boxes to avoid damaging the grapes. They designed the winery to work on a gravity feed system too, so they wouldn’t need to pump the wine around or handle more than necessary. This resultant Malbec is excellent.
Floral on the nose. Dark opaque plumb colour with big legs sticking to the side of the glass. Assorted black fruit flavours with vanilla and a very long, dry finish. Full in the mouth and velvet smooth. Hand picked grapes from high altitude vineyards (1100m above seal level) The wine is aged for 14 months in new French oak.
Made with grapes from a 100 year-old vineyard of La Consulta (Uco Valley).
£23.99
Atamisque Petit Verdot is a single varietal to rival their superb Assemblage blend.
Hand harvested and sorted grapes of course, the wine is made on their gravity flow system with as minimal intervention as possible. Aged in new French oak for 18 months.
Typically big and powerful, very natural in style. Big black fruit, velvet smooth. This is very good wine.
Highly recommended.
£29.99
Atamisque Petit Verdot is a single varietal to rival their superb Assemblage blend.
Hand harvested and sorted grapes of course, the wine is made on their gravity flow system with as minimal intervention as possible. Aged in new French oak for 18 months.
Typically big and powerful, very natural in style. Big black fruit, velvet smooth. This is very good wine.
Highly recommended.
£29.99
We have a limited quantity of the 2019 vintage arriving first week of December
All the Fledge wines are low sulphite, but we also wanted to mention that all the free SO2 readings were at bottling which will have reduced significantly since, so they will in fact be even lower than stated now.£17.50
We have a limited quantity of the 2019 vintage arriving first week of December
All the Fledge wines are low sulphite, but we also wanted to mention that all the free SO2 readings were at bottling which will have reduced significantly since, so they will in fact be even lower than stated now.£17.50
Fresh stock of the 2021 is arriving first week of December.
Please note Leon has changed this wine and it is now made from all Elgin fruit, and I expect it to be superb as always!
£19.99
Fresh stock of the 2021 is arriving first week of December.
Please note Leon has changed this wine and it is now made from all Elgin fruit, and I expect it to be superb as always!
£19.99
This is the maiden release of this new artisan wine which Leon just launched in Johannesburg at the end of August. He produced just 1880 bottles.
Leon says it is still tight so will benefit from decanting.
Delicious! Deep ruby opaque. Black fruit initially with some lighter red fruit toward the finish and integrated but noticeable oak. Good weight on the palate and super smooth. I decanted it to give it some air but I reckon it’d be a great wine to savour throughout an evening from freshly opened to fully aerated. Ideal in front of a log fire!
All the Fledge wines are low sulphite, but we also wanted to mention that all the free SO2 readings were at bottling which will have reduced significantly since, so they will in fact be even lower than stated now.
£22.99
This is the maiden release of this new artisan wine which Leon just launched in Johannesburg at the end of August. He produced just 1880 bottles.
Leon says it is still tight so will benefit from decanting.
Delicious! Deep ruby opaque. Black fruit initially with some lighter red fruit toward the finish and integrated but noticeable oak. Good weight on the palate and super smooth. I decanted it to give it some air but I reckon it’d be a great wine to savour throughout an evening from freshly opened to fully aerated. Ideal in front of a log fire!
All the Fledge wines are low sulphite, but we also wanted to mention that all the free SO2 readings were at bottling which will have reduced significantly since, so they will in fact be even lower than stated now.
£22.99
Platter 4.5 Stars
Hand harvested grapes, traditionally fermented in lagars then aged in oak for 30 months.
This is a beauty. Big and powerful with red and black fruit flavours, wonderfully smooth with well integrated oak and natural acidity. Delicious on it’s own or would pair well with red meats or casseroles.
Highly recommended!
All the Fledge wines are low sulphite, but we also wanted to mention that all the free SO2 readings were at bottling which will have reduced significantly since, so they will in fact be even lower than stated now.
£22.99
Platter 4.5 Stars
Hand harvested grapes, traditionally fermented in lagars then aged in oak for 30 months.
This is a beauty. Big and powerful with red and black fruit flavours, wonderfully smooth with well integrated oak and natural acidity. Delicious on it’s own or would pair well with red meats or casseroles.
Highly recommended!
All the Fledge wines are low sulphite, but we also wanted to mention that all the free SO2 readings were at bottling which will have reduced significantly since, so they will in fact be even lower than stated now.
£22.99
4 1/2 stars Platter Wine Guide
Michaelangelo Double Gold
National NWC Double Gold
Double Gold @ SA Top 100 Wines
James Suckling – 90 points
Tim Atkins – 91 points
Only 7000 bottles produced.
Lovely wine. Still young of course, with racy acidity and firm tannins. This wine will certainly reward some cellaring but can be enjoyed now if you give it time to breathe and open up. I recommend decanting, ideally for a couple of hours or more to get the best out of it as it really opens up to become super smooth with flavours of plum and damson. I would partner this with barbequed meats or a roast.
£27.50
4 1/2 stars Platter Wine Guide
Michaelangelo Double Gold
National NWC Double Gold
Double Gold @ SA Top 100 Wines
James Suckling – 90 points
Tim Atkins – 91 points
Only 7000 bottles produced.
Lovely wine. Still young of course, with racy acidity and firm tannins. This wine will certainly reward some cellaring but can be enjoyed now if you give it time to breathe and open up. I recommend decanting, ideally for a couple of hours or more to get the best out of it as it really opens up to become super smooth with flavours of plum and damson. I would partner this with barbequed meats or a roast.
£27.50
Premium artisan Shiraz which has beaten many big names in competitions including the wonderful Eagles Nest.
Only 1600 bottles produced of which we could only get 120.
This wine is stunningly good! And presented in a big heavyweight embossed bottle sealed with a wax top.
Very deep ruby colour with a big nose. Huge concentrated flavours with just a little South African heat, some white pepper, then the oak comes through with subtle vanilla on the very long finish.
Beautiful mouthfeel and silky smooth. South African “Rhone”. This is right up there with the very best wines we sell.
£30.00
Premium artisan Shiraz which has beaten many big names in competitions including the wonderful Eagles Nest.
Only 1600 bottles produced of which we could only get 120.
This wine is stunningly good! And presented in a big heavyweight embossed bottle sealed with a wax top.
Very deep ruby colour with a big nose. Huge concentrated flavours with just a little South African heat, some white pepper, then the oak comes through with subtle vanilla on the very long finish.
Beautiful mouthfeel and silky smooth. South African “Rhone”. This is right up there with the very best wines we sell.
£30.00
A great artisan Ribera del Duero Tempranillo from vineyards at altitude, hand farmed and handcrafted in tiny quantities. Indigenous yeasts are used and the wine is produced organically using sustainable farming practices. It is aged for six months in barrel.
Lovely cherry flavours, soft and smooth with medium body. Good natural acidity from the altitude bringing all the elements of the wine together in harmony – natural acidity, gentle oak and delicious flavours, all in a very natural style.
£16.00
A great artisan Ribera del Duero Tempranillo from vineyards at altitude, hand farmed and handcrafted in tiny quantities. Indigenous yeasts are used and the wine is produced organically using sustainable farming practices. It is aged for six months in barrel.
Lovely cherry flavours, soft and smooth with medium body. Good natural acidity from the altitude bringing all the elements of the wine together in harmony – natural acidity, gentle oak and delicious flavours, all in a very natural style.
£16.00
Fantastic organic Ribera del Duero from this tiny artisan winery producing only 20,000 bottles per year across their three wines. This Ltd is their rarest wine, aged for 12 months in barrica.
£22.00
Fantastic organic Ribera del Duero from this tiny artisan winery producing only 20,000 bottles per year across their three wines. This Ltd is their rarest wine, aged for 12 months in barrica.
£22.00
This is the third red from Bodega Vagal, first vintage just released. Biodynamically farmed and organically certified.
It’s a fantastic wine produced at altitude (940 metres) so plenty of fresh acidity. It spent four months in oak.
Tasting notes to follow.
£16.00
This is the third red from Bodega Vagal, first vintage just released. Biodynamically farmed and organically certified.
It’s a fantastic wine produced at altitude (940 metres) so plenty of fresh acidity. It spent four months in oak.
Tasting notes to follow.
£16.00
Bodega Vagal is a tiny artisan winery practising biodynamic methods (pending certification) roughly midway between Madrid and Logrono at altitude. They only make three wines and this Cuvee Joana is excellent. In fact I’d go further and say definitely try a bottle as it is something special. Beautifully made with power, grace and purity.
£22.99
Bodega Vagal is a tiny artisan winery practising biodynamic methods (pending certification) roughly midway between Madrid and Logrono at altitude. They only make three wines and this Cuvee Joana is excellent. In fact I’d go further and say definitely try a bottle as it is something special. Beautifully made with power, grace and purity.
£22.99
Bobal once again, this “Paraje Tornel” was aged in oak for 12 months.
£14.99
Bobal once again, this “Paraje Tornel” was aged in oak for 12 months.
£14.99
Bobal en Calma is from the Bobal grape (obviously), hand harvested and after fermentation aged in Barricas for nine months.
Assorted red and balck fruit flavours with a little vanilla and spice.
£13.49
Bobal en Calma is from the Bobal grape (obviously), hand harvested and after fermentation aged in Barricas for nine months.
Assorted red and balck fruit flavours with a little vanilla and spice.
£13.49
Tinto de Abel is an organic red made from the Bobal grape, hand harvested and lightly pressed.
Soft and fruity, easy drinking, gentle tannins. Very enjoyable, great wine for BBQs!
Please note Jane had a very mild reaction to the sulphites so if you have a sulphite allergy you may wish to avoid this wine. I enjoyed it and for everybody else it’s a great healthy wine, we are just being extra cautious as we have quite a few customers who suffer from the sulphite allergy, so we haven’t given it a low sulphite rating (despite it being low compared to mainstream wines!
£13.49
Tinto de Abel is an organic red made from the Bobal grape, hand harvested and lightly pressed.
Soft and fruity, easy drinking, gentle tannins. Very enjoyable, great wine for BBQs!
Please note Jane had a very mild reaction to the sulphites so if you have a sulphite allergy you may wish to avoid this wine. I enjoyed it and for everybody else it’s a great healthy wine, we are just being extra cautious as we have quite a few customers who suffer from the sulphite allergy, so we haven’t given it a low sulphite rating (despite it being low compared to mainstream wines!
£13.49
This Family Seleccion is only produced in exceptional years. So here we have the 2019
The grapes are handpicked into small trays, then handsorted at the winery before being fermented in 500 litre oak barrels. The juice is then transferred to 225 litr litre French oak to undergo malolactic fermentation, then it is further aged in barrel for 20 months.
As artisan a wine as you can get!
£25.99
This Family Seleccion is only produced in exceptional years. So here we have the 2019
The grapes are handpicked into small trays, then handsorted at the winery before being fermented in 500 litre oak barrels. The juice is then transferred to 225 litr litre French oak to undergo malolactic fermentation, then it is further aged in barrel for 20 months.
As artisan a wine as you can get!
£25.99
Atamisque Assemblage is a superb Bordeaux blend from Tupungato in the Uco Valley in Mendoza. This is the flagship wine of Bodega Atamisque and consists of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot
The winery was designed on a gravity system to avoid the use of pumps. The grapes from the low yielding vines were hand harvested into small boxes to avoid damage then underwent a rigorous selection at the winery. The wine was subsequently aged for 14 months in new French oak. It’s a full flavoured wine with power and elegance combined, very smooth with a very long finish.
Highly recommended.
£29.99
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Atamisque Assemblage is a superb Bordeaux blend from Tupungato in the Uco Valley in Mendoza. This is the flagship wine of Bodega Atamisque and consists of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot
The winery was designed on a gravity system to avoid the use of pumps. The grapes from the low yielding vines were hand harvested into small boxes to avoid damage then underwent a rigorous selection at the winery. The wine was subsequently aged for 14 months in new French oak. It’s a full flavoured wine with power and elegance combined, very smooth with a very long finish.
Highly recommended.
£29.99
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This is the top wine from Rosa Maria Zarza, from her family vineyard with an average age of 50 years.
Selected plots of Tempranillo were hand harvested, fermented and subsequently aged in oak for 12 months.
Deep purple in colour with big legs. Soft, round and full in the mouth with black fruit flavours and noticeable oak, with a long dry finish.
£14.99
This is the top wine from Rosa Maria Zarza, from her family vineyard with an average age of 50 years.
Selected plots of Tempranillo were hand harvested, fermented and subsequently aged in oak for 12 months.
Deep purple in colour with big legs. Soft, round and full in the mouth with black fruit flavours and noticeable oak, with a long dry finish.
£14.99
Excellent artisan wine. Handpicked grapes of course, the wine is aged in French oak for 4 months.
Bottled unfiltered to retain all the natural goodness, so there will be some sediment.
This is excellent value.
£12.49
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Excellent artisan wine. Handpicked grapes of course, the wine is aged in French oak for 4 months.
Bottled unfiltered to retain all the natural goodness, so there will be some sediment.
This is excellent value.
£12.49
Out of stock
Rosa Maria Zarza is one of Toro’s most respected winemakers. You may recall we previously listed wines from two wineries where she was the winemaker (Pago de Cubas and Bodega Contadero).
Well here Rosa is making two wines from selected plots in her 50 year old family vineyard. 100% Tempranillo (Tinta de Toro). For this wine the assorted lots were aged in oak for three months.
Great wine, tasting notes to follow.
£11.99
Rosa Maria Zarza is one of Toro’s most respected winemakers. You may recall we previously listed wines from two wineries where she was the winemaker (Pago de Cubas and Bodega Contadero).
Well here Rosa is making two wines from selected plots in her 50 year old family vineyard. 100% Tempranillo (Tinta de Toro). For this wine the assorted lots were aged in oak for three months.
Great wine, tasting notes to follow.
£11.99
Benegas Lynch Malbec is the flagship Malbec from Federico, from some of the oldest vineyards in Argentina at Finca La Encerrada in Gualtallary, Uco Valley. Aged for 18 months in French oak then just one year in bottle before release.
Ruby with purple hints. This is a big wine with huge fruit flavours and some chocolate coming through, all presented in a very impressive heavyweight bottle. This is a blockbuster which will keep and improve for many years but is already drinking really well now.
£50.00
Benegas Lynch Malbec is the flagship Malbec from Federico, from some of the oldest vineyards in Argentina at Finca La Encerrada in Gualtallary, Uco Valley. Aged for 18 months in French oak then just one year in bottle before release.
Ruby with purple hints. This is a big wine with huge fruit flavours and some chocolate coming through, all presented in a very impressive heavyweight bottle. This is a blockbuster which will keep and improve for many years but is already drinking really well now.
£50.00
Benegas Lynch Meritage is quite simply one of Argentina’s finest wines. A top Bordeaux blend to rival the very best from France. The first release to reach the UK was the 2004 and on first tasting I immediately bought the lot. I had never tasted anything so good from Argentina. It had great reviews from many critics being likened to a first growth Bordeaux. We have stocked all the successive vintages. The trend in Argentina now is to make their wines more European in style, a little leaner and tighter than previously which I can understand for some of the fruit bomb Malbecs, but it isn’t needed here – this is Argentine Bordeaux already!
Sorry – we only have one bottle left and we are not able to get any more this side of Christmas.
£50.00
Out of stock
Benegas Lynch Meritage is quite simply one of Argentina’s finest wines. A top Bordeaux blend to rival the very best from France. The first release to reach the UK was the 2004 and on first tasting I immediately bought the lot. I had never tasted anything so good from Argentina. It had great reviews from many critics being likened to a first growth Bordeaux. We have stocked all the successive vintages. The trend in Argentina now is to make their wines more European in style, a little leaner and tighter than previously which I can understand for some of the fruit bomb Malbecs, but it isn’t needed here – this is Argentine Bordeaux already!
Sorry – we only have one bottle left and we are not able to get any more this side of Christmas.
£50.00
Out of stock
Benegas Single Vineyard Malbec is a new offering from Federico. Selected grapes from some of the oldest vineyards in Argentina at Finca La Encerrada in Gualtallary, Uco Valley (4800 feet). Fermented in tank then aged for 12 months in new French oak.
Very deep ruby in colour with damsons on the nose. Big fruit flavours on the palate yet in a clean, natural style. Big, round and full in the mouth with a very long finish.
£23.00
Benegas Single Vineyard Malbec is a new offering from Federico. Selected grapes from some of the oldest vineyards in Argentina at Finca La Encerrada in Gualtallary, Uco Valley (4800 feet). Fermented in tank then aged for 12 months in new French oak.
Very deep ruby in colour with damsons on the nose. Big fruit flavours on the palate yet in a clean, natural style. Big, round and full in the mouth with a very long finish.
£23.00
Gold – Mundus Vini
International Wine Report – 92 Points
A fantastic new organic wine from this excellent co-operative. The renowned Rhone trio of grape varieties “GSM” (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre).
This wine is superb for the money.
£13.99
Gold – Mundus Vini
International Wine Report – 92 Points
A fantastic new organic wine from this excellent co-operative. The renowned Rhone trio of grape varieties “GSM” (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre).
This wine is superb for the money.
£13.99
An excellent organic Rhone blend. Again sweet fruit on entry, good mouthfeel with full body, smooth and round with just a hint of oak.
£14.99
An excellent organic Rhone blend. Again sweet fruit on entry, good mouthfeel with full body, smooth and round with just a hint of oak.
£14.99
Domaine Myrac Diletante Rouge is a complex Syrah with flavours of dark chocolate followed by mint. Very smooth and balanced. Fully organic and very low in sulphur, this is a genuine artisan wine from this excellent organic family owned winery. This wine is lovely.
£16.00
Domaine Myrac Diletante Rouge is a complex Syrah with flavours of dark chocolate followed by mint. Very smooth and balanced. Fully organic and very low in sulphur, this is a genuine artisan wine from this excellent organic family owned winery. This wine is lovely.
£16.00
A new wine recently released. Tasting notes to follow but I expect it to be very good.
Awarded Silver at both Milesime Bio 2019 and IWSC 2019
£13.99
A new wine recently released. Tasting notes to follow but I expect it to be very good.
Awarded Silver at both Milesime Bio 2019 and IWSC 2019
£13.99
World Malbec Masters 2021 – Gold Medal
El Porvenir Laborum Malbec is in my opinion one of Argentina’s very best Malbecs with many awards to it’s name. Pure fruit expression with superb balance and length. The natural sugar level of these grapes from the highest quality winery in the world gives this wine incredible sweet fruit on entry. This is tempered by the oak (14 months in new both French and American). It’s super smooth, very well balanced with some vanilla coming through on the finish. If you want to see what all the fuss being made about Malbec is all about, this is the wine to go for!
£24.95
World Malbec Masters 2021 – Gold Medal
El Porvenir Laborum Malbec is in my opinion one of Argentina’s very best Malbecs with many awards to it’s name. Pure fruit expression with superb balance and length. The natural sugar level of these grapes from the highest quality winery in the world gives this wine incredible sweet fruit on entry. This is tempered by the oak (14 months in new both French and American). It’s super smooth, very well balanced with some vanilla coming through on the finish. If you want to see what all the fuss being made about Malbec is all about, this is the wine to go for!
£24.95
One of our best selling Spanish reds. Soft, smooth, natural and very easy drinking.
£13.49
One of our best selling Spanish reds. Soft, smooth, natural and very easy drinking.
£13.49
This artisan Tampesta Golan is again Prieto Picudo, this time aged in oak for 26 months. It is delicious and natural. Although aged for 26 months in oak it isn’t overpowering as some Reservas can be, it is far more balanced and elegant.
The wine is made by expert Galician winemaker Luis Buitrón, vice-president of the Spanish Federation of Winemakers and president of the Association of Oenologists of Galicia. Highly recommended.
£16.99
This artisan Tampesta Golan is again Prieto Picudo, this time aged in oak for 26 months. It is delicious and natural. Although aged for 26 months in oak it isn’t overpowering as some Reservas can be, it is far more balanced and elegant.
The wine is made by expert Galician winemaker Luis Buitrón, vice-president of the Spanish Federation of Winemakers and president of the Association of Oenologists of Galicia. Highly recommended.
£16.99
This is the “edition limitada” of Tampesta’s superb Golan Prieto Picudo, aged in French oak for 55 months.
No photos available so we have used the original Golan – presentation is similar except this limited edition has a waxed top.
£29.99
This is the “edition limitada” of Tampesta’s superb Golan Prieto Picudo, aged in French oak for 55 months.
No photos available so we have used the original Golan – presentation is similar except this limited edition has a waxed top.
£29.99
Borgo Salcetino Chianti Classico DOCg – absolutely superb, having picked up Gambero Rosso’s highest award of Tre Bicchieri.
£15.95
Borgo Salcetino Chianti Classico DOCg – absolutely superb, having picked up Gambero Rosso’s highest award of Tre Bicchieri.
£15.95
Borgo Salcetino Chianti Classico Lucarello Riserva is a top class Chianti Riserva from the Livon family. Absolutely superb wine in a more powerful style with more wood ageing than their Classico Chianti.
£22.00
Borgo Salcetino Chianti Classico Lucarello Riserva is a top class Chianti Riserva from the Livon family. Absolutely superb wine in a more powerful style with more wood ageing than their Classico Chianti.
£22.00
Descorchados 90 Points
A lovely wine from an artisan family winery producing wines in a natural style. The winery was built on a gravity feed system and uses pneumatic presses to extract only the best juice. They practice sustainable farming and winemaking.
Very deep opaque ruby, red fruit on the nose and big legs sticking to the side of the glass.
Soft and silky on the palate with red and black fruit flavours, and good palate cleansing acidity on the long finish.
£14.99
Descorchados 90 Points
A lovely wine from an artisan family winery producing wines in a natural style. The winery was built on a gravity feed system and uses pneumatic presses to extract only the best juice. They practice sustainable farming and winemaking.
Very deep opaque ruby, red fruit on the nose and big legs sticking to the side of the glass.
Soft and silky on the palate with red and black fruit flavours, and good palate cleansing acidity on the long finish.
£14.99
Gigondas had become known as “the poor man’s Chateauneuf du Pape” a decade ago, although I think that is a bit tongue in cheek as the wines can still command a hefty price. The wines can be amazing and although this AC has developed a very strong reputation for high quality, they still tend to be a bit cheaper than equivalents from Chateauneuf.
This wine is superb. Big and powerful as you would expect, with full body. Super smooth with acidity and oak in perfect balance, and a very long lingering finish. Highly recommended. Cave de Cairanne make all their reds in a fruit forward style and minimise the tannins (by de-stemming etc) so the wine is ready to drink young. For this reason we recommend you drink within a couple of days once opened, but it is so delicious you will probably drink it within a couple of hours in reality!
£23.95
Gigondas had become known as “the poor man’s Chateauneuf du Pape” a decade ago, although I think that is a bit tongue in cheek as the wines can still command a hefty price. The wines can be amazing and although this AC has developed a very strong reputation for high quality, they still tend to be a bit cheaper than equivalents from Chateauneuf.
This wine is superb. Big and powerful as you would expect, with full body. Super smooth with acidity and oak in perfect balance, and a very long lingering finish. Highly recommended. Cave de Cairanne make all their reds in a fruit forward style and minimise the tannins (by de-stemming etc) so the wine is ready to drink young. For this reason we recommend you drink within a couple of days once opened, but it is so delicious you will probably drink it within a couple of hours in reality!
£23.95
Decanter 93 Points, Guide Hatchette – “Excellent”
Cave de Cairanne are very proud of this Vacqueyras. As an AOC the reputation of Vacqueyras has grown in recent years as it is catching up to it’s more famous neighbours of Gigondas and Chateauneuf du Pape.
This is an excellent wine. Big and powerful yet well balanced. Good fruit with just the right amount of oak, very smooth and medium bodied with a long finish. This knocks the socks off any generic Chateaneuf du Pape. Highly recommended.
£18.95
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Decanter 93 Points, Guide Hatchette – “Excellent”
Cave de Cairanne are very proud of this Vacqueyras. As an AOC the reputation of Vacqueyras has grown in recent years as it is catching up to it’s more famous neighbours of Gigondas and Chateauneuf du Pape.
This is an excellent wine. Big and powerful yet well balanced. Good fruit with just the right amount of oak, very smooth and medium bodied with a long finish. This knocks the socks off any generic Chateaneuf du Pape. Highly recommended.
£18.95
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Chianti Classico Capraia is a superb Chianti from the owners of Rocca di Castgnoli.
£16.80
Chianti Classico Capraia is a superb Chianti from the owners of Rocca di Castgnoli.
£16.80
Chianti Classico Riserva Capraia is a superb limited production Chianti Riserva from Rocca di Castagnoli.
£20.99
Chianti Classico Riserva Capraia is a superb limited production Chianti Riserva from Rocca di Castagnoli.
£20.99
Chianti Classico Riserva Poggio a Frati Rocca di Castagnoli. A superb Chianti winning Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri for several vintages.
£23.99
Chianti Classico Riserva Poggio a Frati Rocca di Castagnoli. A superb Chianti winning Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri for several vintages.
£23.99
This is superb.
Deep ruby in colour. Big fruit, bold and punchy nicely tempered by the oak. It’s very smooth with gentle acidity.
Highly recommended.
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£19.99
This is superb.
Deep ruby in colour. Big fruit, bold and punchy nicely tempered by the oak. It’s very smooth with gentle acidity.
Highly recommended.
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£19.99
A good entry level sulphite free red wine, soft and pure.
£13.49
A good entry level sulphite free red wine, soft and pure.
£13.49
A good entry level sulphite free red wine, soft and pure.
£13.00
A good entry level sulphite free red wine, soft and pure.
£13.00
Chemin des Moutons is the signature red wine from Roger at Domaine D’Anglas.
£24.95
Chemin des Moutons is the signature red wine from Roger at Domaine D’Anglas.
£24.95
A delicious soft red from gently pressed grapes with very low tannin content. Very easy drinking in a “Beaujolais” style.
£13.99
A delicious soft red from gently pressed grapes with very low tannin content. Very easy drinking in a “Beaujolais” style.
£13.99
A fantastic big powerful artisan Grenache from Robin Althof and his wife Imogen (both of Chateau Costes Cirgues) who are making small batch wines from parcels of grapes from their friends vineyards.
£27.95
A fantastic big powerful artisan Grenache from Robin Althof and his wife Imogen (both of Chateau Costes Cirgues) who are making small batch wines from parcels of grapes from their friends vineyards.
£27.95
A fantastic new wine from Robin Althof and his wife Imogen (both of Chateau Costes Cirgues) who are making small batch wines from parcels of grapes from their friends vineyards. This Syrault is very easy to drink!
£16.99
A fantastic new wine from Robin Althof and his wife Imogen (both of Chateau Costes Cirgues) who are making small batch wines from parcels of grapes from their friends vineyards. This Syrault is very easy to drink!
£16.99
An artisan tiny production old vine Cinsault aged in oak for twelve months from Robin Althof from Costes Cirgues and his wife Imogen.
Please note this does say contains sulphites on the label as it has gone slightly over the 10ppm threshold, but it can be treated as sulphite free.
£23.50
An artisan tiny production old vine Cinsault aged in oak for twelve months from Robin Althof from Costes Cirgues and his wife Imogen.
Please note this does say contains sulphites on the label as it has gone slightly over the 10ppm threshold, but it can be treated as sulphite free.
£23.50
An artisan tiny production blend of Syrah and Grenache aged for 15 months in French oak, without added sulphites.
£21.95
An artisan tiny production blend of Syrah and Grenache aged for 15 months in French oak, without added sulphites.
£21.95
Another great wine from a tiny 2 hectare vineyard consisting of that magic formula Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre.
£17.99
Out of stock
Another great wine from a tiny 2 hectare vineyard consisting of that magic formula Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre.
£17.99
Out of stock
A great organic Pinot Noir from this family owned winery.
£13.00
A great organic Pinot Noir from this family owned winery.
£13.00
Cave de Cairanne Chateauneuf du Pape . Big and powerful of course with noticeable oak, but Cairanne took great care to preserve the fruit and limit the tannins (by destemming the grapes before crushing). Super wine with a very long finish.
£29.99
Out of stock
Cave de Cairanne Chateauneuf du Pape . Big and powerful of course with noticeable oak, but Cairanne took great care to preserve the fruit and limit the tannins (by destemming the grapes before crushing). Super wine with a very long finish.
£29.99
Out of stock
This Zinfandel is a popular successful wine for Frey having won quite a few awards.
£16.99
Out of stock
This Zinfandel is a popular successful wine for Frey having won quite a few awards.
£16.99
Out of stock
La Selva Organic Privo NAS Sangiovese – a sulphite free Sangiovese which has cherry flavours and a lovely natural balance.
This is one of our best selling sulphite free wines.
£13.99
Out of stock
La Selva Organic Privo NAS Sangiovese – a sulphite free Sangiovese which has cherry flavours and a lovely natural balance.
This is one of our best selling sulphite free wines.
£13.99
Out of stock
Tim Atkin 91 Points
James Suckling 89 Points
Descorchados 91 Points
A unique wine fermented with Japanese Sake yeast allowing for much cooler fermentation. Aged on the lees in stainless steel tanks for 12 months to gain complexity.
This is a true artisan Pinot Noir, elegant and soft with red fruit flavours and well balanced acidity. Great any time but particularly good with the turkey!
This is a poor photoshopped image – the wine is in a very impressive heavyweight dumpy bottle and looks fantastic (makes a great gift!)
£17.99
Tim Atkin 91 Points
James Suckling 89 Points
Descorchados 91 Points
A unique wine fermented with Japanese Sake yeast allowing for much cooler fermentation. Aged on the lees in stainless steel tanks for 12 months to gain complexity.
This is a true artisan Pinot Noir, elegant and soft with red fruit flavours and well balanced acidity. Great any time but particularly good with the turkey!
This is a poor photoshopped image – the wine is in a very impressive heavyweight dumpy bottle and looks fantastic (makes a great gift!)
£17.99
90 points Decanter World Wine Awards 2017
93 points James Suckling
91 points Tim Atkin
94 points Descorchados
Very deep ruby in colour. Full and round in the mouth, elegant and well structured with a long dry finish.
£22.00
90 points Decanter World Wine Awards 2017
93 points James Suckling
91 points Tim Atkin
94 points Descorchados
Very deep ruby in colour. Full and round in the mouth, elegant and well structured with a long dry finish.
£22.00
98 points – James Suckling Top 100 Wines of the World – ranked number 36th best wine in the world.
To describe this wine as something special is of course an understatement – it is superb. I first tasted this Nosotros a few years back. It was at the Argentine Ambassador’s residence in London at a big tasting where we tasted around 100 different Argentine wines. This Nosotros was head and shoulders above every other wine there. I was fortunate to get hold of some stock and have been stocking it ever since. Very possibly the finest wine to come out of Argentina.
Susana Balbo has since released two blended wines in her Nosotros range to complement this straight Malbec. If you have deep pockets they are well worth trying to experience possibly the very best Argentine red wines available.
We are on the 2014
£117.00
98 points – James Suckling Top 100 Wines of the World – ranked number 36th best wine in the world.
To describe this wine as something special is of course an understatement – it is superb. I first tasted this Nosotros a few years back. It was at the Argentine Ambassador’s residence in London at a big tasting where we tasted around 100 different Argentine wines. This Nosotros was head and shoulders above every other wine there. I was fortunate to get hold of some stock and have been stocking it ever since. Very possibly the finest wine to come out of Argentina.
Susana Balbo has since released two blended wines in her Nosotros range to complement this straight Malbec. If you have deep pockets they are well worth trying to experience possibly the very best Argentine red wines available.
We are on the 2014
£117.00
Just moved onto the 2015 which is a blend of Malbec, Bonarda & Tannat
Only 8500 bottles produced. I’m a huge fan of El Porvenir – they’re Laborum wines are stunning, and this is even better. It’s a big, powerful wine but also structured and refined. El Porvenir is the highest quality winery in the world, and that altitude lends certain characteristics to the wines which make them some of the very best in Argentina. The altitude produces wines with sweet tannins and good body with plenty of acidity which is essential for making top quality balanced wines. The soil also contains greater mineral and salt content which influences the wine’s flavour. It’s a superb wine, with big fruit flavours, sweet tannins, backbone and structure. It’s full in the mouth and wonderfully smooth with great overall balance. Fantastic wine!
£29.99
Just moved onto the 2015 which is a blend of Malbec, Bonarda & Tannat
Only 8500 bottles produced. I’m a huge fan of El Porvenir – they’re Laborum wines are stunning, and this is even better. It’s a big, powerful wine but also structured and refined. El Porvenir is the highest quality winery in the world, and that altitude lends certain characteristics to the wines which make them some of the very best in Argentina. The altitude produces wines with sweet tannins and good body with plenty of acidity which is essential for making top quality balanced wines. The soil also contains greater mineral and salt content which influences the wine’s flavour. It’s a superb wine, with big fruit flavours, sweet tannins, backbone and structure. It’s full in the mouth and wonderfully smooth with great overall balance. Fantastic wine!
£29.99
We are on the 2011 vintage then moving on to the 2014. This is a firm favourite with many of our regular customers and a great wine for the money.
Below is the info for the 2014. This is a seriously good wine (despite the presentation!).
Cabernet Sauvignon (54%) Merlot (19%) Shiraz (16%) Pinotage (9%) Petit Verdot (2%) with 18 months in oak.
£13.99
We are on the 2011 vintage then moving on to the 2014. This is a firm favourite with many of our regular customers and a great wine for the money.
Below is the info for the 2014. This is a seriously good wine (despite the presentation!).
Cabernet Sauvignon (54%) Merlot (19%) Shiraz (16%) Pinotage (9%) Petit Verdot (2%) with 18 months in oak.
£13.99
Just received a few cases of the 2009
£24.00
Just received a few cases of the 2009
£24.00
The Grangehurst 2009 Bordeaux Blend is the flagship wine of the estate. Superb South African “Bordeaux” aged in oak for 35 months. No awards info as yet but usually scores a minimum of Platter 4.5 Stars every year.
£36.00
The Grangehurst 2009 Bordeaux Blend is the flagship wine of the estate. Superb South African “Bordeaux” aged in oak for 35 months. No awards info as yet but usually scores a minimum of Platter 4.5 Stars every year.
£36.00
Pinotage 89% & Cabernet Sauvignon 11% with 21 months in oak.
This is regarded consistently as one of the finest Pinotages available and has something of a cult following. Jeremy is very proud of this wine and rightly so!
£21.00
Pinotage 89% & Cabernet Sauvignon 11% with 21 months in oak.
This is regarded consistently as one of the finest Pinotages available and has something of a cult following. Jeremy is very proud of this wine and rightly so!
£21.00
Cabernet Sauvignon (93%) Merlot (7%) aged in oak for 34 months.
We are on the 2009 which is a fabulous wine
£24.00
Out of stock
Cabernet Sauvignon (93%) Merlot (7%) aged in oak for 34 months.
We are on the 2009 which is a fabulous wine
£24.00
Out of stock
International Brussels Competition: Gold Medal
Berliner Wein Trophy: Gold Medal
£16.50
International Brussels Competition: Gold Medal
Berliner Wein Trophy: Gold Medal
£16.50
A new wine from Meyer. Although he started producing this a couple of years ago as an entry level introduction to his superb wines, this is the first time we’ve been able to get any as it is extremely popular.
It’s a natural wine fermented with it’s own yeasts, unfined and unfiltered leaving the natural antioxidants in there. Sealed with a wax top. The free SO2 has remained free so while it’s a healthy wine we don’t recommend it for anybody with a sulphite allergy. Opt for one of the fantastic wines from Audacia instead.
Deep ruby. Mouth filling and round with initial red fruits turning to black fruits on the dry finish. Enjoy it with a roast or BBQ.
£11.99
A new wine from Meyer. Although he started producing this a couple of years ago as an entry level introduction to his superb wines, this is the first time we’ve been able to get any as it is extremely popular.
It’s a natural wine fermented with it’s own yeasts, unfined and unfiltered leaving the natural antioxidants in there. Sealed with a wax top. The free SO2 has remained free so while it’s a healthy wine we don’t recommend it for anybody with a sulphite allergy. Opt for one of the fantastic wines from Audacia instead.
Deep ruby. Mouth filling and round with initial red fruits turning to black fruits on the dry finish. Enjoy it with a roast or BBQ.
£11.99
Joubert Tradauw Redfin Pinot Noir is a top South African Pinot Noir made in a very French style! Ruby in colour. Savoury in style, very “Burgundian” old world. I’ve never before found a South African Pinot Noir made in such a convincing old world style.
£21.95
Joubert Tradauw Redfin Pinot Noir is a top South African Pinot Noir made in a very French style! Ruby in colour. Savoury in style, very “Burgundian” old world. I’ve never before found a South African Pinot Noir made in such a convincing old world style.
£21.95
La Selva Organic Ciliegiolo is a lovely wine. Soft cherry flavours followed by strong vanilla. Very smooth and balanced. Delicious and highly recommended!
£17.95
La Selva Organic Ciliegiolo is a lovely wine. Soft cherry flavours followed by strong vanilla. Very smooth and balanced. Delicious and highly recommended!
£17.95
Wine Spectator 90 Points
90 points Wine Enthusiast
90 points Guida Veronelli
2 glasses Gambero Rosso
A fantastic sangiovese blend from this very highly rated DOCg. 8 months in French barriques.
£18.95
Wine Spectator 90 Points
90 points Wine Enthusiast
90 points Guida Veronelli
2 glasses Gambero Rosso
A fantastic sangiovese blend from this very highly rated DOCg. 8 months in French barriques.
£18.95
Gambero Rosso – Due Bicchieri
Fabulous! Pugnitello is an old Tuscan grape, with literally less than a dozen people farming it these days. This wine is beautiful, real Brunello quality!
£27.50
Gambero Rosso – Due Bicchieri
Fabulous! Pugnitello is an old Tuscan grape, with literally less than a dozen people farming it these days. This wine is beautiful, real Brunello quality!
£27.50
A new release for this winery – hence no decent photo available.
Excellent of course.
Tasting notes to follow.
£17.95
A new release for this winery – hence no decent photo available.
Excellent of course.
Tasting notes to follow.
£17.95
Fermented in concrete then aged in first and second fill oak for twelve months.
It’s savoury in style rather than a big fruit bomb. Red and black fruit flavours, smooth and full with good acidity. Ideal paired with foods such as lamb or winter casseroles.
£17.99
Fermented in concrete then aged in first and second fill oak for twelve months.
It’s savoury in style rather than a big fruit bomb. Red and black fruit flavours, smooth and full with good acidity. Ideal paired with foods such as lamb or winter casseroles.
£17.99
Tim Atkin 96 Points
95 Points Best Cab Franc from Chile Descorchados 2017
93 Points Robert Parker
94 Points James Suckling
Maquis is uniquely situated at the convergence of two rivers on clay, alluvial soils making it potentially the best site in Chile for Cabernet Frank which inspired them to make this stunning wine.
It’s big and silky with red and black fruits with a light spice, then big vanilla coming through on the long finish.
This is something special.
£40.00
Out of stock
Tim Atkin 96 Points
95 Points Best Cab Franc from Chile Descorchados 2017
93 Points Robert Parker
94 Points James Suckling
Maquis is uniquely situated at the convergence of two rivers on clay, alluvial soils making it potentially the best site in Chile for Cabernet Frank which inspired them to make this stunning wine.
It’s big and silky with red and black fruits with a light spice, then big vanilla coming through on the long finish.
This is something special.
£40.00
Out of stock
90 points Tim Atkin
93 Points Descorchados
An excellent addition to the Maquis range from this superb Chilean winery. Thier super premium Franco is sensational and this is fantastic too at a more affordable price.
90% Cabernet Franc, 9% Carménère & 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. I don’t have my tasting notes to hand so going from memory only, this is a delicious wine. Big, opulent and very smooth. It’s a bargain at this price.
£17.99
90 points Tim Atkin
93 Points Descorchados
An excellent addition to the Maquis range from this superb Chilean winery. Thier super premium Franco is sensational and this is fantastic too at a more affordable price.
90% Cabernet Franc, 9% Carménère & 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. I don’t have my tasting notes to hand so going from memory only, this is a delicious wine. Big, opulent and very smooth. It’s a bargain at this price.
£17.99
94 Points Descorchados
92 Points james Suckling
92 Points Robert Parker
Maquis is a superb artisan family winery at the confluence of two rivers at the feet of the Andes. This “Lien” was their only wine for the first five years but they have sinced introduced others. It’s a fantastic blend, made in a natural style.
Typical big Chilean nose. In the mouth it is soft and very smooth, elegant and perhaps more savoury than powerful and punchy.
It’s a great wine as you can see from it’s awards.
£25.00
94 Points Descorchados
92 Points james Suckling
92 Points Robert Parker
Maquis is a superb artisan family winery at the confluence of two rivers at the feet of the Andes. This “Lien” was their only wine for the first five years but they have sinced introduced others. It’s a fantastic blend, made in a natural style.
Typical big Chilean nose. In the mouth it is soft and very smooth, elegant and perhaps more savoury than powerful and punchy.
It’s a great wine as you can see from it’s awards.
£25.00
James Suckling 94 Points
A top blend from Marcello here. His wines are all natural, and we are delighted to have them back after an absence of a couple of years. This blend (2015 vintage) is produced from handpicked grapes which underwent a micro fermentation with natural yeasts prior to being aged in oak for 20 months.
This is a seriously good wine, more savoury and elegant than fruit driven, with noticeable vanilla on the finish.
£36.00
Out of stock
James Suckling 94 Points
A top blend from Marcello here. His wines are all natural, and we are delighted to have them back after an absence of a couple of years. This blend (2015 vintage) is produced from handpicked grapes which underwent a micro fermentation with natural yeasts prior to being aged in oak for 20 months.
This is a seriously good wine, more savoury and elegant than fruit driven, with noticeable vanilla on the finish.
£36.00
Out of stock
Marcello Pelleriti is one of Argentina’s finest winemakers, in fact he is the only one to date to have received a 100 point rating from Robert Parker. But he isn’t just an Argentine winemaker, he makes wines in Pomerol too, as the season in France is directly opposite that of Argentina. Sounds like a lot of hard work to me, jetting back and forth every six months!
His vineyards are in the Uco Valley district of Mendoza, one of the very best areas in all Argentina. He works traditionally without pesticides, all grapes hand harvested, then bunch sorted and even sorted by individual grape. The winery works on a gravity feed system, enabling him to make wines naturally with absolute minimal intervention and manipulation.
100% Malbec aged in French oak barriques for 15 months. This Malbec is excellent, elegance and power combined, and is superb value for money.
£19.00
Marcello Pelleriti is one of Argentina’s finest winemakers, in fact he is the only one to date to have received a 100 point rating from Robert Parker. But he isn’t just an Argentine winemaker, he makes wines in Pomerol too, as the season in France is directly opposite that of Argentina. Sounds like a lot of hard work to me, jetting back and forth every six months!
His vineyards are in the Uco Valley district of Mendoza, one of the very best areas in all Argentina. He works traditionally without pesticides, all grapes hand harvested, then bunch sorted and even sorted by individual grape. The winery works on a gravity feed system, enabling him to make wines naturally with absolute minimal intervention and manipulation.
100% Malbec aged in French oak barriques for 15 months. This Malbec is excellent, elegance and power combined, and is superb value for money.
£19.00
A lovely wine in that typical Chilean style. Aged in oak for 8 months.
The wine is soft with cherry flavours, very smooth with a dry finish.
£16.99
A lovely wine in that typical Chilean style. Aged in oak for 8 months.
The wine is soft with cherry flavours, very smooth with a dry finish.
£16.99
Tim Atkin 92 points
James Suckling 93 points
Wine Advocate 92 points
This the Susana Balbo Benmarco Malbec 2019 from the Uco Valley – please don’t confuse it with the cheaper lower quality offering on sale with other retailers, they are completely different wines. This is something special and they brought out a new label for the 2019 to stop the confusion!
One of my favourite Susana Balbo wines, along with Expessivo and Nosotros of course! The secret to this excellent Malbec is the fruit is all from Vista Flores in the Uco Valley, regarded as the best vineyard site in all Argentina. Plus the Benmarco project has been in the hands of Edy del Popolo, making premium fruit driven wines. This is big and powerful in the typical Argentine style we have all come to love. Fruit, power, oak, acidity all in balance.
The grapes were hand picked of course, left on the lees for a full month with regular battonage, and underwent full malolactic fermentation before being tansferred to second fill French oak for 11 months. This process extracted maximum colour and flavour yet kept the oak in check to make sure it complemented the wine and didn’t overpower it.
£18.49
Tim Atkin 92 points
James Suckling 93 points
Wine Advocate 92 points
This the Susana Balbo Benmarco Malbec 2019 from the Uco Valley – please don’t confuse it with the cheaper lower quality offering on sale with other retailers, they are completely different wines. This is something special and they brought out a new label for the 2019 to stop the confusion!
One of my favourite Susana Balbo wines, along with Expessivo and Nosotros of course! The secret to this excellent Malbec is the fruit is all from Vista Flores in the Uco Valley, regarded as the best vineyard site in all Argentina. Plus the Benmarco project has been in the hands of Edy del Popolo, making premium fruit driven wines. This is big and powerful in the typical Argentine style we have all come to love. Fruit, power, oak, acidity all in balance.
The grapes were hand picked of course, left on the lees for a full month with regular battonage, and underwent full malolactic fermentation before being tansferred to second fill French oak for 11 months. This process extracted maximum colour and flavour yet kept the oak in check to make sure it complemented the wine and didn’t overpower it.
£18.49
Susana Balbo Signature Malbec has something of a cult following in the UK. It’s a great introduction to quality Argentine Malbec. We have been stocking this wine for years and it has been consistently good every year. Susana is Argentina’s most famous female winemaker (and apparently Argentina’s first female winemaker) and was nominated by James Suckling as one of his five best wineries of 2016. She has also been elected President of Wines of Argentina three times.
She has certainly pioneered a lot of the changes in the wine world in Argentina, and the Argentine wine scene is a lot better for it. She makes a large range of decent quality wines and several high end exceptional ones. This Signature Malbec sums up what she is all about in one bottle!
£22.00
Susana Balbo Signature Malbec has something of a cult following in the UK. It’s a great introduction to quality Argentine Malbec. We have been stocking this wine for years and it has been consistently good every year. Susana is Argentina’s most famous female winemaker (and apparently Argentina’s first female winemaker) and was nominated by James Suckling as one of his five best wineries of 2016. She has also been elected President of Wines of Argentina three times.
She has certainly pioneered a lot of the changes in the wine world in Argentina, and the Argentine wine scene is a lot better for it. She makes a large range of decent quality wines and several high end exceptional ones. This Signature Malbec sums up what she is all about in one bottle!
£22.00
Matervini is a superb recent tiny venture of two good friends, making just 40,000 bottles in total per year.
Very deep purple colour with ruby highlights. Big bold flavours tempered with racey natural acidity from the altitude. Smooth and well balanced with a long finish.
This wine is very, very good!
£43.00
Matervini is a superb recent tiny venture of two good friends, making just 40,000 bottles in total per year.
Very deep purple colour with ruby highlights. Big bold flavours tempered with racey natural acidity from the altitude. Smooth and well balanced with a long finish.
This wine is very, very good!
£43.00
Matervini is a superb recent tiny venture of two good friends, making just 40,000 bottles in total per year.
This wine blew me away.
Very deep purple in colour (bottled unfiltered) with a perfumed nose. Lovely mouthfeel with beautiful fruit flavours in perfect harmony with the balanced acidity and gentle oak.
Something special!
£49.99
Matervini is a superb recent tiny venture of two good friends, making just 40,000 bottles in total per year.
This wine blew me away.
Very deep purple in colour (bottled unfiltered) with a perfumed nose. Lovely mouthfeel with beautiful fruit flavours in perfect harmony with the balanced acidity and gentle oak.
Something special!
£49.99
This Cabernet Franc is from Mauricio Lorca’s vineyards at Los Árboles, Tunuyán, Alto Valle de Uco, regarded as the best area in all Argentina for growing high quality grapes.
Handpicked into small trays, the best grapes were selected where 75% were fermented then aged in French oak and 25% in American oak. The resulting wine is fantastic and is presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
Deep ruby in colour with big black fruit and dark chocolate flavours with some vanillin oak coming through on the long finish. Full and round in the mouth.
Highly recommended.
£19.50
This Cabernet Franc is from Mauricio Lorca’s vineyards at Los Árboles, Tunuyán, Alto Valle de Uco, regarded as the best area in all Argentina for growing high quality grapes.
Handpicked into small trays, the best grapes were selected where 75% were fermented then aged in French oak and 25% in American oak. The resulting wine is fantastic and is presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
Deep ruby in colour with big black fruit and dark chocolate flavours with some vanillin oak coming through on the long finish. Full and round in the mouth.
Highly recommended.
£19.50
This Block One Cabernet Sauvignon is from Mauricio Lorca’s vineyards at Los Árboles, Tunuyán, Alto Valle de Uco,, regarded as the best area in all Argentina for growing high quality grapes.
As with the Block One Cabernet Franc the grapes for this Cabernet Sauvignon were handpicked into small trays, the best grapes were selected where 75% were fermented then aged in French oak and 25% in American oak. The resulting wine is fantastic and is presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
Clear ruby in colour. Big black fruit flavours, well balanced and very smooth with the oak showing on the long dry finish. This is a great example of a classical Cabernet Sauvignon.
£19.50
This Block One Cabernet Sauvignon is from Mauricio Lorca’s vineyards at Los Árboles, Tunuyán, Alto Valle de Uco,, regarded as the best area in all Argentina for growing high quality grapes.
As with the Block One Cabernet Franc the grapes for this Cabernet Sauvignon were handpicked into small trays, the best grapes were selected where 75% were fermented then aged in French oak and 25% in American oak. The resulting wine is fantastic and is presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
Clear ruby in colour. Big black fruit flavours, well balanced and very smooth with the oak showing on the long dry finish. This is a great example of a classical Cabernet Sauvignon.
£19.50
This Block One Malbec is from Mauricio Lorca’s vineyards at Los Árboles, Tunuyán, Alto Valle de Uco, regarded as the best area in all Argentina for growing high quality grapes.
Handpicked into small trays, the best grapes were selected where 90% were fermented then aged in French oak and 10% in American oak. The resulting wine is fantastic and is presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
Deep ruby in colour. Big juicy fruit perfectly balanced with the oak and the high altitude acidity. This is a cracking bottle of Malbec at this price.
£19.50
This Block One Malbec is from Mauricio Lorca’s vineyards at Los Árboles, Tunuyán, Alto Valle de Uco, regarded as the best area in all Argentina for growing high quality grapes.
Handpicked into small trays, the best grapes were selected where 90% were fermented then aged in French oak and 10% in American oak. The resulting wine is fantastic and is presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
Deep ruby in colour. Big juicy fruit perfectly balanced with the oak and the high altitude acidity. This is a cracking bottle of Malbec at this price.
£19.50
This Block One Syrah is from Mauricio Lorca’s vineyards at Vista Flores, Valle de Uco, regarded as the best area in all Argentina for growing high quality grapes.
As with the Block One Malbec the grapes for this Syrah were handpicked into small trays, the best grapes were selected where 90% were fermented then aged in French oak and 10% in American oak. The resulting wine is fantastic and is presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
Pale ruby in colour suggesting this is a lighter wine than the others in the Block One range. Soft and supple on the palate with red and black fruit flavours nicely cut by good natural acidity. Reminiscent of good northern Rhone, this is excellent in an elegant style.
£19.50
This Block One Syrah is from Mauricio Lorca’s vineyards at Vista Flores, Valle de Uco, regarded as the best area in all Argentina for growing high quality grapes.
As with the Block One Malbec the grapes for this Syrah were handpicked into small trays, the best grapes were selected where 90% were fermented then aged in French oak and 10% in American oak. The resulting wine is fantastic and is presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
Pale ruby in colour suggesting this is a lighter wine than the others in the Block One range. Soft and supple on the palate with red and black fruit flavours nicely cut by good natural acidity. Reminiscent of good northern Rhone, this is excellent in an elegant style.
£19.50
90 / 100, Descorchados 2020
A great introduction to good Argentine Malbec, from Mauricio Lorca, one of Argentina’s most prominent winemakers. As well as his own wines, Mauricio is also a consultant winemaker for several other wineries in Mendoza including Enrigue Foster and Eral Bravo.
This Mauricio Lorca Fantasia Malbec is lightly oaked with great purity of fruit. As an introduction to quality Malbec at an affordable price it is a winner. Highly recommended.
£11.99
90 / 100, Descorchados 2020
A great introduction to good Argentine Malbec, from Mauricio Lorca, one of Argentina’s most prominent winemakers. As well as his own wines, Mauricio is also a consultant winemaker for several other wineries in Mendoza including Enrigue Foster and Eral Bravo.
This Mauricio Lorca Fantasia Malbec is lightly oaked with great purity of fruit. As an introduction to quality Malbec at an affordable price it is a winner. Highly recommended.
£11.99
Moncaro Marche Sangiovese IGT is an easy drinking Sangiovese, great value at this price.
£8.50
Moncaro Marche Sangiovese IGT is an easy drinking Sangiovese, great value at this price.
£8.50
Ruby in colour with a very natural nose (reminiscent of Phillipe Viret’s wines). Incidentally the name “Pach” means earth.
Good fruit with balanced oak, soft and round with earthy notes and a hint of residual sugar on the finish.
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£14.99
Ruby in colour with a very natural nose (reminiscent of Phillipe Viret’s wines). Incidentally the name “Pach” means earth.
Good fruit with balanced oak, soft and round with earthy notes and a hint of residual sugar on the finish.
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£14.99
Luca Maroni 95 Points
Passo del Sud is a new wine for us made in the Appassimento method of pre drying the grapes in the sun to concentrate flavour, alcohol and power.
This wine is the collaboration of two friends (Benedetto & mario) using local indigenous grapes with a little Merlot.
It is very good indeed. Made on a slightly larger scale than our boutique wines but still much smaller than mass produced wines. We have given it a medium rating for sulphites just to be over cautious, so please avoid it if you have a sulphite intolerance. For everybody else though this is an excellent choice if you want a powerful wine at the right money.
Big, powerful yet velvet smooth. Excellent wine!
Sorry – out of stock but more on the way (now overdue). Will put it live as soon as it arrives.
£11.99
Luca Maroni 95 Points
Passo del Sud is a new wine for us made in the Appassimento method of pre drying the grapes in the sun to concentrate flavour, alcohol and power.
This wine is the collaboration of two friends (Benedetto & mario) using local indigenous grapes with a little Merlot.
It is very good indeed. Made on a slightly larger scale than our boutique wines but still much smaller than mass produced wines. We have given it a medium rating for sulphites just to be over cautious, so please avoid it if you have a sulphite intolerance. For everybody else though this is an excellent choice if you want a powerful wine at the right money.
Big, powerful yet velvet smooth. Excellent wine!
Sorry – out of stock but more on the way (now overdue). Will put it live as soon as it arrives.
£11.99
Luca Maroni 91 Points
Another very good wine from Cantine due Palme. Named “celebration” and bottled in a heavyweight bottle to reflect it’s quality.
Big, full flavoured and velvet smooth. Great with virtually any food or just to enjoy on it’s own by the fire.
£14.99
Luca Maroni 91 Points
Another very good wine from Cantine due Palme. Named “celebration” and bottled in a heavyweight bottle to reflect it’s quality.
Big, full flavoured and velvet smooth. Great with virtually any food or just to enjoy on it’s own by the fire.
£14.99
Primitivo di Salento IGT Il Medaglione Leone de Castris is a great quality Primitivo and a great value price. Soft and fruity with just a minimal amount of oak.
We have a couple of the old presentation left then we are onto new stock with the new label.
£13.99
Primitivo di Salento IGT Il Medaglione Leone de Castris is a great quality Primitivo and a great value price. Soft and fruity with just a minimal amount of oak.
We have a couple of the old presentation left then we are onto new stock with the new label.
£13.99
Tim Atkin 90 Points
Platter 4.5 Stars 93 Points
Rainbows End Cabernet Sauvignon is a fabulous Cabernet. Rainbows End is one of the finest artisan red wine producers in Stellenbosch, and now also makes some very good Chenin Blanc too. Anton Malan’s winemaking is exceptional. He puts in a lot of hard work such as handpicking at dawn and manually punching down of the ferment several times a day, which is richly rewarded when you taste his wines. This Cabernet Sauvignon is excellent – powerful and opulent, with weight on the palate balanced by good acidity and a purity that comes from absolute minimal use of additives.
£19.99
Out of stock
Tim Atkin 90 Points
Platter 4.5 Stars 93 Points
Rainbows End Cabernet Sauvignon is a fabulous Cabernet. Rainbows End is one of the finest artisan red wine producers in Stellenbosch, and now also makes some very good Chenin Blanc too. Anton Malan’s winemaking is exceptional. He puts in a lot of hard work such as handpicking at dawn and manually punching down of the ferment several times a day, which is richly rewarded when you taste his wines. This Cabernet Sauvignon is excellent – powerful and opulent, with weight on the palate balanced by good acidity and a purity that comes from absolute minimal use of additives.
£19.99
Out of stock
Platter 4.5 Stars, NWC National Champion – Double Gold, Robert Parker 90+
Every vintage wins best Shiraz in Stellenbosch.
Rainbows End Shiraz has very quickly set the benchmark for quality Shiraz in Stellenbosch and indeed for South Africa. It’s a winning combination of top quality wine at a reasonable price. Many of the best and most famous South African red wines fetch a real premium, so for Anton at Rainbows End being a relative newcomer, he has introduced his wines at affodable prices. Not only has his Shiraz won multiple awards each vintage but so has his Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and his blends. Without doubt Rainbows End is one of the best and best value wineries in Stellenbosch.
£19.99
Platter 4.5 Stars, NWC National Champion – Double Gold, Robert Parker 90+
Every vintage wins best Shiraz in Stellenbosch.
Rainbows End Shiraz has very quickly set the benchmark for quality Shiraz in Stellenbosch and indeed for South Africa. It’s a winning combination of top quality wine at a reasonable price. Many of the best and most famous South African red wines fetch a real premium, so for Anton at Rainbows End being a relative newcomer, he has introduced his wines at affodable prices. Not only has his Shiraz won multiple awards each vintage but so has his Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and his blends. Without doubt Rainbows End is one of the best and best value wineries in Stellenbosch.
£19.99
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Zenato is one of the very best red dessert wines I have ever tasted. Certainly the best Recioto. It is simply stunning
£36.00
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Zenato is one of the very best red dessert wines I have ever tasted. Certainly the best Recioto. It is simply stunning
£36.00
James Suckling 93 points
Sommelier Wine Awards – Gold
Ripassa Zenato is a powerful wine with sweet fruit initially, balanced by more savoury mid palate flavours and a long finish. It’s very smooth, and like all good Italian wines is superb with food. This one from Zenato is often referred to as “baby Amarone” and is certainly better than many co-operative produced or supermarket listed Amarones out there. While Zenato are very highly regarded for all their wines, particularly their Amarones, they are the undisputed Ripassa champions with this wine.
Regrettably we’ve had to pass on significant supplier increases as Italy is struggling with excessive energy prices affecting both production and transport.
£23.99
James Suckling 93 points
Sommelier Wine Awards – Gold
Ripassa Zenato is a powerful wine with sweet fruit initially, balanced by more savoury mid palate flavours and a long finish. It’s very smooth, and like all good Italian wines is superb with food. This one from Zenato is often referred to as “baby Amarone” and is certainly better than many co-operative produced or supermarket listed Amarones out there. While Zenato are very highly regarded for all their wines, particularly their Amarones, they are the undisputed Ripassa champions with this wine.
Regrettably we’ve had to pass on significant supplier increases as Italy is struggling with excessive energy prices affecting both production and transport.
£23.99
Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore Campagnola is a delicious smooth easy drinking Ripasso wine, perfect with red meat dishes.
£16.99
Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore Campagnola is a delicious smooth easy drinking Ripasso wine, perfect with red meat dishes.
£16.99
Just moved onto the 2015
Leone de Castris is one of the region’s top wineries, established in 1665. They make some excellent wines which are great value. The previous vintage was awarded Tre Bicchieri by Gambero Rosso. Fantastic value wine.
£16.99
Just moved onto the 2015
Leone de Castris is one of the region’s top wineries, established in 1665. They make some excellent wines which are great value. The previous vintage was awarded Tre Bicchieri by Gambero Rosso. Fantastic value wine.
£16.99
Sansonina is a masterpiece of winemaking, a truly unique wine from Carla Prospero and Nadia Zenato.
£59.99
Out of stock
Sansonina is a masterpiece of winemaking, a truly unique wine from Carla Prospero and Nadia Zenato.
£59.99
Out of stock
Santa Cristina Cabernet Sauvignon is a stunning wine from the Zenato family’s smaller Santa Cristina winery on the shore of Lake Garda.
It’s a blend of 85% cabernet sauvignon and 15% cabernet franc. It’s aged for 18 months in a combination of first fill and used French oak then a brief spell resting in stainless steel followed by a further 6 months or so in bottle prior to release.
It has initial sweet fruit with a delicious natural aspect. Full bodied, elegant and smooth with a long finish. This is a great wine.
£22.00
Santa Cristina Cabernet Sauvignon is a stunning wine from the Zenato family’s smaller Santa Cristina winery on the shore of Lake Garda.
It’s a blend of 85% cabernet sauvignon and 15% cabernet franc. It’s aged for 18 months in a combination of first fill and used French oak then a brief spell resting in stainless steel followed by a further 6 months or so in bottle prior to release.
It has initial sweet fruit with a delicious natural aspect. Full bodied, elegant and smooth with a long finish. This is a great wine.
£22.00
Gambero Rosso – Tre Bicchieri – every vintage since 2004
Selvarossa Riserva, Cantine due Palme is one of the best reds to come out of Southern Italy, regularly being awarded Gambero Rosso’s highest accolade of Tre Bicchieri. I’ve been stocking it for years and every vintage has been superb. It’s a big powerful warming red with sweet tannins. Super smooth.
£22.00
Gambero Rosso – Tre Bicchieri – every vintage since 2004
Selvarossa Riserva, Cantine due Palme is one of the best reds to come out of Southern Italy, regularly being awarded Gambero Rosso’s highest accolade of Tre Bicchieri. I’ve been stocking it for years and every vintage has been superb. It’s a big powerful warming red with sweet tannins. Super smooth.
£22.00
Tapiz Malbec is a delicious Argentine red wine with that typical powerful Malbec fruit. Big and puchy on entry, quite smooth with the acidity and oak in balance. Ideal for everyday drinking at this price. Malbec is very much in fashion and there are many cheap ones floating about in the supermarkets but this one from Tapiz is in a completely different league.
Bodega Tapiz are one of the most exciting winemakers in Argentina producing some excellent wines.
This Tapiz Malbec is one of our best sellers with a loyal following as it is consistently good every vintage.
£13.00
Tapiz Malbec is a delicious Argentine red wine with that typical powerful Malbec fruit. Big and puchy on entry, quite smooth with the acidity and oak in balance. Ideal for everyday drinking at this price. Malbec is very much in fashion and there are many cheap ones floating about in the supermarkets but this one from Tapiz is in a completely different league.
Bodega Tapiz are one of the most exciting winemakers in Argentina producing some excellent wines.
This Tapiz Malbec is one of our best sellers with a loyal following as it is consistently good every vintage.
£13.00
Tapiz Reserva Malbec is a superb example of quality malbec from Mendoza. Plenty of strong fruit flavour yet very smooth with a dry finish. The standard Tapiz Malbec is very good, this Riserva Malbec is excellent. Fabian Valenzuela is one of Argentina’s most promising winemakers and at Tapiz he has consistently produced excellent quality wines at affordable prices for many years. For sheer value for money they are hard to beat.
£17.99
Tapiz Reserva Malbec is a superb example of quality malbec from Mendoza. Plenty of strong fruit flavour yet very smooth with a dry finish. The standard Tapiz Malbec is very good, this Riserva Malbec is excellent. Fabian Valenzuela is one of Argentina’s most promising winemakers and at Tapiz he has consistently produced excellent quality wines at affordable prices for many years. For sheer value for money they are hard to beat.
£17.99
Aniello 006 Malbec is an excellent Malbec from this refurbished artisan winery in Rio Negro, Patagonia. At 600 metres above sea level this isn’t high for Argentina! But it’s high enough to produce a wonderfully fresh wine with a backbone of good natural acidity. Dark in colour with a floral nose, full of fruit, yet the refreshing acidity brings a balance making this an ideal wine to enjoy in virtually any circumstance. I’d have this wine with white fish, or it could just as well go with a good steak.
It’s very versatile so a great choice if you’re sharing a bottle. Great wine for the money!
£14.99
Aniello 006 Malbec is an excellent Malbec from this refurbished artisan winery in Rio Negro, Patagonia. At 600 metres above sea level this isn’t high for Argentina! But it’s high enough to produce a wonderfully fresh wine with a backbone of good natural acidity. Dark in colour with a floral nose, full of fruit, yet the refreshing acidity brings a balance making this an ideal wine to enjoy in virtually any circumstance. I’d have this wine with white fish, or it could just as well go with a good steak.
It’s very versatile so a great choice if you’re sharing a bottle. Great wine for the money!
£14.99
Artisan no added sulphur Merlot from Stellenbosch South Africa
Deep ruby with red fruit on the nose. Soft in the mouth and very smooth with red berry flavours.
Medium bodied with medium weight on the palate, great balance between the fruit, natural acidity and the light oak.
Great wine in a lighter elegant style rather than the typical South African powerhouse.
£13.99
Out of stock
Artisan no added sulphur Merlot from Stellenbosch South Africa
Deep ruby with red fruit on the nose. Soft in the mouth and very smooth with red berry flavours.
Medium bodied with medium weight on the palate, great balance between the fruit, natural acidity and the light oak.
Great wine in a lighter elegant style rather than the typical South African powerhouse.
£13.99
Out of stock
Orange Wine Show – Gold
Cave de Cairanne Chantecotes Rouge is a rebrand of their fantastic Grande Reserve Cru Cairanne.
Fantastic. Big rich flavours with power yet super smooth. The Cave de Cairanne wines just keep improving year on year. This is a cracker.
£14.99
Orange Wine Show – Gold
Cave de Cairanne Chantecotes Rouge is a rebrand of their fantastic Grande Reserve Cru Cairanne.
Fantastic. Big rich flavours with power yet super smooth. The Cave de Cairanne wines just keep improving year on year. This is a cracker.
£14.99
Grangehurst Cabernet Merlot is a great aged Bordeaux blend from Jeremy Walker. Jeremy ages all his wines on site at the winery for many years, and typically only releases them once they’re at least ten years old! He is the only South African I know of making wines like this. The results are excellent. Big powerful wines, super smooth and fully integrated as the blend has had years to settle. Grangehurst wines are quite an experience and highly recommended. This Grangehurst Cabernet Merlot is full bodied and super smooth, drinking beautifully.
We are on the 2007.
£21.00
Out of stock
Grangehurst Cabernet Merlot is a great aged Bordeaux blend from Jeremy Walker. Jeremy ages all his wines on site at the winery for many years, and typically only releases them once they’re at least ten years old! He is the only South African I know of making wines like this. The results are excellent. Big powerful wines, super smooth and fully integrated as the blend has had years to settle. Grangehurst wines are quite an experience and highly recommended. This Grangehurst Cabernet Merlot is full bodied and super smooth, drinking beautifully.
We are on the 2007.
£21.00
Out of stock
Milesime Bio Silver Medal
A superb single vineyard Syrah aged for 24 months in oak, only produced in exceptional years. Delicious! Big black cherry flavours with vanilla and a hint of white pepper. Perfectly balanced wine with good natural acidity. Superb. We have just received the 2011.
£29.99
Milesime Bio Silver Medal
A superb single vineyard Syrah aged for 24 months in oak, only produced in exceptional years. Delicious! Big black cherry flavours with vanilla and a hint of white pepper. Perfectly balanced wine with good natural acidity. Superb. We have just received the 2011.
£29.99
Orange 2021 – Gold, Guide Hatchette – 1 Star
The Abelia range from Cave de Cairanne is a fantastic value introduction to their delicious wines, all AC Cotes du Rhone.
This is really good, full flavoured and smooth. Great value at this price!
£11.99
Orange 2021 – Gold, Guide Hatchette – 1 Star
The Abelia range from Cave de Cairanne is a fantastic value introduction to their delicious wines, all AC Cotes du Rhone.
This is really good, full flavoured and smooth. Great value at this price!
£11.99
A very good Cotes du Rhone Villages Plan de Dieu made from 100% Grenache, unoaked.
Big and punchy with good fruit, very smooth and delicious. Pair with anything from roast chicken to beef or drink it on it’s own in front of the fire.
£14.99
A very good Cotes du Rhone Villages Plan de Dieu made from 100% Grenache, unoaked.
Big and punchy with good fruit, very smooth and delicious. Pair with anything from roast chicken to beef or drink it on it’s own in front of the fire.
£14.99
60% Syrah and 40% Grenache from a single tiny vinneyard of just 2 hectares.
£16.99
Out of stock
60% Syrah and 40% Grenache from a single tiny vinneyard of just 2 hectares.
£16.99
Out of stock
This is a big powerful wine, natural and pure with great overall balance. Big flavours with some vanilla coming thrrough on the finish – fantastic! Get some whle you can.
This is a tiny winery of “friends” who make just two wines (plus the Family Seleccion in exceptional years) so we are very lucky to have got hold of some of this again this year!
£17.99
Out of stock
This is a big powerful wine, natural and pure with great overall balance. Big flavours with some vanilla coming thrrough on the finish – fantastic! Get some whle you can.
This is a tiny winery of “friends” who make just two wines (plus the Family Seleccion in exceptional years) so we are very lucky to have got hold of some of this again this year!
£17.99
Out of stock
Decanter 2022 – 92 Points
Appellation Rasteau Controllee. Concentrated red and black fruits with some well integrated oak. Fairly light in body and silky smooth. This is a delicious wine, ideal with some good cheese.
£13.00
Out of stock
Decanter 2022 – 92 Points
Appellation Rasteau Controllee. Concentrated red and black fruits with some well integrated oak. Fairly light in body and silky smooth. This is a delicious wine, ideal with some good cheese.
£13.00
Out of stock
A straight forward but delicious, soft and smooth Sangiovese. Exceptionally low in sulphites and very healthy for you!
£10.99
Out of stock
A straight forward but delicious, soft and smooth Sangiovese. Exceptionally low in sulphites and very healthy for you!
£10.99
Out of stock
A very pleasant warming red. At first it’s a little tight with earthy aromas. Give it a bit of time to open up and it becomes very moreish in a natural style.
£11.99
Out of stock
A very pleasant warming red. At first it’s a little tight with earthy aromas. Give it a bit of time to open up and it becomes very moreish in a natural style.
£11.99
Out of stock
A big, powerful wine well suited to food.
We are on the new presentation, not the blue label any more, but the wine is the same.
£11.99
A big, powerful wine well suited to food.
We are on the new presentation, not the blue label any more, but the wine is the same.
£11.99
The “Terroir Hunter” range is from small plots of special vineyards matched to specific varietals to show off Chile’s potential.
We are on the 2016. Limited quantity available at this special price.
£19.99
The “Terroir Hunter” range is from small plots of special vineyards matched to specific varietals to show off Chile’s potential.
We are on the 2016. Limited quantity available at this special price.
£19.99
Vallisto Extremo is the pet project of Francisco Lavaque producing classical wines via natural methods from old vines.
This Barbera reminded me very much of good Piedmonte and if you tasted it blind you’d think it was Italian.
Quite a pungent farmyard nose on opening which is deceptive as it has lovely red fruit flavours with fine acidity from the altitude. Elegance and finesse for such a natural wine ending with the typical dry finish.
Definitely pairs well with Italian foods such as pizza or good cured meats, casseroles or game.
£17.99
Vallisto Extremo is the pet project of Francisco Lavaque producing classical wines via natural methods from old vines.
This Barbera reminded me very much of good Piedmonte and if you tasted it blind you’d think it was Italian.
Quite a pungent farmyard nose on opening which is deceptive as it has lovely red fruit flavours with fine acidity from the altitude. Elegance and finesse for such a natural wine ending with the typical dry finish.
Definitely pairs well with Italian foods such as pizza or good cured meats, casseroles or game.
£17.99
Vallisto Extremo is the pet project of Francisco Lavaque producing classical wines via natural methods from old vines.
Francisco followed biodynamic principles for the grape growing and produced the wine without any nasty additives such as pesticides or fungicides in the vineyard or added acids or manipulation in the winery. The result is a delicious natural wine made in a light yet elegant style.
Pale ruby in colour with a nose of cherry. Red fruit initially followed by a little pepper and spice. Smooth and natural with a dry finish. Ideal to drink on it’s own in the summer or pair with chicken, BBQ or cheese and biscuits.
£17.99
Vallisto Extremo is the pet project of Francisco Lavaque producing classical wines via natural methods from old vines.
Francisco followed biodynamic principles for the grape growing and produced the wine without any nasty additives such as pesticides or fungicides in the vineyard or added acids or manipulation in the winery. The result is a delicious natural wine made in a light yet elegant style.
Pale ruby in colour with a nose of cherry. Red fruit initially followed by a little pepper and spice. Smooth and natural with a dry finish. Ideal to drink on it’s own in the summer or pair with chicken, BBQ or cheese and biscuits.
£17.99
The signature wine from Vallisto Extremo, this Felix is a blend of old vine Tannat and comparatively young Malbec, micro vinified in 225 litre oak casks!
Very deep ruby in colour. Big red fruit flavours, concentrated intense and very long. Big natural acidity, midweight on the palate and very smooth with a long finish.
This wine is quite something. I’m personally delighted to see a quality Argentine winemaker steering away from the recent trend to make savoury Bordeaux styled wines and head back to what I belive makes top Argentine wines unique – fruit and elegance combined.
£48.00
The signature wine from Vallisto Extremo, this Felix is a blend of old vine Tannat and comparatively young Malbec, micro vinified in 225 litre oak casks!
Very deep ruby in colour. Big red fruit flavours, concentrated intense and very long. Big natural acidity, midweight on the palate and very smooth with a long finish.
This wine is quite something. I’m personally delighted to see a quality Argentine winemaker steering away from the recent trend to make savoury Bordeaux styled wines and head back to what I belive makes top Argentine wines unique – fruit and elegance combined.
£48.00
This Vallisto Extremo Malbec is Francisco’s most popular wine. A Malbec made in an elegant style with only very light oaking (50% of the wine in small oak casks for 12 months).
Like all his wines he uses natural methods with no pesticides etc in the vineyard, no manipulation in the winery either and only very minimal SO2. Hand picked grapes of course.
Opaque ruby in colour. Juicy red fruit on entry with good acidity from the high altitude vines. Midweight on the palate and balanced with a long dry finish and very smooth.
£17.99
This Vallisto Extremo Malbec is Francisco’s most popular wine. A Malbec made in an elegant style with only very light oaking (50% of the wine in small oak casks for 12 months).
Like all his wines he uses natural methods with no pesticides etc in the vineyard, no manipulation in the winery either and only very minimal SO2. Hand picked grapes of course.
Opaque ruby in colour. Juicy red fruit on entry with good acidity from the high altitude vines. Midweight on the palate and balanced with a long dry finish and very smooth.
£17.99
Vallisto Extremo is the pet project of Francisco Lavaque producing classical wines via natural methods from old vines, for this Tannat over a hundred years old. Fermented and aged for twelve months in concrete tanks with no wood used.
Purple opaque in colour with ruby highlights, so no surpirse that it’s big and juicy on entry. Not a “fruit bomb” as some Salta wines can be, more of a European balanced savoury style.
£17.99
Vallisto Extremo is the pet project of Francisco Lavaque producing classical wines via natural methods from old vines, for this Tannat over a hundred years old. Fermented and aged for twelve months in concrete tanks with no wood used.
Purple opaque in colour with ruby highlights, so no surpirse that it’s big and juicy on entry. Not a “fruit bomb” as some Salta wines can be, more of a European balanced savoury style.
£17.99
Tim Atkin 93 Points, 2016
This is the beautiful Bordeaux blend from their second tier range “Catalpa”. Atamisque is a relatively new winery founded in 2007 by a French couple with family wine connections in Burgundy, aiming to produce exceptional wines in a natural manner. The winery was designed on a gravity feed system and all grapes are handpicked, two systems for minimising chemical intervention.
“The Atamisque reds are distinguished by their perfume and fine-grained tannins. This blend of Cabernet Franc with 20% Merlot and 10% each of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon is no exception, featuring subtle oak, grassy yet ripe flavours, bright acidity and a long, tapering palate.”
93 / 100 Tim Atkin ARGENTINA 2016 Special Report
£18.95
Tim Atkin 93 Points, 2016
This is the beautiful Bordeaux blend from their second tier range “Catalpa”. Atamisque is a relatively new winery founded in 2007 by a French couple with family wine connections in Burgundy, aiming to produce exceptional wines in a natural manner. The winery was designed on a gravity feed system and all grapes are handpicked, two systems for minimising chemical intervention.
“The Atamisque reds are distinguished by their perfume and fine-grained tannins. This blend of Cabernet Franc with 20% Merlot and 10% each of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon is no exception, featuring subtle oak, grassy yet ripe flavours, bright acidity and a long, tapering palate.”
93 / 100 Tim Atkin ARGENTINA 2016 Special Report
£18.95
Atamisque Catalpa Pinot Noir is an excellent single vineyard Pinot with gentle oak ageing. Soft and fruity with oak coming in on the back palate. Medium bodied with good acidity, well balanced with a long finish. Particularly suited to good cheese or richer fattier meats such as roast duck or pork dishes, as the acidity cleanses the palate.
£16.99
Atamisque Catalpa Pinot Noir is an excellent single vineyard Pinot with gentle oak ageing. Soft and fruity with oak coming in on the back palate. Medium bodied with good acidity, well balanced with a long finish. Particularly suited to good cheese or richer fattier meats such as roast duck or pork dishes, as the acidity cleanses the palate.
£16.99
Valpolicella Classico Superiore Caterina Zardini Campagnola is one of the finest Valpolicellas produced. It is a superb wine.
£19.00
Valpolicella Classico Superiore Caterina Zardini Campagnola is one of the finest Valpolicellas produced. It is a superb wine.
£19.00
Valpolicella Superiore Zenato. The image of Valpolicella suffered in the UK in the 1990s when cheap inferior Valpolicella and Chianti were everywhere. But a good Valpolicella is one of northern Italy’s most popular and most respected red wines. Zenato are one of the Veneto region’s best producers and members of the elite Amarone Consortium. All their wines are high quality. You will note this Valpolicella is a “Superiore” meaning it has to be aged for at least one year before release and must be at least 12% abv – a guarantee of quality.
This wine is delicious, and a long time favourite with many of our customers. It’s very smooth with great fruit and a long finish.
£16.99
Valpolicella Superiore Zenato. The image of Valpolicella suffered in the UK in the 1990s when cheap inferior Valpolicella and Chianti were everywhere. But a good Valpolicella is one of northern Italy’s most popular and most respected red wines. Zenato are one of the Veneto region’s best producers and members of the elite Amarone Consortium. All their wines are high quality. You will note this Valpolicella is a “Superiore” meaning it has to be aged for at least one year before release and must be at least 12% abv – a guarantee of quality.
This wine is delicious, and a long time favourite with many of our customers. It’s very smooth with great fruit and a long finish.
£16.99
I’m a big fan of all the Benegas wines and the Benegas Lynch Cabernet Franc in particular has been consistently one of our best wines for years. Here Federico has released a Cabernet Franc in his estate range at a more affordable price. Cabernet Franc thrives in Argentina due to the consistent climate, something which it doesn’t get at home in the Loire where there can be significant differences in quality between vintages due to the weather.
As a result Argentina is seeing more and more new plantings of Cabernet Franc and I think this is going to be a niche grape for them. Certainly the ones I’ve tasted recently from Benegas and Mauricio Lorca have been excellent quality. This particular wine is made in a bigger, more Argentine style.
Big ripe fruit on the nose which follows through onto the palate. It’s full bodied and powerful, rich but not jammy. Very smooth and balanced of course. This is fantastic wine and highly recommended.
£19.00
I’m a big fan of all the Benegas wines and the Benegas Lynch Cabernet Franc in particular has been consistently one of our best wines for years. Here Federico has released a Cabernet Franc in his estate range at a more affordable price. Cabernet Franc thrives in Argentina due to the consistent climate, something which it doesn’t get at home in the Loire where there can be significant differences in quality between vintages due to the weather.
As a result Argentina is seeing more and more new plantings of Cabernet Franc and I think this is going to be a niche grape for them. Certainly the ones I’ve tasted recently from Benegas and Mauricio Lorca have been excellent quality. This particular wine is made in a bigger, more Argentine style.
Big ripe fruit on the nose which follows through onto the palate. It’s full bodied and powerful, rich but not jammy. Very smooth and balanced of course. This is fantastic wine and highly recommended.
£19.00
James Suckling 91 points
Descorchados 90 points
A delicious Malbec in a natural style. Well structured, elegant, with a little vanilla on the finish. Fermented in cement vats and aged for six months in second use French oak barrels to impart a little vanilla without overpowering the fruit.
£13.99
Out of stock
James Suckling 91 points
Descorchados 90 points
A delicious Malbec in a natural style. Well structured, elegant, with a little vanilla on the finish. Fermented in cement vats and aged for six months in second use French oak barrels to impart a little vanilla without overpowering the fruit.
£13.99
Out of stock
This Cabernet Franc from Mauricio Lorca is great value for money, like all Mauricio Lorca’s Fantasia range. The vineyards are in Vista Flores in the Uco Valley, regarded as the best area in all Argentina for growing high quality grapes. Mauricio is one of Mendoza’s best winemakers and consistently produces delicious wines at affordable prices.
This is 100% Cabernet Franc. 30% was aged in oak while the remaining portion was left unoaked to retain the purity of fruit.
I love Cabernet Franc and this is a great example for anybody who maybe has never had a single varietal Cab Franc before and wants to try one. Red cherry and raspberry fruit with just a hint of oak. Quite full and round in the mouth but light and fresh with good acidity. Lovely on it’s own or due to it’s good acidity will pair with roast meats or BBQ.
£13.00
This Cabernet Franc from Mauricio Lorca is great value for money, like all Mauricio Lorca’s Fantasia range. The vineyards are in Vista Flores in the Uco Valley, regarded as the best area in all Argentina for growing high quality grapes. Mauricio is one of Mendoza’s best winemakers and consistently produces delicious wines at affordable prices.
This is 100% Cabernet Franc. 30% was aged in oak while the remaining portion was left unoaked to retain the purity of fruit.
I love Cabernet Franc and this is a great example for anybody who maybe has never had a single varietal Cab Franc before and wants to try one. Red cherry and raspberry fruit with just a hint of oak. Quite full and round in the mouth but light and fresh with good acidity. Lovely on it’s own or due to it’s good acidity will pair with roast meats or BBQ.
£13.00
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