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| Madregale Rosso, Montepulciano, Abruzzo, Italy 2011 | 19.95 |
| Pale cranberry red, attractive nose of dried cherrys and tea rose | |
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| Primitivo di Puglia, A Mano, Puglia, Italy 2008 | 27.50 |
| Full and ripe, with loads of fruit, especially raspberries and blackberries | |
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| Valpolicella Superiore Carlo Ferragu 2008 | 59.00 |
| Valpolicella Superiore that is an Amarone in disguise. It is bottle poetry and exudes relaxed, generous aromas of melted chocolate, orange cream, dried apricots, cherry and plum skins. In the mouth, it is dry but luxurious and ripe, with pashmina-soft tannins and smooth, succulent layers of fragrant dark fruits that coat the palate leaving a twist of bitter chocolate on the finish that acts like a ribbon, tying the whole parcel together | |
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| Barolo Classico, Giacomo Borgogno, Piedmont, Italy 2004 | 69.00 |
| Nebbiolo grapes from the finest hillside sites in the commune of Barolo. The bouquet shows great complexity. 2004 was an excellent vintage. | |
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| Brunello di Montalcino Cupano, Montalcino, Tuscany 2001 | 150.00 |
| Incredibly smooth, rich, charming style; this is the essence of Brunello, from Lionel Cousin and Ornella Tondini who had the great, late Henri Jayer of Burgundy as their mentor. The 2001 is very rare. It is considered one of the top 2 or 3 Brunellos. | |
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| Chianti Rufina 'Cedro' Lavacchio, Italy 2008 | 36.00 |
| Bog standard Chianti can disappoint, being as thin and weedy as a mummy's boy forced to go on a cross-country run in the rain. Not so the 2008 Cedro from Rufino. It's like a walk in the sun-drenched Tuscan countryside. It is made from 90% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo Nero and 5% Ciliegiolo and was aged in large French oak barrels for 16 months before release | |
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Pinot Noir, Gamay |
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| Gamay de Touraine, Henry Marionnet, Loire, France, 2010 | 28.75 |
| Fruity and perfumed. Do try it chilled as well. Really quaffable . | |
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| Soli Pinot Noir, Miroglio, Thracian Valley, Bulgaria 2008 | 29.00 |
| Soft strawberry and raspberry fruit with some fresher rhubarb notes | |
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| Old Coach Road Pinot Noir, New Zealand 2009 | 39.00 |
| On the nose it is stalky, cherry, rhubarb, red licorice and a bit of salami. Its a good & quite Pinoty nose in the fruit forward style. The palate closely follows this too red Pinot fruit, some stalky bitterness, quite prominent acidity through the middle. Its only quite a light & slightly forward Pinot, but the form is there. An unpretentious winner | |
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| Morgon 'Côte du Py' Jean Foillard, France 2010 | 49.00 |
| So concentrated and velvety, perfumed earthy Pinot Noir like aromas, but the grape is gamay. An exciting wine as it is a serious overachiever | |
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| Rioja Reserva, Izadi, Spain 2007 | 35.00 |
| Alluring blackberry aromas, graceful and balanced. | |
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Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre, Carignan |
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| Les Vignes d'Oc, Grenache Merlot, France 2010 | 17.95 |
| Low tannins, balance berry pallet | |
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| Copeland Estate Shiraz, Cabernet, Australia 2011 | 23.50 |
| Fresh, sweet, dark fruit aromas, spicy | |
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| Corbieres, Chateau de Durfort, France, 2010 | 34.00 |
| Cassis cordial, purple pastilles, creamy vanilla with pashmina soft tannins | |
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| Minervois L'Azerolle Vieilles Vignes 2010 | 28.95 |
| Intense inky palate, Mediterranean herbs. Deep wine with a heartening rustic character but smooth. Delicious. | |
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| A.A. Badenhorst 'Secateurs' Red Blend 2010 | 29.00 |
| A free-spirited, footloose red wine made from a patchwork of Southern Rhone varieties, namely Shiraz, Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache and Mourvedre, plus a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon. It freewheels across the palate with happy-go-lucky flavours of rich, ripe bramble fruits, lifted by perfumed top notes of spice, hillside herbs, cracked black pepper and wood smoke. | |
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| Domaine Bertrand Stehelin Gigondas, France 2008 | 44.95 |
| Spicy, smooth, right next door to chateauneuf but much better value | |
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| Cotes du Rhone Les Plates Pierres, France 2008 | 29.50 |
| Fragrant herbs, parma violets and cracked black pepper. Light bodied | |
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| Cal Pla Crianza Cellar Joan Sangenis Priorat, Spain 2006 | 38.00 |
| Fragrant herbs, parma violets and cracked black pepper. Light bodied | |
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| Clio Bodegas El Nido 2009 | 64.00 |
| Pure pleasure! A voluptuous new wave Spanish red! Wow! It's pretty on the outside, but the interior decoration is absolutely stunning! Every surface is covered in flavour. On the nose it offers up sweet vanilla and subtle Asian spices from the new oak, as well as creamy red and black berries and a delicate hint of dried purple flowers. The palate is carpeted in plush, ripe berries, sweetened by white chocolate, creamy strawberries and malted barley | |
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Malbec, Mavrud |
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| Malbec Classico, Altos Las Hormigas, Mendoza, Argentina 2011 | 32.50 |
| Beautifully balanced with firm tannins, ripe, red and black fruits, mixed with chocolate, coconut and vanilla | |
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| St Ilia Merlot & Mavrud, Thracia Valley, Bulgaria 2008 | 25.50 |
| Jam-packed with plum and cherry flavours. Light herbal mint and toasty oak spice. | |
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Cabernet, Merlot, Carmenre and Bordeaux Blends |
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| Carmenere "LA Poda Corta" Rapel Valley, Chile 2008 | 27.75 |
| A nose of cassis, plums and berries. A big structure and well rounded tannins | |
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| St John's Brook Cabernet Merlot, Australia 2008 | 31.00 |
| Massesof blackberry fruit, spice and just a hint of cedar | |
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| Chateau La Croix Chantecaille Grand Cru Saint-Emilion 2006 | 43.50 |
| The grapes are hand-picked at full-ripeness, result is a very elegant and well balanced wine with a good ageing potential. | |
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| Chateau Pape Clement, Pessac-Leognan 1998 | 140.00 |
| Came top of a blind tasting of virtually all 1998 Bordeaux, including the first growths, second only to Petrus. Classic, pure, stylish. | |
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| Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou, St-Julien 1970 | 140.00 |
| 'Outstanding wine - complex, rich, savoury, and the quintessentially elegant Bordeaux. This beauty continues to reveal the fragrance and finesse that one expects from Lafite-Rothschild but so rarely finds'. Parker. | |
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| Chateau Montrose, St-Estephe 1966 | 154.00 |
| 'A classic of its kind. This is what the old Montrose used to be. Dry, somewhat austere, massive.'Â? 5 stars, Michael Broadbent | |
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| Château Pichon-Longueville Lalande 1985 | 175.00 |
| 'Fleshy; distinctive, scented, elegant, soft, ripe, explosively lovely after 30 minutes in the glas's.Â? 5 stars, Michael Broadbent. | |
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| Chateau Cos d'Estournel, St-Estephe 2003 | 225.00 |
| 'With extraordinary richness, and remarkable freshness, elegance, and persistence, this is one of the finest wines ever made by this estate. The good news is that it will be drinkable at a young age.' 98 points, Robert Parker. | |
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| Chateau Lynch Bages, Pauillac 1961 | 240.00 |
| 'Cassis, a touch of sweetness, nice weight, soft, rounded, harmonious. A perfect drink'Â? 5 stars, Michael Broadbent. | |
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Tempranillo |
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| Solano Tempranillo, Spain 2011 | 19.95 |
| Fresh yet warming, round and really smooth | |
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| Quinta do Crasto Douro Red, Portugal 2009 | 29.75 |
| Lovely and light, but with plenty of flavor. Excellent for summer drinking. The perfumed Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo) comes to the fore, but also in this wine are Touriga Nacional and Tinta Barocca. | |
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Bergerie de la Bastide,Languedoc, France 2008
Superbly dry with cranberry and red cherries
£24.00
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