Synergy wines are crafted to be approachable, fruit driven wines that complement a broad range of contemporary cuisine and a casual lifestyle application.
The Shiraz is a wonderful interpretation of this style, full of ripe spicy fruit.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 5.00
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
12+ bottles
Terre Allegre,
Sangiovese, 2009
A delicate and lightly fruited wine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 5.15
grape:
Sangiovese
alcohol:
11
%
style:
Light & Refreshing
12+ bottles
Terre Allegre,
Trebbiano, 2009
Bouquet: delicate and slightly fruited.
Taste: fresh and light.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 5.15
grape:
Trebbiano
alcohol:
10.5
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
12+ bottles
Cielo e Terra,
Garganego a Chardonnay, 2008
Straw yellow in colour with a bouquet of flowers and ripe peaches. A velvety wine thats round with amiable notes.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 5.45
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
11.5
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
12+ bottles
Centelleo,
Macabeo Chardonnay, 2008
Ripe, rounded Chardonnay is blended with crisp Macabeo to give a delicious, tangy white wine.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 5.50
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Crisp & Dry
6 bottles
Centelleo,
Tempranillo, 2008
Spain’s most famous grape variety, Tempranillo is full of juicy bramble and cherry fruit with hints of spice. Deliciously supple and succulent.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 5.50
grape:
Tempranillo
style:
Fruit Packed
16 bottles
Centelleo,
Tempranillo Rosado, 2008
Succulent, juicy and fruit filled, this wine simply screams of lazy summer days, the first rays of sun on your back and the smack of salt on your lips from a grilled, freshly caught sardine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 5.50
grape:
Tempranillo
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Rosé
12+ bottles
Bellosguardo,
Nero d'Avola, 2009
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 5.65
grape:
Nero d'Avola
style:
Fruit Packed
12+ bottles
San Mario,
Catarratto Chardonnay IGT Bianco di Sicilia, 2009
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 5.65
grape:
Catarratto
style:
Crisp & Dry
12+ bottles
San Mario,
Negroamaro Malvasia Nera IGT Rosso di Puglia, 2009
Light quaffing wine. Attractive berry fruit, Mediterranean herbs, and liquorice in its aromas and flavors, a soft, medium weight, and more than adequate length.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 5.65
style:
Light & Refreshing
12+ bottles
Costa Vera,
Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008
Deliciously cherry filled and exuberant with ripe plumy fruit and hints of cassis and chocolate.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 5.80
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
style:
Light & Refreshing
22 bottles
Costa Vera,
Chardonnay, 2009
A crisp, unwooded style of Chardonnay with lively lemony fruit character and refreshing pear and apple finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 5.80
grape:
Chardonnay
style:
Crisp & Dry
12+ bottles
Costa Vera,
Merlot, 2009
Very robust, yet fruity, with a lovely soft velvety flavour from this upmarket winery famed for producing some of Chile’s best wines
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 5.80
grape:
Merlot
style:
Fruit Packed
12+ bottles
Costa Vera,
Sauvignon Blanc, 2009
A really versatile wine. Light and crisp with hints of citrus fruits and wild flowers make for a light, easy drinking Sauvignon.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 5.80
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
12+ bottles
Los Espinos,
Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008
Rich and fruity in character with a soft, cassis laden palate and a touch of spice.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 5.80
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
style:
Light & Refreshing
12+ bottles
Los Espinos,
Chardonnay, 2008
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 5.80
grape:
Chardonnay
style:
Crisp & Dry
12+ bottles
Los Espinos,
Merlot, 2008
Juicy Red, fruit packed, with supple Bramble and Blackberry fruit. Soft creamy Tannins and a lip smacking finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 5.80
grape:
Merlot
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
12+ bottles
Los Espinos,
Sauvignon Blanc, 2009
Refreshing, crisp with hints of tropical fruit.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 5.80
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
style:
Crisp & Dry
12+ bottles
Alpha Zeta,
’S’ Soave, 2009
A blend of 75% Garganega and 25% Trebbiano di Soave, is a light, bright lemon-lime colour, with clean fresh perfumes of citrus and a touch of blossom. On the palate it is light and fresh, with a zesty, lemon/lime fruit character and a gentle roundness. A lively freshness lifts the finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 5.85
grape:
Garganega
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
12 bottles
Bella Modella,
Figlia Primitivo Sangiovese IGT Puglia, 2009
Aromas of subtle red fruit, tastes of red fruit and berry flavours with delicious length for the price.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 5.90
grape:
Primitivo
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Fruit Packed
12+ bottles
Sto Isidro de Pegoes,
Santo Isidro de Pegoes White, 2008
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 5.95
style:
Crisp & Dry
12 bottles
Casa Defra,
Chardonnay DOC Colli Berici, 2009
Classic apple and melon fruit in this fresh and light example from the north.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.00
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Something Different
12+ bottles
Casa Defra,
Sauvignon Blanc DOC Colli Berici, 2009
Zippy and fresh, exhibiting typical clean varietal characteristics of lemons and grass.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.00
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
15 bottles
Terre di Monteforte,
Soave Classico, 2009
Clean, bright and light in colour, with an attractive, fresh, open nose, with perfumes of almond blossom and white flowers. On the palate it has excellent depth and a lovely balance between ripe, aromatic fruit and fresh, zingy acidity. Clean and spicy on the finish, this wine surpasses all but the very top names in the zone.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.05
grape:
Garganega
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
10 bottles
Dominio Lasierpe,
Tempranillo Garnacha, 2008
A well rounded, juicy blend of Spain's most important grape varieties. Soft, yet structured with a supple feel coupled with bright raspberry and plum fruit character.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.10
grape:
Tempranillo
style:
Fruit Packed
14 bottles
Dominio Lasierpe,
Viura Blanco, 2008
A crisp, lively, citrus laced white with hints of apple and melon fruit. Well balanced, fresh and enticing.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.10
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Crisp & Dry
9 bottles
Sto Isidro de Pegoes,
Santo Isidro de Pegoes Red, 2006
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.10
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
10 bottles
Casa Defra,
Pinot Grigio, 2009
A deliciously refreshing white with subtle citrus hints and easy drinking style. Crisp, dry and very moreish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.15
grape:
Pinot Grigio
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
12+ bottles
Bella Modella,
Pinot Grigio delle Venezie, 2009
A beautifully, light, vibrant white to be appreciated for its zesty, citrus character and refreshing quality.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.30
grape:
Pinot Grigio
style:
Something Different
12+ bottles
One Chain Vineyards,
Chardonnay `The Googly`, 2009
Lovely ripe melon and apple characters mingle with touches of pear and honey. Bright, zingy and well balanced.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.40
grape:
Chardonnay
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
12+ bottles
One Chain Vineyards,
Sauvignon Blanc Riesling `The Opportunist`, 2009
The Opportunist represents the very best value wine available each year and as such the blend may change from vintage to vintage. The 2009 is a crisp, dry, tangy white wine made using cool climate fruit from one of Australia's greatest vineyards.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.40
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
3 bottles
One Chain Vineyards,
Shiraz Cabernet `The Wrong Un`, 2008
A bright spicy red with ripe berry flavours and lovely velvety texture. Youthful and spicy.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.40
grape:
Shiraz Blends
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
12+ bottles
Saddle Creek,
Semillon Chardonnay, 2008
A delicate blend of herbaceous Semillon and exotic tropical Chardonnay fruit characters with subtle oak complexity balanced by a crisp, fresh finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.40
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
8 bottles
Casa Defra,
Pinot Grigio Rosé Venezie, 2009
A good example of this dry to medium dry white with a touch of pink.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.45
grape:
Pinot Grigio
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Rosé
12+ bottles
Cusumano,
Chardonnay IGT Sicilia 'Nadaria', 2008
Chardonnay Nadaria has a straw-yellow colour. On the nose it has fresh and fruity scents of apples and white flowers. Well balanced with notes of white fruits and pleasantly fresh.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.45
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
8 bottles
Cusumano,
Viognier IGT Sicilia `Nadaria`, 2008
Pale straw colour. Intense aromas of apricot and peach with floral hints. A wonderful length. Finishes clean and fresh.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.45
grape:
Viognier
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
6 bottles
Bella Modella,
Nero d’Avola di Sicilia, 2007
A succulent, lusty red to be appreciated for its robust, spice and bramble character.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.50
grape:
Nero d'Avola
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
5 bottles
Peter Lehmann Wines,
Weighbridge Rosé, 2009
Rose petals and aromas of raspberries on the nose. Deliciously crisp, with delightful flavours of freshly picked summer berries, and a superbly clean finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.50
grape:
Merlot
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Rosé
18 bottles
Vignabaldo,
Orvieto Classico Amabile DOC, 2009
Delicate, medium dry and fragrant. A fruity bouquet with a fine, velvety, and pleasantly sweet taste
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.50
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
12+ bottles
Bellosguardo,
Chianti DOCG, 2008
Ruby red in colour with the characteristic intense aromas of wild pansies and sweet violets. The harmonious dry taste, savoury and slightly tannic wine goes perfectly with typical Tuscan dishes.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.55
grape:
Sangiovese
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
24 bottles
Echeverria,
Valle Dorado Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007
Bright and lively, with a rich mouthful of exquisite sweet fruits, a smooth palate and a nice juicy finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.55
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
1 bottles
Primo,
Sangiovese/Merlot, 2009
This wine is fresh and cherryish with good weight on the palate.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.55
grape:
Other Reds
style:
Light & Refreshing
22 bottles
Borgo Cipressi,
Montepulciano d`Abruzzo DOC, 2008
Fresh and dry, black cherries and something like tart cranberries in the flavour; a luscious soft sensation on the first taste quickly gives way to mouth-watering, food-friendly acidity that lasts into a long, clean finish. This is an excellent value Italian red.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.60
grape:
Montepulciano
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
12+ bottles
Cusumano,
Cabernet Sauvignon IGT Sicilia `Nadaria`, 2007
Deep intense ruby red in colour with ruby tints. A vinuous, well balanced nose with pleasant red berry notes. Well balanced and harmonious on the palate with soft, supple tannins. An elegant yet easy drinking red wine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.60
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
6 bottles
Cusumano,
Merlot IGT Sicilia, 2009
Another example of how a classic international grape variety thrives under the warm Sicilian sun. Soft, juicy and ripe. Full of jammy, plumy fruit flavours. Soft, supple tannins. A medium bodied wine, great for every day drinking.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.60
grape:
Merlot
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
12+ bottles
Cusumano,
Syrah IGT Sicilia `Nadaria`, 2008
Purple colour. Lively bouquet filled with subtle plum and dried fruits such as cranberry and cherry. On the palate leading displays smoky leather and black cherry.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.60
grape:
Syrah
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
6 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Poggiotondo,
The Blend, 2005
The idea of the blend is to make a wine that has the identity and complexity of Tuscany given by the Sangiovese, as well as a juiciness from the Syrah and softness and roundness on the palate from the Merlot.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.70
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
4 bottles
Redfin,
Shiraz/Grenache, 2004
Sourced from McLaren Vale, South Australia, where Shiraz and Grenache grapes produce ripe, full-bodied wines.
2004 long, cool year, something that produced superb fruit in McLaren Vale. Shiraz showed full flavour ripeness and soft, supple tannins. The Shiraz component provides the backbone of this wine, while the Grenache adds elegance and aroma.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.70
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
3 bottles
Santa Rosa Estate,
Viognier, 2007
Santa Rosa were one of the first wineries in Argentina to produce Viognier and it has been a massive hit. Well balanced, with crisp acidity and measured alcohol. Apricot fruit dominates with just a touch of spice.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.70
grape:
Viognier
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
10 bottles
Terre del Noce,
Cabernet Sauvignon delle Dolomiti, 2007
Fresh, clean and fragrant with hints of lemon and peaches.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.75
grape:
Chardonnay
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
16 bottles
One Chain Vineyards,
Cabernet Sauvignon `The Pugilist`, 2008
This Cabernet from the Limestone Coast displays all the rugged and powerful characteristics of the best Australian Cabernet, yet it is also elegant and balanced. The wine is deep and generous with blackcurrants, plums and wood spice on the pallet. The finish is long, silky and smooth.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.85
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
7 bottles
One Chain Vineyards,
Merlot `The Exhibitionist`, 2008
There`s no holding back here, not much decorum to mention but what this wine lacks in modesty, it more than makes up for in enjoyment. Flirting outrageously with your taste buds, The Exhibitionist is a one wine drama with a fruit filled plot and a memorably silky denouement. Extravagantly fruity, full of character with a crowd pleasing finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.85
style:
Fruit Packed
16 bottles
One Chain Vineyards,
`The Opportunist` Shiraz, 2007
Sometimes Opportunities are too good to pass up. This McLaren Vale Shiraz would normally sell for 3 times the price but opportunity came the producer`s way and this is the result. A deep, inviting crimson black with an intense cassis, plum and bramble nose. Rich, voluptuous and silky on the palate with creamy black fruits and a little savoury smokiness from oak. How can being an Opportunist be so bad when the wine tastes this good?
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 6.85
grape:
Shiraz
style:
Fruit Packed
3 bottles
Villa Ruffinella,
Frascati Superiore DOC, 2009
Vibrant citrus fruit. Crisp with a refreshing, spritzy finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.85
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
6 bottles
Bonacchi,
Orvieto Classico Secco DOC, 2008
Pale straw in colour. Dry, quite full flavoured with a hint of almonds on the nose and palate.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.90
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Crisp & Dry
18 bottles
Villa Tonino,
Grillo, 2009
The wine has a typical bouquet of ripe white fruits, that gives way to a rich and supple flavour on the palate. It is characteristis and individual, and is probably the most exciting and convincing expression of this variety around. Though modern in style, the clarity of the fruit retains a distinctly Sicilian character.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 6.90
grape:
Grillo
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Full & Rich
9 bottles
Mendoza Heights,
Premium Malbec, 2008
A well-balanced wine with inviting aromas of plum jam, through to a juicy palate and a rich, smokey finish. This is a rich full-bodied wine with intense fruit flavours that is at its best paired with very good meat dishes.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.00
grape:
Malbec
style:
Fruit Packed
19 bottles
Novacorte,
Trebbiano d`Abruzzo, 2007
It is a half-intensity straw coloured wine. The perfume is
fresh and smells of bitter almond. The taste is dry and acid,
but in harmonic melange. It has a light body.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 7.00
grape:
Trebbiano
alcohol:
11.5
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
11 bottles
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Trexenta,
MONTELUNA Vermentino di Sardinia DOC, 2006
A good introduction to Vermentino from Sardinia. Light, fresh, with a touch of creaminess, and some bitter almonds and minerals. Slightly riper fruit than more traditional northern styles due to the vineyard's warmer inland location.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 7.00
grape:
Vermentino
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
11 bottles
Aresti Family Vineyards,
Estate Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008
Intense red color. On the nose it is expressive, with ripe berries and plum notes, in harmony with delicate vanilla notes. It is a rich and equilibrated wine, with nice tannins and good structure.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.05
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
14 bottles
Aresti Family Vineyards,
Estate Selection Merlot, 2008
Bright and lively red colour. Its nose it is intense, with ripe berries notes (strawberry, raspberry and blueberry), very well complemented with vanilla and cacao touches due to the wood. In the mouth, it is rich, sweet and equilibrated, with a nice end and lenght. It has a medium body and soft tannins, with a nice aftertaste.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.05
grape:
Merlot
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
10 bottles
Ca’ del Matt,
Barbera d`Asti, 2008
Made by New Zealand winemaker Matt Thomson - the wine has a lovely depth of ruby colour with a fresh, lively nose with perfumes of dark cherry and ripe plums. On the palate it has the characteristic tang of good Barbera balanced by a delicious ripe, rich plummy fruit character.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.05
grape:
Barbera
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
12 bottles
Hellfire Bay,
Shiraz Grenache, 2006
The Hellfire Bay wines are made at Plantagenet with fruit sourced from various vineyards in Western Australia.
The Grenache offers a soft ripeness and combines well with the spicy Shiraz giving a medium bodied wine. It displays flavours of plum and blackberry on the palate with a hint of spice in the finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.05
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
4 bottles
Valentin Bianchi,
`Finca Los Primos` Malbec, 2009
The classic Malbec aromas of ripe plums, tobacco and violets are evident in the nose, with hints of vanilla. The beauty of the Malbec in Argentina is its ability to combine a rich, weighty mouth feel with a soft silkiness normally associated with lighter wines. This has good balance and a long finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.05
grape:
Malbec
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
12+ bottles
Alpha Zeta,
’V’ Valpolicella, 2009
The wine has very good colour and a ripe, black cherry nose characteristic of young Valpolicella. On the palate it is soft, fresh and damsony, with supple tannins and very good length.
Modern, clean style Frascatis are produced by this innovative company in the heart of the Lazio region close to Rome. Made from 70% Malvasia with 30% Trebbiano, resulting in a wine with a characteristic full flavour.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 7.15
grape:
Malvasia
style:
Something Different
16 bottles
Cielo e Terra,
Pinot Grigio Blush, 2008
The light contact with the coopery skins lets obtain a pale blush colour. This wine has a fruited and elegant bouquet making it delicate, fruited and persistent.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.40
grape:
Pinot Grigio
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Rosé
2 bottles
Corte Giara,
Merlot del Veneto, 2008
Corte Giara is the negociant label of Allegrini. The wines are made by Allegrini from fruit bought on from outside their own vineyards. They have a similar stamp of quality, and a style and taste that, like their estate range, sets them aside from most of the Veronesi wines produced at this level.
Intense ruby red colour with purplish highlights. On the nose it is intense and slightly herbaceous. On the palate it has concentrated fruit flavours, with vegetal notes and a sweet spiciness with rich, soft tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.40
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
12+ bottles
Stormy Cape,
Chenin Blanc, 2007
Pale in colour with an enticingly citrus nose, this is a typically racy South African Chenin with a good concentration of sub tropical fruit well balanced with fresh citrus acidity and a dry finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 7.40
grape:
Chenin Blanc
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
13 bottles
Villa Tonino,
Nero d’Avola, 2007
The wine shows good balance, with a deep colour, ripe, dark cherry and plum fruit, with sweetness and softness of oak overtones with a velvety texture and an attractive distinctive fruit. Spicy lasting finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.45
grape:
Nero d'Avola
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Fruit Packed
14 bottles
Corte Giara,
Bardolino 'Pagus', 2009
Bright, ruby red in colour, this wine is fresh and youthful, with a delicious cherryish perfume on the nose, a delicious bitter-sweet twist on the ripe fruit palate and good length.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.50
grape:
Other Reds
style:
Fruit Packed
12 bottles
Anna Spinato,
Raboso IGT semi-Sparkling "Rabose", NV
Ruby Red in colour. Fine aromas with hints of ripe red berries like raspberry. Fruity and supple.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.75
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
11.5
%
style:
Sparkling Red
12+ bottles
Hellfire Bay,
Chardonnay, 2008
The Hellfire Bay wines are made at Plantagenet with fruit sourced from various vineyards in Western Australia.
It is medium bodied with a great texture, with great citrus and grapefruit flavours and nice weight on the palate.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 7.75
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
5 bottles
One Chain Vineyards,
Reserve Shiraz `The Golden Duck`, 2008
This wine blends rich, gutsy Barossa fruit with cooler, more cerebral Pyrenees Shiraz to make a delicious, richly flavoured but well structured red with heaps of creamy bramble fruit overlaid with spice and subtle vanillin oak.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.75
grape:
Shiraz
style:
Fruit Packed
12+ bottles
Rapitala,
Rosato, 2008
Coral pink colour, bouquet of flowers and fruit, fresh, soft, deep flavour. This wine comes from a selection of grapes of two traditional Sicilian grape varieties, the Nerello Mascalese and the Perricone. The grapes, picked when they still have a good acidity, are vinified by the rosé method, with a gentle pressing and a short contact of the must with the skins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.75
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Rosé
12+ bottles
Ashbury Grove,
Chardonnay Reserve, 2007
100% Chardonnay sourced from vineyards in the Riverland area of South Australia. An enticingly fresh nose with subtle tropical notes. The palate offers citrus notes entwined with clean acidity and a soft oak influence.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 7.80
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
7 bottles
Echeverria,
Cabenet Sauvignon, 2008
From the Curico Valley of Chile comes this rich Cabernet Sauvignon. Pretty blackberry and red cherry fruits greet the nose, and there is a touch of mint on the finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.80
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
5 bottles
Echeverria,
Merlot, 2008
This is a wine full of juicy, ripe and soft Merlot character, with lovely intensity and a long finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.80
grape:
Merlot
style:
Fruit Packed
6 bottles
Echeverria,
Sauvignon Blanc, 2009
Ripe and full bodied wine with a hint of tropical fruit
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 7.80
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
6 bottles
Mezzacorona,
Cabernet Sauvignon Trentino, 2008
Traditional red wine vinification at controlled temperatures of around 25°C; briefly refined in wood, ruby red in color, intense bouquet, complex with vanilla notes characteristic of the refinement in wood, dry flavor, lightly tannic, full-body.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.85
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Fruit Packed
12+ bottles
Mezzacorona,
Chardonnay Trentino, 2008
Traditional vinification of white wine at controlled temperatures of around 18-20°C; straw-yellow in color, pleasant fragrance, fruity, fine, distinctive, dry flavor, harmonic, lightly aromatic.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 7.85
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
11 bottles
Gran Sasso,
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, 2008
This wine is deep coloured, clean, fresh and plummy on the nose, rich, supple and accessible on the palate. The fresh, primary fruit characters are maximised by the fact that it does not age in oak, making it approachable and ready to drink.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.90
grape:
Montepulciano
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Interesting Different
14 bottles
Mandrarossa,
Cabernet Sauvignon Rose, 2009
A deeply coloured rosé with a wonderfully expressive nose. A lively medium-body, balanced acidity and a fresh elegant finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.95
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Rosé
5 bottles
Mandrarossa,
Nero d`Avola, 2008
The Mandrarossa Nero d`Avola shows the true potential of Sicilian red wine. Richly textured with layers of damson, plum and liquorice spice flavours, elegant but powerful.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.95
grape:
Nero d'Avola
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
8 bottles
Mandrarossa,
Syrah, 2008
Full bodied fruit and a heady perfume of hedgerow fruit and peppery spice.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.95
grape:
Syrah
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
9 bottles
Umani Ronchi,
Montepulciano d`Abruzzo, 2009
Medium bodied and dry and with a finely textured structure to support the ripe plummy fruit.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 7.95
grape:
Montepulciano
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
15 bottles
A Mano,
Primitivo di Puglia, 2007
The 2007 Primitivo is a dark cherry red colour, with youthful purple lights. The intense and powerful perfumes of dark, ripe fruit give way to a rich, warm palate characterised by chocolate. The powerful structure and good depth last through to the finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.00
grape:
Primitivo
style:
Full & Intense
4 bottles
Bonacchi,
Chianti Gentilesco DOCG, 2008
Bright ruby red going to garnet with age. A smooth medium-bodied wine with good concentration of cherry fruit, very drinkable in style.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.00
grape:
Sangiovese
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
9 bottles
Trentham Estate,
Noble Taminga (37.5cl), 2006
The Noble Taminga is very much a ‘fruit driven’ wine without dominating botrytis characters or excessive sweetness. The 2006 vintage is one of the best Tamingas Trentham believe they have made to date and shows excellent fruit and balanced sweetness. The wine displays lifted citrus and apricot aromas with luscious sweetness and balanced acidity.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.00
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
11
%
style:
Sweet / Dessert
11 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Arienzo,
Rioja Crianza, 2006
An outstandingly reliable wine offering spicy aromas of sweet red berries, a rounded, lush palate and a firm finish.
It’s balance of acidity; soft tannins and ripe red fruits confer universal appeal.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.10
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
12+ bottles
Umani Ronchi,
Verdicchio Classico, Villa Bianchi, 2009
Brilliant straw yellow colour with greenish tints. The bouquet is fine and intense, fruity and floral. The palate is pleasant, vibrant and fresh notes, followed by a typically almond aftertaste.
Subtle aromas of bell pepper emerge through the herbaceous notes. Gooseberry and hints of lemon flower are intermingled with tones of subtle tropical lychee.
Subtle herbaceous and gooseberry tones are apparent whilst light tropical notes add a richness to the palate. Lush zesty citrus flavours follow through to a smart crisp finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.15
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
6 bottles
Picco del Sole,
Cannonau di Sardegna DOC, 2008
A typical Sardinian red with a deep ruby colour and a palate brimming with ripe fruit and hints of sweet spice. Good acidity, soft tannins and a well-balanced, persistent finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.15
grape:
Cannonau
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Interesting Different
12 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Poggiotondo,
Cerro del Masso Chianti, 2008
Deep in colour, ripe plummy nose & a full, fleshy palate with supple tannins & a great balance. The unoaked fruit is instantly accessible, making it a superb everyday drinking Chianti.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.15
grape:
Sangiovese
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
12+ bottles
Anna Spinato,
Prosecco Semi-Spark IGT Colli Trevigiani, NV
Fruity with hints of apple, grapefruit and peach.
The good acidity and the sweet taste give elegance and a well-balanced harmony.
Obtained from the best Pinot Grigio grapes of the Villa Savardo vineyard and vinificated with soft pressing and fermentation at controlled temperature.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.20
grape:
Pinot Grigio
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
12+ bottles
Volpi,
Moscato DOCG Frizzante, 2009
A pale straw color with a slight sparkle, a fresh aroma with touches of peaches and apricots, a refreshingly sweet taste with a clean, crisp finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.20
grape:
Moscato
alcohol:
5.5
%
style:
Sweet / Dessert
4 bottles
Leonardo,
Chianti, 2008
Clear, ruby-red in colour, with reasonable depth and 'legs' indicating good structure. Perfumes of cherries and fresh red fruit, mingle with spicy, peppery notes. The wine is lively and fresh in the mouth, with soft, rounded tannins. Good intensity, attractive structure and fine, long length.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.25
grape:
Sangiovese
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
16 bottles
Miali,
SEPALA Aglianico del Vulture, 2004
Lively red with garnet reflections. Rather tannic when young, but once refined achieves a polyphenol balance of unparalleled nobility.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.25
grape:
Aglianico
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
12+ bottles
Bricco,
Primitivo, 2008
Deep red with an intensely spicy bouquet and ripe, juicy berry fruit flavours.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.35
grape:
Primitivo
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
12+ bottles
d’Arenberg,
Stump Jump Red, 2008
A medium rich ruby red appearance with a dark centre. The aromatic nose is of ripe juicy red fruit mixed with notes of dark cherry, christmas pudding, green and white pepper corns, plum and boiled rhubarb notes. The palate is easy drinking ripe and juicy dominated by a mix of red berries and savoury characters with lovely soft tannins and a edge of acidity which complements the dry liquorice and herbal notes. Its softness, balance of fruit weight and fruit tannins means it is drinking wonderfully now. The more it opens up the more dark rich concentrated fruit characters evolve.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.40
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
7 bottles
d’Arenberg,
Stump Jump White, 2008
The palate is very fresh and tight. It is quite light due to its youth but there is a moderate level of restrained fruit intensity and ripeness balanced with lovely crunchy acidity which keeps the finish in check.
The dimension of flavours and textural richness (Marsanne, Viognier and Chardonnay) on the finish matched with the level of dryness suggest a wine from a cooler region. This is once again the hallmark of this wine; a great value drink, anytime anywhere with anyone.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.40
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
14 bottles
Miali,
CAMPIROSSI Primitivo, 2006
Dark red with violet reflections. Decisive, characteristic aromas, with hints of spice and ripe fruit. Full bodied and harmonic.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.40
grape:
Primitivo
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Full & Intense
12+ bottles
Miali,
Negroamaro (Linea I Classici), 2006
Bright ruby red with a slight orange vein when properly aged. Intense and delicate notes of cherries in alcohol with a hint of small red fruits. Marked, slightly tannic with good body and persistence.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.40
grape:
Negroamaro
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Full & Intense
16 bottles
Anna Spinato,
Prosecco Sparkling Extra Dry V.S.Q., NV
Fruity with hints of apple, grapefruit, peach and flowers of acacia tree. The acid and the sweet scent give elegance to the wine.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.45
grape:
Prosecco
alcohol:
11
%
style:
Sparkling
12+ bottles
Bodegas Age,
Siglo Saco Crianza, 2006
Clean and bright in appearance with a garnet-red colour with purple and golden hints. The nose is fruity aromas with hints of vanillin. The wine is full in the mouth, with body, elegance and a velvety finish.
The wine is nicely fruity and well-balanced with a subtly sweetish finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.55
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
11.3
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
12+ bottles
Quady Winery,
Elysium Black Muscat (37.5cl), 2006
Winemakers comments
"Black Muscat, another under appreciated muscat variety, is known in Europe as a table grape variety, Muscat Hamburg, one of the very few black skinned muscats. If ripened to about 25 brix, it attains a rose-like aroma and litchi like flavor. This rose-like aroma led us to name the wine Elysium, Greek for heaven. Drinking this, you can almost feel you have fallen into a rose garden and been transported to heaven."
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.55
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Sweet / Dessert
6 bottles
San Marco,
Orvieto Classico Amabile, 2008
Fills the glass with glints of golden straw colour, with aromatic notes of roses on the nose. On the palate it has hints of ripe apricots, ripe grapes and a long off-dry finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.55
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Something Different
2 bottles
Gioacchino Garofoli,
Serra del Conte Verdicchio dei Castelli dei jesi DOC Classico, 2007
A fresh, fruity, light and dry white wine with a fragrant and smooth balance.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.75
grape:
Verdicchio
style:
Crisp & Dry
5 bottles
Sto Isidro de Pegoes,
Fontanario de Pegoes Red Palmela DOC, 2007
Intense aroma of red berries, well combined with new oak while young, evoluing later in to an aroma of dry fruits, chocolate, spices and coffee.
Soft in the mouth with very good tannins and structure.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 8.85
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Interesting Different
6 bottles
Luis Cañas,
Rioja Blanco Barrel Fermented Viura, 2008
Refreshing barrel fermented Rioja, made from the fashionable Viura grape variety. Toasty on the nose with hints of citrus fruit followed by freshness and a good structured finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.90
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
15 bottles
Mezzacorona,
Pinot Grigio Trentino DOC, 2008
Traditional white wine vinification at controlled temperatures of around 18-20°C; modern taste, straw-yellow in color, pleasant bouquet, delicate, fruity, dry in flavour, elegant, and well balanced.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.90
grape:
Pinot Grigio
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
4 bottles
Vignaioli Canelli,
Asti DOCG, NV
Lovely aromatic sparkling wine, with a natural harmonious touch of sweetness and its low alcohol.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.90
grape:
Muscat
alcohol:
7.5
%
style:
Sparkling
6 bottles
The Crossings,
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, 2009
Sauvignon Blanc is The Crossings flagship varietal, made from a blend of selected parcels from their vineyards. The wine presents powerful aromas of passionfruit on the nose, combined with a complex palate where melon and stone fruit flavours are underpinned by a racy acidity and the classic flinty, mineral undertones of Awatere Sauvignon Blanc
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 8.95
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
12+ bottles
Bonacchi,
Chianti Riserva DOCG, 2004
The aging in oak barrels gives this wine ruby red colour with garnet hues. It has an intense aroma and a dry velvety flavours.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.00
grape:
Sangiovese
style:
Full & Intense
3 bottles
Casa Defra,
Pinot Grigio Blush Brut Sparkling, NV
Pale rose, floral and strawberry bouquet, fruited and elegant.
A fresh fruity wine with tropical flavours of pineapples and bananas. Great chilled as an aperitif.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.10
grape:
Verdelho
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
9 bottles
Bleasdale Wines,
Grapepickers Red, 2006
A blend of Shiraz, Cabernet and Malbec. A soft fruity wine with flavours of plums, spices and blackberries.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.10
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
14 bottles
Domaine des Corbillières,
Sauvignon de Touraine, 2008
100% Sauvignon Blanc. Its fresh, zippy & balanced, the wine has good weight, concentration & length. A classic. Simon Woods, Wine International’s expert taster, March 2004:“The Barbou family domaine is as fine as source of Touraine Sauvignon as you could wish to find. The result is a wine that would shame many a Sancerre, richly flavoured with vibrant nettle, grass & citrus flavour, a crisp appetising texture, & far more weight than you’d expect..”
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.15
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
7 bottles
One Chain Vineyards,
Brut Sparkling `Howzat`, NV
This delicious, fragrant and frivolous sparkler has ample pear, apple and tropical fruit character on the nose which leads through to a palate of crisp, citrus and creamy pineapple.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.15
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Sparkling
7 bottles
Rapitala,
Piano Maltese Bianco, 2008
A blend of Grillo and Catarratto grapes. A wine of fresh Mediterranean scents and a savoury, elegant flavour with a typical hint of bitter almonds. Piano Maltese is at the heart of the Tenuta Rapitalà, gentle hills at 400 metres altitude, which, because of their history, terrain and climate, endow wines with a special character.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.15
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Something Different
12+ bottles
Trentham Estate,
La Famiglia Moscato, 2009
A light aromatic wine with lifted musky fruit characters and balanced sweetness. The taste is fruity and slightly fizzy. Enjoy well chilled on a hot summer evening.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.20
grape:
Muscat
alcohol:
6
%
style:
Sweet / Dessert
10 bottles
Yalumba,
Y Series Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007
The 2007 Y Series Cabernet Sauvignon has great varietal character, showing blackcurrant, tobacco leaf, dark chocolate and a sprinkle of aniseed spice. A medium bodied red with dark berry flavours, savoury overtones and classical chalky tannins give the wine great length.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.20
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
23 bottles
Yalumba,
Y Series Merlot, 2008
This medium bodied wine is soft and supple in the mouth, with flavours of cherry and plum, with hints of dark chocolate.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.20
grape:
Merlot
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
18 bottles
Yalumba,
Y Series Riesling, 2008
The wine shows classic varietal character with aromas of lime juice and lemon peel, with delicate blossom overtones. The palate is lively and refreshing with generous lemon and grapefruit flavours, and a hint of ripe tropical fruits on the finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.20
grape:
Riesling
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
6 bottles
Yalumba,
Y Series Shiraz Viognier, 2007
This wine is medium to deep crimson purple in colour with a very attractive nose showing warmer aromatics of heady ripe berry fruits. The Viognier lends fragrant notes of apricot blossom and musk. The palate is very approachable, with ripe raspberry and ju-jube-like flavours, quite plush and smooth finishing with a long velvety texture.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.20
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
3 bottles
Yalumba,
Y Series Unwooded Chardonnay, 2008
Light straw with green hues the 2008 Yalumba Y Series Unwooded Chardonnay has fresh aromas of pineapple, quince and paw paw with floral spices. A rich, yet mineral palate complemented by fresh tropical fruit that finishes with fresh grapefruit acidity.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.20
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
6 bottles
Yalumba,
Y Series Viognier, 2008
Throughout its history, Yalumba has been willing to take a risk and back its judgement on a new variety, a new style, or a new direction, without losing sight of traditional strengths. Nowhere is this more evident than in the winery's pioneering work in Australia with the rare and alluring Rhône grape variety, Viognier.
The vine cuttings shown on the Yalumba Viognier label depict the Hill Smith family's ability to think outside the square in the quest for quality. Such risktaking and daring to make a difference has put Yalumba ahead of the rest in the ever-changing world of wine.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.20
grape:
Viognier
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
10 bottles
Antica Masseria Venditti,
Sannio DOC Rosso, 2008
A blend of Montepulciano, Olivella and Aglianico. Deep purple color; nose of mulberry and cured black olives; walnut skin tannins; top flower notes. The native Olivella give that a hint of flower, as well as, some structure to the wine. "Montepulciano is in quotes because it seems very different (in taste and morphology) from the Montepulciano found in Abruzzo and elsewhere. Long live the daily drinkin' field blend and family style meals.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.30
grape:
Other Reds
style:
Interesting Different
17 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Sampietrana,
Salice Salentino Riserva DOC, 2004
100% Negroamaro. Rich and full with concentrated ripe fruit flavours and a hint of fungal earthiness. Generous, complex and wonderful with red meats and strong cheeses.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.30
grape:
Negroamaro
style:
Full & Intense
5 bottles
Bodegas Age,
Siglo Reserva, 2004
Clean and bright. Ruby colour with copper and golden reflects. The bouquet has notes of vanilla and spices. The palate is tasty, ample and well structured, with a vanilla and spice finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.35
grape:
Tempranillo
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
18 bottles
Casa Defra,
Prosecco DOC Spumante Extra Dry, NV
Bouquet: fresh and floreal bouquet, slightly aromatic.
Taste: fruited and elegant.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.40
grape:
Prosecco
alcohol:
11
%
style:
Sparkling
13 bottles
Kim Crawford,
Pansy Rosé, 2007
Made predominantly from Merlot & Cabernet Franc grapes. Pansy is cherry pink in colour with mauve edges. It has ripe apple and sherbet aromas on the nose, with a slightly savoury edge. The wine has great fruit intensity, with juicy fruit and watermelon characters. Full bodied, the wine finishes well with a hint of tannin. This is an ideal summer sipper and aperitif style wine.
Pansy Rose is bottled under stelvin closure so that it can be enjoyed free from cork taint and in perfect condition.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.40
grape:
Other Reds
style:
Rosé
13 bottles
Allegrini,
Valpolicella, 2009
A delicious, zesty Valpolicella showing fresh, youthful exuberance. On the nose, aromas of black cherries mingle with crushed almonds and dried herbs. The palate is medium-bodied with elegant red fruit flavours. Sweet, ripe tannins and soft acidity make the wine supple and approachable, and leave the finish fresh. A fruity wine which should be drunk young.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.45
grape:
Valpolicella Blend
style:
Light & Refreshing
18 bottles
Plantagenet,
Omrah Sauvignon Blanc, 2009
A “zingy” mouthfilling wine showing citrus fruits with hints of green apples. The long and luscious flavours linger forever.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.45
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
5 bottles
Plantagenet,
Omrah Unoaked Chardonnay, 2008
It is a rich mouth filling wine with extraordinary fruit depth. The varietal characters of grapefruit and mango and peach tantalize the palate. Extended lees contact has also added complexity to this wine
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.45
grape:
Chardonnay
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
3 bottles
Alkoomi,
White Label Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, 2006
Lifted floral aromatics with herbs, lemon and hints of gooseberry. Fine and elegant with intense mid-palate fruit sweetness and a clean acid finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.55
grape:
Sauvignon / Semillon Blends
style:
Crisp & Dry
9 bottles
Alkoomi,
White Label Unwooded Chardonnay, 2006
Attractive peach and orange blossom aromas. Rich, clean blend of citrus and peach flavours.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.55
grape:
Chardonnay
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
5 bottles
Kuki,
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, 2009
Pungent aromas of tropical guava and passionfruit with a hint of freshly cut grass. Rich flavours of grapefruit with refreshing acidity and a long lingering finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.55
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
12+ bottles NEW IN STOCK
Klein Constantia,
Chardonnay, 2008
A rich, classic combination of oatmeal and citrus flavours nuanced by aromas of almond and white chocolate. The palate entry is punctuated by a limey acidic note which helps to maintain a fresh edge to the otherwise plush oak influence. Finishes on a complex, lengthy note.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.60
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
1 bottles
Azamor,
Azamor, 2006
a blend of Touriga Franca, Merlot, Trincadeira, Touriga Nacional, Syrah Alicante, Boushet, and Petit Verdot. It is an exceptionally well rounded red wine with complex flavours on the palate and a smooth finish. The fruit is beautifully integrated and the wine finishes with lingering soft ripe tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.65
grape:
Other Reds
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
8 bottles
Stella Bella,
Skuttlebutt Red, 2007
A blend of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Aromas of oak spice and dark chocolate roused with the scents of rich crimson and soft red fruits. The bold offering of blood plums, mulberries, redcurrants and blueberries. A composite of powdery oak and fine chalky fruit tannins impart a gentle grip to finish.
A vibrant strawberry filled concoction laden with ripe exotic berry fruits with hints of spice and turkish delight, crisp zingy and enticingly moreish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.65
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Rosé
15 bottles
Stella Bella,
Skuttlebutt White, 2008
A blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Crisp, tangy and bright with bags of succulent ripe fruit with hints of gooseberry and grapefruit.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.65
grape:
Sauvignon / Semillon Blends
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
17 bottles
Mount Langi Ghiran,
Billi Billi Pinot Grigio, 2009
Medium bodied and packed with grapefruit and green apple flavours with underlying tropical characteristics such as mango, all wrapped up with a delicious, citrus peel and mineral, zesty crispness that keeps the finish dry and refreshing.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.80
grape:
Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
alcohol:
11
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
6 bottles
Mount Langi Ghiran,
Billi Billi Shiraz, 2005
Displays a complex nose, with a broad array of fruit and oak aromas. Medium bodied, with soft blueberry fruit, spices and subtle oak, well integrated tannin and a dry finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.80
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
4 bottles
Turkey Flat Vineyards,
Butchers Block Red, 2008
The Butchers Block is a Rhone style blend made with fruit selected from the Turkey Flat vineyards, including some from the original old vine plantings. It is a blend of Mourvèdre, Shiraz and Grenache. The result is a warm, earthy, full-bodied Rhone style red with seamless oak intergration.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.80
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
12+ bottles
Turkey Flat Vineyards,
Butchers Block White, 2008
A blend of Marsanne, Viognier and Roussanne. Marsanne is a premium variety originating from the Northern Rhone Valley in France, where it is the dominant white grape variety used in making the great white wines of Hermitage. Viognier also has it’s origins in the Northern Rhone, where it is used to make rich and aromatic white wines in Condrieu, or to soften the Syrah wines of Cote Rotie
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.80
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Something Different
15 bottles
Turkey Flat Vineyards,
Rosé, 2008
Winemaker's comments:
"The 2008 Rosé is, as in previous years, a complex blend of Grenache, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Dolcetto. Each of these varieties adds its own individual characteristic to the wine.
The colour is rose petal pink with panoply of red fruit flavours such as raspberries, cherries and leafy red and black currants. Fresh and vibrant with a crisp finish the fruit characters linger; tapered out with subtle tannins giving the wine enough body to complete this serious rose."
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 9.80
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Rosé
19 bottles
Karneid,
Chardonnay DOC, 2005
From the northern eastern region of Italy where some of Italy’s finest white wines are produced. This is an excellent example of how a Chardonnay should be; elegant and harmonious, exotic fruits.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.85
grape:
Chardonnay
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
6 bottles
Carlo Pellegrino,
Passito di Pantelleria (37.5cl), 2009
A complex and elegant style with a bouquet reminiscent of dried fruit and apricots with a rich and intense flavour and a lingering finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 9.95
grape:
Moscato
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Sweet / Dessert
12 bottles
Angas Brut,
Premium Cuvée, NV
Angas Brut Non Vintage Cuvée fruit is sourced from select sparkling vineyards across Australia, giving the wine a strong fruit presence.
The wine has a rich palate of strawberries and red apples with refreshing bright fruits and a crisp finish. Angas Brut fermentation takes place in bottle giving complexity to support the fresh fruits of this wine style.
Typically made from around 75 per cent Pinot Noir and 25 per cent Chardonnay
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.00
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Sparkling
2 bottles
Chapel Hill,
Verdelho, 2007
Australia is now said to produce some of the world’s better examples of this variety.
This example has appetizing, distinctive aromatics of lime, lemongrass and herbs lead into a refreshing, medium-bodied palate with a dry, crisp structure and a soft, smooth finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.00
grape:
Verdelho
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
3 bottles
Plantagenet,
Omrah Cabernet Merlot, 2007
Very good varietal expression with plum, mulberry and blackberry fruit. Quite deep and brooding with lush blackcurrant laced with dried herbs and spicy vanilla derived from its time in oak. Generously proportioned with excellent focus and balance, the tannins persistent but very fine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.00
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
12 bottles
Trentham Estate,
Petit Verdot, 2006
An excellent “older” variety from Bordeaux in France where the grapes’ dark thick skins produce deeply coloured, spicy and fragrant wines.
It is an ideal variety for warmer regions due to its late ripening and very good acid and sugar balance.
A variety we will see more of as its quality is realised.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.00
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
9 bottles
Trentham Estate,
Syrah Viognier, 2006
With dark vibrant red colour and chocolate, spicy black cherry aromas, this blend has plenty of appeal. The taste is full flavoured but elegant and soft with a velvety finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.00
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
12 bottles
Trentham Estate,
Viognier, 2006
This wine typifies the characteristics of the variety and shows why it has so much promise for the future. The wine has exotic fragrant aromas of apricot and peach with a full soft palate finishing dry.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.00
grape:
Viognier
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
13 bottles
Cusumano,
Nero d`Avola IGT Sicilia, 2007
A great value for money Nero d’Avola. A red of unmistakeable personality. Harmonious and rounded with intense aromas of jammy fruits and juniper berries.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.05
grape:
Nero d'Avola
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
5 bottles
MadFish Wines,
Cabernet Merlot, 2005
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
This traditional blend of three classic grape varieties is designed to produce a wine with a complete palate profile. Cabernet Sauvignon is the structurally strongest variety with good flavour in the early and late part of the taste spectrum backed up by fine tannin. Merlot has less flavour persistence than Cabernet Sauvignon but has wonderful mid palate fleshiness giving a sweet fruit centre to the wine. Cabernet Franc is highly aromatic providing a very attractive addition to the bouquet as well as contributing to the flavour early in the palate profile.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.05
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
style:
Fruit Packed
6 bottles
MadFish Wines,
Pinot Noir, 2008
The wine is a medium intensity red in colour. The nose shows many aspects of Pinot Noir: black cherries, strawberries, floral and spice characters. The palate unfolds with soft red fruit weight upfront leading to mushroom/spice complexity through the middle of the palate. Fine supple tannins extend through the finish, balanced with lingering red fruit and a touch of leather.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.05
grape:
Pinot Noir
style:
Fruit Packed
11 bottles
MadFish Wines,
Riesling, 2009
The wine is pale straw in colour with green hues. The nose is wonderfully aromatic showing limes, passion fruit and floral characters while the palate is clean and refreshing with citrus and bath salts to back up the riper fruit flavours. The finish is clean and quite mineral-like with a lovely zing of acid down the palate.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.05
grape:
Riesling
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
3 bottles
MadFish Wines,
Sangiovese Rosé, 2009
The 2009 MadFish Sangiovese Rosé has a wonderful bright crimson pink colour. Full of raspberry, cherry and spice aromas. The palate is fresh and lively with intense varietal raspberry and cherry fruit expression and a clean crisp dry finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.05
grape:
Sangiovese
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Rosé
8 bottles NEW IN STOCK
MadFish Wines,
Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, 2008
The wine is very pale with green hues. The aroma and palate profiles are driven very much by cool climate Sauvignon Blanc characters; snow pea, passionfruit and herbal aromas with some citrus notes. The Semillon provides some mid palate intensity as well as some attractive lemon rind characters. The feature of the wine is the freshness, vitality and brightness of the palate with a core of very clean and pure fruit with crisp and refreshing acidity. The finish is dry and clean.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.05
grape:
Sauvignon / Semillon Blends
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
12 bottles
MadFish Wines,
Shiraz, 2005
A rich ruby red in colour with great density. Aromas of ripe plums and blackberries are complemented by underlying five-spice and subtle oak. A full bodied mid palate is driven by concentrated fruit flavours and a savoury texture which complements many foods. Soft, fine tannins and extended plum and chocolate characters give the 2005 MadFish Shiraz a great lingering finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.05
grape:
Shiraz
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
5 bottles
MadFish Wines,
Unwooded Chardonnay, 2008
The wine is of a pale straw appearance with green tints. The nose exhibits a wonderful aromatic drive bursting with fruity esters. It is further complexed by the combination of the riper white peach and melon aromas with the finer grapefruit and citrus characters. The palate is generous and cleansing with melon and citrus fruit flavours leading to a fine mid palate and a finish which is clean and long with a crisp acidity.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.05
grape:
Chardonnay
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
16 bottles
Vesevo,
Beneventano Aglianico, 2005
Beneventano Aglianico, from the warmer area of Benevento, has superb colour and ripe, supple tannins. It represents a fine and affordable example of one of Italy's greatest grapes.
Made by winery by Mario Ercolino - formerly winemaker at, and co-founder of, I Feudi di San Gregorio.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.05
grape:
Aglianico
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
6 bottles
Bonacchi,
Morellino de Scansano DOC, 2008
Ruby red with violet tinges. The nose is rich and complex with notes of ripe fruit and blackberries combined with spices an herbs. In the mouth the wine is rich and dry but at the same time has ripe tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.10
grape:
Sangiovese
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Fruit Packed
11 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Plantagenet,
Omrah Shiraz, 2006
The 2006 Shiraz has lifted pepper and berry notes with subtle oak characters which impart sweet vanilla and cinnamon aromas. The bouquet will evolve with time in the bottle, providing further interest. A dense yet supple and harmonious wine on the palate, it has lovely plush tannins, rounded texture with bright plum and cherry fruit flavours, and a clean lingering finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.10
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
4 bottles
The Crossings,
Marlborough Pinot Noir, 2008
Pinot Noir is naturally suited to the soils and climate of The Crossings’ higher altitude upper valley vineyards from which the grapes are sourced. This wine was matured in French barrique and presents lifted aromas of cherries, underpinned by savoury notes. Cherry and berry fruits on the palate knit together with subtle oak and fine tannins to produce a wine with great finesse.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.20
grape:
Pinot Noir
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
2 bottles
Two Hands,
Brilliant Disguise Moscato (50cl), 2008
Summer in a glass! Free run juice from old Muscat vines in the Barossa Valley are used to make this brilliant take on the Italian Moscato idea. Gently frizzante, tantalisingly sweet, beautifully aromatic, delicately low in alcohol - could there be anything more perfect for light desserts or cool summer sipping?
Bright pale lemon with green tinges. The nose has vibrant aromas of freshly mown grass with hints of floral perfumes and citrus. The palate is soft with mouthfilling flavours of greengage plums, kiwifruit and gooseberry with some underlying hints of grassy character. This is a very enjoyable easy to drink style with some fruit sweetness filling the front of the palate and leading to a finish that is crisp and refreshing.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.25
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
2 bottles
Luis Cañas,
Rioja Crianza, 2005
Twelve months oak ageing gives a little complexity and softens the wine - yielding a well balanced ripe fruited wine with a soft, sweetish oak finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.35
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
12+ bottles
Majella,
The Musician - Cabernet Shiraz, 2008
Using the same fabulous fruit that goes into the much revered Majella Cabernets and Shiraz, Musician is younger, more fruit driven version using a little less new oak. Very much in the mould of it's big brothers with crisp, blackcurrant, eucalypt and mint on the nose followed by a huge whack of juicy, savoury fruit on the palate. This is pure Coonawarra at a bargain price – awesome!
Appealingly aromatic with scents of green herbs and spicy pear. Typically pinot grigio with an initial tang of bracing lemony acidity leading to a mid-palate showing excellent fruit weight. The finish is crisp and crunchy with clean, refreshing acidity that leaves the mouth watering for more.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.35
grape:
Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
6 bottles
Argiolas,
Nuragus di Cagliari DOC `S`elegas`, 2006
Benefiting from the typical Mediterranean climate, S’elegas is made from 100% Nuragus from the hilly region of Trexenta. The resulting wine has a pale yellow colour, a fruity fragrant and harmonious bouquet and a full, soft, rich palate with a characteristic tangy aftertaste.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.45
grape:
Nuragus
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Rich
8 bottles
Beato Bartolomeo,
Breganze Prosecco Spumante, NV
Prosecco grape variety cultivated in the rolling hills of the Western Veneto region. This sparkling wine produced by the Charmat method is refined, versatile and refreshing. It will accompany any celebration.
Bright ruby in colour, it has perfumes of bitter cherries and a slight smokiness from the oak. On the palate, it is full and rich, with a spicy cherry character balanced by smooth, rounded tannins. Supple and long, with a bitter twist on the finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.55
grape:
Valpolicella Blend
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
22 bottles
Zenato,
Valpolicella DOC Superiore, 2007
This Valpolicella has a ruby red colour, delicate almond bouquet and a dry, velvety flavour. An outstanding example of how good Valpolicella can be.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.55
grape:
Valpolicella Blend
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
11 bottles
Masi Tupungato,
Passo Doble, 2005
The double fermentation of Malbec grapes with a percentage of lightly dried Corvina grapes gives this wine a rich aroma and good structure. Elegant tannins and softness combine to produce a superior wine with long ageing potential. Passo Doble is ideal with a range of foods: particularly red meats, game and strongly flavoured cheeses.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.60
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
4 bottles
Bonacchi,
Chianti Classico DOCG, 2007
Deep ruby red in colour, the wine has an intense and enfolding bouquet and a warm, full and aromatic flavour of ripe cherries.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.65
grape:
Sangiovese
style:
Full & Intense
7 bottles
Donnafugata,
Polena IGT Sicilia, 2008
A blend of Catarratto and Viognier. A wine with bright gradations of golden yellow to green. It releases a wide range of olfactory notes enveloping us with elegance and style, suggesting hints of minerals, citrus and exotic fruits, adorned with the floral hints of acacia and broom. Flavour and crispness play the main role in the palate, perfectly combined in a delicate well-balanced structure.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.70
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
6 bottles
Donnafugata,
Sherazade IGT Sicilia, 2008
A blend of Nero d’Avola and Syrah. full-bodied wine, but still fresh on the palate. The fruit is more blackberries with a touch of chocolate, soft ripe tannins and a good balance through to the finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.70
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Fruit Packed
6 bottles
I Feudi di Romans,
Sauvignon Blanc Isonzo, 2006
This Sauvignon is straw-yellow in colour with greenish tones with a perfume reminiscent of apricots, exotic fruit and yellow pepper. The nose seems delicatel as though needing protection, though we find it to be long, persistent and determined.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.70
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
4 bottles
Martin Codax,
Albarino DO Rias Baixas, 2008
A fine sparkling sensation on the palate, with a complexity of tastes denoting the freshness of vegetation in the valley and the essence of the variety. Persistent, full-bodied and tasty … a classic
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.70
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Full & Rich
6 bottles
San Silvestro,
Gavi del Commune di Gavi `Fossili` DOCG, 2009
Straw yellow with greenish tinges. Spicy with a pleasant mineral tone and a crisp finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.75
grape:
Cortese
style:
Something Different
11 bottles
Ca’ del Matt,
Barbera d`Asti Superiore, `Tere Caude’, 2003
Tere Caude means ‘warm earth’ in Piemontese dialect, signifying the importance of warm sites for the production of top quality Barbera.
This wine was made with grapes from a single 70 year old vineyard. The wine has wonderful intensity, depth and length of plummy, chocolatey fruit on the palate, and shows just how good Barbera can be in Asti.
Winemaker: New Zealander Matt Thomson
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.80
grape:
Barbera
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
14 bottles
I Feudi di Romans,
Merlot Isonzo, 2005
Intense ruby red colour, with a full, fragrant bouquet perfumed by raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry notes. It is dry and pleasantly full-bodied yet well- balanced, and its herbaceous quality, due to its ageing in oak casks, is justly light for the nose and palate.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.80
grape:
Other Reds
style:
Full & Intense
9 bottles
Kim Crawford,
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, 2009
This Sauvignon Blanc from Kim Crawford displays classic gooseberry and passion fruit aromas on the nose, with a good depth and roundness on the palate, refreshingly crisp acidity and an excellent length. The fruit for the wine was sourced from a single vineyard, the Comely Bank Vineyard, at the base of the Waihopai Valley in Marlborough.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.80
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
style:
Crisp & Dry
11 bottles
Zenato,
Lugana DOC, San Benedetto, 2008
Pale, straw yellow in colour with emerald highlights. The wine has a delicate, pleasing bouquet and a fresh, soft flavour.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.80
grape:
Trebbiano
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Something Different
22 bottles
Arienzo,
Rioja Reserva, 2003
This wine is cherry red with brick red tones. The bouquet is spicy cherry and plum aromas blending with notes of tobacco and wood. The body is full and powerful, with an excellent balance between wood and fruit.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.85
grape:
Tempranillo
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
25 bottles
Mitolo,
Jester Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008
The Jester wines are upfront and approachable for early appreciation, and they deliver excellent quality for the price. Jester Cabernet is Mitolo`s `baby` Serpico using 20% Amarone technique of dried Cabernet fruit adding complexity, roundness and fullness to the mid palate.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 10.85
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
13 bottles
Pewsey Vale Vineyard,
Eden Valley Gewurztraminer, 2008
With a slight spicy cinnamon rose water fragrance on the nose the flavours of this wine are full of exotic perfumed rose petals. The palate is rich and unexpectedly textured, finishing long and fresh. The 2008 Gewürztraminer should cellar well for the medium to long term of up to ten years.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.95
grape:
Gewurztraminer
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
5 bottles
Plantagenet,
Great Southern Riesling, 2008
Aromas of spicy green apple with minerally, slate and lemon rind notes and a nuance of citrus blossom.
Firm natural acidity carries the length of the palate but balanced by the depth of fruit. Strong citrus flavours with a spicy edge, long finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 10.95
grape:
Riesling
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
10 bottles
Gran Sasso,
Pecorino IGT Tere di Chieti, 2008
Fresh and clean on the nose, with nutty, almondy perfumes giving way to crisp, tangy fruit on the palate. An attractive balance of fruit and zingy freshness make this an excellent aperitif.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.00
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
10 bottles
Montecillo,
Rioja Crianza, 2005
100% Tempranillo. This Crianza is ruby red in colour, with ripe cherry flavours and a touch of spice.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.00
grape:
Tempranillo
style:
Full & Intense
11 bottles
Capezzana,
Barco Reale di Carmignano, 2007
Ruby red in colour, tending towards garnet as it ages. Attractive perfume, with ripe, red fruit flavours on the palate and good length.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.10
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
9 bottles
Redbank,
The Fugitive Cabernet Sauvignon, 2002
The Fugitive Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 is a deep red colour with vibrant purple hues and a rich, lifted nose of blackcurrants, integrated French oak and touches of mint and eucalyptus. It carries the classical fine structure of Cabernet Sauvignon, red and black berry fruit on the palate, with integrated toasted, vanilla oak.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.10
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
3 bottles
Yalumba,
Barossa Bush Vine Grenache, 2007
A wine that opens with bright red fruits and spices with hints of violets and roses and also a savoury complexity.
Shows richness and ripeness with textured layers of red and blueberry fruits and youthful tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.15
grape:
Grenache
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
6 bottles
Irvine,
Springhill Merlot, 2007
The 2007 Springhill Merlot has been made from grapes picked somewhat earlier than usual. This accentuates the depth of flavor and in the mid-palate. This brings about the excellent soft texture and mouthfeel, giving a great example of the variety Merlot.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.20
grape:
Merlot
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Fruit Packed
12 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Heggies Vineyard,
Botrytis Eden Valley Riesling (37.5cl), 2006
Heggies Vineyard Botrytis Riesling 2006 is bright gold in colour with light green tinges. A very perfumed botrytis wine, it has aromas of candied lemon peel, quince and dried apricot. The palate has a lightness and delicacy belying its residual sweetness. Lemon rind and orange peel notes with a balanced natural acidity form the perfect foil for the luscious botrytis character.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.25
grape:
Riesling
alcohol:
10
%
style:
Sweet / Dessert
5 bottles
Pewsey Vale Vineyard,
Eden Valley Riesling, 2009
A rich and intensely flavoured wine. Classic fruit aromas of talcum, lemons and limes, with a hint of overlaying dried herb are present, along with a palate showing great length and depth with limes, and a hint of tropical fruit. The wine finishes with a soft but fresh natural acidity which balances the flavour intensity, and will reward with medium to long-term cellaring.
It is the freshness of aroma, fruit and spirit on the lengthy, flavoursome palate offered by this young wine that provides the introduction of Chamber`s Muscadelle range.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.30
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
18
%
style:
Fortified
6 bottles
Argiolas,
Vermentino di Sardegna DOC `Costamolino`, 2008
The wine has a bright yellow colour with a slight greenish tinge. A subtle, delicate and intense bouquet with a fresh, dry, well defined palate.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.35
grape:
Vermentino
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
6 bottles
Rapitala,
Casalj Catarratto / Chaddonnay, 2005
A blend of Catarratto and Chardonnay. Full, round, satisfying flavours like the sun of this island where the Catarratto expresses unique characteristics unrepeatable anywhere else.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.35
grape:
Catarratto
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Rich
1 bottles
Saint Clair Estate Wines,
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, 2009
A crisp and powerful, well balanced wine with intense aromas of passion fruit, blackcurrant and gooseberry.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.40
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
12+ bottles
d’Arenberg,
d’Arry’s Original Shiraz Grenache, 2005
This wine was made in honour of d’Arenberg principal, Francis ‘d’Arry’ d’Arenberg Osborn. It is the culmination of more than half a century d’Arry’s winemaking career at his family winery in McLaren Vale. d’Arry’s original blend, first launched some four decades ago, was as is it appears today- a blend of Shiraz and Grenache grown on d’Arenberg’s low yielding, 19th century vineyards. The d’Arry’s Original has enjoyed huge success at shows through the years and has been fundamental in building the reputation of d’Arenberg.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.45
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
9 bottles
d’Arenberg,
High Trellis Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008
The High Trellis vineyard has been producing grapes since the late 19th century. It was nicknamed ‘The High Trellis’ as its vines were first at d’Arenberg to be trained above knee height in the 1890’s. Over the past four decades, Cabernet Sauvignon from the High Trellis vineyard has been released under the d’Arenberg label to consistent critical acclaim. Indeed the first to be exhibited, won the Jimmy Watson trophy at the 1969 Melbourne Wine Show.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.45
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
13 bottles
d’Arenberg,
Love Grass Shiraz, 2007
Shiraz has been the leading variety grown in McLaren Vale since the first plantings in the mid 1800’s. Over the years, as the region has matured, other varieties have emerged and are often used by winemakers in their Shiraz blends. One such example from d’Arenberg is The Love Grass which includes a small percentage of other varieties, those being Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Grenache, Petit Verdot and Pinot Noir.
Much the same way as the Love Grasses in many of d’Arenberg’s vineyards stick to your socks, these other varieties cling to the Shiraz to produce wines that are interesting and expressive blends but are still true to the McLaren Vale style.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.45
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
15 bottles
d’Arenberg,
The Custodian Grenache, 2006
d'Arenberg see themselves as the champions of this variety in the McLaren Vale. They continue to reap the benefits from their block of old vines (the oldest approaching their 120th season) producing modest quantities of small, highly flavoured grapes. The resultant wines being full and intense of great fruit flavours and finely grained fruit and oak tannins.
These old vines continue to produce this full and intense wine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.45
grape:
Grenache
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
4 bottles
d’Arenberg,
The Footbolt Old Vine Shiraz, 2008
The palate opens with varietal bravado and a mixture of red and purple fruits. Raspberry, blueberry and plum make way for a regional mocha character and an extra layer of complexity that includes graphite and roasted meats. It finishes with a cinnamon spicy lift and fresh, fine grain powdery tannins. Ripeness is well in check and the acid keeps the fresh and juicy palate focused.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.45
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
12 bottles
Karneid,
Pinot Grigio DOC, 2006
The ripe flavours of pears and apples toghether with a decent vanilla note and traces of honey form a superb nose. An excellent balance gives this wine strenght and structure. It is creamy and smooth on the palate with a pleasant, harmonious aftertaste.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.45
grape:
Pinot Grigio
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
18 bottles
d’Arenberg,
The Last Ditch Viognier, 2008
The Last Ditch receives the best barrels of Viognier. These barrels express enormous characters of apricots, ripe yellow peaches, and blossom in a juicy explosion that lingers, leaving your tongue finding parcels of fruit in your mouth minutes after drinking.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.55
grape:
Viognier
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
14 bottles
d’Arenberg,
The Money Spider Roussanne, 2008
Winemakers comments:
`In its youth, The Money Spider Roussanne has a brilliant mid-straw colour with a lifted aromatic mix of flowery notes (cut flower stems), spiced fruit, dried wheat, green almond notes with a citrus/stone fruit mix of peach stones, citrus oil and orange blossoms. As the wine opens up there are edges of grassy, gooseberry herbaceous notes. The palate is youthful and bold with an element of lees characters from fermentation mixed with notes of citrus, dried herb, feijoa, honeysuckle and spice, ending with subtle tannins and a long, dry, slatey mineral green stonefruits/green almond finish. The balance between fruit flavour, density, penetrating length and acidity is superb and very precise. Near perfect already!`
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.55
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
8 bottles
Argiolas,
Monica di Sardegna DOC `Perdera`, 2008
Typical of the Monica grape, the wine has a ruby-red colour of medium intensity. It has a pronounced, intense nose with a medium bodied palate and rich tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.60
grape:
Monica
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
6 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Leonildo Pieropan,
Soave, 2008
There’s probably no finer producer of Soave than Pieropan. His attention to detail & considered research ensures his wines achieve the highest quality. This Soave is a blend of Garganega & Trebbiano di Soave. The wine shows delicate aromas of almonds & marzipan, rich on the palate, with great depth of fruit, balanced by a zingy acidity that enhances its long length.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.60
grape:
Garganega
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
9 bottles
Le Pupille,
Morellino de Scansano, 2005
Delicious ripe fruit on the nose, with the cherry-strawberry hints characteristic of ripe Sangiovese. The Alicante adds greater depth of colour to the blend whereas the Malvasia Nera emphasises the perfume of this ripe, approachable wine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.65
grape:
Other Reds
style:
Interesting Different
8 bottles
Yering Station,
Late Harvest Riesling (37.5cl), 2008
A lovely, refreshing glass of wine by itself, or will complement fruit-based desserts such as pear or lemon tart.
Amazing balance of viscosity and acidity. Luscious honey with freshness of Nashi pear and lemon complemented by great natural acidity and minerality.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.65
grape:
Riesling
alcohol:
9
%
style:
Sweet / Dessert
10 bottles
Glenguin Wines,
The Old Broke Block Semillon, 2006
Winemaker's comments:
"This Semillon has the mouthwatering citrus fruit flavours we have come to recognize as characteristic of this vineyard. A low alcohol, unwooded wine with a lively palate and dry finish, this is the ideal lunchtime or first course companion."
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.75
grape:
Semillon
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
9 bottles
Yalumba,
Barossa Patchwork Shiraz, 2007
A wine with excellent depth of colour, richness and complexity. Medium to full bodied Shiraz wine has a balance of red fruits and earthy, cedar textures and finishes with fine, earthy tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 11.80
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
1 bottles
Yalumba,
Barossa Shiraz Viognier, 2006
Smooth, silken and flooded with plums, cedar, vanilla and sweet jubey raspberries with just subtle whiffs of the florals of viognier. On the palate the wine shows rich black fruits with peppery spices, cloves and cardamon seeds, finishing with a lingering coffee anise texture.
A benchmark wine for Australian Sauvignon Blanc.
The Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc is unwooded to maximise its varietal character. The aroma shows restrained Sauvignon grassiness coupled with riper fruit characters. The palate is young and lively with attractive varietal flavours and refreshing acidity. A lean yet flavoursome wine.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 11.95
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
12 bottles
Selvapiana,
Chianti Rufina, 2008
The 2008 Chianti Rufina, made from 90% Sangiovese and 10% Canaiolo, is light cherry red in colour with vibrant perfumes and a lively cherry and blackberry fruit with supple tannins and a lifted finish, characteristic of the Selvapiana wines.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.05
grape:
Sangiovese
style:
Fruit Packed
20 bottles
Vesevo,
Greco di Tufo DOCG, 2006
Bright, straw yellow colour, the Greco di Tufo has an attractive, fresh fruit and floral nose. With hints of white peach on the palate, it is almost Viognier-like in style and has excellent length, with a dry, fresh finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.05
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Crisp & Dry
4 bottles
Jim Barry,
Cover Drive Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007
On the southern boundary of Coonawarra is the old Penola cricket ground, which first saw a ball bowled in anger and the flashing cover drives of the local champions in 1950. The ground closed in 1996. Soon after Jim Barry purchased the 30 acre property and planted a Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard.
Today, this vineyard provides some of the fruit for The Cover
Drive Cabernet Sauvignon. Selected parcels of fruit from the Jim Barry family owned Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards in the Clare Valley have been blended with the Coonawarra fruit to
produce a wine that is rich, soft and approachable.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.20
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
6 bottles
Jim Barry,
Silly Mid On Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, 2008
The ‘Silly Mid On’ Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon is a delicious blend that includes Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon from the Clare Valley, along with Sauvignon Blanc from the Adelaide Hills.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.20
grape:
Sauvignon / Semillon Blends
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
2 bottles
Jim Barry,
The Lodge Hill Shiraz, 2008
In 1977 when Jim Barry first purchased the Lodge Hill property, his intention was to devote the entire area to Riesling. However, there was a small area which had a gentle slope facing north, capturing the warmer conditions of the elevated site and he decided that it was an ideal place to grow a premium Shiraz.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.20
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
3 bottles
Alkoomi,
White Label Shiraz, 2007
A spicy, full bodied Shiraz with subtle flavours of plums, cherries and spicy oak. It is rich textured with soft finishing tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.25
grape:
Shiraz
style:
Fruit Packed
8 bottles
Bleasdale Wines,
Verdelho, 2006
Elegant, herbal, honeyed, waxy aromas and flavors that offer a hint of tropical fruit
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.25
grape:
Verdelho
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
7 bottles
Yalumba,
Hand Picked Botrytis Viognier (37.5cl), 2008
Autumn in Wrattonbully - dewy mornings, soft mists and warm sun on ripe grapes - perfect for ‘Botrytis cinerea’ and the naturally alluring Viognier grape to unite and create the golden nectar that becomes Yalumba Hand Picked Botrytis Viognier. The intense flavours of Viognier have great synergy with the richness of the Botrytis, offering opulent flavours of apricots, peaches and spice. Exotic, luscious, long and elegant, this wine is an experience to be shared.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.25
grape:
Viognier
alcohol:
10.5
%
style:
Sweet / Dessert
6 bottles
Yalumba,
Museum Release Antique Tawny (37.5cl), NV
This outstanding old dessert wine is deep tawny in colour, with an aroma of wood aged rancio, elegant brandy spirit and hints of dried fruits and spices. The palate has a firm rich texture, with chocolate and caramel flavours and a persistent aftertaste of nuts and rancio characters. Fine spirit characters produce a balanced drying finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.25
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
19
%
style:
Fortified
3 bottles
Yalumba,
Museum Reserve Muscat (37.5cl), NV
This luscious dessert wine is deep amber to tawny in colour, with the classic perfumed aroma of the muscat grape - rose petal, ginger and orange peel, with a hint of raisined fruit. The palate has a soft, luscious texture, and is richly flavoured displaying a balance of fruit and aged characters. The finish is full and rich with raisined friuts and spices lingering in the aftertaste.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.25
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
18
%
style:
Fortified
8 bottles
Cusumano,
Angimbé IGT Sicilia, 2008
Angimbé takes its name from the forest that borders the town of Salemi. The wine has a unique bouquet ranging from fresh flowers to ripe tropical fruits. Medium bodied, with good intensity and a flamboyant fruit cocktail finish. Delicious! A pleasing partnership of the indigenous Sicilian Inzolia grape and the elegant, international Chardonnay.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.30
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
6 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Cusumano,
Benuara IGT Sicilia, 2008
Named after the small flower, typical to the Mediterranean, that grows wildly around the town of Pachino, this wine is a superb blend of Nero d’Avola and Syrah that has strong body, a vinous nose of wild fruits and a full bodied taste on the palate.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.30
grape:
Nero d'Avola
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
6 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Domaine Stephane Aladame,
Cremant de Bourgogne Brut, NV
Aromas of white fruits. It is supply, attractive and dominated by peach flavours. It is fresh and crisp with good minerality and a long finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.30
grape:
Chardonnay
style:
Sparkling
3 bottles
Yalumba,
Eden Valley Viognier, 2008
The Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier is rich and luscious, with intense stone fruit - particularly white peach and apricot flavours, finishing with an aromatic citrus freshness. This wine will continue to grow and develop in the bottle, firstly showing enhanced apricots and spice, then after a couple of years, honey flavours and toast.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.30
grape:
Viognier
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
3 bottles
McHenry Hohnen Vintners,
3 Amigos Red, 2006
"Three varieties all working together prove very much, that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. There is an earthy, rustic feel about this wine from the first sniff of its deep aromas to the final impression as the last taste of the generous flavours leaves the mouth. The savouriness of the shiraz, the sweet raspberry floral characters of the grenache and the deep earthiness of the mataro are brought together perfectly. A lovely dry mouth feel, with a little fine tannin and crisp acid, sustains a long palate. Excellent drinking in the short term."
Tasting Notes by Ray Jordan
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.40
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
8 bottles
McHenry Hohnen Vintners,
3 Amigos White, 2006
Three perfectly compatible grape varieties come together in a wine that is about texture and palate feel. The aroma opens with some slightly nutty, creamy characters showing the influence of barrel fermentation and time on lees. The palate really shines with lovely fine acidity providing a zingy freshness that allows the soft, generous flavours of the three varieties to reveal themselves through perfect integration. The finish is sustained with crisp acid, providing an exquisite lift. This is a beautiful, easy drinking wine that peels off new layers of flavour with each taste.
Tasting Notes by Ray Jordan
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.40
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
9 bottles
Lalla Gully,
Pinot Gris, 2007
Beautifully balanced, restrained elegance from the cool climate Pinot. There are touches of honeyed apple and pear on the nose with a palate that has great texture and a creamy mouthfeel. Perfect compliment to many foods and especially those with mild spices
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.55
grape:
Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Something Different
5 bottles
Lalla Gully,
Riesling, 2006
This is a racy, vibrant Riesling from Tasmania. Crisp, dry and aromatic on the nose with lovely limey, elderflower character coupled with touches of grapefruit. Good intensity of flavour with hints of mineral.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.55
grape:
Riesling
alcohol:
11.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
9 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Collavini,
T Friulano Collio DOC, 2008
Straw yellow with greenish highlights when young. A penetrating fragrance of spring flowers introduces the distinct note of almonds typical of the variety, which is echoed on the dry, full-bodied palate with its rounded flavour and long aromatic length.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.60
grape:
Tocai Friulano
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
4 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Cullen Wines,
Margaret River White, 2009
This white is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc with Semillon and a little Chardonnay. Its a fragrant and zippy wine with plenty of flavour, excellent acidity and length.
This wine is essentially a replacement for the Ellen Bussell White wine and is made entirely from fruit grown on Cullens own vineyards.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.60
grape:
Sauvignon / Semillon Blends
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
7 bottles
Stella Bella,
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, 2008
Fresh scents of citrus and fresh lemon herbs with gooseberry, tropical fruits and vanilla pod spice.
Rich, and tangy, Semillon’s yellow and orange citrus flavours of ruby grapefruit and tangerine combine well with Sauvignon Blanc’s ripe gooseberry , dusty black currant and tropical fruits in a mouth – watering intensity of vibrant and lush fruit.
Textures of crunchy rocket and citrus zest connect with a mineral like acidity to counter well the rich fruits of the palate.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.60
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
6 bottles
Petrognano,
Pomino Rosso DOC, 1998
This Pomino has a character that is distinct from other red wines in Tuscany. From a cool Tuscan area vineyards gives this wine a lovely elegance, while the blend of grapes, judicious use of oak & skill of the winemaker all combine to produce an excellent wine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.65
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
3 bottles
Bleasdale Wines,
Mulberry Tree Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
The Mulberry Tree is a consistent and superlative Cabernet, exhibiting fragrant dark berry characters with mint aromas and hints of eucalypt. A wine of elegance and fine tannins, and sensational value from the precious soils of Langhorne Creek
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.80
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
6 bottles
Bleasdale Wines,
Second Innings Malbec, 2007
Bleasdale have been at it for generations and are the ones to go to for Malbec, a key components to the estate's flagship, the Australian icon Frank Potts. Malbec is rarely seen as a pure varietal but in Langhorne Creek it performs well enough to earn its stripes as a wine of its own. Showing vibrant primary fruit flavours of plum, red berries and spice, in its youth it finishes soft and round to velvety smooth tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.80
grape:
Malbec
style:
Fruit Packed
8 bottles
Broglia,
Gavi de Gavi Meirana, 2008
The color of Broglia Gavi di Gavi "La Meirana" is a pale yellow with green highlights, the perfume is fine and delicate, with some hints of anise and flowers. Dry taste, elegant, with a great finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 12.80
grape:
Cortese
style:
Crisp & Dry
8 bottles
Miali,
MATER Primitivo, 2002
Intense ruby red with violet reflections which with age turn garnet red. Intense, decisive aromas but delicate with hints of ripe fruit, prunes and delicate vanilla nuances. Vigorous and strong flavours, finely persistent with liquorice and roasted hazelnuts.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.80
grape:
Primitivo
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Full & Intense
12+ bottles
Montecillo,
Rioja Reserva, 2002
An intense wine, full bodied, round and fruity with flavours of ripe berries and oak.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.85
grape:
Tempranillo
style:
Full & Intense
9 bottles
Shelmerdine,
Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
The Heathcote region's unique soil profile makes for a wine of great depth, concentration and character. The colour is deep and brooding whilst the palate is a swirling mix of dark berry fruit, blackcurrant, spice and tobacco leaf - all mixed in with a hint of savoury, vanillin laced oak. Well balanced, with a firm, savoury finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.85
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
style:
Full & Intense
5 bottles
Saint Clair Estate Wines,
Marlborough Pinot Noir, 2007
A luscious, medium-bodied Pinot Noir with a round, soft, full palate, well-balanced acidity, supple tannins and lingering flavours. Blackberry and boysenberry dominate the palate and are supported by hints of raspberry and redcurrant. The wine has rich savoury notes on the palate with a full, lingering finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 12.95
grape:
Pinot Noir
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
3 bottles
Argiolas,
Cannonau di Sardegna DOC `Castera`, 2006
Colour: intense ruby red tending to purple, due to its period of ageing.
Bouquet: intensely perfumed, typical of Cannonau.
Palate: rich, well-rounded, satisfying, with a good structure, characteristic in its unmistakable bouquet - this wine is long-lived if well preserved in the bottle.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.05
grape:
Cannonau
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
6 bottles
A Mano,
Prima Mano, 2006
Prima Mano is only made in exceptional vintages, from the most concentrated grapes usually produced in the odest Primitivo vineyards.
Prima Mano has jammy plum and raspberry flavours, a black cherry scented nose, and a long, persistent sweet fruit finish with excellent purity. You will note that it is definitely an Italian wine, yet very modern in style.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.10
grape:
Primitivo
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
3 bottles
Rapitala,
Nuhar Nero d`Avola / Pinot Nero, 2005
A blend of Nero d'Avola and Pinot Nero giving a full bodied wine. The Nero d'Avola, which, in these conditions, becomes rich in tannin and body, and the Pinot Nero, king of Burgundy, which responds to the heat of Sicily with colour, softness and depth unlikely anywhere else.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.10
grape:
Nero d'Avola
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
7 bottles
San Michele Appiano,
Pinot Nero DOC Alto Adige, 2007
Bright ruby red colour, round and velvety on the palate with aromas of forest fruits from blackberries through to blackcurrants. This Pinot Nero is an irresistible wine and will satisfy any palate
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.10
grape:
Pinot Nero
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
6 bottles
Domaine Bernard Defaix,
Chablis, 2007
Typical fruit character of apple and melon with an underlying mineral bet that adds that oh so famous almost metallic backbone.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.15
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
7 bottles
Heritage Wines,
Semillon, 2005
Semillon is one of the truly great white varieties of the Barossa Valley.
The nose shows citrus/lime characters with just a hint of oak. The palate displays distinctive fresh lemony Semillon flavours with good weight and an impressive dry finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.15
grape:
Semillon
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
2 bottles
Shelmerdine,
Yarra Valley Chardonnay, 2006
The Yarra Valley has long been home to some of the finest Chardonnays in Australia and this elegant, finely crafted example is no exception.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.15
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Rich
13 bottles
Shelmerdine,
Yarra Valley Pinot Noir, 2007
Low yields resulted in concentrated fully ripe grapes which offer up flavours of ripe cherry and strawberry combining with subtle notes of cloves and spice. The restrained French oak add some toasty, savoury complexity as well as hints of coffee and mocha. The finish is lifted and pure with wild strawberry notes and a warm, velvety texture.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.15
grape:
Pinot Noir
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
12 bottles
Stella Bella,
Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot, 2006
Echoing the great Bordeaux blends, this wine offers a little more generosity of style than one might find in its French counterparts! Well structured but with soft, smoky, brambly fruit backed up by tobaccoey, vanilla laced oak ageing.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.15
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
4 bottles
Stella Bella,
Shiraz, 2007
A cooler climate example of Shiraz from Margaret River with spicy, peppery flavours. Medium bodied, elegant and savoury with concentrated dark fruit flavours, subtle oak complexity and great length.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.15
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
10 bottles
Willows Vineyard,
Semillon, 2004
This Semillon has the typical lively lemon butter fruit character which is a trademark Willows Vineyard style, along with a touch of vanillan oak from barrel fermentation and a brief period of maturation in French oak hogsheads.
Intense ruby red. Elegant aromas of ripe fruit with hints of spices. Persistent, warm and harmonious with a velvety body.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.25
grape:
Valpolicella Blend
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Full & Intense
6 bottles
Heggies Vineyard,
Chardonnay, 2008
Chardonnay is the flagship Heggies wine - a wine that truly bears the stamp of this exceptional vineyard. This extremely low-yielding vineyard produces fruit of exceptional quality.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.30
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Rich
8 bottles
Redbank,
Fighting Flat Shiraz, 2006
A full bodied wine with an immediate up front fruit impact. Showing rich, sweet flesh but finishing leaner with fine powdery tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.30
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
17 bottles
Redbank,
Sunday Morning Pinot Gris, 2008
A wine which is perfect with seafood or white meat dishes. Pale straw in colour with bright green hues, lifted aromas of spices, white florals, fresh pear and guava. The palate delivers fresh and generous texture and mouth watering acidity with subtle citrus and pear fruit flavours.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.30
grape:
Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
4 bottles
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Vasse Felix,
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, 2008
A medium bodied wine, Luscious, flavours of ripe blackcurrant and vanilla fill the palate upfront, with a firm but ripe tannin structure supporting the lovely fruit weight on the midpalate. The tannins continue long through the palate, finishing with lively acidity and soft mocha oak characters.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.30
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
12 bottles
Vasse Felix,
Chardonnay, 2008
Winemakers comments:
`The 2008 Chardonnay is a bright straw with green tinges. The aroma has a vibrant almost pungent perfume with great complexity. Fruit forward with nuances of orange peel, apple pie with cloves, peach jam and cinnamon like spicy French oak and subtle hints of almond meal. The palate is firm with fresh acid upfront and a central supple core of rich Chardonnay fruit. The mouth feel is full and intense with spicy apple and custard flavors. The finish is warm with light oak tannins finishing the wine dry with the perfumed fruit yeast and oak complexities lingering.`
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.30
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Rich
18 bottles
Vasse Felix,
Semillon, 2007
The 2007 Vasse Felix Semillon is fresh and zesty with a lifted vibrant perfume of dried herbal notes, fresh lemon and tropical lime. Partial fermentation in oak and time on lees provides a spicy clove and vanillin note with a charred, yeasty complexity. The palate shows great weight with clean varietal flavours of lime and freshly cut grass with the crisp acidity providing a long backbone to support the pure fruit flavours through to the finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.30
grape:
Semillon
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
8 bottles
Vasse Felix,
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, 2008
This Margaret River Classic Dry White is synonymous with the blending of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, and showcases the intense fresh fruity flavours of these two varieties. It also has a dash of Chardonnay that helps give the blend mouth watering viscosity and generosity of flavour.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.30
grape:
Sauvignon / Semillon Blends
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Crisp & Dry
21 bottles
Planeta,
Cerasuolo di Vittoria, 2007
Light red colour with a pink and purple hue. Intense fruity bouquet with notes of strawberries, cherries, dry fig and raisins. Nice tannins followed by a pleasant acidity and round full mouthfeel.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.40
grape:
Nero d'Avola
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Fruit Packed
3 bottles
Arienzo,
Rioja Gran Reserva, 1998
Deep ruby color and wonderful nose of plums, vanilla and spice. A full-bodied wine, that shows forward fruit flavors of dark cherries and berries, followed by elegant spice in the mid-palate and a great toasty/vanillin finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.45
grape:
Tempranillo
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
19 bottles
Dezzani,
Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG, NV
The Brachetto d'Acqui Dezzani is the result of the slightly late harvest of the Brachetto grapes. It has an intense, aromatic perfume; with notes of rose, blackberry and raspberry. The elegance of the flavour, which is sweet, aromatic, fruity and of wildberries makes it particularly suitable as aperitif, cocktail, with fruit cake, pastries and ice-cream. Served chilled.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.70
grape:
Brachetto
alcohol:
5.5
%
style:
Sparkling Red
6 bottles
Plantagenet,
Great Southern Chardonnay, 2007
straw yellow in colour, with clean lifted aromas of lightly caramelised fig, mandarin and kumquat, delicately interlaced with cashew and vanillin oak influences. The wine has a medium to full palate with fine acidity and great length: citrus, cashew and creamy notes linger. This was the first vintage made by winemaker John Durham (from Cape Mentelle fame).
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.75
grape:
Chardonnay
style:
Something Different
15 bottles
Ca’ dei Frati,
Lugana, 2009
The wine is clean yet full, fat and round on the palate, with a zingy acidity cutting through on the finish. Ca’ dei Frati remains the best producer in Lugana. The secret to their success is simple: outstanding vineyards.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.80
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
6 bottles
Jansz,
Premium Cuvée, NV
The Jansz Premium NV Cuvée is based upon Jansz wines of several vintages with specially selected and crafted individual batches from the cooler locations in South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, with the largest regional parcels being Tasmanian. The matching of the crisp and fine flavours has resulted in a structured wine of medium body with zesty fruit characters.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.80
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Sparkling
4 bottles
Jansz,
Premium Cuvée Rosé, NV
Pale pink salmon in colour. Rich floral aromas of strawberries with a soft and creamy palate of rose and cream.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.80
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Sparkling
11 bottles
Yering Station,
Chardonnay, 2006
Pale Straw in colour with a pure and complex nose of flinty, minerally characters as well as citrus with some almond and spicy complexity. The palate is clean and fresh with well-integrated oak characters. Like the nose, the palate is quite minerally and shows great poise.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.85
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Something Different
2 bottles
Yering Station,
Pinot Noir, 2008
Ruby red in colour with uplifted aromas of black cherry and plum, complex floral undertones with hints of spice and tar. Intensely rich, well balanced palate, where red berries and toasty oak are the dominant flavours, with an attractive savoury, spicy finish. A rich, silky and elegant wine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.85
grape:
Pinot Noir
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
4 bottles
Yering Station,
Pinot Noir Rosé Extra Dry, 2008
Light ruby colour with intense raspberry, cherry and rose aromas. The palate is rich with fine tannins and surprising depth and length. The complex flavours of red berries, sage and spice make this wine a perfect complement to a wide array of food.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.85
grape:
Pinot Noir
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Rosé
3 bottles
Yering Station,
Shiraz Viognier, 2006
Blend of 95% Shiraz and 5% Viognier. The addition of 5% Viogner to the Shiraz adds an element of opulent aromatic character to the nose and softens the palate, a technique used traditionally in the Cote Rotie area of the Northern Rhone.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 13.85
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
4 bottles
Skillogalee,
Gewurztraminer, 2009
Shows the unmistakable floral, rose petal aromas and flavours of pure Gewurztraminer fruit, sometimes also reminiscent of passionfruit or lychees. It has a strength of character without being oily or overpowering, is intensely fruity but dry on the finish and has good balancing acidity.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.90
grape:
Gewurztraminer
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Something Different
6 bottles
Skillogalee,
Riesling, 2009
Crisp and fresh with lemony fruits accompanied by orange blossom and melon, great depth and weight of flavour with a long, dry length, lifted with refreshing limey acidity.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 13.90
grape:
Riesling
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
4 bottles
Katnook Estate,
Chardonnay, 2004
The Katnook Estate Chardonnay 2004 has tropical fruit characters with a creamy texture. This is a top quality chardonnay, great drinking now and worth putting down for a year or two when it will gain even more complexity.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.00
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
6 bottles
Shelmerdine,
Heathcote Shiraz, 2005
A little Viognier is blended into this Shiraz, in the same way that they do in Cote Rotie. This adds a little lift to the fruit and improves the aromatic profile of the wine. Not that this particularly needs improving! Full, rich, savoury, fruit filled but not over blown and therefore well balanced and elegant. Aromatic berry, violet and black cherry fruit characters dominate which when combined with the meaty, fine grained oak makes for a beautiful wine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 14.10
grape:
Shiraz
style:
Fruit Packed
3 bottles
Bodegas Age,
Siglo Gran Rioja, 2000
It is ruby red in color with flecks of copper and gold. Its aroma reveals the vanilla and spicy notes that come from aging in oak casks. Flavourful on the palate, it is meaty and velvety smooth with a powerful, fragrant and complex finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 14.15
grape:
Tempranillo
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
24 bottles
Klein Constantia,
Perdeblokke Sauvignon Blanc, 2007
Green golden in colour, and with aromas of mint leaf and tinned peas, this is a powerful expression of Constantia Sauvignon blanc. The palate is richly textured, with creamy mid palate weight and a fine bead of flinty acidity that carries right the way through to the finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.15
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Something Different
1 bottles
Stella Bella,
Chardonnay, 2007
A spectacularly fine, tight knit Chardonnay showing great elegance and style. Crisp lemony character overlaid with nutty, well integrated oak flavours. More Burgundian than Australian but with underlying new world panache!
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.15
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Something Different
13 bottles
Stella Bella,
Sangiovese Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
The esteemed & traditional grape of Tuscany & Margeret River Cabernet Sauvugnon are blended to produce a wine of grape contrast. As a young wine, the savoury earth, dry cherry fruits & chunky tannins of Sangiovese contrast the sweet berry fruits & long, fine tannins of Cabernet.
With time the components will mold together & be rich in fruits & contrasts.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 14.15
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Interesting Different
2 bottles
Stella Bella,
Tempranillo, 2005
Some of the most famous, most traditional and most contemporary wines of Spain are made from the “black” grape variety …Tempranillo. Implying a brooding depth, the dark blood- plum colour of the wine discloses a concentrated core of dark cherry surrounded by juicy, blood plum fruit on the palate. The wine is additionally focused by powerful and ripe fruit tannin then liberated by a dusty, earth - perfume finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 14.15
grape:
Tempranillo
style:
Full & Intense
10 bottles
Stella Bella,
Viognier, 2008
Another beautiful oddity from the remarkable Stella Bella winery. Viognier's naturally aromatic, sensual qualities are crafted into something altogether more complex after time in fine french oak. Rich, slight unctuous with lifted apricot, peach and elderflower notes on a palate that leads through to a creamy yet crisp finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.15
grape:
Viognier
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Ripe & Tropically Fruity
11 bottles Will not fit in the 1,2,3 bottle Gift Boxes
Peter Lehmann Wines,
Reserve Margaret Semillon, 2004
Peter Lehmann Wines believes Barossa Semillon makes a great white wine. The only true vinous test of greatness is just how well a variety ages in the bottle.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.25
grape:
Semillon
alcohol:
11.5
%
style:
Something Different
2 bottles
Peter Lehmann Wines,
Wigan`s Reserve Riesling, 2004
Named the Wigan, after PLW’s Chief Winemaker Andrew Wigan, who has been the maker of every Riesling bottled under the Peter Lehmann label since the beginning, the Wigan Riesling is a testament to his success with Riesling within Australia and on the International Wine Show circuits.
Pale lemon in colour with vibrant green tints. This trophy and multiple gold medal winner has the classical Eden Valley lime bouquet with the first hints of complex bottle development. The palate is taut and racy; its superb flinty minerality sliced through by the backbone of fresh lime juice and a touch of honey. Eden Valley Riesling at its finest.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.25
grape:
Riesling
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
3 bottles
San Michele Appiano,
Pinot Bianco `Schulthauser`, 2009
A wine that typifies the South Tyrol. Pinot Bianco Schulthauser has a straw yellow colour with green highlights. Apple, apricot and pear notes on the nose with just a hint of cedar wood. Velvety smooth and great body. A long, pleasing finish.
Good spice and minerals with tropical fruit and lycees. Well structured, with good balancing acidity and a long finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.30
grape:
Gewürztraminer
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
2 bottles
Domaine de Vauroux,
Chablis, 2008
Aromatic with clean mineral notes and hints of citrus. The palate is medium bodied with crisp, appley acidity, tight, pure fruit flavours of white peach and pears finished with a classic, steely, dry finish. Stylish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.30
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
2 bottles
Pewsey Vale Vineyard,
The Contours Museum Release, 2004
Each year, small parcels of individually selected Pewsey Vale Riesling destined for museum release are bottled with Stelvin closures and carefully put aside as future release as 'The Contours'.
The wine is only just showing the first signs of bottle age after 5 years, indicating that there is still a long future in front of it.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.35
grape:
Riesling
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
6 bottles
San Silvestro,
Barbaresco DOCG `Magno`, 2003
Complex bouquet with hints of violets, dark chocolate, coffee, almonds and pepper in the background. A dry, full bodied red wine with balanced oak and tannins with an intense and harmonious finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 14.35
grape:
Nebbiolo
style:
Full & Intense
6 bottles
Mount Horrocks,
Watervale Riesling, 2008
Very pale lime green – incredibly bright. Fragrant, delicate, pretty aromas of lemon blossom, spice and a touch of pineapple tropical notes. The citrus impressions dance across the palate in this spritely wine that’s mouth-wateringly juicy, filled with pristine lemon-lime fruit notes and mineral-like, steely persistence. It’s delightfully refreshing and has incredible mouthfeel, at once slippery yet firm, with a crisp acid close.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.40
grape:
Riesling
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
6 bottles
Mount Horrocks,
Watervale Semillon, 2008
Brilliant light lemon-lime in the glass. Fragrant aromatics of citrus, straw and cashew nut – an appealing combination of classy fruit and stylish oak.
Complexity and delicacy are the hallmarks of this excellent wine. It has vibrant, lively varietal flavours of lemon, apple, herb and minerality combined with textured, slightly creamy yeast-lees complexity, gentle spicy oak and a solid acid backbone.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.40
grape:
Semillon
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Something Different
7 bottles
Charles Melton Wines,
Rose of Virginia, 2008
The Rose of Virginia, named not after the place but after a flaxen haired beauty, is a serious but refreshing drink. Both demure and outspoken at once, it delights in the company of a wide range of food styles from light spicy richer fuller bodied dishes.
It is a blend of Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon with a dash of Pinot Meunier and Shiraz. it has lovely aromatic Grenache perfumes on the nose, which are given a touch of spice by the Shiraz and Cabernet. The tiny proportion of Pinot Meunier adds further interest. On the palate the wine is well-balanced, with good mid-palate richness and the surprising weight and trademark tannins of the Rose of Virginia.
Deep gold, with aromas of honey, mandarin and butterscotch. Medium-bodied and sweet on the palate with notes of seville orange marmalade, honey and apricot with a wave of fresh, zingy lemony acidity on the finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.50
grape:
Semillon
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Sweet / Dessert
10 bottles
d’Arenberg,
The Cadenzia GSM, 2006
The inspiration behind this name came from the word ‘Cadenza’ which is an impassioned improvisation played by a virtuoso soloist toward the end of a musical performance. Cadenzia is made in celebration of the winemakers’ opportunity, after vintage, to blend an exceptional McLaren Vale wine based on the Grenache variety.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 14.60
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
5 bottles
Giovanni Puiatti ’Le Zuccole’,
Sauvignon Bianco, 2009
Shows a straw-yellow colour with greenish reflections. The fragrance is intense and aromatic with hints of sambuca, sage and peach. A hearty and fruity taste that recalls green pepper.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.65
grape:
Sauvignon Blanc
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Something Different
3 bottles
Hollick,
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, 2006
This wine is a classic Coonawarra style, showing bright crimson colour with rich berry and cassis aromas and flavours over soft tannins.
French and American oak maturation contributes to the wine's overall balance and drinkability. Cabernet Sauvignon is the major component of the blend, with 15% to 20% Merlot added for softness in the early years of the wine's life.
Representing almose one-third of Hollick production, its predecessors have won numerous awards at Australian Wine Shows including the Jimmy Watson, Robert Bryce and Arthur Kelman Trophies.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 14.70
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
5 bottles
Clonakilla,
Hilltops Shiraz, 2008
The 2008 vintage at Hilltops didn’t quite stick to the script with a cool February followed by a gloriously warm March. The vines took the unexpected weather in their stride producing a wine of intense colour, striking aroma and generous, full-flavoured palate.
There is an intense black-red colour to this wine. The aroma shows ripe, black fruit in various guises: blackcurrant, blackberry and blackstrap liquorice! Great now if you love a powerful red, but leave some in the cellar for five to ten years to taste its full potential.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 14.75
grape:
Shiraz
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
7 bottles
Giustiniana,
Gavi di Gavi `Vigneti Lugarara`, 2008
The wine is fresh and clean with good concentration on the palate with mineral and citrus notes. It has good richness and nicely moderated acidity.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.75
grape:
Cortese
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Full & Rich
2 bottles
Grosset,
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, 2008
A blend of Clare Valley Semillon and Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc. It is still youthful and so has quite restrained aromatics yet intense, pristine flavours of white peach, nectarine and passionfruit and zesty, slately minerality on an attractive lingering finish of considerable length. Although the wine is quite unevolved at present, there is complexity, finesse, tangy fruit purity and succulence all of which combine to deliver a delicious white that offers moments of rare joy.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 14.95
grape:
Sauvignon / Semillon Blends
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
9 bottles
d’Arenberg,
Sticks & Stones, 2005
d'Arenberg was one of the first to plant Tempranillo in McLaren Vale as this variety appears well-suited to this region, and is a traditional blending partner for Grenache.
The inspiration behind this name came from the age-old proverb ‘sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.’ The unusual and quirky names that d’Arenberg’s range of wines has never done the winery any harm. They also do use sticks (vine cuttings) planted into stony soils to produce the grapes that result in this wine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 15.10
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
4 bottles
d’Arenberg,
The Galvo Garage, 2006
This wine is a bit outside of d’Arenberg’s normal McLaren Vale throne or 100% cabernet sauvignon wine history. Instead, some of the grapes come from the Adelaide Hills and three new Bordeaux varieties are added (merlot, cabernet franc and petit verdot).
Being a Bordeaux blend and that the term ‘garagists’ is used to describe the producers in Bordeaux making great wines in their garage outside of the ‘Appellation Controlee’ system. The d’Arenberg wines are all made in a small-batch processing, very hands-on way (or feet, as the reds are all foot-trod) as the ‘garagists’ do. The d’Arenberg reds are all made in the old galvanised garage/shed/winery, hence ‘Galvo’.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 15.10
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
6 bottles
Franz Haas,
Traminer Aromatico, 2007
Shows a complex bouquet with notes of roses, cloves, and lychees. On the palate, this wine displays its full body and the subtly bitter finish typical of Traminer.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 15.60
grape:
Gewürztraminer
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
2 bottles
Klein Constantia,
Madame Marlbrook, 2004
A first from Klein Constantia, this blended white wine expresses our viticultural potential for the production of fine white wine. Based on Semillon, the blend contains Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and a lick of Muscat de Frontignan and has been matured in barrels for 11 months. A complex, multi-layered wine, it opens up beautifully in the glass and reveals its profound depth on the palate.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 15.65
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Rich
3 bottles
Allegrini,
Palazzo della Torre IGT, 2007
This blend of 70% Corvina Veronese, 25% Rondinella and 5% Sangiovese is a smooth, full-bodied cru made in an innovative ripasso style. Deep ruby red in color, it has a delicious red berry perfume, with hints of raisins and plums.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 15.90
grape:
Valpolicella Blend
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
5 bottles
d’Arenberg,
Derelict Vineyard Grenache, 2006
Some years ago, chief winemaker Chester Osborn, sought out additional super premium Grenache fruit from McLaren Vale to meet the high demand for d'Arenberg’s Grenache-based wines. Many very old vineyards showed promise but had not been used for grape production for decades. Long bracken ferns and native grasses were taking over and the vines themselves resembled Medusa’s hair - wild, struggling and gnarled. This was the inspiration in the naming of this wine. Taming and rejuvenation of these vineyards has patiently occurred over several years although some vines still look rather hard-done-by and only produce very low yields of exceptional quality.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 16.00
grape:
Grenache
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
3 bottles
d’Arenberg,
The Laughing Magpie Shiraz / Viognier, 2007
Winemakers comments:
`Very dark saturated appearance and a violet-crimson hue suggesting a complex dry red. The aroma is very intense with mix of dark Maraschino cherries, spiced fruit skins and obvious notes of apricot stones, crushed ginger and mandarin peel. As the wine opens up further notes of black roasted teas, black olive and smoky tarry notes evolve with a fragrant lift of violets and lilies. The palate is full flavoured with ripe, juicy, soft, mouth-filling, fruit flavours with notes of cranberries, blueberries, blackcurrants, cherries and dark chocolate/carob. The herbaceous edges keep the palate in check. Overall balance is excellent with the oak suppressed by dark fruit while the floral tea-like tannins are abundant and silky acidity gives the wine great definition. The finish is long, juicy and pointed with blackcurrant and jube flavours and a mineral note pushing through.`
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 16.00
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
16 bottles
Irvine,
Merlot Brut, NV
A lively wine. A scintillating wine that truly livens the palate great grace and flavour. All the plummy Merlot fruit characters enhanced by the mousse. Fresh, enjoyable and a delight to drink.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 16.10
grape:
Merlot
style:
Sparkling Red
11 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Hollick,
Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008
The wine is a classic Coonawarra Cabernet showing intense cassis fruit flavours, with a long finish on the palate and soft tannins. The wine was matured in a combination of French and American oak, adding to the wine's structure, but not dominating the pure Coonawarra fruit characters.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 16.25
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
11 bottles
Leonardo,
San Zio, 2005
Clear, purple-red in colour, with good depth and 'legs' indicating a certain structure. Intense red fruit perfumes fuse with toasty oak on the nose. The immediate impact in the mouth is concentrated and fine, with good weight of savoury fruit balancing the ripe tannins, acidity and alcohol. The wine has excellent length.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 16.70
grape:
Other Reds
style:
Full & Intense
4 bottles
Plantagenet,
Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007
A highly refined polished wine with beautifully integrated powder coat tannins and a sumptuous mid palate of succulent currants and blackberries flavours that carry the length of the palate, a bright, clean finish. Very tasty indeed.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 16.75
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
10 bottles
Turkey Flat Vineyards,
Mourvedre, 2005
Encounters with unblended Australian Mourvèdre are rare. This is Turkey Flat’s first varietal Mourvèdre. A very late variety in ripening, the Barossa Valley is one of the few areas in Australia that can successfully ripen Mourvèdre.
The wine produced from Mourvèdre small, sweet, thick-skinned berries tend to be deeply coloured, rich in spice, high in alcohol and tannin, gamey when young and full of fruit.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 16.80
grape:
Mourvedre
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
10 bottles
Mesh,
Riesling, 2007
The final wine is green and vibrant in appearance. The aroma is fresh lemon and lime juice with a hint of spice. The palate is powerful, lively and generous, with intense citrus fruit flavours. The wine finishes clean and dry with refreshing natural acidity. As is the case with all great Eden Valley Rieslings, Mesh will age gracefully and reliably into a mature wine under the Stelvin closure.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 16.85
grape:
Riesling
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
7 bottles
Zema Estate,
Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
Rich and ripe varietal characters highlighted by blackcurrant and black olive tones. The fruit is supported by well integrated cedary oak. The strong palate has attractive palate length and acidity.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 16.90
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
8 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Donnafugata,
Vigna di Gabri DOC, 2007
An excellent expression of the Ansonica grape variety. Intense, elegant aromas range from fruity (apples) to floral (acacia) and more complex scents of a salty or mineral (flint) cast. A structured, mouth-filling flavor that is fresh and sapid. Lingering finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 17.00
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
2 bottles
Majella,
Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008
Dense deep brick red. Cigar box characters, black olives, some tar and bitumen evident. Chocolate with sweet fruit, soft dusty tannin.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 17.05
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
11 bottles
Avignonesi,
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, 2005
A blend of Sangiovese (known as Prugnolo Gentile), Canaiolo and Mammolino, it combines ripeness with great elegance. It has good intensity of spicy fruit with wonderful balance, depth and supple tannins. The latter in particular mark it out from other pretenders to Montepulciano's throne.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 17.15
grape:
Sangiovese
style:
Fruit Packed
2 bottles
Two Hands,
Angels Share McLaren Vale Shiraz, 2008
Assertive aromas, bursting with blackberry, bramble and white pepper. Glossy, dark cherry, mulberry fruit with fresh acidity and fine tannins. A classy wine that brings to the fore the best attributes of McLaren Vale Shiraz.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 17.15
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Fruit Packed
14 bottles
Two Hands,
Gnarly Dudes Barossa Valley Shiraz, 2008
Inspired by the old gnarled Shiraz vines and by a phrase in the film “The Big Lebowski”, Gnarly Dudes is a declassification of Two Hand’s famed Bella’s Garden Shiraz. Immensely concentrate with an almost opaque core of ripe, intense black fruits; it has a silky smooth texture followed by savoury, creamy fruit and hints of charred meats and coffee. The finish is well structured but opulent, enveloping and very very long.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 17.15
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
16
%
style:
Fruit Packed
5 bottles
Riposte by Tim Knappstein,
The Sabre Pinot Noir, 2008
The Sabre Pinot Noir is full and rich striking out with deep berry notes and lunges of spice that combined with thrusts of toasty vanilla oak that elegantly assault the nose. Thick slices of dark cherry and blueberry parry with kirsch and floral notes on the palate leading to an opulent finish of soft velvety tannins. Delicious to drink young but five years in the dungeon will reward your patience.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 17.30
grape:
Pinot Noir
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
4 bottles
Turkey Flat Vineyards,
Grenache, 2005
This wine is made from 90 year old Grenache vines grown on the Turkey Flat Vineyard. These old vines produce fantastically concentrated fruit which translates into a style of Grenache for which Turkey Flat has become famous.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 17.30
grape:
Grenache
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
14 bottles
Bleasdale Wines,
Sparkling Shiraz, NV
Langhorne Creek is a great region for producing richly flavoured, softly structured shiraz, making it a great area for producing good old-fashioned sparkling “burg”. Bleasdale’s version is rich, spicy, full-flavoured and slightly sweet with very good balance throughout.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 17.35
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Sparkling Red
10 bottles
Grosset,
`Springvale` Watervale Riesling, 2009
The 2009 Grosset Springvale is quite closed and restrained at present, has pure intense lemon juice and lime flavours with slatey, minerally notes, is powerful, tight and steely with taut, dry, mouth-puckering acidity that lingers. It is fine and succulent with a zesty persistence that takes the wine deep and long.
The wine has a very deep black appearance with a wonderful crimson deep cherry red hue. Intense aromas of ripe, blackberry fruits, liquorice appear first followed by prune-like notes with deep spicy plum pudding characters. As it opens, deeper blackberry mulberry fruits with anise evolve combined with a lifted (and slightly ‘taily’) brandy spirit which is most appealing. The initial attack of primary fruit flavours, combined with the integrated, unwooded brandy spirit ensure the palate is full-flavoured balanced with very fine, almost tea-like tannins and the dry impact of the spirit. Just wonderful!
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 17.65
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
17.5
%
style:
Fortified
3 bottles
Ca’ dei Frati,
Cuvée dei Frati Brut, 2004
The wine has good aromatic intensity, with a biscuity character and perfumes of dried hay. On the palate, it is softer and silky in texture, and has a long finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 17.70
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Sparkling
2 bottles
Skillogalee,
Shiraz, 2006
This Shiraz is another dark, rich wine in the Skillogalee tradition, with intense colour and powerful, warm aromas and flavours. On the nose and the palate there are berryfruit and plum characters and hints of eucalyptus or mint can sometimes be found. Tannin structure is fine but firm and there is a good level of natural acidity.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 17.75
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
5 bottles
Mount Horrocks,
Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot, 2000
A stylish, complex wine, displaying concentrated cherry, berry and spearmint fruit aromas, and sweet fruit flavours, cassis-like, in the mouth.
The wine has a beautiful structure and velvety texture, held together by striking yet elegant tannins that combines with the voluptuous fruit flavours to give great length.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 17.80
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
1 bottles
Livio Felluga,
Vertigo, 2007
Intense ruby red colour. Aromas are intense, fruity and spicy; cherries, red pepper, currant, blackberries and blueberries integrated into sweet spices, liquorice and moss. On the palate the wine full-bodied, soft and well-structured; sweet tannins are well balanced with the acidity and the intensely fruity and spicy aftertaste.
The 2008 Mangan Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc, a blend of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon, is a brilliant light straw yellow in colour with a delightful combination of fresh and clean lemon, grapefruit, honeysuckle and floral perfumes with touches of freshly cut grass. Elegant and crisp on the palate, it has a fine and crisp lemon-lime character.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 18.25
grape:
Sauvignon / Semillon Blends
style:
Something Different
5 bottles
Vasse Felix,
Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006
The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon release is maroon in colour wiht a deep red hue. The nose shows rich, dark berry fruit aromas of cassic, mulberry and tobacco leaf, with pretty, dried herbal notes and hints of dark chocolate spice from maturation in oak barriques. The wine has a juicy palate upfront, with an intense comcentration of mulberries and dark, intense fruit on the mid-palate. The firm tannin structure is supported by clean acidity and savoury fruit characters, giving the wine a long persistent finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 18.35
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
3 bottles
Vasse Felix,
Shiraz, 2006
The wine exhibits a lovely freshness with the acidity providing a beautiful framework to the palate. Firm tannins and mocha/vanillin oak flavours add further weight to the dark fruit characters of mulberry and blackberry, with the savoury mid palate leading to a bright, fresh fruit finish and hints of deep, dark spice.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 18.35
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Full & Intense
8 bottles
Majella,
Sparkling Shiraz, 2005
Majella's fabulous Sparkling Shiraz is bottle fermented like Champagne and then a little vintage port is added to give a well balanced sweet/savoury sparkling wine – ideal with food, before or after a meal..or anytime!
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 18.65
grape:
Shiraz
style:
Sparkling Red
9 bottles
John Duval Wines,
Plexus, 2007
John Duval was the Grange winemaker from 1986 till 2002. He is one of the world’s great winemakers who set out on his own with the 2003 vintage, sourcing fruit from some long-time friends in the Barossa.
Winemakers comments: "The aim of Plexus is to express the wide spectrum of red fruit flavours from Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvedre but also to provide serious structure with a seamless balance and a long finish. A low percentage of new oak adds subtle complexity rather than dominate the berry fruit. Traditional low intervention winemaking techniques are employed with Plexus, allowing the wine to be approachable in its youth but also with great potential for improvement in the bottle under good cellaring conditions for at least 8-10 years."
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 18.70
grape:
Shiraz Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
4 bottles
Glenguin Wines,
Stonybroke Shiraz Tannat, 2006
Predominately Shiraz wine blended with a smidgen of Tannat that offers hours of enjoyment. Oozing with aromas of cherry, blackberry, and raspberry fruits, broken up by a sprinkling of cracked pepper spice. The palate is crammed with similar fruit flavours, laced with liquorice and savoury herbal notes, supported by a firm sturdy framework of espresso infused tannins. The finish is long and lingering, drying slightly on the end.
Ripassa has a deep ruby-red colour, with an intense, persistent bouquet. It is a full bodied, harmonic and velvety smooth.
A close relation to Amarone, Ripassa takes its name from the ancient process of Ripasso, literally meaning repassed. After the Valpolicella is fermented, it is put into vessels recently vacated by the Amarone. The wine soaked skins and lees that remain in these vessels initiate a slight refermentation, subsequently increasing both the alcohol and body of the wine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 18.85
grape:
Valpolicella Blend
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
18 bottles
Shaw & Smith,
Shiraz, 2008
Using cooler climate fruit, this wine is a modern interpretation of Australian Shiraz. Whilst traditionally associated with warm regions, Shiraz has also proven to be a star performer when carefully managed in the cool climate of the Adelaide Hills.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 19.15
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
3 bottles
Katnook Estate,
Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon captures the essence of Coonawarra.
Noted as one of the nation's leading Cabernet Sauvignons, this wine is listed in the "Distinguished" category of Australia's prestigious Langton's Classification, which says of the style:
" Katnook Cabernet Sauvignon reflects its strong Coonawarra provenance with plenty of intense blackcurrant mulberry fruit definition, mid palate richness, finely grained tannins and excellent flavour length. The wines have medium to long term cellaring potential."
The current vintage of 2005 has won an international gold medal at the Korean Wine Challenge 2009.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 19.30
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
11 bottles
Katnook Estate,
Merlot, 2005
This Merlot is deep in colour, with a complex array of aromas and oak maturation characteristics. Smooth in the mouth with fruity & spicy oak characteristics.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 19.30
grape:
Merlot
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
7 bottles
Katnook Estate,
Shiraz, 2005
This sophisticated wine displays the excellent structure, balance and generous palate weight that has come to be expected of Shiraz from the Coonawarra. Typical rich raspberry and spice predominate with subtle pepper and liquorice highlights.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 19.30
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
5 bottles
Shaw & Smith,
M3 Vineyard Chardonnay, 2008
The Adelaide Hills produces some of Australia’s finest Chardonnay. Since it’s first release (vintage 2000) M3 Chardonnay has quickly established a reputation amongst Australia’s finest.
Sourced primarily from the Shaw + Smith M3 Vineyard at Woodside which was planted in 1995 and takes its name from owners Martin Shaw, Michael and Matthew Hill Smith.
A Sophisticated, barrel fermented wine with pure fruit character and restrained oak. Elegant and long living.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 19.45
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Full & Rich
9 bottles
Leabrook Estate,
Gewurztraminer, 2008
The nose shows intense varietal characters including rose petal, lychee, spice, Turkish delight, bath salts and limes. The palate carries some sweetness that is balanced with a fine mineral acidity. Limes and lychee dominate the palate, with a length and intensity that ensures the wine will compliment a wide range of dishes, especially Asian.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 19.50
grape:
Gewurztraminer
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
1 bottles
Grosset,
Polish Hill Riesling, 2009
The Grosset Polish Hill Riesling has finesse, delicacy and balance and yet is bound in a stark, steely frame that time will transform. An extraordinary and seamless wine that has appeal now and one that should show that drought need not mean compromise.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 19.60
grape:
Riesling
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
11 bottles
Turkey Flat Vineyards,
Pedro Ximénez (37.5cl), NV
This fortified Pedro Ximénez was made from grapes grown specifically for Turkey Flat by a number of traditional Barossa grape growers. It is a blend of 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002 vintages.
It displays attractive marmalade and citrus peel characters
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 19.60
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
17
%
style:
Fortified
5 bottles
Jansz,
Vintage Cuvée, 2004
A single vineyard wine with all the classical notes of great Tasmanian sparkling wine.
The wine is perfectly balanced with great length of flavour and lovely crisp acidity.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 19.75
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Sparkling
2 bottles
Cullen Wines,
Mangan, 2007
Malbec, Petit Verdot and Merlot are three varieties that are particularly well suited to growing in the Margaret River winegrowing region. When blended together these varieties form a divine trinity creating a unique wine. The Malbec provides the fruit power and colour, the Petit Verdot the length and texture and the Merlot the structure. The fruit which made this wine came from a single vineyard in the Wilyabrup subregion of Margaret River belonging to Rick Cullen and Bettina Mangan. A wine with great drinkability and ageing potential.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 19.90
grape:
Other Reds
style:
Fruit Packed
8 bottles
Skillogalee,
Liqueur Muscat, NV
This fortified wine is made in the same way that tawny port is made. It is a blend of different vintages all made from fruit growing on Skillogalee vineyards.
This shows nutty, raisin and apricot flavours, and is full and sweet enough to match well with the sweetest desserts (even chocolate!).
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 20.10
grape:
Other Reds
alcohol:
17.5
%
style:
Fortified
4 bottles
Peter Lehmann Wines,
Mentor, 2004
The colour is an intense brooding blackness with touches of purple at the rim. The nose is an opulence of classical Barossa Cabernet blackcurrants and violets. A great generosity of flavour and velvet fruit reined in by the fine chalky tannins on the finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 20.15
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
2 bottles
Clover Hill,
Brut, 2005
Produced from vineyards in northern Tasmania, Clover Hill is often quoted as the finest sparkling wine made in Australia. It benefits from the long cool growing season which gives the grapes time to ripen slowly, develop flavours but retain a lovely crisp acidity. On the palate, Clover Hill is rich and soft with yeasty, nutty hints coupled with pear and apple fruit flavours. Lively and creamy, with a persistent, fine mousse, this is very elegant fizz.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 20.50
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Sparkling
4 bottles
Clover Hill,
Brut Rosé, 2005
Clover Hill’s reputation for being one of the finest Antipodean fizzes is well justified so it is with great glee that we welcome the pink version. Made from the classic Champagne grape varieties, it is a delicate salmon pink with enticing aromas of redcurrant, wild strawberry and brioche. Well balanced, savoury and dry, it is a perfect aperitif.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 20.50
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Sparkling
7 bottles
Plantagenet,
Great Southern Shiraz, 2004
Plantagenet's Shiraz is consistently rated among the top 20 in Australia. Their Shiraz has won a string of awards in the past few years and is now regarded as one of Australia’s top Shiraz, especially by those who rate elegance over power.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 20.55
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
1 bottles
San Silvestro,
Barolo DOCG Patres, 2005
Spices and dried flowers on the nose; smooth and mouth-filling, with sweet tannins. Great structure.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 20.75
grape:
Nebbiolo
style:
Full & Intense
1 bottles
Mollydooker,
The Maitre D Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008
Classic Cabernet characteristics of dark berry, scorched earth and menthol combine with plush fruit, liquorice, oak vanillian and spice. It is a joy to drink from the first glass to the last.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 20.85
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
style:
Full & Intense
6 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Mollydooker,
Two Left Feet, 2008
With a powerful and intriguingly complex nose this wine is full of chocolate, earth and plum notes intermixed with rich oak aromas. This harmonious blend of Shiraz, Cabernet and Merlot fills your mouth with layers of savoury fruit, and boasts an incredibly rounded mouth fell and a silky smooth finish.
The name derives from the medieval castle La Rocca, which over looks the small town of Soave. Nino Pieropan's attention to detail is outstanding and it shows in the quality of this wine. The vineyards are planted primarily with Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave, Garganega giving structure and acidity to the wines, the Trebbiano di Soave allowing perfume and richness of flavour.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 21.25
grape:
Garganega
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Something Different
5 bottles
Mitolo,
G.A.M. Shiraz, 2005
Fashioned from a McLaren Vale vineyard, the 2005 Shiraz G.A.M. (named after the Mitolo children – Gemma, Alexander, and Marco) is a deep ruby/purple-hued effort displaying beautiful blackberry, white pepper, licorice, and toasty oak notes. Rich, full-bodied, and intense, with blueberry and blackberry flavors, sweet tannin, and excellent purity, it is a tour de force in winemaking. Enjoy it over the next decade.
95 pts Wine Advocate Oct 2006 Issue # 167
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 21.85
grape:
Shiraz
style:
Blockbuster!
5 bottles
Shaw & Smith,
Pinot Noir, 2008
Pinot Noir is the most temperamental of varieties and remains the ultimate challenge for many winemakers - Shaw + Smith has accepted this challenge albeit in a ‘small batch’ way. Site selection, the right clonal mix, miniscule yields and fastidious vineyard management are essential to success.
The result is an aromatic, medium bodied amd thoroghly delicious single vineyard Pinot Noir
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 21.85
grape:
Pinot Noir
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
4 bottles
Leabrook Estate,
Chardonnay, 2006
The nose shows stone fruit and melons with a creaminess and vanilla bean character for the time in barrel. The palate displays great Chardonnay texture derived from the barrel ferment and lees stirring, a slight creaminess with fruit characters including peaches, melons and grapefruit.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 21.95
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Full & Rich
6 bottles
Dezzani,
Barolo DOCG, 2002
Whilst Michet is a grape which is not as adaptable to most soil types as other clones of Nebbiolo, the wines produced from this clone have a greater intensity of aromas and flavours. Garnet red in colour with fragrances of violet, pepper and spices. Full and harmonious on the palate with excellent tannins thanks to the obligatory 2 years in oak.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 22.05
grape:
Nebbiolo
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
2 bottles
Dezzani,
Barolo DOCG, 2005
Whilst Michet is a grape which is not as adaptable to most soil types as other clones of Nebbiolo, the wines produced from this clone have a greater intensity of aromas and flavours. Garnet red in colour with fragrances of violet, pepper and spices. Full and harmonious on the palate with excellent tannins thanks to the obligatory 2 years in oak.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 22.05
grape:
Nebbiolo
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
7 bottles
Jim Barry,
The First XI Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
The First XI honours the legends of Australian cricket. Those elite sportsmen who have achieved the distinction of representing their country at the highest level. The best of the best.
To honour this standard, The First XI is only produced in exceptional years. This 2005 release is the first since the inaugural 2000 vintage.
So when you next enjoy a glass of The First XI, toast the legends for whom the wine is named...those who have made it to the top of their craft.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 22.25
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
3 bottles
Planeta,
Cometa, 2008
Deep straw yellow in colour with a green hue. Intense and full of character, with integrated aromatic notes of citrus and tropical fruit, white peach, pink grapefruit and wisteria. On the palate it has plenty of character with elegantly mineral elements. The acidity is well integrated with the fruit, making for a harmonious whole which is without a doubt one of the finest examples of this variety to be found anywhere on the planet.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 22.40
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Aromatic & Zesty
3 bottles
Volpi,
Barolo DOCG, 2001
The wine is subtle, robust and elegant, and is drinking well now, but is still capable of some ageing.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 22.45
grape:
Nebbiolo
style:
Full & Intense
4 bottles
Irvine,
The Baroness, 2008
Blend of Eden Valley Merlot, Barossa Cabenet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The 2008 is particularly rich in fruit, showing great pruny character. In time the tannins will come forward to “dry” out the finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 22.60
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
9 bottles NEW IN STOCK
PHI,
Chardonnay, 2006
This fine example from the Yarra is complex, nutty, mineral hints on the nose follows through to a beautifully textured, crisp palate with touches of citrus, pineapple, brioche and flint. Outstanding.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 22.70
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Something Different
9 bottles
Mitolo,
Reiver Shiraz, 2005
Dark ruby coloured, the nose has hints of liquorice, cherry, liqueur and earthy leathery notes. The palate is dense while showing lively hints of truffle, espresso and a lively mineral finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 23.00
grape:
Shiraz
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
4 bottles
Yering Station,
Yarrabank Cuvee Brut, 2004
Pale straw, with a persistent fine bead forming a delicate crown and a fine, elegant bouquet with almond, pear and croissant aromas. The palate is elegant with harmonious nutty yeast and fruit complexities. There is a biscuity, zesty and almondy palate with a rich creamy mouthfeel and complex autolysis characters in the middle palate and a crisp finish and lingering after-taste. The finish is wonderfully long and intense.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 23.25
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Sparkling
1 bottles
Vasse Felix,
Heytesbury Chardonnay, 2007
The 2007 Heytesbury Chardonnay is a superb example of a Margaret River Chardonnay. The wine displays beautiful complex aromas, combining savoury elements with ripe fruit perfumes. There are hints of fresh sour dough and toasted vanillin oak spice, with some peach and melon characters. The palate is intense and full bodied, with a creamy texture and lovely fresh acidity that helps to create a balanced, almost seamless wine. Flavours of lemon rind, cinnamon and cloves carry the palate through to the finish with bright citrus notes. The soft, beautifully integrated French oak supports the lingering, textured finish of this superb wine.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 23.35
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Rich
6 bottles
Grosset,
Piccadilly Chardonnay, 2006
The 2006 Grosset Piccadilly Chardonnay has a characteristic tightness of structure, restraining the flavours in a tight coil that time will only slowly release. The cedary oak is subtle considering the wines youth - with a mere whisp of cedar setting off its cool tropical flavours. It has a delicate white peach, nectarine and grapefruit flavours and some slatey, minerally notes and crisp, cleansing acidity on an ultra-dry finish. There is a richness and concentration of flavour, weight and power too. The wine promises complexity once the vibrance of youth is replaced by a creamy texture and satisfying mouthfeel. As with previous Piccadilly Chardonnays, the 2006 needs a couple of years to show its best but holds that peak for some considerable time. If however, this description already appeals to you, Jeff suggests you don't wait!
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 23.70
grape:
Chardonnay
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Full & Rich
12 bottles NEW IN STOCK
Turkey Flat Vineyards,
The Last Straw (37.5cl), 2004
This is the third release of this sweet white wine, made from 100% Marsanne grapes. It is inspired by the rare and luscious vin de paille of France’s Rhône Valley.
While complex and initially sweet, mouthfillingly rich flavours of preserved lemon, peaches and oatmeal are balanced with a delicate acidity allowing a dry finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 23.95
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Sweet / Dessert
1 bottles
Seville Estate,
Reserve Shiraz, 2000
This is the flagship wine of Seville Estate range. Deep purple / red coloured wine, with spicy dark cherry and black pepper aromas. It has intense pepper and spice characters hints of cassis and soft vanillin oak on the palate. The wine, while very approachable in its youth, is made with longevity in mind.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 24.90
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
3 bottles
Ayala,
Brut Majeur, NV
This wine is rich and aromatic on the nose. On the palate, it is well balanced and shows great finesse and complexity. Pinot Noir gives this wine richness and a long finish, while Chardonnay from the finest soils of the Côtes des Blancs adds delicacy, liveliness and freshness. Pinot Meunier, mainly from the Marne Valley, gives this wine an appealing fruitiness and roundness.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 24.95
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Sparkling
16 bottles
Donnafugata,
Tancredi DOC, 2006
Nero d'Avola and Cabernet Sauvignon. The two varieties fuse in fine style. The Cabernet gives the Nero d'Avola a touch of mint, enriching its substantial supply of scents. Notes of liquorice, cacao, cherries and bilberries against a sweetish background. The flavors are well-structured, full, absorbing and remarkably persistent.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 25.00
grape:
Nero d'Avola
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Full & Intense
5 bottles
PHI,
Pinot Noir, 2007
Winemaker Steve Webber has become somewhat fixated with all things Burgundian of late and it shows through in this extraordinary Pinot. The aromas of violet, strawberry, mineral and delicate spicy wood lead through to a palate that simply dances across the tongue leaving a silky trail of forest fruits.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 25.15
grape:
Pinot Noir
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
4 bottles
Shelmerdine,
Merindoc Shiraz, 2005
Sourced from a fine "piece of dirt" based on granitic soils, this intense, multi layered Shiraz has very pure cassis, bramble and spice laden character with a beautiful, fine grained texture. Immensely complex and long.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 25.15
grape:
Shiraz
style:
Full & Intense
2 bottles
Campagnola,
Amarone delle Valpolicella Classico, 2006
Intense red garnet color. Fine ethereal, fragrant bouquet. Dry full complex and velvet smooth. Rich superb noble warm on palate with after taste of green almond.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 25.45
grape:
Valpolicella Blend
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Fragrant & Refreshing
13 bottles
Peter Lehmann Wines,
Eight Songs Shiraz, 2003
A tribute to the great Shiraz vineyards of the Barossa, the inspiration of this unique Barossa Shiraz comes from the entwined story of England’s “Mad King”, George III, the operatic collaboration of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Randolph Stow and the visual art of Rod Schubert which all came together in a seamless symphony from the Barossa Music Festival.
The epitome of what the Barossa does so well, Eight Songs Shiraz is luxuriant, sumptuous and brings to the palate all the musky spices that mark a truly great shiraz.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 25.80
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
1 bottles
Charles Melton Wines,
Nine Popes, 2007
Blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre from old vines. Whilst the Nine Popes was initially modelled on Chateauneuf-du-Pape, it has evolved into an internationally recognised example of this style in its own right.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 26.00
grape:
Shiraz Blends
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
9 bottles
Devaux,
Grande Réserve, NV
The wine has a lovely Pinot Noir richness on the nose, with aromas of baked apples and vanilla. On the palate, it is full, rounded, and well balanced, with a lively, persistent finish.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 26.85
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Sparkling
15 bottles
Corte Giara,
Amarone Classico della Valpolicella, 2006
Corte Giara is the négociant label of Allegrini & the wines have the similar stamp of quality. The wine is deep in colour, intense, plummy fruit on the nose with hints of chocolate; rich, round with a dried plum & dark cherry fruit on the palate, warming on the finish & long.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 27.30
grape:
Valpolicella Blend
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Full & Intense
3 bottles
Turkey Flat Vineyards,
Shiraz, 2006
The Turkey Flat Vineyard boasts some of the oldest Shiraz vines in the world. Planted in 1847, these hard-working gnarled old vines are still producing fantastic grapes.
This is a firmly structured elegant Shiraz, with lifted ‘primary‘fruit aromas of red currant and plum and ‘secondary aromas’ of dark bitter chocolate, black pepper, aniseed and suede.
The full-bodied palate has flavours of plums, red fruits, cedar, which will improve with careful cellaring of up to 10 years.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 27.30
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
4 bottles
Yalumba,
The Menzies Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, 2003
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes used for The Menzies are estate grown at Yalumba's Coonawarra vineyard, an exceptional site in the heart of Coonawarra's legendary terra rossa strip. The Menzies Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 has crimson red hues. The aroma is reminiscent of briar and brambles with lashings of berry fruits and high notes of sweet vanilla oak. The palate opens with the berry fruits building to a complex meld of fruit and savoury briar notes and finishes with lashings of soft, velvety tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 27.45
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
1 bottles
Yalumba,
The Signature Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz, 2003
Ripe, full bodied fruit flavours combine with powerful tannins to create a classic Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz blend that will reward long term cellaring.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 27.45
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Full & Intense
1 bottles
d’Arenberg,
Dead Arm Shiraz, 2005
Winemakers comments:
`A very dark almost black appearance with a dense purple-red hue. The aroma upon opening is very intense with a complex combination of fragrant spices, red fruits, plum dark cherries, cranberry and blueberry notes with a back drop of very fine oaks, liquorice, white pepper, boot-polish and edges of parsley stalks. The taste is rich, gutsy and virile, dominated with red fruits, cherries, plums and dried black olive. The palate is very controlled, tight and has a wonderful liveliness about it. Even the tannins feel cool and silky with mineral grittiness and wonderful acidity. The length is excellent and beautifully pointed with soft red fruit flavours and spice suggests this wine will have great ability to age.`
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 28.00
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
16 bottles
Two Hands,
Samantha’s Garden Clare Valley Shiraz, 2005
An elegant style that is typical of the Clare Valley region, characterised by bright lively aromas, subtle fruit flavours and fine grained tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 28.05
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
9 bottles
Two Hands,
Lily’s Garden McLaren Vale Shiraz, 2006
Brilliant, smart black with red flints in colour. A bouquet of caramel, mocha, fresh coffee beans, liquorice and a ripe mint, backed by intense dry prunes and a lifted spice. The palate is thick, concentrated and viscouse. The fruit weight is very powerful and the juicy texture coats your mouth, leaving you with an extremely long finish that is balanced and well rounded. This is a very exciting wine.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 28.15
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
15.5
%
style:
Blockbuster!
7 bottles
Mitolo,
Savitar McLaren Vale Shiraz, 2005
Intense plum/garnet colour. The nose shows masses of smoky cedar, plums, cherry and dried herbs. Full bodied and opulent yet managing to maintatin supple, refined tannin and a clean, fresh finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 29.65
grape:
Shiraz
style:
Fruit Packed
1 bottles
Massolino,
Barolo, 2004
Winemaker Franco Massolino has done a wonderful job of marrying change to a respect for tradition that sets him apart from most of the younger producers in Barolo today. His Barolos have a classic style & structure with a modern purity of fruit.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 29.70
grape:
Nebbiolo
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Full & Intense
7 bottles
Turkey Flat Vineyards,
Sparkling Shiraz, NV
Winemakers comments
`Every spring we select a few of our finest barrels of Shiraz to become base wines for this bottle fermented sparkling wine. Base wines are matured in seasoned French oak hogsheads for up to three years before being tiraged in the traditional champagne method. Following this second fermentation the wine is left to mature in the bottle on lees for 10 months before disgorgement and liquoring with very old Australian vintage port (ranging in age from 14 to 40 years).`
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 29.95
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
13
%
style:
Sparkling Red
7 bottles
Two Hands,
Max’s Garden Heathcote Shiraz, 2006
Two Hands Garden Series wines are named after the proprietor's nearest and dearest and the birth of Max yielded up an opportunity to release a new wine from the much heralded Heathcote region in Victoria. Characteristically dense and concentrated, the cooler climate in Heathcote leads to a more lifted, aromatic and spicy profile whilst still having that luxurious, plush fruit that is the Two Hands textural signature.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 30.65
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Fruit Packed
2 bottles
Ayala,
Rosé Majeur, NV
A delicate cherry colour with a hint of copper. The mousse is fine and persistent. On the nose, there are aromas of red fruits (strawberries, raspberries, morello cherries) together with spice notes. On the palate, this wine is powerful, vinous and is wellbalanced. The finish, rich and fresh, is elegant and long lasting.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 30.90
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12.5
%
style:
Sparkling
19 bottles
Fornaser,
Amarone della Classico DOC `Monte Faustino`, 2004
Garnet red. Intense, persistent and rich of well ripened fruit, marmalade, prunes, almonds. Full bodied, intensity and elegant. Fascinating and velvety.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 31.15
grape:
Valpolicella Blend
alcohol:
15.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
21 bottles
Prunotto,
Barolo Classico, 2004
Garnet in colour and on the nose, wide and complex with hints of violet and forest fruit aromas. On the palate, full and velvety and well balanced.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 31.40
grape:
Nebbiolo
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Full & Intense
4 bottles
Mitolo,
Serpico Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007
Made solely from Cabernet Sauvignon, it is made from lightly dried grapes in an ‘Amarone’ style. This drying gives a richer, fuller style, and a superb wine of great individuality.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 32.05
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
style:
Full & Intense
3 bottles
Two Hands,
Bella’s Garden Barossa Valley Shiraz, 2006
The wine is robust and rich with a balance that exemplifies the hallmarks of the finest Barossa vineyards. Firm and juicy, with tannins that are drying and mouth filling. The 2006 Bella’s Garden is a wine that will improve with medium to long term cellaring
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 32.15
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Full & Intense
1 bottles
Devaux,
Cuvée Rosé, NV
The Cuvée Rosé has good colour, notes of ripe red berries on the nose, and a rich, lively character on the palate.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 32.75
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Sparkling
19 bottles
Costa di Bussia,
Barolo Riserva DOCG, 2000
Complex aromas of crushed flowers, plums and fresh-cut porcini with evident hints of mint. Full-bodied, concentrated, with amazing tannins and superripe fruit. Long, very ripe and almost jammy finish, great length.
“This is one of the most elegant reds I've had from Australia, with ripe, perfumed, cassis, but less eucalyptus mint seen in wines of nearby Coonawarra. Decant it and the initial fruit gives way to even more complexity than first promised.”
2010 Robert Joseph’s Personal Choice, Wine Magazine, Drink 2005
Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet/Shiraz 2003
Rating 91 points
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 34.30
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
1 bottles
Glenguin Wines,
Aristea Shiraz, 2003
Glenguin`s flagship wine - old vine Shiraz. A blockbuster.
Concentrated, with notes of faded grape, spicy, liquorice and aromas of small forests fruits, with light notes of vanilla, chocolate and faded rose.
Very structured to the palate, full bodied and rich, with harmonious and elegant tannins. Long after taste finish, intense and persistent, with notes of preserved fruits and tobacco.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 35.15
grape:
Montepulciano
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
3 bottles
Vasse Felix,
Heytesbury Cabernet, 2005
The Heytesbury red is the highest selection of fruit and wine from the Vasse Felix cellars.
The 2005 Heytesbury is a beautiful, deep dark plum colour. The aroma is fragrant, with lifted blackcurrant and fresh subtle peppermint leaf with blueberries, violets, cocunut, cumin seeds and thyme which meld into the background with rich oak perfumes.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 35.50
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
2 bottles
Fontodi,
Flaccianello della Pieve, 2003
This wine has perfumes of cherry and leather well-integrated
With a judicious touch of vanilla. Excellent structure, with
characteristically ripe, but well balanced tannins, it has flavours of spiced black cherry and toasty new oak on the palate. Great intensity even to the finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 37.10
grape:
Sangiovese
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
3 bottles
Yering Station,
Reserve Pinot Noir, 2006
Only made in exceptional vintages, this Reserve wine is a unique expression of the region and the character of the particular vintage. Led by Tom Carson, Yering Station’s winemaking team has a non-interventionist approach, allowing the underlying character of the grape to fully express itself. The result is outstanding, superbly crafted wine of utmost distinction.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 37.30
grape:
Pinot Noir
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
5 bottles
Yering Station,
Reserve Shiraz Viognier, 2005
Dark red in colour with spicy black pepper aromas that dominate the nose, underneath there is a complex array of violet, blackberry jam, liquorice and fine oak. The palate is silky and rich, with a wonderful poise. There are layers of concentrated, fine-grained tannins with loads of powerful fruit, these flavours cascade through the palate and provide a wonderful length of flavour with a persistent finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 37.30
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
5 bottles
Bollinger,
Special Cuvée, NV
The Special Cuvée is the most accomplished expression of the Bollinger style.
A blend of Pinot Noir (on average 60%), Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier that is constant in style & quality year after year. One of the best NV Cuvées on the market.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 38.70
grape:
Other Whites
style:
Sparkling
6 bottles
Zenato,
Amarone Classico della Valpolicella, 2005
Considered to be the king of the Veronese wines, this is a generous and pleasing award winning wine. It has a ruby red colour with deep, ethereal bouquet of tobacco and chocolate and smoky, dried fruit aromas. A rich, lingering and spicy palate with strong yet smooth and supple tannins.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 38.70
grape:
Valpolicella Blend
alcohol:
16
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
4 bottles
Marziano Abbona,
Barolo Terlo Ravera DOCG, 2004
Terlo Ravera is a more modern style Barolo with fresher fruit, deeper colour and a touch of new oak and is grown in the 1.6 hectare vinyard in the Novello-Monforte commune (the only recognised cru). The colour is ruby red with garnet reflections. The intense, aristocratic and ethereal bouquet has hints of dried roses, tar, and violets against warm wood tones and spices. It is full bodied and mouth filling with a long and lingering finish.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 41.80
grape:
Nebbiolo
style:
Full & Intense
5 bottles
Parker Estate,
First Growth, 2004
A deep red colour, with purple tinges. The nose shows lifted liquorice and blackcurrant fruit with some perfumed of violets and toasted vanilla oak. The palate is firm and structured with mineral and blackcurrant fruit and a firm tannin finish
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 43.15
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
6 bottles
Pio Cesare,
Barolo DOCG, 2002
Hearty, full bodied red, remarkably rich, with deep, warm, plumy wood smoked flavours that linger pleasantly.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 44.65
grape:
Nebbiolo
alcohol:
13.5
%
style:
Full & Intense
5 bottles
Cullen Wines,
Diana Madeline, 2006
Perhaps Cullen's best-known wine, this blend was recently included in the prestigious Langton Classification of Australian Wines. This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The result is a deeply coloured wine with great depth of flavour, fine grain tannins and outstanding cellaring potential.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 44.80
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
1 bottles
Katnook Estate,
Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004
Katnook Odyssey Coonawarra Cabernet is Katnook Estate’s icon wine. This multi award winning wine has a string of international trophies to its name including Best Australian Red and the Frescobaldi Trophy for Best Vintage Red Wine, awarded twice, at the UK International Wine & Spirit Competition.
Katnook Estate senior winemaker Wayne Stehbens says his aim with Odyssey is to “not only capture the essence of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon but to define it."
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 46.40
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Fruit Packed
5 bottles
Katnook Estate,
Prodigy Shiraz, 2005
This ultra-premium Coonawarra Shiraz entered the market with a bang, taking out the 1998 Jimmy Watson Trophy with its first vintage off new vines.
Although Coonawarra’s reputation as the ideal terroir for Cabernet Sauvignon is well known, it also produces world class Shiraz. The variety is perhaps more challenging in the Coonawarra but when it all comes together Coonawarra Shiraz truly comes into its own,” says Wayne Stehbens
"The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz The Signature reveals more purple in its color along with a cooler climate mouthfeel, massive, concentrated blackberry and cassis fruit, and additional floral and cherry notes. Full-bodied and rich, with good freshness as well as huge concentration and length, it should drink well for 15-20 years."
95+ Points, Robert M. Parker Jr.'s, The Wine Advocate (USA), October 31, 2005
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 48.85
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
alcohol:
14
%
style:
Blockbuster!
1 bottles
Jim Barry,
The Benbournie Cabernet Sauvignon, 2002
This is a mature, refined Cabernet Sauvignon, with a bouquet of complexity, with lifted aromas of cedar, menthol, blackcurrant, cigar box, roasted capsicum, nutmeg and marzipan. The palate is soft and supple, displaying a textural component that has been made more prominent by extended maturation in the bottle. Long fine grained tannins are apparent, with a vibrancy of fresh fruit that shows potential for further development with age.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 56.75
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
15
%
style:
Elegant, Silky & Smooth
3 bottles
d’Arenberg,
Dead Arm Shiraz (Magnum - 150cl), 2004
The Dead Arm Shiraz is one of d'Arenberg's ‘flagship’ wines. It is a spectacular example of McLaren Vale Shiraz – concentrated, multi-dimensional with huge fruit, length and texture, immense balance and ageing potential.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 60.15
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
14.5
%
style:
Deep, Rich & Spicy
1 bottles
Bollinger,
La Grande Année, 1999
La Grande Année is Bollinger’s Prestige Cuvée and is only produced when exceptional vintages occur. The grapes come exclusively from Grands and Premiers Crus. For this 1999 vintage, wine from 17 villages has been included, 82% from Grand Crus and 18% from Premier Crus. Bollinger use only the‘cuvée’ juice in the making of La Grande Année. The first fermentation is always carried out 100% in old oak barrels, which is quite exceptional in champagne.
colour:
White
Price per Bottle £ 63.75
grape:
Other Whites
alcohol:
12
%
style:
Sparkling
8 bottles
Two Hands,
Aphrodite Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006
Aphrodite represents the very best Cabernet Sauvignon made by Two Hands Wines. Sourced from a mature single vineyard at Greenock, this wine has plush dense fruit backed by magnificent mouthfeel and weight, matured in 100% new French oak.
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 83.50
grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
alcohol:
16
%
style:
Blockbuster!
10 bottles
Two Hands,
Ares Shiraz, 2006
Ares represents the very best selection of Shiraz from Two Hands Wines. A statuesque, Powerful and deeply flavoured wine matured in 100% new French oak
colour:
Red
Price per Bottle £ 83.50
grape:
Shiraz
alcohol:
16
%
style:
Blockbuster!
8 bottles
Jim Barry,
The Armagh, 2006
The Armagh has a reputation for excellence renowned throughout the world.
The 2006 Armagh is dense and purple in colour. It is an elegant and aristocratic kaleidoscope of aromas, an abundance of fruit flavours; blackberry, mulberry and blueberry with supporting complexity of mint, eucalypt, rhubarb, turkish delight and cinnamon. The palate is a rich tapestry of enjoyment and fulfilment with flavours of raspberry, strawberry and boysenberry with the closing argument of star anise, rosemary, spearmint and clove.
