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Llumí Negre 2016, Celler Alimara, Spain
£10.95 More info & buy Produced using Syrah and Tempranillo collected from a 400m vineyard near Gandesa, Terra Alta. This beautifully crafted wine strikes a great balance between rich fruit and smoky spice. The nose is complex and enticing with notes of violets, coffee, strawberry, blackberry and cedar. The palate, whilst being broad and concentrated, is nimble and well balanced. Power and poise. A really great value wine, drink now or cellar for a few years. -
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Lucente 2015, IGT Toscana Italy
£29.95£24.95 More info & buy After gently resting in French oak barriques for twelve months, this beautiful vintage of Lucente has summoned a beautiful nose of dark cherry, cocoa, fleshy blackcurrants, and toasted vanilla. The palate feels very self assured with a polished finish. There's a deep juicy core of fruit which is tapered by fine tannins, and a sense of freshness derived from perfectly balanced acidity. -
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Château Léoube Rosé 2017, A.O.C Cote de Provence
£19.95£17.95 More info & buy Hand harvesting, gentle extraction and astute wine-making have resulted in a wine of stunning clarity, with a beautifully complex nose. After a light swirl the wine reveals notes of watermelon, mint, dried herbs, gentle mineral notes and red berries. The palate is harmonious and complete with perfectly weighed acidity and layers of fruit. The purity and elegance on the finish leaves you wanting more! -
Rioja Vega Tempranillo Blanco 2015, D.O. Rioja
£17.95 More info & buy Only 6,850 bottles of this limited edition wine were produced in 2015. This vintage has been fermented in French oak barrels which imparts a gorgeously toasty profile to the wine. On the nose, after a few minutes in the glass, you can expect to enjoy the aromas of roasted almonds, ripe peach, cashew, toast, and citrus infused vanilla. The palate, whilst possessing rich stone fruit and toasty spice, lends vibrant acidity which enables a sense of freshness. This wine is perfectly balanced, complex and almost too easy to drink. -
Vieux Telegraphe ‘La Crau’ 2009, A.C. Châteauneuf-du-Pape
£69.95 More info & buy On the nose there's beautifully warm and rich fruit laced with spice and earthy notes. After aeration, a core of black cherry appears with peripheral notes of dried leather, dark chocolate, and strawberry. The palate, as one would expect with quality CNP, delivers abundant rich black fruit, with plenty of spice and silky tannin. This vintage possesses plenty of power and weight, and although accessible now, it does certainly have the quality to warrant further cellaring. Treat this wine correctly; decant for two hours, serve with a rich venison dish, and you will be thoroughly rewarded. -
Apaltagua Envero Gran Reserva Carmenere 2014, Colchagua Chile
£12.95 More info & buy Gran Envero 2014 possesses an beautifully enticing colour; a deep almost opaque ruby with a purple rim. The nose leaps from the glass offering ripe blackberries, vanilla, tobacco, spice and sweet smoke. In the mouth this vintage seems to reach all corners of the palate effortlessly - there's beautifully sweet tannin that helps to taper the juicy rich mouth feel. The finish reveals a balance of smoke, spice and fruit. This immensely concentrated wine is incredibly impressive, and is even more of a pleasure to drink when paired with roast rib of beef. -
Touraine Sauvignon Blanc, A.C. Touraine
£12.50 More info & buy This classically styled Touraine Sauvignon possesses pronounced aromas of freshly squeezed lemon, steely mineral notes and faint gooseberry. As you would expect with good quality Touraine, the palate is incredibly fresh with piercing acidity and impressive purity. Serve with goats cheese. -
Torea Pinot Gris 2011, Marlborough, New Zealand
£19.95 More info & buy The nose opens after a few minute in the glass to reveal a wonderful array of stone and citrus fruit with a streak of wet stone and yoghurt. This vintage possesses 14% abv, and 7g/l of residual sugar - so although dry, there's a richness and expansive feel to the palate. Torea Pinot Gris is certainly a little different, yet it displays wonderful wine making with bags of character. This wine is produced using fruit collected from the Brancott Valley region of Marlborough. This vintage is rested on its lees for almost a year and possesses the quality to warrant further cellaring, although it is drinking wonderfully at present. -
Rully 1er Cru ‘ Les Margotes’ 2014 Domaine Breliere
£23.95 More info & buy This is stunning value, and everything you could wish for in rich creamy white Burgundy. The nose begins with a little cream and butter, then there's a hint of hazelnut which leads to ripe citrus and mineral notes. The palate is rich and fat with a nice nip acidity and perfectly balanced oak integration. White Burgundy can indeed cost the earth, but this example delivers true quality and affordability. -
Royal Tokaji Late Harvest 2014 50cl, Hungary
£15.95 More info & buy Made from predominately furmint, this wine is less sweet than its counterparts, whilst still remaining rich and luscious. The nose hints at stone fruits, over ripe peach and white flowers. The palate is light in alcohol, with sufficient supporting acidity and plenty of generous tropical fruit. The finish is very clean with good length. The ripeness and purity of this wine make it a great with fruit based desserts or creamy cheeses. -
Poças Colheita Port 1995, Oporto Portugal
£35.00 More info & buy Pocas 1995 Colheita possesses an enticing bouquet of dried fruit, caramelised walnuts, vanilla and roasted hazelnut. The palate possesses endless layers of complexity and a long intense finish. This port doesn’t contain the simplistic core of primary fruit you find in a ruby port - instead it offers layer upon layer of wonderful complexity, and a finish that refuses to end! Serve lightly chilled. This port pairs wonderfully with walnuts and stilton.
