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  Légende Rouge Magnum 2016, A.C Bordeaux 150cl

  £49.95 £39.95 More info & buy 2016 marks an incredible vintage for Bordeaux, reminiscent stylistically of the legendary 1990 vintage. There's plenty of ripe fruit on the nose, leaning towards redcurrant, raspberry and blackberry - lending an indication that Merlot makes a considerable contribution here. The palate is juicy yet well balanced with all the right components in all the right places. Elegance and freshness on the finish. Superb from the magnum. Drink or hold for a few years.
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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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  Los Vascos gift box

  £38.45 £34.95 More info & buy Fresh and clean and very fragrant with great complexity; gooseberry, elderflower, lime, white peach and sage. There is sufficient fruit to balance the acidity and a good concentration of fruit on the finish. This is really fantastic Sauvignon, always consistent and delivers everything you want in a vibrant Sauvignon.  Los Vascos Sauvignon Blanc, Casablanca, Chile A vibrant ruby in the glass with a pretty nose of cassis, mint, spice and red cherry. The palate is well balanced and fresh with layers of fruit peppered with smoky spice. An incredibly consistent and well-made Cabernet Sauvignon that shows Lafite's class and elegance. Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon, Colchagua, Chile
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  Classic Claret gift box

  £73.95 £65.00 More info & buy Château Peyre-Lebade 2010 features the fruit forward characteristics specific to the Haut-Médoc appellation. This rich and developed blend of predominantly Merlot, with a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon provides toasted spice, cedar, tobacco infused black fruit wrapped around structured and well balanced tannins. Moulin de Duhart 2016, whilst being youthful, possesses impressive complexity and accessibility. The nose reveals violets, cinnamon and nutmeg, cassis and mineral notes. The palate is perfectly poised and effortless. There's no doubt this will evolve in the cellar, but it's a pleasure to drink right away. In our opinion, the best Moulin Duhart ever made.
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  Mas Andes Merlot 2017, Central Valley Chile

  £8.95 More info & buy This is Chilean Merlot in its purest form: plump, rich, silky and guilty of possessing copious amounts of ripe black fruits. This vintage spent a short period of maturation in stainless steel vats, with the idea of preserving all the juicy fruit this warm valley of Chile has to provide. The nose hints at black cherry and bilberry, with layers of silky blackberry on the palate underpinned by ripe tannins.  This is a definite crowd-pleaser!
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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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  Aguaribay Malbec 2016, Vista Flores Argentina

  £14.95 More info & buy The nose offers ripe blackberry with chocolate shavings and black pepper. The palate is rich and fruit forward with bags of creamy cassis, blackberry, spice, and black tea on the finish. This approachable style of Malbec shows very well straight from the bottle with supple tannins and a juicy core of fruit.
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  Chateau Clarke 2009, A.C. Listrac Medoc

  £39.95 More info & buy The 2009 vintage in Bordeaux will go down in history for its superlative quality. Chateau Clarke, like many Chateaux, performed well in 2009 and this vintage is drinking very well. Chateau Clarke 2009 possesses a rich nose of black cherry, iron filings, earthy spice, coffee, toasted vanilla, and cigar box. The palate is weighty and rich with a classic tannic structure and vibrant acidity. It is strongly advised that this vintage is served with a dish rich in protein, and that it has been decanted for at least three hours. Drink now to 2022.
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  Chateau Clarke 2015 Magnum, A.C. Listrac Medoc

  £75.00 More info & buy The 2015 vintage in Bordeaux was of great quality. Chateau Clarke, like many Chateaux, performed well in 2015 and this format will need some cellaring to show it's best. The nose possesses a  inky black cherry, cigar box, pure cassis, chocolate and vanilla shavings. The palate is ripe and concentrated with a classic tannic structure and vibrant acidity.  This format will drink well until 2035.
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  Blason de L’Evangile 2014, A.C. Pomerol

  £59.95 More info & buy Blason de L'Evangile 2014 possesses a purple edged ruby colour. The nose offers sweet baked cherry tart, black plum jam, vanilla, cocoa and toast. The palate has a firm backbone of tannin with perfectly weighted acidity which helps to underpin the suave red cherry fruit. This is a fairly intense vintage of Blason that requires a dish rich in protein, however the fruit is fairly primary and will certainly benefit from a year in the cellar. Decant and enjoy with roast beef.
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  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.
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  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.