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Ox Hardy 1891 Ancestor Vine Shiraz 2013, McLaren Vale, Australia
£110.00 – £590.00 Buy One of the finest, purest Shiraz's we have had the good fortune to taste, steeped in history! Blackberry and dark fruits, with hints of cherry-liquer, fennel and coriander seed lead the charge on the nose. The palate starts off subtle, but the power ramps up and brings notes of deep, dark fruits which are opulent and succulent. Fine, supple tannins lead through to a incredibly long finish. This is world class! -
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Mouton Cadet Rouge 2021, A.C. Bordeaux, France
£12.00 – £60.00 Buy Clean and aromatic with notes of redcurrants, subtle toasted spice, red cherry and blackberry. Dry and medium bodied on the palate with low tannins making this a wine that is easy to drink on it's own. The finish hints at red fruit and spice. A traditionally styled claret that focuses on light elegant fruit. -
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Ox Hardy Slate Shiraz 2020, McLaren Vale, Australia
£45.00 – £243.00 Buy The Slate Shiraz is a remarkable wine that is made using the same original slate open fermenters, that Thomas Hardy himself used one hundred years ago. The 2020 is impossibly good, its perfume a delightful medley of rich red, blue, and black fruit imbued with smoke, cracked pepper, camphor and dark rock. Beautifully vivid floral notes of violet, lavender and eucalyptus emerge with time in the glass. The open slate fermenters work magic on the tannic structure of this wine, and the velvet-like fruit spreads itself in mouth-watering layers of delicious intensity. The shining, sumptuous fruit, while enveloping, is never heavy, supported by a sleek freshness. -
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Cave Jean Rene Germanier Clos de la Couta Pinot Noir 2020, Valais, Switzerland
£75.00 – £405.00 Buy On the nose, pronounced intensity aromas of red fruits with a hint of black fruits too, followed by notes of cloves, pepper, as well as a discreet scent of hard and precious wood, from 16 months in oak barrels. The mouth is characterized by its freshness and finesse. The attack is lively and supple. The wine continues with same pronounced intensity of fruit and spice as the nose with an elegant balance between fruit and acidity culminating in a long and lingering finish. One of the best Pinot Noirs we have had the good fortune to taste. -
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Domaine Matray Juliénas Beaujolais Vieilles Vignes 2022, A.C. Beaujolais, France
£25.00 – £135.00 Buy One of the most intense and rich Beaujolais' we have ever tasted! Deep ruby red with granite tinges, it has a nose of vanilla, spice and raspberries. Supple and well balanced, this is a powerful wine which will keep for many years to come. -
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Cave Jean Rene Germanier Cayas Syrah Reserve 2020, Valais, Switzerland
£75.00 – £405.00 Buy The nose is complex yet surprisingly delicate for such a full-bodied wine, a harmony of forest berries, vanilla, leather and spice. On the palate, the wine is fresh and crisp with well structured tannins, intense fruit flavours including blackberry, blackcurrant and redcurrant, vanilla and an earthy minerality, punctuated with black pepper. There’s an almost perfect balance between acidity and tannins which gives Cayas a surprisingly crisp and harmonious finish for a Syrah - this is THE example of an oaked cool climate Syrah. Purity off the scale! -
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Castello di Argiano Sesti Monteleccio 2022, IGT Montalcino, Italy
£25.00 – £135.00 Buy This 100% Sangiovese expresses the estate's generous style and is known for its inviting nose of bright red cherry, cranberry and raspberry tinged with pine forest, black olive, and spice. Just one sip transports you to the rolling Tuscan hills. Delicious and approachable! -
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Elio Grasso Gavarini Chiniera Barolo 2017, DOCG Barolo, Italy
£75.00 – £405.00 Buy As always this vineyard is so feminine and pretty. Red fruited with pure hints of rose petal, pomegranat and balsamic nose. Silky yet grippy, this is a study in elegance and finesse with its fragrant seductive fruit and multi-faceted minerals. This has such delicious fruit on the mid-palate, gorgeous red fruits, rose, spice and some enthralling fresh mint and porcini mushroom aromas that peek through. These are perfectly framed by the caressing tannins. -
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Beaulieu Vineyards Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, Napa Valley, USA
£50.00 – £270.00 Buy This Cabernet Sauvignon is truly exemplary of what Rutherford Dust can present, offering beautiful notes of cassis, blackberry, and forest floor on the nose with subtle hints of allspice and wild sage. The wine unfolds with plentiful layers of coco powder, tobacco, cigar box, berry compote, and espresso. The tannins are structured yet elegant, providing great weight and roundness with a line of bright acidity making this an age-worthy wine. -
Chateau L’Evangile 1982, A.C. Pomerol, France
£995.00 Buy Without a doubt one of the finest vintages on record, with Chateau l'Evangile 1982 now showcasing beautiful tertiary notes. An elegant nose with notes of black olives and bay leaves accompanied by a subtle smell of smoke. A very nice sweetness in the mouth with a surprising freshness for the age of this wine. A beautiful balance bringing a lot of delicacy. -
Chateau L’Evangile 2018, A.C. Pomerol, France
£395.00 Buy 2018 was a return to form for many Chateaux in Bordeaux after the challenging 2017 vintage. Dark, dense colour with beautiful glints of violet. Intense nose revealing stone fruit aromas with light vanilla and roasted notes. Full-bodied and generous on the palate culminating in a silky, smooth finish thanks to the sublime quality of the tannins in this 2018 vintage. -
Chateau Clerc Milon 2020, 5eme Grand Cru Classe Pauillac, France
£130.00 Buy The wine is a deep cherry red with garnet highlights. The nose reveals an intense and complex array of aromas on which macerated black fruit mingles with liquorice and cedarwood. On the attack, the creamy, silky mouthfeel combines depth, density and supreme elegance, leading into a rich and smooth mid-palate on blackcurrant and bilberry flavours illuminated by attractive freshness over a rounded, refined tannic structure. -
Chateau Clerc Milon 2018, 5eme Grand Cru Classe Pauillac, France
£130.00 Buy 2018 was a return to form for many estates across Bordeaux after the challenging 2017 vintage. Deep colour with a crimson hue. The ample and succulent nose opens on aromas of fresh berries such as blackcurrant, together with notes of violet. Spice and liquorice notes appear with airing, recalling the ripeness of the grapes, offset by touches of mint. The dense and opulent attack leads into a fresh and smooth mid-palate underpinned by generous, silky tannins, revealing pepper and dark chocolate notes that leave an overall impression of succulence and harmony. -
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Les Allées de Cantemerle 2020, A.C. Haut-Médoc, France
£30.00 – £162.00 Buy Expect classic claret here with some flair typically of the 2020 vintage. Notes of black fruits including blackcurrant, blackberry, fig and plum with plenty of red fruit also which comes in the form of crunchy redcurrants and morello cherry. There is oak here too, so nuances of vanilla, oak, toast and tobacco are also to be expected. -
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Bodegas Caro 2020, Mendoza, Argentina
£58.00 – £313.20 Buy This wine has a dark, intense colour, with hints of violet. The nose reveals aromas of black fruit such as blackcurrant and blueberry. On the palate, the wine exhibits excellent balance, soft tannins confer its elegant structure and persistent freshness contributes to the harmonious finish. This is a big wine with a long, bright future ahead of it. -
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Maison Roche de Bellene Volnay Vieilles Vignes 2018, A.C. Volnay, France
£40.00 – £216.00 Buy La Comme's gentle slope gives it an excellent position to benefit from the morning sun, lending ripeness and richness to the wines. The 2022 vintage was outstanding across the board, wines with plenty of complexity and richness, yet they have managed to retain freshness and elegance. Expect notes of red fruits including cherry, redcurrant, oak, leather and spices throughout the experience. -
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Maison Roche de Bellene Santenay La Comme Premier Cru 2022, A.C. Santenay 1er Cru, France
£40.00 – £216.00 Buy La Comme's gentle slope gives it an excellent position to benefit from the morning sun, lending ripeness and richness to the wines. The 2022 vintage was outstanding across the board, wines with plenty of complexity and richness, yet they have managed to retain freshness and elegance. Expect notes of red fruits including cherry, redcurrant, oak, leather and spices throughout the experience. -
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Maison Roche de Bellene Beaune Premier Cru 2020, A.C. Beaune 1er Cru, France
£40.00 – £216.00 Buy Harvest is carried out entirely by hand and vinification ensures that the quality of the fruit shines through. A lovely fragrant nose with a rich yet delicate and fresh palate full of strawberry, cherry, redcurrant and blackberry are intertwined with nuances of smoke, wood and leather. -
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Maison Roche de Bellene Bourgogne Côte d’Or Pinot Noir 2022, A.C. Bourgogne Côte d’Or, France
£27.00 – £145.80 Buy This starts on the nose under the guise of a classic Burgundy Pinot with notes of morello cherry, mushroom and redcurrants. After a few swirls expect a much more perfumed nose of violet and lavender. The palate has a density that you may not expect, all swept up by a backbone of acidity. This is serious Pinot! -
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Famille Perrin Le Grand Prébois Gigondas 2021, A.C. Gigondas, France
£32.00 – £172.00 Buy Beautiful deep ruby-red colour. This wine reveals a powerful and complex nose with notes of tobacco, cigars and leather. Perfectly balanced with soft and silky tannins, the palate reveals an aromatic bouquet marked by “garrigue” with aromas of rosemary, undergrowth and spices. -
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Famille Perrin Le Grand Prébois Vacqueyras 2021, A.C. Vacqueyras, France
£28.00 – £151.00 Buy Elegant and intense garnet-red colour. The nose reveals a very beautiful complex aromatic bouquet, mixing aromas of black fruit, spices and truffles. Complex and rich, the mouth is well balanced by a nice freshness with tasty notes of Morello cherries and blackcurrants, reinforced by silky tannins. A fresh and harmonious wine. -
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Famille Perrin Le Grand Prébois Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge 2021, A.C. Côtes-du-Rhône, France
£17.00 – £91.80 Buy Seductive intense and deep ruby-red colour with purple undertones. This wine reveals a powerful nose with an aromatic variety harmoniously blending notes of very ripe black fruit with subtle notes of spices, enhanced with a hint of Sichuan pepper. Elegant and remarkably balanced, the palate offers fine tannins and superb aromas of small red fruit underlined by delicate peppery notes. Typical notes of Syrah that linger on a very long finish. -
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Los Vascos Le Dix 2018, Colchagua Valley, Chile
£52.00 – £280.00 Buy The nose is complex, with aromas of black cherry, ripe strawberry and plum, underscored by a hint of oak, with delicate notes of cedar, graphite and dark chocolate. On the palate, this great vintage is revealed in all its splendour, with soft, firm tannins and, thanks to the cool nights at Los Vascos, some acidity to accompany this balance. Without doubt one of the best vintages of the decade. -
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Chateau d’Angles La Clape Rouge 2016, A.C. La Clape, France
£12.00 Buy This is currently wood dominated, with aggressive sweet-oak characteristics that overwhelm the jammy, preserve-like raspberry and mulberry fruit tones. It's brimming with vanilla bean and whole baking spice throughout the nose and mouth, with an additional hint of graphite. The palate is firm in tannic grip, and prominent impressions of pencil shavings and sweet oak dominate the underlying fruit. -
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Chateau Cantemerle 2005, 5eme Grand Cru Classé Haut Medoc, France
£95.00 – £510.00 Buy Aromas of coffee and caramel accompany an opulent presence on the palate; the attack is smooth and impressions of roundness persist through the finish. Still, the wine resists aging, preserving a slight firmness which balances the softness of the super-ripe tannins. -
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Apaltagua Colección Limited Edition Carignan 2018, Maule Valley, Chile
£17.95 – £90.00 Buy Deep and intense ruby in colour, this Carignan has a powerful nose of wild fruits including bramble, blackberry and cherry, as well as some undertones of flora and pepper. The oak contact is well integrated, offering notes of smoke, cocoa nib and cedar. The resulting wine is deep, fresh, aromatic and has amazing purity and persistence on the finish. This is an incredible wine, of which only a few thousand bottles are produced. -
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Apaltagua Colección Limited Edition Petit Verdot 2017, Curicó Valley, Chile
£17.95 – £90.00 Buy The wine has a deep, inky, ruby colour with elegant and complex fruit and spice aromas, notes of blackberries, strawberries, tobacco, and ground black pepper. On the palate it is well structured, with soft, round and and rich tannins. The finish is long, velvety and intense. This is a big wine! -
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Rola Vinha Das Marias 2019, Douro, Portugal
£45.00 – £243.00 Buy It is a beautiful dark violet, cherry colour with ripe fruit aromatics that are well integrated with the oak. After fermenting in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperatures this wine is then aged in French oak for 18 months. The balance is perfected by aging 80% in 2nd used barriques & the remain 20% in new barriques. -
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Rola Touriga Nacional Grand Reserva 2019, Douro, Portugal
£35.00 – £189.00 Buy This Grand Reserva offers profound depth and dark flavours. The wine has a concentrated nose of violets, liquorice with fresh layers of mint and blueberries. The wine is aged in 500L French oak barrels which helps give it a round velvety texture and indulgent mouth feel. -
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Rola de Tinto Reserva 2020, Douro, Portugal
£25.00 – £135.00 Buy Rola Reserva shows the terroir of Douro at its best. A wine that is very elegant & extremely aromatic. Matured dark fruits & vanilla is combined in perfection with oak make to create a mouth watering wine. The tannins are present, & bring incredible structure to the wine. -
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Caves São João Quinta do Poço do Lobo Brut Red Espumante 2021, Bairrada, Portugal
£20.00 – £108.00 Buy It has a deep ruby colour, with intense notes of red & black fruits such as raspberries, blackcurrants & blueberries. On the palate it is fresh with creamy foam that makes this a serious sparkling red. The increase in popularity for this style of sparkling is increasing rapidly so make sure you have one in your range. -
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Domaine Machard de Gramont ‘Le Chapitre’ 2019, A.C. Bourgogne, France
£25.00 – £135.00 Buy Bold and very 2019 in style. This is a modern Burgundy Pinot from a warm vintage. There's not a huge amount of that gamey earthy Pinot quality you get from mature Burgundy at present, this is currently all about smoky black fruit and bags of toasted spice. On the nose there's black cherry, smoky oak, toasted black pepper, hedgerow and redcurrant. The palate is juicy and rich with a generous core of red fruit and peppery spice. Drink now or cellar for seven years. -
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Petit Vega Ribera del Duero Crianza 2020, D.O. Ribera del Duero, Spain
£22.00 – £118.80 Buy After a few minutes in the glass the nose opens up to reveal cassis, blueberry coulis, liquorice, violet, fresh tobacco, toast, melted dark chocolate, mocha and toast. This still feels youthful and fresh. An hour in the decanter brings out the best in the wine; The texture is mouth-coating and wonderfully rich with layers upon layers of sweet-edged fruit held together by a streak of spicy oak. Decant and serve with roast lamb or cellar for many years to come. -
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Mouton Cadet Rouge 2021, A.C. Bordeaux, France
£15.00 – £81.00 Buy Clean and aromatic with notes of redcurrants, subtle toasted spice, red cherry and blackberry. Dry and medium bodied on the palate with low tannins making this a wine that is easy to drink on it's own. The finish hints at red fruit and spice. A traditionally styled claret that focuses on light elegant fruit. -
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Bodegas Caro Amancaya 2021, Mendoza, Argentina
£21.00 – £113.40 Buy The colour is a deep ruby with purple nuances. The nose is complex deep and broody with layered notes of cassis, cocoa, melted dark chocolate, salted caramel, figs with cinnamon, clove and bonfire. The palate unveils seductive aromas of black fruit with very well-integrated oak. This wine has great balance and an exceptional freshness. There's a restraint to the fruit that exudes sheer class. Well done DBR & Catena this is a really top notch wine. -
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Emma M. Louise Côtes du Rhône ‘La Truffe Noire’ 2019, A.C. Côtes du Rhône, France
£16.95 – £91.50 Buy Dark in colour with ruby and purple highlights. The nose has great intensity with aromas of small stone fruits and delicately spicy hints of pepper and thyme. The palate is smooth, warming, and elegant. Its aromas recall wild red fruits, dark cherries, forest floor and liquorice. The tannins are smooth and well rounded. -
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Los Vascos Le Dix 2017 Magnum, Colchagua, Chile (In Wooden Presentation Box)
£99.50 – £537.30 Buy This wine presents a deep ruby red colour. The nose is beautifully complex with notes of plums, cherries and liquorice with spicy undertones of nutmeg, cinnamon and white pepper. On the palate, the wine shows a good volume and structure with nice mature tannins balanced by a good concentration. The finish is layered and intense with a lovely balance of fruit and spice. This magnum format will allow the wine to age gracefully for many years to come. -
Moulin de Duhart 2018 Magnum, A.C. Pauillac, France
£95.00 Buy Moulin de Duhart is the most cost-effective way of experiencing Lafite’s celebrated ‘house style’. This Merlot rich Pauillac embodies Lafite’s renowned elegance and sophistication. The climatic conditions of 2018 were ideal producing a rich fruit-forward vintage with great structure and ability to cellar. After decanting there’s black cherries, cassis, cloves and lavender with classic minerality and pencil shavings. Generous and supple on the palate. A wonderful Moulin with richness and freshness leading to a lengthy finish. Great stuff from the team at Duhart Milon! -
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Amancaya 2018 Magnum, Mendoza, Argentina (In Wooden Presentation Box)
£50.00 – £270.00 Buy The colour is a deep ruby with purple nuances. The nose is complex deep and broody with layered notes of cassis, cocoa, melted dark chocolate, salted caramel, figs with cinnamon, clove and bonfire. The palate unveils seductive aromas of black fruit with very well-integrated oak. This wine has great balance and an exceptional freshness. There's a restraint to the fruit that exudes sheer class. Well done DBR & Catena this is a really top notch wine. -
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Emma M. Louise Châteauneuf du Pape ‘Les Terrasses des Galets’ 2018, A.C. Châteauneuf du Pape, France
£35.00 – £189.00 Buy Classical yet modern. Bags of smoky spice, cured meat, black pepper, violets and cherry notes fill the glass. There's fabulous intensity on the palate with layers of ripe smoky fruit and toasted spice. Supple tannins and low acidity give the wine a really approachable feel. Decant this wine for an hour and enjoy with a gutsy protein based dish. -
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Blason de L’Evangile 2019, A.C. Pomerol, France
£80.00 – £432.00 Buy Opulent and alluring. This Pomerol is very 2019 stylistically with it's suave, juicy and generously textured fruit. It doesn't feel like a second wine, there's nothing thin about this wine. It feels luscious and dense yet approachable and open for business now. The nose kicks off with layers of black cherry, charred vanilla, cocoa, tobacco, spicy oak and blueberry coulis. The tannins feel ripe and there's an exotic element to the wine with fairly low acidity and super juicy fruit. A polished finish hints a cloves and cassis with touches of dark chocolate. Great stuff from DBR Lafite. -
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Waddesdon Rothschild Collection Merlot & Sauvignon Gift Case
£29.95 Buy Merlot - Classic Merlot fruit with spice and texture. Spicy notes with eucalyptus and red fruit aromas on the nose, followed by sweet fruits and mellow tannins on the palate. An approachable and moreish Merlot! Sauvignon Blanc - Citrus peel, gun flint, chalky minerality mingled with white flowers and a herbaceous lift. Crisp and elegant with personality and verve. This Sauvignon does what so many don't at this price point; it delivers flavour and typicity with a good intensity of fruit. Great stuff. These wonderful wines come in a branded two bottle Waddesdon box. -
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Waddesdon Rothschild Collection Merlot, IGP Pays d’Oc, France
£12.75 – £72.00 Buy Sourced from southern facing vineyards on the edge of Montpellier, with vines approaching 45 years of age. Old vines are not usually the source of fruit for wines that accommodate the sub of £10.00 bracket; another wonderful trait this new collection of wines has to offer. A small proportion of the wine (10%) is aged in French oak. This helps to provide the merlot fruit with spice and texture. Spicy notes with eucalyptus and red fruit aromas on the nose, followed by sweet fruits and mellow tannins on the palate. An approachable and moreish Merlot! -
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Waddesdon Rothschild Collection Pinot Noir, IGP Pays d’Oc, France
£12.75 – £72.00 Buy Sourced from a cool vineyard near Limoux which is planted on Marl from the Oligocene period. This is ideal soil for the production of great Pinot Noir. Just 20% of the wine has been aged in French oak which adds a toasty spicy depth. There's plenty of fruit and fairly muscular frame which leads to a spicy liquorice finish. This actually fairly full bodied, it's got a nice core of juicy red fruit and loads of sweet earthy spice. A powerful and confident Pinot. -
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Waddesdon Rothschild Collection Syrah, IGP Pays d’Oc, France
£12.75 – £72.00 Buy Sourced from southern facing vineyards on the edge of Montpellier, this Syrah has a wonderful balance of ripeness and freshness. A two week fermentation on the skins has draw a wonderful robe of garnet-red with shimmering highlights. There's plenty of spice that adds depth to the core of ripe fruit; yet this spice doesn't dominate, it just hovers in the background and is happy to let the fruit take the lead role. Unlike some of wines produced in the south of France, this doesn't have excessive levels of alcohol. This is more about approachable elegant fruit with balance and poise. One of favourites' from the range. A cracking wine at less than £10.00. -
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Los Vascos Cromas Gran Reserva Syrah 2019, Colchagua, Chile
£20.00 – £108.00 Buy Purple colour with violet hues. Expressive nose of flowers, especially violets, packed with layers of red fruits like fresh plums and figs, and spices like black pepper and anise. Subtle oak aromas over a backdrop of graphite, tobacco, and cedar. Its delightful palate balances acidity, fine-grain tannins, excellent volume, perfect body, and long finish which hints at the great potential this wine has. -
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Los Vascos Cromas Gran Reserva Cabernet Franc 2019, Colchagua, Chile
£20.00 – £108.00 Buy Bright ruby red colour. Strawberry and blackberry-dominated nose that gradually reveals notes of black cherries, herbs, and roasted red peppers. Barrel-aging enhances the complexity of aromas and adds notes of tiramisu and dried fruits. On the palate, it is unyielding, with supple tannins that boast its lively youth and attractive personality. An awe-inspiring wine and a great edition to the Los Vascos Range. -
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El Senyal Negre 2017, D.O. Terra Alta Spain
£16.95 – £91.50 Buy Very floral nose full of lifted ripe strawberries, vanilla fudge, pepper, toasted spice, savoury oak and hints of blackcurrant. The palate is all red fruits with plums and strawberries at the fore. Mouth-filling yet supple and approachable. After an hour in the decanter this wine delivers a wonderful balance of ripe black fruit and savoury notes. There's a classic restrained feel to this wine, although it has ample levels of ripe fruit that should please the contemporary wine drinker. -
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Los Vascos Cromas Gran Reserva Carménère 2019, Colchagua, Chile
£20.00 – £108.00 Buy Deliciously tempting with aromas of toasted spices, blueberry coulee, blackberry, cassis, plum, capsicum and black pepper. The palate is rounded with a great texture and weight. Despite the power and density this wine has it's light on it's feet and glides across the palate leaving ripe fruit and spice. -
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Los Vascos Cromas Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Colchagua, Chile
£20.00 – £108.00 Buy This wine has an attractive shimmering ruby colour. The nose is fairly pronounced and showy, which is unusual for Los Vascos. Initially there's fresh strawberry, blackberry, red cherry and violets. After thirty minutes of aeration spicy notes join the party with black pepper, bay leaf, cumin, tobacco and graphite. The palate is generous and rich with soft juicy tannins and a long lingering finish. -
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Rupert & Rothschild Classique 2020, Stellenbosch, South Africa
£22.00 – £118.80 Buy This is the first vintage to include Cabernet Franc in the blend, which lifts the texture making for a more elegant wine, although Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon still dominate the assemblage. This is Classique at it’s best and after 16 months in French oak and a few years in the bottle this vintage is singing! A complex and smoky nose starts off with roasted coffee, cassis, black cherry and earthy spice. The palate is medium to full bodied with seamless tannins and just enough acidity to retain freshness. There’s ripeness and richness on the palate, but it’s not overworked or overripe, it’s balanced and very well made. The wines of Rupert and Rothschild seem to get better with every passing vintage, and Classique certainly supports that theory. -
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Flechas de Los Andes Gran Malbec 2019, Vista Flores, Argentina
£25.95 – £140.10 Buy This is an inky and incredibly intense Malbec, characters which are evident on both the palate and nose. After aeration the nose reveals notes of blackberry liqueur, roasted coffee, vanilla, crushed flowers and minerals. The tannins are sweet yet fairly prominent, so it is advised that you give this wine an hour or two in a decanter and serve with a protein rich dish. The fruit on the palate is incredibly dense and concentrated. This is serious Malbec that demands your attention, and one that should grace the dinner table due to it's intensity and power. -
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Les Légendes ‘R’ Saint Emilion 2019, A.C. Saint Emilion, France
£30.50 – £164.70 Buy A deep ruby with shimmering highlights, this vintage looks the part in the glass. The nose doesn't need much coaxing, a gentle swirl lifts toasted vanilla, morello cherry, blackberry, liquorice, cedar, toast and pepper. This exotic, sexy St Emilion is open and expressive from the off. Despite the accessibility, you could certainly cellar for a few years. But why wait when its this good now? -
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Lafite Réserve Spéciale Médoc Magnum 2019, A.C. Médoc, France
£45.00 – £243.00 Buy Developed and mature with notes of tobacco, cigar box, cedar, violets, blackberry, toast and cassis. The palate is much riper and richer than you may expect given the format. This is a juicy Medoc with layers of suave black fruit and earthy spice. Great stuff from DBR Lafite! A well priced magnum of claret from one of the very best producers, what's not to love about that? -
Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2017, Australia
£95.00 Buy Medium deep colour. Lovely fragrant claret style wine with exuberant fresh red cherry redcurrant, mulberry cassis aromas and roasted walnut complexity. Well concentrated and generous with inky cassis mulberry fruits, smooth velvety tannins, attractive viscosity and richness on the mid-palate and fine integrated acidity. Finishes powdery firm with superb mineral length. A hugely evocative wine; true to the original blueprint, spirit of style and the classic Penfolds multi-regional template. Delicious to drink now but should age beautifully. -
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Château des Laurets Baron 2016, A.C. Puisseguin-St-Emilion, France
£60.00 – £324.00 Buy This is a big St Emilion with lashings of plump ripe fruit and oak derived spice. Not quite a monster, but certainly a wine fit for a gusty supper rather than a light lunch! Made only in the best vintages this is made solely from Merlot. The nose is fantastic with notes of black cherry compote, toasted vanilla, dark chocolate, black forest gateau and cassis. The palate is generous in every department with oodles of black fruit and soft tannins. This beauty will age for a decade, yet after a couple of hours in a decanter it really shows well. -
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Avondale La Luna 2013, Paarl, South Africa
£32.50 – £175.50 Buy The deep ruby with a shimmering robe gives you a slight inclination of quality. If the colour doesn't give it away the nose certainly does. It's deep broody and delicious. Cassis, violets, toast, blueberry coulee, dark chocolate, tobacco, sweet charred vanilla and plum jam. Light on it's feet yet full bodied and rich. This is very impressive indeed. Suave tannins and nimble acidity help taper the generous lashings of ripe black fruit. Complex and magnificently well made. Drink now or cellar for a decade. -
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Penfolds Shiraz Bin 28 2019, South Australia
£33.50 – £180.90 Buy Plummy fruits meshed with cinnamon and almond. Medium-bodied with raspberry chocolate flavours with a sprinkling of spice and cola. Fleshy, and an rich texture with a bulbous/expansive palate profile. Gentle oak and no obtrusive flavours to speak of ... yet all the benefits of a calm maturation in seasoned hogsheads. The acidity is in tune with the wine’s weight and structure. Great stuff! -
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Penfolds Bin 2 Shiraz Mataro 2019, Barossa Valley, Australia
£28.00 – £151.20 Buy Mediterranean notes of savoury ratatouille, sundried tomato, olive tapenade, Moroccan spices and charcoal roasted roast game. Balancing the savoury notes are aromatic blueberries, exotic red fruits, perfumed cranberry and fresh pomegranate. A delightfully complex amalgam of savoury green olives, pepperoni with a hint of sweet/salty Dutch liquorice. Soft blue fruits to the fore with textured tannins providing grip. An expansive palate gives this wine generosity and presence. -
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Château Malmaison 2017, A.C. Moulis-Medoc, France
£32.95 – £177.90 Buy Malmaison 2017 exhibits and deep ruby colour with a slight browning at the rim due to extended barrel maturation. The nose screams left bank Bordeaux; cassis, leather, cedar, brambly red fruit and toasted oak with menthol and cigar box. The palate is loaded with warm vintage fruit, supple tannins and great intensity. Great to drink now, but will evolve well in a cool cellar. -
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Moulin de Duhart 2020 A.C. Pauillac, France
£62.50 – £337.50 Buy Moulin de Duhart is the most cost-effective way of experiencing Lafite’s celebrated ‘house style’. This Merlot rich Pauillac embodies Lafite’s renowned elegance and sophistication. The climatic conditions of 2019 were ideal producing a rich fruit-forward vintage with great structure and ability to cellar. After decanting there’s black cherries, cassis, cloves and lavender with classic minerality and pencil shavings. Generous and supple on the palate. A wonderful Moulin with richness and freshness leading to a lengthy finish. -
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Flechas de Los Andes Gran Corte 2017, Vista Flores, Argentina
£45.00 – £243.00 Buy Inky purple hues with hints of garnet. The incredible intensity on the nose boasts notes of rich blueberry juice, coffee, beef stock, blackcurrant, vanilla, cocoa and spice. The palate is full bodied, with deliciously fine tannins and exceptional length on the finish. This is a big, powerful yet refined wine; one of our favourites' here at Waddesdon. The palate feels compact and the wine has such confidence. After a few hours in a decanter this vintage feels so complete. It has energy, balance, richness, texture, weight and complexity - all in equal measure. Take a bow the team at Flechas de Los Andes - this is epic stuff. -
Almaviva 2016, Puento Alto Chile
£185.00 Buy Deep ruby in colour. The nose produces incredibly complex notes, varying from raspberry, blackberry, bilberry, toffee, chocolate, smoke, cedar wood, vanilla cracked pepper spice. These notes lead onto the palate, with exceptionally silky mouth-feel coming from the tannins and will only soften more over time. The concentration of the fruit means the length of the wine after the first sip lingers on and on and on. Exceptional! -
Chateau Clerc Milon 2009, 5eme Grand Cru Classe Pauillac, France
£175.00 Buy There is no doubt that 2009 was one of the best vintages this side of the millennium. Deep red with violet hints, the wine opens up with notes of ripe black fruit, dark chocolate, orange blossom, cedar, smoke and hints of tar. The palate is big and bold intertwined with the elegance you would expect from Grand Cru Pauillac. Exceptional tannin and acidity structure means this is a wine that will age for decades. -
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Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild 2018, A.C. Pauillac, France
£395.00 – £2,130.00 Buy An insight into Chateau Mouton Rothschild from one of the finest vintages on record. Inside the glass deep carmine and purple hues. Expect an expressive nose revolving around cocoa beans, blackberry, bilberry, coffee and graphite. Minerality leads the palate with pencil lead, dark fruit and spicy notes coming through on the finish. -
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Petit Caro 2021, Mendoza, Argentina
£23.00 – £124.20 Buy The vintage is dominated by Malbec due to the intense heat of the vintage. The nose is rich and sweet-edged with notes of blueberry, cassis, red cherry and figs with hints of dark chocolate. The palate is lusciously textured with a long fruit-filled finish. After a few years in the bottle this beautiful wine has shed it's youthful verve, leaving an accomplished elegant feel and an altogether better sense of balance and maturity. It's hard to think of a more impressive bottle of Malbec at £23.00 -
Escudo Rojo Origine 2018, Maipo Valley, Chile
Buy In the glass the wine is deep ruby, expressing notes of blackcurrant, cracked pepper, strawberries, smoke, vanilla and almond. On the palate the wine is punchy with concentrated yet refined silky tannins. The oak maturation adds depth and weight to the palate, whilst elevating the level of spice. Escudo Origine represents the finest offering Escudo Rojo produce and will develop nicely in the bottle for a good few years. -
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Château Paradis Casseuil 2018, A.C. Bordeaux, France
£19.50 – £105.30 Buy The vineyard of Paradis Casseuil is planted with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, the classic pairing you find in almost all red Bordeaux blends. The Merlot brings juicy red fruit and the Cabernet Sauvignon brings structure and body. On the nose there's delicate toasted notes with peppery red cherry and almonds. The palate is elegant and medium bodied with redcurrants, red cherry, cedar and spice. This easily accessible claret is perfect for drinking this year, but will hold in the cellar for a couple of years. Enjoy with roast chicken. -
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Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Colchagua, Chile
£15.00 – £81.00 Buy Bright, lively, ruby red colour. Intense, complex nose characterised by fruity notes of cherries, strawberries and plums, harmoniously blended with scents of clove and nutmeg. Medium bodied on the palate with fresh, soft, persistent tannins, combined with a pleasant acidity, producing an easy-to-drink wine, to share on special occasions or enjoy on a daily basis. Despite, in essence, this being the entry-level wine of the property, there's nothing thin or dilute about it. This is an incredibly reliable wine that offers great pleasure at £15 a bottle. -
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Les Légendes ‘R’ Bordeaux Rouge 2020, A.C. Bordeaux, France
£17.50 – £94.50 Buy Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are married with a judicious touch of French oak to deliver a supple claret with juicy fruit and gentle spice. The Légende range focuses on a gentle extraction aiming for a style that offers instant pleasure, so there's little need for extensive decanting or a lengthy cellaring. There's lots of redcurrant and raspberry notes mingled with blackcurrant and mocha on the nose followed by a plump and supple palate. -
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Les Légendes ‘R’ Médoc 2020, A.C. Médoc, France
£22.50 – £121.50 Buy This vintage exhibits a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, of which 50% is aged in French oak - the rest in stainless steel to retain freshness and purity of fruit. The nose offers an array of black fruit, earthy toasted spice and cedar. There's a freshness and crunch to the palate which will ensure this wine cellars well. However, a quick decant enables the silky plush edge to come through which allows for immediate pleasure. -
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Les Légendes ‘R’ Pauillac 2021, A.C. Pauillac, France
£45.00 – £243.00 Buy Deep purple robe with black hints. The nose is complex and layered, the bouquet will further develop with decanting. A swirling of the glass will reveal notes of toasted oak, spices and pencil lead delicately woven together. Assertive on the palate, this full-bodied wine shows great persistence and rich flavours. This wine will benefit from further cellaring, yet it shows well after a couple of hours in a decanter. -
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Aguaribay Malbec 2022, Vista Flores, Argentina
£17.00 – £91.80 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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Mouton Cadet Reserve Médoc 2019, A.C. Médoc, France
£20.95 – £113.10 Buy The complex nose opens on fresh fruit and refined spice aromas, going on to develop toasted notes and a hint of blackcurrant. The remarkable and expressive bouquet of this Réserve Mouton Cadet combines the concentration of small black fruits with subtlety and elegance of violet notes. Powerful by its present, silky and coated tannins, this red wine bears the characteristics of its appellation. A round and velvety wine that will conquer your palate! -
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Château d’Aussières 2016, A.C Corbières, France
£38.00 – £205.20 Buy A deep almost opaque ruby in the glass. Then on the nose there's the warm Mediterranean influence providing garrigue herbs, smoky black fruit, freshly crushed black peppercorns, pine sap and eucalyptus. The palate has bags of black fruits and a spicy smoky finish. There's nothing angular or abrasive at all, the finish is silky and rich with good length and lovely freshness which is typical of the vintage. -
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Reserve Speciale Pauillac 2021, A.C. Pauillac, France
£45.00 – £243.00 Buy DBR Lafite have produced a rich yet precise Pauillac, similar in style to the 1990 vintage. Lafite rarely does exuberance, true to form the aroma needs coaxing from the glass. After a few minutes there's cool blackberry coulis, warm slate, fresh tobacco, cedar, violets and graphite. The palate is compact and concentrated with fine tannins. You can feel the quality, but it is slightly reserved in the mid-palate. Whilst it offers very enjoyable drinking you can't help feel its best days lay ahead. It is very 'Lafite' in style and typical of the vintage. -
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Los Vascos Le Dix Cosechas Antiguas 2010, Colchagua Valley, Chile
£95.00 – £510.00 Buy The nose presents aromas of red and black fruit with a degree of maturity that ensures a pleasant freshness. Aged in French oak barrels from the Tonnellerie des Domaines, the wine has superb toasted, coffee and cinnamon notes. Notes of liquorice, dark chocolate, peppermint, and white and black pepper complete the bouquet. On the palate, the wine is intense, with plenty of volume and good structure. Fine, elegant tannins. Pleasant, round finish. -
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Baron Edmond Les Granges 2016, A.C Haut Medoc, France
£25.00 – £135.00 Buy There’s a sense of precision about the purity of the nose that delivers cassis, blackberry, cedar, subtle toast and crunchy red fruit. The palate is rounded and supple with lovely red fruit and subtle oak. Decant just before serving and allow this crowd-pleasing claret to show of its wonderful red fruit and classic cedar-infused spice. -
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Château Odilon 2018, A.C Haut-Médoc, France
£25.00 – £135.00 Buy Classic Merlot on the nose; red cherry, blackberry and plum. Micro-oxygenation occurs in the barrel which enables the wine to reveal an array of mature spices; cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg. The dense and rich wine has supple red fruit at its very core. Although this drinks well now after a few hours in a decanter, you can't help thinking it's best years lay ahead. -
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Château des Laurets 2017, A.C Puisseguin St Emilion, France
£28.00 – £151.20 Buy Showing tremendous balance and freshness, the nose displays intense aromatic complexity, with spicy nuances followed by hints of vanilla and morello cherry. The wine reveals subtle, well integrated oak on the palate, along with exquisite elegance and great length with refined tannin. The black fruit flavours are remarkably fresh. -
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Bodegas Caro 2018, Mendoza, Argentina
£58.00 – £313.20 Buy This wine has a dark, intense colour, with hints of violet. The nose reveals a complex mix of aromas including raspberry, black pepper, violets, cloves and subtle notes of dark chocolate. On the palate the wine is well-balanced with a refreshing acidity and ripe tannins that contribute to the harmony and smoothness of the palate. This wine will reveal its complexity with further bottle ageing. This is one of the first vintages of Caro to be predominantly Malbec based. -
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Blason d’Aussieres 2019, A.C Corbières, France
£19.00 – £102.60 Buy Blason d'Aussieres offers warm black fruit, roasted spice, garrigue herbs and subtle black pepper. The palate displays the spiciness of Syrah with concentrated fruit and a liquorice-edged finish. The tannins are silky and elegant yet prominent enough to reward short cellaring. The finish serves up classic spicy black fruit with a lovely sense of freshness throughout. -
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Baron Edmond 2019, Western Cape, South Africa
£43.50 – £234.90 Buy Delicate aromas of blackberry, blackcurrants, cedar wood and forest floor. Classically structured mouth-feel with a supple texture, complex layers and a focused linearity on the finish. A delicious partner with beef sirloin. The style of Baron Edmond has evolved over the years, from a heavily barrel-influenced blend that was overtly smoky and rich to a more complex, elegant and altogether more sophisticated wine. The 2017 feels so compact and elegant with supple tannins and a beautiful sense of restraint and confidence. It does seem to get better and better with each passing vintage. -
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A d’Aussières Rouge 2020, IGP Pays d’Oc, France
£15.00 – £81.00 Buy The nose opens up with notes of raspberry, cherry and black pepper. The palate is soft and supple with juicy mediterranean fruit dominating, with a touch of spice towards the finish. This is a soft, easy drinking wine. It is well balanced and plump - and represents great value for money. -
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Bodegas Caro Aruma 2022, Mendoza, Argentina
£17.00 – £91.80 Buy Malbec is all the rage in the UK, and has been for a few years. The grape variety flourishes in Mendoza, and it would be fair to say it produces the best results on the planet. As with any grape, the careful hand of the producer means everything - let's be clear no-one knows Malbec better than the Catena family, and DBR Lafite are among the finest wine producers on the planet. It's no surprise then that this fruit-filled, punchy and utterly gorgeous Malbec delivers oodles of luscious black fruit and spice. The 2020 represent a return to form for Aruma with notes of violets, cassis and chocolate covered blueberry. Great stuff!
