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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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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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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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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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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. -
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 2019, 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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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.