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Verus Chardonnay, Slovenia
A lovely expression of the world’s most famour white wine grape. If you thought you didn’t like Chardonnay, think again please……
Chardonnay
Dry & Soft Whites
Slovenia
2021
750 ml
13-13.5%£14.50
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Chateau d’Or et de Gueules ‘Les Cimels’ Red Organic
Super new 2021 vintage which is certified organic and vegan. It is a wonderfully consistent wine which also manages to take on the character of the vintage vagaries. Consistently a best selller, consistently recommended in the Press. So, here you have an even deeper colour than usual, and enough body to make it a real laster!
….and if you like your reds with “minerality”, go no further!
Red BlendsUnoaked RedsFrance2021750 ml13-13.5%£14.50
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Verus Riesling, Slovenia
Verus Riesling, Slovenia
Verus wines need little commentary. They are all superb, demonstrating what Jancis Robinson called “a purity of fruit” when we shipped their first ever vintage in 2008. This Riesling is delciously characteristic of the slightly petrolly flavours you get with classic Rieslings. Zingy and refreshing.
Other Single Varietal WhiteCrisp & Refreshing WhitesSlovenia2021750 ml13-13.5%£14.50
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Verus Pinot Gris, Slovenia
Verus Pinot Gris, Slovenia
Verus wines need little commentary. They are all superb, demonstrating what Jancis Robinson called “a purity of fruit” when we shipped their first ever vintage in 2008. This Pinot Gris is pure, fruity but nice and full in the mouth.
Other Single Varietal WhiteCrisp & Refreshing WhitesDry & Soft WhitesSlovenia2021750 ml13-13.5%£14.50
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La Remontada by Jeff Carrel
La Remontada – The Comeback. Named in honour of the Champions League’s greatest comeback when Barcelona beat PSG 6-1 to win 6-5 on aggregate back in 2017. And we welcome back this wine under its new name. Haven’t had it for a few years but it’s made like an Italian Ripasso (see our beauty from Brunelli). It’s a declassified (because the method is not recognised – Jeff again) Cotes du Roussillon and it’s very, very lovely! It has that lovely schistous (look it up) character typical of the Roussillon wines but is super-silky-smooth because of the extra maceration of skins. Drink, sip, enjoy.
Red BlendsSoft & Smooth RedsFrance2021750 ml13-13.5%£14.50
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Domaine d’Ansignan “Les Grenadines” by Jeff Carrel
Best Rose in Tasting. Decanter Magazine June 2022. 95/100. “A steal at the price. Stunning.”
Never say never…I wasn’t convinced by the pre-taste description, but why worry? If Jeff makes it chances are it’ll be a cracker. Guess what? I loved it.
It’s somewhere between a light red (Beaujolais Nouveau) and a Rose. Drink it nicely chilled and enjoy the cherry, redcurrant, strawberry flavours resulting from the blend of Grenache / Maccabeu / Carignan / Syrah / Pellut. Just perfect for the summer.
Les Grenadines comes from the fact that they are planting pomegranate trees next to the vineyard.
Red BlendsLight RedsFrance2021750 ml13-13.5%£15.00
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Sanguinhal Estate Touriga Nacional Portuguese Red
Single Estate red from 100% Touriga Nacional grapes. I did taste the various blends at this quality level, but my personal taste was for this pure indigenous varietal which reeks of Portugal. Lovely deep, rich colour. An almost perfumed nose and a soft, smooth palate. Jolly nice!
Other Single Varietal RedRich & Fruity RedsPortugal2019750 ml13-13.5%£15.00
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White Rioja “Florentius”
Those lovely people from Florentino Martinez produce one of our best-selling wines – their dry, unoaked white. Whist on our most recent visit I also tried this off-dry wine for the first time and really liked it. It’s a floral style (think dry muscat). Drink chilled on its own or with a nice spicy Thai Curry!
Oh, and it was voted Best White Wine in the Rioja Cosecheros Awards
White BlendsSpain2022750 ml13-13.5%
Vegan
£15.00
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Pinot Gris “En Coteaux” by Jeff Carrel
Well, here’s a thing. I really love Alsace Pinot Gris. It’s my favourite Alsace varietal. But Alsace for some reason is very difficult to sell. Our Pinot Gris from Verus is superb, and that sells so what is going on? This wine from Jeff Carrel – yet another off-the-wall idea from him – is made from grapes harvested in Alsace but transported down to Jeff’s winery near Narbonne and fermented there. De-classified, obviously! But what you get is a lovely honeyed style of Alsace Pinot Gris in all but name.
Other Single Varietal WhiteDry & Soft WhitesFrance2021750 ml13-13.5%£15.00
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Drunken Beauty from The Treaty Port Estate China
From a vineyard established in 2005 on the Shandong peninsula by Chris Ruffle comes this Grenache Noir/Merlot/Sangiovese blend. Natural, big semi-sweet red wine, well-matched to Sichuan cuisine
Red BlendsChina2018750 ml13-13.5%£15.00
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Château d’Or et de Gueules ‘Trassegum’ White organic
This wine was the very first one we had recommended in the national press when we started the business back in 2006.
The new 2021 vintage is arguably even better, I love it. Think creamy rich white Cotes du Rhone. Three months in barrel just to soften it out a bit and give a rich, soft nicely balanced white wine that will go really well with your Sunday roast.
Recommended by Jancis Robinson: “Lots of interest here.”
Previous vintages RECOMMENDED IN THE OBSERVER. The 2009 vintage displays a beautiful balance and is as good a white from the south of France as you will see anywhere. 50% of the blend is barrel-fermented Roussanne; the rest is unoaked Grenache Blanc and Rolle. It is a rich wine with an excellent balance of oak and will be perfect with your Sunday roast.
White BlendsOakey WhitesFrance2021750 ml13-13.5%
Organic
£16.00
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Château d’Or et de Gueules “Mon fut c’est du poulet?”
100% Syrah, more Crozes hermitage than Chateauneuf du Pape.
Diane’s husband, Matthieu, demonstrates both his fine winemaking skills as well as his sense of humour with this wine. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin;
Matthieu devised a special cuvee, just one barrel, to mark the birth of his baby five years ago. Whist he was away on business one day, Diane unwittingly blended the barrel together with others destined to be the Trassegum Red final blend.
“Your’e kidding me?!!” said Matthieu on learning his barrel was gone. Translated from “Mon cul, c’est du poulet?” in French. In order not to offend sensitivities he replaced the vulgar “cul” (arse) with “fut” (barrel), and so the fith vintage of this birthday wine is Matthieu’s finest so far in his opinion. Lovely sort, round, fleshy Syrah with easy oak undertones.Shiraz/SyrahBig & Robust RedsFrance2020750 ml13-13.5%£16.00
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