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“The Prince” from The Treaty Port Estate China
From a vineyard established in 2005 on the Shandong peninsula by Chris Ruffle comes his unique, gold-medal winning, Petit Verdot/Arinarnoa blend. Gently oaky, this is a lovely clean, velvety red from one of the world’s new emerging vineyard areas. The Prince rather liked braised pork and Beijing roast duck, could go rather well with this wine!
Red Blends
Oakey Reds
China
2016
750 ml
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Laurent Miquel Chateau Cazal Viel Vieilles Vignes
Classic Languedoc blend of old vines Syrah for the grip and colour and fruit, Grenache for fruit and Mourvedre for perfume. It’s big and dark and 15% alc. A year in 2 and 3 year old oak barrels to soften it out so it’s both great with food or on its own. 91 Parker Points. Drink now to 2025
Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsFrance2017750 ml14%+£15.00
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Chateau Lamothe-Vincent Bordeaux Superieur “Libertae” No added Sulphur
Gold Medal at Terre de Vins
With 75% rich, supple, smooth Merlot backed-up by (frankly rare) Malbec this sulphur-free addition to The Lamothe-Vincent range yet again breaks new ground.
First of all it’s just simply a really good claret! But the work needed to allow a fine wine to show its best without the addition of any SO2 at all is a testament to the skills of the winemaker and the philosophy whch runs through the Chateau from top to bottom.
Red BlendsFrance2021750 ml14%+
Organic
£15.00
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La Tire Fitou by Jeff Carrel
Why La Tire?
Because « La Tire » is French slang for “the car”, and obviously the 2CV is symbolic of French automobiles and was first launched in 1948, the same year the AOP Fitou appellation came into existence. Drive my good man!60% 50 year-old Carignan vines / 40% Syrah
Jeff’s notes are; “Intense notes of blueberries, blackberries, pepper, liquid violets and scrubland, with delicate tannins and a nice crisp acidity. Plenty of freshness and tension.”
Red BlendsRich WhitesFrance2022750 ml14%+
Organic
£15.00
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Château d’Or et de Gueules ‘Trassegum’ Red
Selected from the best parts of the vineyard, this is a blend of Syrah, Carignan and Mourverdre. Each varietal is kept apart and aged in 500 litre oak barrels for 12 months. Only then do they decide upon the final blend. Once made, the finished wine is aged for yet another 12 months in those same barrels before bottling. Only 10% of the barrels are new wood, so there’s no “in your face ” oakiness here!
Diane only releases this wine if she feels it is up to her highest standards of quality. So, no 2002 vintage ‘ it was all sold off in bulk to the ‘négociants’. The 2003 vintage was a cracker. No 2004 vintage either; that, too, was not good enough, the 2005, 2007 and 2009s brilliant…as was the 2011.
And then along came the equally scrumptious 2103, and the super 2015 and the fab 2017, and now the 2020. What more can I say? Drink now to 2029 (really!)Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsFrance2020750 ml14%+£16.00
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Brunelli Ripasso “Pa’Riondo”
The quality of the 2017 vintage was so good that we stocked up so we could see it mature, and it has! Drinking beautifully now.
Rich, complex but very silky textures make this a delight. The Ripasso technique consists in refermenting a Valpolicella on the sugars and yeast-rich grape skins of the area’s top wine, Amarone.
This results in the wine becoming full-bodied, with a great concentration of colour and perfume. Corvina Veronese 65%, Rondinella 25%, Corvinone 10%.
Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsItaly2017750 ml14%+£16.00
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Comme a Cayenne St Chinian
For yet another taste of regional Languedoc-Roussillon here’s yet another excellent example from Jeff Carrel and his mate Sebastien Calduch. A grand blend on Carignan, Syrah , Grenache and Lledoner Pelut (?!) Rich, spicy and oozing character.
Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsFrance202114%+£16.00
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Rioja Reserva Martinez Alesanco
Classic Rioja – yes, another! Smooth oak, with nice bottle age to soften it. Spicey Tempranillo grape rounded off with Garnacha.
Red BlendsSoft & Smooth RedsSpain2016750 ml14%+
Vegan
£16.00
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Excelsior Gondolier Merlot
This Merlot pays homage to Gondolier, one of the most renowned thoroughbred racehorses bred at Excelsior. Six months after receiving extensive physiotherapy on an injury to his hind leg that had left him completely lame, Gondolier won the 1985 Durban July, South Africa’s most prestigious horse race. Today Gondolier is regarded as one of the legends of South African horse racing.
This Merlot comes from vines planted on calcareous soils and represent the best Merlot produced on Excelsior.
Deep ruby red colour with a black core. This wine is medium to full-bodied with aromas of blackcurrants, chocolate and earth. The wine has rich but exceptionally soft tannins and a long finish.
MerlotSoft & Smooth RedsSouth Africa2018750 ml14%+£16.50
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Excelsior Evanthius Cabernet Sauvignon
This Cabernet Sauvignon pays homage to Evanthuis, a Hackney horse that was imported by Excelsior in 1913. This Hackney sire was a champion in Britain and America, winning first prize four times at the London Hackney show and in New York, in the days when the Hackney was the king of the world. He went on to win many titles in South Africa, including that of Rosebank’s Champion Stallion.
This Cabernet comes from the oldest vines on the farm. They were planted in 1988 in the best calcareous soils.
Deep ruby red colour with a black core. This wine is full-bodied with aromas of blackcurrants, chocolate and cedar. The wine has rich, but soft tannins and a long finish.
Cabernet SauvignonBig & Robust RedsSouth Africa2020750 ml14%+£16.50
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Felline Primitivo di Manduria
Based on the huge popularity of “Fellone” I thought we should have a closer look at the Primitivo grape. Here’s one of four more, each with a distinct “terroir”. What’s the Italian for “terroir”, I wonder? This one is distinctive due to the red soil of the vineyards. Aged for six months in French oak.
PrimitivoBig & Robust RedsItaly2017750 ml14%+£17.00
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La Villa des Nymphes Beaumes de Venise Red “Dryade”
Beaumes de Venise Red – next door to, and with all the attributes of a top, Chateauneuf du Pape, all except the price tag, that is!
Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsFrance2020750 ml14%+£17.50
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