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Brunelli Campo del Maestro “9 Grapes Appassimento”
This “cru” is dedicated the grape Master, who managed this vineyard in the past and who dared to suggest an Amarone could be improved by a non-local variety. So 8 grapes became 9 grapes and the wine was declassified. “I can’t believe it’s not Amarone”
Corvina Veronese 40%, Oseleta 20%, Rondinella 5%, Negrara 5%, Corvinone 10%, Croatina 5%, Forselina 5%, Dindarella 5%, Cabernet Franc 10%.
Red Blends
Big & Robust Reds
Italy
2018
750 ml
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Château d’Or et de Gueules ‘Bolida’
Fabulous, top of the range 2009 vintage!
Decanter Magazine who gave it four stars: “This mainly Mourvedre wine is on rocking good form.”Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsFrance2011750 ml14%+£25.00
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Gift Bottle of Smart Red Wine
A single bottle of one of our favourite reds of the moment. Packaged and delivered to your door…or to someone else’s door!
Price includes P&P
Red BlendsRich & Fruity RedsFrance2010750 ml14%+£25.00
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Miguel Merino Rioja Mazuelo de la Quinta Cruz
Miguel explains how they are able to produce a wine from 100% of his lesser-used varietal. “Mazuelo is a fertile, vigorous plant which requires a long-cycle to reach complete ripening. It is also sensitive to many diseases. All these explains why Mazuelo is more adequate to the Mediterranean latitudes than to an Atlantic influenced land as Rioja Alta.
Only the extraordinary characteristics of our Quinta Cruz vineyard allow us to make this wine in our town.”Other Single Varietal RedOakey RedsSpain2014750 ml14%+£25.00
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Quinta de San Francisco 20 year old Vinho Licoroso Doce
NEW IN. Single Estate Fortified Wine from the Estremadura region. Akin to a 20 year-old Tawny Port.
Red BlendsDessert Wines/PortPortugal750 ml14%+£25.00
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I Ciacca “Nostalgia” Maturano White from Lazio
I Ciacca “Nostalgia” Maturano
Once in a while a wine insists you must buy it, here’s one. Rich, fat, mouth-filling, complex, creamy and the most beautiful colour you’ll ever see on a white wine. A truly top class Italian white.
Ever heard of the “Maturano” grape variety? Nor I.
The Di Ciacca family, a third-generation Scots-Italian clan, has been working to bring this indigenous, organically-grown grape variety back to life on the family’s estate in Picinisco, in Lazio.
Italian consultant Alberto Antonini (named as one of the world’s top 5 winemakers by his peers) is guiding Di Ciacca’s Maturano mission.
Other Single Varietal WhiteRich WhitesItaly2017750 ml14%+£25.00
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Miguel Merino Rioja Reserva Vitola
Differs from Miguel’s Reserva 2013 in that it’s released slightly earlier, so a little less barrel age. No less stunning!
Served up at Mugaritz in San Sebastian….taste why!Other Single Varietal RedOakey RedsSpain2013750 ml14%+£26.50
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Brunelli Amarone Classico
Luigi Brunelli’s Amarone Classico is a perfect example of this wine as defined by Cassiodorus: “drinkable purple of incredible smoothness”. Multiple Gold-medal winner, and for me, the best Amarone I tasted out of over 100 at the Vinitaly Trade Wine Fair in Verona.
Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsItaly2017750 ml14%+£29.50
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Dunico 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 sandy soil of the vineyards. Aged for over nine months in French oak it’s a whopping 16% alc but despite that, it’s the most complex of the range, maybe that’s what you expect for nearly £30 a bottle.
PrimitivoBig & Robust RedsItaly2016750 ml14%+£29.50
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Barolo La Fusina
Another top find from a hunting mission at Vinitaly; my favourite Barolo from over 120 tasted. This single vineyard beauty from the Abbona family is, like all Barolos, made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes, the king of Piedmont reds! Aged for 30 mnonths in french oak barrels and then a further 8 months in bottle before release. 2016 is one ot the top vintages of the past decade.
Other Single Varietal RedBig & Robust RedsItaly2016750 ml14%+£29.50
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Miguel Merino Rioja Reserva
Not just like any old Reserva, it’s just what Rioja would taste like in one of your best ever dreams. Served up at official Foreign Ministry Banquets in Madrid….taste why!
Other Single Varietal RedOakey RedsSpain2013750 ml14%+£31.30
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Château d’Or et de Gueules La Noblesa
Top of the range fron Diane’s wonderful estate…
Red BlendsOakey RedsFrance2015750 ml14%+£35.00
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