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Chateau Lamothe-Vincent Bordeaux Superieur Heritage Red
Gold Medal at Bordeaux
The classic Bordeaux blend, of course, is Cabernet/Merlot, and here we have a classic indeed, but with 80% Merlot. Very St-Emilion-esque! Multiple-Gold-Medal winner, this “Heritage” cuvee has been aged in French oak barrels for 12 months and is quite simply as typical a claret as you could wish for at a very affordable price.
Merlot
Big & Robust Reds
France
2019
750 ml
14%+
Vegan
Organic
£14.50
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Mas du Petit Nysse, Ventoux Red
A stylish property in the Rhone Valley. Full of spicey southern Rhone flavours and now with a bit of bottle age it is smooth and satisfying.
Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsFrance2019750 ml14%+£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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Blanquette de Limoux Domaine Rosier
My favourite Blanquette de Limoux from over 200 tasted at the Vinisud Trade Wine Fair a couple of years back. Blanquette de Limoux differs from Cremant basically in the grapes used; in this case Mauzac and Chardonnay.It has been lees aged for 12 months and is a lovely clean, creamy style. The Rosier family is rightly proud of this, their top cuvee.
White BlendsSparklingFrance750 ml11%-12.5%£15.00
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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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Le Grenache Under My Skin by Jeff Carrel
Big, soft, creamy tannins….I’ve got you under my skin….15.5% of lovely Grenache, which, by the way, is the predominant grape variety in a Chateauneuf du Pape….just saying….
Red BlendsSoft & Smooth RedsFrance20162017750 ml14%+£15.00
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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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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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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’ 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 ‘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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