Red Wine
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Junta Momentos Chilean Pinot Noir Reserve
Red and white lovers alike! This Pinot Noir is delightfully soft with strawberry aromas. Drink it straight from the fridge if you want….
Pinot Noir
Unoaked Reds
Chile
2016
750 ml
13-13.5%£12.99
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“The Philosopher” Syrah from The Treaty Port Estate 12.5% China
From a vineyard established in 2005 on the Shandong peninsula by Chris Ruffle comes this Syrah based red.
Red BlendsLight RedsChina2016750 ml11%-12.5%£13.00
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Chateau Lamothe-Vincent Bordeaux Superieur Heritage Red
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. Drink now to 2024.
MerlotBig & Robust RedsFrance2016750 ml14%+£13.00
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Domaine de la Pigeade “Les Sables” Ventoux
Classic southern Rhone red blend of Grenache, Carignan and Syrah. Un-oaked, just deep comforting complex red wine.
Red BlendsSoft & Smooth RedsFrance2016750 ml13-13.5%£13.00
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Cantiga Rioja Crianza
Daniel’s best wine, in my opinion. Classic, soft, smooth, comforting Rioja….
Red BlendsOakey RedsSpain2015750 ml14%+£13.50
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Le Repasse de Montagne (Jeff Carrel)
You know what an Italian Ripasso is? Well, this is a French version.
Red BlendsRich & Fruity RedsFrance2015750 ml14%+£13.50
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Saint Genis by Jeff Carrel
Big, soft red, yet good acidity makes this a great food wine….
Red BlendsRich & Fruity RedsFrance2014750 ml14%+£13.50
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Château d’Or et de Gueules “Mon fut c’est du poulet?”
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 RedsFrance2016750 ml13-13.5%£13.50
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Quinta de San Francisco Portuguese Red
NEW IN. Single Estate red from the Obidos region. Castelão (60%), Aragonez (20%),Touriga Nacional (20%) are aged for 12 months in French and American oak barrels.Many Gold Medals!…and a special Christmas price!
Red BlendsOakey RedsPortugal2016750 ml13-13.5%£13.50
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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%+£13.50
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Château d’Or et de Gueules ‘Trassegum’ Red
Previous vintges recommended by Jancis Robinson: “Brilliant fruit, fine tannins…..serious build and potential.”
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, now the fab 2015. What more can I say? Drink now to 2026 (really!)Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsFrance2015750 ml13-13.5%£15.00
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Domaine Louis Clerc Syrah
Louis Clerc’s Côte Rôtie is top of it’s class, but if you try their “simple” Syrah you might find it hard to tell the difference!
Shiraz/SyrahBig & Robust RedsFrance2015750 ml13-13.5%£15.00
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