Red Wine
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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 Blends
Light Reds
China
2016
750 ml
11%-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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“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 BlendsOakey RedsChina2016750 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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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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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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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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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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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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