Red Wine
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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/Syrah
Big & Robust Reds
France
2016
750 ml
13-13.5%£13.50
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Quinta de San Francisco Portuguese Red
BACK 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 RedsPortugal2017750 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%+£14.50
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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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Pinot Noir by Jeff Carrel
Light colour as you’d expect from cool climate Pinot Noir….
Pinot NoirLight RedsFrance2016750 ml11%-12.5%£15.00
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Fitou by Jeff Carrel
Gutsy and very intense soft red, yet good acidity makes this a great food wine….
Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsFrance2016750 ml14%+£15.00
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Le Grenache dans le Peau by Jeff Carrel
Bid, soft, creamy tannins….I’ve got you under my skin….
Red BlendsSoft & Smooth RedsFrance2016750 ml14%+£15.00
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“The Inspector General” from The Treaty Port Estate China
From a vineyard established in 2005 on the Shandong peninsula by Chris Ruffle comes this classic Bordeaux blend, aged in french oak barrels and displaying ripe, dark fruits and a hint of vanilla oak. No surprise that Chateau Lafite chose to make their first Chinese wine, Long Dai 2017, from neigbouring fields! Chris’s vines are older, of course, and 2014 was an excellent vintage. This is a limited release of 5000 bottles.
Red BlendsOakey RedsChina2014750 ml13-13.5%£15.00
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Esona Single Vineyard Boutique Shiraz
Esona – from Xhosa – “The Very One” Pronounced “Air-Sor-Na”
Shiraz/SyrahOakey RedsSouth Africa2014750 ml13-13.5%£16.00
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Domaine l’Abbé Dîne Côtes du Rhône Villages 2014 Vintage
Very, very delicious, spicy red made from 80% Grenache, 60 year-old vines. This Côtes du Rhône Villages is intensely perfumed, spicy, peppery, mouthwateringly-satisfying, and better than any Chateauneuf du Pape under £20 in my humble opinion! Good firm tannins make it a great food wine. As Nathalie, the owner puts it; “Le millésime 2014 est dans la souplesse et le velours. Très bons.”
Drink now to 2022
Red BlendsRich & Fruity RedsFrance2014750 ml14%+£16.00
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Domaine Métairie d’Alon “Le Village” Pinot Noir
Classy Pinot Noir from the south of France…..
Pinot NoirUnoaked RedsFrance2017750 ml13-13.5%£16.00
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