Red Wine
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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 Blends
Big & Robust Reds
Italy
2017
750 ml
14%+£16.00
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Comme a Cayenne St Chinian
For yet another taste of regional Languedoc-Roussillon here’s yet another excellent example from Jeff Carrel and his mate Sebastien Calduch. A grand blend on Carignan, Syrah , Grenache and Lledoner Pelut (?!) Rich, spicy and oozing character.
Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsFrance202114%+£16.00
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Rioja Reserva Martinez Alesanco
Classic Rioja – yes, another! Smooth oak, with nice bottle age to soften it. Spicey Tempranillo grape rounded off with Garnacha.
Red BlendsSoft & Smooth RedsSpain2016750 ml14%+
Vegan
£16.00
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Excelsior Gondolier Merlot
This Merlot pays homage to Gondolier, one of the most renowned thoroughbred racehorses bred at Excelsior. Six months after receiving extensive physiotherapy on an injury to his hind leg that had left him completely lame, Gondolier won the 1985 Durban July, South Africa’s most prestigious horse race. Today Gondolier is regarded as one of the legends of South African horse racing.
This Merlot comes from vines planted on calcareous soils and represent the best Merlot produced on Excelsior.
Deep ruby red colour with a black core. This wine is medium to full-bodied with aromas of blackcurrants, chocolate and earth. The wine has rich but exceptionally soft tannins and a long finish.
MerlotSoft & Smooth RedsSouth Africa2018750 ml14%+£16.50
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Excelsior Evanthius Cabernet Sauvignon
This Cabernet Sauvignon pays homage to Evanthuis, a Hackney horse that was imported by Excelsior in 1913. This Hackney sire was a champion in Britain and America, winning first prize four times at the London Hackney show and in New York, in the days when the Hackney was the king of the world. He went on to win many titles in South Africa, including that of Rosebank’s Champion Stallion.
This Cabernet comes from the oldest vines on the farm. They were planted in 1988 in the best calcareous soils.
Deep ruby red colour with a black core. This wine is full-bodied with aromas of blackcurrants, chocolate and cedar. The wine has rich, but soft tannins and a long finish.
Cabernet SauvignonBig & Robust RedsSouth Africa2020750 ml14%+£16.50
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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%+£17.00
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Abbotts & Delaunay “Alto Stratus” Carignan
A “simple” Vin de France by designation, but there’s nothing simple about this rich and complex Carignan.
Other Single Varietal RedBig & Robust RedsFrance2015750 ml13-13.5%£17.50
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Laurent Miquel “Cote 136 Pech Cezarine” St Chinian
Laurent Miquel “Cote 136 Pech Cezarine” St Chinian
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£17.50
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La Villa des Nymphes Beaumes de Venise Red “Dryade”
Beaumes de Venise Red – next door to, and with all the attributes of a top, Chateauneuf du Pape, all except the price tag, that is!
Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsFrance2020750 ml14%+£17.50
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DSM – Vin d’Altitude Cotes du Roussillon Villages
For yet another taste of regional Languedoc-Roussillon here’s yet another excellent example from Jeff Carrel and his mate Sebastien Calduch. A grand blend on Carignan, Syrah , Grenache and Lledoner Pelut (?!) Rich, spicy and oozing character.
Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsFrance201714%+£17.50
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Giravolta 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 calcareous white soil of the vineyards. Aged for nine months in French oak.
PrimitivoBig & Robust RedsItaly2016750 ml14%+£18.00
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Jean Michel Dupré Morgon Grand Cras 2022
A hugely exciting new range of Cru Beaujolais specially brought in to give us all a vinous Christmas treat, but don’t wait for Christmas.
Jean-Michel’s own notes suggest hints of Kirsch, licorice and spices and he recommends Lapin aux Pruneaux as a meal to accompany the wine. Just off to the butcher’s to get some rabbit!
The slight 12½ % alcohol belies the lovely deep, fleshy and peppery flavours. I get parma violets if you remember those? Smooth tannins and a nice grip.
GamayFrance2022750 ml11%-12.5%£18.00
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