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Laura Lardy, Les Cotes Fleurie , France
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.
Fleurie (along with Moulin-à-Vent and Morgon) are my favourite villages in Beaujolais and to repeat an often-told tale; I tasted over 120 different Fleurie producers at the Paris Wine Trade Fair and Laura’s was my stand-out by a long way.
Jean-Michel Dupré’s Morgon at £17 a bottle represents my best memory of what a top Crus Beaujolais should taste like. Then along comes Laura’s Fleurie which is like a turbo-charged version. So full of fruit and powerful “parma violet” flavours and with a structure which comes from eight months aging in large wooden casks before bottling. I can’t think of a finer example of Cru Beaujolais which can be drunk now and which will also age beautifully for a few more years yet.
Drink this with a wide variety of foods; rich fish dishes, meats, cheeses. Maybe just avoid anything too spicey.
Fleurie (along with Moulin-à-Vent and Morgon) are my favourite villages in Beaujolais and to repeat an often-told tale; I tasted over 120 different Fleurie producers at the Paris Wine Trade Fair and Laura’s was my stand-out by a long way.
Gamay
Rich & Fruity Reds
France
2021
750 ml
11%-12.5%
Organic
£24.00
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Gift Bottle of Smart Red Wine
A single bottle of one of our favourite reds of the moment. Packaged and delivered to your door…or to someone else’s door!
Price includes P&P
Red BlendsRich & Fruity RedsFrance750 ml14%+£25.00
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Brunelli, Campo del Maestro, Appassimento, Italy
This “cru” is dedicated the grape Master, who managed this vineyard in the past and who dared to suggest an Amarone could be improved by a non-local variety. So 8 grapes became 9 grapes and the wine was declassified. “I can’t believe it’s not Amarone”
Corvina Veronese 40%, Oseleta 20%, Rondinella 5%, Negrara 5%, Corvinone 10%, Croatina 5%, Forselina 5%, Dindarella 5%, Cabernet Franc 10%.
Red BlendsBig & Robust RedsItaly2018750 ml14%+£27.50
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Brunelli, Recioto della Valpolicella, Italy
A sweet, red, aged wine, Recioto is a traditional wine of the Valpolicella area .Its preciousness derives from its maturation – in very limited quantities – using a method that is both complex and natural, and unfiltered. Excellent with panettone, strawberries and other wild berry fruits, or served with blue and mature cheeses. Serve at 16°C .
Red BlendsDessert Wines/PortItalyVarious50 cl13-13.5%£27.50
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Ruby XO Brandy from The Treaty Port Estate China
Our first XO brandy, put into oak barrels in 2009. Splash of Merlot added on bottling.
750 ml40£28.00
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Chateau d’Or et de Gueules, Bolida Mourvedre, France
One of Diane’s 100% varietal wines showcasing the best of the region’s local varieties.
Previous vintages constantly written up including Decanter Magazine who gave it four stars: “This mainly Mourvèdre wine is on rocking good form.” 100% Mourvedre from 80 year old vines. This has a beautifully spicy nose with a scent of violets and a palate so rich you would almost think this it was a sweet wine! Decant and drink now or cellar for 10 years! Roast Beef never found a better partner!
Other Single Varietal RedBig & Robust RedsFrance2018750 ml14%+£29.00
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Marc Chauvet, Champagne Brut Tradition, France
Really! Honestly! Go no farther than Marc Chauvet for your Champagne. If you don’t want to spend £29.50, then try Blanquette de Limoux, but please don’t resort to cheap Champagne!
To my mind Clotilde’s latest cuvee is her best yet! Soft, full, biscuity and long-lasting (in the palate, that is – I suspect the bottle will be polished off very quickly!)
o 1/3 each Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
o 2/3 2015 vintage, 1/3 reserve wine
o Dosage 12gms
o Disgorged in after 3 years sur lattesPrevious years’ accolades;
Top 12 Fizzes for Christmas 2012 Daily Telegraph -“”Warm in style, nicely biscuity, with personality but one that will please a variety of tastes. Very box office.”
A previous cuvee was also in Oz Clarke’s 250 Best Wines of 2011: “a fascinating wine,” and recommended by Victoria Moore in The Daily Telegraph November 2010: “delicious.”
and recommended in The Guardian May 2010: “impressive.”
Mixed BlendSparklingFrance750 ml11%-12.5%£31.50
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Felline, Dunico Primitivo di Manduria, Italy
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 sandy soil of the vineyards. Aged for over nine months in French oak it’s a whopping 16% alc but despite that, it’s the most complex of the range, maybe that’s what you expect for nearly £30 a bottle.
PrimitivoBig & Robust RedsItaly2016750 ml14%+£33.00
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Martinez Alesanco, Garnacha Rioja, Spain
Decanter Magazine 97/100 !!
TIM ATKIN: There was no vintage of this wine in 2018, so fans have been waiting for the 2019 bottling. It comes from the Valdeponzos plot, planted in 1905, which could be a Viñedo Singular – similar to a single vineyard. Refreshing and elegant, due to its altitude and the northern exposure of the plot, it is a Garnacha with lots of colour, minerality, and punch.
Other Single Varietal RedRich & Fruity RedsSpain2019750 ml14%+
Vegan
£33.00
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Marc Chauvet, Champagne Brut Selection, France
Stunning value for money – Jamie Goode, The Wine Anorak. Made like a vintage champagne, tastes like vintage champagne, price not at all like vintage champagne.
White BlendsSparklingFrance750 ml11%-12.5%£35.00
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Marc Chauvet, Champagne Brut Rose, France
Stunning value for money – Jamie Goode, The Wine Anorak. Compares more than favourably to the biggest seller in the UK, Laurent Perrier Rose, but at about half the price, so go no further…
Pinot NoirSparklingFrance750 ml11%-12.5%£35.00
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Martinez Alesanco, “Nada Que Ver” Rioja, Spain
So much to say! “Nada Que Ver” in spanish more-or-less means “nothing like anything else”. You will almost certainly not have had a 100% Maturana Tinta varietal before and this is the first one ever made, so enjoy a moment of exclusivity!
Pedro says “Extraordinary, rare, excellent, unique, and extravagant.”
Tim Atkin says; 94/100; Nada Que Ver is always among the most distinctive expressions of Maturana Tinta in Rioja. Soft, velvety tannins, aromas of bramble and cut grass, elegant new oak and a ripe, bright finish.
Other Single Varietal RedSoft & Smooth RedsSpain2017750 ml14%+
Vegan
£35.00
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