Rich & Fruity Reds
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Shortwood Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot South Africa
A blend of 60% Cabernet and 40% Merlot. Blackberry aromas from the Cabernet Sauvignon team up with ripe flavours from the Merlot grape, ensuring a soft and long finish. Ideal companion to roasted dark meat and any type of cheese.
Shiraz/Syrah
Rich & Fruity Reds
South Africa
2019
750 ml
13-13.5%£8.89
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Excelsior “Paddock” Shiraz South Africa
This is widely regarded as the El Nino year in South Africa. The summer was hotter and riper than normal which required some adaptation in the vineyards to ensure a quality grape harvest. Grapes were harvested earlier than normal to ensure that there was freshness in the wines. The positive aspect of the drought was a very healthy crop with good concentration. The red wines from 2017 are rich and very structured.
30% of the wine was aged in french and american oak barrels for 8 months.Spicy and dried herbs, every bit a Shiraz but with more restraint and structure than an Aussie Shiraz of the same price (in my humble opinion). Good spice and tannins make it good with food but it’s still soft enough to enjoy on its own. Maybe it’s the 15% of Petit Verdot in the blend which elevates it from the norm?Shiraz/SyrahRich & Fruity RedsSouth Africa2019750 ml14%+£8.99
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Domaine Laffitte Malbec
Fancy a red with bags of flavour but light on the old alcohol? Look no further.
Malbec? Tick!
Lots of flavour? Tick!
Light on the old alcohol? Tick!
Other Single Varietal RedRich & Fruity RedsFrance2019750 ml11%-12.5%Regular Price:
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Cerejeiras Portuguese Red
This is a delightfully fresh, fruity, unoaked red from the Lisbon Region. A blend of Castelão (60%), Aragonez (30%) and Touriga Nacional (10%)….classic, eh?! Well, unknown they may be, but the resultant juicy, fruity, soft and fleshy red is comfort wine par excellence.
Red BlendsRich & Fruity RedsPortugal2020750 ml13-13.5%£9.49
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Villa des Anges Cabernet Sauvignon
Great ripe, rich cassis flavours so classically Cabernet. And a Gold medal winner, to boot.
Jeff says; “Fraîche, intense et concentrée. Ronde et fruitée, avec des notes de réglisse et de mûre. Finale sur le fruit. Se déguste avec une facilité et un régal déconcertants.”
Cabernet SauvignonRich & Fruity RedsFrance2019750 ml13-13.5%£9.99
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Abbotts & Delaunay Merlot
Lovely soft Merlot from the south of France yet with firm structure making it equally good on its own or with food. Has good spice and might be mistaken for a claret if served blind!
Drink now to 2023
MerlotRich & Fruity RedsFrance2019750 ml13-13.5%£10.75
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Abbotts & Delaunay Cabernet Sauvignon
Dark, brooding Cabernet from the south of France with firm structure making it equally good on its own or with food.
Cabernet SauvignonRich & Fruity RedsFrance2019750 ml13-13.5%£10.75
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Abbotts & Delaunay Mourvedre
Soft tannins, nice ‘n spicy. Maybe a tad fuller than the Shiraz?. Long skin contact for deep colour, a hint of oak aging for complexity….yet another nice wine, really!
Other Single Varietal RedRich & Fruity RedsFrance201813-13.5%£10.85
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Les Darons by Jeff Carrel
Les Darons by Jeff Carrel
Big, soft red, yet good acidity makes this a great food wine as well as one to drink on its own. A great example of southern french red wine, bursting with peppery tannins and earthy fruit.
Red BlendsRich & Fruity RedsFrance2018750 ml14%+£11.50
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Anarkos Rosso di Puglia
Anarkos Rosso di Puglia
The label is attention-seeking, as is the bright red plastic cork (not my favourite closure, I must admit, but the wine insisted I buy it! The wine has attitude and is a provocative one, railing against the plight of the region (see their website). The region reminds me of the Languedoc in France – loads of rubbish wines but increasing numbers of fanatics making really top wines as they should be made. This was one of my favourite winery visits af the last few years. The wine is made from a blend of the local varieties Primitivo, Negro Amaro and Malvasia Nera and should be consumed in conspiratorial bars in the south of Italy with huge helpings of pasta.
Previous vintages recommended; Recommended in The Daily Telegraph: “another one of Mark Hughes’ brilliant finds. Absolutely delicious blend of Primitivo, Negro Amaro and Malvasia. Lush and plush like velvet, also juicy, scented, intense, rich brimming with the smell of violets, deep purple plums and bitter cherries. Such a joy!
Recommended by Oz Clarke as one of his 250 best wines of 2012: “an excellent example of how southern Italian reds are starting to express their own fabulous originality. It’s bulging with youth and it’s soft, yet tempered by a nice edgy bitterness.”Other Single Varietal RedRich & Fruity RedsItaly2018750 ml13-13.5%£12.50
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Dolcetto delle Langhe La Fusina
Another top find from a hunting mission at Vinitaly; having found my favourite Barolo, I then tasted all their other wines and no surprise they we all lovely! Another single vineyard beauty from the Abbona family. I have long enjoyed the Dolcetto grape variety for its cherry-like flavours and freshness, quite a contrast to Barolo. No lengthy aging, no oak aging just vibrant fruit but still with grip.
Other Single Varietal RedRich & Fruity RedsItaly2019750 ml13-13.5%£12.50
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La Bette Cotes du Roussillon Villages Red by Jeff Carrel
Big, deep colour, good grip due in part to 65% Syrah in the blend but also to Jeff’s preferred style of reds which retain those firm tannins and acidity making them great food wines.
Red BlendsRich & Fruity RedsFrance2017750 ml14%+£13.00
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