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£19.50The picturesque 160-hectare farm that is today known as Avondale has been under cultivation for more than 300 years. Early records show that the land was one of the first in the Paarl Valley to be allocated specifically for the production of wine grapes. On the nose there is lots […]
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£18.99Many-layered Chilean Malbec, lifted by a fragrant cloud of rose petals, violets and a hint of white pepper, then grounded by succulent blackberries and a spiced game note on the finish.
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£9.99To remove the alcohol from the wine, Leitz have used in this case the SCC – a Spinning Cone Column. In order to preserve the natural Pinot Noir flavours, they chose this modern technique. It allows extraction of alcohol under extremely low pressure and temperature (around 35°C). No flavours will […]
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£18.99Dandelion Vineyards is the venture of self-titled ‘typist’ Zar Brooks and his winemaking wife Elena, with wines made from the Barossa and Eden Valleys, Fleurieu, the Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale. Nick Stock, one of Australia’s leading journalists, has described Dandelion as follows: “Brooks has teamed up with his winemaking […]
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£16.50This unusual blend is made by youngster Charlie O’Brien in the Maclaren Vale and is a twist on the classic Grenache Syrah Mourvedre blend. The SGZ is all about the final blending of three McLaren Vale varieties; Shiraz, Grenache and Zinfandel. After careful consideration of the individual parcels of these […]
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£23.99An intense and powerful Tempranillo from 40-year-old vines. Aged for 14 months in new French oak, this marries juicy wild berry flavours with a subtle spiciness. The Tempranillo for the ‘Crianza’ comes from 40-year-old vines located in the towns of Quintana del Pidio, La Horra and Roa de Duero within [...] -
£18.50Grown on very old bush vines, d’Arenberg is one of the only estates in Australia still to use the backbreaking basket press. This gentler method of extraction extracts less of the bitter, rougher phenolics from the grapes. But that’s not all, they also foot tread all their red wines during […]
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£15.99The origins of Casa Ferreirinha date back to 1952, when the first vintage of Barca-Velha was produced. Fernando Nicolau de Almeida pioneered the quality revolution in Douro still wines, with Casa Ferreirinha becoming the first producer in the region dedicated entirely to this style rather than Port. Named after legendary […]
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£33.99Château Fleur de Lisse is situated in the Saint-Émilion village of Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse and was owned by the Minvielle family from 1940 to 2015, before being sold to the Teycheney family. The Teycheneys have a particular interest in biodynamic farming and the estate’s 8.7 hectares of vines are currently undergoing organic […]
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£29.50Founded in 1993, by winemaker John Hancock together with Robert and Robyn Wilson, owners of The Bleeding Heart Group and The Don in London, Trinity Hill is synonymous with quality and consistency. In 2021, Trinity Hill was bought by a group of New Zealand private investors passionate about the wine […]
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£28.50Full-bodied yet fresh, this is a fine example of a Douro red, packed with wild berries, plums and baking spices, powerful without being heavy.
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£45.99The Henschke family have made wine at their estate in the Eden Valley since 1868, with fifth-generation winemaker Stephen Henschke taking over in 1979. Together with his viticulturist wife, Prue, they have taken their two single vineyards, ‘Hill of Grace’ and Mount ‘Edelstone’ and transformed them into two of Australia’s […]
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£51.50Masters of Wine, Giles Cooke & Fergal Tynan, founded Thistledown Wines in 2010 after discovering iconic vineyard sites in the McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills. They make hand-made, small batch wines that perfectly illustrate the benefits of great sites and intelligent, minimalist winemaking. A complex and savoury nose […]
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£21.50Aldo Vaira’s wines are characterised by pristine flavours and clearly defined perfumes. These characters are attributable to the position of his vineyards at about 400 metres above sea level in the village of Vergne in the commune of Barolo. G.D. Vajra was established in 1972 and named after Aldo’s father, […]
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£19.50This wine is bright ruby red in colour. On the nose are intense aromas of cherry, black plum and blackberry, with notes of vanilla, sweet spice and dulce de leche from oak ageing. There is good structure on the palate, with juicy fruit flavours that are balanced by fresh acidity […]
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£35.50De Martino are a family estate of Italian heritage and are heralded as being somewhat the pioneers of Chilean wine production. Whilst they have a multitude of accolades, they are renownded for being the first to identify, bottle and export a varietal Carmenere from Chile and also for changing the […]
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£44.50Kaikenes are wild geese, native to Patagonia, that fly across the Andes between Chile and Argentina. In the same way, legendary Chilean winemaker Aurelio Montes crossed the Andes to make wines in Mendoza. Aurelio saw the enormous potential of the region for premium viticulture and, after several exploratory trips, founded […]
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£21.99Handcrafted with minimal intervention as to truly reflect the purist expression of vineyard, vintage and variety. From the vineyard to the bottle, only the gentlest techniques are utilised; harvest by hand, whole berry de-stemming, open-vat temperature controlled fermentation, gentle basket-pressing and no finning or filtration prior to bottling. A deep […]
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£11.99Red fruits. And fleshy delicious red fruits at that – raspberries, cherries with a little savouriness to outline the seriousness of the Pinot Noir. The oak has imparted some fine tannins and the altitude gives the wine a brilliant freshness.
