BOURGUEIL LES QUARTIERS, VIEILLES VIGNES - 2003 £21.85
Domaine de la Coudraye, Loire, France
Expresses the inherent fruitiness of Loire Cabernet Franc without any over exposure to wood. Soft tannins and great extract. Remarkable complexity and dimension. Very intense blackberry and currant fruit aromas, with a hint of liquorice.
BROUILLY. CHATEAU DU PAVÉ - 2005 £19.95
M. Brac, Beaujolais, France
A wonderful Beaujolais Crus with bags of red fruit on the nose, and raspberry flavours on the palate.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON. JORDAN - 2004 £20.10
Jordan Vineyards, Stellenbosch, S. Africa
Deep and concentrated with a broad base of minty, cassis and blackberry fruit and a long, elegant finish.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON. MONTES - 2006 £16.40
Montes Winery, Curico Valley, Chile
Classic Cabernet, with lovely cassis fruit and excellent structure. Aurelio Montes has been voted "Winemaker of the
Year" for several years in Chile.
CABERNET TEMPRANILLO. "BACK BLOCK" - 2005 £17.10
Thomson Estate, Woolpunda, Australia
This blend produces an elegant fruit driven wine with good balanced acidity, with a peppery, almost floral,
perfumed bouquet with raspberry fruit.
CHATEAU TOUR DE BY. - 2002 £22.20
Cru Bourgeois Superieur, Medoc, Bordeaux, France
These are always deep-coloured, full-flavoured and concentrated wines with a clearly defined, cassis style and wonderful depth.
CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE “LA CRAU”. - 2003 £31.00
Domaine View Telegraph,
Delicate and attractive style of Châteauneuf, with clean, pure fruit, smoke and grilled flavors. Lots of lovely,
fruit on the nose, which has a rich cherry confit character. This carries through onto the palate, which is full
and creamy, with a lovely depth of fruit. Behind it all lies tannin, with a wealth of fruit to match.
CHIANTI. RUFINA RESERVA - 2003 £18.70
Villa di Vetrice, Pontassieve, Tuscany, Italy
With their lovely cherry fruit, and hints of fruitcake spiciness, the Chiantis from Rufina are a joy to drink. The Reservas
have an extra depth and smoothness.
CÔTE DE BEAUNE. LADOIX - 2000 £21.20
Domaine René Durand, Burgundy, France
From the heartland of the Côte de Nuits Villages appellation the Ladoix has an alluring raspberry fruitiness and is
deliciously soft and supple.
MASSAYA SELECTION RED SILVER LABEL - 2004 £23.40
Brunier, Ghosn & Hebrard, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
An elegant red with bags of character and fruit that partners well a large range of different foods. One of the countrys oldest wine producing regions. The new wine was to have a limited annual production and it was to be called Massaya, named after the time of day when twilight sets on the vineyard and the sky turns purple as the sun sets behind Mount-Lebanon.
DOLCETTO DI DOGLIANI, BRICCO ROSSO - 2005 £18.20
Patrizi, Italy
Dolcetto is the speciality of this producer. The vineyard of this family merchant covers 10 hectares - all low yielding vines - at 400m altitude produces fine Dolcetto wines, part of the production being organic. Damsons on the palate, smooth and rounded with a twist of bitter cherries on the finish. Lots of ripe, juicy fruit and a lovely texture on the finish.
GRANDE CLASSIQUE. - 2002 £22.10
Glen Carlou Vineyards, Paarl-Simonsberg, S. Africa
A classic Bordeaux blend, rich and complex with an aroma of cloves, sandalwood and cassis. Ripe tannins and
intense blackberry fruits dominate the palate.
MALBEC. LANLUNTA - 2004 £21.60
Catena, Mendoza, Argentina
Soft and smooth with ripe flavours layered with notes of chocolate and toast. It is full bodied, with excellent balance,
round, sweet tannins and a lengthy finish.
MERLOT, SINGLE VINEYARD RESERVE - 2005 £21.75
Viña Valdivieso, Chile
Deep ruby red in colour with wonderful red berry fruit, plum and spice aromas. The palate is full-bodied with ripe fruit flavours,
good structure and balanced finish. To this day Valdivieso are still the most awarded Chilean winery in international competitions.
MERLOT. OAK AGED RESERVE - 2004 £17.50
Montes Winery, Curico Valley, Chile
Wonderfully smooth with classic plum and blackberry fruit, and a rich, creamy vanilla finish.
MONTHELIE 1ER CRU. "LE CLOS GAUTHEY" - 2001/3 £28.20
Domaine Paul Garaudet, Monthelie, Burgundy, France
This wine shows dense and amazingly pure flavours of spicy black cherries, cassis and a touch of loganberry. The
wine does have some ripe tannins to give structure but these are almost completely hidden in a softly textured
envelope of rich fruit.
PINOT NOIR, “THE PINNACLES” – 2006 £20.95
Estancia Estate, Monterey, California, USA
Rich berry flavours and superb complexity with integrated oak, a silky mouth feel and ripe soft tannins. Pinot Noir at its best!
PIC ST LOUP CLARET. CHATEAU LAVABRE - 2001 £21.80
Domaine de Lavabre, Languedoc, France
New wood and one-year-old wood for the Château Lavabre produce explosive aromas, fine tannins for this great
vintage. The bouquet and palate are so evocative of the garrigue and the wine has a lovely velvety fruit.
RIOJA. MUGA RESERVA - 2003 £22.10
Bodegas Muga, Rioja Alta, Spain
Deep ruby coloured with a rich but subtle scent of toast and spicy vanilla. Smooth and delicate but with all the power
of a traditional Rioja.
SANCERRE ROUGE. BLONDELET - 2005 £21.40
Domaine Masson-Blondelet, Pouilly-sur-Loire, France
This wine has a strawberry-fruit freshness, a distinctly floral bouquet and finely tuned balance. It is very clean and elegant.
SHIRAZ/CABERNET. PRIVATE RELEASE - 2006 £16.40
Penfolds Wines, South Eastern Australia, Australia
Rich and satisfying, with rounded brambly fruit, good tannic structure and a blackcurranty vanilla finish.
TEMPRANILLO. OCHOA - 2004 £18.10
Bodegas Ochoa, Navarra, Spain
Long considered the "poor man's Rioja" the wines from Navarra are anything but. This wine is smooth and rich and
with the power of its pricier cousin. Treat yourself with one of the world's great "undiscovered" wines.
VACQUEYRAS CUVEE FLOURETO - 2001 £26.00
Domaine le Sang des Cailloux, Rhone, France
Hand-crafted with enormous passion, from 16-hectares of vineyard where no pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers are used. An impenetrable, black purple colour combined with a dense, concentrated mulberry and spice fruit.
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