Weekend Tasting Table

February 17, 2012

On the Tasting Table, in our Livery Street shop, this weekend we are a featuring a three little gems form our sale.

The first is a fantastic value Spanish white from near Valencia,
Fuenteseca Maccabeo/Sauvignon Blanc.
This beautiful Spanish white wine is made from organically grown Maccabeo and Sauvignon Blanc. The nose is light and aromatic with hints of peach and passionfruit. The zesty, citrussy palate has a lovely texture which is underpinned by a subtle minerality.
Full Price:
£7.49
Sale Price: £5.99

The second white wine we have for you to try is Chateau Lafont Menaut 2005 from Pessac-Leognan in Bordeaux. This Bordeaux white is 100% Sauvignon Blanc and demonstrates classic citrus and exotic fruit. Having had several years to develop, this elegant and rich wine has developed into a beautifully mature style.
Full Price: £13.27
Sale Price: £7.99

The red wine we have chosen to tempt you with is a classic from Barossa,
Grant Burge Cameron Vale Cabernet Sauvignon
This single varietal Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Grant Burge’s Cameron Vale vineyard. It is a refined wine exhibiting an elegant and complex bouquet of ripe blackcurrant, dark mint chocolate and spicy oak. The palate is as intense as the nose with generous dark berry fruits, ripe plums, aromatic spices and toasted French oak. This is a full-bodied wine, but with a silky texture and velvety fine grained tannins.
Full Price: £14.95
Sale Price: £10.95


 





Also in Blog

Tastings - The Guest Sessions
Tastings - The Guest Sessions

May 01, 2024

Continue Reading

April's arrival heralds a spring of sporting heroics from Arch 13/Connollys ......................                    Alternative title: Oh blimey, s*** just started to get real
April's arrival heralds a spring of sporting heroics from Arch 13/Connollys ...................... Alternative title: Oh blimey, s*** just started to get real

March 29, 2023

Recent visitors to the Arch 13/Connolly’s emporium may have chanced upon a frankly ridiculous poster which could lead you to question the sanity of certain members of the team.

Continue Reading

The Half Bottle – it’s a thing of beauty
The Half Bottle – it’s a thing of beauty

March 14, 2023

Years ago, before very clever folk started coming up with all manner of means to keep open bottles of wine (reasonably) fresh, half bottles of wine were a thing. Growers would routinely bottle a modest proportion of their harvest into half bottles and restaurants in particular, would carry them, largely for the benefit of solo diners

Continue Reading

April is German Wine Month at Connolly's
April is German Wine Month at Connolly's

April 07, 2022

Yup, we’re going all Teutonic for the month of April with tastings (both in-store and virtual), a smashing and stupidly discounted “anything but Riesling” mixed case of Germanic joy and a whopping 10% discount off all German wines throughout the month.

10 % discount you say……?
Yup, this is the simple bit – 10% discount on all German wines throughout April – no minimum quantity.

Continue Reading