£18.09
Earthy and baked red plums on the nose. An almost Burgundian savoury quality on the palate with characteful gamey and fruit richness. Balanced with a bright acidity on the finish.
Cave de Turckheim£225.80
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£50.79
Les Vignots is one of the most famous vineyard in the appelation, located on the north at the very top of the hillside of Pommard ( 330m altitude)
Marchand-Tawse£18.79
The wine shows great balance between weight and freshness, with elegance derived from seamless minerality. Layers of subtle fruit notes combine stone fruits, acacia flowers and spiced hazelnut butter. The finish is long, intense and spicy. A wine whose balance permits it to age gracefully.
£23.30
Produced by Jean-Marie Bourgeois who is rapidly achieving an international reputation as one of the leading figures in Sancerre and Pouilly Fume; this has a wonderfully concentrated smokey fruit flavour.
£56.80
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£14.55
A Pinot Noir from the southern Loire region of the Auvergne. Fresh and aromatic with sappy green notes, hints of herbs and ripe cherry fruit on the nose. The palate is elegant and textured with smooth, sappy red cherry fruit. Beautifully expressive and elegant. A pure, lighter-style red wine with no harsh edges.
£19.55
Domaine La Soumade was founded by André Roméro in 1979.
By 1990, this passionate winegrower had achieved his long-cherished ambition of selling his entire production in bottle. And in 1996, André was joined by his son Frédéric, after he had obtained his BEPA Diploma in viticulture and oenology.
As of today, the estate covers 26 hectares in the commune of Rasteau and an additional hectare in Gigondas - a small terraced vineyard near the Dentelles de Montmirail.
They practice agriculture “raisonée” in all of their vineyards, only treating the vines where absolutely necessary, in order to maximize the terroir (clay-limestone) characteristics of their wines.
They use organic compost which is only applied when soil deficiencies are revealed, following analysis of the soil and vine vegetation. When climatic conditions dictate they use organically permitted treatments (sulphur and copper) to protect the vines from mildew and oidium.
The grapes are harvested by hand and with the best grapes selected on a sorting table in the vineyard.
£16.45
£17.55
Shows lovely balance of ripeness, varietal purity and finesse. Fragrant rose-petal/water and grapefruit aromas with a hint of sweet spice, pretty rich and pineappley, but with fine structure and complexity, spicy juicy fruit and acidity combine well to finish.
£13.79
A fresh, herby, garrigue nose is followed by full-flavoured and intense pallet of typically southern flavours. Equal measures of Syrah, Carignan and Grenache and a dash of Mouvèdre result in a vibrant red with excellent balance and a generous, gentle structure.
A hearty southern red that will shine alongside a cassoulet, a spicy bolognese or a good pizza.
£31.05
Outstanding Sancerre from Bourgeois; intensely flavoured with a bone-dry finish.
£23.75
A very fruity and refreshing easy to drink rosé, with a bouquet full of ripe red fruits. A particularly well-balanced and structured wine with the aromatic themes continuing on the palate.
£23.49
The Mellot family’s wine trade pedigree extends as far back as 1513 and their name has been associated with Sancerre since Cesar Mellot was appointed Louis XIV’s “wine counsellor, presumably a pretty good gig to have back in the 17th century – probably less so 100 years later. Suffice to say that the family survived the wrath of Madame Guillotine and are now one of the Loire Valley’s most respected players.
£42.65
Outstanding single-vineyard Sancerre from Bourgeois; intensely flavoured with a bone-dry finish.
£22.30
The white Santenay Clos de Malte is a rich and structured wine. It is elegant and fresh, with fruity, citrusy aromas and a hint of woody notes.
£24.05
Vines grown on limestone and clay soils, vinified and aged in concrete.
Deep, earthy, incredibly tight in its youth this will certainly benefit from a few hours in a decanter. Upon opening up the herbaceous, spicy notes and elegant shapes come to the fore.
£19.30
From vines grown on a combination of clay and limestone soils in th village of Verrains. Vinified with indiginous yeast, exclusively in concrete vat.
Bright red fruits and the gentlest of silky smooth tannin. Serve with th lightest chill to show it at its best.
£28.80
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£29.75
Nose: Powerful nose dominated by red berries and delicate oak aromas.
Palate: Powerful attack. Round and supple tannins.
£90.80
£29.75
£18.75
£15.79
Hints of acacia honey, quince and delicate warm spice. Some grapey richness on the palate but balanced with well judged acidity on the pithy finish.
£14.95
£38.30
An intense nose, packed with aromas of nuts, spice and vanilla leads on to a palate showing great structure and roundness.
£11.19
Beautiful crimson very deep, very and intense. The nose is complex with notes of black fruits, ripe red fruit, plum, mixed with toasted notes of toast, vanilla bean. This wine is very concentrated in the mouth, with tight tannins, fat, volume, mocha, blackberry, roundness and fine tannins on the finish.
£165.80
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£67.30
£25.80
Chenin vines grown on sandy clay and limestone soils. Natural fermentation lasts 2-3 months. Aged in used oak for 4 months.
Green apple with sherbert citrus notes and tight, clean acidity.
£27.80
Chenin vines grown on black flinty clay. Spontaneous 3 month fermentation, aged on fine lees in used barrels for 5 months.
Green apple, toffee, honey and incredible salinity.
£13.30
An expressive nose, with floral notes and ripe fruit (citrus and quince) evolving alongside the honeyed notes that are just starting to develop. Fresh, rounded and ample in the mouth. Good balance between the sweetness and the acidity. Finishes long, with the honey flavours re-emerging, alongside dried fruit notes.
£67.20
Made from low-yielding old vines of Grenache and Carignan Noir, with Syrah and Mourvèdre grown in the hills above the village of Cairanne in the southern Rhône valley. Hand-picked grapes are vinified only by naturally occuring yeasts, aided by manual pigeage and gentle remontage in open topped oak vats (tronconique). Les Deux Barriques is matured for 24 months in French oak demi-muid (600 litre barrels); the wine is neither fined or filtered before botting at Domaine Boutinot in Cairanne.
Only made in the very finest vintages, this is the fifth release of Les Deux Barriques and it embodies the phenomenal concentration and complexity of the 2015 vintage. Primary fruit and overt oak have evolved into rich, autumnal aromas of dried fruit, with flavours of blueberries and black tea on the finish.