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Domaine du Grand Arc
Cucugnan, Corbières
“Bruno Schenk’s vines are on classic argilo-calcaire soils, with some sandstone, in the wild hills between Cucugnan and Padern, surrounded by amazing hill-top Cathar castles. It’s surprisingly...”
Bruno’s white is a light and delicately floral wine, but all his reds are full-flavoured and characterful. The Reserve Grand Arc is deservedly one...
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Felton Road
Felton Road was established in New Zealand's Central Otago region by Stewart Elms in the early 1990s. Under the ownership of expatriate Englishman Nigel Greening since 2000 this is acknowledged as one of the world's finest addresses for Pinot Noir.
“ Nigel and his winemaker Blair Walter are convinced that growing vines biodynamically (all certified), allows each of the wines produced here to best reflect their origins. Winemaking philosophy is...”
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Cape Chamonix, Franschhoek
In our humble opinion, this estate ranks with Vergelegen as one of the top two estates in South Africa right now. The youthful-looking Gottfried Mocke, who starred at our tasting last autumn at the South Africa House in Trafalgar Square, has been winemaker here since 2001, which makes him a veteran...
“Gottfried doesn’t make a handful of fantastically expensive wines. Instead every wine from this estate is of terrific quality: all are excellent examples of their respective grapes or styles; and...”
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Marchesi Ginori Lisci
Ponteginori
“It was getting dark when I wound my way up the long hill from the Cecina river at Ponteginori to an amazing millennium-old hamlet, which has belonged to the Ginori Lisci family since the 16th...”
Few people here in Britain have heard of the twenty years old DOC of Montescudaio, which lies between the coast and Volterra. There’s not a lot of...
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Château Pierre-Bise
The modest and deep thinking Claude Papin is a master of Chenin Blanc in all its guises from bone dry to lusciously sweet. His focus is to produce wines which truly reflect their individual origins alongside their varietal character. Claude's two sons René and Christophe, are taking more...
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Frederic Borderie
Château Les Combes & Château Les Gravières de la Brandille
“Frederic Borderie, in his late 30s, is one of our stars. How often does a wine get applauded by Jane MacQuitty in The Times and Jancis Robinson in the Financial Times on consecutive weekends? - yet...”
When we visited we were excited to see that every wine he made from the two family owned estates he runs - Château Gravières de la Brandille and...
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Mader
Young Jerôme Mader is extremely talented and growing in confidence with each vintage at the estate his father founded after leaving the co-op in the tiny village of Hunawihr. We always admire the value at this small - under 9 hectares - domaine, and prices remain fair. The land is in conversion to...
“The vineyards of Alsace run in a long, thin north-south strip protected by the Vosges Mountains; here the multitude of soil types produce a fascinating selection of wines. The range of grape...”
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Badenhorst Family Wines
It was only just over a year ago that we shipped for the first time from Adi Badenhorst - he of the interesting facial hair, top parrot-breeder and winemaker of rare genius - after he gave up his post as the head winemaker at Rustenberg. Alongside his family-owned vineyards at Kalmoesfontein farm...
“What is his secret? Well, he is crafting wines in a very traditional, minimal interventionist manner, using concrete fermentation tanks and old oak, often big old barrels which give no wood tannins...”
The rosé is a new arrival and we are the only UK shippers to date. We tasted a tank in the spring and found this blend, from Adi’s younger vines...
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Our Favourite Selection
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Product Code: CHZ110
Domaine des Chazelles, Viré-Clessé, Vieilles Vignes, 2010
“From a very sunny, well-exposed site, this has become one of our benchmark wines: lightly (almost undiscernibly) oaked and with an ability to age...”
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Product Code: PRF112
Preignes Le Vieux, Syrah, IGP Pays d’Oc , 2012
“This refined and pure Syrah is new to our list - in style it’s worlds away from an inky Australian example, rather crafted in a light and fragrant...”
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Product Code: SUM213
Summer Staples
“A selection from our Summer list containing two bottles each of 3 whites and 3 reds, six different varieties, with a discount of 10%”
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Product Code: DEP111
Domaine Depeyre, Côtes du Roussillon Villages Rouge, 2011
“From about 50% Syrah, 25% Grenache and 25% Carignan, grown on black schist vineyards near the village. Youthful, opaque purple. This delivers a...”
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Product Code: PUT712
Château de Putille, Anjou Blanc Sec, 2012
“Ripe pears and a touch of lavender honey on the nose. Attractive weight and rich texture, with bright, pure flavours of pear and melon: a lovely...”
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Product Code: MUD211
Mud House, The Woolshed Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, 2011
“Sourced from the Woolshed block of Mud House’s Marlborough vineyards in the upper Wairau Valley. The sheltered hillside site and clay soils shape...”
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Product Code: NAV210
Domaine Navarre, Saint-Chinian, Le Laouzil, 2010
“Deep ruby. Ripe and seductive scent of morello cherries. This combines great purity of red fruit with impressive concentration. Lushly textured....”
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Product Code: ESC111
Escarpment, The Edge Pinot Noir, Martinborough, 2011
“In 1998, after building a huge reputation at both Delegats and Martinborough Vineyards, Larry McKenna established Escarpment on 24 hectares of...”
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Product Code: CHL110
Chapin & Landais, Saumur Brut, Le Grand Saumur, 2010
“We continue with this excellent vintage fizz, made from Chenin Blanc (here known as Pineau de Loire) with 10% Chardonnay. Chenin Blanc has excellent...”
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Product Code: CL313
Chenin Styles
“A selection from our Loire list containing two bottles each of six whites; 1 sparkling, 2 dry, 1 medium and 2 sweet, at a discount of 10%.”
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Product Code: CEN210
Cennatoio, Innominato, Toscana Rosso, IGT, 2010
“The “nameless” wine is a blend of 70% Sangiovese and 15% of each of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Soft purple. Aromas of red fruit and cloves....”
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Product Code: APA410
Apaltagua, Envero, Gran Reserva Carmenère, Apalta Vineyard Selection, Colchagua, 2010
“The hillside slopes of the Apalta valley, a sub-region of Chile’s warm Colchagua Valley is a superb terroir for red grapes, notably Carmenère....”
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