Winter Reds Dozen
Two of each of the below bottles at 5% off.
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Chateau La Grave, Minervois Rouge, Tristan & Julien, 2021
A bright, hugely pleasing and honest country red: from halves of Grenache and Syrah, showing the strawberry sweetness of the former combined with the black fruit of the latter. Now-2026
ColourRed
RegionLanguedoc
Sub RegionMinervois
GrowerChateau la Grave
Grape VarietyGrenache & Syrah
Vintage2021
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeGRV121
Languedoc-Roussillon
There’s something very complete about our annual offer of wines from the Languedoc and Roussillon: with whites, rosés and reds, and wonderful fortified wines, the Vins Doux Naturels which are such a speciality of the region, there should be something for all tastes. Secondly, there are wines for every budget; at every level we believe these wines continue to offer terrific...
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Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache grows well in hot, dry regions, though it can develop very high (15 degrees+) alcohol.
As such it is grown principally in Southern France and Spain (as Garnacha). It is usually blended with other varieties in the Southern Rhône and Languedoc (Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan, Cinsaut and others).
Its flavour usually encompasses the...
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Jardin Privado, Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Valley, 2021
The “secret garden” is the label for Valle Frio’s superior wines. Whilst labelled as Central Valley, this is based on fruit from Maipo, amongst the best zones for Cabernet in Chile. Strikingly pure blackcurrant perfume. Not a fruit bomb, but appealingly balanced, with a bright cut to the black fruit. With well-integrated oak and some decent tannins, this may keep extremely well for a wine at this price – and could make a pleasant surprise in a year or two. Now-2028
ColourRed
RegionCentral Valley
GrowerValle Frio
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
Vintage2021
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeJAR121
Cabernet Sauvignon
The most prestigious red grape?
Origins
- Bordeaux region, as a natural cross of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc (established 1997 by DNA analysis)
- Was known as Vidure or Petit-Vidure
- Spread throughout left bank of Bordeaux, supplanting white grapes
Characteristics
- Fairly easy to grow: hardy, buds...
La Purisima, Filarmonia, Yecla, 2022
MSM stands for Monastrell, Syrah and Merlot, 34% of the former and 33% of the others. Certified organic & vegan, this is a crowd pleaser, offering a gush of very ripe fruit - plum, blackberry and dark cherry - all underpinned by hints of vanilla and cinnamon. The ripe Syrah brings a certain sweetness. There's a pleasing mouth-coating quality too, with just a little well integrated tannin. The instruments on the label are presumably intended to symbolise the varieties playing in harmony:...
ColourRed
RegionYecla
Grape VarietyMonastrell
Vintage2022
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
MethodOrganic
DietaryVegan
CodePUR322
Domaine des Espiers, Côtes du Rhône, 2023
60% Grenache with 20% of each of Mourvèdre and Syrah, all in concrete only. “Vin Biologique et Nature” it says on the back label, emphasising Philippe Cartoux’s commitment to reducing sulphur in his wines. Classic, hearty, black-fruited and savoury CdR from densely planted, low yielding vines around Vacqueyras and Gigondas. Power but not without elegance. Now-2029
ColourRed
RegionRhone
GrowerEspiers
Grape VarietyGrenache Noir
Vintage2023
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
MethodOrganic
CodeESP123
Piekenierskloof, Cinsault, 2021
Glorious translucent ruby in the glass. Crushed strawberry and raspberry mix together to create a delicious, red fruited cocktail of a wine. Vibrant acidity underpins these flavours and there is just a little texture to round it out: the best of sunny new world fruit with old world refinement. Now-2025
How we came to work with Piekenierskloof: For years I had been hearing about Piekenierskloof - not as a wine producer but as a source of grapes for numerous other winemakers, young...
ColourRed
RegionPiekenierskloof
GrowerPiekenierskloof
Grape VarietyCinsault
Vintage2021
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodePIK621
Piekenierskloof
South Africa
For years I had been hearing about Piekenierskloof – not as a wine producer but as a source of grapes for numerous other winemakers, young and old.
I didn’t realise that Piekenierskloof wasn’t just a ward (the smallest geographical unit in the South African regional classification) but one large estate, formerly a...
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Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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Le Lupinaie, Morellino di Scansano, 2022
It's not just English people who long to live on a farm in Tuscany - in 1991 Aldo Galimberti, tired of the city, realised the same dream, buying an old farmhouse near Montiano in the heart of the Maremma. Now his family farm 25 hectares of vines on rolling hills just inland from the Tuscan coast.
We also ship the family's delicious Ciliegiolo, but their principal wine is their Morellino (= Sangiovese) di Scansano (a town just south-east of Grosseto). Sangiovese is known...
ColourRed
RegionTuscany
GrowerLe Lupinaie
Grape VarietySangiovese
Vintage2022
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLUP122
Sangiovese
Sangiovese
Sangiovese is Chianti. fresh, perfumed fruit with a fine spice of acidity and clean refined palate - can age well.
Origins
- Originally known in its wild form by the Etruscans in the area around what is now Florence as Sanguis Jovis, or ‘Blood of...
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Winter Reds Dozen
Two of each of the below bottles at 5% off.
Great choice of good-value wines in the January sales. The website is really easy to use to make up an order. Delivery, as is often the case, was within 24 hours and, as usual, was well-packed.Read More
I've bought a couple of cases recently, and many more in years gone by, and have really enjoyed their selection. They have a good range of interesting wines from some classic and some more…Read More
Judging by the wines I have had, someone is doing a very good job in selecting the wines to put before the public, and at a very fair price. Delivery from online purchases as also been quick and…Read More
Great company with good service and good prices. Highly recommended.Read More
One of my favourite independents. Been enjoying these special wines for more than 10 years. Always interesting choices, and always great value in the sales!Read More
This was yet another quick and painless transaction, as I have come to expect from SV&S.Read More
