Traditional Christmas Dozen
An old world dozen including a smart Prosecco, five whites, five reds and a bottle of port. All at 5% off.
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Drusian, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore, Extra Dry, NV
This smartly presented bottle has established itself as a firm favourite with our customers. Deliciously sherberty, light, and with the merest hint of fruity ripeness, one can consume this charming example with alarming ease.
A wonderful, much praised Prosecco from a family owned producer with vineyards in the heart of the Valdobbiadene. Deliciously sherberty, light, and with the merest hint of fruity sweetness, this makes a perfect aperitif. Now-2024
"Continuing the...
ColourWhite
StyleSparkling
RegionVeneto
GrowerDrusian
Grape VarietyProsecco
VintageNV
ABV11.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeDRU1NV
Decanter
Decanter provides authoritative content, independent advice and our wine's recently featured in their top 5 (out of 149!).
The panel is made up of 3 experts: Jane Anson, Matt Walls & Matthew Luczy.
Any wine you see on our website that has the Decanter icon on the picture has had a great write up!
Jane Anson
Jane...
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Corte Mainente, Soave, Vigna Cengelle, 2023
From 90% Garganega (with 10% Trebbiano di Soave) on calcareous soils near the cellar, Cengelle is brilliant this vintage: a hot, dry summer and a couple of days of skin contact have lent it extra concentration and texture. With a glint of green in the glass, and a burst of ripe citrus perfume, it’s limpidly fresh, redolent of greengages and lime. Floral and exuberantly fruity, this offers a ripe and friendly glass, lovely to drink on its own or with a wide range of light dishes....
ColourWhite
RegionVeneto
GrowerCorte Mainente
Grape VarietyGarganega
Vintage2023
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
MethodOrganic
CodeMAI123
Corte Mainente
Soave, Italy
We have chosen a winner to work with in Soave with young Davide Mainente.
His family own 12 hectares of vines, both near the town (the Cengelle vineyard) and in the Classico hillside sites such as Pigno and Tenda.
His wines are winning rave reviews in Italy and here (Jancis Robinson described his 2017 Cengelle on jancisrobinson.com as "Chock-full of...
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Garganega
Garganega is a white grape variety grown widely in the Veneto region of North East Italy where it is most famous for the production of Soave.
Though it can be inoffensively neutral, it has a distinct pea-pod character, and can deliver considerable weight and character.
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Domaine de l'Aumonier, Touraine Sauvignon, 2023
From organically farmed (and certified) vines, this is a long-established best-seller here, admired for its overt fruitiness – so there are tropical fruit notes alongside the more typical citrus flavours. Plenty of volume and mouthfeel. This makes a relaxing aperitif. Now-2025
ColourWhite
RegionLoire
Sub RegionTouraine
GrowerAumonier
Grape VarietySauvignon Blanc
Vintage2023
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
MethodBiodynamic
CodeAUM123
Loire Valley
In early February I undertook our annual visit to the wine fair in Angers, escaping the snow which engulfed much of the UK during that week.
This is the yearly opportunity for the vast majority of vignerons in the Loire valley to show off their latest offerings to the rest of the world. The early season’s weather in 2008 was not kind, with variously frost, hail and torrential...
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Sauvignon Blanc
Origins
- Probably in Bordeaux region
- Parent of red grape Cabernet Sauvignon (established by DNA analysis)
Characteristics
- Vigorous plant, so can be too leafy and overproductive
- Aromas and flavours described as: herbaceous, grassy and nettley; Gooseberries; but can also show more tropical fruits...
Domaine des Garriguettes, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, Fleur de Lune, 2023
From approximately 50% Clairette, 30% Grenache Blanc and 20% Viognier, with about 20% of the wine rounded in old oak barrels, this is a fresh and vibrant Côtes de Rhône. 10% of the grapes were picked early to ensure maximum freshness and this really shows. Long and textured, with grapefruit and stone fruit notes, this would stand up to a Sri Lankan fish curry or an Indian Korma well. There is something morerishly saline too. Biodynamic viticulture, as practiced here, brings both balance...
ColourWhite
Sub RegionRhone
GrowerDomaine des Garriguettes
Grape VarietyClairette, Grenache Blanc & Viognier
Vintage2023
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
MethodBiodynamic
CodeGAR623
Viognier
Viognier
Characteristics
- Fickle grape to grow, subject to problems in the flowering and setting of fruit
- Best picked late and fully ripe, with high alcohol, at least 13.5 degree
- ...but can be too fat and overblown if grown in too hot temperatures
- Very aromatic, with scents of apricot and...
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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Sax, Riesling, Ried Steinmassl, Kamptal Reserve, 2023
Steinmassl is a steep, stony vineyard on gneiss and mica schist, perfect for Riesling. Very open, exotic perfume oflime zest, floral notes and peach. Lime juice and stone fruit, plenty of fresh bite; persistent and exciting. Recently chosen as one of the top 250 Austrian wines of the year at the prestigious Salon 24, Austria’s leading wine competition. Now-2027
"Full screwcapped bottle 1,254 g. Water white. Whistle-clean with good acid/fruit balance and a really alluring...
ColourWhite
RegionKamptal
GrowerSax
Grape VarietyRiesling
Vintage2023
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeSAX823
Sax
A historic winery in Langenlois in the Kamptal
Michael and Rudolf Junior: The Twins
The Sax estate may have roots going back to 1660, but it’s now a smart and modern operation, albeit shoehorned into the typical Austrian footprint of a long, thin site just off the main square in Langenlois in the heart of the Kamptal wine region. Identical twin brothers Michael...
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Riesling
Riesling
Jancis Robinson, MW: "the world’s greatest white grape" ?
Origins
Unquestionably German: documented in the 15th C
Characteristics
- Very hardy; can resist -20°C
- High acidity, even when sugar levels are high…but low in alcohol
- Reflects its...
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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Landcraft, Loureiro, Vinho Branco, DOP Vinho Verde, 2023
This is a great and authentic expression of Vinho Verde. The vineyards are in the Lima Valley, 5kms. from the Atlantic Ocean. The soil is a mixture of clay and schist. The Loureiro is hand harvested and then aged on its lees for 8 months before bottling. So bright and fresh, it’s as revitalising as a swim in the Atlantic that neighbours the vineyards. Intense citrus notes of fresh orange and lemon, with a refreshing saline note. Dry, penetrating and textured too, so there’s substance...
ColourWhite
RegionVinho Verde
Sub RegionLima Valley
GrowerGeographic Wines
Grape VarietyLoureiro
Vintage2023
ABV12%
Bottle75
CodeGEO123
Chateau Beauregard Ducasse, Graves, 2020
From the far south of the Graves near Langon, a splendidly suave and traditional Bordeaux, now being run by son Albert with help from his father and uncle. 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon; and about 20% in barrels. Deeply hued. Youthful but already delicious and interesting: red cherry and berry heart enlivened by a hint of liquorice. Lovely ripeness without heat. Graceful, with just the right support of gentle tannins and restrained Graves character. Now-2028
The previous...
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
Sub RegionGraves
GrowerBeauregard Ducasse
Grape VarietyMerlot & Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage2020
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeBDU820
Château Beauregard Ducasse
Graves
Jacques Perromat’s sixth generation family estate lies at Mazères near Langon at the southern end of the Graves, with about 50 hectares of gravelly vineyards on limestone sub-soils hacked out of the surrounding forest from 1850.
This is as far removed - and not just in distance - from the grand estates of the Haut-Médoc as possible: here the...
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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...
Mas d'Agamas, Terrasses du Larzac, Nostre Mescladis, 2021
Nostre Mescladis translates as “our blend”: from Grenache, Carignan, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsaut, approximately in proportion to the grape varieties in the Visseq family’s vineyards. Unoaked, it’s aged in concrete, which adds a wonderful textured element to it. A huge hit of garrigue on the nose with bramble fruit and slight note of pepper. This is very classy and packed full of fruit. Vincent Visseq has produced another superb vintage. Now-2026
Vincent Visseq's...
ColourRed
RegionLanguedoc
Sub RegionTerrasses du Larzac
GrowerMas d'Agamas
Grape VarietyGrenache, Syrah & Mourvedre
Vintage2021
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeAGA321
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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Mas d'Agamas
Mas d'Agamas
Young Vincent Visseq studied winemaking in Montpellier and went on to work at Chateau Capion, a grand estate near Mas du Daumas Gassac.
As with many young French winemakers, he also chose to broaden his experience in Australia, where he was able to vinify one vintage in the Goulburn Valley, working with Marsanne and Syrah in particular.
In 2009 he...
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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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Domaine Lagneau, Regnie, Vieilles Vignes, Cuvee Gerard, 2022
One of our long-term favourites, from 60-100 year old vines on the granitic hills just to the south of Morgon. Gérard is the father chez Lagneau. As ever - we have been shipping this ever since the 2001 vintage - this is terrific. The depth of colour, intensity of bramble and black cherry flavours and real stuffing is rarely seen in Beaujolais at this price. Juicy and stimulating. Now-2027
"Full bottle 1,364 g. Based on 60- to 100-year-old vines on the granite hills just south...
ColourRed
RegionBeaujolais
Sub RegionRégnié
GrowerDomaine Lagneau
Grape VarietyGamay
Vintage2022
ABV13.4%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeLAG322
Beaujolais
"…if red wine can be nubile, this red wine is" - Andrew Jefford, in The New France
That immediate fruitiness of the Gamay grape, allied to refreshing acidity, moderate alcohol levels - usually 12.5 degrees to 13 degrees - and ability to be served cool (don’t overchill, or you won’t taste anything), makes Beaujolais the definitive summer...
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Gamay
Gamay is Beaujolais! Lovely medium to light red wine, with fresh acidity for summer drinking with great potential for ageing in good vintages.
Also planted in: the Loire; odd new plantings in New World, e.g. New Zealand
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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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Begali, Valpolicella Ripasso, La Cengia, 2021
2/3 Corvina and 1/3 Rondinella, crafted in the Ripasso style by which the wine is left on the skins of the desiccated grapes used after the production of Amarone for about 10-12 days to promote a second fermentation, giving enhanced texture and alcohol. La Cengia is the name of the subzone of Valpolicella where the vineyard for this wine lies.
Such an enticing perfume of sun-warmed, black fruit. Supple, not over-ripe, with lovely freshness and aromatics. Flowers on the palate. Very...
ColourRed
RegionVeneto
Sub RegionValpolicella
GrowerBegali
Grape VarietyCorvina & Rondinella
Vintage2021
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeBEF221
Begali
San Pietro in Cariano, Veneto, Italy
The Begali family - father Lorenzo, son Giordano and daughter Tiliana - farm 10 hectares just east of Lake Garda.
Although small, this is a top Valpolicella estate, having won numerous Tre Bicchieri awards in the Gambero Rosso guide. Furthermore Begali are one of the thirteen "Famiglie Storiche", historic familes of Amarone, an...
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Azienda Agricola Boasso, Barbera d'Alba Superiore, 2022
“Superiore” may be added if the wine is aged for a year prior to release, of which at least four months must in barrel. Here the wine goes into traditional Slavonian oak vats for a year. Arguably this is the best value wine in the Boasso cellar which lies just across a valley from Serralunga in the Barolo zone. So much flesh and richness. Chocolate accents over vital plum and blackberry flavours. Well-covered tannins. Already delicious. Now-2027
ColourRed
RegionPiedmont
GrowerAzienda Agricola Boasso
Grape VarietyBarbera
Vintage2022
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeBOA622
Azienda Agricola Boasso
Serralunga, Italy
The Boasso family’s cellar, in the tiny hamlet of Gabutti, lies just above the steep slope of their top vineyard, facing the little hilltop village of Serralunga across a deep valley.
The cellar is tiny but spotless and perfectly equipped. Nebbiolos from Serralunga have a famed reputation for quality, but also for firm tannins: these Barolos can be...
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Krohn, Port, LBV, 2016
Traditionally made; with rich plum and fruitcake character. May throw a deposit, so decant. Krohn was acquired by the Fladgate partnership in 2013. The company is a consistent producer of good value port. Now-2025
ColourRed
StyleFortified
RegionDouro
GrowerKrohn
Grape VarietyTouriga Nacional
Vintage2016
ABV20%
Bottle75cl
CodeKRO116
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Traditional Christmas Dozen
An old world dozen including a smart Prosecco, five whites, five reds and a bottle of port. All 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
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