Simon's Swansong Case
This is a personal pick of my favourite wines of the year. Three qualities mark this selection: first, pure and generous fruit – no excessive oak or old-fashioned muddiness; second, moderate alcohol – the average of the six is under... Read More
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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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L'Estabel, Clairette de Languedoc, Fulcrand Cabanon, 2023
“Lemon and thyme on the nose and whistling with intensity on the palate. Acidity vibrating like harp strings. Acacia blossom, Amalfi lemon, wonderfully fragrant herbs and then something a little buttery but lightly bitter, like cold salted butter flecked with lemon zest. Distinct character. A great summer wine – I can just imagine having this with fish and chips at the seaside, somehow. GV. 16.5/20”, Tamlyn Currin, Languedoc Round-up, Summer 2024, jancisrobinson.com, 28th June 2024
ColourWhite
RegionLanguedoc-Roussillon
Grape VarietyClairette &
Vintage2023
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeFUL123
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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Gruner Veltliner
Grüner Veltliner
Grüner Veltliner (Green Veltliner) is a white wine grape variety grown primarily in Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. The leaves of the grape vine are five-lobed with bunches that are long but compact, and deep green grapes that ripen in mid-late October in the Northern Hemisphere.
In 2008, Grüner Veltliner plantations in...
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Wickhams Road, Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, 2022
Forget of those out of date preconceptions of yellow, oaky, unsubtle Australian Chardonnays – this is cool-climate, pale, super-fresh, lightly oaked Chardonnay which would appeal to Chablis lovers. Enticing citrus and cream aromas. Crystalline bite’ and so much verve and refinement. Splendidly long. Now-2027
The Wickhams Road wines are made by Franco D'Anna at the Hoddles Creek winery in the Upper Yarra Valley. Franco D’Anna’s wines are hugely applauded both in...
ColourWhite
RegionGippsland
GrowerHoddles Creek
Grape VarietyChardonnay
Vintage2022
ABV 13%
Bottle75cl
ClosureScrewcap
DietaryVegan
CodeWIC122
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is one of the most-widely planted varieties in the world.
Arguably not the most characterful grape, hence its common ageing in oak, yet at its pinnacle in Burgundy it produces some of the greatest (and certainly most expensive) white wines in the world. Look out for unoaked Chardonnay, it can make a pleasant change, and usually goes down very well with all those people who...
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Sur, Carmenere, Maule, 2023
For a modestly priced wine this shows varietal typicity, that combination of blackcurrant fruit with herbal elements which marks Carmenère. The aromas show that characteristic combination of berries with currant leaf. This offers a light and fresh mouthful of blackcurrant and blueberry. Pure, uncomplicated and finishes brightly. Will stand up to spicy food well – there was a push a decade ago to recommend Carmenère as the best red grape to match with curries. Now-2026
ColourRed
RegionMaule
GrowerValle Frio
Grape VarietyCarmenere
Vintage2021
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeSUR123
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...
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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Simon's Swansong Case
This is a personal pick of my favourite wines of the year. Three qualities mark this selection: first, pure and generous fruit – no excessive oak or old-fashioned muddiness; second, moderate alcohol – the average of the six is under 13%; and, important to me as I like to see our money going into sympathetic pockets, all made by wonderful people working in family-owned businesses. Half - the Soave, Wickhams Road Chardonnnay and Regnié - are year-in and year-out favourites, whilst the other three were all shipped for the first time last year.
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
