The Tempora Dozen
6 bottles of each of the red wines below with a discount of over 15%, saving £43
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Villa Tempora, Pezenas, 2023
The "estate" wine - not the top cuvee but the one Agathe and Amaury believe represents the essence of their terroir. Just 12.5% alcohol which gives the wine an elegance and freshness that we love. Whole bunches of 80 year-old Carignan with Syrah and Grenache aged in cuve. Very pure with aromatic raspberry and plum fruit. Focused, mineral finish. Unfined and unfiltered. Now-2028.
"Agathe Dalisson, from Bordeaux, and Amaury Coste, from Burgundy, make exceptionally...
ColourRed
RegionLanguedoc
Sub RegionPezenas
GrowerVilla Tempora
Grape VarietyCarignan & Grenache
Vintage2023
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
MethodOrganic
CodeTMP223
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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Carignan
Carignan is the grape which really distinguishes the red wines of the Languedoc and Roussillon from those of the southern Rhône (in the latter Grenache is ubiquitous and dominant, and Syrah and Mourvèdre are the preferred blending grapes).
It has been a much maligned grape. For example Jancis Robinson’s Oxford Companion to Wine thunders: "Carignan,...
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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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Villa Tempora, Le Demon du Midi, Pezenas, 2020
A very smart wine from the top 2020 vintage. 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache from basalt soils, aged in amphora and demi-muid. Pretty fruits-of-the-forest nose with wild thyme, warm earth and spice on the palate. Full-bodied and full-flavoured yet light on its feet. Unfined and unfiltered. Now-2028.
"You can taste the Syrah right away – meat and leather, dark chocolate and rosemary. Garrigue and earth. It's a swarthy cowboy of a wine that swaggers. Wears its tannins like...
ColourRed
RegionLanguedoc
Sub RegionPezenas
GrowerVilla Tempora
Grape VarietySyrah & Grenache
Vintage2020
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
MethodOrganic
CodeTMP320
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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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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The Tempora Dozen
6 bottles of each of the red wines below with a discount of over 15%, saving £43
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
