The Nutcracker Case
A festive case with 2 bottles each of a sparkling, 2 whites and 3 reds with a saving of 12% off normal bottle prices
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Clotilde Davenne, Cremant de Bourgogne, Extra Brut, France, NV
A superb zéro dosage Crémant: 60% from Chardonnay, 40% from Pinot Noir (planted in 1973), both off Kimmeridgian soils west of Chablis; and based on the 2019 vintage. Classic, super-clean example, wholly dry, crisp and lightly chalky. This makes a deliciously refreshing aperitif – or would be brilliant with fish and chips. Now-2026
"Another wine made just like champagne, this time from Chablis country. The Pinot Noir grapes that constitute 40% of the blend, based on the 2018...
ColourWhite
StyleSparkling
RegionBurgundy
Grape VarietyChardonnay & Pinot Noir
VintageNV
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeCLO1NV
Burgundy
The Burgundy Pyramid
Making sense of the complexity of the complexity of Burgundy isn’t easy.
Though Burgundy only comprises 5% of France’s vineyard area, it holds 100 different Appellations, 25% of the entire French total. There are no less than 5,000 growers, 85% of whom own less than 10 hectares, and four fifths of them make wine.
To make matters...
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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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Aba de Trasumia, Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain, 2024
From the tiny Moraima co-operative (just 11 partners and only 11 hectares of vineyards), and part sourced from ancient trellised vines, this is as refreshing as the Atlantic Ocean which laps the Rias Baixas. Ripe lemon and bright apricot come together brilliantly, with a fine vein of acidity. With the merest hint of salinity, this is open and easy to enjoy on any occasion and terrific with a platter of fruits de mer. Now-2027
How Simon found this: "In 2012 I went to Fenavin,...
ColourWhite
RegionRias Baixas
GrowerAba de Trasumia
Grape VarietyAlbarino
Vintage2024
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeTRA124
Domaine des Garriguettes, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, Fleur de Lune, 2024
A blend of 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 du Rhône. Fantastic balance of ripe stone fruit and racy, citric acidity. Vital and energetic with true clarity of flavour. Now-2027
Lying just to the east of Avignon is the “other” Châteauneuf – the village of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne which in large part shares a similar terroir to its more famous and much...
ColourWhite
RegionRhone
Sub RegionRhone
GrowerDomaine des Garriguettes
Grape VarietyClairette, Grenache Blanc & Viognier
Vintage2024
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
MethodBiodynamic
CodeGAR624
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...
Begali, Valpolicella Ripasso, La Cengia, 2022
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. Fleshy and ripe, red-fruited, well-textured, with hints of tobacco and woodsmoke. La Cengia is the name of the subzone of Valpolicella where the vineyard for this wine lies. Now-2029
The Begali family is one of the founding...
ColourRed
RegionVeneto
Sub RegionValpolicella
GrowerBegali
Grape VarietyCorvina & Rondinella
Vintage2022
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeBEF222
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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Château Barrejat, Madiran, Cuvee des Vieux Ceps, 2022
Vieux Céps = Old vines, and these are dramatically ancient, some over 80 years old and some actually pre-phylloxera, so perhaps over 150 years old. 80% Tannat plus the Cabernets, well-oaked. That oak shows with overt toast on the nose. Flamboyant flavours of cherry, plum and blueberry, all tinged with mocha. Dense, full-bodied; and with plenty of tannin to keep it going - enjoy now or keep for years. Now-2030
"Full bottle 1,244 g. These old vines are probably 80 years old...
ColourRed
RegionMadiran
GrowerChâteau Barrejat
Grape VarietyTannat, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
Vintage2022
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeBAJ322
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Francis a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon.
A cross of it with Sauvignon Blanc resulted in Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc tends to be softer and has less tannins than Cabernet Sauvignon, although the two can be difficult to distinguish. Many of the red wines of the Loire are primarily Cabernet Franc.
Origins ...
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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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Fichet, Bourgogne Tradition, Pinot Noir, 2023
We listed this for the first time and the summer and have broken our golden rule of never promoting the same in successive offers. Why? Simply because we think this superbly priced, very well made, red Burgundy needs to find as many new fans as possible. It has everything we look for in entry-level red Burgundy: perfumed red fruit, freshness and a savoury edge that distinguishes it from New World Pinot Noir. A superb Sunday wine – try it with a pot roast pheasant. Now-2028
ColourRed
RegionBurgundy
GrowerDomaine Fichet
Grape VarietyPinot Noir
Vintage2023
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeFIC623
Burgundy
The Burgundy Pyramid
Making sense of the complexity of the complexity of Burgundy isn’t easy.
Though Burgundy only comprises 5% of France’s vineyard area, it holds 100 different Appellations, 25% of the entire French total. There are no less than 5,000 growers, 85% of whom own less than 10 hectares, and four fifths of them make wine.
To make matters...
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Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir
Origins
- Ancient vine, perhaps 2,000 years old
Distant origins in France - first documented mention in France in 1375
Characteristics
- Finicky grape: notoriously difficult to grow (which is partly why it is hugely intriguing to New World...
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The Nutcracker Case
A festive case with 2 bottles each of a sparkling, 2 whites and 3 reds with a saving of 12% off normal bottle prices
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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