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The Midsummer Reds Case

The Midsummer Reds Case

 Includes 2 bottles of each of the below wines Vignerons d’Estézargues, Côtes du Rhône, Galets, France, 2024  Lento, Vinho Tinto, Douro, Portugal, 2022  Domaine de la Chapelle des Bois,... Read More

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Les Vignerons d’Estezargues, Cuvee des Galets, Cotes du Rhone, 2024

50% Grenache and 50% Syrah. This is a paint-by-numbers Côtes du Rhône that works every time. We are very pleased with the 2024 vintage - dry but juicy raspberry fruit with notes of Christmas spices and a smooth finish. An excellent all-rounder that works for barbecues, parties or with top-quality sausage and mash. Great value. Now-2028
This is the 20th consecutive vintage we have shipped of this deliciously fruity Côtes du Rhône, from this unfailingly reliable co-operative of...

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ColourRed

RegionRhone

Sub RegionSouthern Rhône

VillageCôtes du Rhône

GrowerLes Vignerons d’Estézargues

Grape VarietyGrenache & Syrah

Vintage2024

ABV14%

Bottle75cl

ClosureCork

CodeESZ124

Style

Medium Bodied

Light > Full

Les Vignerons d’Estézargues

Rhone, France

This small co-operative, in a little village in the Gard, just west of Avignon, is now getting more attention here because oenologist Denis Deschamps makes "natural" wines, i.e. without adding any sulphur (or anything else) during winemaking.

We find this mildly amusing: we have been quietly shipping decent volumes of these delicious, forward-fruited,...

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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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Lento, Vinho Tinto, DOP Douro, 2022

A pure and unadulterated taste of the Douro, that blends Touriga Nacional, Bastardo, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Armarela, Tinta Roriz and Tinto Cão from 100-year-old vines on schist soils, all vinified in granite lagares and stainless steel. Fragrant and vital red fruits dominate, with just a note of dusty tannin in the background. This is juicy and delightful, especially with a large plate of charcuterie. 12%. Now-2027


ColourRed

RegionDouro

GrowerGeographic Wines

Grape VarietyTouriga Nacional , Bastardo & Touriga Franca

Vintage2022

ABV12%

Bottle75

CodeGEO622

Style

Medium bodied

Light > Full

Domaine de la Chapelle des Bois, Beaujolais Villages, 2023

Benchmark Beaujolais Villages from the excellent 2023 vintage. Very pure Gamay fruit with generous red berry fruit on both the nose and the palate. Fresh and lively with just enough to tannin to add depth, it is a brilliant lunch wine with a classic pâté de campagne or other cold cuts. 13%. Now-2027


ColourRed

RegionBeaujolais

GrowerMontangeron

Grape VarietyGamay

Vintage2023

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

ClosureCork

DietaryVegan

CodeMON123

Style

Light-Medium Bodied

Light > Full

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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La Liquiere, Tutti Frutti Rouge, Vin de France 2024

"Full bottle 1,145 g. 60% Cinsault, 20% Syrah, and 20% Grenache. The vines are all from AOC Faugères but declassified to Vin de France. A wine that lives up to its name. Tutti frutti, but not at all jammy or confected. Just lively, fun, robust blackberry, plum and strawberry fruit laced up with lively tannins, a bit of liquorice and a menthol kiss." 16/20, 2025-2027, Tamlyn Currin, www.jancisrobinson.com,  9th August 2025
60% Cinsault, 20% Syrah, and 20% Grenache. The...

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ColourRed

RegionLanguedoc-Roussillon

Sub RegionFaugeres

GrowerChateau de la Liquiere

Grape VarietyCinsault, Syrah & Grenache

Vintage2024

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

ClosureCork

MethodOrganic

CodeTUT124

Style

Medium Bodied

Light > Full

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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Fiorano, Terre di Giobbe, Rosso Piceno Superiore, 2021

Rosso Piceno Superiore comes from a group of 13 villages near Ascoli Piceno. This example is from 80% Montepulciano aged in old French oak barrels and 20% Sangiovese from stainless steel, adding some freshness. Ripeness and meatiness. Dark-fruited - blackberries and blackcurrants - and potent, with notes of black olive. This big, structured wine demands robust food: one would drink it there with the wild boar of Norcia – but anything slow cooked would be as good here, for example belly of...

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ColourRed

RegionMarche

GrowerFiorano

Grape VarietyMontepulciano & Sangiovese

Vintage2021

ABV14.5%

Bottle75cl

ClosureCork

MethodOrganic

DietaryVegan

CodeFIO321

Style

Full Bodied

Light > Full

Fiorano

Cossignano, Marche, Italy

We started working with Paolo Beretta (formerly a dentist) and Paola Massi (a research pharmacologist) in 2015, with immediate success.

Their wines exemplify perfectly the virtues of small-scale - they tend just 10 hectares of vines - organic cultivation. All exhibit an entrancing purity of fruit, and all are bottled with minimal sulphur...

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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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Alkina, Kin, Grenache, Barossa, 2023

Grenache is Alkina’s signature grape and this wine sums up Amelia’s approach better than any other. It is light and delicate with juicy, ripe red fruit and beautifully fresh acidity. A Grenache for Pinot Noir drinkers. 13.8%. Now-2028
“Fresh, herbal red fruits, mouth-watering and fragrant, finely chalky texture. Absolutely deliciously refreshing. Light but long. Intense but not concentrated. Chalky texture accentuates the freshness and energy. A joyful wine with an underlying...

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ColourRed

RegionBarossa Valley

Grape VarietyGrenache

Vintage2023

ABV13.8%

Bottle75

CodeALK623

Style

Medium

Light > Full

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 Midsummer Reds Case

 Includes 2 bottles of each of the below wines

Vignerons d’Estézargues, Côtes du Rhône, Galets, France, 2024 

Lento, Vinho Tinto, Douro, Portugal, 2022 

Domaine de la Chapelle des Bois, Beaujolais Villages, France, 2025

La Liquière, Tutti Frutti Rouge, Vin de France, 2024 

Fiorano, Terre di Giobbe, Rosso Piceno Superiore, Italy, 2021 

Alkina, Kin, Grenache, Barossa, Australia, 2023 

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.

J Windle

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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…

Nicholas S

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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…

Brian K

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Great company with good service and good prices. Highly recommended.

Albert H

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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!

David M

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This was yet another quick and painless transaction, as I have come to expect from SV&S.

Richard T

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