The 2020 shows a delicate and elegant bouquet of white floral aromas, white fruits and a subtle hint of honey. This is a dry, racy wine with linear freshness and beautiful texture with white stone fruits leading to a long, harmonious finish.
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Champagne & Sparkling WineCremant D’Alsace ‘Cuvee Julien’ Brut, Dopff Au Moulin
£2200Add to BasketDry and elegant Crémant, showing hints of quince and white flowers, fine bubbles with good length and weight.
Made from 50% Auxerrois, which is a sibling grape variety of Chardonnay, mainly grown in Alsace. It is an earlier ripener, added to the blend for its low acidity and body. The grapes are mainly sourced from vineyards in the Colmar area.
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Red Wine
2018 Chateau de Carles, Fronsac
£2250Add to BasketChâteau de Carles is a deep and flamboyant Fronsac wine. Silky on the palate and enveloped in tannins as delicate as they are melted, this wine draws the contours of a resolutely modern Fronsac. It is built around a deep, clean and generous fruit.
With a price-pleasure ratio at the top of Bordeaux, it is ready to drink immediately but it can also stay in the cellar for a generation.A perfect wine for lean cuts of grilled beef and lamb chops.
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White Wine
2019 Saint-Véran, Olivier Ravier
£2295Add to BasketA deep golden Saint Véran with delicious notes of fresh pear combined with buttery brioche, through to a long, elegant and mineral finish.
2019 has been cited as an outstanding vintage and one of the best in recent years. The dry, warm conditions produced low yields of impeccably balanced, concentrated wines with searing freshness and remarkable purity.
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Red Wine
2020 Naïve Grenache, Château Maris
£2300Add to BasketPerhaps the world’s greenest wine project, Château Maris is located within the of AOP Minervois La Livinière in the heart of the Languedoc, where the Mediterranean sea and the Pyrenees mountains come together. Winemaker Robert Eden is strongly committed to sustainable agriculture and follows organic and biodynamic principles.
This is 100% Grenache from old vines, with no sulfur added; pure and fresh.
In the glass, the colour is deep red with violet hues. Elegant aromas of red fruits (pomegranate, cherry) and wild Mediterranean herbs waft from the glass. The medium-bodied mouthfeel seduces by its freshness, its roundness, its juicy and vibrant character. Ageing potential : 3-5 years
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Rose Wine
2022 M by Saint-Maur Rose, Château Saint-Maur
£2350Add to BasketLocated in the southernmost part of Côtes de Provence, Château Saint-Maur benefits from a unique terroir. Nestled between the foothills of the stunning Massif des Maures mountain range and the Mediterranean Sea, this picturesque estate is just 10 km from Saint-Tropez. The oak tree-covered hillsides of Cogolin provide the ideal setting for cultivating grapes that yield iconic, pale pink, Provencal rosé wines.
This shimmering salmon pink rosé offers a delightful expression of Provence’s terroir. In the glass, it opens with profound scents of strawberries and raspberries, hints of citrus, and herbaceous undertones. On the palate, it is crisp, indulgent, and sophisticated. This wine boasts a lively acidity, a delightful mouthfeel, and a graceful finish with a subtle lemon zest.
It is a fabulous food wine and pairs marvellously with meats (veal roulade with herbs and parmesan, lemon chicken), vegetables, (stuffed, Thai stir-fry), fish (salmon tartare, spaghetti alle vongole) or cheese and dessert (fresh goat’s cheese and redcurrant jelly, strawberry tart).
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White Wine
2022 Petit Chablis, Agnes and Didier Dauvissat
£2395Add to BasketThis fantastic taut, classic Petit Chablis is made by Florent Dauvissat, part of the famous Dauvissant Chablis family. While they are the newest of the Dauvissat Domaines, their vineyards now stretch over 10 hectares, with parcels in Petit Chablis, AC Chablis village and the 1er cru Beauroy.
In the glass, it has aromas of lemon blossom, green apple and striking oyster shell salinity. The palate is fine, and elegant, with a steely citrusy core. This is an ideal wine for that Sunday roast chicken.
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Red Wine
2019 Morgon, Château de Grand Pré
£2450Add to BasketRich, powerful and balanced, with an appealing nose of raspberries, cherries and a hint of smokiness. The ripe red fruits combine with powerful tannins on the palate with a long, firm finish.
Morgon is one of the 10 Beaujolais Crus and the Morgon terroir is very complex. Located on the smooth slopes of Mont de Py, the soil consists of blue volcanic shists, sand and the Saone’s river sediments, which impart the wine with more power and structure than the other Crus. Chateau de Grand Pré farms organically.
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White Wine
2021 ‘Les Glacières’ Côtes du Roussillon, Domaine Gardiés
£2450Add to BasketA fresh, fragrant blend, with fragrant lemony fruit and herbal notes from the garrigue. Beautifully balanced with rounded fruit underpinned by lovely mineral freshness.
The Domaine Gardiés vineyards nestle in the foothills of Corbières, where the clay- limestone of the scrubland gives this a part of the Domaine’s soil its characteristic finesse. The climate is Mediterranean, the hot, arid summers encouraging the vines to struggle and send their roots deep into the soil in search of nutrients, resulting in complex wines. The low-yielding vines produce 30 hl/ha. The region is characterised by the eight different types of wind blow across the wine growing area and, one day out of three, the mighty Tramontane, a dominating northerly wind, sweeps through the region. These drying winds help keep vineyards in a healthy condition, reducing the need for pest control or other human intervention. Domaine Gardiés is certified organic, the vines are hand-harvested and biodiversity in the vineyard is encouraged.
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White Wine
Domaine de l’Aigle Chardonnay 2020 – Gerard Bertrand
£2495Add to BasketA floral and aromatic Chardonnay with white peach flavours complemented by nutty, toasty tones and a lovely creamy texture. Fresh and light with mineral overtones through to an elegant finish.
The Chardonnay vines thrive in climatic conditions similar to those of Burgundy; the vineyard experiences an oceanic climate with continental influences, frequent rain fall and wide temperature ranges. The vines are planted at a density of between 5,000 to 6,000 vines per hectare, which produce concentrated wines. The vines are trellised using espaliers to ensure optimal sunlight exposure, allowing the grapes to ripen evenly. Pruning, de-budding and thinning out of the leaves are all conducted manually and to environmentally-friendly specifications. The grapes are harvested by hand and are transported to the cellar in special bins to preserve the quality of the fruit. The vines are grown in compliance with the rules of sustainable agriculture set by Terra Vitis.
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2017 Mercurey `Le Roc Blanc`, Chateau de Santenay
£2495Add to BasketAnother cracker from Chateau de Santenay! This wine is pale gold in colour and very expressive on the nose with aromas of bright citrus fruit and white flowers. The palate has a lovely texture from the oak ageing, with concentrated flavours of white peach and vanilla balanced with racy acidity.
The fruit for the Mercurey ‘Le Roc Blanc’ comes from Chateau de Santenay’s 72 hectares of vines planted across the Mercurey appellation. The soils are rich in clay, with limestone still very evident alongside some areas of marl. These characteristics give the white wines of Mercurey a strong structure and a beautiful texture
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Red Wine
2019 Domaine Gauby`Calcinaires` Rouge IGP Cotes Catalanes
£2495Add to BasketDomaine Gauby is located close to the small town of Calce in the Roussillon. Now run by Gérard Gauby, his wife Ghislaine and their son Lionel, who is responsible for the winemaking, the domaine has gained a reputation for making wines of exemplary freshness in a hot climate.
This 2019 `Calcinaires` Rouge is bright with red and black fruit, notes of wild rosemary and thyme mingle with spice and dark cherry fruit on the palate, balanced by bright acidity and ripe supple tannins. Worth decanting beforehand to allow to fully open and express.
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White Wine
2022 Pouilly Fume ‘Les Loges’, Domaine des Rabichattes
£2495Add to BasketLes Loges is a complex and harmonious Pouilly Fumé. This traditional cuvée is the result of a blend of around thirty plots with clay-limestone soils and Kimmeridgian marls.
In the glass, this wine opens with a varied bouquet of white flowers, lemon, green fresh herbs and a fresh mineral touch. The palate is invigorating and crystalline with a touch of saltiness that is characteristic of Pouilly’s great wines.
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2020 Fleurie Les Moriers, Domaine Chignard
£2495Add to BasketThe Domaine Chignard Fleurie ‘Les Moriers’ is crafted from Gamay vines with an average age of 65+ years that are south facing to maximise their exposure to the sun and aid ripening. The steep slope on which these old vines reside flows down into Moulin-à-Vent, which is why ‘Les Moriers’ has gained such great recognition. Bottled unfined and unfiltered this wine is like a marriage of the two styles; the typical floral Fleurie character but it also has the intensity normally associated with Moulin-à-Vent.
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2015 Saint Veran, Domaine Paquet
£2500Add to BasketSet on a hill overlooking the little town of Fuissé, Jean-Paul Paquet, his wife Monique and their son Yannick make wines with tremendous character which benefits from barrel ageing, which accentuates rather than dominates the wines’ natural intensity of pure fruit.
The 2015 has light mineral and citrus aromas with a dry and medium-bodied palate that has a pleasing balance of roundness and fresh citrus flavours. Gentle oak notes add complexity and richness to the palate as do the 5 years it has had in bottle.
Great as an aperitif or with freshwater fish and creamy chicken dishes.
