This classic everyday drinking Bordeaux offers rich damson fruit with hints of cocoa on the nose and palate. The supple tannins support an elegant and youthful character, balanced acidity, and a warm lingering finish.
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Red Wine2020 Circa 77 Cabernet Sauvignon, Xanadu
£1695Add to BasketCirca 77 wines are Xanadu’s excellent value, everyday drinking wines that are named after the wineries’ inception in 1977. Circa 77 demonstrates not just the lifestyle and natural beauty of Margaret River, but just how special the combination of our pristine maritime climate and ancient soils are in producing wines of vibrancy and personality.
In the glass, this wine exhibits vibrant, characteristic aromas of ripe blackcurrants, blueberries, and dark plums meshed with hints of dry Mediterranean herbs and subtle spicy, toasty oak. The generous palate is packed full of juicy fruits of the forest, cassis and red currant characters. Medium to full-bodied, the fleshy fruits are supported by moreish, supple and ripe tannins. A balanced wine, with a persistent fruit finish with beautiful regional savoury inflections of bay leaf, black olive and liquorice and subtle oak influences.
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2016 Chateau Le Pey
£1795Add to BasketChateau Le Pey is made up of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot and comes from a vineyard area of 32 hectares. The soils here are clay and limestone and the average age of the vines is 20 years of age. The wine spends 12 months in oak of which 25% is new. This Château is situated just north of St-Estèphe.
This excellent value Bordeaux, opens in the glass with an appealing complex bouquet (ripe grapes, wood, and spices). On the palate, it is a full and well-balanced wine.
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2022 Domaine Cavalier Rouge, Chateau de Lascaux
£1800Add to BasketThis wine is a delightful blend of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, and Cinsault grapes from the St Guilhem le Désert region in the sunny Val de Montferrand. In the glass, it offers aromas of black cherries and eucalyptus, with hints of cocoa. On the palate, it is fresh, well-structured as well as having a finesse not often found in these grapes from this part of the world. With 10 generations of organic winemaking under their belt, this family Chateau know what they’re doing!
Cellaring potential is 3 to 5 years, and it pairs wonderfully with appetizers, grilled dishes, burgers, and roasted Camembert.
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2018 Cahors ‘K-lys’, Clos Troteligotte
£2100Add to BasketA powerful Cahors showing intense dark fruits, plums and blackberries layered with nuances of leather, which follow through to a richly textured palate. Complex and structured, elderberry and blackberry are enveloped by hints of vanilla and focussed mineral notes. Beautifully balanced with a long persistent finish.
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2019 Chateau Le Gorce
£2100Add to BasketThis classic Médoc blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon is exceptional for the price. Fruity, fresh, with hints of pulpy raspberry, crunchy cherry, subtle violet, toast, vanilla, and a touch of chocolate. Fresh, mineral, well-balanced, with juicy cherry, crunchy redcurrant, blackcurrant, fresh flowers, and a touch of liquorice. Mellow tannins and good length.
Only the best grapes selected from the oldest vines make it into the Cru, which is then aged for 12-18 months in oak.
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2019 Cricket Pitch Red, Brokenwood
£2295Add to BasketThe Cricket Pitch wines are the perfect introduction to the wines of the iconic hunter valley winery, Brokenwood.
The 2019 Cricket Pitch Red is a multi-regional blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz sourced from premium regions including Beechworth, McLaren Vale and Coonawarra.
In the glass it has a beautiful deep colour with youthful tints, the aromas open with juicy berry fruits and subtle spices. The palate is juicy and fruit driven with fine long tannins. All in all a great glass of wine and although it is made as a drink-now style, it always benefits from a few extra years in bottle.
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2017 Le Charmes de Kirwan, Chateau Kirwan
£4095Add to BasketThis is one of the finest Charmes de Kirwan, the second wine of famous Margaux property Chateau Kirwan, ever produced.
In the glass is has a rich deep red colour with violet highlights, typical of young wines from great vintages. An intense nose blends notes of cherry and blackberry with subtle hints of chocolate. It is ample and unctuous in the mouth, with a distinct fleshy character. Understated tannins prolong the tasting experience while lending softness to the wine. Thanks to its mature aromas and velvety texture, this wine is already ripe for tasting, although its concentration ensures that it will age well for many years to come. Drinking Window 2022 – 2037 -
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2016 Chateau Monbrison
£4295Add to BasketChateau Monbrison produce classic claret. The wines are seductive and perfumed on the nose and display a firm but supple structure with excellent depth of fruit on the palate. we think this is a very underrated Margaux and consistency produces great wines that are excellent value and age very well in the short to medium term.
The 2016 Monbrison is delicious and everything you want in a Margaux. In the glass the nose has precise aromas of blueberry, raspberry and crushed violets. The palate is pliant, impeccably balanced with racy tannins. The depth and purity is striking. Drink now to 2035.
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2018 Le Relais de Durfort-Vivens, Chateau Durfort-Vivens
£4500Add to BasketThis is the 2nd wine of Chateau Durfort-Vivens and is from the Margaux region of Bordeaux. A refined and multi-nuanced Margaux wine with intense aromas of cassis and blackberries, with a well-structured body, polished tannins and delicate layers of oak. Interestingly this wine was aged in Amphora. The whole property has been biodynamic since 2016.
