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2015 Lunatico, Domaine Aubai Mema
£2100
We love old vine Grenache and this beauty is no exception! Intense ruby colour in the glass with a focused, expressive nose with upfront red fruit and a subtle spice note. Full, ample, warm palate opening up to the fruit. The peppery nose dimension recurs on the finish. Lovely length that draws you into that second sip…

The Grenache for Lunatico comes from a small north-facing vineyard over half a century old. The grapes are hand-picked then sorted, though not destemmed, and vinified very gently over a 25 day period using only natural yeasts. The 24 months spent in 600-litre barrels gives Lunatico an ageing perspective of 10-15 years.

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2018 Cahors ‘K-lys’, Clos Troteligotte
£2100

A 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
£2100
This 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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2021 Crozes Hermitage’Inspiration’, Domaine de la Ville Rouge
£2150
Domaine la Ville Rouge cultivates its vineyard organically; the environment is respected and biodiversity is encouraged. This is surely one of the reasons that this 2017 Crozes-Hermitage is such an elegant, sumptuous and pure expression of Syrah. It is almost black in colour, offering intense aromas of red fruits with savoury hints of black olives. Spicy peppery notes come through on the silky palate.

The vineyard is undergoing conversion to biodynamic status, a philosophy that recognises the connection between all living things, and utilises lunar cycles and earth rhythms to dictate viticultural timings.

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Red Wine
2018 Chateau de Carles, Fronsac
£2250
Château 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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Red Wine
2020 Naïve Grenache, Château Maris
£2300
Perhaps 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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Red Wine
2019 Morgon, Château de Grand Pré
£2450

Rich, 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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Red Wine
2019 Domaine Gauby`Calcinaires` Rouge IGP Cotes Catalanes
£2495
Domaine 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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2015 Chateau Preuillac, Medoc
£2500

A fine, elegant wine with plump red berried fruit and delicate hints of oak spice. Smooth and supple on the palate, with fine tannins and a long, persistent finish.

Château Preuillac is located in the heart of the Médoc. The vineyard covers 30 hectares on a single site. The soils vary with 50% of the vineyard being clay, limestone, and gravel soils; 25% gravel soils, and 25% sandy-gravel. The average age of the vines is 40 years. The vineyard is managed according to the principles of ‘la lutte raisonnée’, or sustainable viticulture. Much of the work in the vineyard is done by hand to optimise the quality of the harvest.

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Red Wine
2016 Le Secret de Lestrille Bordeaux Superieur, Château Lestrille
£2550

Opulent, “Worthy of a grand cru”, according to the Hachette Guide, this pure Merlot is aged in new barrels, a glass of rich, powerful wine with a beautiful balance between roasted aromas and intense black fruit flavours. With velvety tannins and well-integrated oak, the dark berry flavours are complemented by hints of cigar box and a smooth, elegant finish.

2016 has been lauded as an excellent and classic vintage in Bordeaux and this wine certainly lives up to the hype.

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Red Wine
2015 Les Allées de Cantemerle, Château Cantemerle
£2700
A traditional and deeply coloured Bordeaux, with a delicate, elegant bouquet of blackcurrant and tobacco through to a smooth, silky palate with a touch of raspberry on the finish. This second wine of Château Cantemerle comes mainly from the Château’s young vines and is produced in the same way as its elder brother. Les Allées de Cantemerle has the same great personality as the Grand Vin, but is ready to drink earlier.

Situated in the Haut-Médoc, the Château de Cantermerle vineyard covers 91 hectares of vines. The soils are silica-gravel, which are a result of a thousand-year-old erosion of the Pyrenees by the River Garonne and form one of the fundamental elements of this quality vineyard. The soils are poor in nutrients, so the vines ‘struggle’, resulting in grapes with a high concentration of flavour. In addition, the small pebbles in the soil provide a filter and contribute to the grape’s maturity by reflecting the sun’s rays during the day and retaining the heat during the cooler nights. The vines have an average age of 30 years.

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Red Wine
2020 Saint Joesph, Domaine Courbis
£2895

This 2020 St Joesph shows the full character of its appellation in the attractive Courbis house style. In the glass, it is a refined wine with aromatic notes of ripe red fruits and blackcurrant characters that lead to a harmoniously balanced and fleshy palate. Hints of violet enhance the intense fruit flavours, which are supported by fine, silky tannins. This cuvée comes from various vineyard parcels across the Courbis domaine, blended to produce a wine ready for near term drinking upon release.

Saint Joseph is situated at the confluence of the Rhône and Isère rivers on the right bank of the Rhône. Domaine Courbis owns the most southern parcels of the Saint Joseph appellation, on very steep and terraced slopes, with a southern and eastern orientation. The soils comprise 30% clay and limestone, and 70% decomposed granite, which retains the heat from the day and promotes a long slow ripening period for the grapes.

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Red Wine
2010 Chateau Puy Guilhem
£2895
2009 is widely cited as an outstanding vintage. The growing season was almost perfect, with a long, fine, warm summer and crucially, cooler nights which helped to retain balancing acidity. The wines are intensely ripe and rich. This 2009 Chateau Puy Guilhem is a powerful yet elegant red with ripe berried fruits enhanced by a subtle note of oak spice. Full-bodied, with juicy fruit and an attractive savoury note on the finish.

The appellation of Fronsac is on the right bank close to Saint Emilion. The wines are dominated by Merlot. Château Puyguilhem’s vineyard is situated in an elevated position of the appellation, atop high-quality soil composed of a mix of clay and silt, which imparts structure to the wine. The vineyard is managed sustainably without the use of herbicides. Cover crops of grass are grown between the vines and managed with light tilling.

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2012 Bandol Rouge, Domaine de L’Olivette
£2950
Domaine de L’Olivette were one of the pioneers of the Bandol appellation when it was formed in 1941. Bandol is a unique and magnificent amphitheatre between land and sea, bathed in sun all year round, stretching from the Sainte-Baume massif to the shore of the Mediterranean between Marseille and Toulon. It is an exceptional site that generations of winegrowers have shaped stone by stone, to build the famous “restanques (terraces). According to appellation law, all grapes are handpicked and yields are kept low to ensure quality over quantity.

This 2012 Bandol Rouge, Domaine de L’Olivette is distinguished by the quality of its balance and power. It is constructed around the appellation’s key grape variety, the Mourvèdre that gives it the strength, fullness and above all the typicity of Bandol. The Mourvèdre is blended with Grenache and Carignan making it a wine of rare complexity, characterised by a deep intense colour. Its aromatic palette is varied and expresses ripe red fruit, liquorice, earthiness and spice. It is full, long and persistent in the mouth supported by a great structure. The finish is long and tasty with fine silky tannins.

The wine is aged for 2 years in big barrels, then 2 more years in bottle before being released.

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