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France |
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Crozes-Hermitage, Caves de Tain 2003 |
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£19.50 |
Most wine making and all the vine growing in this AC is in the hands of individuals working family owned land. Caves de Tain has built a reputation for making top quality wine albeit in relatively small quantities. |
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Chateau de Fleurie Beaujolais 2004 |
£5.50 |
£7.50 |
£22.00 |
This is a serious Cru Beaujolais wine. This 2004 vintage is delicious drunk now, but will most definitely improve over the coming year. Perfect Chilled |
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Cotes du Rhone Valreas Domaine de Grande |
£4.20 |
£5.60 |
£16.50 |
Produced with more Syrah than Grenache this wine has an impressive array of berry fruits, brambles and spice. Deliciously warm, full bodied and a delight. |
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Beaune Premier Cru 2001 |
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Domaine Louis Latour |
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£45.00 |
Lovely ripe wine from a good vintage with supple, berryish flavours and the slightly gamey edge of maturing Pinot. |
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Chateau Kirwan 1997 |
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Margaux Bordeaux |
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£37.50 |
The extra flair and style that were missing for so long have returned. Best with five years' age or more. A very classy wine |
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Chateau Grand Renouil 1996 |
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Canon-Fronsac Bordeaux |
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£33.00 |
Made with predominately Merlot grapes. The smooth texture of that variety combined with an excellent vintage means this wine is drinking well now. |
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Chateau Batailley 1999 |
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Pauillac 5eme Cr Class Bordeaux |
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£35.00 |
Has become the byword for value and reliability in the Pauillac classed growths. Marked by full blackcurrants, not too much tannin and creamy vanilla |
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Chateau Teyssier St Emillion Grand Cru |
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£29.00 |
Made predominantly with Merlot grapes the smooth, soft texture of that variety combined with an excellent vintage means this wine is drinking very well now. Friendly and approachable, unlike the traditional claret one has been used to. |
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Italy |
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Chianti Classico Villa Cafaggio Estate 2001 |
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Toscana, DOCG |
£4.50 |
£6.10 |
£18.00 |
This is lovely stuff, packed with cherries, violets and blackberries with enough tannin to make it worth keeping a bottle or two. |
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Barolo Arione, Gigi Rosso 1999, Piemonte, DOCG |
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£30.00 |
Big, meaty, herby wine with a soft, spicy dry fruit finish. |
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Spain |
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Marques de Grinon Rioja Reserva |
£4.60 |
£6.30 |
£18.50 |
A truly distinctive style, made exclusively from Tempranillo grapes, the wine's most remarkable characteristic is its combination of youth with the maturity of oak ageing. |
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USA |
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Ravenswood Zinfandel (Vinters Blend) 2003 |
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£19.50 |
The Zinfandel grape has been adopted by California , and the style of wine is very easy drinking with soft tannins and a lively finish. |
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South Africa |
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Cabernet Sauvignon Douglas Green |
£3.70 |
£5.10 |
£14.50 |
Watch out New Zealand , South Africa is producing some fantastic wines at sensible prices. Full bodied with plenty of ripe berry flavours |
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Meerlust Rubicon |
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£35.00 |
This is the wine the estate is famous for, made in very small quantities, it is much more akin to the Old world style than the New World . Wonderful |
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Australia |
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Shiraz Cabernet Merlot Five Mile Point |
£3.60 |
£4.80 |
£14.00 |
Delicately ripe, spiced summer fruits and warm mellow tannins linger on a soft dry palate. We like it so much, we sell it as our house red . |
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Cabernet Merlot Smith and Hooper Wratonbully |
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£19.00 |
Located in South Australia , Wrattonbully is regarded as one of Australia 's newest, most exciting viticultural discoveries of recent times. The vibrant palate is textured with blackberry and red currant, balanced by soft, grainy tannins into a long flavoursome finish |
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Digit 15.04 Black Shiraz |
£4.30 |
£5.80 |
£17.00 |
This robust Shiraz offers dark cherries and intense rich flavours and at 15% it shows the amount of time this grapes have been left on the vine. The result is a powerful, generous wine but with a surprisingly smooth finish |
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Shiraz The Colonial Estate, Barossa Valley 2004 |
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£27.00 |
Owned by an Englishman, Jonathan Maltus of Chateau Teyssier in Saint Emilion. The vineyards are in the Barossa Valley many of which still contain old pre-phylloxera vines. A full bodied shiraz balanced by soft oak. |
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Chile |
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Merlot La Capitana Reserve Rapel Valley |
£3.80 |
£5.20 |
£15.00 |
From the Vina la Rosa vineyards, one of the oldest family run wineries in Chile . Classic Merlot characteristics of sweet plums and black cherries. |
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Carmenere Canata Hacienda del Rey 2002 |
£3.80 |
£5.20 |
£15.00 |
This wine has an intense flavour of cherries, raspberries and even chocolate! Followed by a spicy, well-balanced harmonious and complex finish. |
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Argentina |
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Pinot Noir Trivento |
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£13.50 |
The Pinot Noir grape has been adopted by Argentinia, and this example of the style is very easy drinking with soft tannins and a lively finish. |
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Malbec, Jacques Lurton 2003, Mendoza |
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£15.50 |
This is where Jacques spends the other half of the year when not making wine in the south of France . Malbec does amazingly well in Argentina after having been all but uprooted in Bordeaux at the turn of the last century. |
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New Zealand |
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Pinot Noir Conway Hills 2003 |
£4.40 |
£5.90 |
£17.50 |
A great alternative to Cote d'Or Burgundy . Fresh and light, with much finesse and elegance. |
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Pinot Noir High Country Trinity Hawkes Bay 2002 |
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£25.00 |
Hints of mint, eucalyptus, toffee and ripe cherries abound. A typical example of this fabulous new world wine. |
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France |
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Sauvignon Semillon Chateau de Fayolle |
£4.00 |
£5.40 |
£15.50 |
From a small Chateau in the heart of the wine growing appellation of Bergerac, south of Bordeaux . A refreshing fruity blend of Semillon and Sauvignon, producing a wine that is zesty with peach and pink grapefruit aromas. Deliciously dry |
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Chablis Domaine de Vauroux 2003 |
£4.90 |
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£20.00 |
A truly first class wine from a top Domaine, produced from the Chardonnay grape, showing great complexity and elegance, dry with a lingering finish. |
Chateau Teyssier Contre le Vent Bordeaux 2004 |
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£26.00 |
A light yellow colour, a crisp fruity nose, with depth and complexity leading to a long aromatic finish. An elegant wine. |
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Puligny Montrachet Domaine Vincent Girardin 2001 |
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£35.00 |
Vibrant and softly fruity with butterscotch richness and a lovely gentle complexity. This, combined with a powerfully concentrated palate produces a tremendously stylish wine from this world famous village. |
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Pouilly Fume 2004 |
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Domaine Jean-Claude Chatelain |
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£30.00 |
Very similar in style to Sancerre. Experts believe this wine to be more complex, and due to its much smaller production, demands a higher price. |
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Berticot Semillon, Cotes de Duras 2004 |
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£13.00 |
An unfashionable grape variety grown in an unfashionable area means good value for money. Very dry yet quite richly flavoured with nice balancing acidity. One for those looking for something different. |
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Viura- Sauvignon Blanc Durius Castilla y Leon 2003 |
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£15.00 |
Owned by the Marques de Grinon Rioja company. It has perfectly balanced tangy acidity and finishes crisp and dry. |
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Cutler Crest Chardonnay 2004 |
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£13.50 |
Crisp fruit flavours of melon, peach, apricots and even a hint of vanilla provide a well balanced almost creamy finish to this delightfully dry wine. |
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Italy |
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Pinot Grigio Vigneto Novali Trentino DOC |
£4.20 |
£5.60 |
£16.50 |
The vineyard is located high in the Avisio Hills of the Sorni region, just north of Trento, justifiably recognised as one of the best wine-growing areas of the Trentino DOC. This is a Pinot Grigio of real purity, style and personality |
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Gavi Antario, Piemonte DOCG 2004 |
£4.20 |
£5.60 |
£16.50 |
Wines of the moment, Italian wines are showing the returns of years of modernising and Gavi is having a resurgence. From a single vineyard with low yields, the Cortese grape produces a very intense bouquet and even with all its fruit this wine finishes satisfyingly dry. This wine may well steal the crown, from Pinot Grigio as the Summer wine of choice from the Italians. |
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Chenin Blanc Forge Mill 2005 |
£3.60 |
£4.80 |
£14.00 |
A really tasty example of this undervalued grape variety. Dry, with a soft fragrant and rounded finish. Ideal with lighter dishes. Such consistent quality - we use this as our house. |
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Springfield Estate ‘Life From Stone' Sauvignon Blanc 2004 |
£23.00 |
Low yields, tough growing conditions and a rigorously simple wine making ethos has produced one of the top Sauvignons in the world, probably the best in South Africa . Made more in the French style than the New Zealand . |
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Chardonnay Semillon Boschendal |
£4.00 |
£5.40 |
£15.50 |
Fresh citrus fruits with a touch of ripe pineapple complemented by vanilla undertones, medium bodied with plenty of lingering lemony flavours on the finish |
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Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Cape Mentelle Margaret River |
£28.00 |
Semillon Sauvignon has become a bench mark for wines from Margaret River . Equal parts of both it produces a fabulous blend of fresh fruit and weight derived from the oak |
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Semillon, The Colonial Estate, barossa Valley |
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£27.50 |
Rich ripe honeydew melon and exotic fruits followed by sweet summer berries and complimented by soft French oak. A must to try for those jaded by the usual offerings |
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Chardonnay, Gun Shearer, Margaret River |
£4.60 |
£6.30 |
£18.50 |
The cool climate of Margaret River produces a gentler style of wine that is usual from the Australians. This Chardonnay displays all the vibrant and generous characteristics of this maritime region. |
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Chardonnay Mount Macedon 2001 |
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£22.00 |
At over 800 meters above sea level this is about as cool as it gets in Victoria , the wine has a fresh bite to it, yet is full-bodied and rich. |
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Viognier Yalumba 2004 |
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£18.00 |
A nice change from Chardonnay. Full of apricots and peaches, with a complex and firm structure. |
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Chardonnay Reserve, Paso Hondo, 2003 |
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£17.00 |
This rich reserve Chardonnay is barrel fermented in American and French oak and is a fine example of what Chile can produce in its cooler climates. Well balanced with a satisfyingly long finish. |
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Sauvignon Blanc Canata Hacienda del Rey |
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£15.00 |
Astonishingly refreshing. Crisp, light bodied and dry with a delicate aroma of gooseberries. From the Bio valley, where it is the furthest south possible to grow grapes in Chile , producing wine where the cool climate really makes a difference. |
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Sauvignon Blanc Conway Hills 2004 |
£4.40 |
£5.90 |
£17.50 |
This wine was harvested from Marlborough vineyards situated in the heart of the famous Cloudy Bay District. Immense, long and complex flavours of gooseberries and blackcurrant leaves follow on the palate. Marlborough is recognised as the best New World location for Sauvignon, and this is a perfect example. |
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Riesling Villa Maria 2004 |
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£19.00 |
Lifted aromas of lemon, pippin apples and hints of guava and passion fruit stand out. This wine has many layers and it's lively refreshing palate lingers on the off dry finish. |
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Pinot Grigio Ramato , Italy |
£4.20 |
£5.60 |
£16.50 |
From one of the largest producers of Italian wine come s a light, well rounded dry rose with a hint of strawberries on the finish. |
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Sancerre Domaine de Durand, Loire France |
£5.10 |
£7.10 |
£21.00 |
Superb, fantastic, brilliant, and even outstanding are not enough to describe this beautifully dry rosé from the Loire . Produced from Pinot Noir, it is full of strawberries and a must for those summer meals. |
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CHAMPAGNE |
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Raoul Collet Brut Vintage or Rose |
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£35.00 |
Laurent Perrier Brut N.V |
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£45.00 |
Bollinger Brut N.V. |
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£50.00 |
Laurent Perrier Rose |
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£55.00 |
Dom Perignon 1995 |
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£110.00 |
Krug Grande Cuvee |
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£130.00 |
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