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2012 PICPOUL DE PINET Domaine Reine Juliette
Languedoc-Roussillon France
Regarded as one of the classic matches for shellfish. Lean but not mean, a bright, crystalline mineral white with lovely saline fruit, from the Languedoc Mediterranean coast.
Languedoc-Roussillon France
Regarded as one of the classic matches for shellfish. Lean but not mean, a bright, crystalline mineral white with lovely saline fruit, from the Languedoc Mediterranean coast.
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2011 ALFROCHEIRO Terras d'Alter
Alentejo Portugal
Alfrocheiro is a widely planted variety which gives remarkably similar results to Pinot Noir, in a dense almost New World style. Made with twenty per cent whole bunch fruit in the ferment, the wine... (more info)
Alentejo Portugal
Alfrocheiro is a widely planted variety which gives remarkably similar results to Pinot Noir, in a dense almost New World style. Made with twenty per cent whole bunch fruit in the ferment, the wine... (more info)
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2010 CHÂTEAU LAMOTHE PONTAC Médoc
Bordeaux France
50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet, from the Médoc gravels. Twenty year-old vines. Aged a year in wood, with 30% new barrels. Supple and rounded, with good brightness of fruit and definition, a true Médoc... (more info)
Bordeaux France
50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet, from the Médoc gravels. Twenty year-old vines. Aged a year in wood, with 30% new barrels. Supple and rounded, with good brightness of fruit and definition, a true Médoc... (more info)
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2006 DOMBEYA Samara
South Africa
This Bordeaux blend is a typically well structured wine, but really well balanced too. Deep and dark in colour, packed with blackcurrant fruit with a hint of chocolate and smoke. Great value.
South Africa
This Bordeaux blend is a typically well structured wine, but really well balanced too. Deep and dark in colour, packed with blackcurrant fruit with a hint of chocolate and smoke. Great value.
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2010 IL LABIRINTO Poggerino
Tuscany Italy
Poggerino's 'Labirinto' Sangiovese is a declassified Chianti Classico by choice, as it comes from the younger vines on the estate. In all other respects it is made in the same style, with just a shorter... (more info)
Tuscany Italy
Poggerino's 'Labirinto' Sangiovese is a declassified Chianti Classico by choice, as it comes from the younger vines on the estate. In all other respects it is made in the same style, with just a shorter... (more info)
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LE PETIT ROY 11eme année Domaine Jean Royer
Vin de France France
One of Charles’ new finds in the Rhône valley, from a relatively unknown and very small producer in Châteaneuf (although they do make it into Bob Parker’s Wine Advocate), ’Le Petit Roy’ is simply... (more info)
Vin de France France
One of Charles’ new finds in the Rhône valley, from a relatively unknown and very small producer in Châteaneuf (although they do make it into Bob Parker’s Wine Advocate), ’Le Petit Roy’ is simply... (more info)
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2003 GALEA ROSSO Colli Orientali del Friuli i Clivi
Friuli Venezia Giulia Italy
A fascinating red which is made from very old and low yielding Merlot vines in the Galea vineyard. Vinified in stainless steel, with the cap held in suspension half way up the tank, the wine is then... (more info)
Friuli Venezia Giulia Italy
A fascinating red which is made from very old and low yielding Merlot vines in the Galea vineyard. Vinified in stainless steel, with the cap held in suspension half way up the tank, the wine is then... (more info)
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2010 LANGHE NEBBIOLO Andrea Oberto
Piedmont Italy
This 'baby Barolo' is from the younger vines across the estate, and given six months in used oak casks really shares many of the characteristics of Oberto's Barolos, with the advantages of being immediately... (more info)
Piedmont Italy
This 'baby Barolo' is from the younger vines across the estate, and given six months in used oak casks really shares many of the characteristics of Oberto's Barolos, with the advantages of being immediately... (more info)
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2008 ALCONTE Crianza Bodegas y Vinedos Montecastro
Ribera del Duero Spain
Tinto Fino (100%) ripe, juicy and very elegant, complementing rather well the more powerfully structured Montecastro. Coming from six different low yielding vineyards (30 hl/ha), ranging in age from... (more info)
Ribera del Duero Spain
Tinto Fino (100%) ripe, juicy and very elegant, complementing rather well the more powerfully structured Montecastro. Coming from six different low yielding vineyards (30 hl/ha), ranging in age from... (more info)
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2009 CHÂTEAU PERRON Lalande de Pomerol
Bordeaux France
Top-flight modern Lalande de Pomerol which does admittedly show a quite opulently oaky nose, but which also has the volume and depth of fruit to complement it. Round and mouthfilling, succulent and... (more info)
Bordeaux France
Top-flight modern Lalande de Pomerol which does admittedly show a quite opulently oaky nose, but which also has the volume and depth of fruit to complement it. Round and mouthfilling, succulent and... (more info)
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2011 MONTAGNY 1er Cru Jean-Marc Boillot
Burgundy France
The usual appealing and very good value Jean-Marc Boillot style. A very serious wine for sub-£20. Delicious, a must try.
Burgundy France
The usual appealing and very good value Jean-Marc Boillot style. A very serious wine for sub-£20. Delicious, a must try.
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2010 POUILLY FUISSÉ Alliance-Vergisson Domaine Daniel Barraud
Burgundy France
Attractive pear and citrus fruit, delicately nuanced and with a supple, softly-flowing feel.
Burgundy France
Attractive pear and citrus fruit, delicately nuanced and with a supple, softly-flowing feel.
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SANDEMAN 20 Year Old Tawny
Port Portugal
Recently tasted in a full line up of shipper's twenty year old tawny ports, this stood out for its length, freshness and fabulous finish, as well as concentration and sweetness. Serve slightly chilled.
Port Portugal
Recently tasted in a full line up of shipper's twenty year old tawny ports, this stood out for its length, freshness and fabulous finish, as well as concentration and sweetness. Serve slightly chilled.
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