Our Indian Summer Selection
Enjoy the last drop of sunshine
Finally, sunshine! The much-anticipated ‘Indian-Summer’ is upon us, a welcome reminder of summer holidays passed. We’ve put together a selection of wines that will help you make the most of this final blast of heat before autumn draws in. Our team has gathered wines (and some mixed cases too) to crack open for late suppers al fresco and the last few picnics of the year.
2022 SUAVIS Vernaccia Di San Gimignano Mormoraia
Tuscany Italy 12.5% White
Vernaccia.
Always so fresh and bright with nectarine, lime and almond blossom aromas and flavours. Persistent with lovely fresh fruit weight in the mouth, citrus and stone fruit, just a touch of fresh almond. The acidity lifts the...(read more)
L&S2022 LEA & SANDEMAN White Burgundy
Mâconnais Burgundy France 13% White
Chardonnay.
We are delighted with the latest release of our own-label Burgundy. As ever, it comes from the same single vineyard source near Saint-Véran. 2022 is a great vintage here, brilliantly full of perk and drive. Perfec...(read more)
L&S2021 RASTEAU Domaine Élodie Balme
Southern Rhône Rhône France 14.5% Red
Grenache, Carignan, Mourvèdre, Syrah.
We came across Elodie Balme after a full day of tasting in the magnificent Palais des Papes in Avignon, and Elodie's wines were the pick of the day. The winemaking style of overtly ripe fruit coupled with vibrant freshne...(read more)
L&S2021 SANCERRE Rosé Chavignol Domaine Vincent Delaporte
Loire France 13% Rosé
Pinot Noir.
100% Pinot Noir rosé from the Loire valley. Pale, fresh and really dry with gentle strawberry notes. Nice and pale but with a redder hue than Provence rosés. Of course, it's a charming warm day refresher, b...(read more)
L&S2022 VERMENTINO Domaine les Yeuses
Languedoc-Roussillon France 13% White
Vermentino.
Vermentino from the French Mediterranean coast with citrus and dusty minerals. Very sophisticated wine at its price level, and better by miles than anything we have found in Italy (where this grape originates) at up to t...(read more)
L&S2022 PICPOUL DE PINET Domaine Reine Juliette
Languedoc-Roussillon France 12.5% White
Picpoul.
If you’ve given up on picpoul because cheaper versions have become insipid, try this, it’s brilliant: whistle-clean; saline, like your skin after a sea swim; reminiscent of crushed rocks and faint white blossom. Try with...(read more)
L&S2021 ORVIETO Classico Superiore Castello di Titignano
Umbria Italy 13.5% White
Grechetto, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdelho, Trebbiano.
This gorgeous Orvieto spends about 4-5 months on the lees. is a blend of 4 grapes - Trebbiano Toscano, Grechetto, Verdelho and Sauvignon Blanc - each adding extra depth, fruit and texture - but perfectly melded in to a g...(read more)
L&S2019 PINOT NOIR Spätburgunder Weingut Braunewell
Rheinhessen Germany 13% Red
Pinot Noir.
This really is one of those wines that beggars belief when you taste it and then see the price. Brilliant Pinot Noir, fragrant with a smoky intensity, dark cherry, strawberry and forest floor notes. The palate has good w...(read more)
L&S2020 ANJOU ROUGE Sur La Butte Château de Plaisance
Loire France 12.5% Red
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Vanessa Cherruau is somewhat of a maverick - making this gorgeous red on the famed slopes of the Hill of Chaume - an appellation classified only to produce sweet white wines (Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru and Coteaux de Lay...(read more)
L&S2021 HERBARIUM Cape Red Maanschijn
South Africa 12.5% Red
Grenache, Pinotage, Mourvèdre, Syrah.
Herbarium is a floral, beautifully balanced, four-way blend of mostly Pinotage with 44% Mourvèdre, Syrah and Grenache from Bot River, Stanford, Sondagskloof and the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Fresh, pale and refined,...(read more)
L&S2020 REBELLIE Grenache Van Niekerk Vintners
Bot River South Africa 13% Red
Grenache.
In the late 1600s a prosperous farmer, Cornelis van Niekerk and eight others took a stance against the Cape’s corrupt governor by refusing to sell their wine to the dishonest regime. Instead, they sold directly to passin...(read more)
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