Affordable Wines with Age
Buying mature wine can require very deep pockets. Lots of collectors buy in advance and forget about their cases as a many saving exercise, but for those who have not had the time or inclination to do so, we’ve put together a list of our favourites below. These are all appropriately aged, are drinking wonderfully now and critically, won’t make enormous holes in your bank balance for the pleasure they provide.
Inevitably with these older wines, the parcels we are able to acquire are very limited in quantity, so if you would like anything here, please order swiftly.
- Free mainland delivery available for orders over £150 (except Highlands & Islands). Case price discount on any 12 bottles or more -
2014 RIOJA RESERVA Bodegas Ruconia
Rioja Alta Rioja Spain 14% Red
Mazuelo, Graciano, Tempranillo.
This really is a superb vintage of this wine, so much to love in the more traditional Rioja style here, liquorice, coffee, meat juices, leather, redcurrants, herbs and cedar. But the palate then delivers everything in su...(read more)
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2016 CHÂTEAU DOYAC Cru Bourgeois Haut Médoc
Left Bank Bordeaux France 14% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot.
The 2016 Doyac feels a little basic and lacks cohesion on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy, red berry fruit, light on its feet and yet it just misses some complexity and grip towards the finish. One of th...(read more)
Neal Martin, www.vinous.com
2005 CHÂTEAU COUTET 1er Cru Classé Barsac
Bordeaux France 14%
Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon. Half-bottles
The 2005 Coutet has a perfumed and well-defined nose with orange rind, marmalade, barley sugar and light wild honey scents. The palate is fresh on the entry and very focused, with crisp acidity and a bright, tensile, ver...(read more)
Neal Martin, www.vinous.com
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2016 CHÂTEAU FOURCAS BORIE Cru Bourgeois Listrac-Medoc
Bordeaux France 14% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot.
68% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot. Good deep colour, quite fleshy and supple feel, fine tannins and fruit depth - well done, very harmonious. One of the Bruno Borie (Ducru-Beaucaillou) stable, this spo...(read more)
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2016 CHÂTEAU MONTLANDRIE Côtes de Castillon
Bordeaux France 14.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot.
75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep glass-coating colour. Seriously dry limestone-influenced fruit and power. There's real drive under this, a firm mineral power. Harder work now than some of the...(read more)
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2016 CHÂTEAU MARSAU Côtes des Francs
Bordeaux France 14.5% Red
Merlot.
100% Merlot on a buttonhole of purple clay in the Côtes de Francs. Very deep purple thick juice. Lively expression. Lots of weight and jolliness for this bargain-basement price. They think this is the best wine the...(read more)
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2016 PRIOS MAXIMUS RIBERA DEL DUERO Reserva Bodegas de Los Rios Prieto
Ribera del Duero Spain 14.5% Red
Tempranillo.
100% Tinta del País (Tempranillo) from de los Rios Prieto’s oldest and best vineyards, produced by the most refined and traditional methods, aged 24 months in French high-quality barrels, 24 months in bottle. Bril...(read more)
Winemaker's notes
2016 CHÂTEAU LA MAURIANE Puisseguin Saint Emilion
Right Bank Bordeaux France 14.5% Red
Cabernet Franc, Merlot.
We visited the La Mauriane cellar with Pierre Taix, and tasted the 2016 in its three component cuvées as well as an approximation of the final blend. The Merlot from the chalky hillside had fantastically delicious...(read more)
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2016 TERRAZZE CHIANTI CLASSICO Riserva Castagnoli
Chianti Tuscany Italy 14.5% Red
Sangiovese.
Tasting great now, it has been drinking well for a couple of years - why wouldn't you want this with new season grouse? Grown in very hard-to-manage narrow terraces on a precipitous slope, with each vine on a pole, so ev...(read more)
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2012 FONSECA GUIMARAENS Single Wooden Box with Decanting Funnel
Vintage Port Port Portugal 20%
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The dry winter and cool spring led to low yields and immense aromatic intensity, to which the fresh ripening season added fresh acidity and purity of fruit. The 2012 displays the rich berry fruit character we expect from...(read more)
Winemaker's notes
2016 DULUC Saint Julien Château Branaire Ducru
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot.
The 2016 Duluc de Branaire-Ducru is a soft, fruity wine to drink now and over the next few years, while the red/purplish berry fruit and floral notes retain their youthful vibrancy.
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.comORDER
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