Magnums

Our 2015 own label claret once again punches far above its weight in both price and quality. Loaded with plum and blackcurrant notes, the wine has lovely weight and concentration. Opulent, silky...(read more)

Bottled 24th Jan picked 14/15th August, pressed for just 50 minutes. Redcurrant, red cherry, hawthorn and wild flowers, nice tension, supple fruit, some tannic grip, good acid length.

Romain's 2014 is a cracking example of what can be done here with talented wine-making and top-notch vineyards. Even for this, his entry level wine, the vines are more than 50 years old. This is...(read more)

Dei's 'Rosso' is a fine-textured Sangiovese with excellent fruit and the same rounded dry texture of the Vino Nobile in a gentler form. Open on the palate, the spicy fruit is also gentle and easy...(read more)

A brilliant blend of Garnacha blanca and Macabeo, knocking the spots of any White Cote de Rhones at this price level. The 2015 Acustic Blanc has a real immediacy, with gorgeous aromatics of wild...(read more)

Xarel lo, Xarel lo Vermell, Macabeu and Malvasia de Sitges fermented and aged in a mixture of large oak barrels and stainless steel tanks. Sold as 'table wine' as the vineyards straddle two DOs,...(read more)

Blackberry and black cherry fruit, nice purity, directness. Ripe with lovely bright fruit palate, cherry, blackberry and plum fruit, silky, sleek and immediate.

Sandra's wines seem to improve with every release. 2016 is a fabulous vintage for her here in the high hills of Alavesa on the north side of Rioja. The lovely long summer season has added a shade...(read more)

Sleek dark-berry fruit - soft and succulent cassis - dominates this medium-bodied gently fleshy Graves. Not massive, but a very pretty wine which has a fine-grained elegance.

The Lanessan 2012 has a slight herbaceous, tertiary bouquet that is light but well defined. It opens nicely in the glass, revealing a hidden effervescent quality. The palate is medium-bodied with...(read more)

Super youthful, succulent and precise. Bramble fruit. Modest length, great balance of sugar and extract.

A pale dry Pinot Noir rosé from the Loire Valley. Nearly as pale as the palest Provence rosé, but with a bolder redder tinge. Really clean and dry with more mineral drive and pert structure, and strawbe...(read more)