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As good as we think our range is, we're always looking to improve it - there's always something new to tickle our fancy, something we haven't done before, or something we can do better than we did before. Progress never sleeps.
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2023 BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU Domaine Chevalier-Métrat
Beaujolais France 13% Red
Gamay.
This is our fourth vintage of Chevalier-Metrat's Beaujolais Nouveau - and it's as joyous as ever! Classic nose of ripe and juicy cherry, strawberries, blueberries and plums, this is charming and fun and super appetising....(read more)
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2022 LA CUVÉE DES CIGALES Domaine Borie la Vitarèle
IGP Pays d'Hérault Languedoc-Roussillon France 13% Red
Cinsault, Grenache. Certified Organic
50% Grenache, 50% Cinsault. Limestone and all concrete. Sweet start and rather seductive. Expressive and interesting. Obviously terroir-driven. Bone-dry finish but not at all heavy. Their ‘easy-drinking wine’ but it’s jo...(read more)
Jancis Robinson OBE MW
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2021 ROOI Swartland Red Tim Hillock
Swartland South Africa 13% Red
Syrah, Cinsault, Grenache, Tinta Barroca.
30% Cinsault, 30% Syrah, 22% Tinta Barocca, 18% Grenache. All the components for this gorgeous, spicy and pure blend were harvested and vinified separately. Each variety fermented naturally some whole bunches were includ...(read more)
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ALFONSO Oloroso Gonzalez Byass
Sherry Spain 18%
Palomino.
Relatively pale for an Oloroso. Rich and round on the attack but in fact totally dry. Notes of green olives, turning to a nutty and very long and intense finish. Delicious. (This is the base wine for GB's Mathusalem)
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2019 PETIT MANOU Médoc Clos Manou
Bordeaux France 14% Red
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
This ripe wine offers dark-chocolate flavors over tannins and young black fruit. It is dense, piled with tannins and ripe blackberry flavors.
Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast www.winemag.com
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2021 VIOGNIER Maison Bruyère & David
Northern Rhône Rhône France 12.5% White
Viognier.
The very essence of bright and fresh, crisp floral citrus notes, pear, peach and a touch of blossom, a delicious easy going Viognier.
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2021 HERBARIUM Cape Red Maanschijn
South Africa 12.5% Red
Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Pinotage. Practising Organic
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)
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2021 MOULIN A VENT Empreinte Domaine Paul Janin et Fils
Beaujolais France 13% Red
Gamay. Certified Organic
The Empreinte is really a calling card for the house style - but done in a way that means this is great to drink immediately, whereas the Tremblay and Heritage can be held for at least 5 years - and longer if you can res...(read more)
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2021 HERBARIUM Cape White Maanschijn
South Africa 13.5% White
Sémillon, Muscat d'Alexandrie, Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc.
Douglas Mylrea and Paul Hoogwerf use grapes from four vineyards in different parts of Walker Bay to produce this intriguing, finely judged medley of Sauvignon Blanc with 33% Chenin Blanc, 22% Semillon and 1% Muscat d'Ale...(read more)
Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com
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2020 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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2021 MOYA MEAKER Riesling Elgin
Elgin South Africa 12% White
Riesling.
Winemaker Jean Smit has produced a delicious dry Riesling from the Habibi Farm vineyard in Elgin, where the ancient Bokkeveld soils are rich in shale and clay. Intense lime fruit on the nose with subtle stony minerality...(read more)
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STACCATO Brut Crémant de Bourgogne Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau
Burgundy France 12.5% White
Chardonnay.
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