California

A nicely measured and not too OTT Zin'. Ripe fruit - some deep plums, a bit of deep cherry - maybe a touch of spice and a soft warm finish.

Layne Montgomery is a brilliant winemaker - and funnily enough although we loved his work already - it was not until we tasted this cracking Cabernet did we really realise quite how talented he w...(more info)

Delightful, elegant and smooth Pinot Noir from Monterey in California. A broad mouthful of fleshy red fruit, a little chocolate and spice, wrapped up with nicely measured acidity.

This is what Layne calls his 'Tuesday night wine' - an easy going bright expression of Zinfandel. He is right - this is really attractive, more pep and brightness than so many - it has less stuff...(more info)

An amazing, proper old vine Zin from one of our favourite Americans. These vines were planted by 'Uncle Rolland' in 1930. Richly layered with blueberry, blackberry and fragrant plum, all undercut...(more info)

Layne's local customers were getting confused by the name of his 'emtwopointone' so from this vintage onwards his 'everyday Zin' will be named after the vineyard it has always come from instead -...(more info)

We first met Michael as he released his 2014 Mourvedre which was a complete humdinger and soon became a huge favourite for lovers of Rhone style wines - but also wines with depth and spice and ju...(more info)

Sweet vanilla oak, rich black cherry jam and lashings of chocolate add some complexity. Smooth, soft, very moreish. Strong oak smoke on the finish.

Gorgeously spicy, clove and cinnamon spots draw out the elegant blueberry and sweet mulberry fruit notes, the mid-palate here is plummy and joyously harmonious. Minimal intervention but gorgeous...(more info)

Of the two Zinfandels that Michael makes, this is the brighter, more restrained style that impressed us enormously when we tasted together amongst the vines of Lodi. In a line-up of the region's...(more info)

In the hands of Michael Klouda - even this potential brute of a blend is pure magic. Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot and Syrah all picked together and co-fermented makes a cracking field-blend. This r...(more info)