Portugal

It is relatively unusual to find Alicante Bouschet other than in a blend (very successfully used in our best seller Caburnio from Tuscany), so we were fascinated to taste this. More than simply a...(read more)

Very scented on the nose with pleasing strawberry and raspberry notes. The mouth feel is glossy - fruit forward and concentrated. Smooth and long. Exceptional value, would go very well with chees...(read more)

Beautiful light brick red colour and a pleasingly delicate shape. Lovely spicy, intense character, cherry and warm strawberries mingle with herbs and dark cherry notes. Light on its feet, but not...(read more)

Lovely quite creamy brambly nose, ripe rich dark fruit, lovely weight, rich tannins, good extract and balance, very complete.

Tea, tobacco, mint, dark cherry and cassis, elegant and precise. Sleek and mobile in the mouth, darkly fleshy, but with poise and grip, tobacco, mocha and black fruit to the fore once more.

Not normally released in the UK, we are delighted to have a small parcel of this cracking Syrah. With definite similarities in style to a northen Rhône, there is dark fleshy, almost meaty intensi...(read more)

Touriga Franca is a variety which brings finesse and aromatic elegance to blends, whether Port or dry wine, with other Douro varieties such as the denser and more robust Tourriga Nacional. On its...(read more)

Lovely concentration, quite tightly wound, dark fruit core, bramble, dark cherry, then floral, roses, violets with good freshness. The palate is beautifully delivered, concentrated black fruit, m...(read more)

Tasted a couple of times in 2010, this is a real beauty and only just starting to show any signs of maturity. Still deep in colour, quite rich and packed with sweet plummy fruit this not only has...(read more)