Our Summer Wine Wonders
Keep it simple this Summer
With summer holidays now upon us, here are some ideal wines for this time of year, wines we’ll be stocking up on ourselves over the next few weeks to drink at home and for enjoying on the beach, by a pool or maybe in some wilder location. You’ll find here a pared down selection of summer wonders - wines you’ll be happy to open and share when family and friends descend as well as some indulgent holiday treats.
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2020 'CHAVAL' BLANCO Bodegas Nodus
Valencia Spain 12.5% White
Chardonnay, Moscatel.
Chaval is the local Valencia name for a 'youngster' and the Chaval Blanco is the most fun and carefree of the whites from this great Finca. An organic Chardonnay Moscatel blend from Valencia. Bright floral soft fruit, hi...(read more)
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2020 GARNACHA Bodegas y Viñedos Monfil
Cariñena Spain 13.5% Red
Garnacha, Syrah.
There is a joyous nose of dark cherry, damson and raspberry, all backed by a lively pepperiness. Smooth and supple and not in any way heavy (which is something lesser Garnachas can lean towards).
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2019 TALENTO Monastrell Ecológico Ego Bodegas
Jumilla Spain 14% Red
Monastrell.
Harvest is quite late here to allow the Monastrell (Mouvedre) to reach peak maturity - and the grapes are brought in during the first week of October. The estate works organically and the Monastrell vines are now more th...(read more)
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2017 LA PINADA Bobal Agricola de Vinos la Higuera
Valencia Spain 14.5% Red
Bobal.
The grapes for this juicy and enticing Spanish Red come exclusively from 3 ha of a single parcel called “La Pinada”, growing on alluvial and clay soils. These bush-vines are really old now, planted in 1958, and are one o...(read more)
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2020 GRÜNER VELTLINER Klassik Artner
Carnuntum Austria 12.5% White
Grüner Veltliner.
We are delighted to have met the Artner family who make this brilliant, bright Grüner in the easterly region of Carnuntum. Our second vintage, the 2020, is completely delicious. Brighter even than the sensational 20...(read more)
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2020 LEA & SANDEMAN White Burgundy Bourgogne Blanc
Mâconnais Burgundy France 13% White
Chardonnay.
L&S works hard to find the right producers for the labels that bear its name. This white burgundy is creamy and glittering.
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2020 LE PETIT ROY Domaine Jean Royer
Vin de France France 14.5% Red
Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah.
Petit Roy is always made from the off cuts from Jean-Marie Royer's Chateauneuf vineyards and those outside of the appellation. It's a gutsy, full, fragrant red with a delicious compote of clove spiced raspberries, strawb...(read more)
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2020 BOURGUEIL Cote 50 Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France 13.5% Red
Cabernet Franc.
This wine has always come from 4 different parcels on the same slope Les Sables, La Coudraye, Les Pins & Les Perrières - making up the biggest vineyard the family have. A really satisfying wallop of quite rich...(read more)
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2019 ANJOU ROUGE Sur La Butte Château de Plaisance
Loire France 13% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.
We could hardly contain ourselves when we first tasted this sumptuous, pretty and delicately perfumed red. The perfect balance between ornate high-toned complexity and delightfully pleasing, soft red-fruit flesh is perfe...(read more)
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2017 MOURVÈDRE Michael Klouda Wines
Lodi California USA 13.5% Red
Mourvèdre.
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 juicy lift. Three years on...(read more)
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2016 LEA & SANDEMAN Bordeaux
Bordeaux France 13% Red
Merlot. Magnums
The L&S buyers source their bargain of an own-label Bordeaux from a small estate new Gensac in Entre-deux-Mers. It's soft and supple, with just the right amount of gentle oak char to support its fruit flavours - juic...(read more)
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2018 FARO Rosso DOC Le Casematte
IGP Terre Sicilliane Sicily Italy 13.5% Red
Nocera, Nerello Cappucio, Nero d’Avola, Nerello Mascalese.
The Le Casematte 2018 Faro is a blend of 55% Nerello Mascalese, 25% Nerello Cappuccio, 10% Nocera and 10% Nero d'Avola that offers so much fun and a quirky personality. There is a wild and unruly side to this mid-weight,...(read more)
Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate (www.robertparker.com)ORDER
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