Summer Selections: Our top wine picks for Summer
By Charles Lea on 26/05/2014
If you’ve found yourself overwhelmed by choice, we’ve made a few carefully selected lists to help you choose some great summer wines.
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Bicocchi Alicante – delicious organic red which can be drunk from the fridge
By Charles Lea on 21/05/2014
This week’s Wine of the Week is the perfect summer ‘fridge’ red. It is one of the first three wines we have imported from Bicocchi Alicante, a family farm near Massa Marittima in the Tuscan Maremma.
Tenuta Monteti – a model wine estate comes of age – Limited opening offer.
By Charles Lea on 15/05/2014
The L&S team at Vinitaly voted Tenuta Monteti’s 2008 ‘Monteti’ the most exciting wine we tried there this year.
2011 Tignanello & Sassicaia – pre-shipment offer
By Ed H-B on 09/05/2014
‘The climate trend in 2011 was truly exceptional for Bolgheri. It can be considered one of the best vintages since the year 2000.’
L&S ‘Why not?’ Champagne Offer: Louis Roederer Brut Premier & 2008 Rosé
By Ed H-B on 07/05/2014
Louis Roederer is one of the largest remaining independent Champagne Houses, owned by the same family since it was founded in 1776, the same year that the USA was officially founded. The house is famous for making 'Cristal' - the highly demanded Super Cuvée - but the Brut Premier is their classic, non vintage blend and represents excellent quality in the slightly fuller, creamier style.
Weds 4th June: Austrian & German wine tasting-L&S Chiswick
By Andrew Hooper on 07/05/2014
We’d love you to come along to this small wine tasting at our Chiswick branch featuring some of our favourite producers from Austria and Germany.
2013 Bordeaux 06/05 – Pichon Lalande, Ducru Beaucaillou, Pavie Macquin, Beauséjour Duffau Lagarosse, Larcis Ducasse
By Charles Lea on 06/05/2014
The whole stable of wines from Nicolas Thienpont at Pavie Macquin, which started with the Cote de Francs Puygueraud and continued through Trimoulet, to the grander wines, Berliquet, Larcis Ducasse, Pavie Macquin itself and Beauséjour (Duffau Lagarosse), showed very well
2013 Bordeaux 05/05 – Bank Holiday releases, Malescot Saint Éxupery, Clos L’Église
By Charles Lea on 06/05/2014
The Bank Holiday releases brought another yawn. Malescot may be not terribly expensive compared to previous vintages, but it is hard to get excited, while Clos l’Église just makes us think Beauregard is much better value.
2013 Bordeaux 02/05 – Recap: where to find value, including the 2013 L&S mixed Sauternes case
By Charles Lea on 02/05/2014
Today Neal Martin begins his note on the 2013 Sauternes with "Usually, I urge readers to go out and buy Sauternes at the end of my report, but instead.
Tio Pepe Fino ‘En Rama’ Sherry – Limited Release 2014 Offer
By David Porter on 01/05/2014
Tio Pepe Fino 'En Rama' – Limited Release Offer Last weekend I saw my first swallows of the season, but heeding Aristotle’s wise words I did not want to get over excited about summer’s arrival.
2013 Bordeaux 30/4 – L’Église Clinet, Vieux Château Certan, Léoville Poyferré, Le Gay and La Violette
By David Porter on 01/05/2014
As expected Denis Durantou released his flagship wine L’Église Clinet. Considered by many as the wine of the vintage, and in very limited quantity, this was always going to be in demand, even if it is true that we can offer a couple of cases of the the Neal Martin 95 point 2007 at £825 per case duty-paid.
2013 Bordeaux 29/04 (part deux) – Late runners – Gruaud Larose & Sarget
By David Porter on 29/04/2014
During the primeurs tasting week in Bordeaux we had en enjoyable evening tasting at the the Chateau and had the opportunity to try several older vintages – particularly impressive were the samples of Sarget – even some of the much older vintages showed very well and proved the high calibre of the wines being made at this Chateau.