A superb, ready to drink Port. The Port was carefully selected and then matured in seasoned oak casks to produce a rich mellowness with the finest balance and elegance.Serve with any meal as well as with dessert. Goes well with cheese, mince pies, cakes and nuts.Once opened can be kept for a couple of months.
A superb, ready to drink Port. The Port was carefully selected and then matured in seasoned oak casks to produce a rich mellowness with the finest balance and elegance.Serve with any meal as well as with dessert. Goes well with cheese, mince pies, cakes and nuts.Once opened can be kept for a couple of months.
This port has been carefully selected and matured in seasoned oak casks to produce a rich mellowness with the finest balance and elegance of old tawny. Bottled in 2012.A Colheita is a port from a single harvest that is aged in oak casks for a minimum of seven years before being bottled. The port is ready to drink and does not need decanting. It is a delicious dessert wine being the perfect finish to any meal.Serve lightly chilled.
Pale gold in colour with youthful highlights. On the nose, there are intense aromas of grapefruit which are balanced with a touch of minerality and floral notes. On the palate, it has a crisp acidity with a long, mineral finish.Suitable for vegetarians.Suitable for vegans.Great to drink on its own or with any spicy dishes.The Torrontés and Riesling grapes were grown on the Finca San Isidoro and Finca Las Mercedes vineyards. These are located in the Cafayate Valley in the very heart of the Calchaqui Valley, distinguished for being the highest wine region in the world. The climate here is very dry, with just 150mm of rain in an average year and a huge diurnal temperature change of around 20°C. The soils here are rocky, poor and sandy so the roots of the vines are forced to dig deep to find the vital nutrients and water they need, which in turn results in a huge concentration of flavour within the fruit.
This is Australia in a glass. Mid straw with a vibrant green hue,it calls you
like a road trip through cane fields or coastal forests. You can almost smell
the sunshine in the aromas of white peach, apricot and orange blossom. And
when you get that first crisp, fresh taste – with the stonefruit and
honeydew melon balanced by the citrus lemon finish – it’s like a surprising,
lively adventure that you never want to end.
Food Combo
Think fresh and easy, like chargrilled prawns, or poached chicken salad, or
broad bean bruschetta with goats curd and poached pears.
Rich plum and berry fruit with a touch of spice on the nose. Balanced yet concentrated red fruit mingles with darker spice and chocolate characters to give weight and layers to the palate. Plump ripe tannins add grip to this classic style of Garnacha.A perfect accompaniment to chicken dishes, paella or chorizo.Suitable for vegetarians."Possibly the single greatest dry red wine value in the world, this is an unbelievable wine …any wine retailer worth his weight should be stockpiling this wine next to the cash register ...I don’t understand how anyone can makewines this good to sell at this price… 90 points.” Robert Parker, the Wine AdvocateAwards2019 vintage Silver Medal in Decanter wine Awards 2020
Ruby red in colour. The nose is intense, with a pronounced presence of fruity aromas such as cherries and strawberries as well as truffle and chocolate. Medium bodied, well balanced, and delicate, with particularly smooth tannins and rich acidity, resulting in a juicy and very pleasing wine with a persistent finish.Ideal with meat-based dishes and stews. This wine shows a unique harmony with grilled blood sausage, slow-cooked beef, and pastas such as gnocchi with blue cheese. Serve at 18ºC in a Bordeauxstyle glass.The grapes for this wine come from organic vineyards of Los Morros and Los Robles in the Maipo Valley. Soils are alluvial, rich in minerals with good drainage and irrigated by water from the snow thaw. The grapes were hand picked. The Maipo zone has ideal conditions for growing Cabernet Sauvignon. The Maipo River regulates the temperatures naturally and prevents frost and extremes of heat and cold. The spring of 2013 was slightly colder than the historic average, followed by a summer with high temperatures, which accelerated ripening and prevented the delays that were initially predicted for the 2014 harvest. Rainfall in the Maipo Valley was concentrated in the winter months and reached approximately 250 mm, which is well below the nearly 450 mm recorded during the 2012–2013 season. The grape reception area includes a double selection conveyor belt that allows selection first at the bunch level and again after destemming. Vinification begins with a 4–5-day prefermentation cold soak at 8ºC followed by alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks with native yeasts at 26ºC and a pumpovers program determined by enological criteria. Malolactic fermentation takes place naturally in tanks and barrels, where the wine is aged at controlled temperatures for 12 months. It is neither fined nor stabilized; it is just lightly filtered with a 1-micron cartridge filter priorto bottling.Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans.This wine is Organic.
Made from grapes grown in Sicily, this crisp dry wine has all the hallmarks of Pinot Grigio. Citrus fruits on the nose with a refreshing palate of zesty green apple balanced by subtle minerality from Catarratto.Suitable for vegetariansIdeal on its own but perfect with exotic dishes, salads and cold meats.
A fresh, clean unoaked wine made from selected grapes grown in Burgundy and the South of France. It has plenty of floral aromas, green apple and nectarine notes and good balance in the mouth between fruit and roundness leading to a long pleasant finish.Try with ham, all kinds of cold meats, grilled fish, poultry, sushi and cheeses.Suitable for vegans.Suitable for vegetarians.
This is a traditional Châteauneuf-du-Pape serious and brooding and benefits from a little time to breath
and open up. The palate is complex with herby, tapenade flavours and ripe textured tannins balancing
the significant 15% alcohol which is expertly managed and integrated. Try with traditional roast lamb, lentil and vegetable moussaka and any rich hot-pot that heavily
features aromatic 'herbes de Provence'. The soils of the vineyard are made up of clay and chalk covered with a layer of the classic large
peebles ('galets') found in this area, which naturally keep yields low. The vines are over 60 years old
and situated near the plateau de Carbières (close to Château Montredon). Harvesting is by hand, with
selective sorting of the grapes. The grapes undergo a traditional long 'cuvaison' at quite high
temperature and with extended maceration on the skins, 21-24 days to extract plenty of colour, fruit
and tannins. This is followed by ageing for between 14-18 months in 'foudres' (large oak barrels), 70%
vats, 30% Burgundian pieces and casks.Suitable for vegansSuitable for vegetarians
Cherry-red colour with the violet nuances of a young wine.
Intense on the nose, which brings notes of red fruits, creamy
toffee and strawberry. The attack is fresh and easy-drinking, with a fruity, balsamic finish in which hints of the nose
returnBodegas Covila owns some 250 vineyard hectares in Lapuebla de Labarca, Elciego
and Laguardia, some of the best locations in
Rioja Alavesa.
The grapes are fermented under
controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks.
Part of them is de-stemmed meanwhile remaining grapes are fermented using the carbonic
maceration method. We achieve fruity
aromas and a very soft and fresh wine.
Lemon colour with soft green glints. The nose has plenty of tropical and citrus fruits. The palate is fresh and well balanced and plenty of tropical fruit and hints of white blossom.The Viura and Malvasia grapes come from old bush vines located in the vineyards highest quality areas. The wines are fermented separately in stainless steel to preserve the freshness and stored on the lees for two months.Suitable for vegans.Suitable for vegetarians.Drink with: Shellfish, appetisers, snacks, vegetables, white
meat, sushi and fishRecommended in Decanter magazine July 2024 ( 2022 vintage )
Available while stocks last. The winery has sold off the last of the 2019 vintage at a greatly reduced price - usually RRP is £24.99 per bottle.Ruby-red in colour with intense aromas of ripe blackberry and
black cherry, married with floral and herbal notes. Elegant and
balanced on the palate, with smooth tannins providing structure
and body, the wine has a refreshing acidity that carries the
complex flavours of ripe blackberry, plum and forest floor through
to the long finish.Quinta dos Carvalhais is a beautiful estate in the Terras de
Senhorim sub-region of the Dão and is one of the region's most
respected producers. Purchased in 1988 by Sogrape, a huge
amount of investment has gone into the estate, which combines
the most up-to-date viticultural and winemaking techniques with
age-old traditions, resulting in unique wines with great elegance
and personality. In addition to investing in their own vineyards,
Quinta dos Carvalhais has also been instrumental in defending the
interests of local winegrowers and for pioneering the quality
revolution in the Dão region. The talented Beatriz Cabral de
Almeida is head winemaker and makes a very impressive range of
single-varietal wines and interesting blends from the estate
vineyards.
Russet colour with brilliant crimson highlights and a fragrant, ripe-fruit bouquet.
Its smooth, silky texture and subtle oak nuances are balanced by a fresh acidity
and tannic ‘grip’ that culminate in a long, elegant finish. How to serve:
Chill to just below cellar temperature (about 10ºC). In summer, serve at the end
of the meal as a refreshing alternative or try as one of the few dessert wines to
match chocolateDuring the January following each vintage, Fonseca sets aside a reserve of very
concentrated, powerful vintage quality red ports, selected primarily from the firm’s
own quintas and judged according to their ageing potential. These are placed in cask
and cellared. Tawny ports of age are blended across several vintages to maintain
quality and continuity of style, and thus show an “apparent”, or average, age on the
label rather than a vintage date.
As tawny ports age, they grow lighter in colour, as they throw their deposit in
the cask rather than in the bottle. Moreover, Fonseca cellars its aged tawnies in
the Douro rather than in Vila Nova de Gaia; the considerable difference in heat
and humidity between these two areas lends Fonseca’s tawny ports of age a very
distinctive “baked” richness reminiscent of butterscotch.
A highly aromatic wine with scents of rose water, musk and lemon zest. Offering generously sweet palate of turkish delight which is balanced by the acidity of the Riesling.Enjoy on its own or with chicken and spicy Asian dishes.Suitable for vegetariansSuitable for vegansDe Bortoli are a family run company established in 1928.
This is a big oak aged wine made on the estate of the Wente family winery in San Fransisco Bay. Livermore Valley is regarded as the best place to grow gapes there due to the climate it almost ideal. This wine was aged in oak for seven months before bottling. The wine has green apple and tropical fruit aromas and flavours, balanced by subtle oak, cinnamon and vanilla from barrel aging. With a mouth filling body and balanced acidity this wine delivers a medium long refreshing finish.
Fine nose showing pineapple, gooseberry and white mushroom aromas of lemon and pineapple. Crisp and refreshing with a harmonic balance of fruit and acidity.
A dry wine with an intense straw colour and a lasting fruity bouquet. The palate is dry, soft and well balanced due to its full body. The wine has no oak influences.Excellent with fish soups, grilled fish and mushroom dishes.
Light cherry red in colour leads to an elegant nose of red cherry and raspberry fruit with gentle spice notes from barrel aging. The palate is silky, fine and hugely inviting. Delicious ripe summer fruit character is perfectly balanced by soft tannins and refreshing acidity. It has a long and elegant finish.Very good with white meats and oily fish. The perfect partner for mushroom-parmesan risotto.The Casablanca Valley is influenced by its proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its coastal breezes that moderate temperatures. The area ranges from soft rolling hills to higher hills toward the Coastal Mountain range in the east. The poor, sandy loam soils are alluvial in origin, relatively shallow and very permeable, resulting in yields which are generally low in comparison with other Chilean valleys. Temperatures are much cooler here, allowing the grapes to ripen very slowly to produce rich flavoured wines. The Casablanca Valley is influenced by the Pacific Ocean and the Humboldt Current, resulting in constant humidity and average temperatures of 25ºC in the summer and 14ºC in the winter. The spring of 2015 was cooler than average and the relative humidity was higher. This caused uneven budbreak and later ripening. An increase in rainfall forced an earlier harvest in April. The grapes are harvested into 400-kg bins and transported to the winery, where first the clusters and then the grapes (after destemming) are selected on a conveyor belt. Once in the tank, they undergo a pre-fermentation maceration for 3 days, followed naturally by alcoholic fermentation with native yeasts. During this stage, temperatures are kept at 24-26º C, with a gentle pump-over routine. A 2-3-day post-fermentation maceration is then carried out. Malolactic fermentation occurs spontaneously in stainless steel tanks and barrels. The wine is filtered through 1-micron membranes and then bottled. 70% of the wine is aged for 6 months in French oak barrels.Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans.This wine is Organic.
Intense ruby red colour with a complex bouquet, reminiscent of cherries, raspberries and redcurrants. The oak ageing adds a pleasant roasted and spicy aroma. The palate is full bodied, supple and well balanced with a long finish.Just before harvest the grapes, when the grapes are fully mature and are ready to be picked, the stems of the bunches are twisted so that no further nourishment reaches the grapes, thus inducing a natural drying of the grapes on the vine. The bunches are left for about 12 days and lose approximately 25 - 30% of their weight in water, concentrating their flavours before harvest. Perfect with roast red meats and mature cheeses.
Quietly complex on the nose with fresh lime notes combining with a steely minerality and gentle honeysuckle flora. The palate is mid weight and off dry with persistent flavours of lime, there is natural salinity which gives contrast yet lovely balance. It finishes clean with a lingering flinty character.Serve with oysters and shellfish, white meats and smoked salmon. Also great with Asian cuisine.Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.Also this wine is organic and biodynamic
This wonderful Sauvignon has really pungent, tangy, grapefruit aromas with a zingy finish and impeccable balance.The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks to retain the natural fruit characters. The winery has added a small portion of Semillon into the final blend for additional complexity and palate weight.Try with goats cheese, or simply on its own. 86 points in Decanter Magazine January 2024.
A fresh and vibrant wine with passion fruit, gooseberry and some melon characters. It has a balanced richness of fruit with a floral note through the palate, as well as an intense depth of flavour and a crisp finish.Suitable for vegans.Suitable for vegetarians.
Made and aged in French oak barrels over 8 months. Vivid golden yellow colour. Aromas of banana and ripe pineapple give way to toasty, vanilla flavours on the palate with a subtle, balanced acidity. Ideal serving temperature: 10 -12 °C. Ideal to pair with salmon, sole, oysters, abalone, veal, quail or pasta in white sauce.
A medium bodied wine, ruby red in colour with a fresh bouquet of cherries and red currant. The palate is lively and well balanced with notes of cherries. Lucchine is the name of the vineyard that provides the grapes for this wine. It is located in the foot of the Piedmonte hills in the heart of the Valpolicella Classica area.Serve with pasta, white meat and light meals in general.
A light golden, medium bodied wine with peach, nectarine, pear and honey aromas with a hint of oak. The palate is sweet with a vibrant mouthful of stone fruits, citrus, a twist of caramel and subtle oak with a touch of refreshing acidity leaving the wine beautifully balanced with a long lingering finish.Try with a variety of fruit desserts or enjoy with a platter of cheeses and dried fruit.
Special Offer from 1st to 30th November 2024.Aromatic and intense, lovely aromas of wild berries, blossom, nutmeg and hints of sandalwood. Fresh, fruity and well balanced with sensations of raspberries, vanilla and cinnamon.The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature and then spends 18 months in American and French oak barrels and a further 6 months in bottle before releasing.Perfect accompaniment to chargrilled meat, cured ham and tapas.Suitable for vegansSuitable for vegetarians
Vita Libera is produced with quality Primitivo wine, carefully selected for having the perfect attributes to be dealcoholized with the best result. Bright ruby in colour. Vita Libera Primitivo has a pronounced fruity bouquet reminiscent of crispy red fruits, such as berries. The palate is well-balanced, smooth with a persistent finish.The Primitivo is dealcoholized using the "vacuum evaporation technique". With this method it is possible to remove the alcohol at a temperature of 20C, preserving the freshness and the varietal characteristics of the wines.Serve at 12-14-°C to maximise the aromatic expression. This is a versatile drink, pairing well with a great variety of dishes or enjoyed on its own as an aperitif.Suitable for vegetarians.Suitable for vegans.
Bright ruby red in colour with delicate aromas of crunchy red fruit and cassis. Dry on the palate, with balanced acidity with a hint of violets on the finish.Suitable for vegans.Suitable for vegetarians.
This wine has a deep amber colour with copper hues, smooth aromas of hazelnuts and vanilla notes. Smooth as silk, with flavours of honey, chocolate and toffee, balanced by refreshing acidity leading to an elegant finish.The perfect Port as an aperitif or when indulging in desserts or dark chocolate and dried fruits.