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Domaine de la Belliviere CALIGRAMME Jasnieres Coteaux du Loir
Description: Straw colour with greenish hints this wine has a powerful and expressive nose, exhaling lemon and green apples. The attack is vivacious with nuances of lemons while the mouth is rich and balanced, supported by the flavour of green apples. Mineral finish. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £142.22
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Gallo Family Vineyards ESTATE Chardonnay Sonoma County California
Description: Complex, elegant and rich, this Chardonnay displays a skillful balance between power and finesse. The wine exhibits a nose of pears, apples and mango with a touch of clove and spice on the finish. We recommend enjoying this wine with foods such as grilled salmon in lemon and butter, served with foie gras and Roquefort cheese. Serve slightly chilled . VINEYARDS The grapes came from one of our family vineyards, Laguna Ranch, located in Sonoma County. Sonoma County is situated 100 km north of San Francisco, west of Napa, and alongside the Pacific Ocean. In the centre region of Sonoma County lies Russian River Valley, where Laguna Ranch Vineyard rests in the benchlands. Originally planted in the late 1800s, the vineyard is located in climatic Region I . Soils are a combination of gravelly and sandy loam, referred to as Sebastopol series. The fog coming from the Pacific Ocean lingers in this area throughout the day, making it one of the coolest regions of Sonoma County. Chardonnay grapes grown in this region develop the right balance between crisp acidity and concentrated citrus, apple and pear flavours and aromas. HARVEST With a heritage of three generations in Sonoma, our family firmly believes that ''great wines start with great grapes.'' To intensify the true varietal character of the grapes, shoots were thinned from the vines and leaves were removed by hand during the growing season. From September 3 to 5, 100% of the grapes were hand harvested while the sugar levels were at an average of 23.4 Brix. WINEMAKING Grapes for our wine were sent in whole clusters to a membrane press, bypassing the crusher to reduce the potential for bitter tannin extraction. In addition, this wine contains press juice that was collected for cool fermentation and aged for an average of 18.9 months in European barrels . A portion of the wine was allowed to ferment solely on indigenous yeasts , giving additional complexity to its bouquet, flavour and body. The wine completed malolactic fermentation and sur lie aging to impart a silky, elegant texture. The unfined, unfiltered wine was bottled in May of at our Sonoma Winery. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £142.16
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Terre di Talamo TEMPO Morellino di Scansano DOC
Description: Tasting notes :Superbly rich ruby-red appearance. Classic Maremma characteristics on the nose, with crisp fruit fragrances melding beautifully with earthy notes. The palate exhibits a solid structure with impressive depth, and a judicious equilibrium between alcoholic warmth and tannic weave. Very long tasty finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £142.10
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Daumas Gassac MAS de DAUMAS GASSAC Blanc Vin de Pays de l' Herault
Description: Primary pearfruit Viognier aromas melt into the wine to be replaced by an impression of warm butter, pollen and dried fruits. Roll the wine gently in your mouth and you will understand harmony. Available in 37.5 cl Half Bottles. (12 x 37.5 cl)
Price: £142.07
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Marques de la Concordia Rioja Reserva
Description: Quite big-bodied and soft, with aromas of very rich, ripe plum and forest fruit characters, the fruit flavours are underpinned by lots of vanilla oak, cedar and well-knit tannins; it finishes long, rich and complex with chocolate and cocoa featuring heavily. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £142.07
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Roger Brun Brut ROSE Non Vintage Champagne
Description: Roger Brun is a family run Champagne house based in the heart of the Grand Cru village of Aÿ in the Marne Valley, with 6.5 hectares of vineyards. Roger Brun’s great grandfather learnt the art of Champagne making while working for Moët and Chandon in the early 1900s and the family’s passion for Champagne has been burning ever since. Roger’s son Philippe has now taken over the winemaking and the running of the estate. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £142.02
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Gilles Ducroux Regnie Cru Beaujolais
Description: Promoted in 1988 to Beaujolais tenth Cru village along with its neighbour Durette these wines are generally light and attractive with a little more power and weight. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £141.98
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Domaine Jean-Marc Crochet LE CELLIER de la THIBAUDE Sancerre Loire
Description: Le Thibaude has been in the hands of the Crochet family since the 16th century. Jean- Marc Crochet runs the Domaine, which spreads over 10 hectares in the village of Bue in the heart of Sancerre.. The vines have an average age of 25 years and are planted on clay-limestone soils at higher altitude giving the wines structure and concentration, and on clay soils, which contribute fresh mineral characteristics representative of the Bue terrior (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £141.98
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Seghesio Family Vineyards DRY CREEK VALLEY Cortina Zinfandel California
Description: The Seghesio Sonoma County Zinfandel is made from grapes from many lots, each one is farmed to produce fruit that possesses rich varietal character, ripe tannins and balance. The wine exhibits ripe, dark fruit qualities, with an inviting Sonoma briary/spicy varietal character, juicy richness and balance. Committed to continually improving wine quality, Seghesio have sealed this wine under stelvin for the first time. This ensures cork taint is eliminated, oxidation minimised and that the wine is as intended. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £141.97
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La Spinetta CA di PIAN Barbera D'Asti Piemonte
Description: The Rivetti family story begins in the 1890s, when Giovanni Rivetti, grandfather of the three Rivetti brothers, Carlo, Bruno and Giorgio, left Piedmont for Argentina. Like many Italians of that time, he dreamed of returning rich and a powerful man, perhaps even one day able to make a great wine in his homeland. He never did, though his son, Giuseppe did. Pin married Lidia, bought vineyards and began to make wine. In 1977 the family took up residence at La Spinetta in Castagnole Lanze and still run the estate today. This Barbera has spent 12 months entirely in new, medium toasted French oak to produce a ruby red coloured wine with purple reflections. A very dense bouquet is showing scents of Marasca cherry, violets followed by plum. The palate fresh and fruity while the acidity is balanced by generous alcohol and mild tannins. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £141.96
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