Cline Cellars ANCIENT VINES Mourvedre Contra Costa County California
Description: At the turn of the 20th century, Oakley was home to a number of Portuguese and Italian immigrants who found many similarities to the Mediterranean climate they had left behind. They planted thousands of acres of orchards and vineyards. Today, a century later, due to the devastation of phylloxera and the encroachment of commercial and residential development, only 600 acres of vineyards remain in this evolving community. Cline Cellars owns and controls 300 of those acres including some of the oldest surviving vines in California. Cline Cellars began when Fred Cline's maternal grandfather, Valeriano Jacuzzi lived in Oakley and inspired him to go on to to U.C. Davis to study agriculture management. After attaining his degree in 1982, Fred returned to Oakley and founded Cline Cellars. There he started producing wines and restoring his grandfather’s ancient vines: today the Zinfandel, Carignane and Mourvedre produced from these vines are some of the most unique and historic wines made in California. In 1991, the winery relocated from Oakley to the Carneros region of Sonoma County. Here Fred pioneered the planting of Rhone varietals including Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne. From vines over 100 years old which give fruit of remarkable concentration, this is Contra Costa Mourvedre par excellence. The Ancient Vines Mourvedre, grown in the warm, sandy soils of Oakley California, produces a wine that has a distinct chocolate character. The tannins are soft and the wine has good weight in the mouth while the flavours and aromas of cherry and mint help make this delicious wine an unusual delight. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £171.49
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Greek Mavrodaphne Of Patras
Description: Dark, sweet concentrated red with a velvety smooth finish Similar to port but much cheaper. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £58.68
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Boutari Cambras Winery MAVRODAPHNE Dessert Wine Greece
Description: An Oak aged wine with intense aromas of red fruit and raisins. Sweet, luscious and rich on the palate, this dessert wine has a long, smooth alcoholic finish. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £86.15
Masi MODELLO Rosato delle Venezie
Description: DESCRIPTION OF THE WINE The intense and fresh perfumes and delicate flavours of this Chiaretto di Bardolino derive from the climatic benefits of Lake Garda and from the personality of the ancient Veronese varieties Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara. The Dindarella grape, an ancient indigenous variety, gives this wine its characteristic spicy note. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £93.41
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Gotto d'Oro Frascati Superiore Latium
Description: The Gotto D'Oro winery, established in 1945, was the first winemaking company in the Castelli Romani area. It maintains the ancient winemaking tradition, which dates back to the days of Ancient Rome, of this generous land stretching south of Rome. The company name is of Roman inspiration, the word Gotto being derived from the Latin (6 x 75 cl) Price: £42.25
Bret Brothers LA SOUFRANDIERE Pouilly Fuisse AC La Reyssie
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Delaforce CURIOUS and ANCIENT 20 Year Old Tawny Port
Description: As the name implies, this finest Tawny is both very special and old. It is made from the oldest reserves that have been maturing in cask for an average of 20 years or more. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £150.63
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Cline Cellars ANCIENT VINES Zinfandel Sonoma California
Description: A big wine of huge concentration and grip. Spice and black fruit combine to deliver a Californian mammoth of enormous concentration & extraction. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £171.49
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James Herrick Syrah Vin de Pays d'Oc
Description: The James Herrick winery is situated in the coastal Mediterranean town of Narbonne in Southern France. The region is steeped in ancient Roman history and the area possesses an array of ancient artefacts. One of the most common sites are the milestones found along the old Roman roads, situated at 1000 pace intervals. Thus this wine has been named Millia Passum, which means 1000 paces, and is a tribute to the Roman heritage of the region. The inscription on the label mirrors the inscription found on the milestone outside the James Herrick winery. 10% of the blend is aged in new American oak. Nose: A concentrated nose of blackberries, black olives and pepper. Palate: A full-bodied palate, saturated with rich, ripe berry fruits. Fine tannins lead into a long, silky finish. This wine is enjoyable now, and will benefit from short term cellaring. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £66.55
