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Orange Street Ruby Cabernet Merlot RSA |
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South Africa
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£69.90
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12 x 75 cl |
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Orange Street Ruby Cabernet Merlot RSA from South Africa by Halewood Vintners Robertson UK (12 x 75 cl)
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South Africa |
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Halewood Vintners Robertson UK |
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Penfolds KOONUNGA HILL Cabernet Merlot South Australia
Description: Colour Dense, deep red with a purple core and vibrant ruby rim. Nose The nose is dominated by appealing Cabernet Sauvignon varietal characters, with telltale notes of blackcurrant, capsicum and mint. Merlot adds a plummy richness at the back, whilst the oak conveys a spicy warmth to the background aromatics. Palate Dark cherry and blackcurrant flavours dominate the palate, with beetroot and some leafy notes, set against a savoury backdrop of understated oak. The wine has a tight structure, with excellent grip, definition and length, showing ripe tannins and abundant varietal flavour. Drinking well now but showing promise of medium term aging capability. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £47.64
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Bergsig Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Breede River Valley RSA
Description: The Bergsig Estate has been in the Lategan family since 1843. De Wet Lategan is the sixth generation winemaker and has obtained a BSc degrees in Oenology at the University of Stellenbosch, before joining the family firm in 1990. His brothers Louis and Plum manage the vineyards. Their father Prop Lategan is still very active in the general management and promotion of the wines from his beautiful 400 Ha farm in the foothills of Bainskloof Mountain. Bergsig Estate lies at the narrow funnel-like entrance to the Breede River Valley. The regular afternoon South-easterly breezes have a moderating effect on the summer heat and ensures cool picking temperatures throughout the day. The Bergsig Estate was the first winery outside the coastal region to earn a superior award for red wine. More specifically the 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon. This encouraged Prop Lategan to plant more red varieties and today 20% of all plantings are Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot, Pinotage, Ruby Cabernet and Tinta Barocca. On the white side Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and now the very popular Gewurztraminer predominate. The modern cellar handles 4000 tons per harvest and boasts a separate wood maturation cellar. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £146.78
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Estancia Merlot California
Description: Roughly translated from the Spanish word for 'estate' Estancia's name emphasizes the founder's conviction that the world's best wines capture the essence of their place of origin. In 1986, Estancia purchased the former Paul Mason vineyard ranches in the Monterey town of Soledad to established it as the home of Estancia Winery. This wine is produced from this vineyard and also from one in Passo Robles. The 1,200-acre Monterey Vineyard is situated on a frost-free benchland above Salinas Valley on California's Central Coast, in the Monterey town of Soledad. Cooled by morning and evening fog but far enough away from Monterey Bay to get a good daily dose of sun. The Paso Robles vineyard is characterised by hot days, cool nights and stressed vines that earmark this region and 700-acre vineyard for greatness. Its location in Paso Robles, a region that borders Monterey County to the south and is twenty miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, is integral in shaping the crisp acidity and mature tannins distinctive of the Cabernet, Merlot, Petite Verdot, Zinfandel, Syrah and Petite Sirah grown here. Extreme temperature swings are common, with summer daytime temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit and nights influenced by cool fog. The vineyard's location on open benchlands along the Estrella River, where six soil types battle for minimal water, also adds to the deeply concentrated nature of the grapes. Today, Estancia's winemakers strive to combine the best of both worlds- a state of the art winemaking facility, and a traditional, hands-on approach to each grape they produce. In the end, this combination of technology and tradition allows Estancia to deliver the hand-crafted quality for which these wines are known. While the cutting-edge facilities enable Estancia to take advantage of the beneficial advances in winemaking technology. Finally, Estancia's commitment to old world processes results in the complexity and elegance found in artisanal and boutique wines. This blend of Merlot and a little Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah is aged 8 months in french Oak barrels of which 20% is new each year. A ruby red coloured wine it has ripe cherry and plum aromas as well as hints of mocha. Juicy and ripe with focused cherry and black cherry flavours, this is a round, soft wine with good mouthfeel, while the lingering finish has overtones of sweet oak and chocolate.
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Montes ALPHA Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley Chile
Description: One of the top Chilean Cabernets, aged for 12 months in French oak. Sourced from 100 year-old vines. Intense ruby in colour with red fruits, evocations of blackcurrant, chocolate and cigar box, in balance with well-integrated oak . Of great complexity in the mouth, in mid-palate is full-bodied and balanced with a lasting persistence and a remarkable finish. Although a superb wine as it is, it may also be considered as a great wine for cellaring. Our first version was recently selected among the best ten year old red wines in the world. Montes Alpha was the first of the premium Chilean wines. Initially only Cabernet was available, but the range has expanded to include both Chardonnay and Merlot. All the wines exhibit concentration, elegance and sophistication, and come from very old, low-yielding, ungrafted vines with pre-phylloxera rootstocks. The wines are made by Aurelio Montes, one of the most respected of all the Chilean winemakers, who has just released the first super-premium wine from Chile, Montes Alpha "M". (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £141.07
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Vergelegen RESERVE SELECTION Merlot Helderburg RSA
Description: The first vines to grace Vergelegen's soil were planted in 1700 by Willem Adriaan van der Stel. Some of the varietals planted were Blue Muscadel, Steendruif , White Muscadel and Frontinjac. Today the vineyards at Vergelegen range in altitude from 140 metres above sea level to 310 metres with slopes facing North to North-West and South to South- East. Temperatures are monitored at three automatic and six manually read stations indicate a two degree Celsius difference between the lower, north to north-west facing slopes and the higher plateau and south facing slopes. The climate is mild due to the proximity of False Bay and generally falls within the lower Region 111 by Degree-Days classification. While twenty-one soil types have been identified on Vergelegen and these generally have a very high clay content. Vines have been planted on Clovelly, Glenrosa and Pinedene with cultivars and rootstock selected to best match each soil type, and all the vines are trained vertically onto hedge trellis. The current plantings are Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Cabernet Franc , Shiraz , Sauvignon Blanc , Semillon and Chardonnay . Ripe plum with ruby rim with a nose showing ripe fruit flavours, spice and a touch of chocolate. The ripeness of the fruit is balanced by a fresh fruit acid and soft wood/fruit tannins. The aftertaste is long and lasting. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £162.88
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Concha y Toro ISLA NEGRA Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Chile
Description: This hand harvested blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot comes from selected vineyards of the Central Valley. Aged 6 months wine maker Adolfo Hurtado considered: 'This is a red dual varietal made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, two varieties which naturally complement and enhance each other. Bright ruby red in colour, it has a robust, fruit-filled aroma of plums, berries and cherries with traces of soft vanilla and chocolate on the finish. This is a medium bodied and harmonious wine with soft tannins and a gratifying aftertaste.' (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £59.78
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Jackson Wine Estates STONESTREET Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley California
Description: J. Stonestreet & Sons Vineyard & Winery began in the autumn of 1989 when Jess Jackson purchased a small vineyard and winery in the rolling hills bordering southern Alexander Valley. He named the winery in honor of his late father, Jess Stonestreet Jackson, and dedicated it to the task of handcrafting wines using traditional methods while showcasing modern techniques. Stonestreet quickly garnered international acclaim for powerful red and luscious white wines. Following this early success, Jess Jackson acquired the nearby Alexander Mountain Estate in 1995 and focused Stonestreet on mountain wines, particularly the Bordeaux varietals of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, in addition to small amounts of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc from older vineyards on the mountain. Retaining the intense mountain flavours and colour from mountain fruit demands special care. A pre-fermentation cold-soak extracted fruit flavours while minimising tannin extraction. Separate lots were then fermented at warm temperatures with either native or cultured yeast for a total of about three weeks total skin contact time. Ageing was done in thin-stave French oak barrels, coopered to Stonestreet's specifications. This served to further integrate tannins and fruit while maintaining a balanced structure. A regimen of quarterly racking with light aeration and egg white fining naturally clarified the wine and further developed the nuanced complexity and supple tannins. This wine is well-balanced with a particularly lush mid-palate and dark ruby-purple colour. An elegant structure supports layers of spicy blackberry/cassis fruit along with hints of chocolate and coffee. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £235.39
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Franciscan Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley California
Description: At Franciscan Oakville Estate our wine's style is driven by the blue-ribbon location of our vineyards, at the mid-southern end of the Napa Valley. Our vineyard property is at the core of the Oakville viticultural area and our neighbors include Mondavi, Opus One, Beringer, Silver Oak and Groth. The prestige and recognition achieved by the wines grown on the Oakville Estate, as well as the consistently high ratings and top awards received by the wines grown on this estate, attest to the fact that the climate and conditions produce grapes of exceptional quality. A blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc this wine has a ruby red , garnet appearance with good depth. Ripe black cherry and plum aromas mingle with toasty oak and a hint of leather. In the mouth, loads of the same red fruit found in the nose is evident, beautifully in balance with sweet oak carrying through to a long finish. The tannins are supple and round, an elegant wine. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £217.94
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Concha y Toro ISLA NEGRA Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Chile
Description: This hand harvested wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot and a little Carmenere , Syrah as well as Aspiran Bouchet . Once in the winery this wine spends 6 months in French oak barrels and wine maker Adolfo Hurtado considered: 'This Cabernet Sauvignon epitomises the delicious fruit-forward characteristics of this variety with its rich ruby red colour and plum, raspberry and blackcurrant nose. Elegant and structured in the mouth, there are traces of blackcurrant and very subtle mint on the palate. A wine of pronounced tipicity, this Cabernet is a great example of the first variety through which Chile’s Central Valley became known as a vine-growing paradise.' (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £82.49
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Odfjell Vineyards ARMADOR Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Chile
Description: Over 20 years ago, the pioneering Norwegian Armador, Dan Odfjell discovered and fell in love with a small corner of the famous Maipo Valley, Chile. Born of rain in Bergen, Norway, he could not resist the attraction of the austral sun in this Virgilian setting. Serendipity would later show that he had found land in Chile's premium red wine producing valley, where vitis vinifera has been cultivated since the 17th century. Here a soothing coastal breeze produces a microclimate conducive to distinct and beautiful wines on the 85 hectares planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenere, Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. This hand harvested Cabernet Sauvignon has a little Merlot and Carmenere is part aged in oak to produce an intriguing and full-bodied style that is tasty and very drinkable. The colour is an intense ruby with violet reflections and offers plenty of black and red berry flavours showing a hint of the typical licorice a real reflection of Odfjell's terroir. Here the nose is completed with a touch of vanilla as a nice complement. The full bodied attack on the palate is round with finesse while the well-balanced acidity along with the matured tannins develop on the long finish. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £59.20
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J Lohr SEVEN OAKS Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles California
Description: The Cabernet Sauvignon was grown on the Arbuckle-Positas, Arbuckle-San Ysidro Complex and Nacimiento-Los Osos. The terrain is rolling grassland hills, dotted with Oaks , and in this case Seven Oaks. In addition to the Cabernet Sauvignon 87% there is a little Merlot 11.1%, Petite Sirah 5.1%, Zinfandel 1.2%, Petite Verdot 1.2% and Syrah 0.7%. The vines are mostly own-rooted with a clonal selection from the old Estrella River Winery vineyard. The Cabernet Sauvignon clone evidences tiny berries with enticing forward fruit flavors. The 2001 vintage produced some outstanding red wines, although very similar to the vintage of 2000. However, it required longer grape hang time to achieve optimum development of colour, flavour and fragrance. Dark ruby-red in colour with youthful hues, the 2001 Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of black currants, cherry and violets. The bouquet is an elegant blend of spices (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £164.84
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Trinity Hill GIMBLETT GRAVELS Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot Hawke's Bay NZ
Description: A superb deep-ruby colour and intense cassis, mulberry, plum and redcurrant fruit flavours are combined with secondary characters such as cedar and spice from ageing oak barrels. This wine has ripe, firm tannins and a rich, supple texture. Such elegance and concentration are not often encountered in New Zealand red wines. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £254.54
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Odfjell Vineyards BABOR Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Chile
Description: Over 20 years ago, the pioneering Norwegian Armador, Dan Odfjell discovered and fell in love with a small corner of the famous Maipo Valley, Chile. Born of rain in Bergen, Norway, he could not resist the attraction of the austral sun in this Virgilian setting. Serendipity would later show that he had found land in Chile's premium red wine producing valley, where vitis vinifera has been cultivated since the 17th century. Here a soothing coastal breeze produces a microclimate conducive to distinct and beautiful wines on the 85 hectares planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenere, Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. This hand harvested Cabernet Sauvignon with a little Merlot and Cabernet Franc is a red/ ruby colour with violet reflections. The aromas with notes of red wild berries such as blackberry and raspberry, as well as plums combine well with Odfjell signature licorice. On the palate, the wine has a round attack, showing fruit and a refreshing, well-balanced, acidity, with a long and juicy finish. Produced from 10 year old vines in the Maipo Valley, the vineyard is surrounded by mountains. Here the wide variation in temperature, with high temperatures during the day, and cool nights develops the grapes full potential. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £45.14
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Vinedos Sutil PABLO NERUDA Merlot Reserva Colchagua Valley Chile
Description: Deep ruby red in color. The complex nose features attractive notes of cassis, licorice, chocolate, and mocha. On the palate, the round, ripe tannins create balance and structure, with a medium-long finish. Varietal composition: 85% Merlot 15% Cabernet Sauvignon (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £63.38
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Vigneti Le Meridiane Cabernet del Trentino Riserva DOC
Description: Ruby red with garnet edge; fruity and spiced bouquet, full bodied taste with a long finish. This is a totally new winery, built just outside Trento, equipped with state of the art technology. The aim of enologist Giorgio Flessati is to express the best possible quality of Trentino. All the wines are from single vineyards and all are made using French oak maturation. The styles are very modern and fruit-driven, yet retaining an Italian elegance and balance. These are amongst the best wines that we have tasted from Trentino, offering exceptional quality at the price. The barrique matured Merlot in particular is one of the first from Italy that can stand the comparison with the best medium-priced Merlots from the rest of the world (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £78.34
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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars HAWK CREST Cabernet Sauvignon California
Description: Hawk Crest is the companion brand or 'house wine' of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars. Representing fine quality Hawk Crest wines have been handcrafted by the Winiarski family in the Napa Valley since 1974. Hawk Crest winemaker Mark Smith draws on two distinct areas in California to craft this approachable yet well structured Cabernet Sauvignon. The climate and diverse soils of Paso Robles in California’s Central Coast provide bright red berry fruit, while the high altitude and volcanic soils of the Red Hills district in Lake County give the wine structure and depth. Additionally, small percentages of Merlot, for texture and mouthfeel, and Petit Verdot, for mid-palate grip and intensity, were also added. The wine was aged for 12 months in French oak barrels for added complexity and polish. An outstanding first impression with its vibrant ruby colour and distinctive aromas of black cherry, spice, black pepper and tobacco. This gives way to Silky tannins and dark cherry flavours that stand out against a backdrop of spicy notes and hints of vanilla. Perfectly balanced with a soft entry, well-integrated oak and a long, rich finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £154.46
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Aresti Family Vineyards FAMILY COLLECTION Cabernet Sauvignon Rio Claro Chile
Description: Proud of their heritage of viticulture and wine making dating from 1953, the Aresti family present the first of their Family Collection range. The distinctive packaging incorporates the painting of the 'Vendima en la Hacienda Bellavista by the Chilean painter Alberto Valenzuela Lanos which depicts the harvest in the Curico Valley and hangs in the family hacienda. This distinctive wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon,Carmenere and Merlot grapes from the Penaflor estate. The wine spends 12 months in new oak barrels and has intense ruby colours, rich cassis and mint on the nose, exceptional structure on the palate with complex fruit flavours, spices and mature tannins. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £75.36
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J Lohr SEVEN OAKS Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles California
Description: The Cabernet Sauvignon was grown on the Arbuckle-Positas, Arbuckle-San Ysidro Complex and Nacimiento-Los Osos. The terrain is rolling grassland hills, dotted with Oaks , and in this case Seven Oaks. In addition to the Cabernet Sauvignon 87% there is a little Merlot 11.1%, Petite Sirah 5.1%, Zinfandel 1.2%, Petite Verdot 1.2% and Syrah 0.7%. The vines are mostly own-rooted with a clonal selection from the old Estrella River Winery vineyard. The Cabernet Sauvignon clone evidences tiny berries with enticing forward fruit flavors. The 2001 vintage produced some outstanding red wines, although very similar to the vintage of 2000. However, it required longer grape hang time to achieve optimum development of colour, flavour and fragrance. Dark ruby-red in colour with youthful hues, the 2001 Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of black currants, cherry and violets. The bouquet is an elegant blend of spices (12 x 37.5 cl)
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