Where it's from:
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Minervois
Price per case:
£65.88
Bottles per case:
12 x 75 cl
Style:
Soft & Supple Reds
Description:
This organically produced wine is in balance with nature to deliver a soft styled blend of Syrah and Mouvedre . Showing good tannin and acidity this deep red coloured wine develops through to the enjoyable finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Region:
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Minervois
Producer:
Free Run Wines
Product ID:
200443
Thorn-Clarke SHOTFIRE RIDGE Shiraz Barossa Valley
Description: Comments Ripe plum and dried palm dates showing typical characters of the dark rich Barossa soils. Hints of new oak integrated and rounded with vanilla and chocolate, create a long warm rewarding finish creating a kaleidoscope of flavours. Its richness has to be tasted to be believed. Winemaking Crushed and de-stemmed into closed fermenters. Inoculated 1 day after crushing. Maximum fermentation temperature 30ºC. Pumped over 2 x per day, incoporating oxygen. Rack and return every second day. Pressed using a membrane press. Pressings kept from freerun, then fined and re-blended back to the freerun. The wine was then inocluated for malolactic fermentation. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £149.87
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Thorn-Clarke TERRA BAROSSA Shiraz Barossa Valley
Description: Comments Upfront, ripe juicy raspberries, cherries and tobacco leaf. Soft, round tannins and a delicious lingering finish with hints of oak. A very rewarding wine at this level. Winemaking Crushed and de-stemmed into closed fermenters. Inoulated 1 day after crushing. Maximum fermentation temperature 32ºC. Pumped over 2 x per day, incorporating oxygen. Pressed using a membrane press. Pressings kept separate from freerun and then fined and re-blended back to the freerun. Inoculated for malolactic fermentation (12 x 75 cl) Price: £112.61
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Thorn-Clarke TERRA BAROSSA Pinot Gris Barossa Valley
Description: Comments This Vineyard is located at Mt Crawford one of South Australia's consistently coolest grape growing sites. Pear drops, peach skin with herbal undertones combine with a crisp multi-layered textured finish to create a fine example of this great variety. Inhibiting malolactic fermentation has preserved crisp natural acids which highlight the varietal fruit of this wine. Winemaking Crushed and de-stemmed then pressed using a membrane press. Pressings kept separate from freerun then fined and re-blended back to the freerun. Fermented using French yeast at 12-15ºC. The light fluffy lees were reincorporated to the wine to add mouth feel and structure. We racked the wine from lees after four months, filtered and bottled. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £112.61
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Thorn-Clarke TERRA BAROSSA Chardonnay Barossa Valley
Description: Comments This vineyard is located at Mt Crawford , one of South Australia's consistently coolest grapegrowing sites. Citrus, lime, sweet melon fruit, with hints of new French oak combine with a creamy lingering finish to create a fine example of this great variety. Inhibiting malolactic fermentation has preserved crisp natural acids which highlight the varietal fruit of this wine. Winemaking Crushed and de-stemmed then pressed using a membrane press. Pressings kept separate from freerun then fined and re-blended back to the freerun. Fermented using French yeast at 12 (12 x 75 cl) Price: £112.61
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Thorn-Clarke TERRA BAROSSA Riesling Barossa Valley
Description: Comments A great example of Mount Crawford Riesling . Citrus, lime and orange blossom combine with a crisp racy acidity to create a fine example of a great variety. A moderate residual sugar balances well with natural acids to round off the palate. Winemaking Crushed and de-stemmed then pressed. Freerun and pressings kept separate. Pressings were fined then re incorporated back to the freerun. The juice was settled for 3 days then racked and inoculated for alcoholic fermentation, using yeast of French origin. Fermentation temperature 12ºC (12 x 75 cl) Price: £112.61
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Mitolo JESTER ROSE McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: Tasting Note Deep Plum Colour. The nose shows a fragrant combination of red cherry and strawberry aromas. It is rich, juicy and has plenty of mouth-coating flavour. The palate displays layers of red berry fruit which combine with the mineral notes, cut through the hedonistic fruit and lead into a long dry finish. It has excellent intensity and depth of fruit which is carried through to the back palate by the clean acidity and just a touch of tannin to avoid any cloying. Winemaking A combination of whole berry and low fermentation temperatures ensures a lifted bouquet. The juice is left on skins for 3 days, then the freerun only is drained off and used. The fermentation continues at low temperatures for 3 weeks and is then stopped, with a very slight amount of natural grape sugar retained. The wine is then cold stabilised and filtered before bottling. Vineyard The grapes come from the Willunga district of McLaren Vale, where the heavy grey loam soils over sandstone, intermixed with black Biscay clay, combined with the maritime climate, contribute to an to an even ripening period and the development of rich fruit flavours. Yield is around 2 tonnes an acre. Italian born, Giacomo was known as the King of all Jesters. Quick witted and a skilled performer, he delighted audiences with his magical acts, juggling, story-telling, music and sorcery. Jester to the Duke's Court, he spent his early years surrounded by the castle's opulence and grandeur. Promiscuous by nature, in 1575 he was promptly banished due to scandalous behaviour involving the duke's daughter. Giacomo Rosé 'Jester' celebrates the era where boredom was alleviated through humour and the banal through intellect. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £65.64
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Amisfield Dry Riesling Central Otago NZ
Description: Hand picked on a cool autumn morning and gently whole cluster pressed, only freerun juice was used for this wine. Fermentation was conducted in stainless steel tanks at low temperature with a specialist strain of Riesling yeast designed to retain aromatics. The wine has an alluring perfume of root-ginger, lantana and limes while the palate is light, taut and crisp. A great wine to drink as an aperitif or with rich creamy foods, it provides an interesting counterpoint in texture with poultry, grilled fish or spicy Asian inspired cuisine. Sealed with a Stelvin® screw cap seal we are confident this wine will reach you in perfect condition. Drinking well while young this dry white wine will develop complexity and character as it matures in bottle over the next 5-8 years. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £156.40
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Domaine Chandon de Briailles LES VALOZIERES 1er Cru Aloxe-Corton
Description: The de Nicolay family has owned the domaine since 1834 when they bought the Manoir. Today Claude de Nicolay Drouhin, who took over from her mother, Comtesse Nadine, in 1990, oversees the viticulture and viniculture. By common consent she has continued to raise the standards of the estate to new heights. The vineyard is spread over the communes of Savigny, Pernand and Aloxe Corton. There are some 13 hectares, planted mainly with Pinot Noir and a small amount of Chardonnay in "Ile des Vergelesses", "Corton Bressandes" and, a very recent addition, "Charlemagne". Winemaking follows traditional practice: red grapes are macerated for five days before the alcoholic fermentation in open cement tanks. The free -run wine is then settled in stainless steel before moving to cask (6 x 75 cl) Price: £162.00
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Domaine Chandon de Briailles LES BRESSANDES Grand Cru Corton
Description: The de Nicolay family has owned the domaine since 1834 when they bought the Manoir. Today Claude de Nicolay Drouhin, who took over from her mother, Comtesse Nadine, in 1990, oversees the viticulture and viniculture. By common consent she has continued to raise the standards of the estate to new heights. The vineyard is spread over the communes of Savigny, Pernand and Aloxe Corton. There are some 13 hectares, planted mainly with Pinot Noir and a small amount of Chardonnay in "Ile des Vergelesses", "Corton Bressandes" and, a very recent addition, "Charlemagne". Winemaking follows traditional practice: red grapes are macerated for five days before the alcoholic fermentation in open cement tanks. The free -run wine is then settled in stainless steel before moving to cask (6 x 75 cl) Price: £241.62
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Gallo Family Vineyards ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County
Description: Winemaking has been a tradition in the Gallo family for almost 70 years and the Estate bottled range is one of their flagship wines. The grapes were specifically selected by the Gallo winemakers from one of their family vineyards, Stefani Vineyard, located in Sonoma County. Sonoma is situated 100 km north of San Francisco, west of Napa, and alongside the Pacific Ocean. In the northern region of Sonoma County lies Dry Creek Valley, where Stefani Vineyard rests in the central corridor. Vines were first planted here by the Stefani family at the turn of the century. The soil consists of as much as 30% gravel and small stones, a combination of Pleasanton and Clough series. Today, this unique climate/soil combination produces Cabernet Sauvignon grapes with intense cassis and black cherry aromas complemented by cedary, spicy flavours in the finish. The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were 100% estate grown and hand harvested. To intensify varietal character, Gallo employed site-specific vertical trellising, and used meticulous shoot and leaf removal to ensure the grape clusters received just the right amount of sunlight exposure for optimal ripening. The hand-harvested clusters were de-stemmed but not crushed, to increase the percentage of whole berries in the fermenter and reduce the potential for bitter tannin extraction. Once dry, the free-run wine was aged in 100% French oak barrels for an average of 21 months to enhance bouquet, flavour and body. The wine completed malolactic fermentation, and was bottled unfined and with minimal filtration. This Ernest & Julio Gallo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a full-bodied wine with firm tannins and a deep red colour. It exhibits complex layers of black cherry and plum aromas enhanced by spicy notes on a long finish. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £244.46
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Bodega de Sarria Moscatel Navarra
Description: Generic Tasting Notes Golden yellow colour. Intense and complex nose, with raisin, peach and honeyed characters. Luscious yet crisp on the finish. Producer Notes A stunning estate in the Puente la Reina area of Navarra. Substantial new investment and the appointment of winemaker, Jesus Lezaun has brought the wines to a new level of excellence, with elegant packaging providing a very complete and exciting range of wines. Vinification This naturally sweet wine is made fron muscatel grapes from vieyards controlled by Senorio de Sarria. The vines are located in the southern Ribera Baja of Navarre, a superior setting for growing this grape variety because of its luminosity.After the crushing, the grapes undergo a low-pressure pressing process to obtain the free-run juice. The fermentation stops naturally at the exact moment of desired sugar concentration. (6 x 50 cl) Price: £60.24
