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Ratafia René Geoffroy, Champagne Geoffroy
Bottle 50cl £28.18
Cumières Rouge Traditionnel, Champagne Geoffroy
Bottle 75cl £30.18
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Hailed a curvy, racy beauty from Antonio Galloni and a fascinating wine from Monica Larner, Sassicaia 2017 is one of the most anticipated releases of the year. Sassicaia 2017 is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. In her preview assessment of the wine, Larner describes incredibly well the tension existing from vintner and vintage and how, like...
more2017 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido
Bottle 75cl Available In Bond
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An impressive release that speaks volume of the pedigree of Tenuta San Guido’s wines. Guidalberto is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. A voluptuous nose charged with blackcurrant, black cherries, damson notes is rained in by mineral, almost balsamic hints of black olive, mint, tomato leaf and fresh black pepper. The exuberant nose of youth shouldn’t distract from the...
more2018 Guidalberto, Tenuta San Guido
Bottle 75cl Available In Bond
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The third wine of the estate and one that was produced since 2003, Le Difese is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Sangiovese. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats and it is then aged for 12 months in French and American oak barrels and for a further three months in the bottle. The younger addition to the...
more2018 Le Difese, Tenuta San Guido
Bottle 75cl Available In Bond
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“A darker, more structured Barolo than his sibling, Prapo’ is an incredibly pure expression of the terroir of Serralunga. Precise notes of red and black berries, forest floor and dark spices are framed by tight woven tannins and lively freshness. An exciting release that has the potential to be enjoyed for the next 10 years.” Armit Wines
more2015 Barolo Prapo, Davide Fregonese
Bottle 75cl £61.14
2015 Barolo Cerretta, Davide Fregonese
Bottle 75cl £57.54
2017 Giusto Di Notri, Tua Rita
Bottle 75cl £52.68
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The blend consists of 95% Tempranillo from 40-year-old vines in Las Cuevas, El Palo and Las Monjas in Rodezno, complemented with 5% Graciano from the Montecillo estate in Fuenmayor. The Graciano gives the wine an aromatic intensity and acidity, to carry the structure and elegance of the Tempranillo. The grapes are vinified separately in four-and-a-half-year-old American oak for three years, and...
more2012 Gran Reserva Viña Arana, La Rioja Alta S.A.
Bottle 75cl £35.08
Magnum 150cl £65.36
Bottle 75cl
Case of 6 £190.08
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Imagining the sweetness and purity of diverse berry fruits found in the corresponding “L’Esquerda” bottling allied to the saline savor of the corresponding “Vignes de Bila-Haut” will give you an idea of what awaits from the glass of 2011 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France Occultum Lapidem …there is, unsurprisingly, at least as much sheer complexity on display here...
more2011 Côtes du Roussillon Villages, Chapoutier
Magnum 150cl £65.36
Case 6 x 75cl £190.08
Magnum 150cl
Single bottle£65.36
TASTING NOTES
Imagining the sweetness and purity of diverse berry fruits found in the corresponding “L’Esquerda” bottling allied to the saline savor of the corresponding “Vignes de Bila-Haut” will give you an idea of what awaits from the glass of 2011 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France Occultum Lapidem …there is, unsurprisingly, at least as much sheer complexity on display here...
more2011 Côtes du Roussillon Villages, Chapoutier
Bottle 75cl £31.68
Bottle 75cl £31.68
Case of 6 £190.08
2012 Côtes du Roussillon Villages, Chapoutier
Bottle 75cl £31.68
Bottle 75cl £34.68
TASTING NOTES
It took Michel six years of observing and analysing to gain an understanding of this very rich and complex terroir. Grenache grapes come from 70 year old vines, grown on a magnificent plot in the heart of the garrigue scrubland. The Syrah grapes are ripened slowly on vines grown on clayey limestone soil and are also grown on the Maison?s...
more2008 Côtes du Roussillon Villages, Chapoutier
Bottle 75cl £34.68
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Case of 6 x 75cl £302.88
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2011 Châteauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac, Chapoutier
Bottle 75cl £50.48
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Case of 6 x 75cl £466.08
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2009 Châteauneuf du Pape Croix de Bois, Chapoutier
Bottle 75cl £77.68
Case 6 x 75cl £466.08
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This cuvée¿s primary source is a very steep, terraced vineyard in the Côte Brune above Ampuis. The soil here is notably more limestone schistous, whereas the old-vine source in the Côte Blonde, more acidic and sandy, provides wine of less dense colour. Pure Syrah (Michel adds no Viognier) grown at minuscule yields from 70 year old vines gives this wine power...
more2008 Côte Rôtie La Mordorée, Chapoutier
Bottle 75cl £77.68
Bottle 75cl £81.68
Case of 6 £490.08
2016 Côte Rôtie La Mordorée, Chapoutier
Bottle 75cl £81.68
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Case of 6 x 75cl £616.08
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Le Méal, a broader swathe of the hill at a high elevation (150-200 metres) facing slightly more Easterly, takes its name from the old French word meaning ¿the best¿. The land of sandy gravel, combined with Syrah vines over 50 years old, give a wine characterisedby a supple character, fine balance and deeply intense fruit aromas. Yields are again exceptionally...
more2008 Ermitage Le Méal, Chapoutier
Bottle 75cl £102.68
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Case of 6 x 75cl £736.08
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2004 Ermitage Blanc Le Méal, Chapoutier
Bottle 75cl £122.68
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Case of 6 x 75cl £766.08
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The eponymous vineyard grows on very poor granitic and shallow soils surrounding the chapel of ¿Ermite¿ at the top of the hill of Hermitage. The age of the vines averages over 80 years. This wine is the most individual statement in the Hermitage appellation, and the most prized for followers of M. Chapoutier¿s grandest of crus. L¿Ermite traditionally produces the...
more2008 Ermitage L'Ermite, Chapoutier
Bottle 75cl £127.68