Domaine Baumard Carte Turquoise Cremant de Loire NV
The mousse is elegant and refined and there is plenty of crisp acidity. The finish is long and dry with attractive biscuity notes.
This special old vine cuvée has depth and elegance – a belting alternative to Champagne and leagues ahead on quality over bottom-end fizz!
Domaine de Pothiers Eclipse Pet Nat 2019
Domaine des Pothiers are producers of Gamay Noir in the Cote Roannaise, in the north of the Loire. Passed down over several generations, the vines are cultivated biodynamically with the greatest care to produce quality wines. They work with ‘Saint Romain’ a unique clone of Gamay Noir. Domaine des Pothiers are doing something special with their sparkling wine. They use the Methode Ancestral technique to make a 100% Gamay sparkling pet nat. In the glass this has a light rosy colouring with pink foam. It is medium dry with 9% ABV, and really well balanced by crisp zingy acidity and savoury flavours. A great aperitif style.
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Domaine des Grandes Espérances Le Roi Soleil 2016
Bright and citrus based wine with hints of elderflower and melon. The 2016 Domaine des Grandes Espérances Le Roi Soleil is a light bodied wine with a strong acidic finish. Aimed at those who may enjoy a glass of vino in summer with a filleted fresh fish on the grill.
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Domaine Des Pothiers La Colline En Flammes 2019
Domaine des Pothiers La Colline en Flamme is a wine that displays aromas of red fruit such as strawberries, redcurrants and cherries. On the palate it is friendly and displays a fresh and smooth structure.
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Domaine des Roches Neuves Les Mémoires 2018
Minimal intervention and natural, parcel-by-parcel vinification result in vintage after vintage of wines that are always different, never the same. Today, Thierry Germain is one of the best representatives of his generation, and has contributed to restoring the reputation of the Saumur appellation. He produces a sublime range, of a very high quality, among the finest wines of the appellation. The cuvée Les Mémoires is a new cuvée produced since the 2012 vintage. It comes from very old vines (over a century old) and asserts itself as a superb Saumur, classy and complex. Its nose exhales aromas of violet, red and black fruit, as well as notes of cocoa and licorice. On the palate it is fresh yet slightly acidic with fine tannins and a nice length. This wine with huge potential, benefits from ageing for several years in the cellar.
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Domaine du Seuil Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux Rouge 2017
This wine is fruity with soft integrated tannins giving a long fine aftertaste. Emphasis is upon ripe fruit at harvest time and consequently the bouquet is strong and full of character with a deep, intense colour that takes on a brick-red tinge with age.
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Domaine Felines Jourdan Picpoul de Pinet 2020
Fresh, sweet, lively and enticing, with creamy lemon notes and a little floral freshness. Soft though prominent acidity and citrussy fruits. Perfect with seafood and oysters!
Domaine Les 4 Vents Les Pitchounettes Blanc 2016
This Crozes-Hermitage is 100% Roussanne.
On the nose, mineral and citrus notes with toasted aromas on dried fruits with a hint of honey this year. On the palate, freshness, floral notes and a subtle finish on dried fruits, almonds and a very light touch of apple.
Domaine Mosse Bisou 2019
An exceptional summer red, the grapes were bought from friends who tend their vines organically and consist of Grolleau Noir, Grolleau Gris, Pineau d’Aunis, Cot, Gamay and Cabernet Franc. Interesting yet very drinkable. It is light, has complexity from the mix of grapes used and is quite moorish. Serve lightly chilled.
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Domaine Mosse Goldeneye 2019
Domaine Mosse make impeccable and complex wines. With grapes Loin de l’Oeil from the South West France and Grüner Veltliner from Austria, the two combine effortlessly to produce a highly drinkable white wine of considerable charm. This wine shows the Mosse brothers, once again, showing their experience and adaptability to combine grapes from two different countries to produce a very interesting and delightful wine.
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Domaine Mosse Moussamoussettes 2019
Thinking about a perfect summer/spring drop? Look no further! This natural Pet-Nat from Domaine Mosse is not only lively, vibrant, and fun, it has some serious structure to hold it all together and deliver layers of flavors.
Domaine Pattes Loup Vent d’ Ange Chablis 2018
“Thomas Pico’s priority is to achieve moderate yields and full maturity. He picks rather later than most of his neighbours, judging the moment to harvest by flavour and appearance rather than laboratory analyses. Fermentation occurs in neutral wood, concrete and stainless steel varying, like its duration, by cuvée and vintage. Confronted by the tiny crops of 2016 and 2017, Pico elected to retain some of his 2015s for a later bottling, keeping them on the lees in tank for longer, an experiment he had long wanted to make. Pico is extending the Mise Tardive designation and approach to several other cuvées. There isn’t really anything else like these wines in Chablis – imagine if the Mâconnais’s Domaine Valette made wines here and you’ll get a partial idea of what they’re like – but they’re undeniably delicious, indeed thrilling, in their alliance of texture and saline nuance.” William Kelley, The Wine Advocate.
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Domaine Vincent Carême Vouvray l’Ancestrale
Coming from old vines this is a well-balanced ‘zero dosage’ sparkling wine. This is an incredibly elegant wine that displays a distinct minerality and a very fine bead. There are no sulphites added to this wine at any stage in the winemaking process.
It is rich and complex and will perfectly compliment your moments of shared pleasure.
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Domaine Vincent Carême Vouvray Sec 2019
Crisp, fresh and fruity this crowd pleasing, yet complex Vouvray offers traces of apple and citrus. A vibrant acidity complements an abundance of minerality keeping the wine beautifully balanced.
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Doris by Jenny Dobson Merlot 2019
Unique aromatics, where savoury elements mingle with floral and red fruit notes. A bright and intensely flavoured palate that sings with freshness. Finely toned tannins give strength and identity and carry the flavours to linger refreshingly on the finish.
Drummond Farm The Burren 2020
2020 ‘The Burren’ Pinot Noir & Pinot Gris . A bold blend, rich in colour and complex in flavour. If you like a bigger style of red wine, treat yourself to a few bottles of this number. You work hard, you deserve it.
Dry River Pinot Noir 2020
This Pinot Noir it’s simply delicious, with well-rounded tannins. Initially there is a juicy, plush elegance, with the tannins claiming a more authoritative and luxurious presence, showing off its class and flamboyance. The complexity of this vintage will bloom after five to eight years of age. Please note this wine has been un-fined and unfiltered in order to safeguard aromatics and structure.
Dune Wine Tirari 2019
Bright red fruited lift, white pepper, sweet herbs lift then blue and black fruits, amaro bitter herbs, chinotto like lift. Palate is fine and bright, punchy acid and lovely feathery tannin, lively and fresh with an array of sour red fruits, blue fruits and some amaro bitter notes.
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Easthope Family Winegrowers Chardonnay 2020
This is our most Chablis like Chardonnay of recent years. And that implies aromas of citrus blossom, chalk and subtle oak spice. The palate has a chalky texture to match the white fleshed peach flavours, natural acidity and sublime, long finish.
Egly-Ouriet Brut Tradition Grand Cru NV
Based in Ambonnay, Egly-Ouriet are masters of Pinot. They farm organically, and many of the base wines are fermented in barrel. They like long ageing on lees. Dosage is low or zero. These are proper wines: sometimes a bit stern, but always worthwhile. 48 months on lees, disgorged July 2016. Very fine and detailed with lovely citrus and apple core, as well as some pear and nut richness. It’s quite dry and complex with fine herbs and juicy acidity. Grown up and sophisticated, this is fruit-driven but four years on the lees and another 11 months in bottle has given the first signs of toasty maturity.
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Element Merlot / Cabernet 2019
Medium-full bodied, fresh and vibrant. Supported by moderate, fine-grained tannin extraction and fresh acidity. The palate flows with good energy and linearity, leading to an elegant finish of blackcurrants, plums and herbs. This is a finely presented Cabernet and Merlot blend with plum, blackberry and blackcurrant fruit, freshness and elegant extraction.
Els Vinyerons Pregadeu Cava 2018
Pregadéu (‘Praying mantis’ in Catalan, the cuvées are named after the insects found in the vineyards). Mètode ancestral sparkling made from 100% Xarel-lo. This wine undergoes a secondary fermentation in the bottle using the original but unfermented grape juice. Disgorged too so the wine is crystal clean and clear. No added sulphites and with no signs of oxidation (so stable and good for glass pour). Dry and fresh yet fruitful and with good acidity too.
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Etnella Petrosa Etna Rosso 2017
Petrosa is an Etna Rosso (still red wine) made from 85% Nerello Mascalese and 15% Nerello Cappuccio. From contrada (plot) Santo Spirito, where the vines are mostly 70 years old at an elevation of 780m. Fermented in wooden vats and matured in aged French oak barriques. At nose scents of little red fruits, Mediterranean herbs, balsamic scents and sweater spicy. Taste is very fresh, mineral, integrated tannins and long persistence.
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Etnella Tracotanza Etna Rosso 2018
Tracotanza is an Etna Rosso (still red wine) made from 85% Nerello Mascalese, 14% Nerello Cappuccio and approximately 1% unknown indigenous varietals. From contradas (plots) Crasà and Montedolce, where vine age runs from 30-70 years at an elevation of approx. 900m. Fermented and matured in stainless steel for 10 months.