Percheron Old Vine Cinsault 2016 V 7.95
From gnarly vines up to 65 years old - an elegant national treasure from the Western Cape. An untraditional lighter, refreshing style, where elegance and true character prevail. The palate is packed with soft, juicy red fruit with hints of cherries and pomegranate. . Bronze Medal at the International Wine Challenge
"One of the UK's best value summer reds with its whiff of pretty red berries and cherries" ..Observer magazine
From gnarly vines up to 65 years old - an elegant national treasure from the Western Cape. An untraditional lighter, refreshing style, where elegance and true character prevail. The palate is packed with soft, juicy red fruit with hints of cherries and pomegranate. . Bronze Medal at the International Wine Challenge
"One of the UK's best value summer reds with its whiff of pretty red berries and cherries" ..Observer magazine
Maquis Lien (Colchagua Valley ) 2003 8.25
Beautiful, deep, mature, intense, inky complex wine produced from a blend of 60% Syrah, 25% Carmenere,
9% Petit Verdot and 6% Malbec hand-picked grapes, then matured in oak casks for over 12 months.
Fewer than 2000 cases of this generous, characterful, limited release wine were produced so , as you can imagine,
there is not much left. Great with grilled lamb steaks
Bronze medal at the Decanter Wine Awards. Seen elsewhere at £10.25.
Beautiful, deep, mature, intense, inky complex wine produced from a blend of 60% Syrah, 25% Carmenere,
9% Petit Verdot and 6% Malbec hand-picked grapes, then matured in oak casks for over 12 months.
Fewer than 2000 cases of this generous, characterful, limited release wine were produced so , as you can imagine,
there is not much left. Great with grilled lamb steaks
Bronze medal at the Decanter Wine Awards. Seen elsewhere at £10.25.
Castillo de la Pena 2014 (Jumilla) 7.35
Produced from a blend of Syrah and Monastrell grapes in the baking region of Jumilla. Grapes from ancient bush vines produce deeply flavoured fruit with great richness and intensity. A shot period of oak-aging adds hints of vanilla and mocha to the concentrated dark fruit. Smooth and velvety this wine is great for quaffing and a great match for red meat and chorizo casseroles. Silver at the International Wine and and Spirits Challenge and bronze at the International Wine Challenge.
Produced from a blend of Syrah and Monastrell grapes in the baking region of Jumilla. Grapes from ancient bush vines produce deeply flavoured fruit with great richness and intensity. A shot period of oak-aging adds hints of vanilla and mocha to the concentrated dark fruit. Smooth and velvety this wine is great for quaffing and a great match for red meat and chorizo casseroles. Silver at the International Wine and and Spirits Challenge and bronze at the International Wine Challenge.
IL Pumo Negroamaro 2014 (Salento) 9.25
Intensely perfumed, deep, rich, flavoursome, frighteningly easy-drinking, medium-bodied red, packed with sweet
plummy fruit. Produced by the San Marzano Cantine, a co-operative of small growers in Puglia, which was awarded the European Producer of the Year in the 2015 Sommelier World Wine Awards. Drinking beautifully now and will continue to do so for a further 3 years. Great with red meat and mature cheese. Silver medal at the Sommelier World Wine Awards. Seen in Manchester at £9.95
Intensely perfumed, deep, rich, flavoursome, frighteningly easy-drinking, medium-bodied red, packed with sweet
plummy fruit. Produced by the San Marzano Cantine, a co-operative of small growers in Puglia, which was awarded the European Producer of the Year in the 2015 Sommelier World Wine Awards. Drinking beautifully now and will continue to do so for a further 3 years. Great with red meat and mature cheese. Silver medal at the Sommelier World Wine Awards. Seen in Manchester at £9.95
Mon Vieux "Sheer" Syrah Tannat 2011 V 8.95
Dryish red from the Stellenbosch Hills. Black and warmly spicy with notes of star anise and flavours
of earthy forest fruits. An inspired blend of 82% Syrah and 18% flavoursome, oak-aged Tannat, hand-made in South
Africa. Versatile, expressive and food-friendly but not for the faint hearted. Think you can handle this beast?
Silver medals at both the International Wine Challenge and International Wines and Spirits Challenge and bronze
5at the Decanter Wine Awards. Seen elsewhere at various prices up to £ 10.75
Dryish red from the Stellenbosch Hills. Black and warmly spicy with notes of star anise and flavours
of earthy forest fruits. An inspired blend of 82% Syrah and 18% flavoursome, oak-aged Tannat, hand-made in South
Africa. Versatile, expressive and food-friendly but not for the faint hearted. Think you can handle this beast?
Silver medals at both the International Wine Challenge and International Wines and Spirits Challenge and bronze
5at the Decanter Wine Awards. Seen elsewhere at various prices up to £ 10.75
Chateau La Bastide 2013 (Corbieres) 9.25
Latest vintage from the domaine of an old friend of ours, Guilhem Durand. Produced from a blend of 60% Syrah, 20% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre from old vine fruit. Rich, concentrated and beautifully balanced with flavours of cassis, dark berry fruit and hints of Mediterranean herbs. As recommended with roast lamb on Saturday Morning Kitchen.
Silver medal winner at the Brussels Concours Mondiale. Seen elsewhere on the internet at £ 11.55
Latest vintage from the domaine of an old friend of ours, Guilhem Durand. Produced from a blend of 60% Syrah, 20% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre from old vine fruit. Rich, concentrated and beautifully balanced with flavours of cassis, dark berry fruit and hints of Mediterranean herbs. As recommended with roast lamb on Saturday Morning Kitchen.
Silver medal winner at the Brussels Concours Mondiale. Seen elsewhere on the internet at £ 11.55
Amnesia Tinto 2014 (Portugal) 9.75
Gorgeous, beutifully balanced, fruit-driven red produced from a blend of Aragonez, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon
grapes in the Alentejo region. Packed with juicy, blackcurrant fruit with a lovely licorice finish
Gold medal winner at the Brussels Concours Mondial.
Gorgeous, beutifully balanced, fruit-driven red produced from a blend of Aragonez, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon
grapes in the Alentejo region. Packed with juicy, blackcurrant fruit with a lovely licorice finish
Gold medal winner at the Brussels Concours Mondial.
Les Coteaux Cotes du Rhone Villages 2012 (France) 9.95
85% Grenache, 15% Syrah. Typical red berry fruit underpinned by subtle oaky nuances. Flavours are densely packed, layer upon layer of primary red fruit are refined by smooth oaky subtleties. Long finish in which the intensity of the vintage shines through. Wine Merchant Magazine Top 50 winner where it was described as "incredibly drinkable" and "superb value". Bronze medal at the Sommelier Wine Awards and house wine on the Orient Express.
Brindisi Rosso 2014 (Puglia) 10.95
I first listed the fabulous Brindisi Rosso, from the tremendous multi -award winning co-operative of Cantine due Palme, over 20 year ago and have listed every subsequent vintage. Remarkably consistent, it has won many friends in Marple. Deep, round, harmonious wine with great fruit and substance.
Winner of the Premio Speziale at Vinitaly 2014.
I first listed the fabulous Brindisi Rosso, from the tremendous multi -award winning co-operative of Cantine due Palme, over 20 year ago and have listed every subsequent vintage. Remarkably consistent, it has won many friends in Marple. Deep, round, harmonious wine with great fruit and substance.
Winner of the Premio Speziale at Vinitaly 2014.
Wandering Beeste Syrah 2014 (Sth Afri 12.95
Bewitching , beguiling , beautiful wine from the immensely talented Donovan Rall. Donovan hand picks the fruit by night which is then bundled into a chilled grocery fruit lorry and delivered to Zorgvliet winery where he further selects bunches for ‘whole bunch and stem’ fermentation. The wine then goes through wild yeast fermentation over a 6 month period in old barrels. The wine is then racked off and settled, for a further 4 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Intense, flavoursome, complex with firm tannins, it is perfect with steak. Rated as OUTSTANDING by Decanter Wine Magazine. Bronze at the 2015 International Wine Challenge.
Bewitching , beguiling , beautiful wine from the immensely talented Donovan Rall. Donovan hand picks the fruit by night which is then bundled into a chilled grocery fruit lorry and delivered to Zorgvliet winery where he further selects bunches for ‘whole bunch and stem’ fermentation. The wine then goes through wild yeast fermentation over a 6 month period in old barrels. The wine is then racked off and settled, for a further 4 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Intense, flavoursome, complex with firm tannins, it is perfect with steak. Rated as OUTSTANDING by Decanter Wine Magazine. Bronze at the 2015 International Wine Challenge.
The Songlines Barossa Valley Grenache 2016 13.35
The ancient peoples of Australia navigated the vast emptiness of the continent using mind maps, instructions remembered in song and passed down the generations. A kind of pre-GPS TomTom. This enticing wine celebrates this near-lost tradition and the Barossa’s well-trodden red earth in its deep, warbling fruit, a very song of the soil. Packed with youthful exuberance with loads of sweet raspberry notes. Aged only in stainless steel to preserve a crunchy freshness.
Gold medal winner at the International Wine Challenge.
The ancient peoples of Australia navigated the vast emptiness of the continent using mind maps, instructions remembered in song and passed down the generations. A kind of pre-GPS TomTom. This enticing wine celebrates this near-lost tradition and the Barossa’s well-trodden red earth in its deep, warbling fruit, a very song of the soil. Packed with youthful exuberance with loads of sweet raspberry notes. Aged only in stainless steel to preserve a crunchy freshness.
Gold medal winner at the International Wine Challenge.
Dandelion Vineyards Lionheart of the Barossa Shiraz 2014 13.95 Exceptional, complex shiraz produced from ancient vines. Packed with fresh, juicy black and blue fruit with dark chocolate
and spicy Christmas puddling resonances. Aged for 12 months in French oak barriques, this wine is drinking beautifully now and will continue to improve for another 5 or 6 years
Multi-award winner including gold in the International Wine Challenge. Seen at £15 in a Manchester independent.
and spicy Christmas puddling resonances. Aged for 12 months in French oak barriques, this wine is drinking beautifully now and will continue to improve for another 5 or 6 years
Multi-award winner including gold in the International Wine Challenge. Seen at £15 in a Manchester independent.
Chateau Pineraie 2010 (Cahors) V 14.50
Produced by the 5th generation of the Burc family from a blend of 85% Auxerois (Malbec) and 50% Merlot.
Deep, earthy nose whilst the palate shows plum, blackberry and lots of spice. Vanilla, soft oak and a potpourri
of herbs add character and complexity, which is balanced by gentle tannins. Very much a food wine which goes
great with hearty casseroles. Bronze medal at the International Wine Challenge
Produced by the 5th generation of the Burc family from a blend of 85% Auxerois (Malbec) and 50% Merlot.
Deep, earthy nose whilst the palate shows plum, blackberry and lots of spice. Vanilla, soft oak and a potpourri
of herbs add character and complexity, which is balanced by gentle tannins. Very much a food wine which goes
great with hearty casseroles. Bronze medal at the International Wine Challenge
Paxton AAA Shiraz Grenache 2009 15.00
Produced in McClaren Vale from grapes grown using biodynamic farming methods and sustainable farming methods.
Upfront, forward and friendly style packed with shedloads of savoury fruit with hints of cinnamon and oak, and a glorious silky texture. Great with anything that once went baaaaaaaaa . Gold Medal winner at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Seen elsewhere at £16.75
Produced in McClaren Vale from grapes grown using biodynamic farming methods and sustainable farming methods.
Upfront, forward and friendly style packed with shedloads of savoury fruit with hints of cinnamon and oak, and a glorious silky texture. Great with anything that once went baaaaaaaaa . Gold Medal winner at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Seen elsewhere at £16.75
Chateau Loudenne 2009 (Medoc Cru Bourgeoisie) 20.00
Warm, ripe and fresh claret produced from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc grapes.
Good body and plenty of blackcurrant fruit. Gently oaked with notes of cedar which integrate beautifully
with the depth of fruit. Will drink beautifully for another 6/7 years.
Silver medal winner at the Decanter World Wine Awards
Good body and plenty of blackcurrant fruit. Gently oaked with notes of cedar which integrate beautifully
with the depth of fruit. Will drink beautifully for another 6/7 years.
Silver medal winner at the Decanter World Wine Awards
Huerta de Albala Taberner 2010 (Cadiz) V 24.75
Fabulous wine from this fantastic, innovative producer. Made from Syrah grapes. Very deep, inky, mulberry colour.
Full, rich, heady nose with plum and chocolate, spice, mocha and oak. A touch of savouryness in the form of roasted meat with a lovely savoury edge. Big but well balanced with rich fruit and oak. Complex aromas of sandalwood, smoke, spices, blueberry, and blackberry. This intensely flavoured wine is all about pleasure.
Gold medal winner at the Sommelier Wine Awards.
Full, rich, heady nose with plum and chocolate, spice, mocha and oak. A touch of savouryness in the form of roasted meat with a lovely savoury edge. Big but well balanced with rich fruit and oak. Complex aromas of sandalwood, smoke, spices, blueberry, and blackberry. This intensely flavoured wine is all about pleasure.
Gold medal winner at the Sommelier Wine Awards.
