ALBARINO “Mar de Frades” (Spain)
ALBARINO “Mar de Frades” (Spain)
£18.00
Aromas of berries and warm spice with a touch of coffee and dark chocolate. The palate is generous
with beautifully complex red berry and spicy fruit, supple tannins, juicy acidity and a hint of black
pepper. All balanced by mocha and toasty notes from oak maturation
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Additional information
| Type | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Grape | RIOJA (Tempranillo) |
SAUVIGNON BLANC “Cloud Factory” (NZ)
Wine, White
PRODUCTION
Judiciously sourced from 3 vineyard sites between the Waihopai, Wairau and Awatere Valleys. Fruit for this wine comes from vineyards throughout Marlborough’s Wairau Valley. From the coastal vineyard of Rarangi (coastal pea gravels, sand and silts, cooler coastal site) up through the central (old river bed gravels with think fertile top soil) and southern valley vineyards (clay loams over silts and gravels, warm sheltered site ) to the Rapaura area vineyards (stoney river bed soils). The vines are grown on the VSP trellis system to give optimal cropping to gain maximum flavour during the growing season. Grapes are picked and immediately pressed to tanks for clarification. The fruit was gently pressed, cold settled, racked and cool fermented with selected yeast strains to enhance the unique aromatics & flavours. Each individual parcel was then racked, before being blended together to create this generous full-textured style. The wine was then filtered, and bottled to retain & capture the remarkable freshness of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
TASTING NOTE
Perfumed with nettle ripe tropical fruits which are also evident on the palate along with limey flavours and a rich minerality - classic Marlborough Sauvignon. The wine is sappy fresh, clean and delicious.
** VEGAN WINE**
£10.00
£10.00
AMARONE “Villa Belvedere” (Italy)
Wine, Red
Production
Aftual manual-picking in mid-September, the Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone grapes are stored on racks in drying rooms, until the January following the harvest. Fermentation takes place with skin contact and continual pumping over. The wine is aged in oak for 24 months.
Tasting notes
Rich aromas of ripe black cherry and plum, with dried fruit characters and a touch of spice. The palate is plush with ripe plum and bramble characters, a hint of vanilla, supple tannins and juicy acidity.
Food match
A good match for rich pasta dishes, game and grilled or roasted red meats.
£28.00
£28.00
MERLOT “Velvet Devil” (USA)
Wine, Red
USA, Washington 2014
A kick-ass Merlot from the 2nd largest wine drinking county in the world... dark cherries, cedar, and pipe tobacco. Named the ‘Velvet Devil’ due to it’s soft, smooth velvety texture.
£18.00
A kick-ass Merlot from the 2nd largest wine drinking county in the world... dark cherries, cedar, and pipe tobacco. Named the ‘Velvet Devil’ due to it’s soft, smooth velvety texture.
£18.00
FLEURIE (Gamay) “La Reine de l’Arenite” (France)
Wine, Red
PRODUCTION
'Arenite' is the terroir of pinky, crumbly sandstone of the La Madone vineyards, rated as one of the best vineyards in Fleurie. At up to 450m altitude and with soils still untouched by phylloxera, goblet trained vines on the east and south east facing vineyards lie below the Chapel of the Madonna at the top of the hill. Gamay Noir vines range from 40 to 90 years of age. Grapes are hand-picked and wholeberry fermented for 8-10 days (traditional maceration carbonique) followed by a further 2 or 3 days on the skins to assist with aromas. No use of cultured yeasts. Pressed after an 8-10 day cuvaison. First press wine was returned to vat and left for 8 months before bottling.
TASTING NOTE
Very pretty indeed, a heady perfume of freshly picked irises and peonies drifts above the crushed berry fruit nose. Ripe tannins and fresh acidity support a palate of Morello cherries, strawberries with wonderful savoury finish.
** VEGAN WINE**
£18.00
£18.00