Cab.Sauvignon
Bottle
£13.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 38cs
With many of the vines over 50 years old, this wine expresses fine concentration and balance. It has a wonderfully open nose of mulberry, blackcurrant and violet. Its berry-fruit profile melts into subtle notes of allspice and chocolate. The tannins are fine and well managed, and the acidity remains fresh. Drink now to 2022
Bottle
£15.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle
£16.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs
La Bergeronette’s gorgeous, lifted bouquet speaks of Hervé’s decision to retain around 15 percent of the stems during vinification; a technique more commonly seen in Burgundy than Bordeaux. One third of the final blend is aged for six months in 400-litre barrels (the rest in stainless steel) which impart only the subtlest of aromas, but take some credit for its irresistibly supple tannins and sheer juiciness. The finish reverberates with Cabernet Franc’s trademark acidity. Drink now to 2020.
Will Heslop, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£22.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 58cs
Bottle
£27.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Get one bottle of this for half-price when you purchase 12 or more bottles of from the Fleur Haut Gaussens estate. Max one per customer. Find out more here. * Find out more here. *
Although this wine is classified as a “humble” Bordeaux Supérieur, its grower, Hervè Lhuillier, lavishes Grand Cru levels of care on its vines. This shows in the wine, which is incredibly sleek and polished for this level – a quality further enhanced by the generosity of the 2015 vintage. Lovely plum and cedar aromas are evident, and the wine is long, but not overdone. Overall, it’s a very impressive effort.
*Offer ends at 6pm on 1st October, subject to stocks. This offer is limited to one half-price magnum per customer.
Magnum
£29.00
Magnum 6 x 150cl 20cs
Fiona Hayes, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£29.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs
Bottle
£30.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Martyn Rolph, Private Account Sales Manager
The aromas immediately announce the variety, displaying intense characters of blackcurrant, red berry, black olive and a subtle hint of menthol. Combined with the nutty oak aromas, this wine delivers a complex yet elegant bouquet.
The palate of this wine has a perfectly aligned structure, weight and intensity creating a backbone for longevity. The aromas on the nose follow through onto the palate and these full bodied, spicy flavours combined with pin point acidity and firm, grainy tannins deliver a wine of stature and grace. This wine will continue to develop in complexity and interest for as long as you can manage to cellar it.
Winemakers Note
Bottle
£42.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 68cs
Bottle
£49.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 17cs
Bottle
£65.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 55cs
Bottle
£70.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle
£94.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs
Fergus Stewart, Private Account Manager
Magnum
£108.00
Magnum 6 x 150cl 7cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
(David Berry Green)
Bottle
£108.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle
£123.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 57cs
Case price (D. Magnum 1 x 300cl)
D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle
£198.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 7cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Antonio Galloni - Wine Advocate - Aug-2012
Case price (Magnum 3 x 150cl)
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Case price (Bottle 3 x 75cl)
Bottle 3 x 75cl 7cs
Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
Ben Grosvenor, Private Account Manager.
Case price (Magnum 1 x 150cl)
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Stuart Rae, Fine Wine Commercial Manager
Returning to my original tasting notes, it is clear I must have been utterly captivated by the 2012 Promontory. Descriptors referencing black forest gâteaux, macerated blueberries and baking spices of all kind were scribbled with haste to capture the character of the wine before the next intriguing layer unfurled. On reflection, my initial excitement remains palpable, what a truly glorious offering. The precision and purity on the nose is remarkable, a crystalline clarity like you’re smelling in high definition, there’s lots of everything but not too much of anything. Cherry and blackcurrant fruit is rich and dense, but held in check by granite and cool stone. Left in the glass, a cooling freshness persists. So fine is the interplay of lustrous berries and svelte, silky tannins that, for a red of such grand proportions, it seems almost refreshing. All before a finish that lasts an age. Outstanding and a real joy to drink, an experience any wine lover should aspire to.
Jared Ehret, Private Account Manager
Case price (Bottle 3 x 75cl)
Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle
£700.00
Bottle
£765.00
Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
It is adaptable to a wide range of soils, although it performs particularly well on well-drained, low-fertile soils. It has small, dusty, black-blue berries with thick skins that produce deeply coloured, full-bodied wines with notable tannins. Its spiritual home is the Médoc and Graves regions of Bordeaux where it thrives on the well-drained gravel-rich soils producing tannic wines with piercing blackcurrant fruits that develop complex cedarwood and cigar box nuances when fully mature.
The grape is widely planted in California where Cabernet Sauvignon based wines are distinguished by their rich mixture of cassis, mint, eucalyptus and vanilla oak. It is planted across Australia and with particular success in Coonawarra where it is suited to the famed Terra Rossa soil. In Italy barrique aged Cabernet Sauvignon is a key component in Super Tuscans such as Tignanello and Sassicaia, either on its own or as part of a blend with Sangiovese.