Gamay
Prices:
Bottle
£11.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 6cs
Bottle
£13.95
Adam Bruntlett, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£14.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 49cs
Bottle
£15.25
Bottle 12 x 75cl 14cs
Will Heslop, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£15.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 21cs
This cuvée is hand-harvested; fermentation is 100% natural; and the wine is aged for 13 months in old oak foudres.
Will Heslop, Buyer. Berry Bros. & Rudd.
Bottle
£16.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 11cs
Bottle
£17.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 13cs
The theme of cheerful red and blue fruit continues on the palate. Riper and less austere than, say, the cuvée Godefroy, but with the same beguiling saline character to the finish.
Try it with carpaccio or tartare de bœuf.
Will Heslop, Buyer. Berry Bros. & Rudd
Bottle
£18.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 7cs
The 2015 Côte du Py is virtually opaque – the first indication of its remarkable concentration. The nose is relatively open with aromas of blue fruit and nutmeg, as well as a telltale sign of carbonic maceration: a beguiling, high-toned scent somewhere between kirsch and watercolour paint. In contrast, the palate is so tightly wound that it calls for decanting at least an hour before service. But once its muscular tannins have begun to relax, the wine’s finesse hoves into view. This is as full-bodied and powerful as Beaujolais comes, but its mouthwatering acidity provides balance.
If you can resist, this is likely to peak in 3+ years time, when it will make a sensational accompaniment to roast meat or game.
Will Heslop - Wine Buyer, March 2017
Bottle
£18.50
Will Heslop, Wine Buyer
The excellence of Cru Beaujolais is something I have held dear for some time, but its ageing potential was first brought to my attention when I was served two Moulin-à-Vent wines from 1961 and 1962 produced by Camille Giroud. The freshness and complexity of these wines was simply astonishing and I have since made it something of a personal mission to return these great wines to their rightful place in the cellars and on the tables of the most discerning wine drinkers. The wines in our offer cover a range of styles; whole-bunch, de-stemmed, oaked, unoaked, elegant and floral, dense and structured. This almost endless variety and versatility is what is most fascinating about Gamay grown on Beaujolais’s volcanic soils. What the wines have in common, however, is that they all offer excellent value for money and great drinking pleasure.
Bottle
£18.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 13cs
Magnum
£39.95
Magnum 6 x 150cl 6cs
Will Heslop, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£19.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 5cs
Bottle
£19.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 9cs
This wine shows the depth and generosity associated with the clay-rich Javernieres vineyard at the foot of the Cote du Py. Rich purple with a most impressive density of fruit, this is but a babe in arms at the moment. And yet, the vast array of fruit in the mouth shows the potential, especially with the very fine long finish. Drink now to 2020.
Bottle
£19.95
Bottle
£20.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 6cs
Bottle
£22.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 30cs
Bottle
£22.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 31cs
La Rochelle is an extraordinary vineyard for numerous reasons. Its eighty-year old vines are planted at a density of 12,000 per hectare (10,000 gives one metre between each vine). The granite bedrock lies close enough to the surface to peak through in places. The consequences for us, the lucky drinkers, include a pronounced mineral character to wine. In a warm vintage like 2015, it renders La Rochelle reminiscent of something from the Northern Rhône – let’s not forget, Moulin à Vent is, geographically, much closer to Côte-Rôtie than the Côte d’Or.
In short, this is a cheerful, supremely enjoyable wine, with a rare degree of complexity and serious capacity to develop over the next decade and beyond.
Will Heslop, Buyer. Berry Bros. & Rudd
Bottle
£22.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 13cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
The palate is medium-bodied with supple black fruit on the entry, but the back end exerts quite a grip. It does not quite have the panache of other vintages that I have tasted, but it is still an impressive Moulin-à-Vent that will repay those with the patience to cellar for several years.
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - robertparker.com - Apr 2015
Bottle
£23.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 110cs
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - robertparker.com - Apr 2015
Bottle
£23.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 17cs
Bottle
£23.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 158cs
Bottle
£23.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 26cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle
£23.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 31cs
Bottle
£23.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 122cs
Adam Bruntlett, Wine Buyer
The excellence of Cru Beaujolais is something I have held dear for some time, but its ageing potential was first brought to my attention when I was served two Moulin-à-Vent wines from 1961 and 1962 produced by Camille Giroud. The freshness and complexity of these wines was simply astonishing and I have since made it something of a personal mission to return these great wines to their rightful place in the cellars and on the tables of the most discerning wine drinkers. The wines in our offer cover a range of styles; whole-bunch, de-stemmed, oaked, unoaked, elegant and floral, dense and structured. This almost endless variety and versatility is what is most fascinating about Gamay grown on Beaujolais’s volcanic soils. What the wines have in common, however, is that they all offer excellent value for money and great drinking pleasure.
Bottle
£25.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 71cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle
£25.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 15cs
Bottle
£26.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 18cs
Magnum
£52.00
Magnum 3 x 150cl 6cs
Will Heslop, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£27.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 31cs
Bottle
£27.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 38cs
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - robertparker.com - Dec 2015
Bottle
£27.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle
£28.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
A French variety planted predominately in Beaujolais where it is the grape behind everything from light and often acidic Beaujolais Nouveau through to the more serious and well-structured wines from the 10 cru villages. It takes its name from a hamlet just outside Chassagne-Montrachet and was at one stage widely planted on the Côte d`Or. However it was gradually phased out due to its poor yield and supposed poor quality of its wines.
The majority of Gamay wines in Beaujolais are labelled as Beaujolais or Beaujolais-Villages and are deliciously juicy, easy drinking, gulpable wines. Of more interest are the Cru wines from the 10 villages in the north of the region where the soil is predominantly granitic schist and where the vines are planted on gently undulating slopes. These can be well-structured, intensely perfumed wines, redolent of ripe black fruits and, while delicious young, will reward medium term cellaring.
Gamay is also grown in the Touraine region of the Loire where it produces soft, well-balanced, gluggable wines for drinking young.