The IWC
judges’ choice
After days of intensive tasting, the results for the 2017 International Wine Challenge® are in. Each of these wines from our own-label range has been awarded a silver or gold medal, confirming that our Own Selection range offers the very best value.
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judges’ choice
Prices:
Bottle
£10.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 158cs
A blend of 70 percent Chardonnay and 15 percent each of Chenin Blanc and Mauzac, aged traditionally and generously on its lees, this is a beautiful, balanced wine, with elegant aromas of orchard fruit and honeyed spice. The palate marries more exotic fruits with a clean, pebbly backdrop and an impressive depth of flavour.
Bottle
£12.25
Bottle 6 x 75cl 534cs
This Amontillado, especially blended for us and classically aged in Jerez de la Frontera, expertly captures vestigial freshness from the flor yeast, which has been allowed to die, in return adding colour, texture and complex malty hazelnut flavours to an unnervingly complex ensemble.
Bottle
£13.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 103cs
Bottle
£15.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 24cs
All the hallmarks of Grand Cru are here, with brioche and flowers on the nose and an elegant palate which marries notes of lemon grass, gingerbread and honeysuckle. The wine effortlessly combines structure and finesse, and reverberates with a really authoritative Grand Cru crescendo on the finish.
H/Bottle
£16.75
H/Bottle 12 x 37.5cl 40cs
Bottle
£28.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 590cs
Magnum
£61.00
Magnum 3 x 150cl 75cs
D. Magnum
£150.00
D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 31cs
Gusbourne’s Appledore vineyards cover a complex geological mosaic which, thanks to the skills of winemaker Charlie Holland, is captured in this wine. A blend of 72 percent Chardonnay, 22 percent Pinot Noir and six percent Pinot Meunier, this wine has benefited from more than 18 months on the lees. It has an attractive mid-gold hue, with ripe aromas of orchard fruit, citrus zest and a seam of minerality.
Bottle
£25.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 133cs
The Oremus wine estate has a long and colourful history, with Tokaji being produced there as early as 1620 by a Calvinist priest called Mate Szepsy Lacko. In 1993, the 33-hectare estate was bought by a Spanish consortium headed by David Álvarez, the owner of Vega Sicilia. The aim at Oremus is to produce Tokaji wines of elegance and balance with perfect harmony between the sweet fruit and natural acidity.
The 2011 vintage has yielded a more elegant and floral interpretation of this Tokaji Aszú wine. The nose has notes of orange blossom and peach, interspersed with honeysuckle and acacia. The palate is beautifully poised with the trademark acidity acting as counterpoint to the noble-rot sweetness. The long finish is fresh and vibrant.
H/Litre
£29.95
H/Litre 6 x 50cl 224cs
Having created a name for himself as régisseur (general manager) of Domaine du Comte Armand in Pommard, Benjamin Leroux established, with English backing, a small négociant business, based in Beaune since 2007. The possibilities are very exciting for this exceptionally talented vigneron. Benjamin is a master at delivering purity of fruit alongside a seamless texture in his wines, which have only the subtlest influence of oak.
From vines currently undergoing organic conversion, Benjamin Leroux has fashioned this delicious Nuits-St Georges; a wine with a vibrant bouquet of red cherries and fresh plums, and lovely, rich, ripe fruit across the palate. Drink this suave and succulent Burgundy with poultry, lamb or rare roast beef.
Bottle
£35.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
The famous house of Emilio Lustau has been maturing Fino Sherries in Puerto de Santa María since 1869. This superlative example harnesses their expertise to offer a wine of great pedigree. Aromatics of sea air, yeast and green apples lead to an equally distinguished palate, which is marked by its smoky gravitas and great potential to match a wide variety of tapas dishes.