Wines in the Press
Enjoy a selection of headline hitting recommendations with Berry Bros. & Rudd wines in the press – all featured in national newspapers or the internet recently. We have put together this selection of wines making the news from our featured reviewers.
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Bottle
£12.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 14cs
The fine yet densely packed tannins are enveloped in scented cherry and cranberry fruit, with florals that hint at dried violets. The opulent texture is balanced by refreshing, racy acidity and a core of chalky minerals. Accessible and seductive, this is a pleasure to drink now, but the sophistication, refinement and concentration will allow it to age further in bottle. It will benefit from being decanted.
Bottle
£28.50
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 178cs
Our best-selling wine for many decades, GOC, as it is known, brilliantly highlights the sheer drinkability of modern red Bordeaux. Bright, medium ruby in colour, with a siren-like nose of black cherries, bramble fruit and wood smoke, it is instantly appealing. The palate follows through with delicious, juicy, black fruit and a long, velvety finish. Equally at home with a weekday supper or a grand Sunday roast, it is the perfect wine for all occasions.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
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 479cs
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 31cs
Bottle
£28.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 323cs
Magnum
£61.00
Magnum 3 x 150cl 367cs
D. Magnum
£150.00
D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 10cs
John Clarke, "15 best grenache wines" Independent.co.uk. 1st September.
Bottle
£21.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 16cs
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer
Laurent reports a difficult start to the season, with mildew pressure, while the flowering went better in the late sectors than the earlier ones. A good, healthy crop though, so Laurent was able to use some whole bunch fermentation. Rich fruit but high acidity is the hallmark of the year, he thinks. The harvest began with Clos du Chapitre on 4th October and finished by the 12th.
Bottle
£22.50
The nose is pure and elegant with notes of blackberry, blueberry and a hint of smokiness. The wine opens up on the palate, becoming full and generous with ripe blackberry, blonde tobacco and peppery notes. An elegant tannic backbone carries through to a long and powerful finish. Drink now to 2025.
This estate is situated on the beautiful hillsides around Vérac, overlooking Pomerol and Lalande de Pomerol. It has been owned by the Lhuillier family since 1941, who craft boutique wines that are full of personality. Quality and consistency are evident in their terroir-driven winemaking approach which combines tradition and modernism.
Bottle
£22.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 18cs
Bottle
£25.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 22cs
Who better than Benoît Marguet, doyen of Ambonnay, to complete our UKC Grand Cru trilogy? Sourced from the finest Grand Cru villages, this is perfectly balanced and richly structured. It is an exuberant and beautifully fragrant wine, with red berries and other summer fruits dancing harmoniously on the palate.
Bottle
£36.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 57cs
A beautiful vivid pink with a bright red berry hue, it displays an array of wild strawberry aromas on the nose that lead to a generous, complex palate of buttered toast, ripe lemon and juicy hedgerow fruit.
Bottle
£36.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
A standard-bearer for the quality that England can achieve, this is a very assured wine, with a firm acidic spine, but also complexity and detail. Great focus and precision.
Bottle
£42.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 7cs
From four parcels in four villages, Pierre Peters’ Extra Brut is far from foursquare, stretching its modest two grams of residual sugar into a symphony of stone fruit and flowers. The wine is incredibly complex; the putative austerity of an Extra Brut all but forgotten in this maze of flavours, where one is just as likely to fall upon liquorice and cinnamon as the more usual descriptors of plums and other orchard fruit.
Bottle
£42.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
This has a truly wide appeal and is perfect for lovers of exuberantly styled Champagnes. Feminine and fruity in its youth, it takes on a fuller flavour with age. The added reserve wines are specially selected to achieve the requisite elegance, balance and harmony. It’s perfect for the cellar as well as current drinking, which is an excellent excuse to buy more than one case!
Bottle
£42.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Magnum
£86.00
Magnum 3 x 150cl 5cs
Luis Gutiérrez - The Wine Advocate #219, 29th June 2015
Bottle
£160.00
Bottle 1 x 75cl 31cs
Marvellous purity of Cabernet fruit, rich and ripe and slightly smoky from the oak, lifted spice on the palate with wonderfully polished depth of flavours, a cross between Ducru-Beaucaillou and Palmer with a touch of Hermitage, superb texture and tannins.
Drink 2018-40.
Steven Spurrier, Decanter. 1st September 2017.
Case price (Bottle 3 x 75cl)
Bottle 3 x 75cl 8cs
Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Straw Chenin Blanc at its best. An explosion of dried stone fruit and bright acidity to balance the luscious sweetness, this Swartland pearl has incredible energy. An artisanal wine made with very little intervention in the vineyard and in the cellar, and in very small quantities. Get yourself one.
H/Bottle 6 x 37.5cl 2cs
This has all the hallmarks of a great blanc de blancs; white flowers, citrus, a touch of stone fruit and the merest hint of honey. A sure sign that Pol Roger has delivered yet again when nature presented ideal conditions for vintage Champagne. Citrus dominates the palate at the moment, with buttery brioche and almonds in the background. Very fresh and beautifully balanced, this will certainly provide immediate gratification but an extra couple of years will add a layer of honeyed complexity to this excellent wine. A real treat.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs
Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
Simon Field MW - Buyer
The re-emergence of Ferraton as a great producer has taken awhile, and for a year or so I felt that the quality of the wines actually merited greater plaudits than those hitherto garnered. That changed with the 2009s when a commentator who shall remain nameless, offered lavish praise, a praise which I suspect is equally merited with the excellent range of 2010s.Damien Brisset has some very well located vines and is now exploiting their potential with real skill.
Until 31st August 2017 this product is discounted by 30%. Prices shown include discount; no further discount will be applied at checkout.Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
The producer behind our own-label Australian Shiraz, Elderton, is run by the Ashmead family (currently Allister and Cameron). The winery is located on the banks of the Barossa Valley`s North Para River, just outside the town of Nuriootpa. The fruit is drawn from 31 hectares of high-quality vineyards in the Barossa Valley. Aged between 40 and 102 years old, coupled with minimal irrigation, the vines produce rich, concentrated fruit showing off classic varietal flavours.
Barossa Shiraz is all about texture: smooth, chocolate-rich liquid that glides across the palate. This is a prime example of the style but incorporates an added lift of crunchy red fruit, bringing a welcome freshness to this very drinkable wine.