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£13.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 32cs
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£15.95
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fruit sourced from ten parcels and dominated by the
75 percent of tank-aged Grenache, with Syrah and
Mourvèdre providing impressive support. Herbs,
cassis and a hint of eucalypt provide the backdrop
and the ensemble is enrobed and ennobled by ripe yet
finely poised tannins. Drink 2019-2021.
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Bottle
£17.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs
aniseed and hints – appropriately enough – of the
garrigue. The wine is made up of 70 percent Grenache
and 30 percent Syrah, the age of the Grenache
being at least 60-years-old. Christine describes the
fermentation process in terms of an infusion delicacy
being key and the temperature kept no higher than
28 degrees. The resulting style she describes as une
bonne amertune, the apparently bittersweet oxymoron
explained most lucidly by the wine itself. Drink
2019-2023.
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Bottle
£18.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
dark fruit and spice underwritten by a whiff of
something savoury, jambon cru maybe, courtesy no
doubt of the Mourvèdre. Figs and white chocolate
join more usual descriptors such as myrtle, plum and
griotte on the palate. The blend in 2106 is 60 percent
Grenache, 20 percent Syrah, 10 percent Cinsault and
10 percent Mourvèdre. Drink 2019-2022.
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Bottle
£19.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 29cs
of the different vineyards are matured differently; in
2016, 50 percent was in new or one-year-old barrel,
30 percent in tronconique and the balance in older
barrique. The assemblage has an attractive nose
dominated by tapenade, wood-smoke and blackberry
fruit; on the palate there are additional notes of
pepper and spice. The finish is finely etched and
winsome. Drink 2019-2022.
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Bottle
£22.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 8cs
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Bottle
£24.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs
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Bottle
£24.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 19cs
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Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 45cs
Boasting a wealth of silky red and black fruits, this wine is poised and perfumed. Underlying spice and notes of sousbois perfectly complement its structure. Drink now to 2023.
Bottle
£30.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 8cs
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Bottle
£32.00
in a 4:1 ratio. Its pleasing gras is born out of the age
of the vines, perfectly complementary to the
Roussanne, which lend notes of pear-skin and
honeysuckle, thereafter white peach and citrus fruits.
The palate has classic Marsanne grip and hints of
beeswax and lanolin; and beyond that, a fine, almost
saline minerality which lends a firm structure.
Prestigious indeed. Drink now to 2020.
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Bottle
£34.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 14cs
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Bottle
£37.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 14cs
with 30 percent of the stems preserved in the
assemblage, this is an outstanding Cornas which
effortlessly combines rich, dark fruit with hints of
pepper, scrub, charcuterie and liquorice. The tannins
are poised and delicate, antithetical to the popular
concept of Cornas, yet gently, quietly persuasive and
running along the boardwalk of the wine’s powerful
and far from pedestrian appeal. Drink 2022-2028.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£44.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
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Bottle
£44.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
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Bottle
£45.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 13cs
Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 10cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Crau plateau, have gifted this blend which is made up
of 80 percent Grenache, 10 percent Mourvèdre, seven
percent Syrah and three percent Cinsault. Gentle
extraction after a modest cold soak has been followed
by eighteen months ageing, shared between vat and
350 litre casks, none of which are new. Benchmark
Châteauneuf aromas of black olive and the scrub cede
to a dark and savoury palate, hugely textured and
with layers of potential. The 2016 calling cards of pure
acidity and elegant tannins are both present and the
finish is imperious. Drink 2020-2028.
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Magnum 3 x 150cl 11cs
Mourvèdre and 80-year-old Grenache, the
Confidential 2010 is an outstanding effort, its weight
of dense black fruit beautifully complemented by
what Christine describes as salinity – a reference
to the pure minerality which underpins the wine’s
structure. Wonderfully balanced and almost
feminine, despite its power – a word seldom used in
this particular appellation. Drink 2021-2025.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer