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47 Anno Domini Cabernet Franc IGT
£9.95Out Of StockCabernet Franc is sometimes referred to as the elegant sister to the more butch big brother Cabernet Sauvignon. Here, the nose has a pleasant varietal grassy overtone combined with cherry and blackberry fruit and classic green pepper. The palate is dry and well-balanced with supporting acidity and lightness. An elegant drink and very refreshing to see a red wine at only 12% alcohol.
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47 Anno Domini Sottovoce Merlot
£9.95Add to cartRed berries and vanilla and toasted wood on the nose and just a hint of green pepper. Good entry into the mouth, the feeling of pleasant diffused light tannins on the tongue and the perception of warmth and sweetness given by alcohol. Good length and persistence that leave a pleasant dry mouth that calls for another taste.
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Amarosso, ‘Romeo & Juliet’, Verona, Italy, 2015
£10.95Add to cartToasted hazelnut and tobacco notes, followed by red fruits and cherry jam on the nose. Vanilla and spice opens up when in the glass. All which follow through to the palate with excellent acidity, warming alcohol and a long finish.
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Bondar Wines, ‘Violet Hour’ Shiraz, 2014
£20.95Add to cartWhat’s in the name:
“This is the violet hour, the hour of hush and wonder, when the affectations grow again and valor is reborn, when the shadows deepen magically along the edge of the forest and we believe that, if we watch carefully, at ant moment we may see the unicorn.” – Bernard DeVoto, “The Hour”.
How about the wine:
Hand-picked fruit from 65+ year old vines planted on Andre Bondar’s Rayner Vineyard in McLaren Vale. This wine pays homage to the Bondar style with fragrance and a lightness of touch. He used a proportion of whole bunches, which helps to create that lightness, and adds dimensions of flavour and a silky mouth feel. Aged in mostly older French oak, Violet Hour should improve nicely over the next five years or so and will suit lighter meat dishes and pasta beautifully.
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Cantina Tombacco, Biferno Rosso Riserva DOC, 2009
£11.95Add to cartBiferno is a tiny appellation in the centre-south of Italy, next door to Abruzzo. The red wine variety grown there is the wonderfully fruity Montepulciano.
The wine has appreciated after time spent aging in both barrel and bottle and the result is an aromatic and seductive wine with cherry and floral lift, but a deep, plum and liquorice richness of fruit and silky texture, the tannins mellowed into a gentle, rounded wine.
Even though it’s good to go straight away, we really recommend letting it sit in the glass a few minutes (or decanting) before drinking. Doing this brings out its mellow maturity and authentic Italian identity, and the oak becomes better-integrated.
It’s easy to see why this has become our fastest selling red since listing it on our website. And at just over a tenner, it is very easy to drink!
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Castle of Dracula Marsecco, Frizzante Marzemino (red), IGT
£10.95Add to cartThis wine tells an exceptional story. Marzemino grew for the first time in Asia, but Venetian and Lombard connoisseurs were already enjoying its sweetness in the 16th century.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart therefore paid tribute to this legendary wine, mentioning “the excellent Marzemino” in his opera Don Giovanni.
APPEARANCE
The wine itself is crimson with shiny purple highlights.NOSE & PALATE
The nose forest fruits and the tongue tingles from the gentle bubbles and the noticeable residual sugar makes it very soft. The black cherry dominates the palate.A definite candidate for a fun party wine and also tastes very well chilled on a mild summer’s evening. Guaranteed to convert any non-believer!
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Ciceron Author 2008, Bodegas Ciercon
£19.95Add to cartBright and deep cherry red, fading to ruby. Great aromatic complexity and intensity. Red and black berry jam, chocolate, smoke balsamic notes arise in the glass.
The palate is rich with noble and mature tannins and they have not been shy with the oak. Berry jam, black treacle and toast flow throughout the mouth. Only 1,500 bottles of this wine are produced a year – this is something rather special.
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Claymore ‘Nirvana’ Reserve Shiraz, 2012
£27.95Add to cartThis is the icon of legendary Claymore wines portfolio. You will never view a Shiraz in the same way.
This is a wine of elegance, finely structured and delicately balanced. Big juicy fruits are balanced by savoury, spicy elements in the mouth. Lusciously rich plums, blackberries and liquorice are wrapped in gently charry oak brought into line with crisp acidity. We only have a little left of this excellent 2010 vintage which we reserve for our private customers.
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Claymore Black Magic Woman Reserve
£22.75Out Of StockDark red almost black in colour. Soft char and lifted oak spice from the extensive oak maturation interplayed with anise, menthol, and darkest blackberry fruit. It is no surprise that the oak follows through on the palate but without being in-your-face oaky. The defined juicy blackfruit and briar of the Cabernet provides balance. The tannins are remarkably integrated for a wine of significant weight and the acid structure is gentle, so this red really rounds out on the palate to fill the mouth and linger on and on and on…
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Claymore Dark Side Of The Moon, 2014
£16.95Add to cartMade with selected parcels of estate grown fruit from Claymore's Watervale and Penwortham vineyards, the 2014 Dark Side of the Moon Shiraz proves again the exceptional quality of their low yielding non-irrigated vines.
Maturation on oak barrels complements juicy dark berry fruit in this full flavoured wine – rich and generous with a soft, lingering finish. You are invited to explore the 'dark side' – now or after 6+ years in the cellar.
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Claymore, You’ll Never Walk Alone, 2012
£14.95Add to cartAll those vibrant fruits shine on the palate, which is surprisingly soft and round. Soaked plums and dark jammy flavours are balanced by savoury all-spice and bitter chocolate; the wine finishes with a warm tickle.
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Claymore, “Flame” Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, 2010
£24.95Add to cartThis is the first production of what is a very exclusive, limited release wine. The grapes were hand selected for the best parcel of Cabernet then indulged with maturation in French oak for 4 years. This is a generous amount of time and two years longer than Claymore’s Reserve Nirvana Shiraz.
The result is a deep, dark intense Cabernet with seamlessly integrated tannins and dense black fruits wound up in savoury oak spice.
Cellaring of this wine just adds to the reward.
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Claymore, Bittersweet Symphony, 2012
£14.85£10.85Add to cartDeep crimson red and purplish hues. Bright and lively aromatics of sweet berries, bramble and sour cherry dominate the nose. The oak is subtle and lightly applied, showing notes of spice and cigar box. All the bright fruits continue in the mouth alongside hints of cocoa and white pepper. The finish is fresh raspberry rounded out by silken tannin that builds gently.
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Claymore, London Calling Merlot 2013
£15.95£10.95Add to cartMedium bodied and softer in the mouth than previous vintages, a complex yet balanced mix of savoury spice and dark berries, with lingering tobacco notes on the finish.
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Claymore, London Calling, Cabernet Malbec 2015
£13.95Add to cartThis is Claymore’s first release of their Cabernet Malbec blend under the London Calling label. Some may remember its predecessor, when it was 100% Merlot, well make way for this bolder beauty.
Appearance
Dark Black/Red
Nose
It hits the mark with plump dark fruits, violets, leafy notes and liquorice.
Palate
We just love this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. The Cabernet brings structure with big tannins and classic varietal aspects of blackcurrant, cassis, liquorice and herbal notes. While the Malbec provides juicy plump plum and a mid-palate richness that entwines and harnesses the structure given by Cabernet.
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Dowie Doole Hunt Shiraz, 2014
£9.95Add to cartHunt is a label from the established winery Dowie Doole from a premium wine growing area, McLaren Vale.
Deep red in colour. Expect red berry and liquorice aromas with cedar and wood smoke. Spicy plum and mocha flavours are enhanced by French Oak maturation. The wine has excellent balance with a lingering finish.
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