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Alpha Box & Dice ‘Dead Winemaker’s Society’ Dolcetto
£16.95Add to cart“The Dead Winemakers Society is our homage to those visionary individuals that carved their path in the wine industry before us. They were the crazy ones, the wild-eyed wine poets that had a deep respect for both the land they farmed and the process of guiding the fruit to bottle in the most thoughtful and composed manner possible. There have been many who have inspired us through their wines and philosophy – we have listened, learned and adapted the practises of their legacy to form our own.”
Hand picked off two vineyards in Kuitpo, Adelaide Hills: Christmas Hill and Yacca Paddock. Light red clay soils builds pretty, light aromatics and gentle tannin stucture. Grapes are de-stemmed and then undergo whole berry wild fermentation on skins until dry. The wine is matured for 18 months on lees in old Burgundy barriques.
With a sweetly decomposing autumnal underbrush nose, the wine leads into a palate of ripe bitter cherries with a gently leafy tannic spine. Another deliciously more-ish Italianette varietal from AB&D best served at (drumroll…) tomb temperature.
Best served with italian foods. All of them. And duck.
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47 Anno Domini ‘Sottovoce’ Pinot Nero IGT 2015
£10.95Add to cartThe wine made from the Pinot Nero (also the same as Pinot Noir) grape is very versatile. It is full, light acidity, nicely balanced and ultimately gives a fresh mouthfeel. The aromas are characterised by red fruit and the wood’s ripening gives the wine refined notes of tobacco, coffee, cocoa and vanilla.The Pinot Nero goes perfectly with game and roasted duck or with dishes based on meat sauces. This wine is also delicious to combine with seasoned cheeses. -
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Los Vientos Alcyone Tannat Dessert Wine
£21.95Out Of StockThis dessert wine is made from 100% tannat and combines two dessert wine production methods. As with Ports and Marsala the fermentation of the wine is stopped with the addition of Brandy. This means that not all the grapes sugars have been converted to alcohol and the wine retains a natural sweetness. The Alcyone also follows the Barolo Chinato method by flavouring the wine with herbs and spices. The resulting drink has a radiant purple hue and honey like texture. Flavours of Madagascan vanilla bean and a hit of cherries and spice with a long velvety finish.
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Bondar, Rayner Vineyard Grenache 2016
£26.75Add to cartSourced from Bondar’s tiny 0.7ha block of 48-year old Grenache vines, planted in sand on the Rayner Vineyard in McLaren Vale. The lowest-yielding vines were hand-picked, and natural fermentation took place – some in a ceramic egg on skins for 120 days, some with whole bunches and some with whole berries. All done to add layers of complexity to the wine, and to build structure around the beautifully aromatic and pure Grenache fruit.
The 2016 weaves together precisely these delicious characters, a core of textured, concentrated fruit and a spine of powdery tannins that energize the palate from start to finish.
This wine brings together Grenache (80%), Shiraz (15%) and Mataro (5%). Picked by hand, gently handled in the winery and aged in old French oak.
The wine is bright and lifted with the aromatics of raspberries with fresh herbal notes. Complexity comes through with spice and gaminess from the Mataro, the Shiraz bringing structure and plush fruit to the palate.
This is savoury, with fine tannins and still manages to leave an imprint.
Suitable for vegans!
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Domaine Bousquet Cameleon Malbec Dulce Dessert 2017
£14.50Add to cartA dessert wine made of red grapes!
Aged for 12 months and at least 8 months bottle ageing.
French and American second use oak.It is an opaque violet wine, almost black colour with big intensity
and bright notes. In the nose it has intense rich aromas with
blackberry fruit, blackcurrant, chocolate and coffee notes. In the
mouth it shows ripe plums, notes of marmalade and chocolate,
moderate sweetness, follow through to a full-bodied palate, with
silky tannins and a long finish. Very concentrated aromas with
finesse and texture thanks to the good balance of natural sugar
and acidity.This lovely stuff will go with an array of desserts from chocolate, Christmas pudding and even a cheese board.
Suitable for vegans!
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Music Lovers Mixed Case by Claymore Wines
£74.11Add to cartThe case price of £74.11 includes a 10% discount of the RRP case price of £82.35. Price include sale prices. The selection is as follows:
x1 CLAYMORE, ‘BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY’, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 RRP £14.95
x1 CLAYMORE WHOLE LOTTA LOVE ROSÉ 2016 RRP £12.50 SALE PRICE £9.50
x1 CLAYMORE, ‘DARK SIDE OF THE MOON’, 2014 RRP £16.95
x1 CLAYMORE, ‘VOODOO CHILD’ CHARDONNAY 2016 RRP £14.50
x1 CLAYMORE, LONDON CALLING, CABERNET MALBEC 2017 RRP £15.95 SALE PRICE £13.95
x1 CLAYMORE, JOSHUA TREE, RIESLING 2017 RRP £15.95 SALE PRICE £12.5
Situated in the beautiful Clare Valley in South Australia, Claymore Wines is now in its third decade. Claymore’s founder and owner, Anura Nitchingham has three great loves in his life – wine, music and football – and he celebrates all of them through the winery.
Many of Claymore’s wines are named after some of the world’s legendary rock songs, albums and artists. The sensory connection for Anura was genuine. To him, the labels are those that resonate beyond their time, across generations and have become something of modern classics; he holds similar aspirations for his wines. To silence any critics who may see the rock icons as a gimmick, Claymore Wines has grown into a serious boutique wine business.
There’s plenty of research that suggests music makes wine taste better so we suggest cranking up the volume and exploring the Music Lovers Mixed Case.
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Marengo Mauro, Barolo DOCG, 2015
£28.95Add to cartBrief Tasting Note
Intense and brilliant garnet-red color, with ruby highlights that over the
years tend to orange. Complex in aroma, the nose is intense and the palate
is pleasantly dry, full and harmonious.Ageing
Aged 36-48 months mostly in Slavonian oak and 6 months in the bottle before release.
Food match
A complex wine but delicate, able to develop in aroma for 10-15 years.
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Marengo Mauro, Dolcetto d’Alba DOC, 2017
£11.95Add to cartBrief Tasting Notes
Ruby red color with purple highlights. Intense, fruity and characteristic on
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Marengo Mauro, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, 2017
£13.95Out Of StockBrief Tasting Notes
Ruby red colour with orange highlights. Delicate and characteristic on the nose. The palate is full-bodied and delicate tannins.
Ageing
For at least 16 months in stainless steel and cement. Aging in bottle before release
Food match
Recommended with meat dishes and hard or strong cheeses.
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Hugh Hamilton, ‘Lions and Tigers and Bears’, Merlot, Sangiovese, Nero D’Avola 2017
£18.95Out Of StockThe Dark Arts is a range of wines from varieties that are not meant to go together, but work! They refuse to be part of the status quo; they are wine as art. Made off the grid in an unconventional style that is all about varietals in quirky combos.
A balanced blend recalls the experience of tasting a never-before seen variety. While this blend can resemble other wines, it also
remains, clearly and satisfyingly, only itself. Enjoy it unfold over a
meal to experience this wine at its best.Nose
Crushed mint, leather, tar, and rose. There is an amazing array of
flavours for those that look – rhubarb, cinnamon notes, clove, fresh
raspberry, meadow flowers, and pink lady apples.Palate
The palate is supple and textured, the fruit crisp and bright. Tantalisingly
layered, there is clear Merlot pedigree, but this is clearly not your average
Merlot!Food Match
Best served with ravioli and tortellini and gnocchi! Actually anything Italian is a fair match thanks to the Sangiovese and Nero d’Avola. Drink now through 5 years – becoming more savoury with age.
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Marengo Mauro, Barbera d’Alba DOC, 2016
£14.95Add to cartBrief Tasting Note
Deep ruby red colour with purple highlights. Intense, fruity and characteristic on the nose. The palate is dry, fruity, and balanced.Ageing
18 months in stainless steel followed by a few months in bottle before release.Food Match
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Hugh Hamilton, The Bloodline Set
£175.00Add to cartHugh and Mary bring you their own unique trio of wines, a Grenache, a Shiraz and a Pedro Ximenez in honour of their forebear, Richard Hamilton.
Richard, a respectable tailor living on the high streets of Dover with his wife and 8 children, engaged in a second business under the cover of darkness – smuggling casks of Bordeaux wine across the English Channel. When Richard decided a change of scenery was needed he packed up his family and headed for the newly colonised South Australia. It was here that he started growing Grenache, Shiraz and Pedro Ximenez grapes for ‘the health of the family’. So started South Australia’s first wine dynasty that continues to this day.
Now, 180 years on, Richard’s legacy and secret are materialised in this beautifully crafted tailor’s crate – a trio of noteworthy wines smuggled beneath a limited edition cashmere throw both included in the order. Be one of the first to own a piece of genuine Australian Wine History.
HAMILTON 1837 GRENACHE 2016
There is an amazing duality that is fresh, perfumed and alive but there is also such amazing depth and length to the palate.
In part, the perfume is the result of the 30% whole bunch fruit included in the ferment but there is a very defined varietal lift that insists the whole bunch character is far from the whole story. The tremendous fruit character is carefully held in check by the assertive palate structure.HAMILTON 1837 SHIRAZ 2016
A necessary component was to add depth to the palate and to complement the high tone aromatics. The answer lay in the middle of the Church Block in the 21 rows of Shiraz that usually make Black Blood II. The generosity of the palate grounded the flightiness of the other two Shiraz, easing them into a satisfying whole.HAMILTON 1837 PEDRO XIMENEZ NV
Voluptuous, intense and sustained, the Pedro is a masterpiece made possible only by time and patience; so long in fact that the wine has long ago outlived the vineyard that made it. If given the chance it will outlive all of us as well.
Over many years the original base has been over-blended multiple times, with lengthy periods of rest between better known as the Solera system, building phenomenal depth of flavour and viscosity. The cumulative effect of many years of slow evaporation has concentrated and enhanced the character. A fitting respect for its rarity is achieved at the end of the bottle as you try to extract every last drop, knowing that there isn’t any more where this came from.This product includes a crafted tailor’s crate and a limited edition cashmere throw!
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Rusty Mutt ‘Conejo Joven’ Tempranillo 2017
£16.50Add to cart‘Conejo Joven’ (pronounce ‘j’ like ‘h’) is Spanish for ‘Young Rabbit’. A long time coming, this wine complete’s the immediate family of wines! Named after winemaker Scott's son Tobias, who is a Golden Rabbit in Chinese Astrology.
Rabbits are lucky, don’t take unnecessary risks, are polite, peaceful and funny. They are also meticulous and clean . In many ways, these characters reflect this wine. Clean, familiar and friendly – definitely a no risk wine to open with many foods. It has a bright, exciting edge to it. Give it a go, we are sure it will be your new favourite!
Tasting Notes:
The colour is youthful and bright with moderate depth. The aroma shows some pepper and spice, ripe dark cherry, savoury meats and raspberry. The palate is so approachable! Lovely, round and forward. Tempranillo is a naturally low acid grape which tends to accentuate the ripe fruit characters on the palate. The tannins are mild and in balance, finishing on a warm cherry note.
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Hugh Hamillton, ‘Black Ops’, Shiraz Saperavi, 2016
£18.95Add to cartThe Dark Arts is a range of wines from varieties that are not meant to go together, but work! They refuse to be part of the status quo; they are wine as art. Made off the grid in an unconventional style that is all about varietals in quirky combos.
The Name
From that irrefutable source of Gospel Truth: Wikipedia…
“A black operation or black op is a covert operation typically involving activities that are highly clandestine and often outside of standard military protocol or even against the law.”
Under these conditions, if you think you’re going to get lots of “Background” information, think again, Sunshine…Nose
Cherry wood and forest floor waft out of the glass, then give way
to cherry fruit and woody spice.Palate
The palate has the pleasing tartness of a morello cherry, and the pure allure of a fresh baked cherry pie. The richness of the palate gives a luxurious depth and
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Samuel’s Gorge, Kaleidoscope Horizons , 2016
£49.95Add to cartThe 2016 Kaleidoscope Horizons is the more boisterous of the Samuel’s Gorge reserve blends. The wine is structurally supported by a tessellation of Tempranillo tannins, allowing Grenache to sing, Graciano to provide aromatics and acidity.
This beguiling blend will lead you down a path of smouldering cherry wood, marshy bogs, cured pancetta and cacao nibs. The wine grants the avid and willing taster a spice matrix accompanied by dark lifted aromatics of poached satsuma plum and polished mulga wood. Like clouds rumbling over the ocean, the elements of this wine gather and are then refracted like an ever-changing kaleidoscope, finishing with poise and structure.
The wine transcends one to Ho Chin Minh city night market; an intoxicating atmosphere, that like the wine, is wildly enticing. Crispy peking duck pancake with a dash of hoisin sauce.
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