Winemaker: Mike Paterson Wine: Lay of The Land Elevation Sauvignon Blanc Vintage: 2015 Varietal: 100% Sauvignon Blanc Price: GBP £11.99 USD $15.75 Yet another storming vintage from Mike ‘The Marlborough Maestro’ Paterson! Archetypal MSB nose of pungent tropical aromas, with pineapple and mango dominating, alongside a subtle grassy, almost vegetative …
Winemaker: Barco Del Corneta Wine: Verdejo Vintage: 2014 Varietal: 100% Verdejo Price: GBP £15 USD $19.89 Hola Verdejo! Only 9000 bottles produced, organically made and spending eight months in French oak makes for one hell of a Verdejo. This is an absolutely stunning expression of a varietal that rarely sees …
Winemaker: Tenuta Olim Bauda Wine: Gavi Del Commune Vintage: 2014 Varietal: 100% Cortese Price: GBP £14.99 USD $19.65 A stunningly refined and elegant Gavi, from the very talented Bertoloni brothers at Tenuta Olim Bauda. This wine’s quality really stood out given how poor the 2014 vintage was, I simply can’t …
Winery – Graham’s Wine – Tawny Port Vintage – 40 y.o Varietal – Touriga Nacional (blend) Price – £65 / $86.04 Graham’s 40 y.o tawny is absolutely outstanding and offers a great alternative to higher priced vintage ports. There’s no situation this wine wouldn’t suit; it’s the ultimate showpiece, the …
Winery – Merum Priorati Wine – Ardiles Vintage – 2007 Varietal – Grenache, Syrah, Carignan & CS (Undisclosed %) Price – £20 / $26.04 Priorat made the right way by Aussie winemaker, Don Lewis! His wealth of experience really shows here, exhibitng the best of Priorat with this Grenache heavy …
Winemaker: Schola Sarmenti Wine: Cubardi Primitivo IGT Salento Vintage: 2012 Varietal: 100% Primitivo/Zinfandel Price: GBP £14.99 USD $19.65 I’ve been on a roll with Primitivo lately and this Cubardi from Schola Sarmenti has only further reinforced my opinion, that when done right, Primitivo produces exceptional wine and is surely one …
Winemaker – Dominic Hentall Wine – Terra Calda Vintage – 2015 Varietal – 100% Primitivo Price – GBP £9.99 USD $13.30 Let it be known, this is a serious wine! A Puglian beauty to rival the best Primitivo and stand up to the better US Zins available in the UK. …
Winery – Bodegas Numanthia Wine – Numanthia Vintage – 2008 Varietal – 100% Tinta De Toro (Tempranillo) Price – GBP £32. 00 USD $41.97 A wine to rival anything the best three main Spanish regions (Rioja, Priorat, Ribera Del Duero) have to offer. A simply stunning red, from a prestigious …
Despite only contributing to 5% of the total wine production in Portugal’s Vinho Verde, there are some fabulous Rosés bring produced in the region, this being one of them. On those nose you’ll notice a plethora of candied strawberries wrapped up in a bouquet of floral notes. Light fleshy meadow berries and stone …
Winery – Domaine O’Vineyards Wine – Proprietor’s Reserve Vintage – 2005 Varietal – CS, Syrah, Merlot (Undisclosed %) Score – 94/100 Price – GBP £33.99 USD $44.69 This is quite simply, a stunning wine! Huge beyond belief, with oodles of character and an intensity that grips you throughout the entire mouthful …
Winery – Domaine Sainte Rose Wine – Low Yield Roussanne Vintage – 2013 Varietal – 100% Roussanne Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £9.99 USD $13.10 I loved this the first time I tried it and I love it even more now! It’s aged beautifully since its release over a …
Winery – Musella Wine – Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore Vintage – 2012 Varietal – Corvina 70% Rondinella 20% Barbera 10% Score – 90/100 Price – GBP £15.99 USD $26.41 This biodynamic beauty from Veneto producers Musella is absolutely outstanding and that doesn’t surprise me, as these guys have been producing wine …