2015 Château Carbonnieux, Pessac-Leognan Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Bordeaux, France
'Medium garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Carbonnieux is very earthy with fallen leaves, mossy bark and damp soil notions with a core of red currants and black raspberries plus a waft...
Magnum - 2012 Saffredi, Fattoria le Pupille, Tuscany Italy
A real treat for Super-Tuscan lovers, and in 2012 one of the finest that Fattoria le Pupille have ever produced. "The excellent 2012 Saffredi is one of the best wines I...
2016 Mt Edelstone Shiraz, Henschke, Barossa, Australia (in gift box)
"The 2016 Mount Edelstone Vineyard Shiraz is steeped in complexity, with aromas ranging from camphor, bay leaf and sage to smoke and grilled beef and from blueberries and blackberries to plums...
2021 Beaujolais Village 'Velours de Coteaux', Caves de Juliénas-Chaintré, Burgundy, France
A pure and classic expression of Gamay. This Beaujolais Villages is tender, round and fruity. Ripe cherry and raspberry fruit dominate with a hint of smokiness in the background. It would...
2019 St Joseph Rouge, E. Guigal, Rhone, France
Made from 100% Syrah and from a selection of old vines between 20 and 50 years old. The wines are lighter than most in the Northern Rhône because the east-facing vineyards...
2017 Chorey-lès-Beaune, Domaine Catherine et Claude Maréchal, Burgundy, France
A very generous, richly textured red burgundy. There are gentle tannins that give the wine a robust structure, and the depth of raspberry and redcurrant on the palate is impressive. There...
2015 Brunello di Montalcino Pian delle Vigne, Antinori, Tuscany, Italy
The 2015 vintage of Pian delle Vigne shows an intense ruby red color to the eye. The nose is complex, one of impact, characterized by notes of ripe red fruit and...
2010 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge, Bordeaux, France
"This is one of my all-time favorite wines from Domaine de Chevalier, a silky, rather classic Pessac-Leognan with notes of scorched earth, tobacco leaf and black and red currants, but no...
2010 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Fuees', Louis Jadot, Burgundy, France
Sitting next to the famed Grand Cru vineyard, Les Bonnes-Mares, Les Fuées is one of the great 1er Cru vineyards of the northern Côte-d'Or. The comination of great vineyard, great vintage...
Magnum - 2019 Chateau Lamothe-Cissac, Haut Médoc, Bordeaux, France
A traditional style of Bordeaux that has elegance and savoury fruit in abundance. Exhibits a dark ruby colour in the first years. Aerating the wine displays a large spectrum of aromas:...
2021 Cota 700, Carlos Lucas Vinhos, Dao, Portugal
Red, almost violet colour, with the perfumes of black mulberry and blackberries and a light nuance of pine needles. The wine is very fresh, young with a sweet but elegant palate....
2009 Chateau le Crock, St Estephe, Bordeaux, France
2009 is right up there as one of the great Bordeaux vintages in recent years, and some of the Cru Bourgeois estates, such as Chateau le Crock, produced wines that are...