| Aussie Beauts | 195.00 | | Area: Australian
A chance to taste the work of some of Australia's most talented Shiraz virtuosi, including Ben Glaetzer of Mitolo, Kevin Mitchell of Kilikanoon and Rolf Binder of Veritas. The spread of vintages provides a variety of drinking options, but stand by: all these wines are BIG. ... read more |
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| Aussie Finds | 278.00 | | Area: Australian
Barossa, McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and Coonawarra: treat yourself to a mini-tour of South Australia's greatest vineyard locations. ... read more |
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| Copper & Iron | 161.00 | | Area: Australian
Ironstone Pressings is a GSM (Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre) and The Coppermine Road is a Cabernet. Both demonstrate the generosity of McLaren Vale - and the non-interventionist winemaking skills of Chester Osborn. ... read more |
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| Dead Arm | 212.00 | | Area: Australian
Produced from D'Arenberg's oldest vines, some of them afflicted by the vine disease Eutypa lata. This slowly turns the vine's arms to dead wood, resulting in already low yields becoming smaller still. Hence the powerfully intense, seamlessly sweet flavours ... ... read more |
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| Bordeaux Mix | 505.00 | | Area: Bordeaux
Four great left-bank properties plus a rising star of St Emilion and a sumptuous, mature Sauternes. All the vintages are excellent, with 1986 and 1988 now drinking well. ... read more |
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| Bordeaux Pichon | 1,090.00 | | Area: Bordeaux
The elegant, sumptuous and sensual style of the ‘Comtesse', based on a higher percentage of Merlot than is typical in Pauillac combined with some vineyards which lie in neighbouring St Julien, has won it many passionate admirers. This case contains one legend (the meltingly good 1982) and two outstanding wines from the central vintages of the nineties. ... read more |
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| Hermitage Specials | 660.00 | | Area: Northern Rhone
A rare chance to taste some of the gems from this great hill site. Two of Chapoutier's legendary séléctions parcellaires combine with two vintages of Jaboulet's La Chapelle, perhaps the best-known wine in the appellation. The selection is completed with a white Hermitage from the great grower Gérard Chave, and a sweet vin de paille (wine made from Marsanne ... read more |
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| Roasted Slopes | 390.00 | | Area: Northern Rhone
A sumptuous collection of great Côte Rôtie wines from vintages all now beginning to reach maturity. The Ogier and Rostaing wines demonstrate the purity of classicism while the other wines variously show a more contemporary, sensual style.... read more |
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| 1997 and Earlier Ch | 276.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
Fully mature Châteauneuf classics, including the savoury, balanced, richly flavoured `95 Vieux Télégraphe and the ever-concentrated `95 Beaucastel.... read more |
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| 1998 Ch | 340.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
The 1998 vintage was one of the greatest of the last two decades in Châteauneuf: it is now drinking well, but all of these wines will last until 2015 without difficulty. This case gives you a chance to compare some of the region's vanguard special cuvées with the benchmark grand vin of Beaucastel. ... read more |
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| 1999 Ch | 282.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
The 1999 vintage was lighter and fresher than 1998, and all of these wines are drinking well now, though the Cuvée de Cinquantenaire from Jean-Pierre and Thierry Usseglio merits further storage.... read more |
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| 2000 Ch | 190.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
Terrific value from these soundly made millennial Châteauneufs, rich with stuffing and substance.... read more |
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| 2000 Ch | 310.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
The millennial vintage was one of great warmth and classicism in Châteauneuf. This case includes three of the most blue-blooded of the appellation's wines (Rayas, Bonneau's Cuvée Marie Beurrier and Beaurenard's Boisrenard) as well as three outstanding special cuvées.... read more |
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| 2001 Ch | 308.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
Certainly the best vintage after 1998 for Châteauneuf, these concentrated and classical wines are just inching into maturity now. The case include's Clos du Caillou Quartz made in the final vintage for the talented young Jean-Denis Vacheron.... read more |
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| 2003 Ch | 265.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
The fierce solar heat of 2003 has produced a set of uniquely powerful wines in Châteauneuf - given the outstanding winemaking talents of growers like Laurence Feraud, Alain and Baptiste Grangeon and Jean-Marc Diffonty. An old-vine cuvée from Janasse in the gorgeously classical vintage of 1998 provides a little vintage variety.... read more |
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| 2005 Ch | 325.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
2005 produced a thrilling vintage of big bold masculine reds and this case demonstrates this. Some high scoring wines from Parker's tasting palate, we have included the Pegau (named after the wine jug which was found in the remains of the 14th century Popes Palace in Avignon) a bold early drinking wine and of the eminent Vieille Julienne. This is a case to be ravished.... read more |
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| 2005 Ch | 270.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
Bringing in his son Julien into the Barroche domain, Christian's estate has propelled the wines into the realms of Parker's attention and has in more recent years marked them with a top score of 100. In this case we have a beautiful reserve wine from 2005; other treats in this case include a massive wine from Roger Sabon's rich Prestige, Mont Olivet dark ruby CDP and the visionary Clos... read more |
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| Clos des Papes | 305.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
Considered by Parker as one of Châteauneuf-du-Pape's reference point wines, this case of Clos des Papes offers a fantastic tasting experience. The top cuvees in this selection are predominately a blend of grenache, mouvedre and syrah, with 5% of either muscardin, counoise or vacurese.... read more |
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| Marcoux | 335.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
Deeply rooted in Chateauneuf's history their family can be traced back to the 14th century, Catherine and Sofie Armenier biodynamic wines express the very heart of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. This case offers you 12 bottles from 6 of the most recent vintages which are ready to drink and savour.... read more |
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| Pierre Usseglio | 346.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
The Usseglio estate produces world class Châteauneuf-du-Pape and in this case we have included their two luxury cuvées, the Cuvée de Mon Aïeul and the Réserve des Deux Frères. The Réserve des Deux Frères was launched in 1999 and named Cuvée de Cinquantenaire to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the domaine. Using the fin ... read more |
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| Vieille Julienne | 765.00 | | Area: Southern Rhone
He has been described by Parker as at the top of his game, the old vines of Jean-Pierre Daumen's ancestral estate express the excellence of terroir and vintage. A small estate that's reputation of attention to detail produces world wide appreciation and following. Those privileged enough to taste Vieille Julienne Reserve will know that it is only produced in certain years, it's only af... read more |
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