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As recommnded by the professionals or Old School Wines as we like to be called. Also a Top 10 list of customer bought wines is below our recommended list.
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Sauvignon Blanc 'Black Label' Babich Estate |
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The star of our 2012 Grand Day Out at Chillington Hall, the competition for decent Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is fierce (and great fun to judge!) but this marvellous wine manages even to compete with the very best.
Intense fresh, clean gooseberry aromas remind you of the difference a few pounds makes to MSB. The palate explodes with fruit, touches of lemon and lime and a beautiful minerality. The finish is long and crisp and moreish.
Enjoy with seafood or even milder oriental dishes (the residual sugar can withstand a bit of spice!)
The ‘Black Label’ range is designed to show off the unique characteristics of each variety and work especially well with food.
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| Price: £10.99 |
6 Case: £63.00 |
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Nuits Saint Georges, Domaine Forey Pere & Fils |
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Note: photograph depicts 2009 vintage.
Outstandingly great Burgundy at a outstandingly great price! Everything about this wine appeals to me, the nose is rich with fresh red berries and leathery tobacco notes. Ripe cherries, strawberries with pepper and touches of mushroom. Elegant yet tight tannins and a long smooth finish with a whisper of clean spice!
Just 10 hectares of vineyard in this small but very prestigious Domaine. Malolactic fermentation in barrel. 16 to 20 months in small oak barrels with 20% to 50% new oak .Potential for upwards of 10 years aging but drinking while youthful is almost impossible to resist! |
| Price: £32.99 |
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'Fernhill' Viognier Babich Estate |
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The ‘Individual Vineyard’ series from Babich Estate are true stars of New Zealand wine!
Honey, peach blossom and a French oak structure to the nose promises that the divine apricot, stone fruit characteristics will be complemented by balance and personality. Smooth acidity all the way to the finish. Lovely!
Perfect for chicken with creamy sauce, roast ham or simply appreciated on its own!
Viognier grows exceptionally well in the river silt soils area of Hawke’s Bay, home to Babich’s Ferhill vineyard.
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| Price: £11.99 |
6 Case: £69.00 |
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The Botanist Islay Dry Gin |
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With 22 Natural Botanicals, all of which from the beautiful Isle of Islay. This stuff is magnificent (although its made by one of the great distilleries on the greatest distilling island on earth - so what would you expect?)
Absolutely brilliantly made, slowly distilled at lovingly low-pressure for full flavour with deep rich notes and subtlety.
This exquisite gin has been described more than once as THE best gin for a G & T ever made, and you know what?... I think I agree! |
| Price: £29.99 |
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Pinot Gris Babich Estate |
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Grown in the Wairau and Awatere Valleys of the Marlborough region this wine is a true quality Pinot Gris! Partial barrel fermentation adds depth of character that makes it excellent for those Pinot Gris fans that fancy a treat, or care to expand their horizons!
White stone fruit, touches of pepper and decent acidity. Balanced mineral notes and full mouth feel. Zest on the luscious long finish! I love this wine with roast pork, baked ham and on its own!
15% is barrel fermented in old French oak adding a complexity and body truly hard to beat!
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6 Case: £63.00 |
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Robinson's Cider |
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“Delicious” authentic country cider! The Juice from 2lbs of apples goes into this fine, dry, refreshing and beautiful drink!
Enjoy!
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| Price: £3.25 |
6 Case: £17.00 |
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Sauvignon Blanc, Cloudy Bay |
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The most sort after of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc's and the one by which all others are judged.
From humble beginnings, Cloudy Bay has grown to be the great International ambassador of the New Zealand wine production.
Dispite massive increases in vineyard area over the years, the wine remains as scarce as ever and is only released on an 'allocation' basis by the vineyard.
However, we buy up as much as possible from the market in order to be able to maintain a steady supply to our customers.
It does have a certain indefineable 'class' about it. Crisp, fresh gooseberry fruits, hints of freshly cut grass and nice balanced minerals and tropical fruits.
It does make an excellent gift for the white wine lover, especially because of its short supply.
An iconic wine. |
| Price: £22.50 |
6 Case: £130.00 |
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The Wolf Trap (Boekenhoutskloof ) |
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Crazy, crazy name but my goodness does this estate make some awesome wines. A little facts first though methinks….
What does Boekenhoutskloof mean? Ravine of the Bokenhout of course! And what is a bokenhout? It’s an indigenous Cape Beech Tree that’s used for furniture making. You’ll notice on the bottle an array of chairs which is testament to an 18th century furniture maker for his ability to craft nature into beauty a bit like they do now do there in the ‘kloof.
The Wolf Trap is an entity in its self that stands alone from both the premium range and the Porcupine Ridge range. Based on ancient folklore and legend regarding vicious wolves that hounded the villagers in Franschhoek. The chaps at kloof found a trap and thus a rather catchy name was made!
The three varieties of Viognier, Syrah and Mouvedre are treated with separate and equal care just before the end of the harvest. The Viognier is left on the vine a little later to engourage low acidity and perfume aromas the Syrah and Mouvedre provide pepper and espresso. Yum.
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| Price: £8.49 |
6 Case: £48.00 |
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'Gimblett Gravels Gewurztraminer Babich Estate |
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The ‘Individual Vineyard’ series from Babich Estate are really turning heads throughout the wine world, and this Gewurztraminer makes it easy to understand why.
A subtle spicy and floral aromatic nose of lychee with touches of honey and lemon, the palate is layer upon layer of smooth caramelised pear, touches of rose and exotic fruit. The finish is smooth and refreshing.
The low nutrient, gravelly soils of the Gimblett Gravels region in Hawke’s Bay is home to Babich’s Irongate vineyard.
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6 Case: £69.00 |
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