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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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'Troika', Cape Chamonix |
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Trokia is Cape Chamonix's doth of the cap to the fine wines of Bordeaux. Trokia is supposed to mean 'a Russian sledge pulled by horses' which as per usual with these things has nothing what so ever to do with the wine.
All harvesting for this wine is manual, grapes are selected from a number of indiviual plots of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The soils are deep partial clay at an altitude of 380 - 450 meters above sea level.
The wine undergoes secondary fermentation in barrel (90% of which are new French Oak. The wine is then aged in bottle for six months before release.
Great to drink in its youth, this wine shows rich berry fruit and a lengthy finish, give it 10 - 15 years in the cellar and you'll have a real cracker of a wine |
| Price: £11.99 |
6 Case: £69.00 |
12 Case: £132.00 |
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Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Bruno Nicodemi |
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The once insipid, pedestrian style of Trebbiano finds new life in this wine from Nicodemi. The variety has always had the potential to produces wines of high quality but due to the grape being destined for bulking and subsequent over cropping the results were often disappointing.
However a reduction in yields through pruning, green harvesting and training techniques has lead to Nicodemi producing wine of excellent quality. Selected fermentations of quality blocks and allowing the grapes to reach full ripeness has created a wine with honeysuckle and grape fruit on the nose a fresh and superbly balanced mid palate with a succulent, juicy finish.
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| Price: £9.75 |
6 Case: £55.50 |
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Amarone della Valpolicella, Duetorri |
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Veneto (and possibly northern Italy's) most well known wine, made predominently from the Corvina grape variety. The grapes are dried so that they loose their water content and shrivel. The result is a must that has a higher weight and more viscocity. The wines produced are powerful and live up to their name 'Amarone' or big bitter. Excellent wine and a very, very good price when one considers anything else with the name costs in excess of £30. |
| Price: £15.49 |
6 Case: £90.00 |
12 Case: £174.00 |
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White Star 4.8%, Titanic Brewery |
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A light refreshing distinctively hoppy beer with a freshness that belies its strength, so easy to drink it will fool all but the crustiest of sea dogs. |
| Price: £1.95 |
6 Case: £10.95 |
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Pinot Noir 'Russian River Valley', La Crema |
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The costal influenced climate of the Russian River Valley is ideal for growing pinot noir. Cool costal fogs allow the grapes to ripen nice and gently (pinot is an incredibly fussy variety). 100% new oak and showing black cherries and spice with hints of dried herbs. A very well made pinot. |
| Price: £17.99 |
6 Case: £102.00 |
12 Case: £198.00 |
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Prunier 'Reserve of the Family', Cognac |
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Established in the town of Cognac since the middle of the 19th century by Jean PRUNIER, the Company has a long history, dating from the beginning of the 18th century, which has given us extensive experience and knowledge of Cognac and the Cognac markets.
Cognac's specially selected for the familys own palate (and very fine palate it is indeed). Comparable to an X.O in style. |
| Price: £58.49 |
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Barolo 'Bussia', Boroli MAGNUMS |
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The farm of Brunella is the focal point of Boroli's production of Cru Barolo within the 10 hecatres that surround the farm include holdings in many of the famous site Villero and Bussia.
The winery next to Brunnella is exclusively dedicated to the production of Barolo. It's external walls were made exclusively from old casks that were no longer suitable for maturation.
Bussia is a cru Barolo site located in Montforte d'Alba and Boroli's La Brunnela parcel supplies the grapes fruit this majestic cuvee.
The colour is bright ruby red and on the nose it offers notes of raspberries, cherries preserved in alcohol and spicy nuances such as pepper and nutmeg. On the palate it is particularly pleasant, a wine with plenty of body, with a long and persistent finish. It is a long-tasting wine, matured in cask and barriques for 24 months and refined in bottle for 24 months. |
| Price: £100.00 |
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Pinot Gris, Erath |
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Pioneers of Oregon wine production Erath were the first winery to be established in 1968 at Dundee with 49 acres and a log cabin serving as a home. Some years later in ’82 his pinot noir inspired others to move to Oregon and cultivate Pinot Noir. Whilst traditional values of ‘wine is grown and not made’ hold true, the winemaker combines this with cutting edge methods using micro oxygenation and cross flow filtration.
A lovely Pinot Gris with Banana, honeydew and melon. Tropical fruit, lemon and a little butter with a long finish and delightful freshness. An excellent Oregon Pinot Gris.
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| Price: £12.99 |
6 Case: £73.00 |
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Ein Stien 5%, Lymestone Brewery |
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A brand new brew! Only very recently introduced to the Lymestone range Ein Stien is a rarther appealing beer made with larger style hops. The result is some what of a beer/larger hybrid. Full palate yet zippy and refreshing ideal for the budding ale enthusiast. |
| Price: £1.95 |
6 Case: £10.95 |
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Syrah-Carignan, Babylon's Peak |
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A very small estate with some of the highest altitude vineyards in the region, some of which are elevated at 700m above sea level. The name refers to a granite peak that is clearly visible from the vineyards and locally referred to as Babylonstoren. The winery focuses on extreme quality and provides excellent value for money.
Anything with good quality Carignan in it always gets the Old School vote and this is no exception. Grainy dark fruit with excellent acidity and balance from the Carignan is fattened up by rich dark Syrah.
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| Price: £7.99 |
6 Case: £45.00 |
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