Red Wines
FRANCE
Red Bordeaux
BIN 42 Chateau Tertre Daugay, 2004 – St Emilion
This dark glossy Merlot is in the classic, sweetly-ripe, St Emilion mould.
Full of rich evolving flavours (D)
Bottle £57.50
BIN 43 Chateau Tour des Graves, 2009 – Bordeaux
Bright, fresh, well-balanced and with quite perfect fruit, this is a delight. (C)
Bottle £16.80
BIN 44 Chateau Pierrail, 2009 – Bordeaux Superieur
Smokey dark wine, stirring and waking. Carries a forest signature of wild
berries and sweetly charred timber. Very rewarding (C)
Bottle £20.50
BIN 45 Chateau de Pez Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, 2005 – St Estephe
Intensely deep colour, it has the cassis and tobacco leaf nose of ripe
concentrated Cabernet from this classic area. A fine treat (D)
Bottle £65.90
BIN 46 Château d’Angludet, Cru Bourgeois – Margaux
Deepish crimson in colour, it has lightly spicy ripe fruit in an unusually juicy
style for d’Angludet. It is well balanced with quite marked pinched tannins
on the finish. Complete and confident in its class, it has tidy potential for
an early drinker. (C)
Bottle £50.00
BIN 47 Chateau Puynard le Chene Premieres, 2004 – Cotes de Blaye
Very fine with supple oak use that offers an attractive vanilla and caramel
edge. It is ripe and spicy and shows some real character (C)
Bottle £30.00
BIN 48 Alter Ego de Palmer, 2003 – Margaux
Delicious, plummy, creamy red wine. Lots of deep fruit flavour (C)
Bottle £75.80
BIN 49 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, 1988 – Pauillac
Supreme elegance, with aromas and flavours in a silken fabric. Superb! (D)
Bottle £215.00
BIN 50 Mouton Rothschild, 2001 – Pauillac
Superb! (D)
Bottle £294.00
BIN 51 Chateau Latour, 1982 – Pauillac – 1st Growth
Needs no explanation – Superb! (D)
Bottle £2981.00
BIN 01 Chateau Lynch-Bages 5eme Cru Classe, 1988 – Pauillac
Bottle £231.00
BIN 02 Chateau Lynch-Bages 5eme Cru Classe, 1985 – Pauillac
Bottle £329.00
BIN 52 Chateau Leoville-Las-Cases, 1983 – St. Julienne – 2nd Growth
Wine from a property of absolute quality, in which all tastes are subtly
enhanced. Confident Cabernet, soft oak, multiple flavours, extended youth,
elongated finish. (D)
Bottle £156.00
Burgundy
BIN 53 Mercurey, 2008/09, Domaine Chanson
The name of the vineyard accurately prefigures the gorgeous raspberry
flavours found here. Yet this is no trifle of a wine, but a well built
concentrated impressive Burgundy worthy of its great domaine. (C)
Bottle £38.60
BIN 54 Aloxe Corton, 2007/08, Louis Latour
Young juicy Pinot Noir on the palate, very smooth and well mannered. (C)
Bottle £59.50
BIN 55 Pernand Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Vergelesses, 2000/01, Domaine Chanson
Sleek and splendidly expressive, this is absolutely classic stuff. It has
complexity of endless floral, red berry fruit and intense layers of rich, smoky
spice. And it goes on forever! (C)
Bottle £62.00
BIN 56 Hautes Côtes de Nuits 2008/09, Aujoux
Typically light and cherryish with a delicate perfumed style. Plenty of morello fruit
and a refreshing summer-pudding flavour matched with a touch of smoky spice,
pulled together over finely tuned tannins. Beautifully expressive. (C)
Bottle £26.35
BIN 57 Fleurie Domaine de la Chapelle des Bois, 2009/10, Paul Beaudet
Beaujolais’ most sought after village wine, Fleurie’s style is rounded and
smooth, rather than zippy youthful. (C)
Bottle £28.00
BIN 58 Beaujolais Villages, 2010/11,Domaine de Boischamp
A juicy young red with a glass full of raspberries flavours. (B)
Bottle £19.30
Rhône
BIN 59 Cotes du Ventoux, 2010/11, Domaine Perrin
The Perrin family are models of traditional people who understand their
land so well they study and draw on the modern techniques that will best
assist. The results are deceptively simple natural tasting wines like this, an
ideal ripe juicy red – delicious to the last drop. (B)
Bottle £17.25
BIN 60 Cotes du Rhone Nature, 2009/10, Domaine Perrin
Deep purple, magical supple spicy Syrah style. Such top class fruit made
so faultlessly delicious can only be: simply the best! An organic wine. (C)
ORGANIC
Bottle £24.40
BIN 61 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve BenoitXII, 2007/08, Auguste Bessac
The red with everything: the deep dark colour, the intensely spicy yet floral
nose, then the mouthful of unctuous fruit, citrus zest, spice, candied peels,
bells ringing, but folding into a velvet finish. (C)
Bottle £42.80
BIN 62 Crozes Hermitage, 2008/09, Louis Mousset
Fascinating white pepper aroma of classic Syrah. Richly maturing,
delicious fruit flavours appear in the palate, with tense mineral notes and
sweet fine leather. (D)
Bottle £23.00
ITALY
BIN 63 Chianti Rufina, 2009/10, Prunatelli
An open and modern red cherry-ish style of Chianti, not needing aging, but
that nevertheless holds a haunting note of the wild. (C)
Bottle £20.00
BIN 64 Barolo Flori, 2006/07, Araldica
The Nebbiolo grape variety’s special hints of tar and roses seem to be tucked
in here. The roses are the top aroma notes on the dark fruits, spice and dried
orange peel, tar gives the trademark bite. (D)
Bottle £36.00
Bin 65 Valpolicella Superiore, 2009/10, Tommasi
Dark cherry character and good meaty flavours. Perfectly full-bodied and
balanced. (C)
Bottle £17.50
ARGENTINA
BIN 66 Malbec 2008/09, Bodegas Terrazas
A real hero of a Malbec with its dark succulent fruit enlivened with a soft
green herb twist. (D)
Bottle £22.10
BIN 67 Syrah, Caballero de la Cepa 2009/10, Mendoza
A combination of forest fruits, nuts and vanilla.
This wine is full bodied with sweet tannins and a long finish. (E)
Bottle £19.00
CHILE
BIN 68 Shiraz, Santa Helena 2010/11, Central Valley
Still a deep purple. Intense plumy fruit on the nose, flavours are
opulent, coating the mouth and velvety all the way to a long aftertaste.
Just fabulous to drink. (D)
Bottle £15.00
BIN 69 Merlot, Montes Classic Series 2009/10, Colchagua
A robust wine with cleverly-hidden soft tannins that will go the distance! (D)
Bottle £20.00
SPAIN
BIN 70 Riberal Crianza, 2005/06, Santa Eulalia
Dark, rich, spicy, deep flavoured wine. A magnificent creature of power
and intense fruit. A giant in quality and a giant of a wine! (D)
Bottle £34.00
BIN 71 Valdepenas Reserva, 2006/07, Senorio de Los Llanos
Smooth easy going wine that is lightly fruity, very tasty and entirely
without sin! (C)
Bottle £16.00
BIN 72 Azabache Graciano Reserva, 2005/06, Rioja
Deep dark red, with an intense aroma of fine fruit. Richly confident
fruit fills the palate, while carefully balanced oak carries the flavours
to the finish. (D)
Bottle £29.00
AUSTRALIA
BIN 73 Old Vine Grenache, 2008/09, Simon Hackett – McLaren Vale
Old Grenache vines sometimes deliver intense summer fruit characters.
Flavours are smoothly ripe and spicy in this extra special red. (D)
Bottle £24.00
BIN 74 Tarrango, 2008/09, Brown Brothers – Victoria
Light juicy cherry red, Tarrango is always delicious and welcomed.
A 1960s bred grape variety. It is different from anything else and would
appear to be Brown Brothers particular gift to the world. (B)
Bottle £18.00
BIN 75 Pinot Noir, 2008/09, Stonier – Victoria
Light modern style of Pinot Noir displays fruit purity and majors on the
strawberry aspect of the grape variety’s character. An almost ethereal wine,
but its fine and persistent flavour makes it an ideal choice for fine days and
gentle reflection. (C)
Bottle £32.00
BIN 76 Pinot Noir Vat 10, 2008/09, De Bortoli – South East Australia
Intensely concentrated with strawberry and spice flavours, the wine shows
true varietal character and is well structured with lovely, silky tannins
and deliciously ripe fruit. An outstanding Pinot in its class. (C) ORGANIC
Bottle £20.00
BIN 77 3 Amigos Shiraz-Grenache-Mataro, 2007/08,McHenry Hohnen – Margaret River
This great blend brings together Shiraz juiciness and spice, Grenache sweet
ripe fruit and the vivid dark character of Mataro. Combined, they come
alive with youthful ripeness and generosity. (C)
Bottle £26.00
BIN 78 Grange Shiraz, 1997 Penfolds – South Australia
Australia’s top icon wine from a fine vintage.
Robert Parker gave it a highly-appreciative score of 94. It’s a beauty (D)
Bottle £200.00
NEW ZEALAND
BIN 79 Mount Riley Merlot, The Bluff, 2009/10 – Marlborough
Full dark Full flavoured and packed with mulberry and plum character,
it has a touch of bitter chocolate flavour for warmth and depth. (D)
Bottle £24.00
BIN 80 Mount Riley Pinot Noir, 2008/09 – Marlborough
Juicy strawberry and cherry flavours. It is classically light and elegant
with a spicy edge. (C)
Bottle £26.00
BIN 81 Merlot, Cabernet, Malbec, 2009/10 – Esk Valley
Full dark red. Soft Merlot, firm Cabernet and ripe dark Malbec come
together perfectly in this smooth integrated blend. (D)
Bottle £28.00