Wine

Domaine La Florane

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Cote du Rhone

GRAPE VARIETY

Grenache & Syrah

This is the third generation handed down from Marie-Piere Fabreof in the wine making area of Visan. At 300 metres altitude, in clay-rich soils, the 30 year old vines are facing south in a valley called a “coste chaude” (sunny hillside) in Provençal. Cherry Red in colour packed with ripe fruit and supple rounded tannins.

Le Fonti

COUNTRY

Italy

REGION

Tuscany

GRAPE VARIETY

Sangiovese 100%

Situated in the rolling hills between Florence and Siena, Fattoria Le Fonti has been in the hands of the Imberti family for over 50 years. Certified organic, the same care and attention goes into this IGT Sangiovese as the estate’s more premium Chianti Classico (and Riserva DOCG). Replanted to Sangiovese in the 1990s this wine makes for a wonderful match with food, displaying enticing red and black Cherry, strawberry, raspberry, plum, clove and herbs. The soft fruits and balanced acidity it makes it a lovely easy drinking wine on the lines of Beaujolais.

Pago de Larrea

COUNTRY

Spain

REGION

Rioja (Central North)

GRAPE VARIETY

Tempranillo 100%

The Larrea family started this relatively winery in 2002 although they have been involved in winemaking for over 40 years. Ripe black fruit, integrated cedar spice. Notes of chanterelle, sweet leather & liquorice.

Father, Luis, along with his son Luis and daughters Rosa and Maria, produce wine strictly from their vineyards only (buying in grapes from other growers is common elsewhere in Rioja), and can therefore control every aspect of the winemaking process. Their aim is to produce a wine which combines the best of both classic and modern styles of Rioja, looking for the finesse of the former with the weight of fruit and intensity of the latter. Crianza is the quality level of the wine, based on strict local laws which dictate the minimum aging term prior to release. In this case the wine rests in oak barrels for a year, followed by a further year in bottle before being made available for consumption.

Domaine Fourrey

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Burgundy

GRAPE VARIETY

Pinot Noir

Comes from 15 year old vines and awarded Concours des Vignerons Indépendant gold medal
It is a supple and delicate wine, easy to drink. On the nose, fresh flavours of blackcurrant, redcurrant. Jean-Luc is the 4th generation Fourrey to manage the estate.

Clos La Coutale, Grand Coutale

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Cahors

GRAPE VARIETY

Malbec

Grand Coutale is an exceptional wine from the most famous Malbec growing region of France. Matured in a selection of new barrels for two years producing a wine with plummy fruit, peppery spice and silky tannins A great food wine.

Le Fonti

COUNTRY

Italy

REGION

Tuscany

GRAPE VARIETY

Sangiovese

Everything you want from a Chianti.  Well balanced acidity with cherry fruits and spices that the Sangiovese grape is praised for. The wine is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels and another 6 months in the bottle before being released on the market.

Chateau Saintayme, Grand Cru

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Bordeaux, Saint Emilion

GRAPE VARIETY

Sangiovese

A 9 hectare parcel of 35 year old Merlot vines in Saint Etienne de Lisse. A complex but balanced wine with aromas of fine herbs leading you onto a pallet of black cherries with a hint of sandalwood and liquorice

Domaine de Bellene

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Burgundy

GRAPE VARIETY

Pinot Noir

Bellene being a Latin name for Beaune. Nicolas Potel, the man behind Roche de Bellene, has assembled his own 26 ha of vineyards. Concentrated, black fruits on the palate showing great purity and power with some fine grained tannins and good length on the finish.

Nicodemi

COUNTRY

Italy

REGION

Abruzzo

GRAPE VARIETY

Trebbiano

This Family estate, 5 miles from the Adriatic coast, is run by Elena Nicodemi & her brother, Alessandro. A mixture of old and young vines harvested slightly early to produce a wine that is fresh, with citrus notes, and with a lovely straw colour in the glass.

Domaine Felines-Jourdan

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Languedoc- Rousillon

GRAPE VARIETY

Picpoul

The vineyards are right on the Mediterranean coast at the Thau Lagoon, home to flamingoes and its famous oysters, which are perfectly suited to a glass of Picpoul de Pinet. Full-flavoured and dry, yet with crisp freshness and a beguiling citrus and herb flavour.

Weingut Haart

COUNTRY

Weingut Haart, Haart to Heart Riesling

COUNTRY

Germany

REGION

Mosel

GRAPE VARIETY

Riesling 100%

The Haart family has been producing wine at this prestigious estate since 1337, and since 1992 they have been a member of the VDP, a governing body which set very specific and high quality standards. The winery lies only a few meters from the Mosel river, the steep banks of which produce some of the highest quality Riesling to be found anywhere in the world. Johannes and Marcus run the estate today, following the family’s philosophy of a traditional, quality conscious and sustainable approach to wine making.

Riesling is the most famous grape variety produced in Germany. Invariably unoaked and high in acidity which is balanced by its sweetness. This wonderfully appetising off dry wine is a brilliant option for those who dislike very dry wines. Elegant notes of peach and pineapple, with a balancing acidity which underpins it all. This is a fabulous high end wine which goes exceptionally well with food.

Touraine Chenonceaux

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Loire

GRAPE VARIETY

Sauvignon Blanc

Jean-Pierre Baron was one of the first winemakers to plant Sauvignon in the Touraine in 1946. Biodynamically farmed with low yields to give concentrated fruit flavours. Fresh white peach, blackcurrant bud & elderflower aromas. Appetising acidity & flinty minerality.

Fefinanes Albarino Joven

COUNTRY

Spain

REGION

Galicia, Rias Baixas

GRAPE VARIETY

Albarino

Owned by a real Marques This is the Grand Estate of the Riax Baixas founded in the 17th Century. Citrus (stone fruits like peach and apricot) with a lovly mineral finish. Very well integrated acidity with good structure.

Pierre Bouree

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Burgundy

GRAPE VARIETY

Chardonnay

Founded in 1864 by Pierre Bourée, now in the hands of the fourth generation of the family, Bernard Vallet, based in the Gevrey Chambertin. Beautifully balanced classic white Burgundy, savoury, salty, biscuity nose with a mineral palate. Oak ageing has lent a creaminess and a broader texture before a long finish.

Domaine Fourrey

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Chablis Vaillons

GRAPE VARIETY

Chardonnay

Jean-Luc is the 4th generation Fourrey to manage the estate. The vineyard is mostly in the village of Milly in the heart of Chablis. Supple and silky on the palate, refreshed by fine acidity. On the very long finish, fruity notes of white peach and pear are underscored by delicate salinity.

Domaine Andre Perret Condrieu

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Rhone

GRAPE VARIETY

Viognier

André Perret succeeded his father in 1982 in their vineyard in Verlieu-Chavanay, a small village 50 km south of Lyon. Coteau de Chery was saved by the Roman Emperor Probus because of its extraordinary wine and became known as the “Cherished Hillside” A wine of great aromatic intensity of floral and stone fruit on the nose, white peach juice flooding the palate. Very precise with richness without being heavy. Terrific length

Domaine De Fondreche Rose

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Rhone, Ventoux

GRAPE VARIETY

Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah

Officially organic since February 2024, Nanou Barthélémy and her son Sébastien Vincenti have been masterfully managing this estate.
Light Rose colour, aromas of summer fruits, peach, melon, raspberries with floral notes of rose and Hawthorn

Domaines Ott

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Provence

GRAPE VARIETY

Mourvedre, Cinsault, Grenache

This prestigious Provence vineyard, founded in 1896 by Marcel Ott, is made up of 90-hectare of soils particularly suited to Mourvèdre. Benefiting from two types of climates, in the valley, the grapes deliver more juice and crunch, on the hillsides, they offer structure. Peach coloured notes of red fruits, particularly strawberry and raspberry leading to a subtly balanced and fragrant finish with the presence of pomelo

Terra San Venanzio

COUNTRY

Italy

REGION

Veneto

GRAPE VARIETY

Glera

This award winning wine, produced by its founder Monica Ganz, comes from the slopes of the steepest valleys called Rive locally. Small yields are harvested by hand and are the most authentic expressions of the region. intense and mineral, with notes ranging from fresh bread to fruity fragrances, with hints of white peach and golden apple, finishing with floral notes of wisteria and white flowers.

The Grange Classic NV

COUNTRY

England

REGION

Winchester

GRAPE VARIETY

Chardonnay 50% Pinot Meunier 34% and Pinot Noir 13%

Under Burges Field’s thin cap of gravelly clay lies a deep layer of pure white chalk dotted with hard silica flints. Hundreds of metres deep, the chalk layer acts like a sponge, storing water from the winter storms for the heat of the summer. It also does something magical – it imparts a steely minerality, like rain on black flint, to the taste of the Chardonnay – a minerality that gives the wines their fine structure and should let them age beautifully.

The vineyard grows the classic Champagne grape varieties of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, each gives its own character.

Pinot Noir brings raspberry fruit, body and a savour of earthiness. Chardonnay has green apple and citrus freshness and that briochey, vanilla butteriness that is so moreish. Pinot Meunier, rarely used on its own in a wine, brings an aromatic, fruit-filled roundness to the blends.

The Grange Pink NV

COUNTRY

England

REGION

Winchester

GRAPE VARIETY

Pinot Meunier 60% Pinot Noir 40%

Accolades for this multi award wining sparkling pink  includes the prestigious Platinum medal from Decanter Magazine. Thanks to the long lees ageing it is rich and round on the palate, with notes of raspberry, cranberry and redcurrant held in a delightful creaminess, but the fresh acidity

Franck Bonville

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Champagne, Cote du Blanc

GRAPE VARIETY

Chardonnay

Family-owned estate in Avize since the years after 1945 – exclusively Grand Cru vineyards with Olivier Bonville (3rd Generation) now in charge. Made from two complimentary vintages from contrasting parcels of land, hence the name “Unisson” What better for a couple getting married ! Apple, citrus, brioche. Lovely mineral purity & depth. Well balanced, finishing long and elegant.

Bollinger

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Champagne

GRAPE VARIETY

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay & Pinot Meunier

Bollinger has land-owning roots in the Champagne region dating as far back as the 16th century Its prestige image began with it receiving the Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria. Bollinger is also allowed to age in cellar, on the lees, for a minimum of 36 months, (twice the legal minimum), allowing these lees-y, brioche flavours to develop and gain balance. Apple, citrus, brioche. Lovely mineral purity & depth. Well balanced, finishing long and elegant.