Te Quiero Red 2018 (Organic)
Te Quiero Red is a juicy organic wine which contains many grape varieties, from Tempranillo and Syrah, to Garnacha, Graciano, Monastrell and Tinto Velasco, made as a Field Blend. With a deep purple colour, It has aromas of garrigue, brambly fruit and spice which are followed by ripe brambly, blackberry fruit flavours. The palate is spicy and savoury with ripe tannins and a light oak finish. Te Quiero is an interesting find and a … Read More
Dominio de Punctum Rosado 2019 (Organic)
THIS WINE IS ARRIVING IN EARLY JUNE 2020 – YOU CAN ORDER NOW BUT PLEASE NOTE DELIVERY WILL BE EARLY JUNE Dominio de Punctum Rosado is an attractive, refined blush rosado from made from organic grapes. It has aromas of wild strawberry, redcurrant and hints of watermelon ; these are followed by wild strawberry and raspberry fruit flavours. This is a fresh, elegant and structured wine with excellent balance. Although pale in colour it … Read More
Paso a Paso Verdejo 2018 (Organic)
Paso a Paso Verdejo is a great example of the lovely indigenous Verdejo grape of Spain, at a very reasonable price. Verdejo is often likened to a tropical version of Sauvignon Blanc and it is a universally popular, dry white wine. Displaying attractive tropical fruit aromas with hints of lime and aromatic herbs, Paso a Paso Verdejo has flavours of melon and stone fruit flavours with a touch of citrus. It has a good … Read More
Dominio de Punctum Viognier 2018 (Organic)
Dominio de Punctum Viognier 2018 came with a new label and a Gold Medal. This is the same wine as our very popular Lagasca Viognier, of previous years. Just put your nose into the glass – the exotic peach and apricot aromas with slightly nutty and floral notes – invite you to taste. The palate is packed with intense peach, nectarine and tropical fruit flavours with a light citrus uplift which balances the full, … Read More
El Abuelo 2018 (Organic)
El Abuelo comes from Bodegas Piqueras in DO Almansa and joins our increasing number of organic wines. A blend of the indigenous Spanish grape Monastrell with Tempranillo. It has smoky, cherry and plum aromas coupled with spice and sage hints. Dark, sour cherry fruit flavours predominate with firm tannins. It is a good wine to accompany big flavoured dishes. If you prefer softer red wines at this price level, we recommend Te Quiero, Almaraz … Read More
Gatito Loco 2018 (Organic)
Gatito Loco Rioja is bursting with fruit. With it’s eye-catching label depicting a Gatito Loco (literally meaning a crazy kitten), it is a young, yet full flavoured Rioja and is strikingly different. This wine has fresh, bright aromas of red and black fruits with a wonderful fresh character. Blackberry and red fruit flavours with supporting nuances of balsam, liquorice and chocolate. This is a young, un-oaked Rioja but quite complex wine and it stands … Read More
Mil Historias Bobal 2018 (Organic)
Mil Historias Bobal is a rich and deep red wine. It arrests the senses with intense aromas of ripe, black fruit with rosemary herb hints and a touch of black pepper. The flavours are equally intense, there is blackcurrant, cherry fruit together with peppery, liquorice and chocolate hints. This full-bodied red has a lovely full, savoury and complex finish. Wines made from this widely planted grape, the Bobal, mainly found in the Levant area … Read More
Mil Historias Malbec 2017/18 (Organic)
Mil Historias Malbec is our second wine from this terrific Bodega in off-the-beaten-track Manchuela, in Spain. It has intense aromas of mulberries, blueberries and hints of dark chocolate, leather and spice. The flavours are equally intense, there is blueberry and dark cherry fruit together with dark chocolate, espresso, liquorice and black pepper hints. This full-bodied red has a lovely full, savoury and very complex finish. It is structured with ripe tannins and excellent fruit … Read More
Schubert Marion’s Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015
Schubert Marion’s Vineyard Pinot Noir is typical of Schubert’s wines which are always truly elegant and complex. This vintage displays a refined, strawberry and dark cherry fruit nose; at the same time it is smoky with classic hints of the “forest floor.” This is followed by complex layers of savoury strawberry, blackcurrant and cherry fruit with hints of liquorice and spice coupled with terrific finesse. Beautifully poised and well structured Pinot Noir with brilliant … Read More
Schubert Block B Pinot Noir 2016
Schubert Block B Pinot Noir is typical of Schubert’s wines which stand out for their brilliant quality. Powerful, intense, complex multi-layered aromas wake up the senses when you first open a Schubert Block B Pinot Noir. This is an exceptional vintage of this wine that has been rated as “Outstanding” by Decanter magazine. The aromas remind you of blackcurrant, strawberry and cherries along with nuances of herbs, smoke and the “forest floor.” It has … Read More
“All in the Pink” Case Offer
Discover 4 ravishing Rosés from Spain, England & South Africa **PLEASE NOTE THIS CASE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERY IN EARLY JUNE: IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN EARLIER DELIVERY PLEASE SELECT ROSÉS FROM OUR WINE SHOP.** “All in the Pink” Case Offer case is just bursting with Summer flavours, but these distinctive, blush coloured, dry Rosés can be drunk all the year round. Think of them more like versatile light red wines. Four different … Read More
Wondrous Whites Case Offer
Spain is now producing some amazing white wines and so is South Africa! This case is a great introduction to some quality wines from Rioja, Galicia and central Spain together with two whites from South Africa – an award winning Sauvignon Blanc from cool climate Elgin and a fresh Chenin Blanc from Walker Bay. This case comes complete with Tasting Notes. Barton Estate Chenin Blanc 2017 Walker Bay, S Africa [1 bottle] 2017 was … Read More
“Off the Beaten Track Spain” Case Offer
Spain offers so much more than Rioja, so we have put together an “Off the Beaten Track Spain” Case Offer; this is a great way of discovering six distinctive and delicious wines from less well known areas of Spain. All these wines are from small family-run producers. Discover “Off the Beaten Track Spain” with accompanying notes. Sip your way through – Two white wines – one comes from an organic Estate in central Spain, … Read More