Dominio de Punctum Sauvignon Blanc 2020 (Organic)
Dominio de Punctum Sauvignon Blanc joins our list this year! It has a subtle, gentle aromas of pear and stone fruit with hints of newly-cut grass, which lead seamlessly into pear fruit, with a touch of nectarine, litchi and light citrus. A Sauvignon Blanc which has the characteristics of a Loire Sauvignon Blanc, with refreshing acidity and mineral hints. It has a long, smooth finish. This is a surprisingly subtle, dry, refined Sauvignon Blanc … Read More
Paso a Paso Verdejo 2021 (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
La Multa 2019
A smooth, concentrated and exuberant red with a huge berry fruit nose and palate, El Escoces Volante La Multa has character, lots of spicy well balanced damson/plum fruit and a sweet oak finish. It has scored very highly for a wine of this price, in Decanter (89 points), David Williams has identified La Multa as a star wine in his Decanter Magazine article March 2020 “Around Spain in 10 Garnachas.” La Multa is made … Read More
Dominio de Punctum Rosado 2021 (Organic)
Dominio de Punctum Rosado is an attractive, refined blush rosado from made from organic grapes. It has intense aromas of strawberries, raspberries and hints of redcurrant. This new vintage has vibrant strawberry fruit, with raspberry and blueberries in the background. We are thrilled with this fresh, dry, fruity and smooth Rosé with excellent balance. Although very pale in colour it has terrific, full flavours and an excellent prolonged taste. This is a consistently delicious … Read More
Dominio de Punctum Viognier 2021 (Organic)
Dominio de Punctum Viognier has peach and apricot aromas with slightly nutty and floral notes which 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, complex flavours with a touch of zestiness. If you enjoy Picpoul de Pinet, you should try this wine as it has a similar flavour spectrum. We are thrilled with the latest vintage of … Read More
Gatito Loco 2020 (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
Dominio de Punctum Graciano/Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 (Organic)
Dominio de Punctum Graciano/Cabernet Sauvignon Roble from this outstanding organic and biodynamic Estate, joined our portfolio last year. It has striking aromas of deep, dark cherry and blackcurrant, laced with a touch of leather, almonds and vanilla oak. This is followed by intense, cherry and black-fruit flavours with almond hints. The Graciano grape gives this wine the predominant cherry, almond flavours and the Cabernet Sauvignon provides black fruits and great structure, Dominio de Punctum … Read More
Dominio de Punctum Tempranillo Roble 2020 (Organic)
Dominio de Punctum Tempranillo Roble has appealing aromas of pure blackcurrant and cherry fruit with hints of spice and vanilla oak; intense flavours of juicy black fruit follow on from the aromas, coupled with well-judged vanilla oak and a touch of pepper and spice. Made from organic and biodynamically grown grapes, this is a stylish, characterful, savoury red wine with good structure and smooth tannins. it has a lovely balance and very good length. … Read More
Mil Historias Bobal 2019 (Organic)
Mil Historias Bobal has a lightness and vibrancy about it, although full of flavours. It arrests the senses with intense aromas of cherry and plum fruit with citrus hints and a touch of black pepper. The flavours are equally intense; there is cherry and plum fruit together with peppery and liquorice hints. This medium-bodied red has a full, savoury and a long complex finish. Wines made from this widely planted grape, the Bobal, mainly … Read More
Mil Historias Malbec 2019 (Organic)
Mil Historias Malbec is our second wine from this terrific Bodega in off-the-beaten-track Manchuela, in Spain, from one of the highest vineyards in Spain at 1100 metres. It has intense aromas of mulberries, blueberries and hints of dark chocolate, leather and spice. The flavours are equally intense, there is black fruit and dark cherry fruit together with dark chocolate, espresso, liquorice and black pepper hints. This full-bodied red has a lovely full, savoury and … Read More
Mil Historias Garnacha 2019 (Organic)
Mil Historias Garnacha is our third wine from this terrific Bodega in off-the-beaten-track Manchuela, in Spain. It has intense aromas of fresh strawberries, with herbs and slight candied fruit hints. The flavours are equally intense, there is a medley of strawberry, plum, black cherry and blackcurrant fruit with touches of pepper and a savoury balsamic finish. This medium-bodied red is elegant with mineral undertones and notes of rosemary and cedar that emerge as the … Read More
Bodegas Sumarroca Brut Reserva Cava 2019 (Organic)
Sumarroca Brut Reserva Cava is definitely a step up on everyday Cava, and it is now Organic! It has pear and pastry aromas which lead you into a refined, fresh and fruity fizz with full flavours. At the same time it is nicely balanced with just a hint of citrus on its smooth, long finish. We have always been impressed with the lightness of their Cava’s and now Sumarroca Brut Reserva Cava has achieved … Read More
Raats Dolomite Cabernet Franc 2018/19
Bags of smoky blackberries, dark cherries and hints of leather on the nose in Raats Dolomite Cabernet Franc. This draws you in to savour the succulent, spicy black fruit flavours coupled with good structure and length; very moreish, fresh and full-bodied at the same time! This is a terrific example of Cabernet Franc with a small addition of Malbec. The result is a like a succulent Loire, or even a light Bordeaux, that is … Read More
El Escoces Volante Manga del Brujo 2017
Manga del Brujo has a complex, rich, spicy damson and plum nose with hints of garrigue and chocolate. These are followed by rich strawberry, plum fruit flavours and pepper notes. This is a big wine which is superbly concentrated, elegant and yet burly at the same time! 5 months in oak barrel has given this intensely flavoured wine a perfect balance and great length. Hand-picked grapes from selected, very low-yield old vines give this … Read More
Iona Sauvignon Blanc 2020/21
Iona Sauvignon Blanc has an aromatic nose with fine mineral notes with gooseberry and grapefruit aromas. The palate is so well balanced and elegant, with classic Sauvignon Blanc flavours of grapefruit and light gooseberry fruit mingled with tropical fruit and a long, smooth finish. It is a beautifully pure, textured Sauvignon and the tiny addition of barrel-fermented Semillon just gives a smoothness, and added complexity, whilst retaining the wine’s fresh, enigmatic appeal. Andrew and … Read More
Zephyr Sauvignon Blanc 2020 (Organic)
Zephyr Sauvignon Blanc is an enigmatic and restrained kiwi Sauvignon Blanc very much in the Pouilly Fumé style from the outstanding Marlborough 2020 vintage. It has light floral and complex aromas of crisp apples, white peach, gentle gooseberry and almost saline minerality. The aromas are still developing, but when you taste this wine you experience a real ‘wake-up” with its full and layered flavours of crisp Galia melon, white peach and herbal hints. It … Read More
Luis Cañas Crianza 2017
Luis Cañas Crianza has rich blackcurrant and raspberry aromas with hints of creamy oak with enticing balsam hints. This leads you into its concentrated, rich fruit flavours and complex, savoury layers. It is such an elegant, yet appealing Rioja Crianza, with great structure, excellent balance and smooth round tannins. We are always impressed by the quality and price of this stylish Crianza which is more like a Reserva in elegance, complexity and depth of flavours. … Read More
Cuvee de Cair 2017
Cuvee de Cair is a Roble (oak aged wine) from Dominio de Cair. Tempranillo is blended with a touch of Merlot and aged in oak for 9 months. The result is complex, layered aromas of black fruits, chocolate and mocha coupled with a rich, intense, highly structured palate of savoury black fruit with creamy oak notes and excellent length. It has a beautiful balance of tannins and fruit. Cuvee de Cair is a special … Read More
Iona Elgin Highlands Chardonnay 2019
Iona Chardonnay has immediate appeal of a sophisticated, light Burgundian Chardonnay at a great price offer. It has aromas of white peach, minerals and hints of almonds, hazelnuts and limes. The flavours are complex and layered, with touches of almond and biscuit brioche which combine with a wonderful purity of fruit and terrific length. This is a beautifully poised Chardonnay with perfect integration of oak and acidity. The flavours are intense, vibrant and subtle … 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 BlockB Pinot Noir 2016
Schubert BlockB 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, with a stunning 95 points. The aromas remind you of blackcurrant, strawberry and cherries along with nuances of herbs, smoke and the … Read More
Schubert BlockB Pinot Noir 2017
Schubert BlockB 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. Following the previous vintage which was rated as exceptional, this 2017 vintage “steps up to the plate” with 95 points from critics. The aromas remind you of red berry fruits along with nuances of herbs and spicy chocolate and … Read More
Dominio de Punctum: Organic & Biodynamic Wines Case
Dominio de Punctum – organic & biodynamic wines from Spain Dominio de Punctum organic and biodynamic wines need to be discovered for their purity of fruit and consistent high quality. This is a selection of White and Rosés from a family-run estate at 800 metres near Las Pedroñeras in La Mancha (around half way between Valencia and Madrid). These wines really are stunning value, and even more so in this Special Offer Case! Domino … Read More
“Ravishing Rosés” Case Offer
Discover ravishing Rosés from Spain, England, Italy & South Africa “Ravishing Rosés” 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 styles, some are organic and biodynamic, but what they all have in common are excellent flavours that come from small family producers who take great care of their … Read More
Iberian Discoveries Case Offer
Take a wine-journey of discovery around the Iberian Peninsula Iberian Discoveries Case takes you off the beaten track to enjoy some great new wines from Spain and Portugal. This case has two distinctive dry white wines, from a fresh Verdejo to the deliciously different Care Garnacha Blanca from Aragon. There are two contrasting reds from Spain, the lighter Merayo Mencia and the fuller, oak-aged, biodynamic, blend of Graciano and Cabernet Sauvignon. The indigenous grapes … 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” Case Offer with accompanying notes Sip your way through – two white wines – one comes from an organic Estate in … 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 and central Spain together with three whites from South Africa – an award winning Sauvignon Blanc from cool climate Elgin, a fresh Chenin Blanc from Walker Bay and a terrific blend of Chenin Blanc, Roussanne and Grenache Blanc from the Western Capel This case comes complete with Tasting Notes. … Read More
“Behind the Label” Case Offer – Wines with a story from South Africa & Spain
“Behind the Label” Case Offer brings you wines with great stories! Discover “Behind the Label” Case Offer with accompanying notes, provides a journey in flavours that should delight most palates! Sip your way through – Two white wines from South Africa – both from family estates, one is an unusual and excellent blend (Bonfire Hill), the third white is from Galicia in Spain, made from the Godello grape; a sophisticated, complex white with a … Read More
Camino to Santiago Case Offer
Sip your way along the Camino to Santiago The Camino de Santiago Case Offer takes you along The Pilgrims Way or the Way of St James, through some of Spain’s most exciting wine areas. This Case Offer lets you discover these in a slightly less energetic way, than walking its 500 miles! The first major wine area on this route is Rioja, represented in a lightly-oaked white and a delicious red Crianza, The next … Read More