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The Summer Red Wine Collection
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Soft and Easy Reds
1 Nobilo Merlot, East Coast / £2.40
£6.50 £9.30 £25.00 New Zealand 2006/7
Intense black cherry and wild berry fruit flavours on the palate, backed with a soft acidity and fine tannins from 10 months on French and American Oak. Very easy approachable style. Suggested wine flights*: Bin 10, 16 (£6.90 for 3), 13 and 15 (£11.90 for 5)
2 Kleine Zalze Gamay Noir, £1.60
£4.40 £6.30 £17.00 Coastal Region / South Africa 2007/8 This new world Beaujolais has a deep, rich
colour with vibrant strawberry and cherry fruit flavours and youthful light
tannins. A great contemporary to Pinot Noir. Suggested
wine flights*: Bin 7, 11 (£6.30 for 3), 8 and 13 (£10.20 for 5)
3 Raimat Abadia Tinto Crianza £1.50
£4.20 £6.00 £16.00 Costers
del Segre / Spain 2005/6
This is a warm, tasty, great value Crianza
named after a former old Abbey in the Raimat vineyards. A blend of Cabernet
Sauvignon (48%), Tempranillo (29%) and Merlot (23%) it is aged in new Virginian
oak casks for 12 months to give it a rounded taste. Suggested
wine flights*: Bin 12, 14 (£6.60 for 3), 8 and 9 (£9.60 for 5)
4 Côtes du Rhône Préference, £1.80 £5.00 £7.00
£19.00 Caves
Saint-Pierre, France – 2006/7
This award winning wine is a smooth
Grenache / Syrah dominated blend from the famous ‘appellation’ above Avignon. This is a fine example of a popular wine,
supple in style with time in oak to soften the roasted spicy richness. Suggested wine flights*: Bin 13, 16 (£6.80 for 3), 1 and 10
(£11.00 for 5)
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Medium and Spicy Reds
5 Da Luca Primativo-Merlot, £1.50 £4.20
£6.00 £16.00 Tarantino / Sicily 2006/7
Full flavoured, ripe red fruit is backed up
with spicy notes of pepper and vanilla on a full bodied palate with soft
tannins….. Great value! Made from 60% Primativo (native to the area and 50 year old vines)
and 40% Merlot (recently planted), the wine is aged for about 6 months in a
mixture of French and American oak. Suggested wine flights*:
Bin 9, 16 (£5.60 for 3), 11 and 12 (£10.40 for 5)
6 Finca Flichman Reserva Malbec £1.70
£4.70 £6.70 £18.00
Oak Aged, Mendoza /
Argentina 2007/8
A wine for the discerning - with terrific
intensity of colour, rich, sweet fruit and ripe, typically earthy flavours from
its oak ageing. Originating in France,
this Argentinean version using the Malbec grape is frankly quite superb - a
truly great wine. Do you agree? Suggested wine flights*:
Bin 17, 18 (£7.40 for 3), 12 and 14 (£12.50 for 5)
7 Errázuriz Carmenère, £2.30
£6.30 £8.90 £24.00 Aconcagua
Valley, Chile 2007/8
A relatively unknown grape variety, Carmenère is full and flavoursome
and Chile’s ‘own’ grape variety. It has rich, smoky, spicy flavours and firm,
ripe tannins. Try it if you enjoy Malbec or Shiraz and let us
know! Suggested wine flights*: Bin 12, 14 (£7.40 for
3), 18 and 19 (£11.40 for 5)
8 Nero
d’Avola-Cabernet £1.60 £4.40
£6.30 £17.00 Sauvignon, (Organic
Grown Grapes), Italy 2005/6
This Sicilian organic wine is a blend of
the local varietal Nero d’Avola which gives the Cabernet Sauvignon richness and
texture – very drinkable! Suggested wine flights*: Bin
6, 19 (£4.90 for 3), 13 and 16 (£9.90 for 5)
9 Viña Plata Bonarda-Malbec, £1.40 £3.90
£5.60 £15.00
Mendoza /
Argentina 2006/7
We’ve introduced
this for drinkers who may prefer the lighter fruity tastes of unoaked Malbec,
blended with Argentina’s second most popular red grape, Bonarda. A soft fruit
taste with ripe red fruit aromas! Suggested
wine flights*: Bin 8, 10 (£4.80 for 3), 4 and 6 (£8.30 for 5)
10 Fairtrade® Dos Hermanos Merlot, £1.80
£5.00 £7.00 £19.00
CuricóValley / Chile 2006/2007
A really juicy berry fruit flavour from a
very modern-style of Merlot made using grapes from selected co-operative
growers in the CuricóValley. The wine is fermented and matured in stainless steel with no
wood-ageing ensuring you get the fruit full on! Suggested
wine flights*: Bin 1, 16 (£6.90 for 3), 11 and 15 (£12.00 for 5)
11 Errazuriz
Pinot Noir £2.40
£6.80 £9.70 £26.00
CasablancaValley / Chile 2007/8
For discerning followers of Pinot Noir,
this luscious wine has fruity aromas with a rich taste of cherry and strawberry,
given body from ageing in French oak. Smooth and elegant! Suggested wine flights*: Bin 13, 16 (£7.40 for 3), 15 and 17
(£13.40 for 5)
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Heavy & Warming Reds
12Hardys Oomoo Shiraz, £2.40
£6.80 £9.70 £26.00 McLaren Vale / Oz! 2006/7
A solid, flavoursome wine with lots of rich, juicy fruit and smooth, savoury tannins made from premium quality Shiraz grapes from McLaren Vale. This has excellent balance and is laden with plum and blackberry fruit flavour – superb!
13 Tintara
Grenache, £2.30 £6.30
£8.90 £24.00 McLaren Vale /
Oz! 2004/5
This is a
terrific example of Grenache, a rich intense wine from low yielding vines with
a smattering of Shiraz to add complexity – with 18 months in French barrels.
14 Torres
Celeste Crianza £2.70 £7.50 £10.80
£29.00
Ribera del Duero, Spain 2005/6
Concentrated cherry and blackberry fruit flavours backed with hints of liquorice and black pepper from Spain’s Tempranillo grapes. Aged in both French and American Oak for 12 months it is a rich luxurious wine and a younger alternative to our Gran Reserva Rioja (Bin 17) – but judge for yourself!
15Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico £2.70
£7.50 £10.80 £29.00 Riserva, Ruffino, Italy 2004
Chianti
at an exacting level – this ‘Riserva Riserva’ is rich and concentrated – a
dark, minerally palate and roasted red fruit and herb character with a stylish
balanced finish. Made using the Sangiovese grape 90% and 10% Colorino, Merlot
and Cabernet Sauvignon.
16 Meerendal Merlot,
Durbanville £2.70
£7.50 £10.80 £29.00
South
Africa 2004/5
Concentrated and complex, with ripe dark
fruit mingling with chocolate truffles and almonds! Absolutely gorgeous, the
Pepper & Oz King of Merlot!
17 Don Jacobo Rioja Gran £3.30 £9.30
£13.30 £36.00
Reserva, Bodegas Corral / Spain 1995
This wonderful wine produced only in
classic vintages sees 22 months in cask then seven years in the bottle. Smooth
and silky with enormous complexity this is our oldest and finest red wine,
excepting any guest wines.
18 Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfandel, £2.40
£6.50 £9.30 £25.00
Lodi County, California / USA 2005/6
Powerful,
spicy with black pepper, plum and berry fruit aromas from one of California’s best wine growing areas, this
wine is from the 100 year old Kettleman Road Vineyard. Matured for 18 months in
French Oak it is simply stunning!
19
Stonehaven Cellar Selection £1.60
£4.40 £6.30 £17.00 Cabernet-ShirazLimestoneCoast / Oz 2003
Rich and powerful, elegantly exuding
flavours of blackcurrant, chocolate and spice – this new world wine is made
from one of the world’s most technically advanced wineries.
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