Gran Tarapaca Cabernet Sauvignon Reservado 2005 RED Chile
The pure delights of Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon are well known … but most are enjoyed young and juicy - few of us get to taste rare barrel-matured Reservados - and seldom of this pedigree! Hotshot winemaker Cristian Molina selects only the most intensely ripe Cabernet for his fine Reservado (less than 2% of the crop!) and insists on 12 months’ expensive ageing in French barriques and three years in bottle before release. This high-class Cabernet is only made in the very best years and mature gems of this class from 2005 are now incredibly scarce … Fantastic intensity of vanilla-scented cassis with soft complex oak and fine tannins. Think super-ripe very smart claret. Delicious with steak.

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Familia Martinez Bujanda Gran Reserva 1998 RED Spain
Rioja Reserva of this age and quality is an exclusive treat - particularly from Riojan royalty Martinez Bujanda … voted in the world’s top 50 estates” nine years running (Wine Spectator). 1998 was a great year for Rioja - “a classic Reserva year with delicious long-lasting wines” says Rioja expert John Radford … so make sure you snap up this wonderfully mellow wine now! ” Deep cherry colour spicy aromas and brimful of ripe fruit. Lovely toasty oak with a long finish.”"

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Papavero Magnum RED Italy
A huge hit with wine writers and staff too - our Italian buyer chose to serve the ‘Poppy wine’ at her own wedding. And it just got better thanks to Italy’s miracle 2007 vintage. Each year Winemaker Scipione Giuliani travels the length and breadth of Italy sourcing the ripest plumpest grapes. In 2007 despite the smallest harvest in 60 years Scipione’s contacts ensured him the pick of Italy’s most concentrated vintage! Voluptuous black cherry rich charmer with hints of plum and spice. Drink on its own or enjoy with Italian cuisine … one glass won’t be enough!

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Papavero Magnum RED Italy
A huge hit with wine writers and staff too - our Italian buyer chose to serve the ‘Poppy wine’ at her own wedding. And it just got better thanks to Italy’s miracle 2007 vintage. Each year Winemaker Scipione Giuliani travels the length and breadth of Italy sourcing the ripest plumpest grapes. In 2007 despite the smallest harvest in 60 years Scipione’s contacts ensured him the pick of Italy’s most concentrated vintage! Voluptuous black cherry rich charmer with hints of plum and spice. Drink on its own or enjoy with Italian cuisine … one glass won’t be enough!

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Vina Tarapaca Merlot (magnum) 2007 RED Chile
Located in the Maipo valley Vi?a Tarapaca is undoubtedly one of the most stunning and exciting wineries in Chile. The magnificent estate is blessed with a beautiful old colonial house nestled in the middle of a horseshoe-shaped vineyard. It also has a big headstart over other estates … with a star winemaker - Cristian Molina - and vines planted from original Bordeaux rootstock. Their chocolaty silky-smooth pure Merlot inspires terrific loyalty … today you can enjoy a double helping with this extra-special magnum. Do hurry though! Deeply coloured with ripe blackberry and spice aromas and a hint of black pepper. The rich fruit flavours and soft round tannins make for an easy-drinking wine great on its own or with pasta and superb company.”"

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Robert Mondavi Private Selection Pinot Noir 2006 RED USA
Handcrafted from premium Pinot Noir grapes grown along California’s ocean-fresh Central Coast this luscious red certainly gives Burgundy a run for its money! The cool and fresh 2006 vintage produced classic raspberry and cherry flavours while a short spell in oak gave the wine its toasty richness. Lovely raspberry and dried cherry aromas mingle with complementary scents of white and black pepper mint and chicory. The wine’s supple silky berry and cherry jam flavours display a zesty black pepper spiciness in the bright crisp finish. Enjoy with grilled salmon herb-roasted chicken and lighter pork and duck dishes.”"

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Terrazas de Los Andes Malbec Reserva 2006 RED Argentina
Recently commended by London’s prestigious International Wine Challenge this sumptuous red is proof that Argentine Malbec is one of the great New World taste trips” (The Times) It’s crafted in the Andean foothills of the Mendoza region where high altitude and warm sunny days allow these deeply-coloured grapes to ripen fully. Magnificently rich offering generous mouthfuls of raspberry redcurrant and sweet plum with hints of vanilla and caramel. Enjoy a large glassful of this stunning Malbec with roast beef bangers and mustard mash or chargrilled steak.”

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XV du President (1.5L) 2007 RED France
If you love smooth power-packed reds of astounding quality and vigour then look no further than tremendous XV du President. As its fans will tell you (there are many) you simply cannot beat the rich colour intense flavour and velvety texture of XV. High in the Pyrenees officially France’s driest region the hot days and cool nights of 2007 produced a spectacularly flavoursome (but low) yield of Grenache and a magnificently opulent dark luxuriously smooth wine. Dark and brooding fruit aromas mingle with velvety tannins and ripe plum and cherry flavours. Enjoy this fabulously dark XV with roast beef or pork - better still as locals do with wild boar!

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Gran Tarapaca Black Label Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 RED Chile
Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon is without doubt one of the New World’s great bargains (Tim Atkin) - and judging by this intensely ripe star they’re absolutely delicious too! Virtuoso winemaker Cristian Molina selects the most concentrated grapes for this top-flight Cabernet and insists on expensive ageing French barriques before release. The result? Fantastic intensity of vanilla-scented cassis. Think super-ripe very smart claret. Mature gems of this class are incredibly scarce … don’t miss out!

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Palacio del Conde Gran Reserva Magnum 2001 RED Spain
No time to lose! We’ve an exciting discovery to share with you … a small parcel of beautifully mature 2001 Gran Reserva. Palacio del Conde is 100% Tempranillo from prized 50-year-old vines patiently aged for three years in fine French oak and four in bottle. Its silky irresistible flavours have notched up yet another Gold medal for this award-winning winery … found tucked away in Valencia - a thriving region praised as Spain’s undiscovered Mediterranean” (Wine Spectator). Take a look in Spain’s leading Pe?in wine guide and you’ll find regular mention of this award-winning cellar. What’s more 2001 is a real collector’s vintage too - officially declared “excellent” in Valencia (and 5-stars in Rioja where you pay double for Gran Reserva of this quality and maturity). Deep cherry red with deliciously complex aromas of forest fruits and vanilla. Mouthcoatingly rich brimful of ripe spicy strawberry and mellow creamy oak. Lovely long finish too. Perfect with a hunk of mature cheese.”

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