"Such a lovely wine - Mars Bars and green peppers with barbecue smokiness on the nose. Nice gentle tannin, freshness and a long finish. This should be your everyday Bordeaux!" Taye Cozine 89pts, Peter's Points 90pts This great property is...
Intense ripe blackcurrant aromas with aromatic spices, tarragon, then clove and vanilla. Black current and black berry fruit flavours are backed by fine, well structured tannins . The ripe fruit is sumptuous and lingers on the palate with a touch...
"It is Prosecco Jim, but not as we know it! A lovely wine, it has a little nudge of sugar to soften the wine, brilliant pear and citrus coming out. A cracking wine." Founded in 1966 by Aldo Frassinelli, the...
"Bright red berries with a lovely clod of earth thrown in - just a delicious bottle of Pinot." Situated in a region packed with historical interest, this award-winning Domaine is perched on a hilltop overlooking the Saône Plain in Mâcon....
Soft supple Victorian Shiraz, dangerously moreish by the glass. Bright, aromatic and juicy on the nose with just a touch of naughty bacon fat and white pepper. True to the varietal. This vintage is our brightest, most dangerously drinkable Shiraz...
"Quite ripe blackcurrant and wild berry fruits on the nose with a hint of grassy herbs, medium to fullbodied black fruits balanced by a slight grip and length offered by underlying tannins"
Fresh lime zest and green pepper aromas on the nose are carried through to the mineral palate which is alive with crunchy fruit, zest and a long, long zippy finish
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Wild yeast fermentation is key to this benchmark Chenin Blanc. The long wild yeast ferment provides bready aromas and additional complexity to the wine. Dried herbaceous notes, including fennel and aniseed from the nearby Fynbos, dominate the nose, followed by...
Big aromas of cherry with some sweet pipe tobacco and vanilla emerging. The palate is nicely rounded with some wood spice coming out - firm tannin but very well integrated. The finish is warm and tasty. 89pts
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Fresh and floral nose with ripe peach and lemon. Nutty stone fruit characters are matched by a broad, textural palate and clean, fruity finish.
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"Very pure and bright with an attractive orange blossom nose. Zesty acidity is nicely complemented by some richness and peach notes on the palate." Made by Samantha Bailey and Guillaume Letang, this Chardonnay taken from two different regions, Gascony for...
Delicious Chenin Blanc, soft, a touch of sweetness coming out and then a fabulous peachy finish. Chenin is great in South Africa and this is no exception.
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Rich, pungent fruit, good balance of sweet berries and a lovely manure nose. A bit of beef juice as well. The palate is nice, easy, fresh and clean with good spice, dark berries and then fresh slightly underripe cherry. Good...
100% Tempranillo. Sour cherry and a bit of horse saddles on the nose. Simple. Tamlyn Currin 15.0 / 20 Bodegas Señorío de Arana is a family winery founded in 1905 and it is one more step in the long family...
"Fresh, chewy and savoury. Raspberry, vanilla, coconut, full bodied, long and bright and very easy to drink" and Wine Spectator gave it 91 points!
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This Bourgogne Blanc is declassified Puligny Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet and Meursault.... so don't let the fact it is 'just' a Bourgogne Blanc fool you - it is so much more than that! In May 2012, Vincent Girardin sold his business...
"Bright, light and with a lovely delicate lemon and melon aroma. The palate is so soft and subtle, more lemon and peach skin flavours. Very very good." Peter's Points 92pts Owned by Herve Dubourdieu, the vineyards were planted in 1951...
"Oh, so so so tasty, and such good value for money. Light and fresh with a hint, just a hint, of oak. A roast chicken will go with this perfectly." Situated in a region packed with historical interest, this award-winning...
The Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc has ripe tropical and gooseberry fruit flavours with a zingy finish and impeccable balance. A great aperitif or seafood wine made for drinking young.
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"90% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo. Smells like bresaola. Lovely fruit, sour cherry but with more tang and interest and finesse than in the Joven. Bit of spice and agile, gymnastic tannins. Good." Tamlyn Currin 15.5 / 20 Bodegas Señorío de Arana...
"This delicious first expression of the new Kingsbarns distillery is a masterpiece in how you can make young whisky taste delicious! Soft tropical fruit flavours, mixed with a cereal note and then just a prickle of spice and alcohol on...
"Light, bright and fruity. Some red berries and then some hints of Cherry and blackcurrant. A very nice soft palate, all fruit with a little earth on the finish." Lacus is situated in Aldeanueva de Ebro in the Rioja Baja...
"I love this wine - sweet black cherries, some subtle mint notes, nice balance with a slight earthy hint." 90/100 Peter's Points Vieux Château Bayard has been in the same family for eight generations and always run by women. Marie-Laure...
Rich cherry fruit, hints of capsicum, clove and black pepper on the nose with a palate of smooth berry fruit, robust and full-bodied with ripe well-balanced tannins and a refreshing sappy flavour to the finish.
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From Cline's oldest vines, that only crop at 2 to 3 tons per acre, this wine sees ten months in American oak, a quarter of it new, giving a lovely chocolate and stewed plum flavour with minty notes. Soft tannins,...
Old bush vine Cinsault forms the backbone of this 'proper' rosé. A pale, spicy and textural Rosé mostly sourced from bush-vine Cinsault with summer fruits on the palate and a lovely clean, savoury, dry finish. An independent company, owned by...
Restrained and elegant with fresh bramble fruit flavours and hints of dark chocolate and spice, well-balanced with smooth tannins. This is a lovely example of cooler-climate Merlot and an excellent food wine.
A concoction of the Western Cape's brightest cultivars is alive with firm, fleshy fruit. On the nose, it has notes of jasmine and white stone fruit. It has a nuanced citrusy palate and tangy finish.
"A delicious Tempranillo, all red berries, crisp and bright, with some delicious herby notes and a long, spice note on the finish." The Barreda family have been making wine since the 18th Century in the town of Corral de Almaguer,...
Peter's thoughts: "It is rich, loads of blueberries and freshly picked blackberries. The palate is balanced, a spicy note with a core of tobacco and leather and an elegant long finish. 90/100" Growing up in the San Joaquin Valley and...
Very intense purplish red color. Complex in the nose with aromas of red fruits, such as cherries and sour cherries. The mouth-feel is smooth, fresh and fruity with sweet tannins.
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"The nose is clean, fresh and inviting with its green apple, white peach and yellow plum aromas, with whiffs of angelica and lemon zest. The mid-palate shows an array of stone fruit with flavours of nectarine, pear, cling peach and...
Peter's thoughts: "Crisp red berries with loads of fresh raspberries and a little strawberry and red grapes. The palate has a nice darkness with crisp fresh fruitiness around it and a little spice on the end. 91/100" Growing up in...
A blend of Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro, Jaen and Touriga Nacional, this wonderful wine from the Dao is full of ripe cherry, plum and blackberry fruit. One of Portugal's most progressive producers,making wine in five regions from the Douro in the...
"Dark fruit with black pepper, cloves and liquorice mixed with just a touch of tobacco. Massively good value for a Cotes du Rhone." Domaine de l’Espigouette has now become an impeccable source of delicious wines which offer very good value....
Perfect Pinotage - youthful, vibrant and fruity. This wine has a bright nose of summer pudding and cream. The palate has a savoury earthiness redolent of its sandy provenance. An independent company, owned by Waterkloof founder Paul Boutinot, False Bay...
"Pale yellow with lovely minerality on the nose, citrus fruit on the palate. Crisp and perfect. A great Sancerre." André Dezat made the Domaine famous over 40 years ago. The Domaine is now in the safe hands of his sons...