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Full bodied, flavour packed reds
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| These full bodied reds have lots of oomph. They are elegant, full of complex,
intense flavours and perfect partners with red meats, game and rich, cold
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Syrah 2008, Franschhoek Cellars |
 £7.49 per bottle £89.88 per case
This plum coloured wine has an expressive nose with aromas of pepper and spice as well as black fruit.
The palate has length and complexity with layers of spice with a soft juice finish. The refined tannins are well integrated and add to the finish and length of the wine.
Drink to: 2012
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Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Franschhoek Cellars |
 £7.49 per bottle £89.88 per case
The expressive nose has classic Cabernet Sauvignon flavours of roasted coffee beans and pencil shavings. The red berry aromas continue on the palate. Well structured palate is classic in style and well rounded with
a firm yet silky finish.
Drink: 2012
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Merlot 2008, Waterstone Bridge |
 £7.79 per bottle £93.48 per case
This Merlot is characterised by good colour extraction, and a satisfying balance between ripe berry and cherry fruit as well as hints of coffee, fresh acid backbone and soft chalky
tannins.
Drink: Now until 2014
Drink with: Hearty pasta, and
rare beef or lamb.
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Shiraz 2008, Waterstone Bridge |
 £7.79 per bottle £93.48 per case
Tasting note coming soon
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Good with red meats, BBQs and pasta dishes.
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Rioja Don Peduz 2009, Hermanos Frias del Val |
 £7.99 per bottle £95.88 per case
GOLD MEDAL
A young full bodied and fruity Joven
(unoaked young wine) with lovely classic
raspberry Rioja flavours and a good
finish. 100% Tempranillo.
Drink: Now to 2011
Drink with: BBQs, tapas, cured meats,
cheeses.
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Pinotage 2008, Bellingham |
 £8.49 per bottle £101.88 per case
Enticing and exciting Pinotage red with liberal lashings of ripe mulberry, juicy rasberry, roast coffee beans, dark chocolate, cloves and vanilla oak.
Drink: 2014
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Malbrontes Malbec Torrontes 2009, Mauricio Lorca |
 £8.49 per bottle £101.88 per case
“A young Malbec with 5% Torrontes in the blend. Very satisying, well balanced, velevty fruit with just a lightly floral note” Jancisrobinson.com
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Cotes du Rhone 2006, Domaine des Chanssaud |
 £8.99 per bottle £107.88 per case
A beautifully crafted Rhone red. Soft and velvety with touches of red fruit, spice and light tannins.
Drink: Now to 2012
Drink with: Beef,game,rich stews, steaks, mature cheeses
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Rioja Gontes Crianza 2006, Bodegas Gonzalez Teso |
 Was £11.49 £8.99 per bottle £107.88 per case
SAVE £30 A CASE
JONNY'S FAVOURITE
Fruit led, modern style of Rioja with hints of dark cherry, coffee and caramel. 12 months in oak barrel. Very well crafted smooth red with oodles of flavour.
Drink: Now to 2015
Drink with: Red meats, cured meats, cheeses.
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Rioja Crianza 2006, Hermanos Frias del Val |
 Was £11.49 £8.99 per bottle £107.88 per case
SAVE £30 A CASE
Full bodied wine with blackberry and cherry notes and a good structure. 100% Tempranillo from hand picked grapes matured in new oak barrels for 13 months. Bring on the jamon and cheese!
Drink: Now to 2014
Drink with: Cured meats, red meats, cheeses.
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Pasion 4 Merlot 2008, RJ Vinedos |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
Deep, concentrated red colour with purple hints. An expressive wine with ripe, fruity aromas of plum, cherry and strawberries as well as notes of mineral, chocolate and vanilla. Soft and round on the palate with mature velvety tannins, well-balanced and full-bodied with a long finish.
“Meaty nose. Lots of ripe fruit and then very fine and refined. This is the sort of red wine you could drink by the glass without food. Smooth, refined and gentle. Well done! Good value.”
Jancis Robinson’s Purple Pages, April 2009
Drink: Now until 2013
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Pasion 4 Bonarda 2006, RJ Vinedos |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
Blackberries, strawberries and redcurrants abound on the nose with delicate notes of white chocolate. A soft, harmonious palate with a rich, ripe structure and a delicate touch of oak. If you’ve not yet discovered the wonders of Argentine Bonarda, start here.
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Corbieres 'Cuvée Selection' 2007, Chateau du Vieux Parc |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
GOLD MEDAL - 2009 DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
If you think you knew Corbieres reds think again. This full bodied, well priced 'prestige cuvee' won Gold in the 2009 Decanter awards and Best Red in the region out of 200 wines sampled. Louis Panis' blockbuster is smooth and elegant with a lovely long finish.
Drink: Now to 2015
Drink with: Red meats, grilled food, cheeses.
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Fantasia Malbec 2008, Mauricio Lorca |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
Probably the best young Malbec we have tasted for the money. 30% sees oak, 70% is what Mauricio calls ‘pure fruit’, made from hand-harvested Vistaflores grapes in the high Uco Valley. Intense purple in colour, ripe and spicy on the nose with explosive fresh cherry fruit in the mouth – a humdinger.
“Notably deep coloured with a hint of black. Exotically floral nose. Something very distinctive about this!”
Jancis Robinson’s Purple Pages, April 2009
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Gougenheim Malbec 2008, Valle Escondido |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
Big gobs of ripe damson and wild raspberry fruit from start to finish, beautifully integrated tannins, tremendous depth, weight and balance. A really polished, sultry and approachable example of Argentina’s signature red grape
“Sweet and beguiling. Lots of ripe fruit on the front palate plus spice and meat extract. Lots of delivery and no heaviness. Very clean and fresh. Good value.”
Jancis Robinson’s Purple Pages, April 2009
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Ventoux 'La Source' 2007, Chateau Unang |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
2007 DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
2ND BEST VENTOUX RED WINNER
If only every wine we tracked down was this good! James King (yes he is an Englishman) left the rat race behind and bought himself 20 acres of run down vineyards in the southern Rhone. Within a few years his top red has been voted the 2nd best Ventoux red wine. This is a very smooth, well structured wine with lovely red fruits and spice.
Drink: Now to 2011
Drink with: Red meats, BBQ, semi soft cheeses
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Minervois 'Cuvée Prestige' 2007, Chateau du Donjon |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
JONNY'S FAVOURITES - BEST SELLER
Minervois used to be fit for the bottom shelf only. No more! This is a dark crimson wine with subtle toasty aromas from oak ageing. Hints of spice and even chocolate with a long, powerful finish and soft tannins. Wonderfully complex and lingering.
Drink: Now to 2012
Drink with: Roast lamb, rich meat dishes, cassoulet, cheeses.
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Gougenheim Merlot 2007, Valle Esondido |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
A deep dark display of heady, scented black fruits on the nose with a lovely, lifted creamy quality that drives right through to the palate. Thoroughly accomplished with elegant tannins and a perfectly balanced, ripe finish; Merlot at its modern best.
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Bordeaux Superior 2005, Chateau Bois-Malot |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
Château Bois-Malot, located in Saint Loubes and situated on the shoreline of the Dordogne River, produces Entre-Deux-Mers and Bordeaux Superior from 2 hectares of vineyards from vines with an average age of 15 years. This 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 30% Merlot is full-bodied with notes of spice, pepper and leather.
Drink: Now to end 2015.
Drink with: Sunday roasts, red meat dishes and hard cheeses.
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Vincent Bouzereau is from a long lineage of winemaking Bouzereau's from Meursault.
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