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2021 Chateau Bastor-Lamontagne, Sauternes 12×37.5cl
"Light yellow-green, silver reflections. Ripe pineapple, honey, subtle mango and candied orange zest on the nose. A complex wine with juicy sweet yellow tropical fruit, hints of spice and a touch of honey on the attractive finish." 93 points, Peter Moser, Falstaff, 27.05.2022
£115 / Case£9.58 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
2015 Chateau Angludet, Margaux 6x150cl
£330 / Case£55 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2019 Aurelien Verdet, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, Les Beaux Monts 6x75cl
From one of Vosne's star terroirs, Aurelien's 1er Cru Les Boudots is a neighbouring site to Echézeaux Grand Cru. An exceptional, lifted and perfumed nose offers an aromatic precision which belies... the wine's deep and expansive power-house structure. Deep, almost hedonistic notions of sweet dark cherry and aromatic festive spice, mocha and gunsmoke lead to a palate of bold and intense liqueur-like black cherry richness, the wine for all its breadth and texture never once loses its precision and control. Expansive and intense, this is utterly effortless pinot noir. - Mr.Wheeler tasting note
£450 / Case£75 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2019 Aurelien Verdet, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Aux Boudots 6x75cl
The Boudots vineyard neighbours the famous Vosne-Romanée Malconsorts vineyard, and produces some of the very finest, ageworthy wines in Nuits, with the typical Nuits dark fruit, power and structure... meeting the velvety texture and floral perfume of Vosne. A very complete wine, dark, mineral with impressive length, always one of the most exciting cuvées in our range. - Mr.Wheeler tasting note
£400 / Case£66.67 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2019 Domaine Albert Bichot (Pavillon), Pommard Premier Cru, Les Rugiens 6x75cl
"Smoke and wild raspberry notions make for a most attractive nose, carrying a touch of reductive flintiness in the wings. The Rugiens tannins assert themselves, they are firm but crunch like starched... Atlas silk, breaking down into purest pleasure. This has class and structure, freshness and poise, lasting aroma and an overtone of poetry. Exquisite." 95 points, Falstaff.com, 03/2021
£435 / Case£72.50 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2016 Chateau Senejac, Haut-Medoc 12x75cl
£225 / Case£18.75 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2016 Chateau Angludet, Margaux 12x75cl
£350 / Case£29.17 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2020 Antinori, Tignanello, IGT 6x75cl
“The 2020 Tignanello is so primary, so intensely fruit-driven, that it almost tastes like a barrel sample. A burst of red Sangiovese fruit opens first, followed by hints of blood orange, cinnamon,... spice, dried flowers and mocha develop later. Time in the glass brings out striking dimensions. In 2020, Tignanello is wonderfully sleek and racy, with fine tannins that lie below a core of bright, sculpted fruit. The balance here is just sublime. I can’t wait to revisit the 2020 with age.” Drink 2028 – 2045.
96-100, Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Feb 2023
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2019 Prunotto, Barbaresco Secondine 6x75cl
"The 2019 Barbaresco Secondine is a classy, elegant wine. Sweet perfumed aromatics meld into a core of sweet red cherry fruit, pine, spice, menthol, licorice and tobacco. Deceptive in its mid-weight structure, the 2019 has plenty of depth and tons of complexity to match. This is a fine showing." 92 pts., Antonio Galloni, vinous.com
£396 / Case£66 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2018 Chateau Tronquoy-Lalande, Saint-Estephe 6x75cl
“The 2018 Tronquoy-Lalande is powerful and also inviting, with layers of dark-toned fruit that envelop the palate. Blackberry, gravel, spice, menthol, licorice, scorched earth and leather all flesh... out in the glass. As it was from barrel, Tronquoy is a dark, somber wine. It has enough sheer richness to develop well for another 10-15 years, maybe more.” 92 pts., Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com
£120 / Case£20 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
2018 Sadie Family, Pofadder, Swartland 1x75cl
£76 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2016 Sadie Family, Palladius, Swartland 1x75cl
£95 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2017 Sadie Family, Palladius, Swartland 6x75cl
"Palladius 2017 displays the magnitude of layers that is to be expected from a blend of 11 varietals across 17 vineyards, but unlike the previous two vintages there are more fresh fruit flavours and... the stone fruit and peach skin aromas almost suggest a cooler vintage… this is in part the result of us picking slightly earlier than usual to try and save plant reserves for the vines to deal with the drought.
This wine normally has more tropical aromas, but this year there is none of that to be found. Some white cassis and green apple skin make up a very restrained version with salty, mineral and slight honey and lime undertones.
This Palladius spends its first year of ageing in clay amphorae and concrete eggs and then an additional year of ageing of the final blend in big oak casks." - The Sadie Family tasting notes
£595 / Case£99.17 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2017 Sadie Family, Palladius, Swartland 1x75cl
"Palladius 2017 displays the magnitude of layers that is to be expected from a blend of 11 varietals across 17 vineyards, but unlike the previous two vintages there are more fresh fruit flavours and... the stone fruit and peach skin aromas almost suggest a cooler vintage… this is in part the result of us picking slightly earlier than usual to try and save plant reserves for the vines to deal with the drought.
This wine normally has more tropical aromas, but this year there is none of that to be found. Some white cassis and green apple skin make up a very restrained version with salty, mineral and slight honey and lime undertones.
This Palladius spends its first year of ageing in clay amphorae and concrete eggs and then an additional year of ageing of the final blend in big oak casks." - The Sadie Family tasting notes
£99 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate