Scotto Old Vine 2014/2016
Deep dark rich chocolate and spice with a touch of toffee cream on the finish.
Grape: 100% Zinfandel
Region: Lodi
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £13.85 per bottle
Rodney Strong 2018
Sonoma County Merlot is lush with predominate notes of black plum, black cherry and blueberry with a hint of dried sage. This wine is silky and voluptuous with soft tannins. The luscious dark fruit flavours are enhanced by aging in small French and American oak barrels for a nice baking spice, vanilla and creamy finish.
Grape: 100% Merlot
Region: Sonoma County
Abv: %
Size: 75cl
Price: £29.85 per bottle
Stag's Leap Artemis 2017
This ARTEMIS Cabernet Sauvignon opens with intriguing plum, ripe fig and allspice aromas. On the palate, the wine offers flavours of ripe blackberry, chocolate-covered cherry and hints of cedar.
Grape: 89% Cabernet Sauvignon 9% Merlot 2% Malbec
Region: California
Abv: 15%
Size: 75cl
Price: £61.75 per bottle
Mac Murray Central Coast 2016
Mac Murray Central Coast Pinot Noir opens with delicate aromas & flavours of cherry, raspberry and pomegranite, accented by hints of vanilla and toast with a silky mouthfeel. With time to breath this wine will display an excellent balance of flavour, acidity and texture.
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Sononma County
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £19.85 per bottle
Mac Murray Russian River 2017
Opens with aromas of lavender and boysenberry, giving way to dark cherry and pomegranate flavours. This luscious wine has a silky mouthfeel, framed by subtle hints of oak from barrel ageing.
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Sononma County
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £31.25 per bottle
Maggio Old Vine 2016/2017
This traditional Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel is deep and rich, showing ripe black fruit flavours with subtle jam and chocolate overtones, typical of these family grown vineyards. Gentle on the palate with a subtle, smoky finish.
Grape: 79% Zinfandel 10% Merlot 8% Other Varieties 3% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £13.45 per bottle
Cakebread Cellars 2015
Fragrant aromas of ripe black cherry, plum compote, blackcurrant and herbal spice introduce the lush red and black cherry, raspberry, and black plum flavours of this remarkably sumptuous merlot. Mouth-filling and deeply concentrated on the palate, it is perfectly balanced by bright acidity and supple, fine-grained tannins, culminating in a long, spicy, cherry-laced finish. Enjoy this delicious merlot now or age it another 5-7 years to fully savour its developing complexity.
Grape: 100% Merlot
Region: Napa Valley
Abv: 15%
Size: 75cl
Price: £77.25 per bottle
Cakebread Cellars 2015
A perfect example of its type, this Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is well structured and rich on fruit. This complex Cabernet Sauvignon is blended from prime vineyards across the Napa Valley. Grapes from the northern area give opulent black fruit and firm tannins, while those from the south provide bright fruit and crisp acidity.
Grape: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Napa Valley
Abv: 15%
Size: 75cl
Price: £87.25 per bottle
Tenet The Pundit 2017
The colour is deep purple with ruby highlights. Ripe cherry and plum aromas are complemented by earthy undercurrents of smoky cocoa and cola, and highlighted by traces of citrus blossom and lemon. A very smooth mouthfeel glides into a long silky finish with flavours of red cherry and blackberry, hints of toasted vanilla, and a tantalizing slate element.
Grape: 89% Syrah 5% Grenache 4% Mourvedre 2% Viognier
Region: Washington
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £31.35 per bottle
Brewer Clifton 2015
Brewer-Clifton farm with a focus of ripening the stems alongside the fruit, allowing the cluster to be in harmony. Working with the stems allows for wines that are structured, earthy and balanced with the ripe SRH fruit. Aromas of pomegranate, blood orange, white tea aromatics with flavours of spice, dried fig, and white truffle. Complex, simultaneously savoury and fruity, with an elegant touch and a long finish.
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Santa Barbara
Abv: %
Size: 75cl
Price: £65.15 per bottle
Schug 2018
This classic Carneros region Pinot Noir offers a wide range of flavours and aromas. Clonal diversity is achieved by blending several vineyard lots, each retaining its own unique clonal signature in the blend. The result is a complex wine with a rich bouquet of cherries, berries and hints of spicy new oak. It has flavours reminiscent of black cherry, currant and strawberry, followed by a rich, spicy texture and a long silky finish.
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Carneros
Abv: 14%
Size: 75cl
Price: £45.85 per bottle
Orin Swift Abstract 2017
Abstract is a blend of Grenache, Petite Sirah, and Syrah grapes from all over Northern California. It's quirky label and bold style have propelled this wine into cult status. This wine is bursting with juicy red and dark fruits including raspberries, dark plums and cranberries. On the palate, the wine is voluptuous in body, incredibly smooth with similar fruit notes and a touch of sweet vanilla.
Grape: 44% Syrah 29% Petite Sirah 17% Grenache
Region: California
Abv: 15%
Size: 75cl
Price: £39.95 per bottle
Cannonball 2017
Balance in the mouth is exceptional from start to finish - strawberry, blueberry, and red apple dipped in dark chocolate, all-spice and a layer of toasted oak. Tannins are structured but not overwhelming, with very well balanced acidity.
Grape: 97% Cabernet Sauvignon 3% Petite Sirah
Region: California
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £19.35 per bottle
Orin Swift Machete 2016
Powerful aromas of crème de cassis, boysenberry and ripe cherries with a soft minerality and hints of dark chocolate can be found on the nose. On the palate, dark plums are prominent with hints of vanilla and chocolate, enhanced by a smooth velvety texture.
Grape: 45% Syrah 40% Petite Sirah 5% Grenache 4% Malbec
Region: California
Abv: 15%
Size: 75cl
Price: £54.65 per bottle
Orin Swift Palermo 2016
Delicious aromas of raspberry and ripe cherry are intermingled with notes of star anise, five spice and freshly steeped black tea. The palate is softly textured and smooth with a combination of cassis and blackberry notes & finishes with a long length.
Grape: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon 9% Merlot 3% Syrah 3% Petite Sirah
Region: California
Abv: 15%
Size: 75cl
Price: £58.45 per bottle
Stag's Leap Fay 2016
A single vineyard, estate grown wine from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, the winery which put California on the wine map in 1976 when it beat Bordeaux’s best in a blind tasting competition that became known as the Judgement of Paris. The fruit for this Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from the Fay Vineyard, one of the great sites in the Napa Valley; these complex grapes create a wine which shows an abundance of supple red and blackberry character, voluptuous perfume and a luscious, fine-grained texture. As well as the layers of bright, smooth fruit, the wine shows hints of red liquorice, black tea and sage, culminating in a lingering floral note on the finish.
Grape: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £185.25 per bottle
Stag's Leap SLV 2013/2014
Single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from a legendary Napa Valley estate, packed with red berries lightly sprinkled with cardamom and exceptionally fragrant with chocolate-covered cherries, roasted chestnuts, black tea and cloves.
Grape: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £191.65 per bottle
Stag's Leap Cask 23 2016
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from two top vineyards make for a wine spilling over with dark berries and strawberries and fragrant with cedar, cocoa and spice, with a trace of white truffle on the finish.
Grape: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £261.75 per bottle
Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells 2017
Vital, fruit-forward Cabernet Sauvignon, concentrated and intense, with notes of macerated cherry and blackcurrant in the mouth and vanilla and dried herbs on the nose.
Grape: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Syrah
Region: Washington
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £24.75 per bottle
Orin Swift Slander 2016
Fragrant and forceful California Pinot, packed with red fruits, particularly cherries and raspberries and fragrant with dried rose petals.
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: California
Abv: 15.2%
Size: 75cl
Price: £54.65 per bottle
Fior di Sole 'Long Barn' 2016
Pale ruby red in colour with a soft nose of red cherries. On the palate, notes of bramble fruit and cherries combine with a subtle sweet spice character and a fresh acidity. Well structured with soft tannins and a silky mouthfeel, the fresh fruit flavours linger on the palate.
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: California
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £13.45 per bottle
Fior di Sole 'Long Barn' 2016
A soft and juicy Californian Zinfandel made by Italian winemaker Stefano Migotto. Round in the mouth with notes of sweet black cherries, brambles and chewy tannins. Oak ageing gives a vanilla and toasty character which lasts long into the finish.
Grape: 100% Zinfandel
Region: California
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £13.45 per bottle
Orin Swift Mercury Head 2017
A familiar nose of pedigree, the wine opens with aromatics of ripe raspberry, blackcurrant, cigar box and a hint of fresh sandalwood shavings and Herbs de Provence—mysteriously intriguing at first but evolving into a thoroughbred with time and air. Dense and layered on the palate, an immediate note of mixed berry strudel topped with fresh cream, fresh black raspberry and soft tannins akin to baking chocolate transition to a finish of both nuance and concentration. Still young, the wine will continue to evolve gracefully while retaining its luscious quality and classic Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon nature.
Grape: 100% Caberbnet Sauvignon
Region: California
Abv: 15%
Size: 75cl
Price: £150.85 per bottle
Orin Swift Papillon Red 2018
A neon indigo pours into the glass and sits with a dark garnet core and a lucid cardinal tint. A boisterous nose escapes the glass with aromatics of ripe boysenberry, kirsch, mixed dark berry pie, California Coastal sagebrush and chaparral. Delectable and plush on the palate, notes of blackberry and sweet black licorice culminate in a finish of dusty tannins and ripe black plum.
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Malbec Petit Verdot Merlot
Region: California
Abv: 15.6%
Size: 75cl
Price: £74.75 per bottle
L'Usine Annapolis Vineyard 2017
Nuance and intrigue characterize the wine, starting with a dark crimson and a ruby rim but manifested by the aromatics: white pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, pine resin and crème de menthe. An entry dominated by a bright acidity, the mid-palate explores characteristics of rhubarb, savory and a hint of wild strawberry with a long finish indicative of graceful aging.
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Sonoma County
Abv: 15.4%
Size: 75cl
Price: £123.95 per bottle
L'Usine Sleepy Hollow Vineyard 2017
To the eye, a lucid crimson sits in the glass. Aromatics of ripe cranberries, forest floor, morels and a touch of bramble engage. The wine slips onto the palate with a silky, enveloping entry of pure juice and ripe cherry with layers evolving while breathing. Incredibly balanced and riveting, the wine closes with concentration and finesse—an exemplar of drinkability.
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Central Coast
Abv: 14.3%
Size: 75cl
Price: £104.95 per bottle
L'Usine Santa Rita Hills 2017
The blend exhibits darker aromatics of blueberry, raspberry, black pepper, vanilla crème and a slight funk. The entry is refined yet immense with notes of redcurrant, cherry tart and traces of spice that follow through to the mid-palate. The backbone of acidity and a lengthy finish sets up the wine to age for many years.
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Santa Barbara County
Abv: 14.1%
Size: 75cl
Price: £64.95 per bottle
Longboard Maverick's Chrome 2014
Classic Cabernet Sauvignon profile with blackcurrant, ripe olive and freshly turned earth notes. Firm tannins and a great lengthy finish.
Grape: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £57.95 per bottle
Longboard Break Point 2015
A deep, dense crimson colour, on the nose there are blackcurrant, blackberry and cola notes. The palate is full but smooth, the tannins of the Cabernet Sauvignon are complemented by rich fruit from the Merlot and Malbec in the blend. On the finish, some spicyness from the Syrah comes though along with a savoury, leathery note.
Grape: Syrah Blend
Region: California
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £25.45 per bottle
