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‘The old-vine cuvée has a darker ruby/purple color and offers a gorgeous concoction of lush black cherries, raspberries, and loamy soil notes with some Provencal herbs and licorice. It is full-bodied, fleshy, and totally seductive and voluptuous. Drink it over the next 7-8 years.’
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
- Bottle £26.00
- Bottle Case £312.00
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The 1995 remains closed, but promising. Its garnet/plum/purple color is followed by sweet aromas of roasted herbs, black cherries, incense, licorice, iodine, and earth. Medium to full-bodied, structured, and muscular, it is still youthful and exuberant, with plenty of tannin to shed. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2014 - 90/100 Robert Parker
- Bottle £60.00
- Bottle Case £720.00
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Le Vieux Donjon's 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape offers soaring aromas of barbecue spice, licorice, herbs, tar, black cherries, and blackberries. This powerful, rich, full-bodied effort is more up-front and accessible than most vintages, but there is no compromise in the richness and mouthfilling characteristics consistently offered by this estate. Drink this sexy, compelling 1999 between 2004-2020. 91/100 Robert Parker
- Bottle £57.50
- Bottle Case £690.00
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"The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape represents an educational tour of the southern Rhone, in particular, Chateauneuf du Pape. It possesses all the appellation's classic components ... underbrush, garrigue, licorice, pepper, lavender, sweet black cherries, and incense. Extremely perfumed and heady, this full-bodied, moderately tannic offering comes close to matching the mass and blockbuster power of the 1998. Firm tannin in the finish suggests a long aging curve." Robert Parker
- Bottle £57.50
- Bottle Case £690.00
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The powerful 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape comes closest in character to the 1990 (which is still drinking beautifully). Its dark ruby/plum/purple color is followed by sweet aromas of resiny pine forest interwoven with creme de cassis, black cherries, melted licorice, and smoky herbs. In the mouth, gamy, meaty flavors emerge along with black currants, cherries, and a hint of the sushi wrapper called nori. Full, rich, and moderately tannic, this 2003 requires another 1-3 years of bottle age, and should keep for 12-15 years.
94/100 Robert Parker
- Bottle £40.00
- Bottle Case £480.00
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The 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape is similar in style to their 1999 but with more power. A cedary, sweet bouquet of herbes de Provence, roasted meats, kirsch liqueur, resiny notes, and perhaps incense as well, jumps from the glass of this medium to full-bodied, fragrant, savory style of wine. Its tannins are present and persistent but sweet and well-integrated. The wine reveals outstanding concentration, purity, and plenty of Provencal typicity. It should drink well for 10-15 years. 90/100 Robert Parker
- Bottle £31.00
- Bottle Case £372.00
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'The 2008 Châteauneuf du Pape is certainly a strong effort for the vintage. Classic notes of kirsch, plum, spice box, cedar, and garrigue are accompanied by deep fruit, an attractive dark ruby/plum color, and surprising body as well as depth for a 2008. It should drink well young, and evolve for up to a decade.’ Drink 2009-2019, 88-90pts.
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate.
- Bottle £25.00
- Bottle Case £300.00
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A dense, dark, brooding wine which sets the benchmark for the appellation. Typically a bouquet of red fruit with underlying hints of leather, spice and wood-smoke precedes a palate of profound concentration and structure with a wealth of dark, black fruit and peppery flavours over rugged tannins, which soften and sweeten with age.
- Bottle £60.00
- Bottle Case £720.00
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"The medium ruby-colored 2000 Cote Rotie does not possess a great deal of power or richness, but it offers an elegant, superficial yet pleasant, herb-tinged raspberry and cherry character with hints of vanilla and white flowers in the background." 87/100.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate.
- Bottle £48.00
- Bottle Case £576.00
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A classic Côte Rôtie from Patrick Jasmin that reveals its traditional roots in a bouquet of raspberries and violets and a palate of dense black fruit flavours and ripe tannins. Cautious modernisation is evident in more consistent concentration, improved colour and deft deployment of oak adding a little more polish to this justly celebrated Côte Rôtie.
- Bottle £33.00
- Bottle Case £396.00
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Never amongst the heaviest wines at Côte Rôtie, this is a Domaine associated with elegance and finesse. The Champet wines are ‘bien classique’ with fine berry fruit and violet aromas preceding a palate of dark, orchard fruit and well-integrated tannins.
- Bottle £30.00
- Bottle Case £360.00
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A deliciously ripe Syrah / Grenache blend with flavours of blackberries, pepper and mocca with pitchy undertones. It is readily approachable from release.
- Bottle £12.95
- Bottle Case £155.40
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Made from Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre, it merits at least three years bottle-age to reveal it's uncompromising personality. It has diverse spice, leather and sous-bois aromas and a complex palate of berries, mushrooms, game and earth.
- Bottle £17.95
- Bottle Case £215.40
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Showing a spicy, baked stone-fruit quality with gently warming tannins, that is redolent of this craggy, arid, sun-kissed landscape. It cries out for bold, rustic cuisine and will mature gracefully for a decade or longer in good vintages.
- Bottle £16.50
- Bottle Case £198.00
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"From a top-notch estate in Victoria’s Heathcote region, the dense ruby/purple-colored 2004 Shiraz Georgia’s Paddock offers up scents of licorice, white pepper, cassis, and new barrel smells. Full-bodied, rich, and heady, its big, earthy style reflects the Cambrian soils of Heathcote. It should drink well for a decade." 90.
Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate, December 2006.
- Bottle £44.00
- Bottle Case £528.00
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'Occam's Razor' Shiraz represents an accessible, relatively forward-drinking, entry level to the Laughton
oeuvre and is packed with juicy autumnal fruit flavours over a couch of ripe tannins.
- Bottle £25.50
- Bottle Case £306.00
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It’s well worth trying this South Australian version of a typically ‘Southern Rhône’ blend of Grenache & Shiraz. The wine is supple and understated by Aussie standards, thereby working well with a range of cuisine.
- Bottle £12.95
- Bottle Case £155.40
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This quintessential Australian Shiraz, from the Neagles Rock vineyard in the Clare Valley, has an attractive bouquet of black berries and a complex palate of juicy, dark, ripe fruit with warming oaky undertones. This Shiraz makes an ideal partner for grilled red meat or warming stews and braises.
- Bottle £13.95
- Bottle Case £167.40
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“The 2004 shows the property at its best. The blackcurranty aromas do not lack succulence and charm, yet the wine has considerable power, vigor and balance, with an abundance of black fruit flavours and fine length.”
Neil Beckett – 1001 Wines You Must Try Before You Die
- Bottle £82.00
- Bottle Case £984.00
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"The stunning 2010 St.-Joseph ranks alongside the finest wines of the appellation, including Guigal’s l’Hospice and Chapoutier’s Les Granits. It boasts a dense purple color along with scents of kirsch, blackberries, crushed rocks, spring flowers and licorice. It needs 2-3 years of bottle age and should drink well for 15+ years thereafter." RP 93, drink 2014-2029.
Robert Parker, December 2012.
- Bottle £33.00
- Bottle Case £396.00
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A lovely briary red wine from Corsica, it has undertones of spice and earth beneath a couch of autumnal fruit.
- Bottle £14.25
- Bottle Case £171.00
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A generous weight of dark, autumnal fruit precedes a rich, spicy palate of black hedgerow fruit.
- Bottle £9.95
- Bottle Case £119.40
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