Merlot & Smooth, Juicy Reds
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MERLOT & SMOOTH, JUICY REDS are mid-weight, universal crowd pleasers, tannin, acid, alcohol and oak - but all expertly balanced. Hugely popular grapes and styles like Merlot, Barbera, Shiraz, the ultra reliable Cotes-du-Rhone.
Chapoutier Crozes Hermitage Meysonniers
Chapoutier, arguably Rhone's most famous producer. This is a powerful 100% Northern Rhone Syrah from a single plot.
€32,00
Chateau La Coste Pentes Douces Rouge
The reds of Provence are often overlooked in favour of their more famous pink gear, but they're great for a firmly flavoured and structured red.
€33,00
Camp Merlot 2019
€33,00
Camp Merlot 2019
"If anyone orders Merlot, we're leaving, I will NOT drink any fu&%ing Merlot". That Sideways quote really kicked poor Merlot's ass. Try it.
€33,00
Fabien Jouves 'Nectar des Dieux' ONE LITRE
The label looks like a terrible acid trip (one imagines of course) and you can't even make out the name on the label. Delicious though.
€33,00
Domaine du Vieux Prerssoir Saumur Brut Fine Bulles ROSE
Pink sparkling is one of the great food wines in the world, particularly so with a robust Cab Franc sparkling like this.
€33,00
Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz
€35,00
Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz
You never forget your first time - pray silence, for Clonakilla Hilltops.
€35,00
Chapoutier Gigondas
€35,00
Chapoutier Gigondas
Chapoutier, arguably Rhone's most famous producer. Gigondas - basically Wings to Chateauneuf-du-Pape's The Beatles (Wings are better).
€35,00
Fredi Torres Velles Vines del Mediterrani Bianco 2018
Fredi Torres used to Dj at Sonar. Now he make fine wine in Priorat. Go figure. Smokey, creamy white with layers of flavours. Macabeo from Conca de Barbra and Garnacha from Terra Alta. Neither the varieties nor the regions typically...
€35,00
Gabriele Scaglione 'Tutto dipende da dove Vuoi Andare' Langhe Rosso 2015
50% Nebbiolo / 50% Barbera, French oak for 24 months, this is a wine of great style, finesse and complexity.
€36,00
Cellar Frisach 'Sang de Corb'
65 year old vines, silky but structured with a memorable a label as you've ever seen.
€36,00
Javier Revert Simeta
€36,00
Javier Revert Simeta
This wine is rather, rather unusual. Arcos is the variety from Valencia. Javi is a very cool wine maker.
€36,00
Shaw & Smith Shiraz
€40,00
Shaw & Smith Shiraz
Start swooning. It’s so drinkable. That’s the nub of it. One of Aussie's best known and loved cool climate Shiraz.
€40,00
Chapoutier Sicamor Crozes Hermitage
Chapoutier, arguably Rhone's most famous producer. Famous site, famous expression, 100% Syrah, Hermitage in style.
€40,00
Testalonga El Bandito Darkside Syrah 2018
Independent. Uncompromising. Cool. Natural. Challenging. Brave. Delicious. Craig Hawkins is the King of natural wines in South Africa.
€43,00
Bodegas D. Mateos La Mateo Vendimia Reserva
This is serious quality, old and dense Rioja. Old school; Tempranillo, Garnacha and a whack oak oak and deliberate Rioja oxidative character.
€43,00
ArPePe Rosso di Valtellina DOCG
This is your perfect introduction to understanding Valtellina, the Alpine iteration of Nebbiolo. I dont want to spoil the surprise.
€44,00
Clavis Orea Haut Medoc 2019
€45,00
Clavis Orea Haut Medoc 2019
Serious pedigree on show here, made by the former head wine maker at Haut Brion, classic Medoc.
€45,00
Gabriele Scaglione 'Cume un Volo' Barbaresco 2018
The Barbaresco Treisa is stylish and elegant and that really shows here, lovely balanced, linear and lengthy wine.
€47,00
La Universal 'Venus' 2017
€49,00
La Universal 'Venus' 2017
This is Montsant, but also feels like Priorat. This is Rene e Sara's flagship wine and it bears their signature empahatically, truly a collectors wine.
€49,00
Chateau Tour St. Bonnet 1.5L Magnum
MAGNUM OF CLARET! Chateau Tour St Bonnet is a well known, well respected and well loved producer of Claret, the old fashioned term for Left Bank Bordeaux. Classed as Cru Bourgeois, it is situated just a couple of kilometres north...
€49,00
Pax Mahle 'The Bench' Syrah 2020
Pax' take on a Cotes-du-Rhone (i.e. Southern) Syrah, much lighter, juicy, less pepper. Really drinkable.
€50,00
Gabriele Scaglione 'Passione de Re' Barolo 2017
From La Morra, traditional aging with 24 months in oak barrels & the same in bottle. This is awesome classic Barolo Nebbiolo.
€50,00
Vida Peter La Vida 2017
€50,00
Vida Peter La Vida 2017
Right. This is very, VERY impressive. The vines are getting old, there is power, but there is depth and class and this will go toe to toe with the wines of Pomerol.
€50,00
Aradon La Garnacha Prometida 2018
(Unusually) a 100% Garnacha Rioja - we taste this and wonder, why? Big, enticing black fruits, great complexity and length.
€50,00