A clever blend of Sangiovese (Chianti grape), Cabernet Sauvignon & Petit Verdot (Bordeaux grapes) to give a Claret meets Tuscany on a warm, sunny holiday & falls in love kinda way. (Luccio means Pike in Italian apparently!) 


Price:  £10.99 

On the palate this has plenty of freshness due to good, crunchy acidity and fine tannins over succulent berry fruit. Nice length, a beautifully succulent Pinot.

 


Price:  £13.49 

Big, toasty nose, beneath a bright, peppery, raspberry and spice character, with smoky plum nuances. The palate is chewy and full-bodied, with an attack of sweet-edged raspberry and redcurrant fruit, but lovely structure with cedary tannins, spice and sweet oak into the finish. 


Price:  £12.79 

Rolf is the man behind the label "Veritas" but for legal reasons I can't mention that. Veritas is one of the very top Barossa Valley wineries & makes fantastic wine.

 


Price:  £11.49 

Cab/Shiraz/Malbec/Merlot

A massively tasty, full-bodied Aussie that pulls no punches. All the old favourites...eucalyptus, minty, blackcurrant, vanilla, oak are in there.  


Price:  £11.39 

Juicy, full, smokey, Barossa Valley red that hits you fairly between the eyes with flavour 


Price:  £11.49 

A second generation wine family of veritable, enormous repute. They have 3 Robert Parker 99/100 scores under their belt & if you like parker-style wines then this is as good & cheap as they get. Big & tasty. 


Price:  £22.49 

There is as much flavour as you can squeeze into a bottle in this Barossa Valley beauty. Really top class. Great value too.

 


Price:  £12.79 

The grapes for the Selkirk Shiraz are 100% Langhorne Creek & estate grown. It has a deep vibrant colour & offers distinctive varietal characters, a lifted pepper aroma, rich berryfruit & a hint of sweetness. 


Price:  £12.79 

One of those quiet Tuesday night in on your own type wines. Hugely complex and powerful, better concentration than Gary Kasparov and with an overall elegance that's almost hypnotic. 


Price:  £50.99 

Lenswood is the place to be for amazing Pinot Noir in Oz. the 07 is drinking beautifully and shows how good these guys are getting at producing top drawer classic varietals 


Price:  £14.99 

Cool and humid Tazzy is perfect for Pinot and this is a incredibly juicy and gluggable little fellow. It's full of cherries and clove-like spice with a silky palate- Ideal for immediate consumption!

 


Price:  £12.79 

Bloody marvellous stuff.. Gold medal at Decanter wine awards 2008...already turning heads!

Dense red colour. Ripe and earthy, rich and balanced showing ripe fruit aromas of pepper, plum and chocolate.  


Price:  £13.29 

Rich and ripe with vanilla licked cherries and plums with a hint of spice. 


Price:  £13.49 

Smelly, tasty stuff that pushes all the right buttons. Brings a smile to your face.

 


Price:  £13.99 

Poor soils=struggling vines=good grapes=yummy wines. This is quite a fine, elegant specimen. 


Price:  £11.79 

Their Sangiovese is one of the first to have been made in Australia. They have been practising for a while now & boy-o-boy have they got it right.

"If only Chianti was this good at this price my life would be much easier" John Power, Sommelier, the Witchery restaurant 


Price:  £12.19 

The wine is a bright purple red, blushing and youthful, with a lifted aromatic nose. This is signature silky Coriole: oak influence is subtle and understated. 


Price:  £13.99 

Spicy with persistent fruit but balanced by fine, grippy tannins (the drying effect of grapes skins). Really elegant fine, young Shiraz. Good cellaring material, although super-drinkable now.

 


Price:  £15.09 

Densely packed dark fruit, plenty of savoury spice and fresh pepper, and a long, soft, malty finish. 


Price:  £21.79 

This is possibly the best cabernet you can buy from Australian shores. Pick up any text book on wines & this is rated as the ultimate illustration of "Cabernet Sauvignon". It is dark, full-bodied, intensely blackcurrant-fruity. Long flavoured & complex. It will also age for quite a few years, but can be enjoyed now with full-flavoured foods. 


Price:  £15.79 

Lovely wine with a toasty nose, peppery spice, juicy raspberry and smokey plums. 


Price:  £12.79 

Really gorgeous nose; ripe and sweet with mint leaf and eucalyptus, masses of cassis and red cherry and some juicy raspberry lifts the character. 


Price:  £14.49 

Intense savoury & dark cherry fruit flavours. Soft, silky tannins, strawberries and spice. 


Price:  £13.49 

65% Sangiovese/ 35% Cabernet

Lovely wine with a range of savoury olive and herbs notes to sweet spiced dark cherry and plum fruit. It has classic tangy acidity from the sangiovese with ripe clean fruit from the cabernet. 


Price:  £13.49 

As good as it gets. Sublimely smooth, mellow, rich, tongue-coating, velvety material.

 


Price:  £21.19 

Only released a few times a decade in top vintages. Hints of mint leaf and black olive but also loads of bitter-sweet, thick, homemade fruit jam. 


Price:  £29.99 

The perfume of violets and deep, toasty French oak finishes with just a hint of rosemary. The initial impact of the sweet berry fruit flavours in the mouth leads through to a dry, fine-grained tannin finish. Nutty, toasty french oak is neatly tucked into the flavour spectrum. 


Price:  £19.65 

Classic Cote Rotie blend. Rich and velvety with lifted, aromatic black fruits.

 


Price:  £15.50 

NEW VINTAGE JUST IN (OCTOBER 09) Even rarer than the Mary Kathleen. V. Parker rated.

V. Limited.

(Jancis Robinson's favourite red wine from Australia) 


Price:  £34.49 

Legendary wine, not always available. Elegant, medium to full bodied, intensely flavoured and leaning towards a European style of Bordeaux blends. 


Price:  £23.79 

Rarity- Only a few cases available but if you can get a hold of one then crack the top, shake the life back into it and find a comfy chair 'cause it's gonna be one hell of a ride! 


Price:  £21.00 

Rarity- Bigger allocation than last year but still only a few cases in stock 


Price:  £21.00 

Dark in colour, the nose is a deep well of ripe red and black berries, with an intriguing complexity reminiscent of dried herbs, licorice and black pepper. The palate is loaded with ripe, sweet fruit, full bodied and quite powerful but balanced by ripe tannins on a very long finish in the mouth 


Price:  £35.50