Wines for your summer

Very pure, round and flavorful supported by beautiful acidity adding body and volume. there is a fine and elegant aromatic framework enhancing length. Beautiful, sharp structure.

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{color} Rose {color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
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No.3 is the London Dry Gin distilled to a proprietary recipe of Berry Bros. & Rudd, London’s oldest wine and spirit merchant. The name No.3 refers to the address in St James’s Street, London: our home since 1698. No.3 was created to be the last word in gin for a Dry Martini. 'A Taste of Tradition':

With juniper at its heart, it unashamedly celebrates the integrity and character of traditional London Dry Gin: three fruits and three spices distilled in traditional copper pot stills.

The nose is bright, crisp and fresh with an uplifting welcome of juniper. The palate: Juniper to the fore, supported by floral notes and spicy, warm cardamom. Plenty of citrus ‘zing’ complemented by the gingery spiciness of coriander. The earthy dryness of angelica kicks in on the finish.

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{ratings} []Prestigious Supreme Spirit Award, International Spirits Challenge 2019

[]'World's Best Gin', International Spirits Challenge 2019

[]Gold Medal, Gin Masters Asia 2019
[]Gold Medal, International Spirits Challenge 2015, 2014, 2013 & 2012
[]Gold Medal, Asian Spirits Masters 2015
[]2013 Gin Master award from The Spirits Business

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Located in Prosecco’s Conegliano region of the Veneto lie the 60 hectares of Masottina’s vineyards. Owned by the Dal Bianco family since 1946, they switched from being a négociant to vineyard owner in the 1960s. They produce a classic expression of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco. With fine, persistent bubbles, this is pale straw yellow with greenish highlights. The nose is intense, fruity with the rich scent of apple, lemon and grapefruit. It has a pronounced aroma of wisteria in bloom and acacia flowers. The palate has a pleasant acidity and fresh flavour. Full-bodied, and lingering, a soft finish rounds off this crowd-pleasing Prosecco.

A deliciously dry style. Masottina Prosecco Brut was judged No.1 Sparkling Wine from over 600 entries from 20 countries at the 16th annual Effervescents Du Monde 2018 held in Dijon, France. This comes on top of a 96 point Gold Medal score at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2017 so we're obviously well and truly into the seriously good territory here.

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{color}White{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
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Only in the very best years, Thiénot releases a “Brut Vintage” Champagne, which is a subtle harmony of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The wine reveals white fruit and floral aromas on the nose, developing into sweet pastry notes. The wine is extraordinarily lively on the palate underpinned by stewed fruit notes.
"An attractive sense of freshness and purity with white peaches and lemons and youthful, primary characters and dried flowers. The palate has a very succulent and fleshy feel with white peaches, pears and apples, delivered in such expressive, delicious mode. Very long, fruit-drenched finish. Drink or hold. "- James Suckling

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No Stone Unturned pays homage to Afferbeck Lauder's 1960's seminal treatises on Australian pronunciation. Lets Stalk Strine and Nose Tone Unturned. The wine showcases the success of the honeyed exotic Semillion married with the citrus lift of the Chardonnay. Undeniably this is African Grey Twine.

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{color}White{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
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Made once again by the brilliant De Martino, our Own Selection Chilean Sauvignon Blanc is bright, fresh and zippy. The 2019 has aromas of green apples accompanied by an invigorating sea-breeze character. The palate displays light tropical hints of green melon and passion fruit, balanced out by a refreshing note of tart greengage. This wine is more textured than the previous vintage, but also incredibly mineral, with a wonderful saline edge to the fresh, fruit salad finish.

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{color} White{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2019{vintage}
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A blend of 70% Chardonnay and 15% each of Chenin Blanc and Mauzac, this is a beautiful, balanced wine, with elegant aromas of orchard fruit and honeyed spice. Aged traditionally and generously on its lees, it shows more exotic fruits on the palate with a clean, pebbly backdrop and an impressive depth of flavour.

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{color}White{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
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From 85-year-old vines; a high proportion of old selection of golden aligoté contributes a richness and power to this wine, leaving a mineral finish. It is great young—as is typical of the variety—displaying notes of citrus and exotic fruits, but with a few years it evolves more complex aromas of stone fruit and flowers. A year of aging in vats helps to preserve the freshness of the fruit.

{***}{region}  Burgundy {region}
{color} White {color}                                                               

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Provenance is everything. This is from a section of the Chalumeaux Premier Cru vineyard which had to be declassified in 1975 when the previous owner illegally imported some fertile topsoil. Time has healed much of the damage and there isn’t another hillside Puligny vineyard classified as village. Parcels from Levron and Baudrières-Nosroy complete the blend. A fine, generous and complex style. Drink 2022-2029.

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The fruit for this cuvée comes from one of the community-sponsored vineyards for young vignerons planted in 1999. Dominique’s 0.33 hectares are part of a plot known as La Petite Montagne en Chaume des Narvaux, which sits just above Goutte d’Or. It’s always energetic and creamy, with a flinty edge. Drink 2021-2025.

{***}{region}Meursault{region}
{color}White{color}                                                              

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The 2016 Barbera d'Alba Scudetto is full of cherry, full of dark chocolate and just full in general. The Mascarello family timidly discusses this vintage during my visit to the winery the way parents of doctors and lawyers talk about their other son, the struggling actor. This dark and thick Barbera may not have the finesse or complexity of other vintages, but those who like their reds big, bold and fruity certainly will appreciate it.

{***}{region}Piedmont{region}
{color} Red{color}                                                             

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{vintage}2016{vintage}

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[] Wine Advocate:: 92/100{ratings} 

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This is a splendid potpourri of different sites mostly across the Hautes Côtes and Côte de Beaune, with generic vineyards and village wines from Pommard, Meursault, St Romain and Monthélie, Dames Huguettes in the hills and even some from Vosne-Romanée (Croix Blanches) all contributing. As always, this is the best foot forward in terms of value and quality. Heady and juicy in 2018. Drink now to 2024.

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{color} Red{color}                                                               {maturity}ready-improve{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will improve{maturity-text}
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A blend of three vineyards – La Taupe (above Combe d’Orveau), Les Babillères and Aux Croix (both on the flatter soil) – gives a nicely balanced reading of Chambolle. There is floral character, plenty of midpalate weight and generosity, alongside cool, crunchy minerals. An accessible Chambolle. Drink 2020-2025.

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{color} Red{color}                                                              

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This vineyard block just keeps getting better with age. It is rich without being heavy, and with moderate alcohol, has great balance for aging. Aged 2 years in barrel and 2 years in bottle so it shows well on the release. It is deeply colored with well integrated flavors of blueberries, cola and hints of black pepper. If you do keep it in a cellar, you could put this away for another 10-15 years (until 2029)!

{***}{region}California{region}
{color}Red{color}                                                               {maturity}ready-improve{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will improve{maturity-text}
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This beautiful lead-free crystal decanter is made in Slovakia using traditional fruit wood moulds, then hand-finished by one of Europe’s top glass manufacturers. The handle on the jug makes it ideal for pouring the larger magnum formats and is supplied in a sleek white card box. The jug stopper is contained in its separate glossy box and is handmade to fit the jug.

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Designed to perfectly aerate one bottle (75cl) of Claret, this beautiful lead-free crystal decanter is made in Slovakia using traditional fruit wood moulds, then hand-finished by one of Europe’s top glass manufacturers. It is supplied in a sleek white carton, with a separate box for the stopper, which is handmade to fit the jug.

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Our new sustainably made tote bags are the smartest way to transport your bottles. They feature a pen-and-ink illustration by artist John Broadley, showing six of our most renowned customers alongside our founder, the Widow Bourne. These thick, high-quality canvas bags are produced for us by Re-wrap, a small firm specialising in sustainable and reusable textiles. Inside, you’ll find three individual bottle compartments, plus plenty of room for other shopping.

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Winner of the André Simon Award for the best wine book in 2010. Jasper Morris MW has lived, breathed, bought and sold Burgundy since 1981. He has a home there, he makes his living there. He has built up over 30 years the kind of exact, on-the-ground knowledge that only someone based in the region can acquire.

His is the knowledge built up year after year from visits to and conversations in producers' cellars both grand and humble, from walking through their vineyards observing the minutiae of viticulture, from studying the weather, the development of vintages in cask and bottle, the changing patterns of family and ownership.

The book, in 656 pages, covers one thousand specific vineyards, from grands crus to obscure plots. Each is described and assessed, and the makers of its wines introduced and appraised. We learn why the top half of a certain vineyard inevitably makes wine of more character than the down-slope portion, how subtle choices in the vineyard, the cellar, even the cooperage make such differences to the quality of the final wine.

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No.3 is the London Dry Gin distilled to a proprietary recipe of Berry Bros. & Rudd, London’s oldest wine and spirit merchant. The name No.3 refers to the address in St James’s Street, London: our home since 1698. No.3 was created to be the last word in gin for a Dry Martini. 'A Taste of Tradition':

With juniper at its heart, it unashamedly celebrates the integrity and character of traditional London Dry Gin: three fruits and three spices distilled in traditional copper pot stills.

The nose is bright, crisp and fresh with an uplifting welcome of juniper. The palate: Juniper to the fore, supported by floral notes and spicy, warm cardamom. Plenty of citrus ‘zing’ complemented by the gingery spiciness of coriander. The earthy dryness of angelica kicks in on the finish.

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{ratings} []Prestigious Supreme Spirit Award, International Spirits Challenge 2019

[]'World's Best Gin', International Spirits Challenge 2019

[]Gold Medal, Gin Masters Asia 2019
[]Gold Medal, International Spirits Challenge 2015, 2014, 2013 & 2012
[]Gold Medal, Asian Spirits Masters 2015
[]2013 Gin Master award from The Spirits Business

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The Barbera d'Alba Luciano Sandrone is a full-bodied and intense red wine, aged 12 months in French oak barrel. With a dark ruby color, the nose is sweet, fruity, enveloping, with bouquet of ripe raspberries, blueberries, sage and dark chocolate. The taste is fresh, juicy, with great balance and structure, but always preserving smoothness thanks to minerality. Smooth tannins and a long fruity finish.

{***}{region}Piedmont{region}
{color} Red{color}                                                             

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{vintage}2016{vintage}

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No.3 is the London Dry Gin distilled to a proprietary recipe of Berry Bros. & Rudd, London’s oldest wine and spirit merchant. The name No.3 refers to the address in St James’s Street, London: our home since 1698. No.3 was created to be the last word in gin for a Dry Martini. 'A Taste of Tradition':

With juniper at its heart, it unashamedly celebrates the integrity and character of traditional London Dry Gin: three fruits and three spices distilled in traditional copper pot stills.

The nose is bright, crisp and fresh with an uplifting welcome of juniper. The palate: Juniper to the fore, supported by floral notes and spicy, warm cardamom. Plenty of citrus ‘zing’ complemented by the gingery spiciness of coriander. The earthy dryness of angelica kicks in on the finish.

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{ratings} []Prestigious Supreme Spirit Award, International Spirits Challenge 2019

[]'World's Best Gin', International Spirits Challenge 2019

[]Gold Medal, Gin Masters Asia 2019
[]Gold Medal, International Spirits Challenge 2015, 2014, 2013 & 2012
[]Gold Medal, Asian Spirits Masters 2015
[]2013 Gin Master award from The Spirits Business

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Compared to the expression from the Cerretta vineyard, the 2017 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Francia is even darker in color with more austerity and muscle power at the back. The alcohol reading of the two wines is the same (15.5%), but this expression offers less obvious fruit and more dark mineral instead. The soils in the Francia vineyard see a mix of limestone sand and clay, and this is true of where both the Barbera and the Nebbiolo vines are located. You sense an increased mineral presence in the Francia with iron, salt and scorched earth. This full-throttle Barbera is penetrating and deep. This is a fine expression of the grape, offering exacting detail and precision. 2020-2038. - Wine Advocate

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{color} Red{color}                                                             

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{ratings} [] Wine Advocate:: 94/100

[] Vinous:: 92-95/100

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We love how De Martino craft their Cabernet Sauvignon and we are extremely proud to partner with them again on this wine. Our 2020 vintage has a wonderful freshness about it which makes it extremely attractive to drink. Blueberries and damsons mingle on the nose and the palate is vibrant, exuding a juicy richness of mouthcoating fruit. A classically Bordelais note of gravel comes through, adding definition. This would be a perfect Sunday roast wine.

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{color} Red{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
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A well-woven tapestry from across the Côte d’Or, with contributions which include Vosne-Romanée, Pommard, Volnay and Monthélie, and some seasoning from Dames Huguettes in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits. It’s rounded, ripe, pure and velvety. One-third of the volume is aged in barrel and SO2 levels are kept to a minimum, enhancing the creamy finish. Drink 2021-2027. 

{***}{region} Burgundy{region}
{color} Red{color}                                                              

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{vintage}2019{vintage}
{ratings} [] Jancis Robinson:: 16/20
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This is one of Dominique’s favourites, a vineyard which he says always makes great wines. The nose has a lifted, floral character and some stony reduction. On the front of the palate there is a richness to the peach and citrus fruit, which tightens up into a smoky, toasty and precise finish. Drink 2022-2028.

After the famine of 2016, this year is something of a feast, at least in the case of the reds. Sadly, the whites, which Dominique praises as having excellent clarity, are in slightly smaller volumes than 2016. The good news is that the full range of red wines has been made, and in good volume too. Dominique is effusive in his praise for the 2017 reds, describing them as appealing, with beautiful balance, a lightness of touch, refined tannins and a floral character with stunning red fruit.

{***}{region}Meursault{region}
{color}White{color}                                                              

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Domaine Boisson-Vadot, run by father and son team of Bernard and Pierre Boisson, is one of the rising stars in Mersault. The philosophy of the Domaine revolves around careful, hands-on vineyard management to coax the greatest potential of each vintage out of the various plots, and low-impact winemaking in the cellars that allows the unique terroir of each vineyard to surface. New oak is very minimal, no more than 30% for the top cuvées, and much more restraint in  the village wines and in Bourgogne Blanc.

Pierre Boisson produces a village Meursault from his grandmother’s vineyards (50 year old vines in the lieu-dits of Criots and Perchots) that is hailed an model wine for the appellation. The Domaine also crafts other bottlings, from three of the best lieux à dits in Meursault: Sous la Velle , Grands Charrons (planted in 1988) and Chevalières (planted in 1982). The Chevalières is the most mineral-driven, with a more restraint fruit flavours in its youth but great ageing potential- More like premier crus than village wines. 

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{color}White{color}                                                              

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Lovely sweet red berry fruit on the attack. This boasts a rich, silky texture but there’s crisp acidity behind; it’s a blend of grapes from Nuits and cooler, calcareous sites in Morey. Touches of grilled meats and toasty oak spice add intrigue. Another impressive effort from Florian. Drink 2022 to 2026.

{***}{region} Burgundy{region}
{color} Red{color}                                                              

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Made once again for us by the incomparable De Martino, this wine is full of gorgeous, typical yet refined aromas of the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety, with gooseberries, freshly cut grass and green apples in abundance. The palate is vibrant, with bright fruit and zesty, tropical citrus notes reminiscent of lemon and lime cordial. The finish is long, pure and extremely refreshing. This would be a perfect match with goat’s cheese or fish-based dishes.

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{color} White{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2020{vintage}
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   [] International Wine Challenge® 2020 Commended Winner {ratings}   {***}

From 85-year-old vines; a high proportion of old selection of golden aligoté contributes a richness and power to this wine, leaving a mineral finish. It is great young—as is typical of the variety—displaying notes of citrus and exotic fruits, but with a few years it evolves more complex aromas of stone fruit and flowers. A year of aging in vats helps to preserve the freshness of the fruit.

{***}{region}  Burgundy {region}
{color} White {color}                                                               

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{vintage}2019{vintage}{***}