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Coldelfosso Dolcetto D’Alba D.O.P.
£20.90 – £125.40750ml Bottles
Dolcetto is an ancient vine that boasts great tradition to Piemonte, and this wine expresses every ounce of the region’s unique and typical characteristics. Brilliant deep red in colour.
On the Nose: A composed, fruity bouquet with hints of blueberry and raspberry.
On the Palate: A harmonious, full-bodied wine, and finishes with a pleasant bitter note beautifully displayed in this 2015vintage.
Recommended combination with food: Dolcetto will pair well with many foods, and its light tannins make it especially congenial with salumi, sausages, pasta with mushrooms, meat sauces and pizzas. You can also try it with burgers, ribs and roast chicken
Serve at 18°C
VINTAGE: 2015
GRAPE VARIETY – Dolcetto
PRODUCTION AREA – Piemonte
ALCOHOL – 13.0% -
Colonnara Cuprese Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi
£13.80 – £82.80750ml Bottles
Verdicchio is a white wine grape variety that has been cultivated for hundreds of years in the Marche region of central Italy. It is a versatile variety, used both for light, easy-drinking table wines, and for more complex, ageworthy examples. It is commonly lauded by critics as being one of Italy’s best white wine grape varieties. The grapes are harvested by hand, vinification takes place in stainless steel at a controlled temperature, bottled during the spring subsequent to the harvest. Refinement and aged in bottles for several years for certain vintages. Brilliant straw-yellow colour with hints of green when young, tending towards golden with age.
On the nose: Initially, intensely fruity, lemon, green apple with a floral background, finally complex with notes of flint stone
On the palate: Good structure and balance with initial notes of freshness, lemon and grapefruit and final notes of pleasantly bitter sapidity (pleasant flavour from mineral salts), almond to finish
Recommended combination with food: Seafood starters with a sauce; boiled fish or shellfish or fish cooked in a sauce, or roasted; pasta or rice with a white fish sauce or shellfish sauce; raw pork, salted meat of any kind; mixed fried meat and vegetables; medium matured cheeses.
Serve at 8 – 10°C
VINTAGE: 2017
GRAPE VARIETY – Verdicchio
PRODUCTION AREA – Le Marche
ALCOHOL – 13.5% -
Conviviale Primitivo, IGT Salento
£9.65 – £57.90750ml Bottles
A classic Primitivo wine high in both alcohol and tannins, intensely flavored and deeply colored. Rich and characterful with generous aromas and concentration of ripe plum, black cherry with notes of dried fruit and sweet spices.
Recommended combination with food:
- Puglian spit-roasted lamb
- Beetroot curry (thel-dala)
- Wine-stewed lentils with smoked bacon
Serve at 18°C
GRAPE VARIETY – Aglianico
PRODUCTION AREA – Campania, Italy
ALCOHOL – 13.5%
VEGETARIAN – Yes
VEGAN – Yes -
Diade Negroamaro I.G.P.
£11.45 – £68.70750ml Bottles
The “Diade” line by Le Vigne Di Sammarco is the essence in purity of grape varieties synonymous with Puglia. After destemming and crushing, maceration for 7 days. This wine rests on the lees for 14 days after crushing and de-stemming, aged further for 6 months in Allier barriques.
On the nose: Complex range of fragrances from floral geranium to balsamic eucalyptus and ending in a typical spicy clove
On the palate: It has a surprising softness, balanced by a tannin finale and never-ending floral and spicy notes.
Recommended combination with food: Stewed rabbit, pan-fried duck breast. Traditionally: lentils and sausage, zucchini parmigiana, liver-stuffed torcinelli (lamb sausages)
Serve at 18°C
VINTAGE: 2018
GRAPE VARIETY – Negroamaro
PRODUCTION AREA – Puglia
ALCOHOL – 14.5% -
Domaine de la Serre Picpoul de Pinet
£10.00 – £60.00750ml BottlesSoave wine is known for its melon-and-orange-zest flavors as well as its ability to improve with age.
On the nose: Floral and tropical fruit notes on the nose.
On the palate: Crisp, dry with plenty of stone fruit, melon, and zesty notes. The soft citrus fruit is tempered with an intense minerality giving a long, refreshing finish.
Recommended combination with food: A great choice for pairing with fried appetizers as well as seafood from raw oysters and sushi to Mediterranean-themed fish dishes and fried calamari.
Serve at 8-10°C
GRAPE VARIETY – Picpuol de Pinet
PRODUCTION AREA – Langeudoc, France
ALCOHOL – 13.0% -
Domini Veneti – Bardolino Chiaretto DOC
£14.00 – £84.00750ml Bottles
The Bardolino Chiaretto is a modern interpretation of the winemaking tradition in the viticultural area of Bardolino. The brilliant rose colour comes from a closely controlled 12 hour skin contact during fermentation. The bouquet is fresh with fragrances of tea roses, violets and small red berries.
Recommended combination with food: grilled fish, white meats, fresh cured meats, soft cheeses
Serve at 10 -12°C
GRAPE VARIETY – Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara
PRODUCTION AREA – Negrar, Verono Italy
ALCOHOL – 12.5% -
Domini Veneti – Soave DOC Classico
£14.00 – £84.00750ml Bottles
The famous name of Soave is believed to have come from a race of Suave, who attempted to conquer this part of Italy in Medieval times. The wine however is a classic example of the the famous name. Dry and full of white fruit aromas starting from white peach to apricots and citrus. You will indulge in the finish with the typical bitter almond notes.
Recommended combination with food: appetisers, pasta, grilled vegetables, fish
Serve at 8 – 10°C
GRAPE VARIETY – Garganega, Trebbiano, Chardonnay
PRODUCTION AREA – Negrar, Verona Italy
ALCOHOL – 12.5% -
Domini Veneti – Valpolicella DOC Classico
£14.00 – £84.00750ml Bottles
A style of wine focused on the profile of typical and traditional Valpolicella. A well balanced structure with a blend of aromatic and flavour sensations. Medium intensity with cherry and black plum flavours, combined with light floral and typical black pepper notes
Recommended combination with food: porcini mushroom dishes, fried chicken liver, pasta, aged cheeses, beef tacos
Serve at 18°C
GRAPE VARIETY – Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
PRODUCTION AREA – Negrar, Verona Italy
ALCOHOL – 13% -
Donnatà Nero D’Avola D.O.C.
£16.20 – £97.20750ml Bottles
The young and thriving Nero d’Avola vineyards, established in 2000, lie at 380m above sea level, on a land rich in clay, limestone and potassium. Indisputably the most important Sicilian
red grape, Donnatà has a striking and complex personality, which generously expresses its origins by being particularly well-balanced and pleasurable to drink. This wine is aromatic and distinct, with fragrant and wholesome notes of blackberry, cherry, Mediterranean shrubs, nutmeg and chocolate.Recommended combination with food: Ideal with Palermo-style baked anelletti or with a succulent steak of tuna
Serve at 18°C
VINTAGE: 2015
GRAPE VARIETY – Nero D’Avola
PRODUCTION AREA – Sicily
ALCOHOL – 14% -
Falanghina I.G.T
£13.09 – £78.54750ml Bottles
Falanghina, a grape reportedly of Greek origins, and known as one of the favourite wines of the Roman nobility, has since the turn of the century become increasingly fashionable. Thriving in a porous volcanic soil, the grapes develop gorgeous citrus-blossom aromas with classic apple and pear flavours. The flavours are quite intense with a persistent rich nose and hints of lime, grapefruit and kiwi.
Recommended combination with food: seafood, especially scallops, prawns, spaghetti vongole (with clams), Caesar salads
Serve at 8-10°C
GRAPE VARIETY – Falanghina
PRODUCTION AREA – Benevento Italy
ALCOHOL – 12.5% -
Frappato I.G.P. Roceno
£9.45 – £56.70750ml Bottles
Frappato is one of the most refined and elegant of Sicilian wines with surprising floral notes and great minerality on the palate. This wine is a true expression of what a quality Frappato should be.
When you drink it you are met with light, soft tannins and an abundance of fruit on the nose, especially blackcurrant and strawberry.
Recommended combination with food: Perfect with both delicate meat dishes and savory fish-based dishes. It also enhances combinations with cold cuts and cheeses.
Serve at 18°C
VINTAGE: 2019
GRAPE VARIETY – Frappato
PRODUCTION AREA – Marsala Sicily
ALCOHOL – 13% -
Grillo D.O.C. Vigna Di Mandranova
£19.15 – £114.90750ml Bottles
The Mandranova Estate produces wines of extraordinary freshness and balance, captivating one of the most famous vine interpretations of Sicilian oenology. A wine of great verve and aromaticity, coming from one of the most renowned island vineyards that are beautifully adapted to the climate of the Contrada Mandranova. Powerful on the nose with its fresh notes of grapefruit, papaya, mango, passion fruit yet well-balanced with delicate white peach and elderflower hints.
Recommended combination with food: An exceptional match with artichoke risotto with mullet fillets or swordfish rolls.
Serve at 10-12°C
VINTAGE: 2017
GRAPE VARIETY – Grillo
PRODUCTION AREA – Mandrova Sicily
ALCOHOL – 13%
