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50Cl: Maury, Solera 1928 Cask No. 750, - - Les Vignerons de Maury

Ref: A0626
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Vin Doux Naturel

rich, sticky, deep mahogany wines that are what the area has traditionally produced, very sweet, long-aged vins doux naturels from variously-coloured Grenache grapes sun-shrivelled on the bushvines struggling for survival on the arid schists around Maury. That schist …

Fortified

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Rich Puddings/Chocolate/Nuts/Digestif

Bandol - 1999 - Domaine Pibarnon

Ref: A060399
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Domaine Pibarnon

Pibarnon's Bandol is one of those wines that can be drunk with much pleasure when it's young but that also matures into a totally different beast with a bit of age. Now it is really coming into its own with a morello and balckberry fruit being lifted on the nose by …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Game/Beef/Cheddar

Cabernet-Sauvignon - 2003 - Domaine St. Hilaire

Ref: A003503
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Vin de Pays d'Oc
This Cabernet Sauvignon is a ‘macho’ wine with a superb intensity of ripe, blackberry fruit with a touch of mint and well-integrated tannins. New to this year’s list is a formidable Cabernet/Merlot blend (70/30) which has a penetrating cassis and violet nose and a ripe, …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Beef/Lamb/Pork/Pate/Cheese/Vegetarian

Chardonnay - 2007 - Domaine St. Hilaire

Ref: A003407
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Vin de Pays d'Oc

Unoaked, dry and elegant, a light wine with soft peachy fruit, and a hint of spice.

This has been one of our very best discoveries over the past twenty years. Situated just inland from the Mediterranean at Montagnac, this estate was planted, in the late 1960’s, with a …

White

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Chicken/Fish/Smoked Fish/Aperitif/Vegetarian

Chardonnay, Advocate - 2005 - Domaine St. Hilaire

Ref: A003005
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Vin de Pays d'Oc

The name is a reference to Jonathan James' previous profession as a succesful barister. Indeed he was called back to the UK to represent his client in the recent, controversial Da Vinci Code case. This wine has been fermented in oak barrels and has a delightful, rich …

White

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Pork/Chicken/Fish/Smoked Fish/Aperitif/Vegetarian

Corbières Blanc - 2006 - Chateau de Tersac

Ref: A062006
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This Corbières Blanc which is a 66% Vermentino and 33% Grenache Blanc blend which results in a wine with a powerful peachy/ apricot nose and a succulent yet balanced refreshing fruitiness.

Four years ago, this important estate was bought by our old friends from Pouilly-sur-Loire, …

White

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Aperitif/Chicken/Fish/Smoked Fish/Salads

Corbières Rouge - 2003 - Chateau de Tersac

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The Château de Tersac Corbières Rouge shows this appellation off to the full. Vinified using very old Carignan, Grenache, Cinsault, Mourvèdre and Syrah, which are all 100% de-stalked, the resultant wine has a delicious fruit intensity with very ripe tannins and a distinctive smoothness …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Beef/Game/Offal/Cheese

Corbières, A Capella - 2003 - Chateau Meunier St. Louis

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The special cuvée A Capella is sourced from a 5 hectare parcel of Syrah (40%), Grenache (40%) and Carignan (20%), situated on steep slopes just above the village of Boutenac. Philippe and Martine have sculpted a deep coloured, fragrant and complex (the bouquet combines a floral side with …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Beef/Game/Lamb/Pate/Offal

Corbières, Cuvée L'Ambassade - 2006 - Chateau Meunier St. Louis

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This wine, from our old friends Martine and Philippe Pasquier-Meunier at Château Saint Louis, is their everyday drinking Corbières. Full of ripe Carignan meatiness married to Grenache gameyness. This wine almost tastes of the garrigues soil which makes up so much of the southern …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Terrine/Game/Beef/Chile

Côteaux Du Languédoc - 2005 - Domaine St. Jean

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Made from a blend of Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne and Viognier. The bouquet evokes citrus notes with a floral peachiness. The lemon citrus and madarin orange flavours pervade the palate which is dry, clean and crisp.

Jean-Luc Viguier is the viticulturist whilst his wife, Catherine …

White

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Quiche/Fish/Shellfish/Goats Cheese

Côteaux Du Languédoc - 2004 - Domaine St. Jean

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The 2004 Côteaux du Languedoc is made from 70% Syrah, 20% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre and combines a floral, spicy nose with a multi-dimensional, soft-textured, mouth-filling fruitiness and enough ripe tannins to guarantee its development over the next few years.

Jean-Luc Viguier is the …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Beef/Game/Cheese

Côteaux Du Languedoc, Cuvée La Brise Marine - 2006 - Chateau de la Negly

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Côteaux Du Languedoc, Cuvée La Brise Marine

As The Wine Advocate put it, "the team of Jean Paux-Rosset and consulting oenologist Claude Gros have pushed the envelope. By crafting magnificent, world-class wines, even in so-called "difficult" vintages, they have demonstrated what the Languedoc is capable of and indeed serve as the …

White

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Sea Bream/Chicken In Cream/Aperitif

Côteaux Du Languédoc, Cuvée La Côte, - 2005 - Chateau de la Negly

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The la Côte cuvée is a blend of 60% old vine Carignan (50% of which is maceration carbonique) and 40% of totally destemmed Grenache. It is sensationally rich with a mouth-filling spicy fruit and a memorable velvety texture and finish.

New to last year’s selection was the world-class …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Beef/Game/Turkey/Lamb/Pork/Offal/Cheese

Côtes De Roussillon Blanc - 2006 - Les Vignerons de Rivesaltes

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Réserve du Terroir
The formidable Réserve du Terroir Blanc (Côtes du Roussillon) is cool-fermented to help accentuate the wine’s enticing fruity freshness; this dry white has a floral bouquet and a surpisingly complex flavour, largely due to the use of a small amount of Malvoisie in the …

White

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Aperitif/Chicken/Fish/Pate/Vegetarian

Côtes De Roussillon Rouge - 2006 - Les Vignerons de Rivesaltes

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Réserve du Terroir
The Réserve du Terroir Rouge (Côtes du Roussillon) was an immediate success when we introduced it about 18 months ago. It is made from Carignan, Grenache Noir, Syrah and Cinsault, is deep-coloured and has an excellent concentration of spicy, blackberry fruit and plenty …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Lamb/Pork/Beef/Pate/Chicken/Vegetarian

Côtes De Roussillon Villages Latour De Grès - 2004 - Domaine Pouderoux

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Côtes De Roussillon Villages Latour De Grès

This is an exciting new red Côtes du Roussillon Villages from Catherine and Robert Pouderoux’s 15ha. property in Maury. Made from 100 year-old Carignan, Syrah and Grenache, planted on a meagre granite soil, it is a fine, deep and rich wine with great concentration and finish.

This 18 …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Lamb/Pork/Beef/Pate/Chicken/Vegetarian

Cuvée Ar 26 - 2002 - Chateau d'Oupia

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We have just added this extraordinary 100% Grenache cuvée - AR 26, which is the number of the parcel of 70 year-old vines used. It has a fantastic coffee and raisins nose, really big almost sweet ripe fruit and a silky, soft mouth feel. This is a prime example of a handcrafted wine. A …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Lamb Stew/Beef/Cheese

Cuvée Ar 26 - 2006 - Chateau d'Oupia

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Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Lamb Stew/Beef/Cheese

Faugères - 2005 - Chateau de Laurens

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This blend of Carignan, Grenache and Syrah has a lovely velvet-soft blackcurrant fruitiness on the palate. It is medium-bodied and highly polished.

This wine is actually made at Château de Grézan (near the town of Laurens). This is a former commander's residence of the Templar Knights …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Lamb/Pork/Pate/Vegetarian

Fitou - 2003 - Domaine de Roudene

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The wine is made from 50% old vine Carignan and 40% Grenache with 10% Syrah, all of which are planted on meagre chalky-clay soils resulting in yields as low as 35hl./ha. There is a traditional vinification in tank for anything up to three weeks and then the wine stays in vat until it is …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Beef/Lamb/Pork/Pate/Cheese

Fitou - 2004 - Domaine de Roudene

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Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Beef/Lamb/Pork/Pate/Cheese

Guillaume Delcoeur - 2006 - Chateau d'Oupia

Ref: A061406
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Vin de Pays de l'Hérault

The Vin de Pays Guillaume Delcoeur which, despite its humble origins, has all the breeding and class of something with a more famous ‘appellation’, being superbly concentrated with a pervasive cocoa/coffee nose and a deep, smooth blackberry-fruit flavour.

Now …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Beef/Game/Vegetarian

Half Bottles Vendange Tardive, Cuvée L'Ermentine - 2005 - Chateau d'Oupia

Ref: A962005
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Half Bottles Vendange Tardive, Cuvée L'Ermentine

A wine made in tiny quantities - literally by the small barrel full and only when certain late autumnal weather conditions prevail and the grapes can become effected by botrytis cinerea (noble rot) as in Sauternes. André Iché makes this wine out of passion and of a desire to make …

White

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Dessert/Cheese/To Linger Over

Halves Jurancon Blanc Moeulleux - 2005 - Domaine Charles Hours

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Charles Hours is one of the stars, and great characters, of the Jurançon region. His 16 hectares of vineyards are on steeply sloping limestone where he grows Petit and Grand Manseng and a little Petit Courbu.

The Clos Uroulat Jurançon is 100% Petit Manseng, harvested at 30 hectolitres …

White

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Blue Cheese/Chocolate/Creamy Desserts

Jurançon Blanc Sec - 2005 - Domaine Charles Hours

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Lovely peachy fruit with hints of cream - brilliantly balanced.

Charles Hours is one of the stars, and great characters, of the Jurançon region. His 16 hectares of vineyards are on steeply sloping limestone where he grows Petit and Grand Manseng and a little Petit Courbu.

There are …

White

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Chicken/Aperitif/Carrot & Corriander Soup

Mas De Daumas Gassac - 2001 - Mas de Daumas Gassac

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Dark but brilliant ruby in colour. Intense and complex nose with hints of oak and truffles. On the palate, round, fleshy black and red fruits persist, fantastic length and a very elegant finish.

The micro-climate at Mas de Daumas Gassac is a huge factor in creating the outstanding …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Wild Boar/Venison/Cheese

Mas De Daumas Gassac - 1995 - Mas de Daumas Gassac

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Seductive and irresistable with good age and a very good colour. Lots of black and red fruit on the nose with lots of fruit in the mouth with softening tannins and great complexity. Starting to drink really well but the 1995 has plenty of fuse.

The micro-climate at Mas de Daumas Gassac …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Wild Boar/Venison/Cheese

Merlot - 2006 - Domaine St. Hilaire

Ref: A003606
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Vin de Pays d'Oc

Medium bodied, classy red, with plenty of lush chocolate scented fruit. This Merlot has a deep purple colour, a bouquet of blackberries and ’garrigue’ herbs, a firm structure supporting a black fruit and chocolate flavour, supported with a tiny amount of oak.

This has …

Red

France (Languédoc & Roussillon)

Beef/Lamb/Pork/Offal/Cheese

Minervois Rosé - 2006 - Chateau d'Oupia

Ref: A060006
Price: £7.00
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