94 Points - Tim Atkin MW. There were only 5,000 bottles produced of this un-oaked Cabernet Franc, from vineyards situated at over 1,000 metres high. Highly praised by the International Wine Press, this is a medium bodied wine, with a wonderful complexity of herbaceous and dark fruit notes, firm tannins and a fresh acidity. Wine Press Ratings 94 Points - Tim Atkin MW (2022) Taste Refreshing, medium-bodied with firm tannins and grains and fresh acidity. Subtle, herbaceous, layered and well balance

Vivino Rating: 4.2 (May 2024)

Orin Swift Palermo, a captivating blend with a core of Cabernet Sauvignon that mirrors Napa Valley's spirit, unfolding intense aromas of dark fruit and blackberry pie, leading to a velvety palate of black cherry, vanilla, and spice, all embraced by seamlessly integrated tannins, delivering a gratifying finish - making it your ideal companion for hearty delights like grilled steak or braised beef, sure to leave a lasting impression on your wine journey. Vivino Rating: 4.3 (Apr 2024) Tasting Note

Crafted by the esteemed winemaker Jean-Michel Cazes, renowned owner of the 5th Growth Classified Château Lynch-Bages in Pauillac, this wine draws its name from the exquisite 'Estibals' parcel of the domaine. A harmonious blend of grape varieties, it captures the essence of the Minervois appellation with finesse. Aged meticulously in French oak barrels for 12 months, it showcases a blend of 60% Syrah, 20% Grenache, and 20% Carignan, resulting in a wine of unparalleled balance and character. Blend

98 Points - Luca Maroni. Personally selected by the Tinazzi family and designed by Gian Andrea Tinazzi, No 3 Opera is a wine showcasing where tradition and innovation meet. A blend of the most famous red berry Italian varieties from some of Tinazzi's finest vineyards, the resulting wine is one that sings Italian with a modern twist. Powerful and intense, a wonderful wine, and astonishing value for one so highly rated. Vivino Rating: 4.2 (Apr 2024) Wine Press Ratings 98 Points - Luca Maroni (2021

93 Points - Decanter. Raspail Ay is one of the most celebrated, traditional Gigondas estates. Owner Dominique Ay has now been joined by his son Christophe and daughter Anne-Sophie. The vines average 40 years old and are a mix of 80% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 5% Mourvèdre. The grapes are 100% destemmed, vinified in cement tanks and aged in a mix of foudres and “cuves béton”. The wines are never fined and rarely filtered. These are wines packed with fruit, and age admirably. Wine Press Ratings 93 Po

95 Points - Faltstaff. Solengo was the brainchild of the legendary winemaker and father of Super Tuscan wines, Giacomo Tachis. The first vintage was 1995 and is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Sangiovese. The wines are aged in French barriques for twelve months and are blended just before the bottling. A long period in bottle follows before the finished Solengo is released. Solengo, by the way, means solitary wild boar in Tuscan, and describes perfectly the regal, powerful,

The most elegant wines of the Domaine, imbued with the terroir of the Saint Tropez peninsula, Cuvee Bastide Blanche Rouge is an intense, yet elegant and aromatic red with beautiful balance and a refreshing quality, presenting itself as a powerful wine with slightly spicy tannins.  Taste Deep red, this wine boasts an intense, elegant, and aromatic nose. On the palate, it reveals a beautiful balance and refreshing quality, presenting itself as a powerful wine with slightly spicy tannins.  Blend: S

Ernesto del Palacio has been making wine for over 300 years in the region of Toro, most famously known for its powerful reds made from Tinta de Toro, a variant of the internationally known Tempranillo. This Tinto Roble is born after a careful selection of grapes from vineyards over 50 years old with low yields. With an intense cherry colour and beautiful purple reflections, it will surprise you with its sweet notes thanks to the maturity of carefully selected clusters. Taste It has an intense ch

Certified Organic in 2019, the vineyards are situated in the hilly, southern most region of Panzano, an area that has been acknowledged as one of the Grand Cru of Chianti Classico, and are considered capable of making wines that can compete with the best in the world.  Vivino Rating: 4.0 (Feb 2024) Wine Press Ratings 90 Points - Decanter (2021) "Michael Schmelzer crafts two annata. Sangió comes from a vineyard purchased in 2018 which he is converting to organic. It sits above Panzano – between 4

93 Points - Robert Parker. The Zinfandel Old Vines is a blend of declassified wine from Turley’s old-vine vineyards. A great buy and one of the best old-vine cuvees the Turleys have produced, rich full-bodied, and unctuously textured, it explodes from the glass revealing black fruits, earth, kirsch, licorice, pepper, and underbrush elements.  Vivino Rating: 4.2 (Feb 2024) Wine Press Ratings 93 Points - Robert Parker "The 2021 Zinfandel Old Vines has a medium ruby color and plush red and black ch

90 Points - Guia Penin. From 20 year old vines, the Dominio de Taurum has an intense deep colour and delightfully ripe fruit with soft tannins from the subtle oak ageing. This is a fantastic value Toro, well structured with a long finish.  Wine Press Ratings 90 Points - Guia Penin Taste Opaque purple-coloured, it has an attractive perfume of violets, spice box, blackcurrant, and blackberry. Delicate and inviting with gentle notes of oak developing as the wine opens on the palate. Full and de

Mercury Head Cabernet Sauvignon is the flagship wine of Orin Swift and emphasises their guiding principle: Without quality grapes, great wine is impossible. It comes from the best lots from very select vineyards in Napa Valley and the wine is a testament to those vineyards, to their principle and to what is possible in Napa Valley. The Liberty Dime on each bottle symbolises winemaker Dave Phinney's favorite coin in his collection growing up and his most prized possession. Vivino Rating: 4.6 (Feb

93 Points - Guia Penin. Established in 1996, Pago de Los Capellanes is a renowned winery producing highly acclaimed wines through meticulous vineyard management and modern winemaking techniques. Broad, fresh, balanced, and silky, yet with a lot of structure and power, it features sweet tannins resulting from the 12 months of ageing in French Oak. A wonderful wine reflecting the high quality wines from the Ribera del Duero. Vivino Rating: 4.3 (Mar 2024) Wine Press Ratings 93 Points - Guia Penin (

This multi award winning  Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso from Stefano Accordini is made in the classic Valpolicella Classico way via re-fermentation and a second maceration over the sweet grape skins of Amarone and Recioto wines. The result is a wine with notes of fresh and mature fruits with spices and tobacco. Intense ruby red. The very broad bouquet presents a marriage of both fresh and refined notes of mature fruits, spices and tobacco. This is beautifully smooth and is perfectly combined wi

'Plan de Dieu' is an understated premium Côtes du Rhône appellation,created in 2005. Meaning, God's Plain, the wines are from low yield vines, creating a deep coloured and concentrated wine with aromas of the local Garrigue scrubland. The average age of the vines for this Plan de Dieu is over 45 years of age, and ageing takes place in concrete vats for 12-18 months to produce a powerful wine, with layers of black fruit and sweet spice.   The very present tannins of great finesse are characterist

With estate vineyards in some of the world’s most sought-after regions, MacMurray Estate Vineyards crafts an award-winning collection of Pinot Noir and cool-climate white wines. This Russian River Pinot Noir is an intense and silky wine with rich fruits and a subtle hint of oak. Plush and rich-tasting, with a deep well of dark cherry, plum tart and dried berry flavours, matched to firm acidity and tannins. Sandalwood accents show on the creamy finish. A seriously good wine from a producer dedica

92 Points - James Suckling. Located in the heart of Los Carneros, Napa Valley, summer temperatures are tempered by the cooling fog rolling in off the nearby San Pablo Bay, providing perfect conditions for producing beautifully balanced and complex wines that showcase the vineyard-driven character of this cool-climate estate. 10 months in French oak barrels (33% new) gives this Pinot Noir a spectrum of bright red and black fruits, notes of lilac and ginger weave into the fresh berry, cherry and p

91 Points (2019) - Natalie Maclean - A consistently great McLaren Vale Shiraz. Generously rich with amazing fruit weight and balanced, chewy tannins. Brimming with ripe red fruits and an underlying layer of subtle oak, as well as a hint of pepper. This wine represents great value, and has a long life ahead of it... If you can resist! Taste  Earthy, spicy Shiraz from McLaren Vale in South Australia, full of black plums, liquorice and black pepper, with a peaty under layer of mushroom, pipe tobacc

Gold Medal Winner - From the heel of Italy, Puglia, this Negroamora del Salento from the family run, award winning winery of Varvaglione has an abundance of wild fruit with a pleasant streak of vanilla and a silky finish. Ruby red with shades of purple; the nose has fascinating scents of wild berries. The palate is marked by vanilla with a long lingering finish and a velvety texture. Exceptional value for money ! Taste Ruby red with shades of purple; the nose has fascinating scents of wild berri

95 Points - Tim Atkin MW. There were only 5,000 bottles produced of this un-oaked Cabernet Franc, from vineyards situated at over 1,000 metres high. Highly praised by the International Wine Press, this is a medium bodied wine, with a wonderful complexity of herbaceous and dark fruit notes, firm tannins and a fresh acidity. Taste Refreshing, medium-bodied with firm tannins and grains and fresh acidity. Subtle, herbaceous, layered and well balanced with chalky precision and notes of graphite, plum

95 Points - La Revue de France. Le Télégramme comes from the younger vines of Vieux Télégraphe, from 30 years old wines, with a blend is 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 6% Mourvèdre and 4% Cinsault. Ageing is in vats for 10 months followed by foudres for a further 7 months before bottling. The result is a delicious fruit driven Châteauneuf du Pape which drinks very well in its youth. Exceptional value for the property. Vivino Rating: 4.1 (April 2024) Wine Press Ratings 95 Points - La Revue de France "T

This is a first class Côtes du Rhône, balanced, full flavoured, rich yet traditionally made from the traditional Domaine L'Espigouette where the some of the vines used for this Vieilles Vignes Cuvée are over 80 years of age. Predominantly Grenache (70%), and the rest being made from Syrah, Mouvedre, Cinsault and Carignan, the wine is aged for 12 months in concrete vats to produce a delicious, full-flavoured, old-fashioned, rich and spicy wine. When stirred, candied cherries, morello cherries and

Valpolicella Classico is a wine that tells the history of the region in its most unadorned form. “Elegant” is the adjective that best describes the character of the Rafaèl, a highly distinctive wine that is closely linked with the history of the Tommasi family. The family blend of Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara has always stayed the same but in varying amounts according to vintage. Fifteen months of wood-aging complete a savoury wine with a rich bouquet, that is at once fresh and intense.  Tas