Tawny Dee Port, n.v.
Niepoort

Portugal

Douro Tawny Port

Variety: T. Nacional & Franca, T. Cao, T. Franscesca +

Size: 37.5cl

Alcohol: 20%

Type: Port, Red

Brick red/tawny in colour, with delicate nutty aromas and a hint of dried fruits. On the palate, very well balanced with a youthful fruity, luscious character, which integrates well with a long spirity finish. Average age 3 and a half years.

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Ruby Dum Port, n.v.
Niepoort

Portugal

Douro Ruby Dum

Variety: All the usual Port grapes!

Size: 37.5cl

Alcohol: 20%

Type: Port, Red

Dark red in colour with a fresh vibrant aroma of dark fruits which follows through on the palate along with an almost mineral character, a youthful wine with good extract and great balance, offering superb "drinkability". Ready to drink now after a meal on its own or with soft cheeses.

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Reserva Port, n.v.
Quinta de Ventozelo

Portugal

Douro

Size: 75cl

Alcohol: 20%

Type: Port, Red

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Tawny Dee Port, n.v.
Niepoort

Portugal

Douro Tawny Port

Variety: T. Nacional & Franca, T. Cao, T. Franscesca +

Size: 75cl

Alcohol: 20%

Type: Port, Red

Brick red/tawny in colour, with delicate nutty aromas and a hint of dried fruits. On the palate, very well balanced with a youthful fruity, luscious character, which integrates well with a long spirity finish. Average of 3 and a half years.

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Citronelli, n.v.
Gabriel Boudier

France

Variety: Sicilian Lemons

Size: 50cl

Alcohol: 30%%

Type: Liqueur

It should really be called Lemoncello, as the lemons come from Sicily, but the French decided on Citronelli.

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Dr L Riesling, 2008
Loosen Bros

Germany

Mosel

Variety: Riesling

Size: 150cl

Alcohol: 8.5%

Type: Table, White

Fabulous looking Magnum bottle. Lovely zingy fruit with a slight spritz. A fresh style and off-dry to medium palate gives a lovely fruity style right through to the finish.

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Hecula, 2005
Bodegas Castano

Spain

Yecla

Variety: Monastrell (Mourvedre)

Size: 150cl

Alcohol: 14.5%

Type: Table, Red

Magnum. From Campo Arriba subzone at an altitude of 400-700 metres above sea level. Aged for 6 months in American oak to give soft polished tannins which support the vibrant spiced, plummy, redcurrant fruit.

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Chateau Musar, 2002
Chateau Musar

Lebanon

Bekaa Valley

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault

Size: 75cl

Alcohol: 14%

Type: Table, Red

Organic. Deep crimson, intense & complex nose of spicy red fruits, cedar with deeper plum notes. Generous red & black fruits follow through to the palate combined with Christmas cake spices, figs, dates and stewed plums. Good acidity, silky tannins with a rich fruited palate end with a long promising finish. Aged in French Nevers oak barrels for one year. Much bigger, riper and fuller than expected.

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M3 Chardonnay, 2007
Shaw & Smith

Australia

South Australia Adelaide Hills

Variety: Chardonnay

Size: 150cl

Alcohol: 13%

Type: Table, White

Everything here is done with a "hands on" approach, resulting in a sophisticated, barrel fermented wine with pure fruit character and restrained oak. Elegant and long living. “The M3 Chardonnay is at the top of the Australian tree. Fine and elegant, all the components are seamlessly married, with quality oak framing the nectarine and citrus fruits.” James Halliday

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Cote du Py Morgon, 2007
Jean Foillard

France

Beaujolais Morgon

Variety: Gamay

Size: 150cl

Alcohol: 13%

Type: Table, Red

Magnum. "Beaujolais for grown-ups. If you have always loathed the red fruit and bubblegum flavours of big-name beaujolais, it is time you bought the real thing: an earthy original from a small grower, Jean Foillard, rounded off with almost a year’s ageing in old oak barrels. The end result is a wonderfully feral yet lively, ripe, gamey, plum and rose-charged mouthful. Delicious." Jane MacQuitty

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Cuvee des Sommeliers, 2003
Jacques Mestre

France

Rhone Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Variety: 60% Grenache 10% Syrah 10% Mourvèdre 5% Cinsault

Size: 150cl

Alcohol: 13.5%

Type: Table, Red

Magnum. Usual animal aromas, game-and-gravy, plus olives, tamarinds, oranges and a mahogany smoothness derived from maturity. Green harvesting in the vineyard, lutte raisonnée, organic viticulture and low yields (below 35hl/ha) help provide the raw ingredients.

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GAM Shiraz, 2006
Mitolo

Australia

South Australia McLaren Vale

Variety: Shiraz

Size: 150cl

Alcohol: 14.5%

Type: Table, Red

Magnum. "Aged in French and American oak, 60% new. Opaque purple in colour, it has an aromatic array of roasted coffee, violets, lavender, pepper, Asian spices, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. In the mouth it is velvety-textured, deep, concentrated, opulent, and altogether hedonistic. It will evolve for 5-7 years and drink well through 2026. R. Parker 95/100

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