Great Wine Tasting in London

Greetings from a very wet and wild Yorkshire. We have managed to go through all the orders from our Christmas wine tastings and here are the results for our Top Ten Selling Wines as chosen by you the customer.

I hope you find it useful. We still do sell a lot of Mapu Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon  (£6.49) from Mouton Rothschild Chilean winery but we haven’t been pushing it as stocks are low until the 19th when our next shipment arrives. We have about 10 cases of each left. 

You can go to the website and view these top selling wines or click on the individual links below.

Top Five Selling White Wines

1. Sauvignon Blanc, Olivier Thierriaz 2010 - £6.99

This is made by one of our Sancerre producers. Very close to Sancerre quality.

2. Pinot Grigio Sentito 2010 – £6.49

This has made a good impact – even ordered by some big hitters who normally buy £20+ wines

3. Chablis, Billaud Simon 2009 – £12.99

This is our top Chablis. We showed it along side the Seguinot Bordet Chablis (£10.99). and 2/3rd reckoned it was worth the upgrade.

4. Wild Rock ‘Infamous Goose’ Sauvignon Blanc 2011, New Zealand – £8.49

This is made by Craggy Range which in our view is one of the top 5 NZ producers.  Fresh, young and full of passionfruit.

5. Sancerre, Olivier Thierraiz 2009 - £11.99

Two wines in the top Five !! Need I say more.

Top Five Selling Red Wines

1. Chateau La Roca, Cotes de Roussillon 2008 – £6.99

Just drinking really well. Warm, juicy fruit from near the Spanish border

2. Viña Palaciega Rioja Reserva 2006 – £9.99

New Rioja – showed really well. Two years in American oak barrels

3. Chateau Pomies de Agassac, Cru Bourgeois 2002 – £10.99

We decanted this at the tasting as it has a bit of sediment. Lovely mature claret with surprising fruit for its age.

4. Kaiken Malbec, Argentina 2010 – £7.99

Rich, luscious modern styled red with some creamy, vanilla oak. 45 cases sold last week !!

5. Cotes du Rhone, Ferme du Mont Premieres Cotes 2009  – £8.99

This was actually top selling wine at the Newmarket tasting. 90 points from Robert Parker.

With the nights drawing in it’s that time of year when a good, full bodied red wine or a nip of Sloe Gin is just what the doctor ordered.

We have a great selection of red wines that will pair well with a hearty casserole and other seasonal dishes that are customary at this time of year in the run up to Christmas. 

One of the most popular wines of the moment is the ‘Encierra Vineyard Reserve 2005′ from Chile. This is a lovely rich style that is full in body and has layers of dark fruit flavours with subtle notes of spice on the long, smooth finish.

Chile has been producing some outstanding wines in recent years (more…)

The number of wines on our list is expanding all the time, and we relish the opportunity to show some of the wines in our range to our customer’s at our annual wine tastings.

Some of the most exciting wines to be added to our list recently are the wines of Sumaridge, South Africa. Winemaker Gavin Paterson (formally of Hamilton Russell) is passionate about his wines and the sheer quality is remarkable.

Also new to our list and definitely worth trying are the new ‘Mapu‘ wines from Chile (owned and run by Domaines Baron Philippe de Rothschild). The best thing about these wines is that they offer great value for money without compromising on quality.

At this year’s tastings we will be showing a wide range of wine from all over the world including; from Burgundy, we have the new wines from Henry Fessy, Nicolas Potel, Verget, Vincent Girardin and JJ Girard. An interesting selection of clarets including Gigault Cru Bourgeous 99, Dasvin Belair 98 and the Larose Beauloieu 2001.

In the coming weeks we have the following wine tastings, please let us know if you would like to attend:

North Yorkshire – Masham
Masham Town Hall, Masham, North Yorkshire HG4
Thursday 9th October 5.30pm to 9pm (more…)