Each month we select a wine which we hope you find of interest, either because it’s a new find, great value or simply because it is just too good to keep to ourselves.

Chateau La Roca, Cotes du Roussillon 2005

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Wine Information
Vintage: 2005
Grape Variety:  40% Syrah, 30% Grenache and 30% Carignan
Region:  Cotes de Roussillon, France
Alcohol: 13%
Bottle Size:  75cl
Closure:  Cork
Bottle Price: £6.49   Case Price:  £77.88

Background
This wine was found by James Goodhart, is fantastic value for the quality of the wine.   The Domaines vineyards extend over 20 hectares planted with a majority of old vines and nestled at the foot of La Chaine des Alberes, Pyrenees.

Traditionally fermented and aged in oak barrels for 12 months.  On the nose and palate this is a soft, smooth and well rounded wine with subtle spice on the long and fruity finish.  Bright ruby red in colour with mature red berry fruit and vanilla aromas on the nose.

What do I eat with it….
Goes fantastically with a winter warm casserole, roast lamb, roasted vegetables or red berry puddings, blackberry and apple crumble.
 

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Each month we select a wine which we hope you will find of interest, either because it is a new find, great value, or simply because it is too good to keep to ourselves.

Reserve Perrin Cotes du Rhone 2007

2007 was an excellent vintage in the Rhone valley and the Perrin brothers have produced some fantastic wines. Chateau du Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape is the most famous wine produced by Domaine Perrin and is arguably the best quality and age worthy Chateauneuf-du-Pape that money can buy and this wine is also the only Chateauneuf-du-Pape produced in the appellation that uses all 13 permitted grape varieties in the blend.

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Each month we select a wine which we hope you will find of interest, either because it is a new find, great value, or simply because it is too good to keep to ourselves.

Champagne Jacques Boncoeur N.V.
Our house Champagne is made from 90% Pinot Noir grapes and is aged for a minimum of 2 years in the bottle. At £15.99 per bottle it offers great value (more…)

Each month we select a wine which we hope you will find of interest, either because it is a new find, great value, or simply because it is just too good to keep to ourselves.

Chateau Thébot 2001
This has been a hugely popular wine and we have an additional 100 cases arriving this week due to unprecedented demand. Originally, this wine was recommended to us by Bordeaux expert Bill Blatch who is revered by Robert Parker and us.

At £6.99 per bottle for a good quality and ready to drink claret, we believe that Chateau Thébot 2001 offers great value for money and is a star buy for Christmas. (more…)

Each month we are selecting a wine which we hope you will find of interest, either because it’s a new find, great value, or simply because it is just too good to keep all to ourselves.

Sumaridge Chardonnay 2007
Many people consider Hamilton Russell to be the top wine from South Africa, and at £14+ per bottle it’s not cheap. Located not far away up the Hemel en Aarde Valley lies ‘Sumaridge’ and the skillful wine maker Gavin Paterson, who has created some great quality and good value wines, of which the Chardonnay 2007 is our ‘Wine of the Month’ for October.
 
Vintage Information
Vintage: 2007
Grape Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Hemel en Aarde Valley, South Africa
Alcohol: 13% vol
Bottle size: 75cl
Closure: Cork
Bottle Price: £7.99 Case Price: £95.88 (Inc vat) This Special Offer price ends on 17th October at 5pm.

Background
We met winemaker Gavin Paterson at the 2008 London wine fair, and we were astonished by the quality of his wines. (more…)

Each month we are selecting a wine which we hope you will find of interest, either because it’s a new find, great value, or simply because it is just too good to keep to ourselves.

Encierra ‘Vineyard’ Reserve 2005

Encierra is Spanish for “enclosure”. The Eyzaguirre Echenique family have been producing wine since 1765. They decided to create Encierra in 2000 with the intention to produce a unique and expressive wine, using only the grape varietals that grow best in their terroir (specific local soil, climate, weather conditions). The wine is aged in French and American oak barrels for 12 months.

Vintage Information
Vintage: 2005
Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Carmenere and Petit Verdot.
Region: Colchagua Valley, Chile
Alcohol: 14% vol
Bottle size: 75cl
Closure: Cork
Bottle Price: £9.99 Case price £119.98 (Inc vat) (more…)

Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon rosé

Each month we are selecting a wine which we hope you will find of interest, either because it’s a new find, great value, or simply because it is just too good to keep to ourselves.

Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon rosé offers a refreshing change from many of the light and ‘wishy washy’ styled rosé wines flooding today’s market.

Vintage Information
Vintage: 2007
Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Colchagua Valley, Chile
Alcohol: 13% vol
Bottle size: 75cl
Closure: Screwcap (Stelvin)
Bottle Price: £5.99, Case price £71.88 (Inc vat) (more…)

Each month we are selecting a wine which we hope you will find of interest, either because it’s a new find, great value, or simply because it is just too good to keep to ourselves.

Kim Crawford, Marlborough Unoaked Chardonnay 2006

In our eyes this is a real winner! Found by Samantha Goodhart in a restaurant in Edinburgh, so good she persuaded her husband Jamie (BCFW owner) to buy the wine so she can drink it at home…..

Vintage Information

Vintage: 2006 (more…)