The Cellar Wines: Red

FRANCE

Bin 46 Merlot, Robert Skalli , Vin de Merlot, Vin de Pays 2005 £20.95
A warm, plummy red with good depth of colour. Soft and rounded and very easy to drink.

Bin 47 Cabernet Sauvignon, Domaine de Massia, Vin de Pays d'Oc 2005 £17.95
A delicious soft easy drinking red - packed with ripe red fruit characters.

Rhone Valley

Bin 48 Chateauneuf du Pape, la Tiare du Pape 2004 £36.95
Very expressive bouquet; the wine fills the mouth. Tannins are silky and the wine has notes of spices and jam.

Bin 49 Crozes Hermitage, Cellier du Jolibois Crozes Hermitage, 2004 £28.95
Made from 100% Syrah, this is a deep coloured red wine with expressive flavours of red berry fruits and gentle spices.

Bin 50 Côtes du Rhône Rouge, Les Bastilles 2005 £22.95
Aromas of fresh fruits and mild spices make this wine very approachable and easy to drink.

Bordeaux

Bin 51 Chateau Chasse Spleen, Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, Moulis 2001£49.95
A splendid wine - full bodied, yet still retaining finesse. Creamy cassis fruit, touches of chocolate and vanilla overtones.

Bin 52 Chateau d'Angludet, Cru Bourgeois, Margaux 2002 £49.25
The largest commune in the Medoc, dominated with the planting of Cabernet Sauvignon. Vividly coloured with excellent finesse.

Bin 53 Baron de Milon (Second wine of Chateau Duh Baron de Milon) Pauillac1995 £47.95
Wines are characteristically full and rich with great blackcurrant characters coming from the Cabernet Sauvignon based wine.

Bin 54 Chateau Cissac, Cru Bourgeois Superieur, Haut Medoc 1996 £39.50
A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, Chateau Cissac has an international following. The wine is fermented and matured in wood, with no vin-de-presse, for up to 18 months and
the result is a superbly balanced fruit driven claret.

Bin55 Chateau u Tour St Fort, Cru Bourgeois, St Estephe 1995 £36.75
St Estephe is renowned for producing wines that are slow to mature but which develop into robust full clarets with age.

Bin 56 Chateau Carignan, ler Cote de Bordeaux 2002 £27.95
Merlot dominated and oak aged, the nose is toasty with caramel and ripe red berry fruit aromas. Complex, ripe fruits on the palate.

Burgundy

Bin 57 Corton, Grand Cru, Domaine Latour 1999 £59.95
This bright, attractive cherry/ruby red coloured wine has perfumed aromas of red berries, strawberries and red fruit coulis. Medium to full bodied, the palate offers complex plump, fleshy red fruits with subtle vanilla oak flavours, balanced by supple, round tannins.

Bin 58 Nuits St Georges, Doma Nuits Ambroise 2003 £49.95
Bertrand Ambroise has acquired a loyal following of enthusiasts. His reds have great complexity and longevity, and this example has a lovely velvety, silky finish.

Bin 59 Savigny les Beaune, Louis Jadot 1999 £42.95
he wines from this increasingly popular village, lying to the north-west of Beaune, have an elegance and finesse which is typical of the côtes de Beaune. The soft, velvety style reflects the 12-15 months ageing
in barrels.

Bin 60 Gevrey Chambertin , Domaine Rossignol Trapet 2003 £39.50
The Cotes de Nuits produces silky, perfumed wines. A delicious winefrom a top individual grower with superb fruit and structure. t has ripe cherry fruit, great depth and a very long finish.

Bin 61 St Aubin, Louis Jadot is Jadot is Jadot is Jadot 1999 £35.00
The commune of Saint-Aubin lies at the western fringe of the Côtes de Beaune. The wine is aged for a minimum of a year in oak and is characterised by soft blackcurrant and cherry fruit flavours.

Bin 62 Cote de Beaune Villages, Louis Latour 2004 £29.95
Pinot Noir in the Cotes de Beaune is noted for its unique softness and finesse. This example is full of ripe red fruit characters from fruit selected from the best of the villages around Beaune.

Beaujolais

Bin 63 Fleurie, le Roitelet, Henry Fessy, Beaujolais 2004 £27.50
Soft, silky raspberry fruit and an attractive purple red colour characterise this well made Beaujolais from the Gamay grape. Superb as a summer wine served lightly chilled. I

ITALY

Bin 64 Barolo, DOCG, Volpi, Piedmont 2001 £39.95
The Nebbiolo grapes prosper on the gentle slopes that form the hills of Langhe. The wine is full and rich with hints of tobacco and violets amongst layers of full ripe fruit.

Bin 65 Chianti Classico D.O.C.G San Leonin, Tenementi Angelini 2004 £27.50
A rich, ruby red wine that has been aged for 15 months in oak barrels to produce a dry and full-bodied wine.

Bin 66 Merlot, Ca'Lunghetta, Botter, Veneto IGT 2005 £19.95
A soft fruity wine from the north east of taly which is delicious with pasta and meat. t is classified .G.T the newest classification in taly, which equates to vin de pays in France.

SPAIN

Bin 67 Gran Reserva, Marqués de Cáceres 1998 £39.50
The Gran Reserva has an intense nose of blackberries, sweet almonds and vanilla spice. Rich, full and fleshy on the palate, it has delicious, well-integrated tannins. A powerful yet elegant wine.

Bin 68 Tempranillo-Cabernet, Gran Reserva, Vallformosa, Penedes 2000 £30.00
This wine has had a minimum of 5 years ageing split between bottle and oak cask. t is released when ready for drinking and is very smooth and soft with oak character. The Penedes region of Spain has been
undiscovered for too long

Bin 69 Rioja,Marqués de Cáceres 2003 £22.95
Fresh, fruity bouquet of soft red fruits with a touch of vanilla and spice. Pleasant fullness in the mouth with well-defined but silky tannins and a fleshy finish.

AUSTRALIA

Bin 70 Shiraz, St Andrews, Wakefield Estate, Clare Valley Shiraz, 2001 £38.50
The Shiraz is superb. An enormous wine with intense, full characters of blackcurrants, black cherries and plums. Amazing persistence and length of flavours.

Bin 71 Cabernet Sauvignon, Beresford, Mclaren Vale 2005 £26.75
Well balanced Cabernet showing the influence of French oak, combining with rich chocolate and minty eucalyptus flavours.

Bin 72 Pinot Noir, Echo Point, Langhorne Creek 2005 £23.95
This wine is immediately inviting with wild cherry and spicy strawberry fruit. Great with roasted or grilled meats.

Bin 73 Shiraz/Cabernet, Katherine Hills, South Australia 2005 £19.95
This wine has smooth, ripe fruit with soft tannins. The delicate spice of the Shiraz blends perfectly with the red fruit characters of the Cabernet Sauvignon.

NEW ZEALAND

Bin 74 Reserve Merlot, Selaks Founder's, Marlborough Reserve 2003 £35.95
Low crop levels lead to excellent balance and concentration of flavour. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in barrel . The result is a full, rich wine with harmonious layers of berry fruits and a distinctive
plum-like character, balanced by fine, soft tannins.

Bin 75 Pinot Noir, Mount Cass Vineyard, Waipara 2002 £29.95 £29.95 £29.95 £29.95
A lighter style Pinot Noir that has been matured in French oak barriques to produce a distinctive ripe berry fruit character enhanced with spicy oak. Complements a wide range of foods.

NORTH AMERICA

Bin 76 Cabernet Sauvignon, Franciscan Oakville Estate Napa Valley 2000 £37.75
This Cabernet Sauvignon captures the essence of Napa Valley. The wine is loaded with rich, ripe, black cherry and plum flavours that are nicely balanced with hints of toasted oak.

Bin 77 Shiraz Carignane, Bonterra, California,Organic 2004 £29.95
An unusual blend comprising Shiraz and Carignane with a little Sangiovese, all drawn from Fetzer's own organically certified vineyards. The wine is matured for 4 months in 5 year old French and American oak barrels which add a light hint of oak to the smooth, full-bodied style of the wine.

Bin 78 Zinfandel, Blackstone Winery, California 2004 £22.50
Zinfandel is handpicked from selected vineyards including a site in Lodi where the grapes are 80 years old. The wine has a delicious red fruit and spicy nose and is robust and full in the mouth with flavours of ripe plum,
cinnamon, spice and vanilla.

Bin 79 Merlot, Willowood, Central Valley, California NV £20.95
California is becoming recognised for the high quality of the ripe merlot grapes that it produces. This example is a delicious soft rounded red with soft hints of ripe red berries and supple tannins.

SOUTH AFRICA

Bin 80 Cabernet Sauvignon, Neil Ellis, Jonkershoek Valley, Stellenbosch 2003 £34.95
A complex wine: deep purple in colour, with blackcurrant, violet and cedar aromas. On the palate it is rich and opulent with a background of fine tannins and a long and persistent finish.

Bin 81 Shiraz, Beaumont Winery, Walker Bay 2003 £29.95
A complex wine from three different vineyard sites gives character to this Rhone-style Shiraz. Good colour, spicy fruit and pepper on the nose and flavours of berry fruit with fine ripe tannins on the finish
make this an elegant wine

Bin 82 Pinotage, Cape Bay, Western Cape 2006 £21.95
From a grape variety unique to the Cape, this is a delicious red wine with attractive berry fruit and plenty of grip. Once you have tasted this grape variety, it will become a firm favourite.

SOUTH AMERICA


Bin 83 Don Amado, Valle de Rengo,Chile Torreón de Paredes, Chile 1999 £39.50
Deep brilliant colour with black and blue notes. Red fruits, herbal and floral aromas with touches of liquorice, plum and chocolate, as well as vanilla, coffee and smoke. n the mouth it is soft, long and persistent with
mature, firm and well rounded tannins

Bin 84 Primus, Veramonte, Casablanca, Chile 2004 £34.50
A super-premium wine made from Carmenere blended with a small proportion of Cabernet and Merlot. Superb concentration of blackberry and cherry fruit, mingling with spicy oak.

Bin 85 Malbec, Goyenechea, Atuel River San Rafael, Argentina 2005 £30.95
Malbec is grown in Bordeaux, Cahors and the Mediterranean, and is a varietal that excels in Argentina. The wine is deep red in colour with a warm, spicy nose and soft gentle plumy character.

Bin 86 Merlot, Torreon de Paredes,Valle de Rengo, Chile 2005 £20.95
A rich, ruby-red Merlot from Chile with sweet vanilla aromas. It demonstrates a good balance of flavour and tannin with a lovely, long finish.

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