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Over the past couple of years many of our clients have been enjoying the outstanding 2010 Pianirossi .  The beautiful 40 acre estate is situated in Maremma, to the south west of Montalcino.  Stefano Sincini purchased the estate over 30 years ago and alongside winemaker Carlo Ferrini, they have overseen the continued improvement in quality. Pianirossi is an estate that is still somewhat under the radar of most Italian wine lovers, which is just the way we like it to be... so it remains an outstanding bargain! Special opportunity available for 2010 magnums! The 2010 is a beautiful, mature Tuscan blend from a great Tuscan vintage.     The estates flagship wine is a lovely blend of 40% Petit Verdo...

  We are delighted to offer the new release of Marques de Murrieta's flagship Rioja, the 'Finca Ygay' Reserva 2017 . One of the most famous names in Rioja, Marques de Murrieta was founded in 1852 by Luciano Murrieta, who was inspired by his three-year sojourn in Bordeaux.  His foresight in purchasing the Ygay Estate in 1870, and the marriage of the Bordelaise technique with Spanish grapes has paid off, with a series of superb vintages. 'The wine has concentration and clout, and I always consider it an ultimate example of an updated classical Reserva from Rioja. 2017 was the earliest harvest (started and finished in September), a warm and dry year when the Ygay estate miraculously escaped the terrible frost that decimated most of Europe. The challen...

  We recently tasted a bottle of perfectly matured 2009 Lupicaia , from the beautiful Castello del Terricio in Tuscany. It was superb - so fresh, with masses of spice and mineral character, opening up after a couple of hours to reveal brilliant red fruit - absolutely on form. We are therefore delighted to have secured a parcel, and at a remarkably good price! Beautifully resonant in the glass, the 2009 Lupicaia is a standout... a gorgeous wine with tons of personality. This is a decidedly round, sexy Lupicaia that is going to offer plenty of enjoyment over the course of the next fifteen years* or so. Antonio Galloni , *tasted in 2013       'The 2009 vintage shows stunning elegance and balance and i...

  We are delighted to bring you three new releases in the superb Leeuwin Estate Art Series, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon , and 2019 Shiraz , and the (very limited) 2019 Chardonnay . Leeuwin is one of the top Margaret River wineries in Western Australia, owned by the Horgan family and their Art Series wines are gaining a huge reputation. Leeuwin Estate is a class act, every facet of its business working with the precision of a Swiss watch. It stands at the very forefront of estate-based, family owned wineries… James Halliday      Leeuwin Estate was purchased by Perth businessman Denis Horgan in the Margaret River region with a view to utilising it for cattle grazing.  That was in 1969, but 3 years later Robert...

  I was (almost) lost for words when I tasted Jean-Luc Colombo's range of Cornas with Laure Colombo last week. They were simply stunning, and I cannot recommend strongly enough that you try them! Based in Cornas, the Colombo family—headed by Jean-Luc, his wife Anne and increasingly assisted by their daughter Laure—reaches up and down the Rhône and beyond for their négociant bottlings... there's no denying the passion for Cornas that comes through in those wines. The 2018s are all excellent, from the entry-level Terres Brulées to the extravagantly priced, micro-production Vallon de l'Aigle. - Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate     Jean-Luc Colombo has been leading the way in the Cornas appellation si...