WINE

Mencia from Mendoza; who’d have thought it? Wine geeks will probably buy this just because of the intrigue – and they won’t be disappointed. This ...

The label shows Gloria Swanson, femme fatale and siren of the silent movies, a fitting moniker for this sultry, sexy wine. Semi-carbonic maceratio...

70% Grenache Noir, 15% Syrah, 15% Monastrell co-fermented. The grapes are grown on alluvial rock, a former stream bed with no topsoils at 1,100 MAS...

An utterly beguiling white wine from a winemaker whose appetite for experimentation – and strange labels! – seems to know no bounds. 70% Viognier,...

Our beloved Cabernet Franc grape handled with great love and attention here by Mauricio Lorca. This simply could not be made from any other variety...

100% Malbec from Mauricio Lorca’s own vineyards in Vista Flores in the Uco Valley, 30% of which is lightly oaked. High density, high vertical vine ...

The grapes are from Famatina Valley in La Rioja Province at just under 1,000 metres above sea level, grown on vines planted at a much lower density...

 60% Malbec, 30% Cabernet Franc with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon not stated on the label, this really embodies the pursuit of an holistic approach to wi...

No grape variety tells more of Argentina’s amazing vinous history than Criolla Chica. First taken to South America by missionaries some 500 years a...

From grapes grown at 1,900 MASL on the western slope of Cafayate Valley, this wine will bring a beaming smile to the most miserable of faces! The ...

From Finca Mangato vines in El Paral, Tupungato at 1,200 metres above sea level, planted on shallow sandy-loam soils, this delicious blend bears te...

In terms of quality and price, this is one of the best "Bordeaux Blends' we stock , made by a winemaker who is passionate about the wines of his Fr...

An incredibly interesting blend of Unoaked Chardonnay, Viognier ands Sauvignon Blanc grown in Tupungato in the Uco Valley which is about 30 miles o...

This is everything you should and would want from a Petit Verdot, big & bold with plenty of dark fruit character and finished off with highly t...

The top wine from Atamisque, a winery that has thus far resisted the temptation to make a so-called ‘icon wine’. No doubt they will at some stage b...

Perhaps the only downside to Rex Pickett’s 2004 novel, Sideways, and the subsequent eponymous movie, was its contribution to Merlot’s already waver...

If Chardonnay really is making a comeback in the UK it must be due, at least in part, to wines like this. It’s no longer shameful to ask for a Char...

When fruit is this good, so pure and fresh, so expressive and direct, why hinder it with oak, especially cheap, quick fix oak? Atamisque is one of...

Cab Franc – the next big thing from Mendoza? Possibly. It ripens beautifully and consistently here every vintage, which simply cannot be said of th...

Slowly but surely, Argentine Pinot Noir starts to be taken seriously, and not only those from Patagonia. This delicious offering from Atamisque’s o...

Why don’t more people drink and love Viognier? Perhaps it’s because so many examples from Europe, from France in particular – lovely though they c...

This excellent Chardonnay (unoaked of course, as are all the Serbal wines) has quickly gained a reputation in the trade as a go-to wine sitting abo...

The bouquet is very intense, with deep notes of dark cherries, damsons and blackcurrants. The palate is powerful, yet approachable, with silky smoo...

Planeta is a Sicilian powerhouse and this, from their Menfi vineyards, is spicy, perfumed with crushed strawberry and pleasingly finishes with a li...