International Fine Wines

Domaine Francoise & Denis Clair – Don't Miss Out On Stunning New Vintage Santenay

The new vintage of this wine has just landed and, how can I put this… BUY, BUY, BUY! Subtle I know, but I’d hate for you to miss the point. Every so often a red Burgundy comes along that truly surprises us with the quality that it delivers for the money. This is one such wine. It’s classic Pinot Noir and classic Côte d’Or. It’s the kind of wine that disappears before you can write a tasting note! The wine has just landed so it is still tightly wound but we know from experience that it will gain more and more flesh over the coming year and keep developing for at least five years. But even now, it is so pure, vibrant and juicy that it is a joy to drink. Some of our customers will remember the 2006 version of this wine which was also pretty handy – well, this is another level altogether.

It’s clear that this producer is continuing to improve, presumably thanks to the influence of Denis Clair’s son, Jean-Baptiste. Denis himself is a lovely man: he’s the mayor of Santenay and a true Burgundian with a thick accent, the build of a true gourmand and one of the friendliest dispositions in the Côte d’Or. We have shipped his wines since the mid 90s before they caught the attention of Clive Coates and the American scribes, or Michel Bettane who has written: “[Domaine Denis Clair] has for a long time produced the most seductive reds of Santenay, having been one of the first to understand the need to cool the must to extract the wine’s maximum aromatic potential.”

Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico - New Vintages Now In Stock

The new arrivals from Barone Ricasoli’s Castello di Brolio have landed so we have, at last, the entry level Chianti back in stock and a number of new vintages released across the range. Those who have tasted the wines of Ricasoli recently know just how good value they are. Well, they’re even better value now thanks to the current exchange rate.
As a special “just landed” offer, we are offering two free bottles of the Ricasoli Chianti (code 8571) with ever 12 bottle order. That’s an additional saving of over $50 with every dozen ordered!

To view the full offer and order Barone Ricasoli wines, please click here.

Majestic Massolino - 2006 Barolos have arrived

The outstanding 2006 wines from this fabulous Serralunga producer have just arrived in our warehouse. Not only the highly sought after Barolo wines, but also the well priced and earlier drinking Dolcetto d’Alba and Barbera d’Alba (the Langhe Nebbiolo will land later in the year).

This traditional producer is making some cracking wines and 2006 is yet more evidence of this. The Massolino family’s greatest asset is of course their 16 hectares of Serralunga vineyards, including choice parcels of such legendary sites as; Margheria, Parafada and Vigna Rionda. Serrralunga is a commune that produces some of most profound and long lived Barolo and today Massolino sits amongst the finest producers. Even better, in a region where there is still a great deal of oaky, heavily worked wine being made, Massolino is a beacon of refined quality; producing wines of wonderful purity and elegance. They are firmly in the “traditional” camp, but in the best sense, with a beautifully clean and fine wines that live and live. Here is a producer that has found the right balance of traditional and modern: they understand that modern technology is very useful when seeking wines that are clean, pure and not oxidised. And yet they also know that you can take modern techniques too far and lose any sense of place and any refinement in the finished wine.

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Pierre Gaillard Saint Joseph Rouge 2007	Pierre Gaillard Cornas 2006	Barone Ricasoli Chianti 2009

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