Sauvignon blanc /

Amaral, 2008, San Antonio, Chile, £24.25 Medium bodied, juicy and dry with a crisp edge and a well defined, fruit driven structure. The finish is refreshing and elegant. 

Sauvignon blanc /

Hawkes Bay, Trinity Hill 2009, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, £28.25. Flavours and aromas of passion fruit and nectarine gently complement the delicate aroma of gooseberries. Fresh acidity is balanced by a tiny amount of retained sweetness.

Sauvignon blanc /

Pouilly Fumé, Château Favray, 2008, Loire, France, £34.50. Light to medium bodied and dry, packed with ripe gooseberry and lime fruits, hints of lychee and a crisp, mineral freshness, which keeps the finish lengthy and elegant.

Sauvignon blanc /

Sancerre, Domaine Franck Millet 2008, Loire, France, £38.75. The wine has an intensley aromatic nose of leaves, herbs and minerals. It has fresh acidity and is dry and fruity with a flinty quality.

Sauvignon blanc /

Sauvignon de Touraine Le Courlis, Clos du Porteau, 2009, Loire, France £22.00. Lime and tomato leaves on the nose. The palate is bursting with citrus fresh and gooseberry with balanced minerality and good lenght. An elegant wine with great complexity for a sauvignon.

Chardonnay /

Yering Station, 2005, Victoria, New Zealand, £30.50. A complex nose of flinty, minerally characters as well as a citrus with some almond and spicy complexity. The palate is clean and fresh with well integrated oak characters.

Chardonnay /

Chablis, Oliver Tricon 2008, Chablis, France, £29.50. This is benchmark Chablis, with crisp, citrus overtones and mineral finish.

Chardonnay /

Pouilly-Fuissé, La Roche, Domaine Manciat-Poncet 2007, Burgundy, France, £47.00. Ripe fruit and fresh acidity with a long, concentrated finish offering hints of apple and a touch of creaminess.

Chardonnay /

Chablis 1er Cru Montmain, Louis Michel 2005, Burgundy, France, £61.50. Well balanced with an intricate combination of fruit and acidity. This is classic Chablis of an unusually high quality.

Chardonnay /

Puligny Montrachet, Domaine Alain Chavy, 2007, Burgundy, France, £78.25. Bursting with ripe tropical fruit characters, balanced by concentrated limey acidity and a lick of spicy oak.

Chardonnay /

Mâcon Charnay les Chênes, Domaine Manciat-Poncet, 2008/09 Burgundy, France £30.25. Fresh, youthful, ripe aromas of apples with some bready characters. the palate is soft and succulent showing grapefruit and mineral flavours with a clean, refreshing finish.

Reisling /

Trimbach, 2007, Alsace, France, £19.50. Crisp and fresh on the palate with lemony fruits accompanied by orange blossom and melon, great depth and weight of flavour with a long, dry lenght, lifted with refreshing limey acidity.

Reisling /

Skillogalee, 2008, South Australia, Australia, £31.50. Crisp and fresh on the palate with lemony fruits accompanied by orange blossom and melon, great depth and weight of flavour with a long, dry length, lifted with refreshing limey acidity.

Reisling /

Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile Trimbach, 2004, Alsace, France, £90.75. Supple, spicy flavours of apricot, orange peel and vanilla been are binded by minerality and good acidity. On the nose, there are crushed stone and pineapple aromas with intense citrus notes.

Gewurztraminer /

Skillogalee 2008,South Australia, Australia, £31.50. Floral, rose petal aromas and flavours of passionfruit and lychees. Intensely fruity but dry on the finish with a good balancing acidity.

Gewurztraminer /

Classici DOC, Alto Adige, Colterenzio 2008, Alto Adige, Italy, £39.50. Brilliant slight straw yellow colour. Spices and perfumed aromas on the nose.

Pinot gris/grigo /

Pinot Grigio delle Venezie IGT, Veritiere, 2008, Veneto, Italy, £18.95. Light and slightly spicy with flavours of fresh peaches and lemons and a delicate, nutty finish.

Pinot gris/grigo /

Lawson's Dry Hill, 2008, Marlborough, New Zealand, £29.75. Unmistakably Pinot Gris, with flavours of baked pear, quince, candid peel and cream, combined with a lingering spiciness.

Pinot gris/grigo /

Pinot Grigio, IGT, Jermann, Vinnaioli 2008, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, £46.00. This Pinot Grigio reveals lovely, perfumed aromatics, sweet fruit and soft, round texture, with excellent length as well as balance.

Chenin blanc /

Spice Route, 2008, Western Cape, South Africa, £25.00. Light and slightly spicy with flavours of fresh peaches and lemons and a delicate, nutty finish.

Chenin blanc /

Vouvray Sec, Didier Champalou, 2008, Loire, France £30.75. Typically dry in a sec style (slightly less dry than Champagne). Thin, luscious Chenin based wine is a mouthful of tingling acidity balanced with soft, sweet fruit.

Blends /

Chateau Laulerie Sauvignon, Bergerac, Vignoble Dubard, 2008, (Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon), Bordeaux, France, £19.75. A crisp and refreshing Sauvignon from and up-and-coming young winemaker Gregory Dubard in Bergerac. This unoaked wine is fresh and aromatic with bags of fruit on the palate.

Blends /

La Dame Blanche du Château Kefraya, Château Kefraya, 2008, (Ugni Blanc/Bourboulenc), Bekka, Lebanon, £25.00. Exceptional aromas of cinnamon and exotic fruits are accompanied on the palate by a fresh mouthfeel with slight nervousness., finishing long, persistent and memorable.

Blends /

Côtes du Rhône Blanc, Domaine de la Janasse, 2008, (Grenache Blanc/Bourboulenc/Clairette), Rhone, France. £35.50 Bone dry with real power. Aromas of peach and apricot, excellent concentration on the palate with vibrant acidity, a full mouthfeel and refreshing acidity on the finish.

Blends /

Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc, Domaine Chante Cigale, 2008, (Clairette/Roussanne/Grenache Blanc/Others), Rhone, France, £57.50. Hauntingly fragrant, reminiscent of almond and peach blossom. The palate is a wonderfully smooth, silky textured balance.

Blends /

Exmoor Drive, Sauvignon/Semillion, Xanadu, 2009, Western Australia, £22.25. Light to medium bodied, displaying spicy tropical fruits and racey citrus flavours. Easy drinking, clean and fruit driven with crisp acidity and a refreshing finish.

Aromatic Grapes (Dry To Medium) /

Rioja Blanco, Vina Cerrada, 2008, Rioja, Spain, £18.75. Intense, fruity, varietal aromas followed by a well balanced palate that is fresh and lively with tangy notes.

Aromatic Grapes (Dry To Medium) /

Albariño Valmiñor, Rias Biaxas, 2008, Rias Biaxas, Spain, £35.25. A fresh bouquet of peach and apricot lead to a rich and full palate with a hint of lemony acidity. Clean and well balanced with a dry, concentrated finish.

Aromatic Grapes (Dry To Medium) /

Gavi di Gavi DOCG Fontanfredda, 2008, Piemonte, Italy, £34.00. Full and delicate, with an elegant bouquet of flowers and fruit. The palate is attractively young, dry, fresh and well balanced.

Aromatic Grapes (Dry To Medium) /

Colome Torrontes, 2008, Salta-Calchaqui, Argentina, £21.75. Fresh, floral aromas with flavours of honeysuckle roses, lemon and graoefruit and an attractive crispness.

Aromatic Grapes (Dry To Medium) /

Pecorino Golden Fleece, Umani Ronchi, 2008/09, Abruzzo, Italy, £28.75. Fresh aromas of lemons with flavours of pear skins and a backbone of mineral acidity.

Pinot noir /

Little Yering, Yering Station, 2008, Victoria, Australia, £22.25. Aromas of strawberry and red cherry fruit with subtle vanillin oak. Well structured and persistent with great depth of fruit and savouriness on the finish

Pinot noir /

Chorey-Les-Beaune, Domaine Maillard Père et Fils, 2007, Burgundy, France, £48.00. Mouthfilling, with a good concentration of red berry fruits, a lick of smooth woody vanilla supported by very fine tannins.

Pinot noir /

Gevrey Chambertain, Domaine Lucien Boillot, 2007, Burgundy, France, £74.95. Complex aroma of black cherries and raspberry jam precede a well balanced palate of plum flavours and modest tannins.

Pinot noir /

Volnay 1er cru les Brouillards, Domaine Boillot, 2008, Burgundy, France. £90.75. A wonderfully intense red burgundy with classic ripe red fruit character on the nose. The palate has classic soft pure fruit and fine tannin, that provide the wine with an excellent structure.

Pinot noir /

Quartz Reef, 2006, Central Otago, New Zealand, £38.95. A complex perfumed nose of dark berries with a pure, compact and densley flavoured palate of ripe forest fruit, herbal notes and earthy spice, followed by textural fine tannins.

Nebbiolo /

Barolo DOCG Sorano, Ascheri, 2004, Piemonte, Italy, £81.00. The nose is full of violets and ripe fruit. Great concentration and complexity, allied to tannin and high acidity in a rounded, approachable fashion.

Nebbiolo /

Barolo DOCG, Vigna Lazzarito, Fontanafredda, 2001, Piemonte, Italy. £98.25. The Barolo Lazzarito has a garnet colour with orange reflections its bouquet is intense and fruity with scents of strawberry and mint the taste is very complex, with a full structure.

Gamay /

Fleurie Poncié, Domaine du Vissoux, 2008, Beaujolais, France, £35.50. Good concentration of fresh strawberries and yellow plums finishing dry and persistent.

Syrah and Shiraz /

Futures Shiraz, Peter Lehmann, 2006, Barossa, Australia, £32.00. This wine offers an enticing mange of plums and chocolate. It is superbly structured, with the velvet fruit being reined in by firm tannins and the beautifully integrated oak.

Syrah and Shiraz /

Skillogalee, 2006, Clare Valley, Australia, £40.00. This shiraz is another dark, rich wine in the Skillogalee tradition, with intense colour and powerful, warm aromas and flavours.

Syrah and Shiraz /

Crozes Hermitage Rouge, Domaine Combier, 2008, Rhone, France, £47.50 Complex fruit aromas, with secondary notes of tar and leather and a touch of spicy oak. These characters are echoed on the palate with firm, ripe and elegant tannins.

Syrah and Shiraz /

Mandrarossa, 2008, Sicily, Italy, £17.50. full bodied fruit with a vibrant, deep magenta colour and a heady perfume of hedgerow fruit and peppery spice.

Syrah Blends /

Keyneton Estate Euphonium, Henschke, (Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc), Barossa, Australia, £65.00 Lifted aromas of spicy, sweet plum. The palate is ripe with a fleshy texture, excellent depth and powdery tannins.

Syrah Blends /

Hawkes Bay Trinity, (Syrah/Merlot/Cabernet Franc), 2005, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, £29.95 Blackberry and black pepper, nuances of Syrah with leather and plum aromas of Merlot and the lifted red currant character of Cabernet Franc. This firm, ripe wine is also oak aged.

Cabernet Sauvignon /

Cabernet, Xanadu, 2007, Western Australia, £22.25. Full bodied and generous, displaying powerful characteristics. Blackcurrants and dark fleshy fruits combine with spicy/vanillin oak character.

Cabernet Sauvignon /

Intriga, 2006, Maipo, Chile, £33.95. Full, fruit forward and concentrated but with a silky, rounded edge, finishes lengthy and dry with a lick of vanilla from the oak ageing.

Cabernet Sauvignon / Xanadu, 2009, Wesyern Australia, Australia, £32.00 Full bodied and generous, displaying powerful fruit characteristics. Black currants and dark fleshy fruits combine with spicy/vanillin oak character.

Cabernet Sauvignon /

The Mint Cabernet, Thelema, 2007, Stellenbosch, South Africa, £50.50. Concentrated, structured and highly polished, with oak and black fruit flavours. The finish is crunchy and textured.

Cabernet blends /

Château Lynch Bages 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2005, Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot. £280.75, Bordeaux, France. Blackberry and cassis flavoured Pauillac possesses a fat, juicy mid-section and outstanding purity. The fruit is ripe and the silky texture oozes over the palate with no bumps. The tannin is well concealed by the wealth of chewy fruit.

Cabernet blends /

Château d'Issan 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2006, Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Petit Verdot. Bordeaux, France. £116.75. Sweet nose of cassis and spring flowers with a stylish, elegant and well crafted harmony among its structural components.

Cabernet blends /

Château Larrivet Haut Brion, Pesac Léognan, 1999, Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot Bordeaux, France, £94.50. Good colour, with a rich, fat gently oaky nose. Medium to full bodied, with a long, persistent and vigorous finish.

Cabernet blends /

Château des Gravières, Collection Prestige, Graves, 2005, (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon), Bordeaux, France, £29.25. Woody and toasty aromas of prunes and liquorice. Fleshy, robust and well-balanced with a firm, lengthy finish.

Cabernet blends /

The Cabernets, Skillogalee, 2004, (Cabernet Franc/Malbec/Cabernet Sauvignon), Clare Valley, Australia. £39.50. Full and soft with sweet, leafy fruit flavours, rich vanillin oak and firm, drying tannins on a lingering finish.

Cabernet blends /

Château Kefraya Rouge, Château Kefraya, 2004, (Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah/Carignan/Cinsault/Grenache/Mourvedre), Bekka, Lebanon, £44.00. Subtle notes of ripe red fruits with cherry, plums, spices and leather. Well structured with a good balance between fruit and tannins.

Cabernet blends /

Château Haut Pezat, Grand Cru, St. Emillion, 2006, (Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon), Bordeaux, France, £44.75. Hints of ripe plums and damsons on the nose and palate. Rich and velvety, with soft tannins and a long elegant finish.

Cabernet franc /

Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux, Cave de Saumur, 2007, Loire, France, £27.25. Ripe plum and black liquorice followed by cedar, currant and toast. Flavours of black cherry and fleshy plum are present.

Malbec /

Eco Organic, Bodegas, Santa Ana, 2009, Mendoza, Argentina, £17.75. Sweet aromas of blackberry and plums. Velvety texture accompanied by soft tannins and a long length.

Malbec /

The Original Malbec, Rigal, 2007, Cahors, France, £20.00. Generous aromas of currants and with a touch of spice. Medium to full bodied with a mouthfilling concentration of plum, prune and cassis and a subtle touch of vanilla.

Grenache and Grenache blends /

Old Vines Garnacha, Príncipe de Viana, 2008, Navarra, Spain, £18.75. Clean and pleasant with fruity aromas of red berries and violets.

Grenache and Grenache blends /

Côtes du Ventoux Les Boudalles, Brusset, 2008, (Grenache/Mourvedre/Carignan/Clairette), Rhone, France, £21.00. This wine not only looks like raspberries in the glass, but it shows them on the nose as well. On the palate it is supple, elegant and harmonious, and the aromatics give it a lift.

Grenache and Grenache blends /

Johann's Garden GMS, Henschke, 2006, (Grenache/Mourvedre/Shiraz), Barossa, Australia, £58.00. Rich and full with ripe sweet plum/prune flavour and layers of velvety tannins with a long length.

Grenache and Grenache blends /

Châteauneuf du Pape Tradition, Domaine de la Janasse, 2007, (Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre), Rhone, France, £93.00. Deep red-ruby. Soft, lush and ripe, with enticing fruit and good balance. Easy going, generous and balanced for early drinking appeal.

Sangiovese and Sangiovese Blends /

La Mora Morellino di Scansano, Cecchi, 2008, Tuscany, Italy, £23.95. Morellino has a very intense ruby red colour. On the palate it has great structure, fine fruit and good balance with fine but pronounced tannins.

Sangiovese and Sangiovese Blends /

Chianti Classico, Fonterutoli, 2007, Tuscany, Italy, £40.75. The nose is perfumed with black cherry and spice and hints of woodsmoke. Full, ripe tannins, integrated acidity and a long finish.

Sangiovese and Sangiovese Blends /

Rosso di Montepulciano, Poliziano, 2007, Tuscany, Italy, £34.75. A young and fruity wine, full bodied but not aggressive, it displays a good balance of complexity and drinkability.

Tempranillo /

Ebano 6, Ribera del Duero, 2007, Duero Valley, Spain, £28.00. Strawberries and ripe blackberries accompanied by mineral notes. Medium to full bodied with a powerful structure given by warm, ripe tannins.

Tempranillo /

Rioja Reserva, Marqués de Riscal, 2005, Rioja, Spain, £39.75. Balsamic aromas with hints of ripe fruit. Fresh and light, with soft, rounded tannins. Pleasant, elegant and easy to drink.

Unusual Grapes - from lighter bodied to spicy and full bodied /

Painter Bridge, Zinfandel, J.Lohr, 2008, California, USA. £21.50. Medium bodied with jammy bramble fruit on the palate and a juicy elegant finish.

Unusual Grapes - from lighter bodied to spicy and full bodied /

Carmenere Reserva, De Gras, 2009, Colchagua Valley, Chile. £23.75. A full bouquet of spice, oak and black fruit preceeds a firm but juicy palate of plum and currant characters alongside well intergrated toasty oak.

Unusual Grapes - from lighter bodied to spicy and full bodied /

Dolcetta d'Alba DOC, Vigna Nirane, Ascheri, 2009, Piemonte, Italy, £32.50. Ruby red colour with violet hues. Fruity, fragrant, forthcoming bouquet, with noes of cherry, red currant and apricot. Soft yet persistent palate, well balanced acidity and tannins.

Unusual Grapes - from lighter bodied to spicy and full bodied /

Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Planeta, 2008, Sicily, Italy, £29.50. An intense fruity bouquet with notes of strawberries, cherries, dry fig and raisin. The palate offers tannins, a pleasing acidity and a round full, mouthfeel.

Unusual Grapes - from lighter bodied to spicy and full bodied /

Montepulciano, Trinity Hill, 2009, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. £29.95. Concentrated aromas of black fruit such as cassis and plum. Spicy black currant and plum flavours on the palate with good tannin and acid.

Unusual Grapes - from lighter bodied to spicy and full bodied / Pinptage, Spice Route 2007, Western Cape, South Africa, £32.00. Warm berry fruit flavours and tobacco spice make for a full bodied and complex wine. A Pinotage that rivals the Rhone for spice and generosity

Unusual Grapes - from lighter bodied to spicy and full bodied /

Rubrato, Aglianico Irpinia, Feudi di San Gregorio, 2008, Campania, Italy. £35.75. Wild black fruit, liquorice and wild berry aromas. THe palate is medium bodied and fruit driven with a fine balancing structure consisting of well integrated, rounded tannins.

Unusual Grapes - from lighter bodied to spicy and full bodied /

Man Vintners, 2008, Western Cape, South Africa, £18.25. Bold and juicy with red berry fruit flavours and a touch of sweet oak spice.