Red Wine
Merlot Ca’Lunghetta, Botter 2009/10, Veneto, Italy
Ruby red colour with a purple hue. Clean bouquet with notes of currants, cherries and violets. Light, fruity with soft tannins and refreshing acidity.
Grant Burge GB56 Shiraz 2009/10, Australia
A fully bodied Shiraz with aromas of ripe plums and red berry fruits. The palate has excellent fruit flavours along with soft tannins and a good length. William Cole ’Mirador Selection’ Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley 2009, Chile Vibrant fruit with distinctive Merlot aromas, dark cherries, plums and blackberries. Pleasantly soft and easy drinking with hints of dark chocolate and spice.
Côtes du Rhône Villages Les Genêts, Chusclan 2007, France
A consistent gold medal winner. Intense wild fruit blackberries, blueberries combined with spicy character and a long, smooth finish.
Lagarde Malbec, Lujan de Cuyo 2008/09, Argentina
Dense, opaque colour. Well-structured with complex and generous fruit character including blackberries, blueberries and spice. A big wine that maintains a sense of elegance. Commended- Decanter World Wine Awards 2009.
Tobia Seleccion Crianza, Bodegas Tobia 2007, Rioja, Spain
A well-structured, award-winning wine, which combines pronounced blackberry fruit with a hint of vanilla. Excellent texture, round tannins and a pleasant long finish.
Sherwood Pinot Noir 2009/10, Marlborough, New Zealand
On the nose and palate this Pinot Noir shows amazing purity of fruit: red forest fruits, cherries and sweet plums.
Lourensford Winemaker’s Selection Syrah 2009, South Africa
A blend of Shiraz and Viognier. The bouquet includes notes of black fruits, vanilla and exotic spices. On the palate it displays outstanding concentration of fruit, elegant savoury notes underpinned by good use of oak.