Red Wine between £8.00 and £12.00 per bottle
Vini Fondatore Domizio Barbaresco 2002 - £11.99
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Important news for lovers of classic reds and bargain hunters alike. This small parcel of outstanding Barbaresco is at a price unheard-of for a wine of this pedigree... Traditionally this wine goes to mainland Europe but the buyer pulled out last minute ... enabling Head Buyer Thomas Woolrych to swoop and secure it for you at an amazing deal. Barbaresco is a northern Italian classic crafted exclusively from revered Nebbiolo. The grape is famous worldwide for Barolo, but in Piedmont Barbaresco is king thanks to its greater elegance and all-round 'drinkability'. In short, it's a serious red tailor-made for rich local dishes that once tried, you simply can't resist coming back for again! Brick red colour which suggests a light wine - this is anything but! Aromas of rose petal and tar (classic Nebbiolo traits) and rich layers of dark cherry and subtle oak. Ripe, perfectly integrated tannins make this the perfect foil for roasted meats. Great now and good to cellar until 2010.
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Important news for lovers of classic reds and bargain hunters alike. This small parcel of outstanding Barbaresco is at a price unheard-of for a wine of this pedigree... Traditionally this wine goes to mainland Europe but the buyer pulled out last minute ... enabling Head Buyer Thomas Woolrych to swoop and secure it for you at an amazing deal. Barbaresco is a northern Italian classic crafted exclusively from revered Nebbiolo. The grape is famous worldwide for Barolo, but in Piedmont Barbaresco is king thanks to its greater elegance and all-round 'drinkability'. In short, it's a serious red tailor-made for rich local dishes that once tried, you simply can't resist coming back for again! Brick red colour which suggests a light wine - this is anything but! Aromas of rose petal and tar (classic Nebbiolo traits) and rich layers of dark cherry and subtle oak. Ripe, perfectly integrated tannins make this the perfect foil for roasted meats. Great now and good to cellar until 2010.
Papavero Magnum - £11.99
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Known to many of you as your ''house wine'', a wine you love and that you can be confident your guests will love too! Fans of Il Papavero are smitten by its soft red fruit - and delicious low price ... one bottle is never enough. So we're thrilled to bring you the BIGGEST bottle of Papavero ever! This GIANT 1.5L MAGNUM is ideal for picnics, parties or as a generous barbecue offering. As one wine writer famously stated ''if all table wine were this good, no-one would ever leave the table!'' Papavero's remarkable popularity is down to two simple things: hugely seductive, soft black-cherry flavours and fantastic value for money. This fabulous wine, loved by all, is made from the juiciest red grapes cherry-picked from across Italy. Packed with smooth cherry and juicy plum flavour with a delicious hint of chocolate! Taste why the 'poppy red' has so many fans.
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Known to many of you as your ''house wine'', a wine you love and that you can be confident your guests will love too! Fans of Il Papavero are smitten by its soft red fruit - and delicious low price ... one bottle is never enough. So we're thrilled to bring you the BIGGEST bottle of Papavero ever! This GIANT 1.5L MAGNUM is ideal for picnics, parties or as a generous barbecue offering. As one wine writer famously stated ''if all table wine were this good, no-one would ever leave the table!'' Papavero's remarkable popularity is down to two simple things: hugely seductive, soft black-cherry flavours and fantastic value for money. This fabulous wine, loved by all, is made from the juiciest red grapes cherry-picked from across Italy. Packed with smooth cherry and juicy plum flavour with a delicious hint of chocolate! Taste why the 'poppy red' has so many fans.
Familia Martinez Bujanda Reserva - £11.99
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
The Martinez Bujanda family are one of a handful of Rioja bodegas to own all their own vineyards - giving them total control over ripeness, yield, harvesting ... and 'you can taste it in the glass' quality. Voted in the World's top 50 wineries by Wine Spectator nine years running, brothers Carlos and Jesus refuse to rest on their laurels, saying ''We treat each vintage as our first and make it the best we can'' ... and each year they continue to amaze us with their superb Reserva Rioja. Stunningly elegant, the juciy, smooth Tempranillo is 'beefed up' by the ripest Mazuelo (a traditional Rioja grape which adds colour and depth) from ancient, low-yielding vines. Patient ageing in new French and American oak barrels has given a wine of thrilling depth and purity. Simply outstanding.
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
The Martinez Bujanda family are one of a handful of Rioja bodegas to own all their own vineyards - giving them total control over ripeness, yield, harvesting ... and 'you can taste it in the glass' quality. Voted in the World's top 50 wineries by Wine Spectator nine years running, brothers Carlos and Jesus refuse to rest on their laurels, saying ''We treat each vintage as our first and make it the best we can'' ... and each year they continue to amaze us with their superb Reserva Rioja. Stunningly elegant, the juciy, smooth Tempranillo is 'beefed up' by the ripest Mazuelo (a traditional Rioja grape which adds colour and depth) from ancient, low-yielding vines. Patient ageing in new French and American oak barrels has given a wine of thrilling depth and purity. Simply outstanding.