Christmas Offers 2011

Cracking Offers on Classic Christmas Wines

NV Louis de Custine Brut, Champagne Medot – Down to £18.99 per bottle (RRP £20.99) Our ever popular house Champagne continues to impress and gain new fans all the time. Soft, elegant and dry with a touch of yeasty complexity, this is the perfect all occasion Champagne.

2008 Pitchfork Cabernet/Merlot and 2009 Semillon/Sauvignon, Hay Shed Hill, Margaret River – Save £2.00 per bottle – Now £9.99
We are delighted to offer this fabulous pair of wines from the talented Michael Kerrigan at Hay Shed Hill. The white is the perfect all rounder with crisp, zesty fruit and lively lemony acidity whilst the red is rich, rounded and packed with cool, fresh blackberry and cassis fruit and soft, supportive tannins – these are serious wines offering terrific value for money drinking this Christmas.

2009/2010 Duette Pinot Noir, Indomita, Casablanca, Chile – Down to £9.99 per bottle (RRP £10.99)
A hugely popular wine already, this delicious Pinot offers a great depth of silky fruit, earthy spice and decent acidity courtesy of the Casablanca’s cool climate. Pinot Noir that is this good and under a tenner deserves to be snapped up!

2007/08 Grand Vin, Glenelly, Stellenbosch, South Africa – Down to £13.99 per bottle (RRP £16.99)
The signature blend of the Glenelly estate is a complex, elegant mix of Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot and Petit Verdot with a deep, rich and inviting colour. The nose of cassis, spicy plums and toasty oak leads to an elegant, well structured palate and finely balanced finish.

2003 Vintage Port, Quinta de Ventozelo – Down to £22.00 per bottle (RRP £34.00)
Sweet cassis and blackberry fruit abound in this medium bodied, soft and delicious port –
a genuine Christmas bargain!

Have it Large This Christmas
- Great Drinking in Big Formats:

Rigorous grape selection and ageing in specially coopered ‘hybrid’ casks ensures that the Riojas of Bodegas LAN provide the perfect balance of modern and traditional styles of Rioja with their wines displaying depth, complexity and sheer drinkability in equal measure.

2006 Rioja Crianza - £25.00 per Magnum or £50.00 per Double Magnum (if you really want to impress your friends)

2005 Rioja Reserva - £30.00 per Magnum

Bordeaux:
Claret ‘en magnum’ – what could be more Christmassy?
2007 Château Le Barrail, Cru Bourgeois Medoc - £24.99 per Magnum
2007 Château Grand Bertin St.Clair, Haut Medoc - £27.99 per Magnum
2007 La Croix des Moines, Lalande de Pomerol - £34.99 per Magnum
2000 Château Lanessan, Haut Medoc - £64.00 per Magnum

Multibuy Offers -
For when you need a little bit more:

Buy 6 bottles or more of the superb value Range Valley wines from Heritage Highland Estate and pay only £4.99 per bottle, (RRP £5.99)*

2009 Range Valley Estate Verdelho/Chardonnay/Viognier, Orange, New South Wales, Australia - Straw coloured, the nose has lifted citrus fruits with exotic undertones. Medium bodied with crisp acidity, the palate shows flavours of melon, peach and lemon, with a touch of lychees and pineapple on the dry finish.

2009 Range Valley Estate Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia - Bright ruby coloured with aromas of crushed berry fruits and peppery spice. Medium to full bodied, the palate has plenty of cassis and blackberry fruit flavours, allied to soft ripe tannins. This is the perfect wine for parties, casual drinking and mixing with our beautiful Gourmet Mulling Syrup.

*Offers only available from our shop in Dorchester

2010 Rioja Tinto Sin, Bodegas Navajas, Navarette, Spain - Bakers Dozen. Enjoy 13 bottles for the price of 12 with this beautifully more’ish Rioja from one of our favourite producers. (Offer equivalent to £6.88 per bottle).

2009 Château du Pin, AC Bordeaux
Buy 6 get 1 free Recently voted top in a tasting of wines used for banqueting in the royal household, Jancis Robinson praised this delicious claret for being “mild and easy, but not too sweet. Good for drinking without food…lots of fruit and no excess of anything.” (Offer equivalent to £8.56 per bottle)

Gift Ideas:

Compass Box Whisky Selection: Discover the wonderful whiskies of John Glaeser and Compass Box - dedicated to making some of Scotland’s Premier Whiskies. - £39.00 per set

10 Year Old Tawny Port and Brix Chocolate: A big hunk of Chocolate created to match the superb TaylorsTawny presented in a wooden box. £34.00

Wine Journal: If you’re fed up with trying to remember those special bottles then the Wine Journal is for you: label peelers, taste charts and plenty of space to record those memorable wines. £17.99 (or Free with our specially selected tasting case – See below)

Winter Tasting Case: Receive a free Wine Journal (worth £17.99) with every Tasting Case. This specially selected case consists of 2 bottles each of the following: 2010 Sauvignon Blanc, Domaine du Haut Bourg, 2010 Fiano Mandrarossa, Cantine Settesoli, 2011 The Ruins Chardonnay/Viognier, Bon Cap, 2010 Nostros Pinot Noir Reserva, 2009 Chateau du Pin, AC Bordeaux and 2006 Rioja Crianza, Bodegas LAN. £108.00

Gift Vouchers: Available in £5, £10, £20, £50 and £100 denominations.

And don’t forget - Gourmet Mulling Syrup: Always a seasonal best seller, this outrageously delicious syrup is the tastiest, most convenient way to enjoy Mulled Wine. 500ml - £5.75, or stocking filler size for £3.50