Gift Ideas
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Canmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky
GL311
Inspired by the bold and courageous King of Scots Malcolm III, nicknamed Canmore.
This Single Malt Scotch is selected from the finest malts to give a bold, rich taste.
Nose: Autumn in a glass. warm and woody with some apple sweetness.
Palate: Light and buttery on the tongue , with hints of sweet fruit and gentle spice.An easy going, easy drinking whisky.
Finish: A gentle mix of red berries and spice.
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Plantation Isle of Fiji Double Aged Rum
GL305
From the pristine lagoons to the lush jungles, Plantation Isle of Fiji is an ode to the beauty of the Fiji Islands.
This delicious rum is made using traditional techniques and local Fijian sugar cane. First aged in this tropical climate in bourbon casks, the rum is then sailed to the southwest of France for a second maturation in French oak casks.
This double ageing method paired with Fijian know-how creates a rum with warm notes of exotic fruits and raisin.ABV 40%
70CL
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Pierre Ferrand 10 Generations Grande Champagne Cognac
GL307
Since 1630, in the heart of the vineyards of Cognac, 10 generations of Ferrands have passed down an abiding knowledge of the vine and of distillation. This Premier Cru de Cognac is a tribute to these men of character, for whom a great cognac was above all the fruit of patient work on a great terroir.
Living in the venerable mansion of her ancestors, Mademoiselle Henriette, the last direct descendant of this prestigious lineage, was, during her lifetime, the guardian of this precious memory. She chose to entrust it to us, and she is the inspiration for this superb blend. We named it “10 Générations.”
Grande Champagne Cognac, 10 Générations is only made with Ugni-Blanc grapes. Distilled slowly on fine lees, it is aged in French oak with 20% in Sauternes casks. With freshness, it is an opulent Cognac.
ABV 46%
50CL
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Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Barbados Rum
GL306
Plantation XO was produced as a 20th anniversary celebration of Alexandre Gabriel's creative leadership at Maison Ferrand. The double-aging in both ex-bourbon & ex-Grand Champagne Cognac casks leads to a smooth, creamy style of rum rich in exotic sugar cane & a big hit of toasted coconut & banana, enhanced by more complex aromas of cocoa, candied orange & cigar box.
40%
70CL
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Gianduiotto Fondente
GL321
Classic Italian dark chocolate praline with hazelnuts
150g
Contains soya, nuts.
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Grous 23 Barricas Red
GL107
Louis Duarte has created this multi award winning wine that is full-flavoured with an elegant profile and soft tannins. After 12 months of slow maturation in french oak, he selected 23 casks of the best of Syrah and Touriga Nacional.
It is a deep red with concentrated plummy tones and some spicy notes as well as complex and delicate aromas and finish.
Drink with grilled or slow cooked red meats, especially lamb. It also matches with game and high protein cheeses.
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Gremillet Champagne Brut
GL280
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Babylonstoren Chardonnay
GL233
100% Chardonnay - a big wine for special occasions. Classy, sleek structure with subtle citrus fruit softened with textured creaminess and nutty complexity. Tangy mineral tones with fine intensity and balance; good focus and length with a refreshing finish.
Grapes were cold pressed and fermentation was started in stainless steel tanks. On the third day after fermentation started the wine was transferred into 300 litre French oak barrels – 50% new and 50% second fill. After fermentation the wine was kept on the primary lees for about three to four months and was batonnaged every three weeks. It was then racked and went back into the barrels for another eight months, totalling 12 months, and then bottled.
Ready to be enjoyed within the year of production, but will mature well for the next four to six years.
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Nuit-Saint-Georges, Dufouleur Freres 2015
GL013
Cherry, tobacco, herbaceous notes with silky tannins showing good weight and concentration, showing flesh and balance. A superb vintage!
Not to be confused with Dufouleur Père et Fils whose cellars are also found on the main route out towards Dijon, Dufouleur Frères is an artisan family domaine and winery who operate from their Château in Nuits-Saint-Georges. It’s not that the two cellars aren’t historically connected in some way – both claim proof of ancestry dating back to 1596 – spanning some 12 generations. For over 250 years (and before the family went their separate ways) the Dufouleur’s existed as a family of vignerons, but after the creation of Maison Dufouleur in 1848, the name became also synonymous as a négociant house.
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Rathfinny Wine Estate, Classic Cuvée Brut East Sussex
GL296
Rathfinny’s Classic Cuvée displays vivid aromas of grapefruit, red apple and brioche on the nose. The palate has real focus with zesty acidity tempered by the wine’s creamy texture and rich, biscuity notes, leading to a refreshing and moreish finish.
2017 was an exceptional vintage, but not without its challenges. Fortunately, the south facing aspect and proximity to the coast, protected Rathfinny’s estate vineyards from the late spring frost. After an early budburst the grapes benefitted from a long ripening period and a phenomenal ‘Indian summer’, with unseasonably warm September weather producing ripe fruit, with concentrated flavours and balanced acidity and sugar levels.
This family-owned estate was established in 2010 by Mark and Sarah Driver, with the first vineyards being planted in April 2012. Rathfinny’s estate vineyard now extends to over 93 hectares in the South Downs, just three miles from the Channel. Lying on a south-facing slope, their estate vineyard is predominantly planted with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier as well as small plantings of Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris. The site benefits from a semi-continental maritime climate and free-draining chalk soils, providing the ideal conditions to ripen grapes. Rathfinny uses only estate-grown fruit for their four traditional-method sparkling wines: Classic Cuvée, Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs and Rosé, as well as their still white wine. Each of their wines is produced and labelled as a vintage wine.
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Château Tour de Capet, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
GL027
Château Tour de Capet has 10 hectares of vineyard located at Saint Hippolyte, at the gateway to Saint-Emilion.The ripe, full-flavoured wine is exceptional value, packed with mouth-filling dark plum fruit and hints of sweet spice.
This wine is intense purple in colour, with a bouquet of ripe dark berries, tobacco and mint with hints of cinnamon, vanilla and cloves. On the palate, it is full bodied with soft, velvety tannins and a long, juicy finish.
Château Tour de Capet is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru. The property lies to the south of Saint-Émilion, close to the village of Saint-Hippolyte. The 10 hectares of vines enjoy an excellent position with good southerly exposure, making a ripe, full-flavoured wine that offers exceptional value. The vineyard is next to those of Château Capet-Guillier and the two wines are made in the same cellar, by the same winemaking team led by Stéphane Derenoncourt. Since 2009 the property has been run by Antoine Moueix Propriétés, a producer with over a century’s experience on the Right Bank of Bordeaux.
Located in Saint-Hippolyte at the foot of the southern end of the Saint-Émilion plateau, the vineyards sit at an altitude of 60 metres. The fertile clay and silt soils result in an open, forward style of wine. Crop thinning in the spring and leaf plucking in the summer ensures the fruit ripens evenly. Yields from the 30-year-old vines are 45 hectolitres per hectare.
The outstanding weather conditions in August and subsequent Indian summer resulted in red wine grapes with a particularly high sugar content, satisfactory levels of tartaric acid and promising aromatic potential. The thick skins and concentration of tannins required meticulous care during extraction. The Merlot wines are deep and concentrated, while maintaining freshness in spite of their relatively high alcohol level. Harvest took place between 24th September to 3rd October.
The berries were sorted upon arrival to the winery. After gentle destemming, the berries were placed into small concrete vats for a cold, pre-fermentation maceration. Temperature-controlled fermentation took place at temperatures rising from 24° to 28°C with four to five weeks maceration and gentle extraction by manual punching down three to four times a day. This is then followed by light vertical pressing in wooden cages and malolactic fermentation in thermo-regulated vats. Each batch was then aged for 12 months in 225-litre French oak casks (one third new, two thirds in one or two year old barrels), before the final blend was assembled.