We are constantly sourcing exciting new wines from off the beaten track and this month we have some great new finds to tempt you…
From the south of France, we have added a trio of exciting wines including a sumptuously rare red dessert wine from Domaine du Mas Blanc – a great alternative to Port. Meanwhile, Chateau Montus, flagship of the Gascony region (just 2 hours south of Bordeaux), champions the Tannat grape: an excellent opportunity to try something a little bit different…and from Provence we are very pleased to have secured stock of Domaine Tempier, La Tourtine, 2000: “Full-bodied, tannic and youthful … Very fine fruit and grip … velvety … Lots and lots of depth. Very fine.” Clive Coates MW
Tenuta Lenzini is our newest Italian addition, an estate with a rich historic past. Despite only being given its current name a decade or so ago, Lenzini was owned in Renaissance times by the Arnolfini family, associated with the portrait by Jan Van Eyck in the National Gallery in London, as well as belonging to the Principality of Lucca and Piombino given to Napoleon’s sister, Elisa, in 1805.
Crafting exquisite wines organically from Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, grape varieties normally associated with the great wines of Bordeaux, as well as modern-day Super-Tuscans, this historic estate has been growing the two grape varieties since the early 19th century, and husband and wife team Michele and Benedetta Lenzini continue the forward-thinking work of their predecessors, with the help of consultant oenologist Filippo Ferrari (of Fattoria Le Sorgenti).
