THE GRAPEVINEWinter 2019
ISSUE 52
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Hennings Wine Merchants hat a year of highs and lows we're having. The extraordinary summer of Cricket, Saturn has 20 more Wmoons than we once thought (now 82 in total; great work Saturn) and we became a plastic free EVERYDAY FAVOURITES business. Let's not go into the lows right now as there won't be any space for wine. We can't wait for 2020 though. Not because we want to wish away the mayhem of November and December or that we'll have a th better idea of our country's place in the world [will we though?!] but because we'll be celebrating our 60 There's no need to push the boat too far with our crowd pleasers year of business. Watch this space for some exciting promotions and events but in the meantime, enjoy WINTER SELECTION this carefully curated selection of bottles to see you through to 2020. Thanks for your support throughout the year, it's been a pleasure. Cheers! p.s. we welcome panic buying. p.p.s. thanks to Alex and Hannah in our Chichester shop for breaking the picture monotony in this issue!
Country key: AG – Argentina || AU – Australia || CH – Chile || EN – England || FR – France || GM – Germany || IT – Italy || LB – Lebanon || NL – Netherlands || NZ – New Zealand || PG – Portugal || SA – South Africa || SC – Scotland || US – USA
Vegan and Vegetarian
BURGUNDY PARCEL
BROTHERLYThink a £20 Mâcon-Villages is crazy talk? We didLOVE for a while...
Bret Bros. Mâcon-Villages Nieto Malbec 2018, MOKOblack Sauvignon Fleurie La Reine de 'Cuvée Terroirs du Mâconnais' Mendoza – AG | Who doesn't love Blanc 2018, Marlborough – NZ l'Arenite 2018, Beaujolais 2017, Burgundy – FR | We must admit a bit of Malbec during winter? | Zesty and luscious with some – FR | A classic. Crushed berry to being a touch sceptical about a £20+ We challenge you to find a better fantastic texture. This is a belting fruit and peony nose. The palate Mâcon-Villages but were intrigued Malbec for this price. Smooth and clean and zingy little number. is all Morello cherries and dark nonetheless. This intrigue heightened rich. £11.50 reduced to £9.99 £11.99 reduced to £9.99 chocolate. Utterly smashable! once we discovered that the men behind £12.99 reduced to £9.99 the wine, brothers Jean-Philippe and Jean- Guillaume, had previous experience at the iconic Ridge in California and Comte Lafon in the Loire.
Bret Bros. operate like a micro-negociant and this Cuvée combines Mâcon-Fuissé and Chaintré as well as grapes from Viré- Clessé La Verchère, Saint-Véran En Combe and Pouilly-Fuissé En Carementrant. Upon tasting it we realised what this wine is all about – it's a concise profile of 2017 in the Mâconnais. Raised in tank and used barrels, the 2017 is a fabulous wine Neropasso Biscardo 2017, Mâcon-Charnay-lès- 'Clos des Morinières' with juicy citrus fruit, pear richness and Veneto – IT | This has become one Mâcon Les Piliers 2018, Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine a minerally, lip-smacking finish. It is a of those wines that we just can't Burgundy – FR | Wonderful Sur Lie 2018, Loire – FR | The fantastic bottle that is unlike any Mâcon- ignore at Christmas, such is its length with delicious layers baby brother of La Tour that sold Villages wine you'll have ever had! £21.50 popularity! Spicy with lots of ripe of flavour thanks to some lees out in record time! This is the reduced to £18.95 | limited parcel black cherry and plum. £11.99 ageing and no oak. £12.99 reduced best white in here for under £15. reduced to £9.99 to £9.99 £12.99 reduced to £9.99 2 3 SPARKLING WINES
24/7What better way to celebrate a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...
Wiston Estate Rosé NV, West Sussex – Nyetimber Classic Cuvée MV, West EN | A delightfully fresh and vibrant wine that Sussex – EN | Superbly well balanced, this staple balances wines from 2014 with older reserve of the Nyetimber house has plenty of citrus, wines from 2013 and 2009. This gives it a fabulous brioche, and vanilla flavours all coming together balance between red fruits and elegance. £29.50 with richness and freshness. £33.95 reduced to £25 reduced to £28.95
Casa Defra Lessini Durello NV, Veneto – IT | Well, well, well, what do we have here then? We'll tell you what, it's our entry fizz for Christmas and it is a stunner! The entire team were entranced (like Warner facing Broad) by this Italian and were left speechless [as much as some of them can be] at the idea it would be this price. £10.99 reduced to £8.99
Taittinger Prélude Grands Crus NV, Champagne – FR | 100% Grand Cru with 50% of the Chardonnay coming from the incredible CÔtes des Blancs. This is a celebratory bottle that is hard to beat. Loads of richness thanks to the five Henners Native Grace 2013, East years on lees but a fine streak of Sussex – EN | Vintage conditions in 2013 acidity keeps everything in created the perfect opportunity to produce balance. 5AM Christmas this wine of sublime structure, balance and morning fizz once the finesse. It has a backbone of Chardonnay which kids have gone back brings a bright streak of citrus to the palate with to bed and you're pronounced, rich aromas of pastry and buttered toast on prepping the the nose. £45 reduced to £39.50 sprouts. £59.50 Gosset Grand Rosé labels, muselets and corks reduced NV, Champagne – FR | off of the pink competition. to £45 Every time we taste one Soft red fruits and hints of of Gosset's Champagnes spice (think nutmeg and we always think "why on cinnamon) combine with a Earth don't we sell more core of brightness into the most of this?". This exquisite rosé complete sparkling rosé you certainly lives up to that could ever hope to experience. sentiment as it knocks spots, £65 reduced to £55 4 5 CHRISTMAS LUNCH
XFinding MARKS the perfect wine shouldn't beTHE like trying to findSPOT your house keys...
he longer I have worked with balsamic glazed beetroots, early on the second verse of We Tin wine, the more and sage parsnips and all manner of Wish You a Merry Christmas. more difficult it has become poultry encased in poultry. With these escalating tensions recommending wine at in mind, we thought we'd ease Christmas. The big lunch has On top of these delightfully your blood pressure with this evolved from what was in essence rich and abundant flavours, you simple statement: drink and a Sunday lunch with extras like might also be given a whistle/bell enjoy whatever you like with your bread sauce, red cabbage, paper with which you're expected to Christmas lunch – there really is hats and arguments about who have the ability to read music like no need to overthink it. wants to play charades. It is the first violin at the LSO. Woe Matt Parkinson now a full onslaught of flavours betide you if you come in slightly
Mount Edward 'Ted' Pinot Noir 2017, Pouilly Fumé 'Argile á S' Bouchié Central Otago – NZ | Duncan Forsyth's Mount Chatellier 2018, Loire – FR | Domaine Edward vineyards are planted on the edge Bouchié Chatellier is one of the most of what is possible thanks to an incredibly outstanding producers in Pouilly Fumé. Rubbing marginal climate. The glacial schist soils have neighbourly shoulders with the inimitable only been cultivated a handful of times over the Didier Dagueneau, and with vines planted on generations but thank goodness they are now! the same Silex soils as Didier's. The incredibly Organic (but not certified for export purposes) rich flinty minerality of the soil gives the wine a with dark berry fruits, spice, savoury tones and delicious complexity that few others can match. thyme. £24.99 reduced to £19.99 This is what all Sauvignon Blanc should taste like! £24.99 reduced to £21.99
Yalumba 'The Cigar' 2015, Coonawarra – AU | Named after the cigar shaped belt of Rully Blanc Maison Jaffelin 2017, Coonawarra's famous terra rossa soil, this is a Burgundy – FR | If you've spoken to any of us wine and a half. The grapes, grown exclusively in at Hennings about Burgundy then you'll know the premium Menzies vineyard, are some of the how much we love Jaffelin's wines. This Rully best and the wine is a rich yet supple creature is no exception and has the perfect balance with chocolatey tannins and great depth. A between freshness, richness and fruit thanks to blueprint for what Coonawarra is famous for. Marinette's other-worldly winemaking!£22.50 £24.95 reduced to £19.95 reduced to £19.95
Reichsrat Von Buhl Spätburgunder 2015, Pfalz – GM | Wine can be so unnecessarily complicated at times. What on Earth is Spätburgunder? Some indigenous bushvine found on the banks of
the Rhine? No, it's Pinot Noir. This is without doubt, pound for pound, dollars to doughnuts the best Pinot only on-site cooperage Master Cooper Shaun Gibson at work the Southern Hemisphere's Yalumba's Noir we have. Elegance vinified.£19.99 reduced to £15.99 6 7 SOUTH AFRICA
THEBiodiversity meets CAPE dramatic scapes in our picks from the Mother City
Waterkloof Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Circumstance Mourvèdre 2016, Stellenbosch – SA | We'll let you into a little Stellenbosch – SA | We love Waterkloof's secret...this is the best Sauvignon we've tasted wines and you may have grabbed some of their for ages! Made from two exposed blocks at the Circumstance Syrah or Cab Franc in last winter's top of the Schapenberg, you will not taste a finer GV. This Mourvèdre is cut from the same elegant Sauvignon Blanc. Extraordinary. £25 reduced to cloth. £16.99 reduced to £12.99 | only 90 available £19.99
Holden Manz 'Visionaire' 2013, Iona 'Sophie te'Blanche' Sauvignon Franschhoek – SA | Easily the standout wine for Blanc 2018, Elgin – SA | Lime, gooseberry and us in the HM range. This South African take on the tropical fruits with lovely texture. We might have Bordeaux blend has a bit of Syrah in the mix. Soft to tag this as a Sauvignon Blanc issue as this is and full with some lovely spice from the Syrah and another little cracker.£12.99 reduced to £8.99 perfectly integrated oak. £18.99 reduced to £15.99 Waterkloof images from top to bottom: the fertilizer being prepared; horses working the vineyards; winemaker Nadia Barnard; lawnmowers in action Waterkloof images from top to bottom: the fertilizer
8 9 CHILE Errazuriz 'Aconcagua Costa' Syrah 2015, Aconcagua – CH | Syrah for me needs to be complex with a subtle tickle of pepper that reassures you of the variety in the glass and this You know you're winning when you've been around since 1870 ERRAZURIZ ticks that box perfectly. Pink pepper, leather, currants, fresh raspberry, with hints of thyme, on Maximiano Errázuriz great entrepreneur. Not afraid to it) to offer this Christmas from bay leaf and tobacco, alongside velvety tannins DValdivieso (I mean, that speak his mind and go against the Errazuriz portfolio with a and refreshing acidity. An absolute winner for is a pretty cool name, isn’t it?) the trends of the time, he had a firm nod to the elegance of the winter. £18.99 reduced to £14.99 founded the Errazuriz estate in clear vision that the Aconcagua Aconcagua Valley. These wines Chile back in 1870. Not only a Valley had the potential to create certainly show off the incredible Errazuriz 'Aconcagua Alto' Carmenere This shows why Chile pioneer for Chilean wine he also the best wines in Chile. Nearly complexity and value Chile has 2016, Aconcagua – CH | is King when it comes to Carmenere! Aromas of played a huge part in Chile’s 150 years later, we are very glad to offer. cigar box and black fruit with notes of roasted social and cultural life; he was he did! We’ve got some real Steph Aburrow coffee beans, pepper and delicate leather. The a politician, diplomat and a crackers (cheesy, but I’m owning palate is fresh and fruity with black cherries, roasted red pepper and sweet spice. This is elegant and fine with very polished, velvety tannins, complemented by good structure and a silky texture. £24.99 reduced to £19.99
Errazuriz 'Late Harvest' Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Casablanca – CH | Yes! Get this alongside your Christmas pudding and cheeseboard (tried and tested it last year, it’s a winner). Intense flavours of honey, ripe apricots, almonds and citrus that create a creamy yet very well-balanced wine with zippingly refreshing acidity. £11.99 reduced to £9.99 | 37.5cl
Errazuriz 'Aconcagua Costa' Chardonnay 2018, Aconcagua – CH | 100% handpicked and aged for 11 months in pre-loved French barrels. Vivid aromas of lemon peel, white peach and a touch of vanilla, alongside an elegant minerality that balances the richness. Crisp acidity and an excellent expression of the terroir. £17.99 reduced to £14.99
Errazuriz 'Wild Ferment' Pinot Noir 2017, Casablanca – CH | 11 months in French oak creates a Pinot that is intense and complex with raspberries and light smoky notes. Plenty of potential for ageing in the bottle, but also perfect with a turkey dinner. £16.99 reduced to £12.99 10 11 FRANCE
BORDEAUXA perfect Christmas selection
Château du Lort 2016, Bordeaux – FR | Labastide Dauzac 2015, Margaux, There is no finer value red from Bordeaux than Bordeaux – FR | Beautifully perfumed and elegant Lort. How the Castel family manage to make this with ripe fruit and hints of spices. There's plenty year after year at such a level of quality and for the of weight on the plump and round finish too. money is mystifying. £12.99 reduced to £10.99 £29.95 | special parcel price
Moulins de Citran 2010, Haut-Medoc, Château Poujeaux 'Grand Vin' 2012, Petit Guiraud 2016, Sauternes, Bordeaux Petit Guiraud 2013, Sauternes, Bordeaux – Bordeaux – FR | Proper old-school Christmas- Moulis-en-Médoc, Bordeaux – FR | Poujeaux is – FR | Something on the sweet side with real FR | Like the half bottle, this has real pedigree– it Claret and the second wine of Château Citran! one of those estates that offers utterly unrivalled pedigree but not too big/sweet/pricey? This is the is the second wine of top estate Guiraud after all A great vintage from a great producer showing value for money in Bordeaux. This 2012 is no one for you. Made in a lighter and fresher way to – but unlike it's smaller friend, this 2013 has much delicious fruit and mature notes to draw you in exception, as it's supple with every aspect the usual Sauternes, this would be perfection with more concentrated Sauternes character. Complex while the soft tannins keep things interesting. beautifully integrated. Absolutely perfect for this cheese. £14.99 | special parcel price | 37.5cl with a longer finish but equally happy with £19.95 | special parcel price Christmas £39.95 | special parcel price cheese! £29.99 | special parcel price 1012 13 SOUTH AFRICA
WILDEBERGDramatic wines from dramatic landscapes. Very limited production
he huge rocky mountains surrounding grapes, selected with meticulous care by JD and TFranschhoek provide the most dramatic and the team, go into making these incredibly textural beautiful backdrop for Wildeberg (look at the wines. More wines, including a red, may well be on picture below!). With just 10 hectares on the farm the way but make sure you jump in quickly on these dedicated to vines, the rest of the estate is left wild; stunning inaugural releases as they won't hang working in harmony with nature is something around for long. taken seriously here. The tiny yet perfectly formed Hannah Perry team, led by winemaker JD Rossouw, currently makes tiny amounts of three whites – only the best Wildeberg 'Terroirs' Chenin Blanc 2018, Wildeberg 'Terroirs' Sauvignon Blanc Paarl – SA | Grapes from old bush vines situated 2018, Stellenbosch – SA | Hailing from a parcel in the deep sandy loams of Paarl Mountain have of old vines situated on the steep austere slopes Wildeberg White is made entirely from incredibly old Wildeberg White 2018, Franschhoek – SA | been sourced to make this brilliant wine. It exudes of Simonsberg in Stellenbosch (see this issue's vine Semillon. The word ancient actually describes these vines better and a touch of new and old oak flavours and aromas of blood orange and orange cover). The grapes are handpicked, crushed and has worked wonders on bringing out everything this wonderful grape and these precious vines have to blossom finishing with a mineral twang. This wine fermented at Wildeberg where they transform offer. The palate is long and quite frankly incredible. Big bright citrus and white stone fruit flavours with would pair wonderfully with seafood and chicken into a rich, leafy and silky wine with brilliant a wonderfully textural mouthfeel. This really is a special wine; I’ll be having this one on Christmas Day if dishes. £16.99 | 2907 bottles made | only 240 bottles acidity. Great with Thai or as an apéritif! £16.99 there's any left! £21.99 | 1736 bottles made | only 90 bottles available available 2913 bottles made | only 240 bottles available Winemaker JD Rossouw working his old vine Semillon; Wildeberg's dam house set in rather dramatic surroundings. working his old vine Semillon; Wildeberg's Winemaker JD Rossouw
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BUONPanatone and arguments NATALE with wild gesticulations. Christmas is clearly Italian
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Uggiano Chianti Riserva ‘Fagiano’ 2015, Avignonese 2015, Tuscany – IT | Tuscany – IT | Some sort of porcini or ragu type Not d'Abruzzo but the proper Sangiovese shenanigans taking place in the near future? This Montepulciano from Tuscany. Ripe and generous is the wine for you. Warm, and rich spice/balsamic with seamless tannins and an endless finish. notes and richly flavoured [is that the ragu or the £26.50 reduced to £22.50 vino?]. You can even stick a candle in the empty Tuscany bottle.£14.99 reduced to £11.99 Roccapesta 2015, – IT | We fell in love with this wine when it was tasted back in Etna Rosso Masseria Setteporte 2016, May this year. 96% Sangiovese I love volcanoes. There, I've said it. Sicily – IT | Castello di Brolio Vin Santo Ricasoli and 4% Ciliegiolo (I know, our You're not making wine unless you're making it 2010, Tuscany – IT | Yes, you can pick a Vin Santo favourite too) it has the kind of under the cloud of an active volcano. Red fruits, up for a third of the money but this is top of the complexity and fine tannins we wild berries, elegance and a heck of a finish. Thank tree. A treat should be a treat, right? Brilliant, with dream about and, cue overused goodness for converging plates #tectonicgrapes. the type of complexity a reality TV star could only wine phrase, it's as smooth as £19.95 reduced to £17.50 dream of. £38.50 reduced to £32.50 | 50cl silk. Fantastic. £22.95 reduced to £19.95 | limited parcel Tuscany's Castello di Brolio from a distance Tuscany's
16 17 FRANCE Côtes du Rhône Villages ‘Les Coteaux’ 2016, Rhône – FR | Class from the start. Brambly fruit underpinned by subtle oaky nuances with lovely sweet spice. This classic is enriched with The North might have the icons but the THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH specially-selected parcels from the crus of Séguret, Southern Rhône has the Grenache... Sablet and Cairanne. £11.99 reduced to £9.99
Côtes du Rhône Villages ‘Les Coteaux Schisteaux' Seguret 2016, Rhône – FR | About as good as Côtes du Rhône Villages gets! Explosive, plush and opulent with exotic spices, cracked black pepper and streaked with vanilla. The palate is polished and smooth but steeped in depth and texture as the flavours swirl around, lengthen and delight. £16.50 reduced to £12.99
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2016 Domaine Chante Cigale, Rhône – FR | CNDP can feel like a numbers game with the wine playing second fiddle. Cigale are an exception as their wines are brilliant. This is a traditional style with a peppery, leathery nose. The palate is dry with spices, more pepper and a hint of vanilla before a delicious, firm finish.£30 reduced to £25
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 'Vieilles Vignes' 2015 Domaine Chante Cigale, Rhône – FR | The vines for this bottling are over 65 years old and are some of the oldest to be found on the plateau. ‘Vieilles Vignes’ simply means ‘old vines’ in French. The average age of Cigale's vines are 40 to 50 years old, but some of the oldest are over 110 and were planted just after the phylloxera epidemic at the turn of the last century. As you'd expect, this is extraordinarily complex with a riot of flavours and savoury notes. A terrific bottle of wine. £49.50 reduced to £39.50
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2017 Domaine Chante Cigale, Rhône – FR | White CNDP is a scarce beast and a good one is even scarcer. A fantastic one at £30? Here it is at £25. This is a brilliant and utterly intoxicating alternative to the usual winter offerings. A stylish white with inviting warm, spicy aromas. The full-flavoured palate of poached pears and white A glimpse of Boutinot's Cairanne vineyard with its incredible old bush vines and tough soils. A glimpse of Boutinot's peaches has a long, lifted finish.£30 reduced to £25
18 19 orking with wine presents the guise of the historic Chateau alongside Emile Issa-el Khoury, LEBANON Wthe same challenges that Musar. For me, this isn't the best son of one of the co-owners. Their enjoying the odd bottle does. I'm introduction as it's quite unique. introduction of new and modern not talking about the regret that Domaine des Tourelles is totally practices in the vineyards and DOMAINE can come with overindulgence different. cellars as well as the quality of or the ever diminishing cash fruit from 40 hectares of ancient, The Middle East's most exciting winery DES TOURELLES but the routine that we can Founded in 1868, by French organically cultivated and find ourselves in. We have two adventurer François-Eugène dry-farmed vineyards (among options; do we stick or twist? Brun, it is one of the oldest and the oldest in the valley), make Stick with the same wine that most highly acclaimed wineries Domaine des Tourelles one of the we know or twist on something in Lebanon. The winery remained finest boutique wineries in the new? It's the old takeaway issue; with the Brun family until the Middle East. go to the place that you trust or last descendant died in 2003. pop to that new one? Surely it'll Thankfully, two local families The wines are very special and be ok? Let's face it, none of us – the Issa and Issa el-Khoury are certainly worthy of your want to regret a decision based families – joined forces to buy attention and a place at your on the future findings of our local the property and continue the table over winter. That reminds Environmental Health team. amazing work. me, I must pop to that new Cantonese place on the corner. This is where Domaine des Today, the estate is run by Matt Parkinson Tourelles comes in. You may the Issa children – twins have encountered Lebanese wine Faouzi and Johanne and before, more likely than not in their sister Christiane,
Domaine des Tourelles Red 2016, Bekaa Valley – LB | Deep with fantastic aromas of cherries, cedar wood, rosemary and cloves. A rich savoury palate with lots of soft fruit flavours.£13.50 reduced to £11.99
Domaine des Tourelles White 2018, Bekaa Valley – LB | Spicy, white peach with a sublime perfume of jasmine. This wine is surprisingly fresh and bursting with flavour.£13.50 reduced to £11.99
'Marquis des Beys' Chardonnay 2016, Bekaa Valley – LB | A unique and rewarding wine that is so much more interesting than many Burgundies and white Riojas. Utterly delicious.£24 reduced to £21.50
Syrah du Liban 'Grande Cuvée' 2013, Bekaa Valley – LB | Incredible fruit, loads of black pepper Faouzi in the vineyard. Our first chainsaw The Grapevine too spice and a full and profound finish. Extraordinary stuff and a realtour de force. £37.50 reduced to £32.50 20 21 aving very recently returned vineyards of the Katherine are all vinified separately in small WINEMAKER FEATURE Hfrom a super whistle stop Lindsay estate; as you can see in tanks and great care is taken with wine trip to California, I found the photo below. No signage – the blending. Labour intensive myself poring over copious notes understated but classy. It must be would be an understatement; Around the world with a winemaking legend PAUL HOBBS of almost 500 wines I tasted. a Paul Hobbs winery. nothing is left to chance, all is However, there is one tasting and planned to the micro degree. visit I did not need to refer to as it Sadly, Paul wasn’t available to see is crystallised in my mind. me, although I should cut him a The precision, focus and vineyard little slack. This is a man who now expression of all the wines I It was a tight schedule, but I oversees eight estate vintages tasted was notable, the fantastic managed to squeeze in a few each year; three in California as Pinot and Chardonnay that are hours to take a trip to Northern well as ones in Cahors, Armenia, part of this feature are simply California. I was dropped off by Galicia, Argentina and most stunning. I was also fortunate a coach in downtown Sonoma to recently Finger Lakes in New York enough to try some of the single find my way some 35 miles north state. He's also a consultant to a estate Beckstoffer and Nathan to Russian River. Out came the whole host of wineries around Coombs Vineyard Cabernets smartphone and Uber app and the world. He has been labelled which retail north of $500. These within four minutes Rodrigo by Forbes as the “Steve Jobs of the are like hen’s teeth and rarely from Brazil was ferrying me Wine World”. make it out of the state, let alone towards the town of Sebastopol. the country. All in all, a truly After 50 minutes of driving and You're probably getting the gist memorable visit with some of chatting we arrived. Rodrigo as to why it was so important the finest examples of Pinot, loved to chat, the journey flew by; for me to visit. I have rarely seen Chardonnay and Cabernet you apparently Rodrigo’s best friend such a meticulous level of detail could ever get from anywhere. was about to move to Hove, but for one winery. I counted over that’s another story. 20 different cooper’s barrels Time to get back to the real world, Viña Cobos Felino Cabernet Sauvignon Paul Hobbs Russian River Valley Pinot with differing wood grains, and phone out, Uber called. Within Argentina is all about Like all of Paul 2017, Mendoza – AG | Noir 2016, California – US | We arrived at what looked like different levels of toast (when the 5 minutes Don rolled up the Malbec? This wine from Paul Hobbs's Viña Cobos Hobbs's wines, this Russian River Pinot Noir is so a smart driveway with a lodge inside of the barrels are burnt to driveway and another lengthy winery shows just what can be achieved with elegant thanks to his lightness of touch. This wine cottage at the top of the road. The a certain degree of temperature conversation ensued about the Cabernet. The grapes, sourced from vineyards at really jumps from the glass with Morello cherry, only clue that this was a winery, to impart texture and flavour to power outages on the road back up to 4,000ft, this is a deep ruby red with forest mulberry and baking spice. Super-fine and a and one of great repute, is that it wine). Every individual vineyard to Carneros.
fruit and spicey notes. The palate is round and lengthy finish.£56 reduced to £45 the man himself in the vineyard Katherine Lindsay Estate in the Russian River Valley; Hobbs's Paul is surrounded by the meticulous block, of which there are over 30, Matthew Hennings concentrated, supported by firm tannins. Again, like his more premium wines, this is very elegant Crocus L'Atelier 2014, Cahors – FR | It was indeed. £16.50 reduced to £13.99 only a matter of time before Paul Hobbs arrived in Cahors, the birthplace of Malbec. This wine is Paul Hobbs Russian River Valley the result of his work with 4th generation Cahors Chardonnay 2016, California – US | Another vintner Bertrand Vigouroux . It's nearly opaque belting wine from the prime Russian River area of but has a bright and harmonious nose of cherry, Sonoma. This 2016 Chardonnay has some serious black plum and blackberries with a hint of ash and aromatics like Asian pear, white flowers and leather. The expansive palate is alive with fresh fig, tangerine peel. This is such a dynamic wine with raspberry and redcurrant finishing with earthy masses of brioche, lemon pie and ginger flavours tannins with a touch of freshly cracked pepper. that are balanced by energetic acidity, elegance, £22.99 reduced to £17.99 and a very long length. £52.50 reduced to £39.99 22 23 The 20 Year Old is similar in style to the I0 Year Old, PORTUGAL Graham's 20 Year Old Tawny, Douro – PG | but as you would expect with double the age, the colour is more amber, the nut and fig character is accentuated, and the flavour much more concentrated. £12.50 reduced to £10.99 | 20cl £42.50 reduced to £35 | 75cl £315 reduced to £295 | 450cl W&JTradition and unmatched GRAHAM'S oppulence in the Douro since 1820 Graham's 30 Year Old Tawny, Douro – PG | The 30 Year Old wines are very serious indeed, showing immense structure and a range of dried fruit and nut flavours. To age and blend old wines like these is an Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny, Douro – PG | Aged in seasoned oak pipes (534 litre casks) for an average of ten years. Much lighter than Vintage Port, this is delicious served slightly chilled. extremely challenging exercise requiring great skill and years of experience. £75 reduced to £65 | 75cl £8.99 reduced to £7.99 | 20cl £22.50 reduced to £17.99 | 75cl
Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 2013, Douro – PG | Graham’s 2013 LBV is very deep purple in colour with an intense garnet edge and the kind of opulence Graham's is synonimous with. £14.99 reduced to £9.99 | 75cl
Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos 2005, Douro – PG | Deep, dark red colour with just a hint of fading along the edge. Gorgeous black cherry and plum with a wonderful fresh fruit fragrance and distinct notes of eucalyptus and hints of mint and liquorice. £35 reduced to £25.99 | 75cl Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos Quinta dos Graham's
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BEFOREEnsure your cupboard is stocked AND with our Christmas AFTER essentials
Rude Mechanicals Glenfarclas 10 Year Blandy's 10 Year Old Gonzalez Byass Leonor Henners Gin, Hampshire Old, Highlands – SC | If you Bual, Madeira – PG | Palo Cortado, Jerez – SP – EN | A gin with a difference! want an impeccable Single Butterscotch, maple syrup, | Often described as the wild Made from Chardonnay, Malt but aren't sure what vanilla, figs but not too rich. child of Jerez due Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier you/uncle John like then this Classic Madeira acidic finish. to its mysterious ageing that are distilled and then is the one for you. A delicately I am addicted to this wine. process. Intense and complex botanic-a-licised (made that light and sweetly malty dram £22.95 reduced to £18.95 | 50cl with hazelnuts, bitter up, quite proud). A riot of with a long finish. orange and mature oak on cucumber, parsley, juniper, £39.95 reduced to £35 | 70cl the nose and a powerful coriander, pink grapefruit palate. £17.50 reduced to and lime! £38.50 reduced to £15.50 | 75cl £35 | 70cl
Frapin VSOP, Cognac – King's Ginger Liqueur, The Glenrothes 12 No.3 London Dry Gin, FR | Need the lowdown on NL | Elvis's favourite drink Year Old, Speyside – SC NL | G&T, Negroni or a what bottle of Yac to buy for and made especially for him. | Feeling adventurous or Martini? This is the gin for Christmas? Frapin. Simple Or was it for a monarch? I in need of inspiration? everthing and anything. as that. Frapin. Their VSOP is can't recall. You don't need This 12 Year Old has been Super refreshing with better and older than most of to own a double barrel aged exclusively in Sherry juniper, citrus and spice – the commercial players' XO Purdey to enjoy this utterly casks and has notes of it'll blow you away into that bottlings. Loads of flavour intoxicating drink. Great vanilla, banana, melon and lovely gin hug. £42 reduced to but as smooth and persistent on the rocks or with some cinnamon. £48.50 reduced to £35 | 70cl as a Jordan Belfort sales call. Champagne. Decadence. £42.50 | 70cl £55 reduced to £49.50 | 70cl £29.95 reduced to £25 | 50cl
26 27 IBERIA CASES AND TASTINGS
WINTERIt's hard to beat Iberia when it comesWARMERS to value for money over winter TAKINGChoose from a range of in-store THE cases and tastings STRAIN
La Comarcal Delmoro Luis Cañas 'Seleccion de Pinha Ribeiro Santo Valencia – SP Pretty Dão – PG A bonkers 2017, | la Familia' Reserva 2004, 2017, | here's a myriad of things to think about and to suit all tastes and budgets. If you'd like to send much entirely Garnacha with Rioja – SP Our best selling wine, I'd put money on us | remember at Christmas so let us alleviate at (or receive – come on, it's Christmas) one of these a little bit of oak ageing. This is Rioja since forever. Why are selling a vast quantity of this. T least a tiny amount of pressure with our fantastic selection boxes* please contact or drop in to your incredibly bright and herby. A we reducing it? The Christmas Fresh with black fruit notes wine selection boxes. These snazzy 12 bottle boxes local branch. They'll even let you choose your own good bet for Christmas lunch! spirit I guess. Reserva and very unctuous. How do are perfect to fill with all manner of wines and wines if you ask nicely enough! £15.50 reduced to £12.99 perfection. £27.50 reduced to they make it for the money? each of our stores have put together a selections £22.50 £10.99 reduced to £8.99
e're delighted to welcome back antipodean expert and international wine critic Matthew Jukes for, Gomez Cruzado Blanco Gomez Cruzado Tinto Gomez Cruzado Tinto we can't quite believe it, a seventh consecutive 100 Best Roadshow! If you haven't attended one A perfect W 2017, Rioja – SP | Crianza 2016, Rioja – SP Honorable 2015, Rioja – of these events before and you're a lover of wine then you're really missing a trick. Every year Matthew Burgundy alternative. Very Plum and bramble aromas From 50+ year old vines. | SP | chooses the best and brightest of Australia's wines to feature in his Top 100. From this he hand selects up to textural with brightness and with savoury, lightly spicy Wild cherry and bramble 50 to show throughout the country. The tasting itself is an informal walkaround and is equally enjoyable spice. Lovely with a creamy hints. Very approachable with with notes of liquorice. Richly on your own or in a group. Make sure you book your tickets early as this event always sells out. pasta sauce or a roast. dark fruits and supple tannins. flavoured with dark plum, th
£15.99 reduced to £13.99 £16.99 reduced to £13.99 black cherry and blackberry Friday 20 March 2020 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm | £15 per ticket | Hennings Wine HQ, Pulborough *Collection or delivery by Hennings only fruit. £31.99 reduced to £26.99 VIEW ALL OF OUR UPCOMING TASTINGS ON OUR WEBSITE >>HENNINGSWINE.CO.UK/EVENTS/ 28 29 MAGNUMS Bourgogne Chardonnay 'Cuvée des Chanoines de Notre Dame' 2018, Burgundy – FR | One of those wines that always makes us laugh. Obviously, and as a responsible wine supplier, this is not due to the alcohol but because we can't fathom how or why they produce it for the money! They could easily add 50% on but those darned fine folks at Jaffelin keep selling this elegant number for next to Get ready for blast-off, set taste buds to stun(ned), astronomically delicious etc.etc. SEVEN GIANT LEAPS nothing, year after year. £37.50 | 150cl | only 90 available
'La Côte Sauvage' Bourgogne Pinot Noir Macon-Lugny 'Les Cairanne 2015, Rhône – FR Louis Latour 2017, Genièvres' Louis Latour | Savoury with intense cherry Burgundy – FR | A bright ruby 2017, Burgundy – FR | There's fruit and a touch of spice. An colour with raspberry and red not much more we can say about absolute cracker-jack of a wine cherry aromas. Lots of red fruit this wine that hasn't already that's as smooth as something with a hint of herbaceous, been said. A Hennings' customer very smooth. £33 reduced to gamey flavours. £35 reduced to favourite and for good reason. £27.50 | 150cl £29.50 | 150cl | only 120 available £27.50 reduced to £24 | 150cl
Château du Bousquet Château d'Arcins 2017, Luis Cañas Crianza Tinto 2016, Côtes de Bourg, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux – FR | 2015, Rioja – SP | Cañas are Bordeaux – FR | Roughly two This is a prime example of a wine obsessed with details. From high- thirds Merlot, Bousquet is a fruit- company investing heavily in tech selection tables to paying driven, lightly oaked wine with an estate and the resultant wine top rate to pickers. This Crianza good complexity and a touch being massively underpriced. is priced at a level that belies its of roundness which is quite This, like the Bousquet, shames quality. Velvety, long and with unusual for a Côtes de Bourg! wines of twice the price and delicious spice, you'll taste the Great value. £28.50 reduced to more. £40 reduced to £35 | 150cl detail with every sip. £37.50 £25 | 150cl reduced to £32.50 | 150cl
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