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S E R V I C E I elcome to N Index T R 2-3 Symmons & Allen Vintners Champagne O Wine Portfolio D 3 U Sparkling Welcome to Symmons and Allen Vintners C improved and extended wine portfolio. T 4-5 Australia We’ve been working tirelessly to source I exceptional products at fantastic prices for you and your customers, and have paid O specific attention to bringing you an 6-7 offering that truly reflects the passion and N New Zealand flavour of each wine’s country and region of origin. Wine doesn’t have to be soft and bland to be easy to drink! Emma Hardy, Wine Manager 8 Prosecco has now overtaken Champagne as Britain’s top sparkling tipple, and California to reflect this we’ve added new ranges to the list.

A resurgence in sales of Spanish and Portuguese wines has led us to bolster 9 our offering to meet new demand. The complexity and balance of these Argentina wines will certainly change consumers’ expectations.

Confidence in Chilean wine has improved hugely. Sales of entry-level wine are 10-11 steadily increasing, and customers are now more willing to trade up to mid-price and premium products. We’ve improved our offering to give a broader picture Chile of the varying wines from this country’s eclectic regions.

We have enhanced our Australian list, showcasing specialist wines from 12-13 Brown Brothers, including their Moscato (Australia’s no.1 selling wine). South Africa Three exceptional wines from Magpie Estates (Barossa Valley) and entry-level on-trade exclusives from The Landings have also been added.

This does not mean we’ve forgotten what your customers like to see on 14-22 their table, with over 80 new European wines added! France We also now have a small, but perfectly formed, organic wine selection, including some particularly special bottles from Spain and Corsica. 23 We’re paying specific attention to growing this area of our list, and will add more as we find wines of suitable quality and cost. Germany • Austria Please try them - you won’t regret it… England • Lebanon We’d love the opportunity to help you get the most from your wine sales, and can offer food-matching, tasting sessions and a bespoke wine list service. 24-25 Opposite is just a selection of the extensive range of menus Italy • Sicily we have created for our customers. Please get in touch and see if we can help.

26-27 Emma Hardy Spain Wine Manager 1 28 V = Vegetarian suitable Vg = Vegan suitable Actual bottle designs may differ slightly from those depicted Portugal • Dessert b = Organic in this brochure. Symmons & Allen Vintners C H Champagne A Like the Melton Mowbray pork pie or Roquefort cheese, Champagne has gained The Champagne region of France is one of the most M Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, and can only be produced in the heavily praised wine regions on Earth. Champagne region in northern France. Although the Americans still continue to use the P term “Champagne”, they, at least, have to clearly indicate the fizzy wine’s true geographical origin! A Unexpectedly for a wine that is quintessentially light and white, champagne is made from predominantly black grapes. Less than 30 per cent of Champagne's vineyards are light-skinned Chardonnay, the white burgundy grape. The red burgundy grape Pinot Noir is planted on almost 40 per cent of Champagne's infertile vineyard soils. The region's third main variety, with about a third of the vineyard, is Pinot Meunier, a fruitier, earlier-maturing G relative of Pinot Noir.

N The essence of Champagne is, of course, the sparkle. And this sparkle derives from a secondary fermentation which takes place in the reinforced bottles that are so familiar, where the combination of the base wines (the blend of wines from the different grapes), sugar and yeast give off the E perfect amount of carbon dioxide. Although the number of renowned Champagne houses is relatively few, the grapes are in fact grown by thousands of smallholders. It is this diversity of production that the big houses argue forms the basis of the consistently good champagne. Most champagne is Non-Vintage (NV), with the grapes coming from more than one year’s harvest. A vintage champagne takes double the time to produce, and can only be made in years of exceptional quality. It also has the effect of those quality grapes being unavailable for blending with previous and future years’ harvests to maintain quality standards year in year out.

We are delighted to present our exclusive, award-winning Champagne, Jules Feraud and Jules Feraud Rosé. In 2010, this wine beat all the major Champagne houses to win the title “Best in Class” at the International Wine & Spirit Competition, and we are rightly proud of that achievement.

Jules Féraud Award winning champagne. A fresh, dry wine with a fine mousse of tiny bubbles and a good balance of fruit and acidity, with a minimum of 3 ½ years of bottle ageing. Moët & Chandon, the champagne of success and glamour since 1743, is an international icon of luxury and the world’s favourite champagne. For over two Jules Féraud Rosé centuries the House has celebrated accomplishment Beautiful deep pink champagne with a rich, intensely fruity nose and charismatic appeal with grandeur and generosity. which follows through on the palate, with red fruits prevailing on The quality of the wines gives full expression to the the finish. richness and diversity of the fabulous vineyards, the largest and most prestigious estate in the whole of Mercier Brut Champagne, made up almost exclusively of Premiers Mercier Brut has a bouquet marked by white stone fruits and Crus and Grands Crus. The Moët & Chandon name notes of fresh bread. Aromas of ripe apple and pear develop guarantees excellence and consistent quality through fully on the palate for a delightfully fresh finish. every bottle of Moët Imperial, Rose Imperial, and Grand Vintage champagnes. Joyous wines, Mercier Rosé with a generous and seductive personality, Mercier Brut Rosé is initially distinguished by its beautiful distinguished by their sparkling fruitiness, their pink color and coppery glimmers. The bouquet is redolent flavoursome body and their elegant maturity. of wild berries from the forest. On the palate, the first impression is of suppleness, with a delectable languor refreshed by the fruitiness of the grapes. Moët & Chandon Collet Brut Lively, clean and expressive with a soft, approachable, A warm golden colour with an intense, almost amber, hue. subtle flavour. Initial impressions are of spices, fresh butter and ripe wheat. On the palate it is vinous, powerful and robust. Moët & Chandon Rosé Delicate pink in colour, with aromas of strawberries H Blin Demi Sec and flavours of berry fruits on the palate. Golden deep yellow, notes of ripe fruits, apricot, prune and peach. Long and persistent nuances of caramalised almonds and vanilla.

Collet Rosé Since 1760, Lanson has Raspberry-pink this mellow creamy champagne is round and fruity crafted champagne the with rose, honey and cinnamon aromas. traditional way. Unlike many Houses, Lanson also owns vineyards, Lanson Black Label Champagne Lallier are a small family Champagne Lallier including the Crisp, fresh, lemony style concern crafting Pinot Noir blends from Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs prestigious Clos de which becomes more complex their own (and some specially selected A fresh and full-bodied champagne with balance Lanson, a one with age. Fresh aromas other) 'Grand Cru' vineyards in Aÿ, also and finesse. Elegant with ample citrus fruit hectare vineyard of combine the impression home to Bollinger, but Lallier's cellars flavours and aromas. This 100% Chardonnay Chardonnay grapes of vitality and springtime are older, Avize, and Cramant. (Blanc de Blancs) has been beautifully crafted in the centre of scents, together with hints using the very best Grand Cru grapes from Aÿ Reims. of ‘toast’ and honey, with Classified as 100 out of 100, 'Grand Cru' and La Côte des Blancs. It is the only a long but delicate finish. vineyards are the crème de la crème of vineyard left vineyard sites. Like Bollinger, Lallier's within the walls wines use a high proportion of Pinot Champagne Lallier Lanson Rosé of the city. 2 Noir in their blends (the Rosé is 100% Grand Cru Grande Réserve Brut V Delicate pink colour with Pinot Noir), so with Champagne Lallier Champagne of exhilarating freshness, complexity flavours of raspberry and you get a Pinot Noir and finesse, the flagship blend of Lallier. blackcurrant. The wine has dominated blend from The energising citrusy palate delivers an equal harmonious balance and Grand Cru and Premier measure of ripe, toasty fruit followed by a tasty, good length on the finish. Cru sites - a rarity. elegant finish. Symmons & Allen Vintners Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, born 16 December 1777 in Established in 1829 by Jacques Bollinger, to Reims, was the daughter of a wealthy Baron, Ponsardin, this day the house remains family owned. a textile manufacturer and politician. She married Each of the Bollinger Cuvees is a careful François Clicquot at the age of 21. Her husband died in C assembly of the very finest ingredients 1805, leaving his widow (Veuve in French) in control of by their talented and passionate team. the company. In 1810 she started her new H company. Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin. Her elegant and Widow Clicquot carefully looped signature reading simply Veuve Bollinger Special Cuvée A Clicquot-Ponsardin is the same distinctive signature With 80% of its grapes coming from Premier and reprinted today on every bottle of the yellow label Grand Cru vineyards, it has a full-bodied style, resulting M non vintage champagne that bears her name. from the large amount of Pinot Noir in the blend.

Established in 1812, Laurent Laurent Perrier Brut P Veuve Clicquot Brut Perrier remains a fiercely Bone dry with subtle savoury, Full flavoured with a long, fruity aftertaste. independent, family-owned toasty flavours and a delicate, A A most distinguished Champagne. Champagne house. yet complex nose. Based in Tour-sur-Maine they G Veuve Clicquot Rosé are proud of their royal warrant Laurent Perrier Rosé and their position as the fourth Full flavoured and rich with a hint of summer fruit. Glorious pink colour with largest Champagne brand in N rounded red fruit flavours. Krug Grand Cuvée the world. E Rich and opulent, fermented in oak In 1668, the young monk barrels. A benchmark wine. Dom Pérignon Pierre Pérignon was The nose is honeyed. appointed cellar master Krug illustrates the Intense and rounded of the Benedictine Abbey • amazing adventure of a flavours of minerals of Hautvillers, France. visionary, Joseph Krug, and fruits. For forty-seven years, who understood that Dom Pierre Pérignon the essence of Dom Pérignon Rosé displayed his pioneering champagne is pleasure This Rosé is produced in and innovative talents to S itself. He wanted the tiny amounts and has an create the ‘best wine in aromas and flavours of Joseph Krug exquisite richness of the world’. Three centuries later, Dom P several years to red fruits. Pérignon pursues this spirit. perpetuate the Krug taste, a The perfect balance of black and white grapes, from only the very best Pinot Noir A handcrafted taste that has Louis Roederer Cristal become its unrivalled signature. and Chardonnay parcels are chosen from A truly succulent and powerful champagne made only any of the 17 Grand Crus, including the R in the best years from the finest fruit and top vineyards legendary Premier Cru, Hautvillers. The sites. The impressive palate shows lush, ripe peachy slow maturation allows the wine to reach K fruit, a rich toastiness and a silky texture with a fine its optimum intensity. Aged for no fewer mousse. than 7 years, Dom Pérignon achieves its L Many champagnes are also available unique style; vibrant, tactile and complex. in sizes other than 75cl. I Sparkling Please ask for details. N Mountbridge Sparkling Brut Reserve (South -Eastern Australia) Mirabello Pinot Grigio Rosé Spumante (Italy) V Vg Offering generous fruit flavours, a creamy palate with a crisp clean finish. A lively rosé fizz with delicate aromas of red berries and a palate G of lush, summer fruits. Fresita (Chile) A delicious and unique blend of premium sparkling wine perfectly fused Chapel Down Vintage Reserve Brut (Kent, England) with fresh, hand-picked Patagonian strawberries combined with a crisp A very approachable style of fizz. Pale lemon in colour. The nose has notes of and fresh finish. red apple, lemon grass and fresh bread. A finely structured wine with flavours of fresh citrus, quince and hints of strawberry and brioche on the finish Pasqua Prosecco Extra Dry NV (Treviso, Italy) Silver Medal Winner at The International Wine and Spirit Competition 2012. Bright straw in colour with lively aromas of intense vine fruits. Naturally balanced and graceful with a fresh effervescence and a velvety smoothness Kraemer Blanc de Blancs (France) V and harmonious finish. Clean crisp and refreshingly dry with gentle acidity, From the South of France made in the traditional ’méthode champenoise’ from 100% chardonnay Nua Prosecco (Italy) grapes. Soft and creamy flavours combined with fine bubbles. Light straw yellow in colour with a fruity, elegant, typically aromatic bouquet. Soft, characteristic, pleasantly fresh and armonic. LUNA de Murviedro Cava Brut (Spain) A dense and fine mousse. Pale yellow in colour with green tones. Dry fruit Botter Raboso Rosé Spumante Extra Dry (Italy) V Vg character with floral aromas. A creamy sensation from the fine mousse, well A delicate pink sparkling wine made from the Raboso grape. Fresh red balanced, with citric flavours and a long finish. summer fruits on the nose, lively and crisp on the palate. LUNA de Murviedro Cava Rosé (Spain) Thick mousse of fine well integrated bubbles. Deep bronze tinged, Fresh Domenico de Bertiol Prosecco with aromas of ripe red fruits. Light crisp, fresh with good acidity and fruity di Valdobbiadene Spumante finish. (Veneto, Italy) Mas Macià Cava Brut Nature Reserva (Spain) V Vg Made with Prosecco di Valdobbiadene A fresh and lively Cava with complex flavours of baked apples and grapes, this has a straw colour and stone fruits with herbal notes and some nutty, marzipan, yeasty notes small, attractive bubbles. Light, from time on the lees. Good acidity and a long, dry savoury finish. fruity aromas of fresh green apples and pears plus a hint of yeastiness on the nose lead to One 4 One Prosecco (Italy) 24x200ml 3 a creamy, softly sparkling palate Pale light yellow colour, delicate and complex bouquet with some nutty richness on the with fruity notes of peach, green apple, acacia and lilac. finish. An excellent example of Fresh and light on the palate, with balanced acidity the style. and body. Harmonic with a long persistent aftertaste. Symmons & Allen Vintners A U Australia S

T Australia is the fourth largest exporter of wine, most of which is produced in the Southern, cooler parts of the country, with R vineyards located in South Australia, New South Wales, The Yarra Valley is Victoria's oldest wine region, has over 3,600 hectares Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. under vine and crushes around 19,000 tonnes of grapes annually.

A Vine cuttings from the Cape of Good Hope were brought to the penal colony of New South Wales in 1788. Early Australian winemakers faced many difficulties, particularly due to the unfamiliar Australian climate. L However they eventually achieved considerable success. At the 1873 Vienna Exhibition the French judges, tasting blind, praised some wines from I Victoria, but withdrew in protest when the provenance of the wine was revealed, on the grounds that wines of that quality must clearly be French! Up until the late 1970s, Australian wine production consisted largely, but not exclusively, of sweet and fortified wines. Since then, Australia has rapidly A become a world leader in both the quantity and quality of wines it produces.

Joey Brown White V The Landings Colombard Chardonnay A refreshing and approachable white with appealing flavours A very refreshing white wine with lively citrus fruit of tropical fruits. characteristics and crisp, fresh acidity.

Joey Brown Red V The Landings Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon This Australian red is soft and rounded with rich, dark fruit Blackcurrant and plum fruit flavours together with a flavours. tantalising hint of spice and soft yet integrated tannins.

Joey Brown Rosé V Bright, fresh style with lively acidity. Whistling Duck Semillon Sauvignon Blanc A fruit driven wine, notes of lychee and pomegranate with definite lime characters. The lively palate is balanced by soft, subtle oak and Euca Hill Pinot Grigio fresh acidity with a long lasting and satisfying finish. Fine nose showing pineapple, gooseberry and white mushroom. Aromas of lemon and pineapple. Crisp and refreshing, with a Whistling Duck Shiraz harmonic balance of fruit and acidity. Aromas of ripe plum fruit with hints of spice and subtle oak. Soft tannins and ripe fruit flavours combine to give depth and length on the palate. Euca Hill Chardonnay V Excellent medium-bodied wine with lovely lemon and lime flavours. Mountbridge Reserve Chardonnay Light straw in colour with lovely green hues. Tropical and citrus Euca Hill Shiraz V aromas of guava, pineapple and lychees. A hint of French oak adds Bright garnet coloured wine with hints of chocolate, plums length and complexity. Crisp acidity gives this wine a clean lingering and vanilla. The palate is rich and has a good length with finish. nice tannins. Mountbridge Reserve Merlot Euca Hill Shiraz Rosé V Intense and vibrant plum and berry flavours and a rich, velvety A vibrant and refreshing wine, bursting with fruit flavours texture. of strawberry and raspberry. A fresh fruit bouquet and lively acidity. Mountbridge Reserve Shiraz Peppery characters, spice and plum fruit with chocolate and toasty oak. Tannins and sweet fruit combine to give a full-bodied wine with good length of flavour. De Bortoli Wines is a third generation family wine company established by Vittorio and Giuseppina De Bortoli in 1928. The couple emigrated to Australia from Northern Italy. Italian family values passed down from Vittorio remain core values to this day. There is a culture of hard work, generosity of spirit and of sharing good The De Bortoli family food, good wine and good times with 3rd generation. family and friends. De Bortoli has vineyards in four diverse regions, the Pickers in the De Bortoli vineyards hand-picking Riverina, Yarra Valley, King Valley and Hunter Valley. the Shiraz into small crates.

The Mountbridge Reserve wines are our preferred range 4 of single varietal wines which we feel best typify modern expectation of these three classic single grape varietals. A Westend Estate in the Riverina region of New South Wales was U established by Francesco and Elizabeth Calabria, newly arrived migrants from Italy in 1927. S The winery became known as Calabria Wines, now owned and operated by their son, Bill Calabria. T In 1974, Bill changed the name to Westend Estate Wines with R the aim of increasing the quality and range of wines Westend Cool Climate Shiraz offered by the A wine of depth and intensity. The nose has layers of complexity, winery, an aim A plummy, blueberry fruits with hints of violets and eucalyptus which has been supported by the nutmeg and cedar flavours. A rich generous rewarded with L palate that still has a touch of elegance. Dark berry fruit flavours. many medals and trophies from major I Westend Cool Climate Riesling Australian and International Wine The aromatic nose that leaps out of the glass and develops with Bill Calabria, Westend Estate Wines A intensity shows concentrated lime juice flavours, lemons and hints of Shows. underlying spices. A beautifully fresh and lively palate exhibits textured layers tightly bound by a backbone of lime zest.

Richland Cabernet Sauvignon Richland Black Shiraz The nose has layers of complexity, plummy, blueberry fruits with hints Sensational, smooth and strong. Very ripe blackberry and black of violets and eucalyptus supported by the nutmeg and cedar flavours. cherry flavours with vanilla cream and pepper spice. A rich, generous palate that still has a touch of elegance. Dark berry A heavy weight with great concentration and length. fruit flavours, succulent fine grained tannins and seamless integration of oak give this wine balance and structure.

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Magpie Estate 'Wishbone' Shiraz Grenache Some Young Punks 'Passion Has Hot Red Lips' Warm plum and raspberry fruit on the nose with hints of dusty Cabernet Shiraz V Vg earth, spice and violets. Medium to full bodied with juicy plum A rich mouthful of lip-smacking, sensuously structured McLaren and raspberry on the palate also, with black cherry, spice and a Cabernet and Clare Shiraz. An electrifying vibrant nose of ripe red lick of creamy oak. It’s a generous juicy mouthful with bags of cherry, cranberry, black fruit, aromatic smoke, vanilla, violets and fruit and spice, a hint of tea, good acidity too, keeping it vibrant. treacle lead to a concentrated palate of cranberry and sour cherries, A slightly salty finish. with more savoury flavours of black tapenade, herbs and a hint of tobacco. A precise and astute wine with plenty of interest. Magpie Estate 'The Black Craft' Shiraz Classic Barossa Shiraz with intense savoury flavours of thick Some Young Punks Quickie! Sauvignon Blanc V blackberry compote, black pepper and typical iron-rich beefy Generous, up front and fruity with more crispness and minerality flavours. Not a hint of jam here, no sweetness, this is serious than is all too often lacking in Australian Sauvignons. None of the shiraz for grown-ups with balanced acidity, fine velvety tannins sweatiness but plenty of grip and liveliness on the tight finish. and tremendous length.

Magpie Estate 'Wishbone' Semillon Sauvignon Victoria Unoaked, attractive honeyed nose with hints of lanolin and fresh citrus fruits. It’s dry, crisp and Brown Brothers Moscato 5.5% tangy with good weight, slightly smokey Light straw in colour with some youthful green tinges, while the nose is lifted with Semillon and grassy, tangy citrus Sauvignon. aromas of musk, citrus and freshly crushed grapes. In the mouth the wine is alive with a vibrant and mouth filling sherbet flavour. A wine of universal appeal, the retained carbon dioxide gives a mild frizzante effect resulting in a lively and fresh Brown Brothers vineyards, located throughout Victoria, wine. In Australia this wine is No1 in wine sales. are as varied as their wines and wine styles. Brown Brothers Banksdale Chardonnay V Within a 50km radius of Milawa, climatic conditions This current release has a pale gold colour with subtle green hues and a delicate range from cool alpine areas to lush temperature nose displaying nectarine and grapefruit notes with light cashew nut oak. valleys to sun drenched plains. Stonefruit characters follow through to the palate, which is fine and elegant. The Banksdale Chardonnay will gain further depth and complexity with Each of their vineyards has been selected on the basis cellaring for up to 3 years. of their suitability for the variety of wine style. Brown Brothers Heathcote Shiraz This beauty just shouts ripe, spicy plums and leather, showing a lovely harmony of juicy fruit and soft tannins. A hallmark of Brown Brothers wines is evident in the ripeness and purity of fruit. 5

Brown Brothers Milawa vineyard. Symmons & Allen Vintners N E New Zealand W

New Zealand is a country of contrasts with dense, native forest, snow-capped mountains and spectacular coastline. With wine The Yarra Valley is Victoria's oldest wine region, has over Z growing regions spanning the latitudes of 36 to 45 degrees and 3,600 hectares under vine and crushes around 19,000 covering the length of 1000 miles (1,600km), grapes are grown in tonnes of grapes annually. a vast range of climates and soil types, producing a diverse array of E styles. The northern hemisphere equivalent would run from Bordeaux (between the latitudes of 44 and 46 degrees) down to A southern Spain. Marlborough is New Zealand's largest wine growing region. It has an enviable international reputation for producing the best Sauvignon Blanc in the world. L New Zealand's temperate, maritime climate has a strong influence on the country's predominantly coastal vineyards. The vines are warmed by strong, clear sunlight during the day and cooled at night by sea breezes. A The long, slow ripening period helps to retain the vibrant varietal flavours that make New Zealand wine so distinctive. The special combination of soil, climate and water, their innovative pioneering spirit and commitment to quality all come together to deliver pure, N intense and diverse experiences. D Marlborough

Riversdale Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Neptune Point Pinot Noir V Intense white peach and nectarine aromas with beautiful Smooth and perfectly balanced with notes of plum fresh fruit to provide a full palate and lingering finish. and black cherry.

Neptune Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc V A lovely fruit and aromatic wine with notes of citrus The Cloud Factory gooseberry and a subtle vanilla touch. Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough Perfumed with nettle & ripe tropical fruits which are evident on the palate too along with limey flavours and a rich minerality classic Marlborough Sauvignon. Proudly family owned and operated Babich Wines was founded The wine is sappy fresh, clean and immensely easy in 1916 by Croatian immigrant Josip Babich. Josip’s sons Peter drinking. and Joe took the business forward to become the modern winery that is now renowned for producing world class wines.

Today, using this near century of winemaking experience, the Sileni Cellar Selection third generation of the Babich Family in the form of Peter’s son David continues to produce great wines from New Zealand's finest Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough wine regions. The Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc has ripe tropical and gooseberry fruit flavours with a zingy finish and impeccable balance.

Misty Cove Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough The colour is a delightful light lime and the bouquet is full of lively gooseberry, fresh herbs and melon aromas with tropical passionfruit and citrus fruit Marlborough character on the palate. This wine has great acidity and length, finishing refreshingly limey and elegant. While it has become a familiar name worldwide for Sauvignon Blanc, the region’s most planted grape variety, Marlborough is also Babich Henderson Valley renowned for its Pinot Noir. Winery and Vineyard

Black Label Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc The bouquet overflows with ripe gooseberry, boxwood and redcurrant aromas. The palate is powerful with an explosive array of fruit salad and redcurrants, which follow through from the nose and join with zesty lemon & lime - all complemented by elegant mineral notes. Dry and crisp yet generous and beautifully textured. Great length. Marlborough Pinot Noir V Vg Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Aromas of strawberry flan, layered with cedar, 6 This wine has a bouquet that is bursting with passion fruit, spice and darker savoury notes comprise the gooseberry and redcurrant. The palate is rich, sweet fruited and bouquet. The palate has a soft sweet fruited entry complex with layers of guava, passion fruit and gooseberry. with good volume, again strawberries and spice The acid/fruit balance is excellent with a lovely herbal flinty building along with mushrooms, forest floor and character and a lingering perfume on the finish. This is a reason soft tannins. An earthy savoury finish rounds out why Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is so famous. Enjoy! this supple and charming wine. Symmons & Allen Vintners Northland

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Otago South Island Hawkes Bay A Southland The Hawke’s Bay region is blessed with a superb climate for viticulture, N sufficiently cool to ripen grapes slowly, yet warm and sunny enough to D promote optimum fruit ripening. Hawkes Bay Chardonnay Unoaked Babich Wines was among the pioneers of the Gimblett Gravels appellation, Aromas of ripe tinned pineapple, helping position this as a premium sweet apricots and peach are sub-region of the Hawke’s Bay. abundant in the glass. Packed with fruit, predominantly apples and peaches. Lovely full weight great body and viscosity. Rewarding and lingering citrus finish. This is an enjoyable and easy drinking wine.

Gimblett Gravels Merlot Cabernet Sileni Cellar Selection The nose is brimming with blackberries, blackcurrants and Pinot Noir, Hawkes Bay forest fruits which are joined by plum and tasty savoury notes. Ripe black cherry aromas are supported on the Liquorice and spice aromas intermingle perfectly. The palate is palate with juicy dark berry fruit and fine tannins sweet and abundantly fruitful on entry developing complex on the finish. savoury notes that mingle delightfully with the fruit. Gentle oak supports layers of cocoa and leather. The tannins are soft, the weight full-ish and the finish is long with lingering dark Misty Cove Pinot Noir, Canterbury V Vg berry fruits. The colour is a delightful ruby red with youthful purple hues and the bouquet shows violets, berry Gimblett Gravels Syrah fruit and gentle smoky aromas with red stone fruit, A good depth of colour preceeds pleasing ripe fresh raspberry and subtle earthy characters on the summer fruit aromas. Black plum and spice are palate, with fine ripe tannins giving way to an also apparent on the nose. There is a sweet plum elegant and lasting finish. entry in the mouth which develops into concentrated fruit with subtle savoury notes and a touch of leather. Tannins satisfy the palate and fruit lingers on the finish.

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Babich Wines, Marlborough vineyard Symmons & Allen Vintners C A California L I F O R N I The state of California was first introduced to vines in the 18th century by the Spanish, who 770 Miles Chardonnay planted vineyards with each mission they A established. Clear, pale yellow with golden highlights, very aromatic wine with pineapple notes, white flowers and white pears with a wonderful sweetness on the finish Worldwide recognition of USA wines seemed and a touch of vanilla. imminent until 1919 with the beginning of prohibition. Vineyards were ordered to be 770 Miles White Zinfandel uprooted and cellars were destroyed. Some Very aromatic wine with pronounced red cherry flavours, which follow from the vineyards were able to survive by converting nose through the palate with lovely, crisp acidity. A light rounded wine, fruity to table grape or grape juice production. and fresh. A few more continued to provide churches with sacramental wine but most went out 770 Miles Red Zinfandel of business. Ripe red cherry flavours follow from the nose through the palate with flavoursome hints of blackberry. Full-bodied, with subtle, light tannins giving a warm and Prohibition was repealed in 1933, but it took pleasant finish. nearly 30 years for the California wine industry to recover, helped by a new wave of winemakers with a focus on new wine making technologies and an emphasis on quality.

Gold County A watershed moment for the industry occurred in 1976 when several Californian wineries were California’s Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central area invited to participate in a blind tasting event in of the state. The valley is a vast agricultural region drained by the Sacramento Paris. It was to compare the best of California and San Joaquin rivers. Its northern half is referred to as Sacramento Valley and with the best of Bordeaux and Burgundy. In an receives 20 inches of rain annually, yet the southern half known as San Joaquin event known as The Judgement of Paris, Valley is very dry, with semi-arid desert in many places, perfect for cultivating Californian wines shocked the world by the vineyards of Gold County . sweeping the wine competition in both red and white categories.

Gold County Colombard Chardonnay V Our flagship wine, “770 Miles” offers elegance A delicious blend that gives a wine with a soft, off-dry style. Light, fruity and and finesse in stylish presentation. The name is delicate. An aromatic nose of green apples and hints of peach. a reference to the length of the state of California. Yet if the State of California were a country it would be Gold County Zinfandel Blush V the fourth largest Delicate pale pink wine with flavours of summer wine producer in fruits and a hint of sweetness on the finish. the World.

Gold County Cabernet Sauvignon V A smooth medium-bodied wine with a little hint of oak character. Typical blackcurrant nose and palate with a nice length.

Burlesque White Zinfandel V Luscious strawberry ice cream on the nose supported by a bright, berry fruited palate and an off-dry finish.

Burlesque ‘Old Vine’ Zinfandel, Lodi A full bodied zinfandel, packed with damson fruit flavours with a twist of black pepper. Wonderfully balanced 8 with a persistent finish.

California’s Central Valley runs parallel to the Pacific Ocean. It’s a long, mostly flat and incredibly fertile pocket of land nestled between the coastal mountains and the Sierra Nevada range. Symmons & Allen Vintners A Argentina R G

The Mendoza Province is one of Argentina’s most important wine regions, E accounting for nearly two thirds of the country’s entire wine production. Located at the foothills of the Andes in the shadow of Mount Aconcagua, N vineyards are planted at some of the highest altitudes in the world with the average site located 600 - 1,100 metres above sea level. Mendoza has a continental climate and T semi- arid desert conditions. Mountain rivers provide I ample water supplies from melted glaciers in the Andes, and a system of irrigation channels, canals and reservoirs, some dating back to the 16th century, help sustain N viticulture in this semi- arid desert region. A While acreage of Malbec is declining in France, in Argentina the grape is surging and has become a ‘’national variety’’. First introduced to the region in the mid 19th century it is characterised by its deep colour, intense fruity flavours and velvety texture with excellent ageing potential.

Pablo Cortez Chardonnay V Vg A delicious aroma of pineapple, banana and citrus notes with Further North in the Province of Salta lies Cafayate where the just a hint of asparagus. Young and fruity with a persistent finish. Torrontes grape is a local speciality for white wines. It is an aromatic variety, giving medium-bodied dry white wines, Pablo Cortez Malbec V Vg with high alcohol, medium acidity, and pronounced fruity aromas. Vivid red, delicate and harmonious on the nose with hints of berries, plum and cherries. Intense-bodied wine with sweet and round tannins.

Finca Clasica Chardonnay Torrontes V Vg A medium dry white wine, pale yellow in colour with an attractive, fragrant nose of citrus and honey. A fresh, fruity palate.

Finca Clasica Malbec Shiraz V Vg Lively, intense red colour with an aroma of raspberries and plums. The palate is soft and easy with plenty of fruit and a long pleasant finish.

Kawel Malbec A deep and bright reddish-violet colour. A fine and elegant nose that reflects a perfect mix of red fruit and spices. Round with well-structured tannins, with lovely red fruit on the mid palate and a pleasant finish.

Trivento Tribu Viognier Nieto Reserva Malbec V Vg Brilliant yellow with green tinges, pleasant aromas of apricots, A deeply-coloured wine, with great concentration of berry fruits. honey and tropical fruit. Palate of delicious sensations, with a Complex flavours of plums, figs and dried fruit with a smoky vanilla young and fresh finish. character. Aged in French oak for 12 months for added depth and complexity. Trivento Tribu Malbec Delicate and harmonious, the aroma is an abundant union of red Nieto Reserva Merlot V Vg fruit and black pepper. Medium-bodied, with round tannins Intense ruby red colour and complex aromas on the nose with good providing a persistent finish. concentration of fruit, prunes and black pepper. The palate offers well balanced tannins with bursts of blackcurrant jam.

The Province of Mendoza is one of Argentina’s Vinalba Malbec Cabernet Franc Reserva largest and most important wine regions. A complex nose of dark red fruits and spices with incredibly rich redcurrant and blackberry fruit flavours.

Vinalba Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Rich and inviting this Cabernet Sauvignon has blackcurrant flavours with layers of cassis, and toasty vanilla oak. 9

Symmons & Allen Vintners C Despite being politically linked to Spain, Chile's wine history has been most profoundly influenced by French winemaking, H particularly Bordeaux, and the predominant grape varieties Chile reflect that. The signature variety, Carmenère, hails from Bordeaux. However, unlike France and the rest of the wine I making world, Chile has remained phylloxera free and L therefore its vines have remained ungrafted. Envied by The Old World for its low costs, lack of vine pests and E diseases and its dependably dry, warm summers, and by the New World for its plentiful and regular supply of water from the melted snow of the Andes, Chile’s Central Valley enjoys exceptional soil and climate, with high temperature variation between night and day.

More than 4,300 km long and an average of just 177 km wide, Chile is rich in geographic and climatic diversity rarely found in a single country.

Grape vines arrived in the 1500s Rio Roca Sauvignon Blanc V with the Spanish missionaries Pale yellow with green reflections. Plenty of citrus who needed wine to celebrate the on the nose with a touch of vanilla. Catholic mass (around 80% of the population are Catholic). Rio Roca Merlot V Fruity characters of cranberries and cherries, well-balanced with soft tannins and a pleasant finish. Peregrino Chardonnay A bright yellow wine with attractive apple and tropical fruit Rio Roca Rosé V aromas of pineapple and banana. It is a rounded and Strawberry pink with a complex nose of grapefruit, strawberries fulfilling wine with a nice smooth palate. and guava. Crisp and refreshing on the palate. Peregrino Sauvignon Blanc This bright greenish-yellow wine has varietal aromas with gooseberry hints and some delicate citric notes. A refreshing wine with nice acidity.

Peregrino Cabernet Sauvignon An intense dark wine with cassis blackberry and chocolate aromas. It is medium-bodied, harmonic and well-balanced.

Peregrino Merlot With aromas of cherries, pepper and cacao. This elegant full-bodied wine, has hints of chocolate and spice.

Volandas Sauvignon Blanc Volandas Merlot A light coloured wine with a generous gooseberry nose. It has Brilliant ruby red in colour with aromas of cacao and cherries. bright fresh flavours of citrus, apples and peaches and a clean The palate is soft, elegant and rounded with a full body and long balanced finish. finish.

Volandas Chardonnay Volandas Cabernet Sauvignon 100% Chardonnay with a pale yellow colour and fruity aromas of A bright garnet coloured wine with a generous nose with hints apple and papaya. Pleasantly structured and crisp with a hint of of chocolate, plums and vanilla. The flavour is soft and harmonious sweetness on the finish. with medium body and a good finish.

Volandas Cabernet Rosé This full flavoured wine is produced from Cabernet grapes grown in Chile Central Valley. Produced in a rosé style with a fresh Vistamar Brisa Moscato fruity palate. Aromas of flowers, fruits like pear, peach, quince with hints of honey. Sweet, medium-bodied with pleasant acidity.

Adobe Sauvignon Blanc, Casablanca Valley V Vg b Fresh lime zest and green pepper aromas on the nose are carried through to the mineral palate which is alive with crunchy fruit, zest Adobe Merlot (Fairtrade) V Vg b and a long zippy finish. With a bright, deep ruby color, this wine has red-fruit and plum aromas with touches of toast, vanilla and spice. On the palate 10 there is more fruit with a nice tension between the plum and a Adobe Gewurztraminer V Vg b slight leafy flavour. This merlot has great body with good The nose has jasmine tea notes with a touch of lychee. On the balance and silkiness. palate there are bright floral and mineral nuances with a lingeringly spicy and exotic finish. Stunning wine, the Symmons & Allen absolute essence of Gewürztraminer. Vintners C H I

Maule Valle L E Montevista Sauvignon Blanc Crisp and zesty with citrus fruit aromas, the ripe fruit palate is balanced with mineral notes and a zingy finish.

Montevista Sauvignon Blanc Rosé Delightfully crisp with fresh fruity aromas on the nose and a lively mineral finish on the palate.

Montevista Merlot A wine with poise, elegance and restraint. The nose has plenty of ripe and juicy plum, cherry and bramble fruit aromas. The palate has lots of plum, as well as herbal notes and a lovely sappy finish. It is light and has a lovely purity and freshness, with Viña Ventisquero Reserva Pinot Grigio (Rapel Valley) a hint of spice. Pale yellow in colour with fresh citric and tropical aromas such as lime, grapefruit and pear, mingled with soft floral hints. Montevista Carmenere Medium-bodied with a nice balance where the citric and Fresh blueberry fruit with a serious savoury character and touch tropical fruits appear with a mineral finish. of smokiness on the finish. Viña Ventisquero Reserva Chardonnay (Casablanca Valley) An intense golden yellow Chardonnay with tropical fruit aromas. Founded in 1998 by Gonzalo Vial, Viña Ventisquero winery Hints of apricots and peaches on the palate with well-balanced is one of the most modern in Chile yet manages to retain a acidity and a long, citrus finish. ‘boutique’ and innovative outlook.

The winery was built in the Coastal Maipo valley where Viña Ventisquero Reserva Carmenère grapes for the first wines were produced. Three years later (Colchagua Valley) they ventured into Casablanca Valley and the prestigious Deep cherry red with blue hints. The nose is ripe with a blend of Apalta Valley, the source today for Viña Ventisquero’s red fruits, strawberries, cherries and black fruits. Rich structure and premium wines. soft tannin give a well-balanced wine with a long fruity finish.

Viña Ventisquero Reserva Pinot Noir (Casablanca Valley) Deep ruby red with an aroma of cherries, strawberries with a touch of vanilla from the oak which gives a delicate complexity. Good balance, medium body and soft tannin finish.

Viña Ventisquero Reserva Merlot (Maipo Valley) The aromas are complex harmoniously combining a range of diverse aromas such as red fruit, plums and black pepper. This very elegant wine is perfectly balanced with well-rounded and velvety-smooth tannins.

In the late 1990s, Felipe Ibáñez and Jorge Gutiérrez, who had been friends since childhood, founded Viña Anakena in Alto Cachapoal, at the foothills of the Andes Mountains with the Anakena Enco Reserve Sauvignon Blanc goal of crafting elegant, innovative, and distinctly New World (Leyda Valley) wines that reflected their origin and Chile’s potential as a This expressive Sauvignon Blanc presents intense citrus and tropical producer of world-class fine wines. notes that mingle with fresh acidity on the palate and then linger on the finish. Convinced that high quality was synonymous with distinction, they visited the world’s most renowned wine regions to learn Anakena Tama Vineyard Selection Viognier the latest viticultural and enological techniques and bring (Cachapoal Valley) them home to Chile along with most up-to-date technology Golden straw yellow in colour, this Viognier exhibits intense for crafting fine wines. In 1999 they planted their aromas of peaches and pears along with floral notes recalling first vineyard in Alto Cachapoal and built the violets. Fresh and well balanced. Viña Anakena winery, leaving no detail to chance. This outstanding facility is Anakena Enco Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon modern, functional, and (Cachapoal Valley) beautifully finished. The bright ruby red colour sparkles in the glass, and the nose expresses red cherries and plums intermingled with Today, Viña Anakena has 145 notes of raspberry. The smooth and well-rounded palate hectares in Alto Cachapoal, 125 shows a tremendous balance of acidity and tannins, which hectares in Leyda, 43 hectares in lead to a pleasingly long finish. 11 Peumo, the sector of the Cachapoal Valley closest to the coast, and 44 hectares planted in the Colchagua Valley.

Symmons & Allen Vintners The wine regions of South Africa are spread out S over the Western and Northern Cape regions, covering 310 miles west to east and 420 miles O north to south. Within this wide expanse is a South Africa vast range of macroclimate and vineyard soil types influenced by the unique geography U of the area which includes several inland T valleys and mountain chains. Grape varieties in South Africa are known as H Grand Cape cultivar, with many common international Chenin Blanc (Paarl) V Vg varieties developing local synonyms that A fresh, dry Chenin with broad appeal still have a strong tradition of use. displaying classic baked apple and zippy A citrus aromas with soft, delicate apple Chenin Blanc, or Steen as it is known, is the fruit on the palate well balanced most widely planted variety characterised by crisp acidity. by its versatility. Pinotage is the signature F variety for red wines. Grand Cape Rosé It was bred here in 1925 R as a cross between Pinot This delicious cherry pink rosé displays delicate mineral aromas, with hints Noir and Cinsault. It I of cranberries and wild strawberries. The palate has some weight with citrus typically produces deep and almost hoppy aroma, with some slight leafiness. There is a bright, red wines with smoky, fresh, zestiness with moreish acidity, making it perfect food wine. bramble and earthy C flavours. Grand Cape Merlot A Lush, ripe and deep in hue this is plump and sensuous Merlot with flavours of hedgerow fruits and a fine, gently leafy finish.

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Kleindal Chenin Blanc Tropical fruit salad aromas and a zesty fresh palate which is light and easy to drink, with a crisp finish. Located in the heart of the beautiful Robertson Kleindal Muscat Colombard Valley, neatly tucked between the life-sustaining Bouquet Blanc waters of the Breede River and the impressive A semi-sweet, light, fruity and refreshing white wine, Langeberg mountain range, lies Bon Courage made from a blend of various aromatic grape Wine Estate. The stately Cape Dutch homestead varieties. dates back to 1818 and the estate has enjoyed the attention and dedication of three Kleindal Sauvignon Blanc generations of the Bruwer family since 1921. Fresh and lively with delicate aromas of asparagus and freshly cut grass with fruity undertones of granadilla, this The Robertson wine region is renowned for wines of wine offers easy drinking with a long lingering finish. great depth and concentration. Three rivers run through the estate and have, over the Kleindal Ruby Cabernet years deposited a variety of different soil types. Due to A full-bodied red, rich in tannin with dark autumn fruits. this diversification of soil and microclimates, a wide range of grape varietals can thrive in this area.

Kleindal Pinotage Although ‘’tradition’’ plays a big role at the Bon Courage Offering flavours of banana with plums and a touch of Estate, careful but extensive modernisation has allowed vanilla, its long lingering finish is completed by soft Jacques Andre Bruwer and his son Jacques to combine the best Bruwer tannins and flavours of wild berries. traditional methods with those of the modern age.

Bon Courage Gewürztraminer V Vg Bon Courage Shiraz V Vg Typical marmalade orange spiciness and hints of rose petals The bouquet of this wine suggests tremendously ripe on the nose, bursting with fresh, crisp acidity. fruit, reminiscent of spicy plum jam. Ripe, sweet-fruited nose with loads of berry fruit, pepper and vanilla with Bon Courage Unwooded Chardonnay V Vg subtle hints of karoo boss. Smoke and spice develop as Tropical tones with orange peel and melon notes. Citrus flavours the glass stands. Rounded tannins make for very easy come through on the palate, with some lees and lime. drinking. Inkara Shiraz (Bon Courage) Bon Courage Sauvignon Blanc V Vg The fruit comes from selected single vineyards, with only A delicate, fruitful wine in the ‘’new world’’ style. On the nose it handpicked grapes. The Inkara brand is derived from the is loaded with guava and coriander. The upfront acidity adds a names of the winemakers’ three children; Inge, Karli refreshing dimension. The style is crisp and dry with mouth and Andre, a tribute to the fourth generation of Bruwers watering gooseberry and tropical fruit salad flavours. on the estate. A complex amalgam of red berried fruit, 12 chocolate, espresso, mulberry with sweet spice and smoky oak. Round and full, velvety, ripe and fresh. Bon Courage Cabernet Sauvignon V Vg Excellent ageing potential. This complex wine features rich flavours of fresh berries and hints of nut. Ripe plum, strawberry and black cherry notes mingle with vanilla and peppery spice on the nose. Full, rounded on the palate Symmons & Allen with clean toast oak backing, moving into a supple tannin finish. Vintners S O U T False Bay Wild Yeast Chenin Blanc H The long wild yeast ferment provides bready aromas and additional complexity to the wine. Dried herbaceous notes, including fennel and aniseed from the nearby Fynbos, dominate the nose, followed by a creamy lemon character. The palate is reminiscent of the nose, with great textural complexity and more herbal characters. A versatile wine equally well suited to partner lobster and other seafood, risotto or herb roast chicken. A False Bay Pinotage Hints of spice and red fruits on the nose with clean bright, juicy strawberry compote and cream flavours as well as dry F earthy notes on the palate. The wine is well balanced with fine soft tannins and a long dry finish. R

Percheron Shiraz Mourvedre V Vg I Wonderfully lifted perfumed nose with bright fleshy raspberry fruit and a touch of savoury gaminess on the finish. C A

Wines from the Waterkloof Estate emphasise restraint, Since the first vintage elegance and a strong mineral character due to the in 2005 the estate vineyards’ exposed position on the upper slopes of has garnered the famed Schaapenberg Mountain. widespread praise and many awards, High above False Bay the Waterkloof vineyards face producing some of directly onto the Atlantic Ocean at the southern limit of South Africa’s best the Stellenbosch wine region. This very special site with and most sought after its strong maritime influence, steep aspect and unique Sauvignon and Merlot soil profile allows for the production of truly fine wines. based wines. The winemaking and viticultural team led by Werner Engelbrecht follow natural winemaking methods with Wines under the Peacock Ridge label are minimal intervention, including the use of open-top produced from the lower more protected fermenters, whole bunch pressing, wild yeast slopes and are rounder with greater fermentation, extended fermentation periods and generosity and a more forward style. extra lees contact to maximise the terroir character.

Peacock Ridge Merlot (Stellenbosch) Peacock Ridge Shiraz (Stellenbosch) Deep, dense and youthful colour with aromas of cassis, A very drinkable wine with bright red and sour cedar wood, smoke and herbal notes. On the palate the cherries, blueberries, plums as well as earthy dusty notes Peacock Ridge Merlot is elegant and evolved with upfront and sweet spice on the nose. The palate has lots of creamy dark black fruit, a touch of crushed rocks, mocha, liquorice fruit, yet feels light weight, with firm food tannins and a and tar, balanced by fine yet seductive tannins. Weight, lovely sappy finish. Ripe, juicy flavours which are balanced concentration and a long complex finish. by the fresh acidity.

In 2004, Riebeek Valley Wine Partners made history in the valley by launching the first “empowerment initiative”.

Aptly named Partnership Vineyards, this Fairtrade venture has proven to be a model of co-operation and sustainability.

Partnership Fairtrade Sauvignon Blanc Made in a definitive herbaceous style, this Sauvignon Blanc also offers tropical undertones of gooseberries that add fruit to the palate. Well-balanced with zesty acids, every glassful is fresh and crisp.

Partnership Fairtrade Shiraz Riebeek 13 Valley A full-bodied Shiraz with plums and seductive spice flavours on the nose and a velvety palate with a lingering aftertaste of enticing Christmas pudding.

Symmons & Allen Vintners F R Bordeaux A Despite the decline in volumes of wine produced, and N decline in domestic consumption, France still remains the number one producer of wine in the world. It is a proud C nation, with a history of wine-making dating back to the E 6th century BC. It has exported many of its grape varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah (Shiraz), and then been faced with “new” wine producing countries cultivating these grape varieties to produce wines every bit as good as those from France.

Ask a French viticulturalist, or viniculturalist, what makes French wines so special, and he or she will inevitably talk about “terroir”. The notion of Saint-Emilion is one of the principal red wine areas of Bordeaux “terroir”, (for which no acceptable translation exists), links the style of the wines to the specific 130 years of experience and 5 generations locations where the grapes are grown and where the wine is made. of the same family, resulted in The Dulong It is the combination of soil, of geology, of climate, of altitude, of Quality Charter of 1998. For Dulong, it is a orientation, of microbiological activity, and especially of history, that question of working in partnership with the the French maintain cannot be reproduced elsewhere, and why French owners, according to specifications that wines are still the best in the world! make it possible to produce wines whose quality is monitored and that are The other concept which defines French wine is the Appellation representative of their terroir, with an d’Origine Controlee (AOC) system. Appellation rules closely define ongoing focus on increasing quality and which grape varieties and winemaking practices are approved for concern for the environment. classification in each of France's several hundred geographically defined Appellations, which can cover entire regions, individual villages or even The properties in the Dulong Quality Charter specific vineyards. This is being replaced by Appellation d'Origine were among the first to receive the Protégée (AOP), the highest category of wine classification. The wines Sustainable Agriculture Qualification, the which follow all carry AOP status, but cover such a large spectrum of essential themes of which relate to quality and price as to make further investigation essential. traceability, health, occupational safety, soil management, crop protection, hygiene, waste management and environmental conservation. Dulong Sauvignon Blanc Fruity and floral bouquet dominated by exotic fruit and white fruit aromas.

Dulong Marquis d’Alban White Graves A blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc produces a wine both fresh in acidity and with a spicy richness.

Dulong Bordeaux Claret Brilliant and intense with bluish hues. Clear, fruity and vinous bouquet with red fruit aromas. Supple and round on the palate with a fruity finish.

Château Haut-Mouleyre, “The Perfect Location”

Château Haut-Mouleyre is located in the Escoussan commune near the town of Château Haut-Mouleyre Rosé V Cadillac on the right bank of the Garonne. Pale pink with grey glints. Blackcurrant bud aromas. On the The vineyard spreads over the exposed palate, balanced between round and lively white gooseberry south/south-west slopes facing the and peach notes. Garonne so that it gains maximum benefit from grape variety cultivation and good soil drainage. Each vine plot on these slopes Château Haut-Mouleyre Oak Aged Rouge V provides the variety of terroirs that give the A deep garnet red, bright with subtle shades of purple. On the wine its distinctive personality. nose, complex and delicately woody with caramel and liquorice Maturation in oak barrels, and Château flavours. On the palate, a lingering supple wine with hints of bottling, result in wines that are both mocha and vanilla. elegant and complex. 14

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Now owned by Group A Château Lavison Freixenet, the Yvon Mau family have been producing N Intense colour and aromas of fresh, ripe wines across three centuries. fruit. A warm attack leads into good Château Preuillac structure on the palate, making for a very C Combining the quality that authentic wine. results from continuous investment in equipment E Château Preuillac Medoc and vinification, with the Château Lavison A garnet-red colour with deep purplish tints. passion handed down from An intense bouquet with aromas of cooked generations of the same family, the fruit and a hint of vanilla and toast. Elegant wines of Yvon Mau continue to delight on the palate with silky tannins. A long and engage a willing audience. finish, spicy with nice fruity expression.

Vieux Château Négrit St Emilion A harmonious balance of hints of wild strawberries and peppery touches. Well pronounced tannins make way for a fruity aftertaste. Society of Vintners members outside Château de Lavison

Château du Val d’Or Saint Emilion Grand Cru A lovely, brilliant ruby red colour. Very intense, elegant bouquet revealing aromas of fruit and smoke. A rich, concentrated wine with a supple attack leading into pronounced yet ripe tannins. Very good aromatic length.

Jean-Christophe Mau in the vineyards

Château Lavison

Ginestet Classique Medoc V Vg Château Lalande, St Julien V Vg Classy Bordeaux with well knit fruit and lifted aromas of mint. The A wine that possesses all the richness and power that you should palate is smooth and rounded with good body and typical Cabernet expect from a classed St Julien estate but at half the price. Textbook flavours of green pepper, eucalypt and damsons in mid palate, pencil lead, tea chest nose with a well structured palate of intense finished off with the structured backbone you expect of Claret. cassis fruit and fine grained tannins.

Château Mayne-Vieil Fronsac Château La Tour de Mons Cru Bourgeois, Margaux Powerful, concentrated and already well-knit but still youthful. Beautifully lifted violets and blackberry fruit. A complex palate Packed with intense black mulberry flavoured fruit and firm but with hints of mocha, wood smoke, blackcurrent leaf and seductive smooth tannins, the ripe fruit makes this very drinkable now and it tannins. It has a silky mouthfeel, leading to firm chocolate tannins. will continue to develop more complexity.

Clos 56, Pomerol, Domaine Bouyer V Vg This is 100% old vine Merlot from a tiny parcel (0.56 hec) of excep- tional terroir in heart of the Pomerol vineyard. It is inky black with intense, super ripe sweet fruit. Concentrated, rich and very classy with expensive spicy oak, the wine has lots of potential.

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N The French have long held the view that they make the finest wines in the world, and can be slow to recognise the quality of wines produced C Saint Emilion elsewhere, particularly in the New World. Perhaps for this reason, they have lost the dominance that their wines once had in the UK market, as they failed to recognise the emergence of other nations and their ability E to produce consistently good wines for everyday drinking. They have also defended stoutly the classification system, resulting from the 1855 Exposition in Paris, where Napoleon III requested a classification system for France’s best Bordeaux wines which were to be on display for visitors from around the world.

Brokers from the wine industry ranked the wines according to a château's reputation and trading price, which at that time was directly related to quality, and that has given certain Châteaux the right to claim an ongoing position on the top table, regardless of the quality of the vintage on offer.

Nevertheless, there is no disputing that, at their best, French wines remain among the most complex, interesting and enjoyable, and we are delighted to present from our range of Cru Classe wines.

Château Cantemerle Please note we have displayed only a selection of the Cru Classe wines we can offer, chosen from each region. Other wines are available. We will be happy to discuss your wishes and requirements, and will endeavour to source wines on demand.

Saint-Estèphe

Pouillac Saint-Julien Haut-Médoc Margaux Pomerol Bordeaux Saint-Emilion

Sauternes

Hubert de Bouard, owner of Château Angelus

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Symmons & Allen Vintners Château Leoville Barton F R A N C E

Château Yquem

Saint-Estèphe Haut-Médoc

Cos d’Estournel Château Cantemerle

Calon Segur Château Sociando-Mallet

Pauillac Sauternes

Château Latour Château Yquem

Château Mouton Rothschild Saint-Emilion Château Lynch Bages

Château Angelus

Saint-Julien Château Figeac

Château Leoville Barton Pomerol Château Beychevelle Château Petrus Château Talbot Château Bellegrave Margaux

Château Margaux

Château Lascombes

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Symmons & Allen Vintners F Through its very calling, the Rhône valley has always been a privileged right of way between the Mediterranean and northern R Europe or the Atlantic. In the middle ages, Châteauneuf was Rhône renamed Châteauneuf du Pape the day the Popes of Rome chose A the region as a holiday retreat. Rhône vineyards take their personality from an amazing variety of N soils, climates and grape varieties. These three elements lie behind the very specific character of Côtes du Rhône wines, but it is C doubtless the commitment of people that forged the appellation and created genuine personality. E The Rhône Valley is also the oldest wine region in France and dates back to the Roman Times.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape V Les Galets Roules Châteauneuf-du-Pape A sustained garnet red colour, with a bouquet of small red A great youthful mouthful of Châteauneuf fruit and spice. The palate is generous, round and very full. - Provencal garrigue aromas lead to a palate of sweet cherry flavours - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Gigondas V for the modern wine drinker. A wine which is expressive, potent and complex. The bouquet is of dark fruit relayed by spice, liquorice, a few Côtes du Rhône St Michel Bernard hints of scrub and then pleasant woody notes at the end. Clear, bright and garnet coloured with fruity The palate is well-balanced with very present but mellow aromas. Rich and soft to taste, with Victor Bérard (c. 1930) tannins, with the Syrah dominating. well-balanced fruit. Victor Bérard is a negociant Crozes-Hermitage V La Fleur Soltaire' operation based at Romaneche A dark red colour, with an intense bouquet of red fruit Cotes du Rhone Blanc V Thorins, a small town only a accompanied by a few notes of leather and spice. A pretty and delicate nose, with hints of couple of miles east of Fleurie After a keen, mouth-watering attack, the wine is hedgerow flowers. The flavours are nuanced but just outside the suave on the palate with a lingering impression and refined rather than overt, these are not appellation boundaries. of balance. demonstrative grape varieties and need While he is mostly known gentle handling to maintain the delicate for his selection of delicious flavours and freshness. Careful use of oak Beaujolais, these Rhône wines adds texture and vinosity. just serve to affirm his excellent wine selection process. The vineyards of Beaujolais stretch over 21,655 hectares, from Mâcon in the north to Lyon in the south, covering the rolling slopes of the hills of Beaujolais, ranging in altitude Beaujolais from 700 to over 1,000 metres (3,280 feet).

Beaujolais Villages V The “clear juice” Gamay Noir grape variety reigns supreme Consistently clear, bright ruby red in colour. Red berry aromas because it offers an extraordinary range of wines from the mingle with spices. Supple and structured with silky tannins, very fine and aromatic Beaujolais and Beaujolais Villages well-balanced, a lively finish underlying a lingering, fruity wines to the extremely rich and complex Beaujolais crus, aroma. such as Brouilly and Fleurie, each with its own specific character linked to the different terroirs. Domaine Champs du Chêne, Juliénas V This very drinkable red has an appealing sappy character with hints of fresh cherry & pepper on the nose, juicy fruit and a comforting earthiness on the finish.

Brouilly V A sustained ruby red with a bouquet of fine intensity. Red fruits blend with notes of sweet spice. A contrast of vinosity and freshness with lingering mineral notes.

Château de l’Abbaye Vineyards of the Beaujolais Region A monastic holding until the French Revolution, this property bears witness to the influence of religious communities on the Beaujolais wine making industry. The Benedictine monks who La Reine de l'Arenite La Madone Fleurie V came to clear the Fleurie slopes settled there A heady perfume of freshly picked irises and peonies drift above the and founded the Abbey of Saint-Laurent crushed berry fruit nose. The fleshy, luscious, cherry flavours and d’Arpaye around the year 1000. hints of rose are typically vivacious, backed up with a touch of spice and good depth. Attached to the immensely powerful Abbey of Cluny, it was seized by the State at the time Château de l’Abbaye of the Revolution and was gradually broken up. Saint Laurent d’Arpaye Fleurie V 18 Eventually purchased in 1904 by the Quinson The delightful aromas of dark berries, ripe raspberries and peonies family, the property’s value was enhanced by accompanied by hints of white flowers blend on the palate with the construction of the present-day Château. the light tannins.

Symmons & Allen Vintners F Burgundy R A

While Bordeaux is known for its history of commercial success, world-renowned N châteaux, and bold, age-worthy wines, Burgundy elicits a more emotional response from its admirers. Beyond their fabulously complex, delicious taste, there is a C definite sensuality to Burgundian wines. E Furthermore, there are a few key differences between the regions. The first is ownership. While most Châteaux in Bordeaux are owned by single families, most Burgundy vineyards are divided among several owners. Thanks to inheritance laws dating from Napoleon, small vineyards in extreme cases may have as many as a hundred owners. The result is an appellation system of such labyrinthine complexity that even learning how to read a Burgundy wine label can be quite a challenge.

The second key difference is scarcity. Not counting Beaujolais, Burgundy produces only a quarter as much wine as Bordeaux. And since the landholdings are so divided, a typical Burgundy winemaker may produce 500 cases of a given wine, compared with 15,000 for a typical Bordeaux.

The third major difference lies in blending. Where Bordeaux wines are almost exclusively blends, Burgundy wines are just the opposite. A Burgundy red is always Pinot Noir; a white is always Chardonnay. Part of the reason Burgundy wines are so impressive is that they manage to coax such subtlety and complex flavors from a single grape.

Reserve Personelle, Macon Charnay V Paul Delane Chablis Lovely lemony aromas on the nose with rich, ripe fruit and hints of A clean crisp, dry Chablis with a good balance and a well structured honey and apple. The palate is rounded and generous, having lots finish on the palate. of lemon and white stone fruit with hints of minerality and limey freshness. Chablis Elegance Jean Moreau Golden in colour with green highlights. An elegant, complex, well Macon Villages Blanc Bichot developed nose with scents of white blossoms and mild spice Fresh and tasty with a fruity nose and dry palate. Lovely fresh reminiscent of lemongrass and fresh mint. Chardonnay flavours. A light wine from Burgundy. La Colombe Chablis V Macon Villages Rouge Bichot Typical of what decent Chablis should taste like - not a trace of Firm on the palate with a delightful bouquet of soft fruit. oak, pungent and flinty on the nose with a hint of creamy fruit underneath, this gets richer as the mineral characters give way Bourgogne Pinot Noir V to a gently fruity core, and is then cut back by a long juicy bite. A rich purple colour, turning a deeper ruby red with age. A bouquet of red and dark fruits, strawberries, cherries, blackcurrants and La Lotte Chablis V bilberries, develop into cooked prune and pepper. On the palate, Gunflint on the nose with a hint of smoke. The fruit on the palate is the tannins and fruit are set one against the other, with a note of showing signs of a creamy, buttery core but is restrained and soft. corn salad to balance impulsive secondary aromas. Crisp and dry on the finish.

Domaine des Maillettes, Domaine de la Motte Pouilly Fuisse Grande Reserve Chablis Premier Cru Bearoy b A powerful yet very light bodied wine, with an intense palate of La Motte's wine is quite rich and rounded with hints of grilled nutty, bready notes, delicate ripe fruit, hazelnuts, spices, gentle almonds, gentle toasty oak, buttery fruit then classic mineral minerality and hints of lemon and lime on the finish. tones and balancing acidity on the finish.

Vallet Frères, Chassagne Montrachet Meursault Premier Cru 'Les Morgeots' Light yellow in colour with a few green reflections. Hints of yellow Lovely golden in colour with slight caramel on the nose following fruit and flint. The bouquet gives intense and subtle aromas of ripe through with honey and hazelnuts on the palate. Full-bodied with grapes and nut, enhanced by a woody vanilla note with a fabulous great balance, the length is huge! freshness and smoothness on the palate.

Pierre Bourée, Côte de Nuits Villages V Nuits-Saint-Georges V This wine is light and elegant in colour with a characteristic fresh Deep purple reflections add life to a dark cherry colour. The bouquet cherry Pinot perfume and herbal notes. Vibrant and mouthwatering is pleasant, complex and persistent, with blackcurrant and dark fruit red fruit, including pure plum and cherry, appear on the palate, with on a woody and toasty base. A powerful, tannic wine combining pretty notes of fresh picked rose petals. Tannins are light with the smoothness and liveliness with a long lingering finish. real structure in this wine coming from the acidity, which gives the wine potential to age. High toast French oak gives the wine Vallet Freres, Gevrey Chambertin V additional complexity. Bernard Vallet is regarded by many as one of the best wine makers in the village of Gevrey Chambertin. His red wines are traditionally Domaine Berthelemot made (the house of Vallet Frères have been making wines in this style since 1864) and capture the true meaning of the expression Beaune Premier Cru 'Clos des Mouches' V Vg 'terroir'. This is mature Burgundy but still drinking well with typical Situated on the hill between Pommard and Beaune, Clos des woody, mushroom and gamey flavours and a fresh finish. Mouches gained its name from the site's favourable exposition for keeping bees or ‘mouches’ as they are called locally. This gloriously 19 Domiane Clos de la Maison Neuve, St Veran V fruity red offers smoky red berry characters on the nose whilst the Aromas of ginger and baking float out of the glass, together with palate is full-bodied, velvet smooth and spicy with flavours of ripe lemon and a hint of buttery honey. The palate is silky with citrus, black cherries and a touch of earthiness. baked apple, well integrated oak and a lingering finish. Symmons & Allen Vintners F R Regional A N C E Pierre Laca se

Sauvignon Blanc Cabernet Sauvignon A Lively wine with plenty of green and citrus fruit, Abundant flavours of elderberry, bramble, cinnamon in particular green apple and lime flavours, as well and orange zest. Soft, round tannins provide a silky as some refined mineral notes. finish.

Chardonnay Merlot Inviting scent of honey melon, peach and apricot Flavours of strawberry and redcurrent, as well as as well as some floral nuances. hints of walnut and dark chocolate. It is a very harmonious, well-balanced wine. Rosé A well-balanced, dry rosé with a fresh fruitiness. A perfect summer drink.

The Denis Marchais Winery is located in the heart of the Nantais Vineyards at La Sablette De Mouzillon, France.

Their first vineyard in the Clos de la Sablette was created in 1860. Originally only producing the wines of "Loire", Vouvray, Muscadet and Sancerre, Denis Marchais established themselves as a leader in the region. Now a very modern winery, their annual production is almost 3,000,000 cases. Denis Marchais VdP Syrah Rosé Aromas of red berries and slightly spicy and floral. Denis Marchais VdP Chardonnay Soft and round on the palate at first, pleasantly fruity Pale yellow colour with a light golden reflection. in the mouth. Harmonious and pleasantly fresh on the finish. Expressive with notes of nicely ripe white fruit, dry fruit and aromas of vanilla and toast. Fresh, round and full on Denis Marchais VdP Cabernet Sauvignon the palate, with an expressive finish and a return to slightly Intense ruby red in colour. Powerful aromas of ripe fruit and spices. toasted notes. Ample and round at first, becoming long and structured on the finish.

Denis Marchais VdP Sauvignon Blanc Denis Marchais Vdp Merlot A deliciously light, crisp and aromatic wine with fresh, zesty An intense ruby red, powerful and slightly spicy, with notes of ripe fruit flavours and a well-balanced refreshing finish. fruit. Round and full on the attack, with a long and structured finish.

Domaine de la Baume was established two centuries ago by the Prat family in the commune of Servian. The owners built a house full of character, a real Languedoc folly.

The Prat family is famous in the region for having created the Marseillan vermouth, Noilly Prat. The wrought iron letters J and P, representing Joseph Prat, still adorn the entrance to the house and the imposing gateway to the courtyard.

Domaine de la Baume. Domaine de la Baume Vin de Pays d’Oc

Sauvignon Blanc V Viognier V Fragrances of limes, pink grapefruit and asparagus tips. A surprisingly powerful aroma of mandarin zest, fresh apricot This wine captivates with the intensity of its flavours of and candied orange, which continues on the palate, reinforced lime and verbena and the expression of sweet freshness by a characteristic full-bodied taste that develops into a fresh 20 left on the palate. and spicy finale. Chardonnay V Cabernet Sauvignon V A bouquet dominated by white peach, pear and citrus fruits, Potent aromas of freshly ripened dark fruits, blackberries and fresh and harmonious on the palate, with a light complex hint blackcurrants, leading to a dissolved tannin structure on the of mandarin zest on the finish. palate, with a delightfully long and lingering finish Symmons & Allen Vintners F R A N C E

Maison de Vigneron Sec V The 30th vintage of this fresh and very successful house wine from the Côtes de Gascogne. A lovely aromatic nose with zesty citrus and hints of stone fruit and a palate with lots of white nectarine, citrus and creamy characters balanced with a refreshing lemony acidity. Maison de Vigneron Rosé V An enjoyable, easy drinking dry white wine. A vivid pale strawberry pink with aromas of crushed red berries and appealing soft berry flavours, dry yet fruity with some crunchy Maison de Vigneron Demi-Sec V acidity on the finish, this is an easy drinking fresh rosé with A smooth and supple medium-dry white wine produced from quality real character. grapes sourced from Vin de Pays Cotes de Gascogne. The fresh and super aromatic nose has intense nettle and citrus. The palate Maison de Vigneron Rouge V has some weight as well as being soft and approachable, with Instant first impressions are of a classic Rhône red, friendly and stonefruit, hints of citrus and a lasting finish. The flavour is fresh, warming, with ample, spicy, sweet juicy fruit making this a smooth and well balanced. delicious, uncomplicated medium-bodied, soft, fruity and very drinkable red ... yet serious enough to accompany food.

Pasquiers Sauvignon Blanc Pasquiers Grenache Cinsault Rosé V Vermentino V Pale salmon pink with hints of summer meadow flowers, this lush A blend of Sauvignon Blanc and blend has abundant rich berry flavours of Grenache and tangy Vermentino from Southern France. Cinsault. Dry but with an appealing roundness and a fresh finish. Aromatic Sauvignon blends with aromatic Vermentino to give a tangy, Pasquiers Shiraz Viognier V more complete flavour. Exotic fruit Aromas of juicy cherry, plum and blackberry. The palate is succulent aromas are balanced by clean, zingy and spicy with mouthfuls of ripe berry fruit flavours with a touch of fruit, resulting in a wonderfully coffee and spice. aromatic smooth dry white.

La Petite Vigne Viognier Powerful nose of apricots, peach and exotic fruits with fresh, crisp acidity and a well-balanced finish.

Château Tourens Minervois V Intense and complex hints of red berries on the nose. The palate is dominated by its supple and robust structure.

Château Carbonac Corbières V Intense aromas of spices, garrigue, ripe red berries and liquorice. Well-structured on the palate with dissolved tannins that linger Domaine Mas Barrau Cabernet Franc V invitingly. A wine of real character, there is a wild ripeness of sweet scented fruit twinned with an edgy woodland perfume. The palate is long and very rich, with juicy flavours that are counterbalanced and Domaine la Serre Picpoul de Pinet V intertwined with the savoury crunchy rooty character of Its Bouquet is fresh with notes of lemon and grapefruit. Cabernet Franc. Ample and crunchy in the mouth.

Domaine Fiumicicoli Blanc, Corse Sartene b Le Fou Pinot Noir, Pays d'oc V Pale lemon yellow, typically aromatic and elegant Vermentino with Le Fou’ translates as ‘The Madman’, as it has long been thought scents of flowers, lime and stone fruit. The rounded palate opens only a madman would try to produce the perfect Pinot Noir in 21 with creamy lemon curd, rose and summer flowers, a hint of apricot southern France. Obviously fuller than Pinot Noir from Burgundy and ginger. The wine has a stunning mouthfeel and nice mineral with warm, ripe cherry fruit intense and sweet with a savoury twist. tones, providing an excellent structure. Very clean, aromatic, yet Gentle tannins add balance to this smooth, appealing red, rich with silky minerality. perfect if you prefer a riper, fruitier style of Pinot. Symmons & Allen Vintners F La Sablette, near Mouzillon in the Loire. R Loire A Many of the wines featured from the Loire region N come from the negotiant house of Marcel Martin. This small negociant firm is based at La Sablette, a village near Mouzillon in the Loire. Thanks to the Marquis de Goulaine who, finding that visitors C to his 15th century château were not keen on sharing the grounds with tractors and delivery vehicles, decided to move his wine-making operation to the negotiant’s house. Their operation clearly impressed the Marquis, and we hope that their wines will impress you in turn. E Roches Noires Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie V Les Bosquets Vouvray V Yellow colour with slightly golden tints. Expressive aromas with Wildflower honey, grapefruit rind, beeswax flavours with lots of undertones of flowers and exotic fruit marked by a light touch of complexity. A great balance between sweetness and acidity leave vanilla flavour and toast. A round palate with plenty of body, the a beautiful tart, dry finish. aromatic complexity returns with lightly roasted fruit. La Jaglerie Rosé d’Anjou Marcel Martin V Domaine Les Grands Presbytères Tradition Muscadet, Pale pink in colour. A fruity, fresh wine, round and rich on the palate Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie V Vg with long-lasting aromas. A ripe fruity style with not too much pétillance. Crisp, flinty notes with a hint of lime on the nose. The palate has a smooth and creamy La Perclaire Touraine Sauvignon V texture with fresh lemon, and hints of ripe pear and apple along with White in colour. Floral undertones of exotic and citrus fruit and plants. yeasty lees notes. A lovely Muscadet. Its fresh, rich and full-bodied attack renews its slightly exotic fruity effect on the palate. Les Coteaux Tufiers Vouvray Demi-Sec V A delicious off-dry style of Chenin Blanc with stony minerality, fresh Domaine du Pre Semele Sancerre V Vg just-picked walnuts, a hint of lime and a slightly sappy fresh note. The A classic Sancerre with ripe gooseberry fruit and zesty acidity. palate is honeyed with limeflower, apple, ginger and a clean mineral The style is full and round yet fresh and well-balanced. finish. The sweetness is perfectly integrated and balanced, resulting in a refreshing wine with good length. Will cellar brilliantly for as many Les Fondettes Sancerre V as ten years becoming even more concentrated and fine. Pale in colour. Expressive with floral and fruity undertones with a character very typical of a Sauvignon. Pierre-Jean Sauvion, Maison Sauvion’s current oenologist, carried out his first grape harvests in La Rochetais Pouilly Fumé V Cahors, Saint-Émilion and Château Haut-Sarpe. Golden with a subtle shade of green. Rich and powerful with floral With his oenologist’s diploma in his pocket, he and fruity aromas, which linger on the palate. travelled abroad to widen his knowledge. Pierre-Jean pays particular attention to Les Ombelles Pouilly Fumé V supervising fermentation and maceration for Light yellow with green reflections, an expressive nose, dry fruity the production of easy drinking wines. and elegant. Pierre-Jean Sauvion Dilection Chinon Sauvion A full-bodied and warm attack from the Cabernet Franc grape that brings vanilla, liquorice and roasted almond flavours.

Alsace 50 million years ago, the Vosges and the Black Forest still formed one single moun- tain range. A succession of tectonic events and the subsidence of the central part of this mountain range created a wide plain bordered by the river Rhine. Cuvée Michel Leon Gewürtztraminer Over this plain the Rhine scattered huge deposits of gravel. These bare details go to Yellow with gold tints. The nose is powerful and explain the enormous diversity of soils in the vineyards, mainly distributed on the intense with mango and rose undertones. slopes that mark the area of fracture between the mountain range that remained Pleasingly round on the palate. and the area of subsidence.

Cuvée Michel Leon Riesling Pruning is by the traditional Alsace cane-bending system. Almost all the rows are Golden yellow, fresh and fruity with undertones grassed over in order to provide complete protection for the vines. This avoids of exotic and citrus fruit and limes. A structured, having to use products that are harmful to useful creatures (ladybirds, lacewings, etc). lively and balanced wine with very delicate aromas. Grape-picking usually takes place from the end of September to mid Turckheim October, or even after that if the harvest is late. Cave Tradition Pinot Gris V Vg A lovely perfumed nose with fine floral aromas From the heart of Alsace, we are mixed with a hint of honey and spice; quite pleased to bring you our range of full and rich, lightly smoky honeysuckle Cuvée Michel Leon wines, a perfume with smooth but dry(ish) finish. discriminatory selection ensuring excellent examples of each type. Turckheim Sylvaner Vielles Vignes V Vg A lightly spiced and mellow nose Alsace marks the end of the grape harvest characterised by the perfume of the with a host of festivals in October, making it 22 acacia wood with a rich, weighty yet the perfect time to visit the vineyards and refreshing palate and long zesty villages along France's famous wine route. lemon finish.

Vineyards overlooking Turckheim village, Alsace. Symmons & Allen Vintners German wines have come a long way since the 1970’s and 1980’s. In G those days, the German Wine Law of 1971 dictated that wine quality would be measured by a device known as a refractometer, which E Germany determined the sugar content of the grapes. The higher the content, the better the quality of the wine! R Liebfraumilch The result was a steady invasion of German vineyards by vine varieties Light yellow in colour with a typical Müller-Thurgau nose. specially bred to provide super-ripe grapes, led by the much-mocked, M Elegant, semi sweet and easy drinking. but highly commercial, Liebfraumilch. The major casualty was the difficult-to-ripen Riesling vine, Germany's A Niersteiner Gutes Domtal Over 200 years ago the Schmitt greatest asset. Riesling, grown on the steep, slatey banks of the river Mosel is the epitome Mild, subtle, light and medium-bodied. ancestors settled in the small village N of Longuich, located along the Mosel of traditional German wine: aromatic, delicate, River, and began managing long-lived, and unlike any wine made Y Schmitt Söhne Riesling vineyards and anywhere else in the world! A zingy clean Riesling with good acidity producing and balance. wine. German wine labels have not conformed to the • drive for commerciality, and remain a mystery to Schmitt Söhne Piesporter all but the serious wine student. To simplify, we A delicate, light and fruity Moselle wine. can break the label down into three things - grape A variety, quality level and region. U Most German wines are made from single grape varieties, specified on the label, with Riesling being by far the dominant grape variety. S Austria T R The Sepp Moser estate was founded by the famous Austrian Sepp Grüner Veltliner V Vg b wine producing pioneer, Lenz Moser. Lenz Moser's son, Sepp Pale lemon yellow, this wine has a Moser, began operating under his own name in 1987 and touch of honey on the nose. I handed over the direction of this family-owned estate to The palate has flavours of bright lime, his own son Nikolaus in the year 2000. lemon and grapefruit with steely A minerality and refreshing acidity. The Sepp Moser estate The Sepp Moser estate comprises 50 acres of vineyards The wine has a in two prominent wine regions; Kremstal (22 ha) and All Sepp Moser surprisingly weighty • Neusiedlersee (28 ha). In the Kremstal, Nikolaus produces an international range of wines have been texture and a varieties as well as the ever more important local varieties of Gruner Veltliner and organic (and all mouthwatering E Riesling. The reds are produced on the gravelly soils of the warm southern estate wines finish. Neusiederslee village of Apetlon. biodynamic) N since 2007. G L England A

England has a small, but underestimated, N wine growing industry. The realities of climate Lebanon and latitude mean that it is unlikely to ever D rival established wine producing nations. Lebanon is among the oldest sites of wine However, the fact is that although the production in the world. The Israelite • grapevine is most productive in sunnier, hotter prophet Hosea (780–725 B.C.) is said to have climates, it produces wine of the very highest quality where urged his followers to return to Yahweh so it is at the very margin of its existence, namely England. that “they will blossom as the vine, [and] L their fragrance will be like the wine of “Chapel Down continues to win Lebanon”. E Chapel Down awards for outstanding wines.” Musar Jeune B Bacchus English Rosé Intense ruby colour with aromas of cherries, Tropical fruit characters on the Ripe Pinot Noir grapes are the magic blackcurrants and blueberries. Soft and lush A palate. Excellent weight from ripe ingredient in this vibrant, red cherry on the palate, offering notes of violets, fruit and crisp acidity make this scented rose. With a blend of subtle spice, mature dark fruit and N classic English Bacchus perfect macerated red fruit nuances, like a classic savoury gamey notes. for summer. summer pudding, this is a joyous wine that delivers a lick of O Chardonnay fruitiness on the finish. Château Musar Made in an unoaked style to show This wine shows plenty of energy, red fruit, N the purity of the fruit, the nose is Vintage Reserve Brut plum spice and forest floor character on the tight and focussed but has apple, A very approachable style of fizz. nose with exotic hints of cedar and liquorice, pear and citrus aromas along with a Pale lemon in colour. The nose has all of which are beautifully complemented classic flintiness. The palate is notes of red apple, lemon grass and by the sweet, fruity palate, delicious textural, with good weight and fresh bread. A finely structured savoury notes and soft tannins. 23 concentration, clean juicy fruit, wine with flavours of fresh citrus, steely acidity and a long mineral quince and hints of strawberry and finish. brioche on the finish.

Symmons & Allen Vintners I Puglia, Italy T Italy A

L Italy is the world’s second largest wine producer, comprising 20 separate wine regions running right down the length Y of the country. This leads to a diversity of climate and terrain capable of producing wines of extraordinary subtlety and depth, as well as some wines that might generously be classified as easy-drinking!

Our selection of Italian wines is designed to fit on any wine list, but with the emphasis on quality throughout the range. The involvement of successive generations of families in the viticulture and viniculture of the wines below is a determining factor in ensuring the consistency and quality of the wines on offer.

Ever since the 1920’s, the history of the Pasqua company has been entwined with that of the family.

It was then that Nicola, the oldest of the Pasqua brothers, moved to Verona from Trani in Puglia, where the rest of the family lived. His intention was to pursue the activity in which the family was involved, opening up a shop for the sale of wines in bulk and by the glass.

Nicola’s success with importing Puglian wines soon allowed his younger brothers, Riccardo, Natale and Umberto to also move to Verona.

Nearly 100 years later, the third generation of the Pasqua family assures the continuity of the family company, with the new headquarters and winery built in 2007, from where these fabulous wines come.

- The Pasqua Family - The first generation of the Pasqua Family is the signature and seal San Giorgio Pinot Grigio of the most precious bottles, enshrining all the family’s culture and winemaking tradition: top Veneto wines chosen and Green pear and apple aromas combine to make this interpreted by Pasqua’s third generation. A perfect union medium-bodied, fresh wine. of modern style and age-old tradition.

San Giorgio Pinot Grigio Rosé Famiglia Pasqua Soave DOC Clean and dry with soft red fruit. Wine of good structure Perfumes of golden apple and apricot, with sweet notes with real floral notes and hints of apricot and pear. of flowers. Balanced on the palate with an aftertaste of almond which is characteristic of the Garganega variety.

San Giorgio Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Famiglia Pasqua Passimento Rosso Deep ruby-red coloured wine of excellent structure, Deep ruby red in colour. The nose has intense aromas of red harmonious and a little tannic. berries with hints of spices. The palate is balanced with velvety tannins, and it has a soft and round finish.

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Symmons & Allen Vintners Casa Vinicola Botter s.p.a. began in 1928 founded by Carlo Botter. It is a market I leader for the sale and export of Veneto and Italian wines. At the end of the 90’s the third generation joined the company; Luca, Annalisa and Alessandro. T The family wine estate was re-structured, old vines were removed and new ones planted. A new A production facility and barrel cellar were built, and the old farmhouse was restored and adapted. L Today, over 90 employees work to produce the wines that we are delighted to offer from the Y house of Botter.

Annalisa, Luca & Alessandro Botter. •

Arcano Pinot Grigio From the sunny hills of the Veneto region, fragrant fresh and crisp with notes of tropical fruits. S Arcano Pinot Grigio Rosé Gavi 'Conchetta' V Vg I Elegant and lasting, fruity bouquet. Rich and well-balanced A gently aromatic, dry white with green apple, lime and herbaceous on the palate. characters, typical of the local Cortese grape. Lightly herbal and C savoury notes combine with the fruit flavours to give a textured Cortestrada Pinot Grigio Garganega V Vg palate. I A straw-coloured wine from the Veneto region with an ample, lasting, fruity bouquet. The palate is dry, soft and well-balanced, Gavi del Comune di Gavi 'Nuovo Quadro' V Vg due to its full body. An enticing nose of white peach and pear with hints of fresh lime L and gooseberry. Fresh and light zesty citrus notes and crisp acidity Cortestrada Rosato V Vg lift a textured, medium-bodied palate. Y Light rosé colour. The elegant bouquet has intense notes of acacia flowers. Dry, soft and well-balanced on the palate; round and Il Caggio Pinot Grigio full-bodied structure. Bursting with tropical fruit flavours, this wine is fresh and lively with a long, dry finish. It has more body than most Pinot Grigio. Cortestrada Sangiovese V Vg A supple, juicy wine from the Emilia Romagna region. Ripe, red Il Caggio Chianti fruit on the palate and soft tannins with a lasting finish. This medium-bodied, aromatic wine is true red in colour. Sour red cherries on the palate are complemented well by leafy aromas Peter Zemmer Pinot Grigio Alto Adige DOC V Vg and an earthy smokiness. Aromatic, floral, with notes of ripe fruit (pear, melon) and slightly spicy, mineral note. Fruity and full bodies with the right degree of acidity Diavoletto Sangiovese di Toscana V that enhances its freshness. A hint of sweet fruit develops into a medium to full-bodied palate with supple tannins and juicy fruit balanced by warm spice and Peter Zemmer Pinot Noir Alto Adige DOC V Vg pepper notes on the finish. A ruby to garnet red wine with great balance. Velvety, elegant, with clear fruity accents of berries and cherries. Araldica Barolo Fiori A complex nose combining plum, mulberry, ripe strawberry and Montresor Soave Classico leather with delicate floral and violet notes, plus hints of vanilla An excellent example of good quality Soave, fresh and lightly fruity and spice. Tannins are firm and pleasingly supported with plump with delicate floral aromas of honeysuckle, elderflower and a hint of fruit and a round silky texture, giving a good lengthy finish. vanilla. Crisp and refreshing on the palate with good depth of lemony fruit, lively acidity and a dry, lightly nutty finish. Amarone Rosso Valpolicella Amarone is a traditional and unique method of wine-making, crafted Monte Schiavo Verdicchio V Vg only from Valpolicella-grown grapes which are dried on racks and Fresh, zesty, citrus aromas (touch of lemon meringue pie) with hints of then pressed and fermented. Deep garnet red colour, tending to nut and stone fruit. Palate begins with a simple citrus which extends to orange. Intense and characteristic bouquet. Full-bodied, white stone fruit and a rounded nutty finish. . harmonious taste with a bitter aftertaste.

La Gondola Pinot Grigio IGT delle Venezie Boccantino Primitivo del Salento Straw yellow, delicately floral with melon aromas. A dry and full wine Intense, ruby red, soft, full-bodied, with a great personality. with a crisp finish. Excellent as an aperitif and perfect with a light starter, seafood and shellfish. Sicily

Boccantino Shiraz Nero d'Avola Intense ruby red with notes of vanilla, Intense and full-bodied.

Paolini Grillo This wine offers a bright straw-yellow colour and notes of almond, pears and green apple on the nose. On the palate, it is refreshing with lively acidity and brimming with citrus flavours. 25

Paolini Nero d' Avola A ripe and concentrated wine, offering supple flavours of wild strawberries and cherries. Symmons & Allen Vintners S P Spain A I Perhaps surprisingly, Spain has more hectares of land under vine than any other country, but ranks only third in terms of wine production after France N and Italy, due to its low yields and wide spacing of vineyards on often unfertile ground.

But if it had a reputation for inconsistent wines, based largely on a varying climate due to its large geographical spread, and an equally widespread ownership and production, Spain has shaken off that San Vicente de la Sonsierra village overlooking mantle. Investment and ambition in vineyard and vineyards in La Rioja region of Northern Spain. winery are resulting in more and more rich – often highly alcoholic – spicy reds that are finding increasing favour among international consumers weaned on ripe New World wines.

Spanish wines are often labelled according to the amount of ageing the wine has received, specifically in oak barrels.

Rioja The grape varieties, combined with the climate, the soil and the wine growing practices derived from a constant and Señorial Tinto V Vg intimate contact with nature, give Rioja wines their special Made from the Tempranillo grape, but with a touch of Garnacha. character, unique and inimitable. Shiny dark crimson in colour with violet hues. Structured, rounded and balanced on the palate. Very pleasant to drink. Coto Mayor Blanco From the early harvesting of the grapes to the final step of bottling, Señorial Tinto Rioja Reserva V Vg the utmost care is taken to preserve the characteristic aromas of the Viura grape, hay, citrus notes, green apples. Possessing a pleasant Reserva red wines are aged for at least 3 years with at least 1 year acidity which combines perfectly with an exquisite aftertaste of in oak.A beautiful well-balanced wine, oak aged with delicate fruit and flowers. aromas of cherries and chocolate, with wonderfully rounded tannins. Complex, with many touches. Coto Mayor Rosado Los Vinateros Rioja Crianza Like rioja, made from the Tempranilo grape. Rich in aromas of strawberries and raspberries, with some violet and petals. Cherry fruit, with pleasing vanilla and coconut overtones.

Artesa Rioja Coto Mayor Crianza b Crianza red wines are aged for 2 years with at least 6 months in oak. Fresh redcurrant and cherry characters combine with juicy bramble Pure Tempranillo, this wine is well rounded and complex. and a hint of black pepper - a classic Rioja. Full-bodied, round and supple. Strawberries and vanilla on the nose with lovely smooth fruit on the palate. Artesa Rioja Crianza A forward and attractive modern style of Crianza with perfectly Vega del Rayo Reserva V Vg integrated and expressive plum and juicy blackfruit aromas, complemented by spicy vanilla oak. Medium-bodied on the An intense wine, classically designed and crafted. Fruit perfumes palate, with more red and black fruits, vanilla and spice, building of ripe red berries with oak, raisin and savoury aromas. The palate has more red fruit, as well as spice and liquorice, which builds on to a savoury white pepper finish, with light tannins. the finish. Silky and ample on the palate.

Bodegas Navajas A family winery originally founded in 1918 as Bodegas Arjona and situated in the village of Navarrete. In 1983 the Navajas family become the sole stockholders, changing its name to Bodegas Navajas. The year 2000 was a turning point in the Bodega’s history when they invested in enlarging and improving the winery and cellars with a new barrel-ageing area and new modern facilities equipped with state-of-the-art technology.

Blanco Crianza Rioja Reserva Crianza whites and rosés must be aged for at least 1 year with at Hand-picked in the first fortnight of October. Ruby red and with least 6 months in oak. Made entirely from the Viura grape, this wine medium depth. Finely balanced with a lovely bouquet, where both is delicate, intriguing and fresh on the palate, yet warm and ripe. ripe fruit and spicy and herbal aromas can be appreciated. Fleshy and broad on the palate, with a very expressive and elegant finish Rosado Crianza and a long, serene aftertaste. A blend of Tempranillo and Viura. Pale salmon pink in colour due to its ageing in oak barrels. Delicate stewed and ripe fruit aromas with Rioja Gran Reserva floral hints, in harmony with the spice and vanilla contributed by the Gran Reserva wines typically appear in above average vintages with barrel. the red wines requiring at least 5 years ageing, 18 months of which in oak and a minimum of 36 months in the bottle. Made mainly 26 Tinto Crianza from the Tempranillo grape, but with some Graciano and a hint of Made mainly from the Tempranillo grape, but with some Mazuelo. Mazuelo, this wine comes from the oldest vineyards, pruned in the Morello cherry red with violet highlights, and a good balance in traditional style. Ruby-red with a medium intensity, complex with aroma between the liveliness and fruitiness of the dominant variety aromas typical of the varieties used; ripe red fruit, liquorice, and and that contributed by the oak. Broad on the palate with soft but those given off by oak; herbal, cinnamon and pepper. Rounded, well structured tannins, rounded, long, with fine and pleasant finish. silky and broad, but vigorous and robust at the same time. Symmons & Allen Vintners S P A I Los Monteros is a range of wines with great personality that come from N old vineyards in South East Spain, where the vines produce only small quantities of grapes but of great quality and concentration.

The ‘Monteros’ were noblemen who protected and accompanied the King during his hunting parties in the mountains, they are Identified by a badge of natural cork, sewn on the chest of the uniform. Valencia

Los Monteros Blanco Bright yellow with green tinges, Very intense and complex with a wide range of exotic fruit aromas (lychees, passion fruit), floral tones with a mineral touch. Rich and aromatic, smooth and fresh with a long finish. This white wine is very aromatic with a great personality from Viura and Muscat grapes.

Los Monteros Tinto Joven Deep cherry red, intense, fruity with spicy tones from the Monastrell grape. Full-bodied, with a long finish.

Los Monteros Crianza Dark red with light earthy tones, intense, complex and elegant. Full-bodied, smooth, with a very long finish.

Los Monteros Reserva Ruby red with earthy tones. Mature and smooth, with elegant aromas of fruit compote, vanilla, tobacco and chocolate. Full, smooth and long lasting.

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El Tesoro Verdejo (Castilla Leon) V Vg Borsao Garnacha (Campo de Borja) V Aromas of tropical fruit with hints of citrus. The palate has lots of Full bodied wine with pleasant tannin in perfect harmony passion fruit and guava with great texture and an intensely tangy with its acidity. citrus finish. The wine has a balance of ripeness and creaminess. Fuenteseca Macabeo b El Tesero Monastrell Shiraz (Jumilla) Sauvignon Blanc (Utiel-Requena) V Vg Deep cherry red in colour. A ripe, open nose of plums and Lightly aromatic, with white peach and jasmine on the nose, as blackberries, with sweet herbs. Warm and spicy on the palate well as delicate herbaceous, citrus notes. The palate is textured with with crunchy black fruit and a touch of pepper - all backed by fresh and zesty citrus fruit acidity, mineral notes and a clean, crisp sweet, ripe, and supple tannins. finish.

Honoro Vera Monastrell (Jumilla) b Vega Clara 'Mario' (Ribero del Duero) Wild red berry aromas mingle with warm, spicy red fruit characters. Aromas of red berries along with ripe cherries weave together Elegant and balanced with good concentration of juicy, lifted, ripe red with spices aromas such as clove, sweet pepper and smoky aromas and black fruit flavours. Spice and fine tannins complete the finish. coming from the barrels. On the palate, Mario is powerful and strong although silky and gentle. Very smooth and elegant tannins, creamy, balanced with a long aftertaste.

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Symmons & Allen Vintners P O Known obviously for its Portugal production of Port, Portugal lags somewhat behind in the effort to R export its wines. For years it has T Coreto White been happy for its wines to be Medium-bodied with a fresh, lively character, shows good appley consumed within its own fruit flavours balanced by delicious lemony acidity. borders, and the wines have U reflected national rather than Coreto Red global appeal. G Full-bodied and dry, this wine has a delicious full flavour of berry This may be changing, however, as fruits, cherry and black grape. Well-balanced with smooth, ripe Portugal looks to expand its sales fruit and a youthful freshness. A abroad. To that effect, we bring you a range of Portuguese wines that L Coreto Rosé could find a place on most wine Strawberries predominate in this refreshingly fruity wine. lists.

Vinho Verde Vinhas Altas White The rich, vibrant, terraced slopes of the Douro • Attractive peach and citrus fruits with floral and tropical fruit valley, Portugal’s main wine making region. nuances. Young and fresh and persistent in the mouth.

Vinho Verde Vinhas Altas Rosé Caves Velhas Solo Reserva Touriga Nacional (Dao) D Very fresh and pleasant with well-marked notes Violet aromas with rich dark fruits and toasted oak with a spicy of sweet strawberry. Fruity on the palate with a slight crisp finish. backbone. Ripe blackberry flavours mingle with touches of spice E with a smooth, rounded and well balanced finish. Topazio Douro DOC Reserva (Douro) S Elegant aromas of cherry and mulberry with a hint of vanilla. Alianca Bairrada Reserva (Bairrada) On the palate it is fruity and smooth with a long, fresh Aromas of ripe berry and plum fruits. The palate is medium-bodied S harmonious and complex finish. with supple tannins, dark fruit and warming spicy characters. E R T Dessert Wines W Sweet wines are made all over the world using a I complicated viticultural process. Grapes are left on the vine long after the standard harvest time causing them to Brown Brothers N shrivel up. If the perfect climatic conditions prevail, they develop Noble Rot or Botrytis. At this stage the grapes Orange Muscat & Flora (Australia) 37.5cl E have very concentrated sugar levels and the resulting Orange Muscat and Flora is a blend unique to Brown Brothers. wines are lusciously sweet. Orange Muscat forms the backbone of the blend, providing aromas of orange blossom to the nose and a fresh citrus hint to the palate, S while the Flora contributes colour, texture and mouthfeel. Fresh Vistamar Late Harvest Moscatel (Chile) 37.5cl and tangy with a zesty, long, balanced finish. Great aromatic intensity, with hints of white flowers, white peaches, apricots and quinces. In the mouth it is silky, juicy Ginestet Classique Sauternes (France) 50cl V Vg and fresh. Its flavour is reminiscent of recently picked grapes, A classic botrytis noble nose; rich in honey and sweet floral tones blended with figs and dried peaches. with hints of citrus marmalade. The palate is rich and smooth with similar sweet floral and honeyed apricot flavours but with a faintly Domaine de Grange Neuve citrus note in the finish which makes it very moreish. Monbazillac (France) 50cl V Vg A fabulous dessert wine, sweet and luscious with a great Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Petale d'Or (France) backbone of fine acidity for a clean finish. The nose is fresh 37.5cl with classic botrytis marmalade and ripe nectarine flavours. Luminous gold in colour, with a rich, heady nose of peach, nectarine On the palate, rich honey and toffee notes finish with a and white flowers. The palate is lusciously sweet with honey and twist of bitter orange zest. citrus fruit.

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