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Rose

2004 Ch. De Pic, Belle de Nuit, Bordeaux Reserve
A lovely new arrival to our range – the wines from Chateau de Pic are fresh and vibrant.
Offer Price: $135
Usual Price: $158

2004 Le Rose du Ch. Haut-Bailly
First tasted at the Chateau earlier this summer, and never in commercial production before. This elegant, very stylish Rose is a knockout.
Offer Price: $186
Usual Price: $218

White

2004 Ch. De Pic, Bordeaux Blanc
This balanced Bordeaux Sauvignon Semillon blend is herbaceous and crisp.
Offer Price: $135
Usual Price: $158

1999 Esprit de Chevalier, Blanc Pessac-Leognan
A second wine from one of the finest producers of dry white Graves. A little bottle age has added a honeyed note but the core remains fresh, balanced and vital.
Offer Price: $252
Usual Price: $295

2000 Pinot Gris, Muhlforst, Domaine Mittnacht Fr?res
Intense rich minerally spicy fruit, dry, medium bodied, palate shows wonderful texture of rich succulent citric honeyed fruit. Excellent with 5 yrs ahead of it.
Offer Price: $204
Usual Price: $240

1998 Savona Chardonnay, St. Helena
The fresh citrus and apple aromas, toasty, buttery flavours and a rich, complex texture are enhanced by a partial malolactic fermentation.
Offer Price: $135
Usual Price: $157

2001 Chardonnay, Santa Barbara, Au Bon Climat
“Fragrant, with a pretty core of ripe pear and nectarine, along with a touch of cream and spice, finishing with a clean aftertaste.” 87 points, Wine Spectator, July 2004
Offer Price: $320
Usual Price: $375

2001 Chardonnay, Sanford & Benedict, Au Bon Climat
Jim’s Chardonnay does not see any new oak so that the fruit can express itself in balanced form with a fine mineral finish.
Offer Price: $329
Usual Price: $385

2003 Firestick Chardonnay
Youthful and vibrant, Firestick Chardonnay is an appealing contemporary wine packed with melon, fig and citrus aromas and flavours enhanced by gentle maturation in French oak. With abundant mouth filling varieties flavours this Chardonnay was matured for a short period in French oak and is designed for rewarding drinking upon release. Fantastic value. (87 points, Wine Spectator, April 2003)
Offer Price: $117
Usual Price: $138

2003 L’Expatrie Semillon, The Colonial Estate, Barossa Valley
The old-vine Semillon from Australia is legendary - bright yellow and sizable, made from vines planted by Silesian immigrants at the beginning of the last century before any other variety became fashionable. The grapes are handpicked from vineyards in the Eden and Barossa Valleys, into shallow trays and soft pressed as whole bunches to capture fruitiness.
Offer Price: $288
Usual Price: $338

2004 Pinot Gris, Bodega Lurton
Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio is usually delicately fragrant and mildly floral with lightly lemon-citrus flavors. Depending upon ripeness at harvest and vinification technique, Pinot Gris can be tangy and light, or quite rich, round and full bodied. Made in an appropriate style, it is one dry white wine that may even age well.
Offer Price: $117
Usual Price: $138

2004 Chardonnay, Bodega Lurton
Jacques & Fran?ois Lurton started producing wine in Argentina in 1992 and now have extensive holding in the Mendoza region, which is where 90% of quality wine is produced. Mendoza is situated on a plateau in the foothills of the Andes and ranges in altitude from around 450 metres to 1200 metres above sea level. Chardonnay grapes are grown at the higher altitudes, as the temperature is cooler which consequently lengthens the ripening process.
Offer Price: $117
Usual Price: $138

2004 Alana Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Martinborough
Nothing subtle about the aromas on this one! It bursts with aromas of lime, gooseberry and passionfruit. Trademark characters for top end Marlborough Sauvignon. But what sets this Sauvignon apart is the length and intensity of flavour on the palate. Elegantly poised with regard to the fruit/acid balance, yet with generous palate weight to accompany full flavoured dishes. Cellar potential - Enjoy now or over the next three years.
Offer Price: $183
Usual Price: $215

2002 Alana Estate Chardonnay, Martinborough
Bright straw yellow. A bouquet of stonefruit, figs and cashews. Balanced by butterscotch and restrained sweet vanilla, nectarines melons and nuts fill a rich full palate. Finishing crisp and clean. Will benefit from careful cellaring 1-5 years.
Offer Price: $200
Usual Price: $235

2004 Isabel Estate Pinot Gris, Marlborough
With its earthy hues, the Isabel Estate Pinot Noir has black cherry and cinnamon spice on the nose. The typical pinot forest floor comes through finishing with mushroom and chocolate. The palate is supple and fleshy upfront. Dusty tannins make this wine very approachable now, however, given time it will develop complexity and further integration.
Offer Price: $200
Usual Price: $235

2003 Isabel Estate Chardonnay, Marlborough
This untypical Chardonnay has lifted aromas of perfumed tropical fruit, mineral lemon peel, white peach and almonds, massive depth of fruit, elegant floral flavours, honey smooth, creamy palate. The sweet ripe fruit is balanced by a well-integrated acidity and fine oak giving a seamless complexity. The wine is delightful drinking immediately, but will gain more fruit weight and complexity as the years go by. This is an interesting wine with full expressive flavours and a mouth filling presence, which is versatile with many dishes – particularly creamy seafood chowder.
Offer Price: $222
Usual Price: $260

Red

2002 Ch. De Pic, Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux
55% Merlot - 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc.
Totally de-stemmed harvest. Classical Bordeaux wine making in stainless steel vats. Fermentation and maceration at high temperature for 3 to 4 weeks. Maturing in stainless steel vats. The wine in bottled about 18 months after the harvest. We want this wine to be easy to drink and within 5 years. It is normally soft and round.
Offer Price: $135
Usual Price: $158

1996 La Dame de Montrose, St. Est?phe
“Very good fruit, but slightly simple. Medium-bodied and fruity, with berry and cherry character and an underlying earthiness. Velvety texture. Delicious. Second label of Ch?teau Montrose. Best after 1999.” 87 points, Wine Spectator
Offer Price: $434
Usual Price: $508

1999 Ch. Beausejour-Becot, St. Emilion
“Interesting aromas of brown sugar and berries, with hints of plums. Medium-bodied, with silky tannins and a fresh, fruity, minerally finish. “ Wine Spectator
Offer Price: $590
Usual Price: $690

1988 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Baron, Pauillac, 2eme Cru (Half-bottles)
“A muscular, fleshy, full-throttle Bordeaux, packed with plum, currant and anise flavors. Perhaps a bit hot on the finish but generous and concentrated, with nicely integrated tannins; balanced overall for the long haul. Give it until at least 1999 to 2005 for optimum enjoyment. 14,000 cases made. “ 95 points, Wine Spectator, March 1991
Offer Price: $683
Usual Price: $799

1990 Ch. Mouton-Rothschild, Pauillac, 1er Cru
In its description of the 1990, the Chateau remarked that it was a year of ‘bonne qualite et production assez elevee. The wine possesses a superb colour and a rich almost leathery bouquet. Rich, complete and harmonious on the palate and with a long life ahead of it. (97 points, Wine Spectator, June 2001)
Offer Price: $2,675
Usual Price: $3,129

1988 Ch. Mouton-Rothschild, Pauillac, 1er Cru
With a phenomenal bouquet of exotic spices, coffee and intense blackcurrant, and a firm but incredibly ripe palate of great class, this Mouton clearly has few peers amongst the 1988 crop. The famous Baron Philippe de Rothschild died in January of this year, and this highly underrated wine is a fitting testament. (98 points, Wine Spectator, Nov 1998)
Offer Price: $3,193
Usual Price: $3,734

Ch. Lafleur Mixed Case
(This includes 1994-2001 Ch. Lafleur, Promerol & 1998-2001 Pensees de Lafleur)
Offer Price: $43,800

2003 Hautes Cotes de Nuits, Domaine Bertagna
“Dark berries, flowers, black pepper, and spices are found in the nose of the 2003 Bourgogne-Hautes Cotes de Nuits. Medium-bodied and satin-textured, this fresh black cherry and blackberry-flavored effort reveals excellent mouth-feel, an expressive, almost zesty character, and a note of rusticity in the finish. Aged half in barrel and half in tank, it was bottled without being subjected to fining or filtration. Drink it over the next 4-5 years.” Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, August 2005
Offer Price: $255
Usual Price: $299

1996 Nuits St.Georges, Clos de la Marechale, Dom. Faiveley (Half-bottles)
Creamy, black cherry flavours are supported by muscular tannins with sweet, toasty new oak nuances. As you might expect for a vineyard that borders Corton, this is head and shoulders above most Nuits and has been mistaken for a Grand Cru wine. It is also sturdy enough to stand up to game dishes.
Offer Price: $333
Usual Price: $390

1998 Nuits-St. Georges, Maison Bertrand Ambroise
More abundant than the Cotes de Nuits Villages, with fuller summer fruit flavours and a marked tannic structure. Almost New World styled concentration on the palate and very much a modernist`s wine.
Offer Price: $426
Usual Price: $498

2000 Chambolle Musigny, Maison Louis Boillot
Aromatic raspberry fruit well balanced by fine tannins.
Offer Price: $470
Usual Price: $550

1999 Echezeaux, Domaine Jacques Prieur
“Alluring plum and bacon fat aromas, with delicious, ripe blackberry flavor and a round, smoky, alluring finish. Drink now through 2005. 575 cases made.” 91 points, Wine Spectator, February 2002
Offer Price: $1,256
Usual Price: $1,480

2001 Clos St Denis, Grand Cru, Domaine Bertagna
Big bright, blessed with soft, succulent brambly fruit, supported by around 80% new oak, une grande reussite by Claire Forestier.
Offer Price: $1,363
Usual Price: $1,595

2000 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Az. Agr. Massimo Romeo
Classic and concentrated on the palate with marvellous length and persistence on the finish. Drinking well now and over the next 5 years.
Offer Price: $298
Usual Price: $350

1999 Barolo Cru Monprivato, Castiglione Falletto, Giuseppe Mascarello
"The 1999 Barolo Monprivato, a vineyard to which Mauro Mascarello has dedicated his life, shows some ruby with its dark garnet. The nose is quite complex, with much mint, spice, anise, and dried roses, and the concentrated, licorice-laced flavors, mouthfilling and with a significant tannic clout, are quite plush and sensual, but long and strong as well.
Offer Price: $850
Usual Price: $995

2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Bodega Lurton
This great classic grape variety has become remarkably well adapted in Argentina. The wine offers a bright red colour. On the palate it has soft rounded fruit and extremely fine tannins which serve to ensure the texture of the wine. This is excellent value.
Offer Price: $117
Usual Price: $138

2001 Gran Lurton, Mendoza
The vines for the Gran Lurton are exceptionally old and are planted are altitude. The yields from these plots are kept deliberately low by severe pruning. The wine has an extremely deep dark colour, and a fruitiness that blends delightfully with French oak that is used to give it greater depth: the wines are matured in oak for 8 months and left to bottle age a further 3 months before release.
Offer Price: $255
Usual Price: $299

2000 Calvario, Finca Allende
“The star of this quartet (available at one-fourth the price of the Aurus) is the 2000 Calvario, an unfiltered blend of 90% Tempranillo, 8% Grenache, and 2% Graciano that spent 14 months in French oak. This terrific 2000 boasts a dense ruby/purple color in addition to a beautiful smoky charcoal, blackberry, and cassis-scented bouquet intermixed with licorice and new saddle leather notes. Ripe and opulent, with tremendous texture as well as purity, this head-turning, flamboyant, provocative Spanish red will provide immense pleasure over the next 7-10 years.” 93 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, February 2003
Offer Price: $679
Usual Price: $795

2000 Trinity Oaks Zinfandel
Trinity Oaks Zinfandel displays a fresh, jammy aroma of ripe blackberry, black raspberry, and boysenberry fruit augmented by pepper, clove, and cinnamon spice notes. The wine's rich, jammy, spicy flavors, balanced by fine tannins, make it an ideal choice for tri-tip steak, grilled lamb, sausages, hearty pastas, portobello mushrooms, baby back ribs, pizza, and hamburgers.
Offer Price: $140
Usual Price: $164

2001 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley, Au Bon Climat
This distinctly cooler area enables a longer than average growing season, which, combined with low pH yielding soils, gives wines with notably small berry definition and great elegance.
Offer Price: $329
Usual Price: $385

2001 Pinot Noir, La Bauge, Au Bon Climat
Knox Alexander, named for proprietor Jim Clendenen's son, is from a hillside site planted with the best Pinot clones now available.
Offer Price: $385
Usual Price: $450

2002 Isabel Estate Pinot Noir
“Light and soft, with nice melon flavors. Drink now. 1,000 cases made.” 82 points, Wine Spectator, 2003
Offer Price: $288
Usual Price: $338

2002 Firestick Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon
A classic South Australian blend from Langhorne Creek, one of Australia's heralded wine regions renowned for intensely flavoured, velvety and enduring wines. Matured in French oak for nine months, this full-bodied blend displays attractive spice, mint and cherry with mellow tannins and a persistent satisfying finish. Easy to enjoy now with a structure to cellar short term
Offer Price: $117
Usual Price: $138

1999 Marienberg Reserve Shiraz, McLaren Flat
Spicy shiraz from the McLaren Flat, famous for its Shiraz. This example is well balanced, with lovely clean fruit.
Offer Price: $152
Usual Price: $178

1999 Fernhill Estate Shiraz, McLaren Flat
This wine has complex spicy aromas displaying distinctive McLaren Vale regional character. The palate is elegantly structured with rich fruit flavours united with oak and soft tannins.
Offer Price: $161
Usual Price: $188

2003 L’explorateur Shiraz, The Colonial Estate, Barossa Valley
“The 2003 Shiraz l’Explorateur (5,000 cases produced) exhibits a dense ruby/purple color along with a big, rich bouquet of melted licorice, blackberry liqueur, pepper, and a hint of road tar. Ripe, full-bodied, supple-textured, and long, it should drink well for 5-10 years. Kudos to proprietor Jonathan Malthus for his work in the Barossa.” 91 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, October 2004
Offer Price: $288
Usual Price: $338

2004 L’Etranger Cabernet Sauvignon, The Colonial Estate, Barossa Valley
“Jonathan Maltus certainly knows his Bordeaux varietals, as evidenced by the impressive 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon l’Etranger, a dense ruby/purple-hued effort boasting plenty of black currant, earth, and spice notes. Rich and full-bodied, with sweet tannin, a voluptuous mouthfeel, and a long finish, it should drink well for 7-8 years.” 90 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, October, 2005
Offer Price: $288
Usual Price: $338

Port

1970 Fonseca
Over the last 40 years Fonseca has probably been the top Port house, and this is one of its most notable successes. Typically long-lived, the 1970 is only just beginning its plateau of maturity, but already the sheer opulence of its smoky black fruit and silky texture is proving hard to resist.
Offer Price: $2,475
Usual Price: $2,895

Sauternes / Sweet Wines

Berrys' Own Selection Tokaji Aszu (4 Puttonyos) – 25 cl
Berrys were the first to import this delicious sweet, hedonistic wine into the UK in the 1920s. This example, with flavours of tangy apricot marmalade and honey is a glorious revival of the tradition
Offer Price: $167
Usual Price: $195

1996 Ch. Sigalas-Rabaud, Sauternes
A rich yellow gold with a spicy, honeyed and botrytised nose. Full bodied and ultra ripe on the palate with opulent fruit characters of white peaches with an undertow of crisp acidity. One of the finest wines ever produced by this estate.
Offer Price: $512
Usual Price: $598